Clever Forger Admits Guilt
OTTAWA May 2 C P Lucius A Christmas Parmatee a bald and bold man pleaded guilty to four counts of uttering forged cheques totaling more than 17 dollars and was remanded until May for sentence He told Magistrate Glenn Strike the only extenuation is that he had lost his job and had no money Detective Bayne recounted how Parmalee passed four cheques at Ottawa banks for 4350 with forged initials He was arrested at Vars 35 miles southeast of Ottawa after a long pursuit linking to his Christmas forger nickname The 58 year old once eluded authorities for 14 years and faced a history of crime in Canada and the United States He will face sentencing after further proceedings.
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OTTAWA
Lucius A
Christmas
Parmatee
Glenn
United States
Parmalee
Robert Bayne
Ottawa police department
Vars
here
Canada
Bayne
Quebec
Waterloo
am is
ars
Toronto
U.S
Kingston penitentiary
Toronto Tot Beaten by Boys During Night Attack
Toronto May 2 Mrs W J Tutty rushed from the room preparing her young son for a minor operation to answer the door. On the sidewalk her two year-old daughter lay bleeding from cuts on the nose and mouth while four young boys beat her with sticks. Joseph Madden carried her injured child and the parents were unable to explain the assault.
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TORONTO
W. J. Tutty
Joseph Madden
Shanghai Ends Use Of 10000 Dollar Notes In Circulation
Shanghai officials announced withdrawal of 5100 Chinese bills after issuing 10000 notes. The move leaves 500 yuan as the smallest circulating denomination, with the 10000 note valued at about 80 cents Canadian.
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SHANGHAI
East End water supply disruption sparks theft worries
Flooding knocked London's East End waterworks offline leaving about 250000 homes without running water. Municipal carriers pressed 16 hour days to supply residents while a few truck drivers exploited the crisis by charging 10 cents per bucket. An angry housewife reported the theft to the Metropolitan Water Board as the tale shifts to a Western old-time story about a non drinking candidate amid hard drinking miners.
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London
East End
Metropolitan Water Board
Anglo-US Split Feared Over Jewish Representation
May 2 New York report says the United States and Great Britain may split on Jews' status in Palestine at the United Nations debate. Warren Austin backs some representation. Britain resists a voteless seat on the 56 member political committee. The Jewish agency seeks full participation. Arab states see defeat on ending the British mandate bid.
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NEW YORK
United States
Great Britain
United Nations
Palestine
general committee
the assembly
Warren v. Austin
Austin
bady
Holy
Rule Against Withdrawal From Aetna Irrigation Project
Trustees report the Alberta Irrigation Council ruled against withdrawing lands from the Aetna project. Landowners had petitioned for withdrawal and protests were filed by Cardston groups, Lions, Rotary, Jaycees, and others. The project will proceed with irrigation expected next year at about 8.50 per acre. Directors named: George Kearl chair, H P Shriver, James R Frodsham, W A Pitcher secretary treasurer.
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CARDSTON
HNL
Aetna
Alberta Irrigation Council
Edmonton
the
Irrigation Council
Cardston Rotary Club
Lions Club
the Jaycees
rehabilitation committee
board of trade and
business
Leavitt
Mountain View
Macleod Board of Trade
Water Conservation Council of
Lethbridge
George Kearl
H. P. Shriver
James R. Frodsham
W. A. Pitcher
Posters Praising Hitler Reported On Munich Streets
MUNICH May 2. Posters praising Adolf Hitler as the worker’s ideal and urging a “People’s Bloc” in the National Socialist Interest appeared on billboards in Munich’s Central Square. Crowds read the text while police were notified later.
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MUNICH
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
orkai
Voelkische Beobachter
Heavy Rainstorms Lash Maritimes Hit With Power and Communication Delays
Heavy rain and freezing rain drenched the Maritimes from May 2 to 7, causing disrupted communications. Interprovincial telegraph and telephone circuits were being restored gradually, with major outages centered near Amherst, Nova Scotia, and central Prince Edward Island.
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HALIFAX
Maritimes
Hatin
Maritime
Amherst
Prince Eduard Island
Daring Rescue Sees Wicklow Head Crew Saved At Sea
The British freighter Wicklow Head ran aground near Port Mouton N S in thick fog. Ray Richard, a small fishing vessel, rescued 30 crew members in five trips as a tug Foundation Josephine moved to assist. The lifeboat broke apart on rocks leaving three crew ashore unharmed. The ship Lisbon bound from Glasgow to Saint John was abandoned in rough Atlantic waters.
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PORT MOUTON
N.S
C.Pi
Wick- Jow Head
Port Joli Head
Ray Richard
Nova Scotia
Wicklow Head
Glasgow
Saint John
N.B
R.C.A.F
Halifax
Port Mouton Island
Ulster Steamship Company of
Belfast
Port Mounton Island
Foundation
Josephine
Sydney
Crack Seal At Malartic Mine In Quiet Effort To Reach Entombed
Malartic Quebec May 2 In the East Malartic Gold Mine steps to crack the seal of the No 3 shaft began at 2 am engineer Edward Futterer said on site leading to the fire swept No 4 shaft where dead miners lie entombed. Gas and heat tests continue to judge safe reopening time and rescuers may be kept above ground for about a day or longer while air flow is controlled. H Taschereau chief inspector of mines said full below ground work will wait until air paths are confirmed. Meanwhile at Terre Haute Indiana workers sealed off a freon Spring Hill mine scene of Wednesday’s eight fatalities delaying a separate investigation by authorities for 30 to 60 days.
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MALARTIC
Que
East Malartic
Edward Futterer
Futterer
Mr. Futterer
H. Taschereau
Quebec
Ind
freen Spring Hill
Harry Kerns
Regina protest parade by Regina Kiddies
About 800 children ages six to sixteen marched through Regina's main business district as part of a four week boycott organized by the Regina Housewives' Consumers' League. They carried signs demanding five cent chocolate bars and cheaper staples, with plans to target butter, fruit, meats, jams, and syrups in successive weeks. Traffic disruption lasted under an hour. Leaders called the event a huge success and urged public participation. In Vancouver, over 159 housewives picketed stores to press price reductions, with support from labor unions and money, placards, and motor cars aiding the protest.
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REGINA
rus h
Regine Housewives’ Consumers’ League
Housewives Consumers’ League
C. A. Farrow
local league
league
VANCOUVER
Housewives’ Consumer Association
Canadian Labor Counsell
C.C.L
penners
May Day Disorders Across Europe Stir World Observances
May Day observances across Europe sparked clashes and panic. In Palermo Sicily six people were killed when two May Day columns collided under machine-gun fire. In Trieste police dispersed about Italians with tear gas as a parade was banned. Germany saw protests in Hamburg while the American Federation for Labor condemned Russia as a slave-labor center. Stalin presided over Moscow's May Day parade with a heavy turnout. Canada highlighted a theme of a new social order, with coal miners in Western provinces gathering for sports and meetings. Greece and Spain banned celebrations, Britain delayed events until Sunday, and Japan marked its second May Day since the war. The report notes ongoing tensions and varied responses across nations.
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Palermo
Sicily
Trieste
STALIN NIMALE
Stalin
Lenina Tomd
Moscow
Red Square
Canada
Dominion
Greece
Spain
Britain
Altice
Orient
South America
Chile
Japan
Planting Delays Across Canada Slow Seeded Crop Outlook
The Canadian Press reports widespread delays in seeding due to a long winter and cold spring. Seeding is behind last year across regions from Maritime provinces to British Columbia, with Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta showing scattered progress and varied forecasts for barley flax and wheat acreage. The federal call for more feed grain reduces wheat area slightly.
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Canada
Maritimes
GQuebec
Ontario
prairies
British Columbia
prairie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
northwest
federal
agriculture department
ALBERTA OUTLOOK
Alberta
Peace River
Canadian Pacific Railways
prairie provinces
federal department
India Assembly Rises Indefinitely
NEW DELHI May 2 India’s constituent assembly recessed for an indefinite period after adopting in a five day session much of a proposed fundamental rights charter for the future constitution. It adjourned likely until late June as leaders of the Moslem League demand an independent Pakistan and Congress talks may follow with partition looming.
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NEW DELHI
India
constituent assembly
ndia
Punjab
Bengal
Indian News Chronicle
Four Hurt Six Arrested In Picket Clash
Four persons were reported injured and six arrested in Lachute Quebec as provincial police clashed with striking workers of Avers Limited Mine members of the United Textile Workers of America. The Union says Madeline Parent was not among the arrested. About six foremen and maintenance men posed as workers with 30 to 40 laborers at the picket line. The strike was called three weeks ago by UTWA in demand for a 40 cent hourly wage increase.
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LACHUTE
Que
str
Avers Limited Minx
United Texte Workers of America
UFL
J. Robach
Montreal
Madeline Parent
Lachute keal
UTWA
Land Theft Of Alaska Jade Valued At 25 Thousand To 30 Thousand
Seattle dispatch reports the Arctic Circle Exploration Company lost more than 10,000 pounds of jade from a storage lot. The Alaska mined jade in boulders 200 to 1,500 pounds each is valued at 25 000 to 30 000 dollars. Norman Stines, consulting engineer, says thieves familiar with handling the stone used derricks and trucks to haul it away.
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SEATTLE
Arctic Circle
Norman Stines
Planes Await Break it Weather to Continue Hunt
Vancouver area search for the missing Trans-Canada Airlines plane drags through rain and gloom. Flying Officer Jack Gibson’s team returns to base as air search waits for clearer weather. A US helicopter and an RCAF Canso aircraft are to rejoin efforts once skies clear.
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GEORGE “INLAY
VANCOUVER
CPS
Trans-Casadic’ Airlines
Jack Gibson
US States army
Tate Seattle
Lake Buntzen
here
Angus MacKay
Seattle
Sea Island
Canso
RCAF
Powell River
B.C
Princeton
l'Vancouver
T.C.A
straits
Mount Coquitlam
J. E. Clubine
Deep Cove
Shan
pyratliog
NANAIMO
Farmers
Trans-Canada Airlines
Indian river
Buntzen Lake
Jensen
J. Taylor
Winnipe
Parliament Speeding Up Control Bill Passes Parliament
OTTAWA May 2 In the wake of passage of the wartime control bill the Commons moved five other measures forward. The control bill gained third reading and now goes to the Senate while other bills include amendments to the Canada Evidence Act and appointments for auditors. Prime Minister King outlined immigration steps to bring thousands of displaced persons to Canada. Additional items covered housing loans, patents for the Toronto Type Foundry, and civil servant injury compensation. Old Age Pensions Act amendments will be considered effective from yesterday though not yet enacted.
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OTTAWA
commons
ina
house
C.C.P
Prices Board
senate
Canada
Canadian National Railways
MacKenzie King
Europe
third reading
Toronto Type Foundry company, Ltd
Howe
Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Martin
Beet cheques being mailed to beet growers
Raymond May 2. Cheques mailed to about 1,100 beet growers covering the second subsequent payment for 1944 sugar beet deliveries. Payment is 80 cents a ton for 387,296 tons. Initial 1946 beets payment was 38, first subsequent payment $1.50, now 80 cents, total 36.3 cents per ton. Seeding of the new beet crop proceeding.
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RAYMOND
Explosion at Deemer Steel Casting injures many in New Castle
A blast at the Deemer Steel Casting Company plant in New Castle Delaware injures many of its 200 workers with at least 12 hospitalized. Reports describe a severe explosion with widespread injuries as emergency crews respond to the scene.
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NEW CASTLE
Del
Deemer Steel Casting Company
le bospital
ue US
ISTANBUL
Dardanelles
United States navy
Turkey
north shore
mewnisin range
VANCOUVER
C.P
Gaiming
Sesmour i
Burrard Inlet
Lake Bentzen
Richard T. Leach
G. Summerfield
Deep Cort
oromer resort
NEW YORK
New York City
amail
Israel Vititetetn
TORONTO
WOODBINE
Ontario Jockey club
Greenwood Park
Ontario
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Aetna Project
N.S. Coast
DAVID McINTOSH
Malartic Mine
Herald
Lynne Carpenter
Lyme
J. H. Carpenter
Carpenter
Twelfth St. C. N
REGINA KIDDIES
Italy
Germany
India Assembly
justice department
wecay
Ene Dawson
Nekon
West Kootways county
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