River level stationary as flood kept city on edge
Deputy army commander Brig Brice said Red River level remained fixed for six hours. He warned no proof crest had passed Winnipeg and St Boniface, urging continued evacuations if planned. Article notes risk of higher crest, ongoing danger, and potential failures of power and water supplies.
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WNNIPEG
Red river
J. W. Brice
Winnipeg
St. Boniface
Man
fiood
bundites
twin cities
aig
winnipes
Brig. Brice
central
Kuconan
Winnipeg Housewife Reads Water Toll Letter in Boots
A Winnipeg housewife in knee high boots wades through floodwater on Thursday and pauses to read a letter delivered by a postman in hip waders. The moment underscores the ongoing flood struggle and personal resilience in the city.
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WENNIPEG
Winnipeg
Drew Hits Aviation Policy in Commons Debate
In Ottawa March 12 Canada’s air transport policy faced opposition as George Drew charged the government stifled civil aviation expansion. Transport Minister Chevrier defended the policy. several PC members joined the attack. Drew blamed Trans-Canada Airlines leadership for the issues, while Howard Green called Howe a dictator. Debates also touched the budget bill and a dairymen protection appeal.
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OTTAWA
Canada
one commons
George Drew
Chevrier
chamber
Twe
Drew
Trans-Canada Airines
Howe
Cnevrer
Howard Green
Vancouver- Quadra
J. M. Macdonnell
Toronto Greenwood
G. F. Higgins
St. John’s East
house
J. H. Harris
Toronto Danforth
James Sinclair
Abbott
The Left Hand Corner Continues in Parliament
In Australia, a new bill by Senator W. H. Spooner seeks to pay an extra five shillings weekly to 110000 families, removing the exclusion of the first child from family endowment. The measure, tied to a pre election pledge by Prime Minister R. G. Menzies and allies, is expected to pass.
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Australia
W. H. Spooner
Senate
R. G Menzies
Menzies
Labor
Ethel Moller Recaptured From Nationalists Near Formosa
The British destroyer Cossack intercepted the 564 ton Ethel Moller near Formosa and recaptured her from Chinese Nationalists. The boarding party disarmed 150 Nationalist soldiers and restored the original Australian skipper Captain A. L. Waites to command. a naval party remained aboard. The ship, owned by the Anglo-Chinese Shipping Company, was escorted toward Hong Kong. Horizontal details note prior use as a Nationalist raid carrier and a marker of a wartime rescue by the Cossack’s namesake.
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ONG KONG
Cossack
Ethel Moller
Formosa
Hong Kong
Chapel
Fire in flooded Winnipeg shoe store spreads to four more premises
Fire in a downtown Winnipeg shoe store yesterday spread to four other premises before it was controlled. No damage estimate available. The storefront carried a Forecate Vacate Due to Floods sign. The building's basement was partly filled with water.
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WINNIPEG
MecLeod’s
Tories Gain Labour Loses In Municipal Elections
Results from England and Wales municipal elections show Conservatives gaining while Labour loses ground. With 353 of 378 councils reporting, Conservatives hold 270 gains to 60 losses, Labour 9 gains and 203 losses, Liberals 37, Independents 55, Communists none. The swing to the right, though notable, was not overwhelming, and many seats remained unchanged.
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LONDON
England
Wales
Tories
SL Sasa
Challenge By Tories Defeated
In London on May 12 Reuters reports the government fended off a Conservative attempt to challenge its trading policy in the House of Commons by 131 to 93. A separate Conservative motion criticizing the Scottish housing policy was defeated 28 to 252, part of an opposition campaign to destabilize Labour with multiple challenges this week.
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LONDON
Reuters
house of commons
Labor
Hiccup record holder wakes to vanishing hiccups
Troquois Falls Ontario March 12 Mike Conte who spent 84 days hiccuping at about six times a minute woke to find his hiccups gone. Doctors say he ended just short of the one million mark.
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TROQUOIS FALLS
Ont
Mike Conte
Operation Redramp coordinated flood relief for Red River
Ottawa March 12 The operation name Redramp designates Canada’s flood relief effort for Manitoba’s Red River flooding exceeding 540 square miles. A flood relief room at defence headquarters will run 24 hours under Maj Gen Graham with input from navy air force and army. barracks and camps will house refugees, especially women and children, as central airlift coordination in Winnipeg is established.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Manitoba
Red River
National Defence headquarters
Eng
R. E. A. Morton
natal
Saskatoon
Regina
Port Arthur
defence headquarters
H. D.G Graham
navy
air force
H. L. Quinn
C.L Annis
Winnipeg Nood
Winnipeg
con
RAINY RIVER
Fort Frances
Ramy River
Raimy River
Red Cross
LONDON
CALGARY
St Boniface
Oil Lease Bids Break All Records in Alberta
EDMONTON May 12 CP The Crown Trust Company paid Alberta Government 611 711 for oil rights on a 150 acre Redwater field quarter. It was the top bid among 13 sales totaling 5 607 074. Trev covered about 2 000 acres in Redwater and Excelsior fields. Bids were accepted until 6 30 CST and announced by Mines and Minerals Minister N E Tanner. Parcel 67 for Crown Trust and adjoining parcel 83 fetched 1 387 288 surpassing the previous high.
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EDMONTON
Crown Trust Company
Alberta
Redwater
Royalite-Triad tram
Trev
Excelsior
Mines and Munerals
N. E. Tanner
Croan Trust
More Join Ranks Of U S Idle
Chicago May 12 An editorials wire report says a large fireman strike against four major U S carriers has spread, idling about 200 600 workers and affecting rail operations. Violence appeared near Knoxville as freights were ambushed and a fireman was shot in the arm while pickets denied firing. Rail lines including Southern and Newark Central reported disruptions as the strike entered its third day.
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CHICAGO
Giany
Veo tese St
United States
Mar
Knoxville
Tenn
Southern Railway
smuch sards
Newark Central
Indiana Care
St Vital Sanatorium Evacuation Under Flood Threat
St Vital and the St Boniface sanatorium face flood danger as volunteers, nurses, a doctor and maintenance staff stay to protect the facility. Evacuation of patients to Deer Lodge, Brandon and Ninette occurs as floodwaters rise along the Red River.
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WINNIPEG
St. Boniface
St Vital
reir
Morton
Deer Lodge
Winnipec
Brandon
Winnnipegz
Ninette
Man
Flooded Winnipeg Areas Seen On Map
Winnipeg residents face rising floodwaters across multiple districts with large swaths of East Kildonan St Boniface and Norwood affected. A center map shows inundation along the Red and Seine rivers encroaching streets and major avenues, threatening traffic links and residential blocks.
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Winnipeg
CPI
East Kildoman
Rec
wibcine
RED Fort
Wicweed
Lion Street
Riverside drive
Impenal
Stanmills
Cicnard
St. Boniface
Seine river
Winnices
Sn Boniface
Brink's Guards Robbed of 15990 in Connecticut
Four gunmen with masked faces robbed three Brink's guards of 15990 at a Bigelow-Sanford carpet factory lounge in Thompsonville Connecticut. The bandits fled in an automobile after the crime, weapons suspected shotguns.
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BRINK
THOMPSONVILLE
Conn
Brink's
Bigelow-Sanford
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