Doukhobors Fire Cottage Near Nelson
Night raiders attacked outskirts of Nelson near Lake Kootenay, torching a three room cottage owned by Louie Masoloff. Loss about $1,000, part of a 24 hour arson spree, with police conference and ongoing investigations in the West Kootenay Doukhobor zone. A photographer in Brilliant reported gunfire from Doukhobor terrorists hitting his plane.
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JELSON
B.C
Lake Kootenay
Louie Masoloff
Nelson
West Kootenay Doukheborg
John Shirras
Gordon Wismer
William Kalmakoff
Shore Acres
here
KELOWNA
i— Ray Munro
Vancouver Sun
Brilliant
B.C. Brilliant
Kootenay Valley
Controversy Over Adventure Tales Read In Sermons
In Melbourne, Dean John Langley of St Foys Cathedral gives choir boys adventure stories to read during sermons. The piece recalls parish elders in earlier times objecting to hymn singing and long pews, noting the shift to youth reading during services while the Dean, a former boy chorister, remembers the old days.
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Os E
Moose daw Times-Herald
John Langley
St Foys's Episcopal Cathedral
Melbourne
Australia
Slayer Hunt In Vancouver Bank Slaying
Vancouver police sweep East End for Walter Pavlukoff 33 after a total of 20 witnesses identify him as the gunman who fatally shot Syd ney Petrie 55 at the Broadway branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce. The slayer fled, later abandoning a hat coat and vest linked to Pavlukoff, a recent release from New Westminster penitentiary for illegal weapon possession.
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ANCOUVER
Vancouver
East End
Walter Pavlukoff
Doukhobor
Sydney
Petrie
Broadway
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Paviakoff
Norman South
Paviukoff
Pavylukoff
British Columbia
New Westminster
Terrific upsurge in food parcels to Britain boosts wartime aid
Ottawa reports a terrific upsurge in food parcel shipments from private sources to the United Kingdom as Britain endures austerity. Officials estimate weights may exceed 1946 15 million pounds, with postwar rates and parcel volumes under review. The record 1944 year saw 58.5 million letters and over 10.5 million parcels to servicemen overseas. Calgary note: Alberta Petroleum Association votes to rename to Western Canada Petroleum Association.
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OTTAWA
United Kingdom
friends of Canadians
Britain
post office department
Canadian Postal Corps
civil department
Canada
Rain Of Money Drops Over Western China
In Shanghai on August 27 pilot Robert Rousselot of the Chinese National Relief and Rehabilitation service jettisoned a cargo of Chinese currency over western China due to engine trouble en route from Canton to Peishiyl. Five cases have been recovered while pilots search for the remaining notes. About one million dollars in US funds is believed to have been dumped.
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SHANGHAI
China
Robert Rousselot
Canton
Peishiyl
War Crimes Trial Opens for I G Farben Directors
A four man US court opened the war crimes trial of two I G Farben directors, accusing them of fostering Hitler's invasions for profit. Trial may set precedent by holding industrialists liable for aggression. 21 of 24 pleaded not guilty. Indictment says Farben planned subjugation and used slave labor with crematoria as final destination.
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Taylor
United States
Farben
met
I. G. Farben
I. G. Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft
Farber
Hermann Goering
Farben Hitler
Calls For Liberation Of Scientists From Secrecy Obligations
Sir Henry Dale president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science urged liberation of scientists from wartime secrecy. He spoke at Dundee opening the week long convention urging an intimate brotherhood of scientists, united across nations, to prevent future conflicts. He noted wartime advances should aid peacetime benefits for mankind.
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DUNDEE
Scotland
Henry Dale
British Association for the Advancement of Science
Sir Henry
University of Toronto
Swift Canadian strike freezes plants coast to coast
The United Packinghouse Workers of America calls a 3000 worker strike at six Swift Canadian plants across Canada, denying a slowdown charge and accusing the company of a lockout. Union seeks wage raises to lift base pay to 92c hourly, with heat delays noted in Ontario and layoffs cited as trigger. Production loss expected across Meat packing, while deliveries continue in some plants under union notices.
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ORONTO
United Packinghouse Workers of America
C.I.0
CCH
Swift Canadian
Canada
H.W. Stedman
F. W. Dowling
U.PAW.A
Ontario
Dowling
New Westminster
B.C
Toronto
Swift Company
Melville
Sask
trike
Moneton
N.B
St. Boniface
Man
Moose Jaw
Edmonton
W. ©. Pearson
A. E. Millard
Swift
Swifts
focal
at & a.m
A. J. March
whon
Worthington Retires Soon From Canadian Army
OTTAWA Aug 27 One of Canada's most storied generals, General Frederick Franklin Worthington, will retire Sept 30 after a 33 year career that spanned two world wars. He led the first armored division overseas and earned the nickname Fighting Frank. He will hand over Western Command to Brigadier M. H. Fendale, with Brigadier Penhater taking Prairie Command. Worthington may reside near Vancouver where his son studies at UBC. he has a daughter Robin.
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WORTHINGTON
P. F. Worthington
Western Command
M. H. 5S Pendale
O.BE
prairie command
OTTAWA
Canada
Frederick Franklin Worthington
Dominion
Edmonton
Brig
M. H. & Fendale
Pephale
R. O. G. Morton
Cen
Nicaragua
Mexico
Frank
4th Armored
England
Freddie
receenia
Camp Borden
Burma
Ont
Napoleon
Pacific Command
eouver
Peter John Vickers Worthington
University of Brish Columbia
Robin
Penhater
Royal Military College
Drive Against Abortion Racket in Montreal
The Montreal homicide squad with women constables leading and provincial police aiding launches an all out drive against abortionists in the city. A second murder charge in a week is laid and Dr M M Shear is taken into custody on suspicion of performing an illegal operation.
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MONTREAL
M. M. Shear
Britain May Pay 2 Dollars For Wheat
Ottawa reports a potential increase in the Canadian wheat price to above $2 a bushel, retroactive to 1945, as Trade Minister MacKinnon says Parliament will be asked to approve a higher initial price for 1945 to 1949. The move follows forecasts of larger boosts from UK demand and Canada’s wheat board profits, with current prices briefly set at $1.35. Harvest delays across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta weigh on yields, while British purchase terms and fixed floor prices influence profit pools for farmers.
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OTTAWA
prairie provinces
MacKinnon
London
Dominion bureau of statistics
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Lakehead
Vancouver
Canadian wheat board
United King- Gon
United Kingdom
Britain
Gas Ration Is Abolished By Government Action
The British government announced drastic economies to save imports worth £228,000,600 yearly. The basic gasoline ration is abolished, travel abroad limits tighten, meat prices adjust, foreign currency for pleasure travel ends after October 4, and luxury imports are banned. Public dining affects scaling. factories and offices retain canteen exemptions.
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ONDON
Hailstorm Devastates Crops Around Calgary Area
A severe hailstorm on August 27 damaged 60 to 80 percent of crops over a two mile wide swath from Heddington to Namaka, affecting about 5,000 acres in the Gheach area. Crops ready for harvest lost as storms struck fields with some fields entirely destroyed. Average expected yield was about 15 bushels per acre.
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CALGARY
hal
Heddington
Cheadle
Namaka
here
Gheach
hail insurance board
Russian parachutists set new stratosphere jump record
Three Russian parachutists jumped from up to 44962 feet, surpassing the previous 36210 foot record. The Moscow radio report said Captain Kaitanoy previously held the record at 36210 feet.
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LONDON
Reuters
Moscow
Kaitanoy
Dentist Flies To Return Dentures In Bid To Save Lunch
A farmer misplaced new false teeth and Dr. Harold Stockton flew over the farm in a light plane delivering a package containing the dentures. The farmer, after a call, shouted that he had just finished eating supper with them and warned the dentist about taunting.
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Harold Stockton
Refugees Under Guard In Gibraltar Harbor
Refugees aboard three ships bound for Hamburg remained under heavy guard in Gibraltar as anti-personnel charges and searchlights kept watch overnight. Authorities intensified security to prevent any attempt by inmates to seize their vessels while cages and holds were sealed and sailors washed decks after yesterday’s Dunkirk. Around 500 people were confined to holds with limited deck space, as ships remained docked awaiting Thursday departure.
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ABUAKY KUNNYMEUE PARK
Gibraltar
Mamburg
Port Bouc
France
Hamburg
army
navy
special
DDT Fog Used To Fight Polio Outbreak In Coxsackie
In Coxsackie New York Aug 27 a DDT spray was deployed over the 2300 resident village to curb a polio outbreak. Mayor Robert Le Furgy authorized the action believing flies spread the disease. A jeep mounted sprayer circulated through streets.
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COXSACKIE
N.Y
Robert Le Furgy
Jensen Appointed to Watershed Commission
Police Magistrate H G Jeman of Calgary will be named Alberta government representative on the Dominion Provincial commission for the eastern Rockies watershed, aiming for a three‑member board by October as announced by Premier Manning. France to sharply cut imports from dollar countries to ease dollar shortage, notably the United States. Forest flames threaten Hope B C as rangers and volunteers fight a timber fire near Fraser River. Alberta health officials say no need to close schools over polio threat. Nova Scotia forest fires, destroying homes and small industries, reported in check. U N assembly in New York Sept 16 expected to last up to three months, says secretary general Trygve Lie. Treasury Secretary Snyder denies any violation of the British loan agreement at recent conferences.
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United States
VILLAGE HOPE
B.C
Fraser River
Vancouver
EDMONTON
Alberta health department
HALIFAX
Nova Scotia
U.N. ASSEMBLY
LAKE SUCCESS
Trygve Lie
United Nations general assembly
New York
SNYDER
WASHINGTON
Treasury
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rapa
Regina
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enor
Reuters News Agency
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