Beet payments hit record as sugar beets top harvest plans
AYMOND NOV 6 An all time high for sugar beet payments goes to some 1,500 growers with a total of 3 371 290 dollars for deliveries up to October 20 at 10 dollars per ton covering 337 129 tons. Harvesting is ahead with three factories slicing 5 000 tons daily and expected to run to Christmas while the beet crop may reach 440 000 tons. Dry molasses beet pulp production at Taber factory proceeds with 100 tons daily and shipments reach Boston and Vancouver Island. Wet pulp is produced at Raymond and Picture Butte mills.
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Herald News Service
AYMOND
Taber
Boston
Mass
Vancouver Island
Raymond and Picture Butte mills
Water Found in Four Gas Tanks on Stratocruiser
Water was discovered in four gas tanks of a Pan American Airways Stratocruiser headed for New York from London. About 1000 gallons were drained and refilled as the airliner, carrying 47 passengers, left two hours late. A spokesman said the water’s source is not yet known.
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LONDON
Reuters
New York
Pan-American Airways
French Withdraw From Hanoi Footholds In Indochina
France announced rapid withdrawals to shrink its Hanoi foothold as Viet Minh forces press from three directions. The defense system in the Red River delta tightens while highways to Hoa Binh and Hung Hoa are abandoned. Mobile reserves shift to the delta to counter Ho Chi Minh.
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SAIGO
Hunghoa
Hanoi
Chu Chu
Inh Lap
Hoa Binh
Laokay
Chapa
northwest frontier
Ho Chi Minh
The Left Hand Corner Lethbridge Street Names and a Pig Farm
A compact note details street naming in Lethbridge and references a pig farm with bald heads, smoking and nursing. The fragment hints at local nomenclature and unusual imagery without full context or clear events.
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Lethbridge
Name Those Streets and Avenues The Left Hand Corner
Vancouver Province columnist Race Luckhart recalls Lethbridge prairie boom days when street names in new subdivisions were scarce. She recalls working in a real estate office where plans were due for registration but no street names existed.
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RACE LUCKHART
Vancouver Province
Lethbridge
prairies
Violent Week-End Deaths Count in Eastern Canada
The Canadian Press reports twenty seven fatalities in eastern Canada over the week-end. Traffic accidents caused eighteen deaths, with three by gunshot and rifle wounds, one by drowning, one from burns on an explosion, and three from falls. A hunting heart attack killed another. Quebec logged eleven deaths, including three in a Richelieu river bridge crash. Ontario saw ten, Newfoundland three, Nova Scotia two, and New Brunswick one amid slushy highways blamed for many traffic deaths.
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Canada
Quebec
Richelieu
Outario
Former wife John Barrymore dies in Boston at 60
Michael Strange poet author actress and second wife of John Barrymore died at Massachusetts General Hospital. She appeared in Broadway productions including Man of Destiny and The Importance of Being Earnest. Her poems included Resurrecting Life and Claire De Lune.
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JOHN BARRYMORE
BOSTON
Michael Strange
Massachusetts General hospital
Claire De Lune
Manitoba's Special Session Opens in Winnipeg
In Winnipeg on November 6, a special Manitoba legislature session will vote about 6 million dollars to cover the province's share of spring flood costs. Premier Douglas Campbell will outline plans to reimburse municipalities, and the body will ratify emergency flood agreements and a federal provincial plan for a 4.8 million earth dike network to shield greater Winnipeg. A new speaker will be elected to replace W. C. Miller.
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WINNIPEG
Manitoba
Red River
Douglas Campbell
Wnnipeg
W. C. Miller
N. V
Three Defence Ministers Meet in Canada Visit
Defence ministers from Britain Netherlands and Canada arrived at Rockcliffe RCAF station after talks with U.S. officials in Washington. They traveled with Canada’s Brooke Claxton and will tour military bases and defence plants.
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DEFENCE MINISTERS
Rockcliffe R.C.A.F
U.S
Washington
Canada
Brooke Claxton
centre
National Defence
Herald
Emanuel Shinwell
Britain
W. Fockema-Andreae
Netherlands
Claxton
Lethbridge Girl And Blairmore Boy Are Accident Victims
Traffic and hunting accidents over the weekend in Southern Alberta claimed three lives. Agnes Evila Robinson, 17, died in a head on crash on the Lethbridge Coutts highway near the Kenyon radio station. Valentino Beltrame of Blairmore, 17, was shot by a companion while rabbit hunting near Blairmore and died two hours later. Shelley Rutledge, of Calgary, 17, was killed when struck by a light truck. An inquest was opened for Robinson and there was no inquest for Beltrame.
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Alberta
Lethbridge
Blairmore
Agnes Evila Robinson
Kenyon radio
Lethbridge- Coutts
Valentino Beltrame
Crow’s Nest Pass
Calgary
Shelley Rutledge
Edwin Rutledge
Coutts highway
R.C
Deer-hunter walks 314 miles after dual leg wounds
Karl Wallin, 46, wearing fawn-colored pants, was shot through both legs by a misidentification in Sudbury. He walked 314 miles through bush and reached hospital in surprisingly good condition after losing over a pound of flesh. Alfred Eden, 17, of Sudbury, said he mistook Wallin for a deer.
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SUDBURY
Ont
Karl Wallin
Alfred Eden
Wallin
US Elections At A Glance Canadian Press Summary
US voters will choose 6 U.S. senators 432 U.S. representatives and 32 state governors. About 70 million of 98 million eligible are expected to vote with 40 to 45 million probable. Current balance Dems 54 GOP 42 in Senate 49 needed, House Dems 259 GOP 169 vacancies 3, 218 to control, Governors Dems 29 GOP 19. 1,087 candidates including 42 women.
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United States
U.S
Maine
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Washington
Oregon
California
senate
house of representatives
house
Gardiner Blames Saskatchewan for Missing Britain Hog Market
Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Gar diner condemned the province for not cooperating with federal trade policies. Speaking to Liberal delegates in Prince Albert he warned that lack of cooperation has reduced Britain-bound hog and farm product sales since 1945. He cited frozen wheat, surplus feed, and dwindling hog numbers to argue for more rail cars and policy alignment.
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PRINCE ALBERT
Sask
Gardiner
Saskatchewan
department of agriculture
Britain
Coldwell
C.C.F
Douglas
Canada
Election Odds Favor U S Democratic Party
New York Nov 6 The United States elects a new congress tomorrow with odds favoring Democrats to retain control The presidency is not at stake in this off year election and international issues loom large as voters weigh peace and war concerns The Senate has 9 seats up for reelection and four vacancies while the House has 435 seats Republicans must gain seven Senate seats and 49 House seats to take control
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NEW YORK
United States
Harry S. Truman
congress
senate
house of representatives
house
Red Troops Halt Fighting and Retreat in Korea
Communist forces in northwest Korea halted fighting and began a retreat to the north as UN resistance stiffened with south reinforcements. American officers were puzzled by the withdrawal after a strong counter attack by the U.S. 24th Division, which recaptured about 1,200 yards of ground from a dawn assault by North Koreans and Chinese.
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KOAL
Korea
Reuters
United Nations
MacArthur says Chinese forces in Korea clash with UN
General MacArthur notified U.N. Security Council that Chinese Communist units are fighting U.N. troops in Korea. He detailed identified units and warned that Chinese forces are deployed for action against the unified command. The council was to meet to discuss Palestine, with the report ready for delegates.
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MacArthur
U.N. Commie
United Nations
Security Council
AKE
Douglas MaceArthur
United Nations security council
U.N
Korea
U.S
Warren R. Austin
united command
Allies On Defensive As Chinese Troops Aid North Koreans
United Nations troops fortified positions as Chinese forces reportedly moved into North Korea. MacArthur termed the Chinese move an act of lawlessness, warning a broader war could hinge on Red China. Fresh Chinese units boosted North Korean resistance, narrowing the front to 46 miles from Pyongyang.
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North Koreans
SEOUL
United Nations
MacArthur
Manchuria
U.N
Pyongyang
Korea
Red China
China
U.S
WASHINGTON
United States
Rede
Suihe
seach
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
fereva
In India Your Tailor Makes Suit in a Day
Indian history is ancient and the columnist notes the long arc of Delhi’s past from Old Delhi to New Delhi. He sketches the contrast between the old city’s narrow streets and the bustling crowds, with a light aside on time and civilization as he contemplates Delhi’s eight incarnations.
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INDIA
I. NORMAN SMITH
The Herald
NEW DELHI
Delhi
Stock Prices Fall on Korean News Forces Market Selloff
New York traders reacted to late Korean developments with a sharp market drop. Large blocks of stock hit the market at losses exceeding 34 a share as Gen. MacArthur's charge of Communist intervention in North Korea underscored weekend news.
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NEW YORK
Gen. MacArthur
North Korea
REGINA
Canada
TORONTO
Nev
Moron wae
New York exchange
London exchange
Montreal
Britain mulls dropping recognition of Communist China
London reports Britain weighs canceling its recognition of the Chinese Communist government. Foreign Secretary Bevin expected to outline cabinet sentiment in a statement amid cabinet debate. Britain has faced limited progress with Peiping as J C Hutchison remains in China seeking formal diplomatic ties.
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LONDON
Britain
Ernest Bevin
house of commons
Hevin
foreign office
Korea
China
J. C. Hutchisan
Peiping
Maberley Dening
Far Eastern de
Red Withdrawal Noted in Korea and Global News Flows
Reports in the United States suggested Chinese forces were withdrawing in Korea, but Eighth Army intelligence indicated they remained. Other items include Niddrie and Winther nominated in Olds by election, Britain condemning China’s move into Tibet, Branch Rickey joining Pittsburgh Pirates, U.S. warning on China amid Korean war, butter prices rising in Regina, and stock prices falling on major exchanges.
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SEOUL
Korea
United States
Eighth Army
U.S
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