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Lethbridge Herald

Location

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Date

Aug 16, 1950

Page

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Go Western Is Formula For Success In Rodeo

Herman Linder of Cardston Alta here for his final rodeo show of the year offers his formula for broncho busting success. Go western if you want your show to be a drawing card he says and you would never worry about rodeo success if you dressed like your streets. The promoter, once dubbed the ting of the Cowboys, will run Penticton's third annual rodeo tied to the peach festival August 17 19.

PENTICTON Herman Linder Cardston Alta

Remains Guard Quebec Vessel After Fire Tragedy

Quebec police guard the burned hull of the river cruiser Quebec at a lower St. Lawrence port. Three passengers are dead and two Shapiro children are missing or rescued amid conflicting reports. An inquest resumes Friday as authorities move passengers to homes across the Saguenay.

TADOUSSAC Que Quebec St. Lawrence Canada Steamship Lines Norman Shapiro Mount Royal Bernard Montreal Andy Levinson Shapiros Leonard Levinson Murray Bay Shapiro Jean-Marie Bouchard Saguenay river

The Left Hand Corner Hasn't School

A fragmented OCR item references The Left Hand Corner and a school note, with unclear details. The readable fragment suggests a local feature or column but lacks concrete facts, names, dates, or events to confirm a specific action or outcome. Further readable text is needed to form a complete card.

Chips Fade From West End Cafes in London Report

London correspondent notes potato chips nearly vanish from catering. West End restaurants replace with small boiled potatoes served as a portion at four to six pence. Managers say potatoes are costly to buy and prices must drop before chips return. Cafes that once offered chips as a midday meal now see falling customer numbers.

London Ottawa Journal West End

Cabinet opens as rail crisis tops agenda in Canada

The cabinet met at 10:30 a.m. Eastern to consider action to stop the threatened August 22 rail strike by 124,000 workers. Ministers expected a move to break the rail union stalemate with labor talks ongoing. A likely option discussed is deferring the 40 hour week while preserving take home pay, though no decision was announced.

UAWA E.C.T Gregg

Missing R C M P Plane Located Safe In Arctic

An RCMP plane missing two days with four aboard was found safe at Cape Smith on Hudson Bay's east coast. Inspector Larsen and crew were on a routine flight from Coral Harbor to Port Harrison. a Lancaster bomber confirmed they appeared undamaged and walking about. A radio contact attempt was planned.

WINNIPEG RCMP Cape Smith Hudson Bay FE. H. Terlson R.C.M.P Coral Harbor R.C.A.F Southampton island Ottawa Henry Larsen Reid Ney Codsworth Port Harrison

Moving Faster Than Mile a Day Pipeline To Winnipeg

A 10 inch steel spur line moving toward Winnipeg at more than a mile daily will deliver 1,050 000 gallons of Alberta oil daily. The $2,500,000 project from Gretna will shift crude to Winnipeg refineries. Work began July 28 with huge ditchers digging the trench on the International boundary.

WINIPEG Alberta Manitoba Winnipeg Gretna Man Altona Rosenfeld

RCAF to Expand Regular Fighter Squadrons and Training

Ottawa reports Air Marshal Curtis outlined a plan to dramatically grow regular fighter squadrons beyond the five approved and train air crews for nationwide and extra territorial use. The program includes radar units, coastal patrol squadrons, and Canadian built CF-100 and F8 jets, with expanded pilot training to meet wartime needs.

OTTAWA R.C.AF W. A. Curtis Canada Korea Curtis Defence Claxton

Quake Records Point to India Deep Shock

Scientists analyzing jumbled records across five continents pinpointed the centre and direction of a deep earthquake that hit eastern India last night. Quake measured near destruction intensity with widespread tremors felt in Siliguri and Darjeeling area. no casualty figures yet.

Reuters News Agency India chile eren

Campbell names three cabinet appointments in Manitoba

Premier Douglas Campbell announces three changes to his Manitoba cabinet. Errick Willis resigns as minister of public works, replaced by William Morton who keeps public utilities. C Rhodes Smith becomes attorney general, joining Liberal Progressive ranks. Speaker Wallace Miller becomes education minister, with Morton to be sworn in next Saturday as Willis resigns.

WINNIPEG Douglas Campbell Errick Willis Willis Campbell William Morton C. Rhodes Smith J. O. McLenaghen Smith Morton Wallace C. Miller Miller

Police Commended For Extreme Bravery

A Winnipeg coroner’s jury ruled that Detective Sergeant J Edvin Sims died from a shotgun wound fired by Henry Malanik. Sims died six hours after a July 15 shooting and stabbing at Argyle Street. Malanik, wounded by police, is charged with murder. The jury commended Sims Peachell and acting detective William H Anderson for extreme bravery.

WINNIPEG J. Edvin Sims Henry Malanik

Canada Warship In Action

Canada’s destroyer Cayuga fired on harbor targets in a Communist-held port in South Korea as part of a three-ship Canadian flotilla’s UN duties. The action, first official report of firing, involved ships, docks, cranes, rolling stock, rail terminals and large buildings with no casualties.

OTTAWA Canada South Korea United Nations Cayuga J. W. Brock Victoria Athabaskan R. P. Welland McCreary Man Cmdr Welland Sioux Paul D. Taylor Royal Naval Korea Pusan U.N

Former U S Ambassador Says Russia May Hold 100 Atomic Bombs

Joseph E Davies former U S ambassador to Russia told reporters in Houston on August 16 that he believes Russia possesses more than 100 atomic bombs. He said they have some bombs and the exact number is debatable, but he would personally believe over 100.

HOUSTON Tex Joseph E. Davies U.S Russia

Mounties Take Over In British Columbia Police

In Victoria on August 16 RCMP assumed policing of British Columbia from the 7-year-old provincial force. Eleven officers quit, joining nine retirees and one more, as Assistant Commissioner A T Belcher reported no show-ups at some posts. Headquarters remained staffed and operations continued smoothly with no ceremony. Mayor Earle Westwood of Nanaimo commented on the transition.

VICTORIA CPh RCMP policine of British Columbia A T. Belcher Mounties Earle Westwood Nanai

North Korean troops flee after largest Ba-29 raid over Naktong

North Korean patrols massed near Waegwan on the Naktong river front fled west and north in small groups after 98 United States B-29 bombers dropped more than 850 tons of bombs. Observers said Reds appeared dazed and demoralized as they crossed back across the Naktong. Five of seven camouflaged tanks on the west bank were knocked out, but not by the B-29 raid. Only big air activity of the Korean war front noted.

OKYO Waegwan Naktong river Associated Press Leif Erickson Earle E. Partridge U.S. Fifth Air Force Nakton Naktong Erickson U.S Salerno Monte Cassino Italy St. Lo Normandy

Freezing Temperatures Hit Peace River Grain Belt

In the Peace River grain belt in Alberta freezing temperatures were reported with 28 degrees at Fairview and 31 at Grande Prairie. No early crop damage noted but officials warn early frosts could threaten tender, half-filled heads. The cold air mass covers most of Alberta and Saskatchewan and is moving into western Manitoba. Snow depth up to five inches already reported in the Peace River block.

DMONTON Peace River Dominion public weather office Fairview Alta Grande Prairie Alto Edmonton prairies weather bureau Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba British Columbia

Cabinet statement anticipated tonight in Ottawa

Official sources said a cabinet statement may be issued at 8 p.m. EDT, with discussions tied to the railway strike threat continuing in cabinet. The report notes ongoing influence of railway tensions on government deliberations and timing.

OTTAWA NEW DELHI Reuters Ganges-Brahmaputra India DUKES RANCH CALGARY Duke of Windseor Pekiski P. Burns Agencies Ltd C.P.R. colonization department H. C Cessford Mta Cessford No. 1 Tews Delhi Oil Corporation ATILEE CHURCHILL LONDON

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