British Troops Halt Arab Assault Near Jerusalem
British forces including the Royal Air Force intervened as 606 armed Arabs attacked Jewish settlements in Palestine. Three Jews were killed and eight wounded before the RAF could move. The assault focused on Dan and Kfar Szeid near Tel Aviv, with reports the attackers were part of an Arab People’s Army led by Pawzi Bey Al Kaukji. Food convoys were sent into the besieged old city of Jerusalem amid a widening blockade.
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Left Hand Corner: Sports in Prisons and Wartime Soccer
The London correspondence notes AWN tennis cricket and soccer thriving in modern prisons but no rugby or wall games at Pentonville. A thief who aimed to return to prison to start football season is mentioned along with inter regimental soccer matches in Army camps during training for the war.
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Ottawa Journal
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House of Commons
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Left Hand Continues On Page Thirteen
Fragmentary text shows continuation note for a story about the left hand. The readable portion hints at page thirteen placement but lacks concrete details or names. No clear event, person, or location is established in the legible fragments.
High Prices Seen Move Cash in on Recent Import Restrictions
Toronto reports wild price swings as meat and staple food costs rise amid import bans and a push for federal probes. Officials cite U K price gains on Canadian meats and storage vegetable costs as spurs to demand investigations into price spreads. Consumers and unions push for controls while the food industry fears volume losses at higher prices. Jamaica tomato shipments to Canada and continued import bans shape a cautious outlook.
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United States
Torosie
A. S. Waiteley
combines investigation commission
United Kingdom
H. H. Hannam
Canadian Federation of agriculture
Ontario Federation of ‘Agriculture
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Otiswa Consumers Association
emergency import control board
Montreal
Jamaica
Canada
Canadian Restaurant Association
London
Ont
George 5. Houzham
W. S. Milburn
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
W. E Tummon
Ontario Hog Producers’ Association
Spaak to Open Direct Channel with Exiled Leopold
Belgium faces a royal dilemma as Premier Spaak announces direct contact with King Leopold, exiled in Switzerland, to seek a constitutional solution within the March government framework. Rotterdam gossip adds Leopold may sail to Cuba on the Hiner Sommelsdijk, while Toronto reports a fire at Don Avon Market inciting substantial losses.
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Spaak
Leepehd
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Reuters
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acing Leopold
Switzerland
Pierre Hermeylen
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Het Dagblad
Cuba
Lisbon
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Don Avon
Third party candidates in U S presidential races
War chance for Genrr A. Wallace looms as a third party candidate shaping polling. Historic third party runs by ex presidents touched elections by splitting votes, from Roosevelt in 1912 to Lafollette in 1924 and Lemke in 1936, influencing margins though often not altering outcome.
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United States
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Martin Van Buren
Free Soilers
Free Soil party
Allard Fillmore
Zachary Taylor
Fillmore
Janes Buchanan
John Fremont
Supreme Order of the Star-Spangled Banner
Robert N. Lafollette
Republican party
John W. Davis
Coolidge
Vermont
sinough Lafolette
Wisconsin
Wallace
William Lemke
Roosevelt
Alfred M. Landon
Lemke
North Dakota
Oil gushes from Staples farm sparking local hopes
In Staples Ontario an oil gusher erupts on Samuel Lyne’s 100 acre farm drawing cautious optimism from residents. The Imperial Oil Company offered leases. Lyne declined, then accepted a modest rate. The well yields about 142 barrels daily with Lyne earning a share, plus gas by product. Projections suggest potential earnings near $21,000 yearly, though past local wells warn caution.
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Samuel Lyne
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Imperial OF Company
Ontario
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Lynn Sgures hell
Smiling Princess Joins Ex King Michael for Wedding Plans
Princess Alone of Bourbon-Parma left Copenhagen on a train to Switzerland to meet former King Michael of Romania and finalize their wedding plans. She was accompanied by her mother Princess Margarethe and saw off by her brother Prince Jacques and others. The departure was quiet with no pomp as officials opened a royal waiting room. The princess smiled and said she is happy and eager to see Mihai again, while her mother talked of a possible wedding soon after the ceremony.
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Mihail Michael
Margarethe
Anne
United States
United States Consulate Guard Plan Sparks Palestine Tensions
The United States seeks and reportedly receives approval to dispatch marines to the Holy Land to guard the American consulate, amid Arab objections and British mandate tensions. A small guard size and arrival timing remain unclear, while UN Palestine partition talks move forward with Britain and Arab and Jewish representatives amid reported infiltrations.
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Holy Land
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Palestine
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colonial office
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Jewish agency for Palestine
Arab higher committee
partition commission
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security council
Italian Bank Strike Spurs Wider Labor Turbulence
Rome and Milan voices rally in support as a nine day strike by 90,000 loan workers threatens a broader upheaval. Police tighten security. workers seize three factories and protest government neglect. miners and factory hands show solidarity as new taxes prompt store closings in Naples.
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Amintore Fan Gani
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Arezzo
San Giovanni Valdarno
Appointed General McNaughton to Represent Us on UN Security Council
Usnada nominates General A. G. L. McNaughton as representative on the atomic energy communion and to sit for Dea mmon on the United Nations Security Council.
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A. G. L. McNAUGHTON Usnada
atomic energy communion
Deammon
United Nations security council
McNaughton Named Canada’s UN Security Council Representative
Ottawa reports General McNaughton has been appointed to act as Canada’s representative on the United Nations Security Council nine ministers, a move seen as aligning with Canada’s atomic and defence responsibilities. The government had sought a head of the permanent Canadian delegation, and McNaughton’s selection drew little surprise.
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Atomic Energy Commansion
Canada
Mcnaughton
Cenada-United States board of defence
May Condemn Building Shaken In Montreal Blast
A midafternoon explosion in Montreal’s shopping district killed one youth and injured five others, while officials feared nearby King’s Hall at St Catherine Street could be condemned due to foundation damage. City inspectors will assess the structure to determine the next action.
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Montreal
King’s Hall
St Catherine Steet
France objects to plans altering power in Anglo American zones
Massigli, French foreign affairs official, criticizes proposals seen as subverting the authority of the interior and increasing centralization in the Anglo American zones. A Foreign Office spokesman notes consultations normally not required with the two occupation powers on internal administration.
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LONDON
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reveige
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économic council
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German food strike spreads through Essen mines
Thousands of German workers walked out today in Essen in a general strike demanding higher food rations. About 235000 Bebr workers protested against shortages as 400 police including mounted units patrolled Pare Bist Square where strikers gathered for a meeting.
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Rising living costs noted as cabinet weighs inquiry
A federal cabinet minister said the government is giving serious consideration to rising living costs and has no plans for a formal public inquiry into price increases. The report notes official actions and statements from Ottawa amid economic strain.
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