10 Jul 1947
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Newspaper
Lethbridge Herald
Location
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 10, 1947
Page
1
Princess Elizabeth receives global congratulations on her betrothal to Lieut. Philip Mountbatten. The couple, with Elizabeth 21 and Philip 26, greeted crowds outside Buckingham Palace as the engagement is announced and plans for a wedding loom.
A London report warns the malaria risk is spreading to the British Isles with mosquitoes entering from Europe and air routes. two London children infected highlight the danger and possible wartime water tank breeding. Ford ads on diapers spark protests from the National Institute of Diaper Services with a picketing vote.
London July 10 A.F. Princess Elizabeth displayed her tall and handsome fiancé Lieut Philip Mountbatten to 6000 British society leaders at Buckingham Palace in a damp garden party. It marked their first public appearance since the engagement was announced. The royal family looked on as guests moved through wet grass to glimpse the couple.
Fort Erie reports a playful tale of a dog chewing a cash stash borrowed for a horse bet. In London the public reacts to Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip's engagement with mixed views from disapproval to cautious optimism. A 46-year-old journalist predicts Britain will be under Soviet or American influence by the throne.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced in the Canadian House of Commons that Princess Elizabeth and Lieut. Philip Mountbatten are engaged. Leaders Bracken MacInnis and Blackmore offered best wishes as Parliament may amend succession acts to accommodate Mountbatten.
Former Missouri Representative Slaughter told Tulsa in July that a scandal threatens the presidency and will shape next year’s campaigns. He called the president honest but misled by false friends and criticized the Pendergast machine’s fall and partial revival. President Truman dismissed concern.
Delegates at the 10th annual Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities convention in Winnipeg plan a panel on public relations led by Mayor Camillien Houde. The discussion follows talks on town planning recreation finance and housing as federation officials press for a national conference with Ottawa on finance and taxation and warn municipal finance could suffer in a future downturn.
Hon. W. G. Ives, former Alberta chief justice, spoke at the Royal North West Mounted Police Veterans' Association reunion in Calgary. He recalled early western days, the Mounties, and the Redcoats' work in Alberta during the 12th annual dinner.
Ottawa defense and Dominion provincial finances dominated the day as Defence Minister Claxton faced questions on a 14 point program while Finance Minister Abbott introduced a bill to implement agreements with seven provinces. Critics warned the approach risks disunity and provincial rights.
London reports Princess Elizabeth will not have a spree for trousseau shopping due to ongoing rationing. She faces coupon limits, housing shortages, and domestic shortages as the royal couple contemplates future plans with careful budgeting and possible gifts from abroad.
Greek police press search for 4000 suspected plotters as arrests continue across Athens Salonika Volo and Againion. Prime Minister Maximos says US and Britain back the crackdown while President Truman signals a possible fall congressional session if needed to back Marshall Plan efforts in Europe.
New York police questioned a bald headed businessman linked by an address book to former actress Sheila Mannering who was found strangled in her downtown apartment. Authorities said the slaying likely occurred Monday night and that the suspect was not a stranger.
Capacity crowds fill the Calgary Stampede grounds as the 36th annual event heads into its fourth day. Thousands of locals and visitors from Canada and the United States attend Citizens Day and the chuck wagon races, with teen cowboys delivering notable steer riding. The first chuck wagon spill involves Swainputh of Innisfail, Alberta, with no injuries. Ronnie Glass of Red Deer again posts the fastest running time after driving three teams in two prior heats.
A Fort Myer surplus horse auction drew about 300 buyers as Maj. Philip Lerimore secured the bay gelding Chugwater for 50 dollars. Auctioneers asked for bids from a single soldier for horse number five, trained by a combat veteran amputee Latimore of Memphis, holder of the Distinguished Service Cross and multiple stars.
Lupescu, companion of former King Carol of Romania, in Rio de Janeiro with pernicious anemia. Reports say she is a little better after another good night but progress remains slow and she is not yet out of danger. Mme Ardariani, wife of Carol’s chamberlain, provides the update.
London reports Prime Minister Attlee announced Britain's plan to partition India into two dominions, India and Pakistan. Admiral Mountbatten would be governor general of India and Mohammed Ali Jinnah of the Moslem League governor general of Pakistan, with Aug. 15 set as independence date. Attlee said constitutional change ends one chapter and opens another, with Britain’s mission fulfilled and a special minister of Commonwealth relations to aid the transition.
Czechoslovakia withdrew from the European economic conference in Prague after informing the Anglo French and US embassies that it could not accept the invitation to discuss Marshall aid Europe proposals. Moscow influence and Russia's earlier actions toward Poland are noted as factors shaping the decision. Canada projects meeting its wheat quota for the UK. 13 million bushels remain to reach 160 million.
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