South Crops Need Rain as Light April June Falls
The Herald’s mid June crop report says Alberta crops show late germination due to a cool spring and moisture shortage. Rainfall has been about half normal. wheat stands at three inches, sugar beet sowing finished, and overall damage is limited though soil drifting and grasshoppers pose potential future problems.
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Alberta
The
Herald
Lethbridge
rooms strip
Muk River
Del Bonita
Cardston
Pincher Creek
berdeh
Coutts
Taber
Abersvde
U.S
Freighter and cruiser collide near Tadoussac cause shaken passengers
In dense fog two miles from Tadoussac Quebec a CSL cruiser St Lawrence and Italian freighter Maria Paolina collided while departing Saguenay. About 30 cabins damaged, 25 hurt with one crewman badly injured. Ship to Lauzon for repairs. passengers housed in Tadoussac hotels after dinner aboard ship.
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UEBEC
St. Lawrence river
high seas
Tadoussac
Que
Saguenay river
Maria Paolina
St. Lawrence
Europe
Canada Steamship Lines
Claude Ferland
Joliette
La Malbaie
St Lawrence
Quebec
Lauzon
C.S.L
Lawrence
Manoir Tadoussac
Four Die As Cruiser Goes Over Dam In Allegheny Spillway
Four perished when a 25 foot cabin cruiser rode over a 1 foot dam northeast of Pittsburgh amid raging Allegheny river waters. Hull Wright 50 died heroically while assisting six aboard. Four others survived after seven hours of peril, aided by rescue crews and a blimp seaplane. The rescued include James McHugh 24 owner Charles Rei 34, and Jack Kreig 23. Willam Laney Jr 23 and Mrs Carol Kreig were among the deceased.
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Hull Wright
Pittsburgh
BRESCOE
Wright
James Weeffennen
Woffenden
Hull
William Fisher
Carol Kreig
Willam Laney Jr
Wolfenden
James McHugh
Charles Rei
Jack Kreig
Left Hand Cornered Artist Sant in Glasgow
A rough read discusses a Glasgow based painter known for sea scenes and coastline depictions. The narrative traces his cargo from fishing to painting, noting travel to London seeking work and the struggle to sustain his family amid crowded arts scenes. It mentions a local haunt and public praise for his color sense.
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Glasgow
anc
nara
urmaon
Cornwall
Buck
touris
arutis
prausec
London
Sant
Coaldale Couple Flies 6,000 Miles To Wed In Britain
Winnifred Harvey of Coaldale Alberta and Canadian-born John King, both 22, wed at Holy Cross Church in Lancashire after a long wedding trek that included the officiating priest Father Burns from Lethbridge. The ceremony drew family from Canada and the couple paid most costs themselves, citing love and family presence as core reasons. The wedding party traveled 6,000 miles, with relatives funding portions of the trip, totaling about £2,750.
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Coaldale
Britain
brive
Winnifred Harvey
Winnifred
John King
Theresa King
Alta
Father Burns
Lethbidge
John
Winnie
Eccles
Lancashire
Winnitrea
St Helens
Miner Alleged Death by Own Action Near Coleman
John Ondine, 66, a coal miner from West Coleman, allegedly died by his own action Saturday afternoon when he leapt into a small body of water about one mile west of Coleman. RCMP officials and Coroner F S Radford investigated and deemed death probable suicide. No inquest will be held. His only known relative is his wife Annie of Coleman. Ondine had recently immigrated from Slovakia to Canada years ago.
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John Ondine
West Coleman
Coleman
RCMP
The
Herald
F S Radford
Blaiwmore
Cadric
Annie
Onenews
Protest Racial Policy Challenge Call in Johannesburg
Reuters reports on June 12 that the African National Congress urged all residents to observe Monday June 26 as a day of protest against the government racial policy. The ANC, a major body representing Africans, called for peaceful action nationwide in response to state policies.
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JOHANNESBERG
South Africa
Reuters
The
African national congress
major bocy
Suncay
Child Electrocuted in Midland Vale Yard
Rodney Hulbert aged twenty months son of Mr and Mrs Havelock Hulbert of Midland Vale was electrocuted Saturday afternoon by contact with a 110 volt line in the yard of the Hulbert home an inquest has been ordered.
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Alta
Rodney Hulbert
Havelock Hulbert
Midlandvale
Hulbert
Buffalo quartet wins 1950 international barbershop championship
A Buffalo quartet won the 1950 international barbershop quartet championship in Omaha Nebraska on a Saturday night. The Yanning quartet performed Roses are Blooming in Picardy and Our Gal Sal as their winning songs.
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OMAHA
Neb
Buffalo, NY
Yanning
Picaray
Tower Guard Faces False Alarm at Tower of London
London June 12 Reuters report a burglar alarm at the Tower of London protecting Britain’s crown jewels rang, triggering an emergency guard routine before officials found a short circuit caused a false alarm in two tower gries and the jewel house. The crowns and gems are valued at about 61.5 million dollars.
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LONDON
Reuters
tower of London
Britain
Canada sets postwar record in UK steel purchases
Ottawa reports Canada bought 66 000 tons of British steel and steel products in 1949, doubling 1948 and quadrupling 1947 totals, boosting Britain’s dollar returns to about 7 million dollars. Canada already placed contracts worth over 15 million for 1950 delivery.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Britain
A. E Bryar
London
trade department
department
foreign trade magazine
U.K
Bryan
Winnipeg flood breaks through iron curtain
June 12 CP report the Red River flood waters breached behind the iron curtain as S Pollock received a telegram from a worried sister in Leningrad asking about his welfare. The telegram's date Mas 31 indicates fast transmission from Russia to Canada amid the disaster.
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WINNIPEG
Red River
S Pollock
Leningrad
Pollock
Russia
Car-Truck Collision Leaves Lethbridge Resident Critical
A Lethbridge resident remained unconscious after a car truck collision and had undergone a surgical operation at Macleod Hospital. The incident occurred on a Monday in Macleod region and authorities review the accident details.
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Lethbridge
Macleod hospital
Mon
Security screening details spark Ottawa information dispute
Ottawa reports reveal Justice Minister Garson refused to disclose how many government employees were dismissed or retained under security screening. He noted the process never ends and offered few specifics, aside from two National Research Council cases linked to a 1946 spy report. Also covered are a highway crash injuring two local residents and a head-on collision causing extensive damage to a car and minor injuries.
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OTTAWA
iCP
Garson
the commons
E D Fulton
d.ccnarzea
National Research Council
Two Chinese Generals Executed in Formosa Revolt Plot
In Formosa on a Saturday, two high ranking Nationalist generals were shot for allegedly conspiring to hand Formosa to Chinese communists by a revolt. Also executed were a colonel and a woman, among the crackdown following a February-March roundup of communist agents. Lt Gen Wu Shih once vice minister of defence led the circle.
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TAIPEI
Formosa
Wu Shih
defence minstry
Chen Pao- Chong
Col Nyzshih
Tsu Kan-Tse
Western Allies Reject Russia Demand on Berlin Troops
Western Allies formally rejected the Soviet demand for withdrawal of all occupation troops from Berlin as the price for holding city elections. The three western commandants informed the Soviet deputy commandant that they back West Berlin’s city government, which had refused the demand, and rejected most of the other seven conditions.
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BERLIN
west
Board Dismisses Court Order On Montreal New York Route
OTTAWA June 12 The air transport board has told Colonial Air Lines of New York it will dismiss the case arising from the Canada United States dispute over the Montreal to New York air route The board said the matter is closed Colonial will keep a Canadian license to operate the route in competition with Trans-Canada Air Lines Paris June 12 France has progressed economically in 18 months with officials discussing early stabilization of the franc.
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OTTAWA
air transport board
Colonial Air Lines of
New York
United States
Colonial
Trans-Canada Air Lines
PARIS
France
Can U.S. Boom Last News Analysis 1920s Economic Outlook
Washington economists weigh inflation risk against strong growth as jobs rise, profits hit new highs, and a housing boom drives demand for lumber and materials. Despite a tighter labor market and rising consumer costs, activity remains robust with a potential peacetime record for production and durable goods.
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WASHINGTON
United States
Washngtons
ecoroms
41 Sons of Freedom Sentenced in Nude Parades
Nelson British Columbia June 12 Another 41 sons of Freedom Doug Holbors were given three year penitentiaries after nude parades. Among those charged were 30 from Perry Siding in Silocan Valley and 11 from Thrums. About 400 arrests by provincial police. 300 convicted and 94 awaiting trial at Spring Assizes opening here Monday. Gavon charged with arson conspiracy and bombings.
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NELSON
Sons of Freedom
Creston Hospital to Receive $44,000 Grant
Ottawa announces hospital construction grants totaling $74,000 to Creston Valley Hospital in Creston BC and the Western Society for Physical Rehabilitation in Vancouver. Creston’s 40 bed hospital will get $4,000 and $30,000 is allotted for the Vancouver project.
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OTTAWA
Creston valley
Creston
Western Society for Physical Rehabilitation
Vancuver
health department
eco
uni
Vancouver
Vintage 1925 Model T Car Found Buried in Sand Near Vivier
RCMP reported a 1925 Model T buried in a sand ridge near Vivier, Manitoba, about 30 miles east. The car is in good condition, likely in the ground since 1977, with the palm job described as "as good as new."
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WINNIPEG
RCMP
Vivier
Man
Border Cottages Suffer Rainy Lake Flood Damages
International Falls reports a nine mile border strip of cottages east of town heavily damaged by rising Rainy Lake water. The flood crested near record levels, threatening more inland areas and delaying travel as roads and camps face flooding and loss of summer business. Estimates place total losses around 1 million dollars across a 14 500 square mile drainage basin, with Canadian towns like Fort Frances and areas along Lac La Croix heavily affected.
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Mim
Rainy Lake
Smalhan
Fort Frances
Rainy river
said
les
Canada
Ontario
United States
Winnipeg
Lakehead
Duluth
Minn
Ramy Lake
hnghway
jyear
Black Box
Ramny Lake
Kavetom sma Lake
Namakan Lake
Sand Port Lake
Lac La Crom
Minnesota
Emergency talks on industry wide strike
An emergency meeting of the International Woodworkers of America and coast lumber operators was called by the Labor Relations Board in a new attempt to avert an industry-wide strike. Other items include Woodward becoming ambassador to Cannata, a Detroit father of four shot dead with wife attacked, Rainy Lake flood easing near International Falls, Manitoba Telephone System workers back to work after talks, and Boeing suit dismissal with appeal planned in Seattle.
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STEIRE
VANCOUVER
CPI
International Woodworkers of America
CC.L
Labor Relations Board
DETROIT
anta
Eucene Schaaf
Cliiford Petersen
Royal Oak
Michigan
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sath Street South
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Berhthold
Mebeus Tranport Limited
John H. Gibson
Leth
Ponce
Francis Scott MacKenze
Ceneral Assembly
Presbyterian Church of Canada
Presbyterian College
Montreal
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autor
advo
Creston Hospital
WOODWARD
CASADA WASHINGTON
Jane
tanley Woodward
Cannata
comet of protocol
state department
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Works Minster Morton
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
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BOEING
SEATTLE
Wash
Boeing Airplane Company
James M. Garter
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