Snow Whipped Into Drifts Threaten Travel Tie Ups
Continuous snow driven by northerly winds threatens to tie up Southern Alberta transport as a major storm hits Lethbridge with 2.5 inches by Saturday morning. Drifts clog roads, buses slow, and drivers are warned to use utmost caution while plows clear streets. Further snow is forecast as a Gulf of Alaska low moves south for Christmas, possibly reaching Peace River and closing more highways.
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Montana
Resignation of NFB Official Reshapes Board Leadership
Ralph Foster the National Film Board’s No 2 official has submitted his resignation effective January 1 Ross McLean’s resignation preceded the change and W Arthur Irwin former Maclean s Magazine editor will be his successor as Film Board commissioner
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National Film Board
Ross McLean
Film Board
W. Arthur Irwin
Maclean’s Magazine
Government orders railways coal priority amid miners strike
United States carriers receive first claim on coal from mines under an emergency ICC order to prevent rail stoppages during the holiday travel season. Industrial users and households face shortages as the three day work week continues. the rule runs from now until February 25 unless altered.
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United States
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Truman
The Left Hand Corner A Poinsettia Snapshot 1828 Discovery
A sweltering 1828 day saw J R Poinsett, American diplomat, discover a vivid scarlet plant in a Mexican valley. Locals called Painted Leaf, natives helped dig up roots as scientists in Philadelphia and Edinburgh studied it. The plant later earned the name poinsettia in honor of the finder.
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Botanics] Gardens
Edinburgh
Ecolland
North America
Brisk Christmas Preparations Across Canada Continue
Canadian press reports brisk business and quiet celebrations as Christmas nears. Western centres see cold clear weather with light snow in Ontario. Montreal and Quebec plan midnight masses for the Holy Year. Police urge safe driving. Toronto and Edmonton decorate with lights and large trees stand in Winnipeg. Europe outlook: a dull Christmas predicted.
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Europe
Rumor of City Hall Site Sale in Downtown Circles
Rumors circulate in downtown business circles that the old city hall corner at Seventh Street and Fourth Avenue has been sold for a new building for a prominent financial institution. The site has a long history from a school to the Chinook club and finally city hall by 1920, later used by Alberta Government Telephones during upgrades.
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Lethbridge
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Alberta
Rumor of PM St Laurent's Ottawa delay spurs wild chatter
Dec 24 in Ottawa reports a rumor mill about Prime Minister St Laurent missing a newsboys' party due to urgent state business. The tale grew as MPs received hurried calls and reporters chased a version of events, while radio voices amplified the unconfirmed story.
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Ottawa
Fortune survey marks Alberta as last oil frontier
Fortune magazine views Canada’s oil boom as central to North America with Alberta’s proved reserves surpassing 1.0 billion barrels. The piece notes potential exports to the United States, debate over tariffs, and strategic value of Canadian oil for North American security amid shifting wartime supply dynamics.
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Truman Home For Christmas
President Truman arrived in Independence in buoyant spirits ready to spend Christmas with family and friends. He will not follow a rigid schedule, with only one formal engagement a 9 p.m. radio speech Christmas night to greet the country.
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Alexander Children Home For Christmas
OTTAWA December 4 The governor-general's family gathered for Christmas as Shane son of Viscount and Lady Alexander arrived from England with cousin Hon Hugh Bingham and friend Colin McLure. Rose and another son Brian arrived at Government House.
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Harrow
Hugh Bingham
Colin McLure
Rose
Brian
Government House
Bacon price cut forecast for 1950 budget relief
Canada expects lower costs for families as Agriculture Minister Gardiner announces a 10 percent cut in the 1950 bacon floor price. Retail bacon could drop six to seven cents a pound, eggs have fallen, and cheese may dip after Anzio talks. The new bacon contract with the U.K. will see the board pay 32.50 dollars per 100 pounds of grade A.
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Toronto Lawyer Appointed to Supreme Court of Canada
John R. Cartwright a 54 year old Toronto lawyer becomes a Supreme Court of Canada justice He is the great grandson of Hon Richard Cartwright a noted Canadian statesman and public figure
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John R. Cartwright
Toronto
Supreme Court of Canada
Richard Cartwright
Japan and Germany blamed for wartime germ warfare
London dispatch reports Russia accusing Japan of using human guinea pigs for germ experiments in Manchuria during World War II. The indictment names 12 former Japanese army officers as key figures in a covert program, with units 731 and 100 allegedly conducting secret research at sites in Manchuria under orders from Emperor Hirohito.
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Mogatong
Bevin ill but recovers for Colombo trip
Foreign Secretary Bevin was taken ill at his London home but recovered fully. He will not delay his holiday plans and is due to travel Tuesday to the Commonwealth foreign ministers conference in Colombo, Ceylon, spending Christmas quietly in London. Martial law lifted in Greece after 23 years. censorship ends and constitutional guarantees return. Eight Canadians die in Christmas season accidents. 52 traffic crashes reported in Toronto. Fall of Chengtu expected momentarily as Nationalists lose Kunming hopes. Fourteen arrested in Hungary on spying charges. cases linked to Vozeler and Sanders. Italian Communists call off general strike after peasants meeting protest. New St Catharines building fire. $400,000 damage, front collapse, rest potentially torn down.
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