18 Nov 1947
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Newspaper
Lethbridge Herald
Location
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date
Nov 18, 1947
Page
1
Canada moves toward freer trade with 17 nations as the government announces tariff concessions to boost exports. Officials say gains may take years while immediate import restrictions are set to bolster Canada's faltering dollar reserves.
PORT ALBERNI B C Nov 18 One person was killed and ten others injured when the old 20 room King Edward hotel burned early today causing about 100000 in loss Firemen fought the blaze for an hour and a half and found the body of Tom Jones a logger The hotel was full and many guests escaped by jumping from windows in night attire The fire destroyed hotel records and emergency room care was needed as beds overflowed in the hospital
The article discusses natural versus synthetic fibres. It notes nylon's wide uses and Rayon as the dominant synthetic fibre in U S production since 1911, derived from wood cellulose and other organics. Production volumes are cited around 0.75 billion pounds.
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J L Swartzbaugh kept a loaded rifle ready after a buck deer attacked a bull on his farm near Canton Illinois. The bull charged the fence while fleeing the deer causing damage to the fence and leaving Swartzbaugh with cuts and scratches from the encounter.
Vancouver Victoria and New Westminster resume service after over four weeks of disruption. AFL street railway union backs Wismer plan for 15 cent wage rise for 2850 workers, 46 hour week unchanged. Public utilities commission cost pass through could raise fares, opposed by Vancouver council which vows to contest any hike.
DEATUS YESTERDAY PEO SH SEPA LIVERPOOL BRITAIN Gordon T Crown 18 year old chess prodigy Rome Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata 70 Italian finance minister Bath Captain Richard Quick 79 mariner famed with Maine sailing ships London Samuel Carey Glamients 80 Reuters manager Kingston John M Black 77 retired newspaper mat with long career
Canada enacts a dollar-saving program with new excise taxes on semi luxury goods, import restrictions, and travel bans, alongside a $300 million U S loan for essential equipment and raw materials. Measures take effect midnight and may last months or a year, while tariff concessions from Geneva are suspended. Jan 1 1948 tariff shifts noted.
Ottawa reports an imminent prices board order to cut the sugar ceiling by one cent per pound restoring it to pre raise levels after a recent one cent hike. The move follows elimination of the one cent excise tax on sugar, shifting the savings to consumers nationwide. Current Canadian sugar costs nine to ten cents per pound, with the new price set to drop by one cent.
London reports that Princess Elizabeth and Lieut. Philip Mountbatten received unusual presents at their wedding. The list includes an ostrich egg a horseman’s riding item from Queen Victoria era and knitted hoods for boiled eggs.
Ottawa defense of dollar limits embraces sweeping trade and travel curbs plus new taxes as Canada seeks a $300 million U.S. credit. Government lists limits on imports, removes some taxes on electricity and gas, and considers a private loan option in New York.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King told Canadians to keep long run objectives in view and face the short run with courage. He cited Geneva trade pacts with 34 nations promising better access to world markets and duty concessions, while detailing a moderate austerity program to halt dollar reserve deterioration and secure a $300 million loan from the United States.
Canadian Finance Minister Abbott warned price ceilings and rationing could be reintroduced to address a US dollar shortage. Howe outlined a program to cut imports of capital goods and boost exports, with actions across industries to ease the dollar crisis and possible auto import quotas within 8 to 10 weeks.
London date November 18 Prime Minister Mackenzie King of Canada accepted the Order of Merit from the King, a 24 member high honor not carrying a title. He spent hours with the royal family and invited Princess Elizabeth to visit Canada with her future husband, Lieut Mountbatten, after the royal wedding. The princess thanked him and sought a date for a possible Canadian trip. The order, instituted in 1902, honors exceptional merit. Continued on page two.
King and Queen present Elizabeth with a pearl necklace and pearl strings. Princess Elizabeth to wed Lieut. Philip Mountbatten. Royal gifts fill St James Palace, including diamond tiaras, necklace, earrings, and a mink coat from Canada. The frame with the Dionne quintuplets also garners attention.
Jacksonville Florida November 18. P Rebel Berry is in a hospital after a hunting mishap. Berry and a companion were out with rifles and dogs when the dogs tangled with the guns and fired. The shot blew off Berry’s big toe.
Halifax reports 33 seamen marooned on the Langhedag after it ran aground near Sacred Island Newfound land. Bad weather and freezing rain hinder rescue as Evergreen and other vessels race to reach the stranded crew who fear they have only 48 hours of life left.
In ChristChurch on November 18, the Ballantynes department store fire killed or missing forty two people as the four story building collapsed. Firefighters contained the blaze after two hours but rescue efforts continued amid crowds and shock across the dominion.
Two young ex-convicts Robert Winslow 23 and Burford Sennett 22 surrendered meekly after a 12 hour siege by an armed posse in a north central Wisconsin farm area. Their hostages a farmer his wife and two sons were unharmed. The men had threatened a shootout over the rape and slaying case.
News brief reports a devastating flash fire at Batlantyne Brothers department store in Christchurch causing four known dead or missing. Damage estimated at 1.69 million dollars as shoppers crowded the mid afternoon.
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