Berserk gunman kills seven in Hester Pennsylvania siege
In Hester Pennsylvania a gunman fired from a second floor window, killing seven and wounding six before dying in a barricaded room. Detective Ellery Purnsley was killed, and police officer Fred Casing fell while aiding him as the mob gathered and gunfire continued. Louise Moore was struck in the head during the chaos.
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HESTER
Andrew J. Desmond, Jr
Pennsylvania
Desmond
Ellery Purnsley
vice
Market Street
Purnsley
Fred Casing
SNIPES
Louise Moore
Windsor Crowd Hears Red Dean Talk On Communism
Windsor Ontario audience of over 1000 amid heavy rain heard Very Rev Hewlett Johnson known as Red Dean of Canterbury praise communism. He urged Western world and Russia cooperation to avert a world war during an hour long lecture at a collegiate institute on his Canada United States tour.
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WINDSOR
United States
Montreal
Propaganda on Communism Critically Examined by Ottawa Correspondent
London based Ottawa Journal correspondent warns that insidious propaganda promotes communism as a shield against future wars. He notes appeals especially to women and younger men, and contrasts it with criticisms of the Russian model. Robert H. Milliken, Regina K.C., and Bank of Canada director, discussed prairie affairs.
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England
France
London
Ottawa Journal
Russia
Britain
Poland
Czechoslovakia
N. L. Clark
Windsor Star
Ottawa
Robert H. Milliken
K.C
Regina
Saskatchewan
Bank of Canada
the
prairies
Alberta highway work halted as funds exhausted
All main highway construction in Alberta has stopped amid exhausted road allotments. Four miles near Burdettd remain to finish a project. officials seek permission for contractor Fred Gibbs to complete this year. Costs rose due to harsh winter and spring floods, delaying major earthwork and stopping future work to fund winter operations.
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Alberta
Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce
E. R. McFarland
Burdett
D. B. MacMillan
public works
McFarland
Fred Gibbs
MacMillan
Gibbs
The Herald
Herald
Lethbridge
Macleod
Zeneth
High River
Newton
Nanton
Clares Holm
Macleod hias
Alberta Names Bowker Dean of Law Faculty
University of Alberta announces the appointment of Prof Wilbur F Bowker as dean of the law faculty. Bowker is a Ponoka native and a University of Alberta graduate.
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EDMONTON
University of Alberta
Wilbur F. Bowker
faculty of law
Bowker
Ponoka
Hail Insurance Board to Issue Rebates Soon
The Alberta Hail Insurance Board will pay rebates to policy holders after a year with record low hail damage. Chairman J. Glen Bilder announced rebates of 10 percent for cash payers and 5 percent for time-based payers who completed by November 1 with no claims filed.
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ALGARY
Alberta Hail Insurance Board
J. Glen Bilder
Dieppe Heroine Feeds Two Canadian Soldiers Secretly
A Dieppe housewife Mane Renet risked punishment to feed two stranded Canadian soldiers after the Aug 19 1942 raid. For six days she left bread cheese and wine at a hiding spot then later found no trace of them, hoping Canada would recognize her brave aid.
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DIEPPE
France
Mane Renet
Carrefour des Canadiens
Mme. Renet
Dieppois hope
Canada
tod
Mme. Henet
England
Critical of Weekly Editors Criticizes Public Relations
Dean Miller co publisher of Canadian Weekly Editor Magazine told 75 delegates at the British Columbia division meeting that weekly newspapers lack readers contact and cater to community leaders. He urged sharper public relations and noted editors drift from personal reader contact. A second item reports Dr Giuseppe Fanin, secretary of the Catholic Workers Union for Bologna, stabbed to death near Bologna, Italy, with political motives suspected.
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VANCOUVER
Dean Miller
ROME
Reuters
Giuseppe Fanin
Catholic Workers Union
Bologna
San Giovanni
Six Die In Toronto Bus and Tram Crash
Six Hamilton residents including two women were killed when a Canada Coach Lines bus collided with a streetcar on Toronto’s western outskirts. About 44 others were injured, with 26 hospitalized. The bus carried members of the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders of Hamilton attending a reunion, and most streetcar passengers were Goodyear plant workers returning from night shift. The dead include Mrs Thomas Hay Frank Augustus Noble Mr and Mrs David Armiti Earl McKie and Gordon Bedrie. The driver Frank Rowe aged 24 suffered multiple severe injuries. Initial reports fluctuated on the injured count, ranging from 41 to 46, but the hospital tally stood at 26 by 11:30 a.m.
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ORONTO
Hamilton
Toronto
Thomas Hay
Frank Augustus Noble
David Armiti
Earl McKie
Gordon Bedrie
Frank Rowe
Canada Coach Lines
Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders
Top Hat
Sunnyside
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
New Toronto
Two Guards Stabbed at Kingston Penitentiary
Kingston Ontario November 6 two guards were stabbed by convict Patrick McKenzie six times and once respectively at Kingston penitentiary. Guard H E Goodfriend received six back stabs while J H Hodgson was struck once as he aided, before McKenzie was overpowered. The knife's origin is unknown and both guards received non fatal wounds.
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KINGSTON
J. H. Hodgson
Goodfriend
McKenzie
M. B. Kemp
Negotiated Peace Pondered In China
Nanking reports rumors of peace moves amid civil war uncertainty with claims of a coalition government excluding Chiang Kai Shek. evacuation fears rise as British and American citizens prepare to leave Shanghai Nanking and Peiping.
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NANKING
Chiang Kai-Shek
Beingpu
Suchow
Yangtze River
Chiang
Li-Tsung-Jen
HONG KONG
Reuters
Shanghai
United States
Manchuria
PEIPING
north
China
Peiping-Hentsin island
Tientsin
Shihkiachwang
Red
Premier King Lands in New York
Prime Minister Mackenzie King arrived in New York aboard the Queen Elizabeth and said he is feeling better since leaving London. He gave no interview due to orders from his London physician and will rest in Ottawa before comments.
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NEW YORK
C.P
Trime
Mackehtzie King
London
King
Lord Moran
Ottetawa
Vancouver man dies in 200 foot plunge
Vancouver Nov 6 Harry J Faowns 49 year old telephone executive died early today in a 200 foot plunge from Lions Gate Bridge at the entrance to Vancouver Harbor.
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VANCOUVER
Harry J. Faowns
Lions Gate bridge
Vancouver Harbor
Nassau Republicans Cancel Speaker, Shift to It Pays to Be Ignorant
The Nassau County Federation of Republican Women canceled a planned talk on Our New Republican President for November 1 and rescheduled with radio comedian Harry McNaughton presenting It Pays to be Ignorant. The change was announced from Mineola New York.
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MINEOLA
NLY
Nassau County Federation of Republican Women
Harry McNaughton
Salesman Confesses in Waldorf Astoria Death Case
A Michigan salesman Ralph Edward Barrows confessed to killing a 62 year old Montres textile executive Colin Cameron MacKellar whose body was found in the Canadian Club suite at the Waldorf Astoria. A matches book bore the bar’s name and address as the sole clue.
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NEW YORK
Montres
Colin Cameron MacKellar
Waldorf Astoria
Michigan
Ralph Edward Barrows
Grand Rapids
Mich
Record Sum Goes Out To Producers
The largest initial sugar beet payment in this region goes to 1395 growers in AYMOND. A total of over 3 million dollars is mailed at 10 dollars a ton for 306 437 tons of 1948 beets. Last year payments were 9 50 per ton on 295 000 tons. This year 324 000 tons are harvested with higher sugar content. A second 1943 payment is set for December 6 ahead of Christmas shopping.
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Herald News Service
AYMOND
Alberta
Aussie Coal Strike Triggers Mass Dismissals Across NSW
Thousands of workers were dismissed in New South Wales as the coal strike escalates. About 2600 more were told to stand down three days a week without pay until the dispute ends. Government power cuts were ordered to conserve coal, and a state of emergency threatened if miners do not return to work by Monday.
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Australia
New South Wales
Winnipeg 75 Years Monday
Winnipeg marks 75 years Monday in a city of many nations. The anniversary coincides with the new year and the inaugural meeting of Winnipeg’s first council. Winnipeg began as a Hudson’s Bay trade post with an initial population of 215 in 1870.
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WINNIPEG
Prairie
Montreal
Toronto
Vancouver
Hudson's Bay
Kimberley mine tragedy and other Canadian briefs
Thomas Young, 39, crushed to death in the Sullivan mine Kimberley British Columbia. Harry Kebstad, 48, found dead with gunshot wounds. coroner's jury adjourned. War bride Jean McAllister collapses in prisoner's box during murder trial. Detroit manager Steve ONeill's contract not renewed for 1949 season. Brewery union seeks 10 to 30 cent hourly raise for 1,000 workers in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Alberta migratory bird shooting season extension denied. Ontario Liberal convention planned to name Oliver successor. US Navy bomber missing since Thursday believed crashed on mountain peak near Tofino.
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KIMBRELEY
KIMBERLEY
B.C
JHNS
Thomas
Young
Sullivan
Harry Kebstad
WAR BRIDE
LINDSAY
Oak
C.Pj
Jean McAllister
STEVEN NEILL
DETROIT
Lily Evans
Detroit Tigers
Steve O O Neill
BREWERY UNION
CALGARY
C.Pa
Brewery and
A.F.1
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Lethbridge union serks
OTTAWA
C.P
resources department
OLIVER
The
Evening Journal today
Ontario
Liberal party
Farquhar Oliver
Ieader
Martin
William Benedickson
Kenora
Rainy River
U.S
MOUNTAIN PEAK
VICTORIA
Tofino district
here
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