12 Jan 1948
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Newspaper
Lethbridge Herald
Location
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 12, 1948
Page
1
A garbled OCR passage references trade, dairy products, and agricultural concerns involving Britain and Australia. It mentions deserts, crops, and possible delays or disputes, but the fragmentary text lacks clear events, dates, or identifiable entities to confirm a concrete news item.
Not broken yet, Felter the cocker spaniel once given to President Truman remains a temporary White House mascot. Eng Gen Wallace Graham, the White House physician, cares for him while Graham’s children grow attached. Transfer day is not imminent as the pup is not housebroken yet.
Canada and the United States reached terms for an international joint commission inquiry on dividing waters along about 450 miles of the boundary from Alberta to North Dakota. The plan covers waters across the boundary and aims to assess practicability, propose apportionment, and prepare a conservation and utilization plat for cross border waters. The terms were agreed by Canadian and American representatives and reference the 1908 boundary water agreement.
Vancouver reports show five cent a pound cut in bacon prices as meat packers cite rising costs. AK J D Cornett of the Retail Meat Dealers Association says sales fell and he will meet Vancouver Housewives League to discuss costs. Parades and a buying strike push price controls as safety valve on fresh meat.
In Cleveland on January 12, 1944, 163 Catholic students at Baldwin-Wallace College were told by two diocesan priests to withdraw immediately to align with Catholic canon law. They cited an obligatory religion course and chapel programs at Berea as contrary to doctrine, while Baldwin-Wallace president Dr. Louis C. Wright defended the college’s long-standing chapel and religion requirements. Several athletes had already withdrawn. Father Moriarty said he offered no official pronouncement and that transfer options to local Catholic colleges were available for the next semester start.
President Truman submitted a peacetime budget of 35.669 billion dollars for the 1949 fiscal year starting July 1, aimed at meeting international and domestic needs. He warned Congress that most spending reflects wartime costs and postwar obligations, with emphasis on national defense, international affairs, and social welfare, while seeking budget surpluses and debt reductions.
In Detroit authorities detained Joseph A. Scarbrough after finding a still in his home. Police seized three gallons of mash and moonshine, plus grain, during a Satur day search, and he faces operating a still charges.
Winnipeg police report four men charged in the October 23 Royal Bank of Canada branch robbery. Stefanik, 28, received bail of 23000. Crown prosecutors opposed lenient release, citing recovery of about 160000 in loot. Bail conditions aimed to keep him from fleeing or tampering with witnesses.
An unidentified woman about 47 was found beaten to death behind a truck last night. A police officer reported a shooting and wounding four men who fled, with no charges filed yet. Cleveland Brown, 23, was listed amid the unclear details.
A P report says the wrecked funeral ship Joseph V Connilly and two life-boats were seen by a US Army B 17 crew after searching 200 miles east of New York. The ship carried 3 680 empty caskets for repatriating American war dead.
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