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Newspaper
Lethbridge Herald
Location
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 27, 1946
Page
1
London officials announce Foreign Secretary Bevin must rest for at least a week. Prime Minister Attlee will represent Britain at the Paris peace conference while Bevin recovers at his London home. Morrison will act as prime minister in Attlee's absence. A separate dispatch notes a looming conflict at Paris between Byrnes and Molotov over Hungary.
A London sports page notes a tiny gold dot printed beside Happy Knight’s name in the Two Thousand Guineas results. The dot came from pulping and color bleed in old paper, but townsfolk treated it as a omen and bet on the winner. The Windsor Star reports farmers now complain about city garbage fed to hogs.
Winnipeg July 27 Babies are good business for 26 year old Lloyd Farwell who started Winnipeg s only diaper cleaning service Fifty nine thankful mothers are on his list of regular customers and he expects the number to rise After recovery from wounds overseas he teamed with his brother Fleetwood to set up show last February Both brothers admit they are bachelors We do like babies though
Calgary July 27 The Trades and Labor Council of Canada faced charges from Percy Bengough president of the TLC that the American Federation of Labor seeks to dominate the TLC and related bodies. The dispute centers on a letter urging Canadian locals to back expulsion of machinists from the TLC and accuses AF of L of trying to dictate policy across Canadian unions. Ottawa negotiations also noted tensions as the inquiry into a Vancouver Province dispute with the International Typographical Union proceeds.
Malachy Coghlan, counsel for William Heirens, said the 17 year old would offer confessions to State's Attorney William A. Tuohy on the kidnap slaying of Suzanne Degnan, the lipstick slaying of Frances Brown, and the fatal stabbing of Mrs. Josephine Ross. He said the defense would outline the facts of the crimes and submit to procedures required by authorities, likely on Tuesday.
In Harlem a barricaded brownstone houses Langley Collyer and his paralyzed blind brother Homer. Langley, wearing old clothes, rode a subway to court to file a complaint against a youth accused of ransacking a former Caltyer property. The brothers hoarded pianos and 15,000 volumes, living in darkness with a homemade radio and junked generator.
Ottawa July 27 The Air Transport Board denied three applications for air service routes linking Vancouver Penticton Trail Cranbrook B C and Lethbridge Alberta Okanatan Airways BC Central Air Lines and Capilano Airways each proposed Vancouver Penticton Trail Nelson area and Kimble BC to Lethbridge The board said denials were without prejudice to resubmission if future conditions warrant it.
University student Heirens and his parents heard details of the Degnan girl, Miss Brown Heirens, and Mrs Ross killings during a jail conference. The Sun and Tribune reported confession details, while defense counsel denied the stories as untrue. Heirens had not yet been indicted for Mrs Ross slaying.
Negotiations to start in Calgary on Monday between Burns and Co Ltd and the United Packinghouse Workers of America CIO. Adam Borsk says Toronto talks open Monday with Canada Packers Ltd, with weekly meetings planned to pursue a joint settlement. Swift Canadian Ltd remains unsettled as it has refused to deal with the union, and a national strike vote at Swiftmanta appears likely if no settlement is reached.
Frankfurt Germany July 27 The United States Third Army said Jewish displaced persons carried out two organized assaults against American soldiers in southern Germany Thursday night seven Jews were wounded by bayonets and bullets in the clashes The report notes U S forces quelled the incidents and did not detail casualties beyond the seven hurt.
Calgary police press intensified manhunt for a knife beating of six year old Donnie Goss. The child’s body was found on St George's Island amid deep wounds and bruising. A $1,006 reward plus private pledges seek tips leading to the slayer's arrest. Separate Vancouver case notes a six year old found dead with unclear cause after suspected assault. Authorities urge parents to report attacks as investigations continue.
London reports outline a proposed basis for negotiating a Jewish Arab federation in Palestine. Talks with Jewish and Arab leaders in London aim to finish before the Allied meeting in September, with partition not the plan but shared sovereignty debated by cabinet committees. Parallel immigration of 100000 refugees from Europe is seen as crucial to any partition acceptance, while Jewish Agency executives in Paris weigh their position and possible four point framework under UN mandate.
Monroe Georgia July 27 1m Sheriff Ehentt E S Gordon said Friday armed white men ambushed and shot to death four negroes two men and two women in northeast Georgia the four Roger Malcolm and George Dorsey and their wives were taken from Loy Harrison a farmer and slain with shotguns and pistols their bodies were found riddled with bullets Malcolm had been released from Walton county jail on a $600 bond hours earlier on charges of stabbing his former employer Bar ney Hester July 14. Also notes congressional action in Washington on senate house procedures and pay raise to 12500 a year.
Sqdn-Ldr Philip Stanbury, wearing only a light shirt and flannels, flew a Gloster Meteor IV to 46,500 feet from Moreton Valence airfield. The test flight, unpressurised, followed a lunch-table dare and aims to top 61,000 feet with pressurised gear. The present world record stands at 56,017 feet.
Ottawa reports that October 14 has been set as Thanksgiving Day by government proclamation in the Canada Gazette. The date honors Almighty God for blessings bestowed on the people of Canada this year.
A Holstein heifer leaped into the Hudson River and required a coordinated rescue by a tugboat crew longshoremen police and a crane to haul the animal back ashore near New York. The incident illustrates meat being valuable and worth trouble in current times.
Ottawa reports three amendments to the budget affecting co operatives. Cooperatives gain longer 12 month periods to pay patronage dividends and allow deductions for member only or lower non-member patronage, with tax on non member income. Government also considers Alberta Saskatchewan wheat pools proposals. Gold mining relief includes reduced handling charge, higher depletion allowance and full exemption for new mines’ first three years.
Prague July 27. Frantisth Nemec, delegate to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration and former member of parliament, has been appointed Czech minister to Canada. He will have Ottawa for his post, official notice stated. Calgary police hunt killer as maniacal attack on six year old Donte Goxs prompts citywide search. Restored June levels on old and new US cars noted by Office of Price Administration in Washington. Byrnes departs for Paris conference with Truman’s backing for a just world peace. Congress proposes control of atomic energy. White House ready to sign. In Edmonton reserved land west of Lethbridge, 21,000 acres placed in name of Water Turdale Hunter.
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