Newfoundland Joins Canada Confederation Plan
Newfoundland votes overwhelmingly for confederation with Canada and Ottawa begins terms of union. Prime Minister Mackenzie King says UK agrees to terms and July 1 as the joining date, with Canada taking over debt and railways while Labrador remains under Canadian ownership. Delegates will negotiate final terms with Ottawa, as mixed reactions unfold in St John’s and across the island.
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Alberta
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North West Territories
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William Galgay
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Left Hand Corner Fish Tale From Midland Ontario
A Midland Ontario man Toots Wallace tells a wild summer fish story near One Tree Island. He hooked a 12 inch bass while a 30 inch northern pike leaped from the water twice, finally striking the bass in mid air and swallowing both. The line broke and the fish were later measured, cleaned, and eaten. fellow anglers Doug Swan and Norm Shaubel back the tale.
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Norm Shaubel
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Allies Being Given Run Around In Berlin Crisis
Washington reports a preliminary step by Britain the United States and France toward ending the Berlin crisis. Western envoys met Valerian Zorin at the Soviet foreign office and were armed with broad instructions to seek settlement and open paths to general talks with Russia. Berlin’s Social Demokrat charged Moscow is giving the allies a runaround as Molotov’s absence from Moscow fuels vacation rumors while Western diplomats press for a breakthrough.
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Pincher Man Is Drowned Near Pincher Creek
The body of Joseph Cheretle a 50 year old resident of the Pincher Creek district was found late Friday in the Oldman River at South Fork near Pincher Creek. It is believed he drowned while fording the river on horseback. An inquest into the death has been ordered by Coroner McLeod of Pincher Creek and details were scarce on Saturday.
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Oldman
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Lethbridge
Heir to Vast Krupp Munitions Works Sentenced to 12 Years
MERNBERG July 31 A P Alfried Krupp Von Bohliet Una Halbach today was convicted on two war crimes counts and sentenced to 12 years in prison Krupp 41 heir to the Krupp munitions works was convicted of exploiting slave labor and plundering Nazi occupied lands United States military court convicted 10 other Krupp directors on the slave labor count five on the plunder count and acquitted one of the 12 defendants Other sentences ranged from 12 years to two years 10 months for Edward Loeser Eduard Houcremont Erich Mueller Friedrich Janssen Max Trin sive Karl Eberhardt Henrich Kerschan Friedrich Von Buelow Werner Lehman Hans Kupke two years 10 months 10 days Kupke sentence timed to days held Milita ry continued on page Tro
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Friedrich Janssen
Max Trin
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Henrich Kerschan
Friedrich Von Buelow
Werner Lehman
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Power Agrees to Run for Liberal Leadership
Hon. Charles G. Power wartime air minister and MP for Quebec South has agreed to run for the National Liberal Federation leadership at the Ottawa convention next week. Quebec Liberals, after the Union Nationale victory, encouraged Power to accept amid Conservative setbacks and divisions within the provincial Liberal ranks.
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Quebec
Eight Coal Miners Die In Alabama Mine Blast
Eight miners were killed after a gas explosion at Edgewater mine near Birmingham. The blast injured eleven others, with some in critical condition, as rescue crews worked through the night. Identified victims include Simon Pentz and John Starnes. the cause remains undetermined and 300 miners were in the shaft area at the time.
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John Starnes
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William Gragg
Eddie Jones
Sandy Gary
James Jordan
Policies Under Fire in Alberta Election Campaign
Edmonton report on July 31 quotes Elmer Roper accusing the Social Credit government of a heavy $15 million debt owed by families of mentally ill relatives. He likens the sum to a weight on thousands of Albertans during the Aug 17 provincial election campaign. He also criticizes treasury branches and road conditions, linking fund losses to public patterns.
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Alberta
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Owen R. Browne
Alberta Liberal Association
treasury
province
Calgary Woman Tried to Conceal Cheques in Mouth
Calgary police investigate Mrs. Ann Davis after she allegedly concealed two cheques totaling 585 in her mouth while being lodged on a vagrancy charge. Officers seek to trace draws on Okotoks and Turner Valley accounts and determine source of the funds.
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Turner Valley
West powers proceed with German self government plan
Gen Lucius D Clay announced there is no change in the Western powers plan to establish responsible self-government in western Germany. He commented amid reports that Britain the United States and France might free the arrangement pending talks with the Russians.
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