Bonaventure Yard Fire Destroys Montreal Freight Complex
Montreal reports its worst fire in years as flames gutted the Bonaventure freight yards of Canadian National. Over 130 freight cars and two sheds burned, with damage exceeding 1 million dollars. Seven firemen were hospitalized. no lives lost. Firemen fought explosions for hours while crowds surged and traffic stalled. Bonaventure station survived, and lakeshore trains faced delays as crews moved to a central station.
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MONTREAL
Canadian National Railways
Bonaventure
twe
St. Lawrence
St. Lambert
Queen's Hotel
Maurice Cyr
long a
lakeshore
Tostay
central station
Landlord Bayoneted by Evicted Janitor in Chicago
Robert Barr, 40, a janitor ousted from his home after eviction and job loss, seized a 17 inch World War I bayonet and killed his landlord, Frederick Kuehn, 63, stabbing him three times in the abdomen. Barr had been dismissed after boiler room flooding and eviction proceedings began shortly after.
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CHICAGO
Robert Barr
Frederick Kuehn
Barr
Kuehn
William Gilbert Grace England’s famed cricketer born in Downend
The article recalls W G Grace, born in Downend Gloucestershire, son of a doctor, with a large cricketing family. He became England’s leading figure in 36 years of county cricket for Gloucestershire then London, captaining Gloucestershire from 1870 to 1899 and England teams in Tests against Australia. He scored 54826 runs including 121 centuries, twice over 200 in a match, with a top score of 344 in one game. Grace’s athletic build and long career are highlighted, noting his last Test at age 51.
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William Gilbert Grace
Downend
Gloucestershire
W. G
St ‘Thomas
London
Gloucester
England
Australia
Giact
hell
Kidnapping Protest Sparks U S Protest in Jerusalem
United States consul general John Macdonald protests to Jerusalem's Jewish governor after the Stern gang abducted George F. Paro, detaining him seven hours and later nine more with handcuffs and blindfolds. An Israeli army source blasts the incident as insufficient police work while Macdonald demands investigation and apologies.
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JERUSALEM
John Macdonald
United States
Stern gang
Sunday Macdonald
George F. Paro
Paro
Palestine
Macdonald
U.S. state department
Bernard Joseph
Joseph
Stern
Israel
Five Seamen Out On Bail In Canada Steamship Case
Five Canadian Seamen's Union members were released on bail pending appeals after conviction for boarding the Canada Steamship Lines freighter Lethbridge at Point Edward on July 14. Mike Hornak, 22, from Welland, was sentenced to one year and granted $2,000 bail. The four others, each six months, were freed on $1,000 bail. Names include Albert Jackson, Eddie Rezgin ski, Alex Black, Robert Schumacher, and George McDonald. The sixth member, George McDonald, 16, remains remanded until August 20 for sentence.
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SARNIA
Ont
Canadian Seamen's Union
Canada Steamship Lines
Lethbridge
Point Edward
Mike Hornak
C.S.A
Welland
Albert Jackson
Montreal
Eddie Regozinski
Saskatoon
Alex Black
Winnipeg
Robert Schumacher
Midland
Carpenter Warren Gross Dies From Car Crash Injuries
Warren Gross a 25 year old carpenter from Belecker Alberta died in hospital from injuries suffered August 13 when his car collided with a taller truck near Calgary eleven miles east of the city. Two Calgary residents Leona Lang and her sister Wilma remain in hospital but are reported in satisfactory condition.
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CALGARY
Warren Gross
Belecker
Alta
here
Leona Lang
Wilma
New Method Of Cleaning Glass
Kansas City dispatch describes Patrolman Robert McGarvey stopping a motorist for a cracked dirty rear window. The driver offered to clean it quickly, prompting the officer to request it be cleaned. The motorist used a crank to knock the glass out in two blows and drove away.
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KANSAS CITY
Robert McGarvey
McGarvey
Lobay Wins Beaver River in Alberta Election
Edmonton reports Harry Lobay retained the Beaver River riding for the Social Credit party, securing 2 116 votes to Liberal challenger C R Belleville's 1 647. The result leaves Social Credit with 51 seats in the 57 member legislature, Liberal and CCF each with two, plus independents. DIES SUDDENLY Manchester England Aug 24 Reuters Harry Stevenson 69 president of the Moulders and Foundry Workers Union of North America and AFL executive died suddenly today.
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EDMONTON
Harry Lobay
Alberta
Beaver River
Social Credit party
Cc. R. Belleville
Lobay
Social Credit
Liberals
C.CF
Social
MANCHESTER
England
Reuters
Harry Stevenson
Cincinnati
the
Moulders and Foundry Workers Union of North America
American Federation of Labor
dled
Vancouver Shoestore Fire Leaves Losses At $200000
A three alarm blaze gutted Copp's shoe store in Lowertown Vancouver late last night. Two men were held for questioning as police recovered shoes tied to the incident. Firefighters fought the blaze for hours as 200 men battled thick smoke. Shoe stocks valued at 100000 burned, while the building owner suffered 50000 in damages. Dick's clothing firm incurred minor smoke damage.
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VANCOUVER
Copp
Hastings Street
George Campbell
aberen nan & arose company
Dick’s
Light Snow Reported Near Edmonton In BC Border Area
Light snow was reported today from Pouce Coupe Fort St John and Dawson Creek, about 90 miles northwest of Edmonton, with a light fall noted last night and this morning across the Alberta border in British Columbia.
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EDMONTON
C.P
British Columbia
Alberta
Pouce Coupe
Fort §t
John
Dawson Creek
Two US planes crash near Ravetzhausen in Germany
Two American C-47 transports on a Berlin supply run collided near Ravetzhausen, 14 miles northeast of Frankfurt, plunging into corn fields. Burgomeister Georg Klehm reported one aircraft sudden engine noise followed by a paired crash at about 9:30 am, with debris raining on the village but no injuries.
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VOTZHAUSEN
Germany
U—P
Berlin
United States air force
Frankfurt
Wiesbaden
Georg Klehm
Ravetzhausen
Klehm
Warring Toronto Gangs Terrorize Beach Resort
Merchants in Wasaga Beach Ontario, a major holiday center, called for police action after Saturday night fights between Toronto gangs left 13 youths arrested on charges from disturbing the peace to assault. Injured include J R Murray of Cleveland and Jack Kirschner of Montreal, who reported a tooth knocked out. Residents say Toronto gangs have terrorized the beach all summer.
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WASAGA-BEACH
Ont
Georgiaa’ Bay
Canada
Toronto
J. R. Murray
Cleveland
Jack Kirschner
Montreal
Dumping Truckloads of Fresh Vegetables in Toronto
In East Toronto a dump receives almost daily truckloads of fresh vegetables that are dumped and burned. A resident noted a truckload came directly from the farm. The driver said a distributor offered only three cents per cabbage, so he dumped it. Officials reported most vegetables are rotten and only rarely salvaged.
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TORONTO
Aux
Notes Lead To Rescue U S Pilot Missing In Northland
Edmonton August 24 RCMP Grande Prairie Alberta say 60 year old Dr W B Murray of Washington DC a pilot vanished August 7 on a flight from Edmonton to Grande Prairie His notes stuck on trees led trappers to find him wandering in northern Alberta He was being carried to Grande Prairie by trappers and expected to reach there soon The twin eng Cenema is believed crashed near Nose Creek 75 miles southwest of Grande Prairie The Northwest Air Command has spent over 35000 searching and will question Murray about the flight with a possible Alaska trip earlier Murray wrote of an abandoned airfield in northern Algeria during the period.
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EDMONTON
W. B. Murray
Washington
Itig
Nose Creek
Cranes Protris
RCMP
wappers
ted
Murray
Grande
Grande Prairie
Alta
Fairbanks
Alaska
Nese Creek
Northwest Air Command
Cunard White Star Plans Passenger Sailings London to Canada
Montreal Aug 74-0-Resumption of passenger service between Canadian ports and London by Cunard White Star ships announced. First sailing from Quebec Oct 2 on the Samaria, then Scythia Oct 16. Halifax sailings after St Lawrence close. Aquitania currently runs Halifax to Southampton and Avania Liverpool to Montreal.
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MONTREAL
Canadian
London
Cunard White Star
Quebec
Samaria
Scythia
Halifax
St. Lawrence
Cunard
White Star
Southampton
Avania
Liverpool
U S Envoy Buoyant After Long Meeting
U S envoy Walter Bedfell Smith emerged from Kremlin talks in a buoyant mood saying more meetings will follow. Western envoys and Russia neared an area of agreement on lifting the Berlin blockade and five power talks, after a lengthy four hour and 49 minute session attended by Stalin Molotov and the envoys.
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Mesa
Russia
Kremlin
Stalin
Walter Bedfell Smith
United States
Berlin
Germany
Europe
Molotov
Smith
Moscow
Frank Roberts
Yves Chataigneau
Garfield Case Likely Entry for Leadership
Ottawa August 24 W Garfield Case MP for Grey North Ontario says he will not hesitate to enter the contest for leadership of the Progressive Conservative party. Bracken retires for health. national convention set for Sept 30 to Oct 2. Case cites experience near people and urges voters to see Tories as ready to govern. Others named as possible candidates include John Hanna and Premier Drew with several MPs listed as potential contenders.
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OTTAWA
W. Garfield Case
Ontario
Grey North
Progressive Conservative party
OREN
John Bracken
ership
Case
Bracken
John W. Hanna
Huron Bruce
Premier Drew
John Diefenbaker
Lake Centre
Saskatchewan
Gordon Graydon
Peel
Donald Fleming
Toronto Eglinton
commons
Howard Green
Vancouver South
E. D. Fulton
Kamloops
A. L. Smith
Calgary West
J. M. Macdonnell
Muskoka Ontario
John T. Hackett
Stanstead
Murdoch Mac
Princess Margaret Engagement Rumors Stir Royal Discomfort
London August 24 Persistent rumors of a pending engagement between 18 year old Princess Margaret and the Marquess of Blandford disturb Buckingham Palace. The King and Queen view the gossip as an intrusion on the princess privacy and hinder her social ease. Lord Blandford, 22, remains a favored dancing partner with shared interests in music dancing and literature.
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LONDON
Margaret
Marquess of Blandford
Buckingham Palace
Lord Blandford
Detective Cleared in Hamilton Shooting Case
Hamilton August 24 A coroner s jury ruled Frank Wasi of Winnipeg and Toronto died from a bullet wound inflicted by a Hamilton detective in performance of his duties No blame assigned to the detective Wasi was sought in connection with the August 16 5000 holdup of an Oshawa Brewers warehouse messenger en route to a bank
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HAMILTON
Frank Wasi
Winnipeg
Toronto
Wasii
Oshawa, Ont
Rumors Claim Caribbean Airliner Crash Near Port of Spain
Unconfirmed reports from Port of Spain circulate that a commercial aircraft en route to Caribbean destinations may have crashed between Martinique and Guadeloupe over the weekend. Officials have not confirmed details on passengers or the exact fate of the flight.
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PORT OF SPAIN
Trinidad
Plane crash near Newton claims unknown number dead
Reports say a United States Army C47 transport crashed five miles north of Newton New Jersey and burned with deaths feared. Army says at least seven killed. there is mention of a Be25 clash with Stewart Field New York and unclear details.
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U.S
NEWTON
New Jersey
United States army
Branchville
army air base
Middletown
army
Stewart Field
N.Y
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