19 Dec 1946
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Newspaper
Lethbridge Herald
Location
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 19, 1946
Page
1
In Philadelphia a lodging house blaze at Abe's Hotel in South Philadelphia killed six men and injured forty as more than 100 people fled into near freezing air. Fire officials search for a possible arson tip about a man who yelled Fire and ran.
In Quebec and Nagano, Japan, Union Nationale led by Premier Maurice Duplessis won three straight by-elections, taking Montreal’s Daniel Johnson seat by 4,301 to 3,278 in St. Louis de Gonzague. The party’s margin surpassed a 27-year Liberal record, while Duplessis prepares to reconvene the legislature with 51 seats. Meanwhile a train collision near Taguchi station killed eleven Japanese and seriously injured seven.
Lord Montgomery answers thanks at the Royal Eye Hospital annual meeting disputing fears of another war. He cites 1916 Somme eye wounds numbering 2000 with 1250 losing sight. He notes eye injuries dominated by WWI and that St Dunstan’s trained blinded men, leaving 500 totally blind after training.
A spectacular fire destroyed the Union Grain elevator in Minneapolis early today. Loss estimated at about 32 million with 4.1 million bushels of barley inside valued at 2.2 million. Firefighters faced extreme heat and cold as neighboring St. Paul crews aided and salvage efforts began.
Ottawa reports that Canada joins 31 other nations in a March 31 start to an international monetary fund exchange stabilization regime. Canada’s dollar is set at par with the U S dollar and the British pound at 4.03, while several countries ask for more time. The move aims to raise multilateral trade, curb unilateral shifts, and keep currency values aligned with the fund agreement.
In Kenora Ontario two prisoners, Join Deguyse aged 18 and Albert Capenace 22, escaped from the provincial jail after seizing a guard through cell bars and taking his keys to the main gate. They, both awaiting trial for automobile theft, were last seen heading toward Lake of the Woods. The guard was beaten and is hospitalized. the incident occurred as authorities cited overcrowding and a sleeping guard in the corridor.
Eight year old Fay Johnson of Sheffield England mailed a letter to Saint Nicholas in Fairy Land Switzerland. The frontier post office routed it to the local Red Cross section and a parcel is on the way. Fay will receive a doll carriage doll blanket and pillow for herself a toy plane and automobile for her brother items for her mother and a tie for her father.
Utah Supreme Court orders new trial for Hiram Be-bee, convicted slayer and self styled occult philosopher who says he was never born and will never die. Be Bee, who shot Lon T. Larsen in Mt. Pleasant after a saloon ejection on Oct 15, 1945, had faced execution by firing squad set for Apr 12. The court found prejudicial error in allowing a prosecutor to call him a fence.
Pierre Studzmann a 33 year old Alsatian conscripted into the German army in 1915 married a German woman lived with her until 1936 then left Germany. After the war he married a Frenchwoman but the first wife filed a complaint from Germany. The judge told him he should have thought of that before fathering 10 children. Disposition of the case postponed.
Pravda dispatch reports in Kradnoyarsk that a gold nugget weighing 7,102 kilograms was found and turned over to the state. The size is nearly seventeen tons, marking a major mineral discovery in Siberia and prompting government control.
Veteran observers in Istanbul say the army raid against leftist groups in Turkish Thrace weakened Communist influence in Turkey. The crackdown padlocked eight publications, dissolved two parties, and arrested many, signaling rare official opposition to Communist ideologies.
James Thor Peterson, a Danish immigrant, will be allowed to travel to Centralia Washington for a Christmas reunion with his brothers Hans and Lofus after US immigration authorities confirmed he may enter, despite earlier denial over Canadian naturalization papers. His papers were lost in a Peace River homestead fire.
Walter Weleb it Belgrade reports from Mount Paikos area near Edessa and Mt Jani kos as Greek partisans and villagers describe terror under Greek army and gendarmerie. He notes Yugoslav aid contrasts, claims no Greek troops entered Yugoslav soil, and cites a communique pledging a Greek democratic army.
London report says Winston Churchill accused the Labour government of tyranny conceit and incompetence and will seek a parliamentary censure vote when Parliament reopens January 21. He plans a debate on foreign affairs while Attlee’s government pursues plans to control farmers and the railway system.
Phoenixville Pa December 19 authorities report three of six criminally insane Army fugitives who escaped from Valley Forge General Hospital have been captured. Frank L Lofton 24 of Saginaw Michigan surrendered after nearly 20 hours. guards in Valley Forge National Park detained Howard Boggs 28 of Huntington West Virginia and Curtis Fogarty 24 of Appalachia Virginia six miles from the hospital the two unarmed and surrendered without resistance.
Paris dispatch reports UNESCO proposals from 44 nations to foster one world thinking through immediate education reforms. Toronto’s Herman Voagen, Canadian delegate and Arts Council head, says teachers and curricula should promote international understanding and revise textbooks to curb nationalism, predicting wide influence.
The article discusses UNESCO as a catalyst for a peaceful future, highlighting education and illiteracy battles. It notes Canada's teachers and artists supporting UNESCO and outlines proposals like a world-wide fundamental education program, minimum standards, and a global radio network. Plans include a world university of the air and an international radio forum.
A Vancouver burglar may have a Christmas hangover after stealing 12 bottles of assorted liquor from the Booth Logging company office and $15 in stamps from another office. Police are investigating the break in reported December 18.
Pravda accuses Kurt Schumacher leader of Germany's Social Democratic party of being groomed as a new Fuehrer while he visits London as a Labour Party guest. The Moscow paper labels him victor and conqueror and warns Britain’s reactionary forces plan a Hitler successor. David Zaslavsky authored the piece.
Londoners and neighboring counties face further cold as three gas companies order 10 percent cuts and electricity is reduced by 5 to 10 percent in central and southeast England. Officials cite low coal stocks, 24 hour gas plants, and maintenance delays as causes while urging continued economizing during the cold spell.
In an interview Oliver Lyttelton senior Conservative urged Britain to surrender the Palestine mandate to the United Nations. He said English opinion finds the problem insoluble and that it should be worked out by the UN rather than Westminster.
OTTAWA December 19. Cabinet will open the third session of the 20th Parliament on January 30 with a program including price and other controls and several bills not passed last session. The cabinet weighs continuing the Transitional Powers Act or pushing foreign exchange control bills, with opposition likely. Continues next page.
Edmonton December 19 Premier Manning announced the next Alberta legislature will open February 20 with preparations already underway. Only unexpected developments in the month ahead could change the date, including potential federal province tax transfer talks. If a new transfer agreement is signed, it likely won’t affect the opening. Paris December 19 Professor Paul Langevin, 74, renowned for magnetism and acoustics research, died today. He received the Copernicus Medal in 1940 for electron theory and contributions to theoretical physics.
Los Angeles dispatch notes postal receipts surpassed 203 thousand dollars in one day, exceeding the entire 1896 annual revenue. Postmaster Michael Fanning states the single day total of 203,764.62 dollars marks a new record, reflecting a strong improvement over the past half century.
News dispatches from Monteith Ontario report officers could neither confirm nor deny rumors that about 200 German privates granted leave might be brought to Canada and assembled there in coming days. Other items note telegraph anniversary greetings from Toronto officials, recaptured escaped prisoners in Kenora, and a Soviet delegation invited to Britain with February talks scheduled. Local coverage also mentions theft charges against Abraham Wolingersen and Premier Manning’s stance on German prisoners remaining in Canada and related protests.
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