Communists Lead Voting In Romania
Bucharest reports early returns show the communist dominated bloc leading the Romanian parliamentary election with 155552 votes for the bloc and 41235 for the National Peasant Party among others. High turnout reported with 90 to 95 percent of eight million eligible voters participating.
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BUCHAREST
National Peasant Party
National Liberals
Magyar Popular Union
National Peasant Democrats
interior ministry
iitain
United States
Petru Groza
Romania
Britain
Byrnes
Moscow
Teohari Georgescu
LONDON
Reuters
Belgrade
Staley Appeal Hearing Delayed In Calgary
Calgary November 20. Appeal of Donald Sherman Staley against a death sentence may be delayed as appeal books are not finished. Counsel John S Mavor KC said judges may need to review trial evidence, pushing the hearing to later in the appellate division sittings. Staley was sentenced to hang December 18 at Lethbridge jail for the murder of six year old Donald Gow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CALGARY
Donald Sherman Staley
supreme court
John S
Mavor
K.C
Staley
W. R Howson
Lethbridge
Donald Gow
Pepper Economy and War Impact Across the World
An analysis traces pepper supply and price shifts from prewar Canada to postwar markets. It notes Dutch East Indies and Malayan Peninsula sources, Japanese disruptions, and jungle clearance. By 1938 world demand reached 193 million pounds. 1946 supply around 45 million pounds with quality concerns. Canada’s Indian imports about 16.823 million pounds at 21 cents a pound. The piece concludes with pepper retail trends and a continuation note on Page Four.
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Thomas Hil
Moose Jaw
Canada
Netherlands East Indies
Malis Peninsula
India
Weather handicaps recovery of bodies
A Western Airlines wreckage on White Mountain, near Burbank, delays recovery as snow and cold force partial abandonment of the body retrieval. One body was recovered, three were carried down before weather halted progress, with two left behind. The crash occurred last Wednesday. Canadian women aboard included Miss Mary La Branch of Edmonton, Mrs. Bridget W. Knight of Banff, and Mrs. Florence Henry en route to Long Beach California.
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Western Air Lines
Burbank
Calif
Mary La Branch
Edmonton
Bridget W. Knight
Banff
Alta
Plorence Henry
Winnipeg
Western Airlines
White Mountain
Sewell Griggers
Lockheed air terpine
Salt Lake City
Florence Henry
Long Beach
eee
Manchester bus strike to end thurs drivers agree
Manchester five day strike by 6000 transport workers ends tomorrow after marathon talks. Reports say sporadic clashes and tire slashings occurred as volunteers and strikers confronted each other. The driver dismissed for alleged minor offences resisted participation in picket activity.
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MANCHESTER
JACK SULLIVAN
B. Cable
Lancashire
transport company
James Christie
buse corporation
transport committee
Christie
Six Die In Greenville Laundry Plant Blast
A gas explosion and fire at the Ideal Laundry plant and office in Greenville Washington last night left six known dead and one missing. About ninety injured, thirty nine in hospitals, six treated at the scene. National Guard patrols the devastated area after reports of debris floating in nearby homes.
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GREENVILLE
D.C
Paix
Ideal
state guard
hiant
Motion Defeated Over Closed Shop Critique in Commons
London, Nov 20. The house of commons defeated a motion criticizing closed shop tendencies in British trade unionism and denouncing government policy. The tally was 216 to 16 with 155 abstentions. Some supporters called for a royal commission to investigate the closed shop issue.
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LONDON
Reuters
house of commons
Cattle Champions Crowned at Toronto Royal Winter Fair
Manitoba and Ontario cattle top honours at the Royal Winter Fair cattle show. Searle Clarina, shown by Searle Grain Co. Winniper from East Selkirk won senior remain champion in Shorthorn. Marlehar Mandate from Libertyville won the Shorthorn bull grand championship amid crowds. Barbara M. of Agincourt won senior Aberdeen Angus female title. Old Orchard Monarch was best Canadian-bred bull among Herefords with Old Orchard Starletue crowned best Canadian-bred female in the Hereford class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TORONTO
Manitoba
UWhnois
Searle Clarina
Searle Grain Co
Winniper
East Selkirk
Man
Marlehar
Libertyville
Barbara M
Agincourte
C. Hatch
Aberdeen Angus
John Stuart, Jr
Peterborough
Old Orchard
Molotov Talks Troop Reports At United Nations
LAKE SUCCESS NY Nov 20 United States pressed all United Nations to disclose complete troop totals both home and abroad Senator Tom Connally said the United States agrees that all cards should be laid on the table Molotov proposed a broadened plan to include enemy states and foreign bases while Russia would provide data on troops at home as part of arms discussions Cadogan backed study of the proposal and United Kingdom echoed the cautious approach Molotov offered new terms to cover non enemy territories and bases as of November first with flexibility to include at home forces later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LAKE SUCCESS
United States
United Nations
Molotov
Russia
Tom Connally
Dem
Texas
Connally
Mr. Molotov
United Nations assembly
Soviet Union
Alexander Cadogan
United Kingdom
U.N
Austin
Leon Blum elected head of UNESCO at Paris assembly
In Paris on November 20 7 former French premier Leon Blum was unanimously chosen president of UNESCO at its first general assembly. Delegates from 41 countries including Canada attend credentials hearings as the conference runs through December 15. Archibald Mar Teish US deputy chair outlined plans for a $2 billion annual cultural relations budget though no current expenditures are planned. The UN agency may seek a $9 million annual secretariat budget. In New York John Powers celebrated his 100th birthday at Briarcliff Hospital saying the centuries will end.
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PARIS
Leon Blum
France
United Nations education, scientific and cultural organization
wis
UNESCO
Canada
Bee
Russia
Archibaldi
Mar- Teish
United States
NEW YORK
John Powers
Mr. Powers
BritoMie Maspital
Moslem League to Skip India's Constituent Assembly
Nov 20 report from New Delhi says Mohammed Ali Jinnah announced the Moslem League will not participate in the December 9 convening of India's constitution making body. Invitations are going out, and sessions proceed. Gandhi has received threats amid East Bengal unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW DELHI
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
league
India
Jinnah
Pandit Jawharlal Nehru
All India Congress
Viscount Wavell
Bombay
European business
GANDHI CALCUTTA
Reuters
Indignant Hangman in New York Details Curious War Claims
A garbled wartime account from New York describes John Woods, an official linked to an army hangar, claiming involvement with Nazi agents and a sequence of events around a supposed hangman role. The fragmentary text references interviews, shipboard talks, and scattered locations in Europe and the city streets, with unclear chronology and several misspellings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW YORK
John Woods
Nhernberg
omehares
Europe
Woods
shipboard
Ancient Ontario Feud Recalled at London Meeting
London Ontario residents recalled the 1870s Donnelly and Farrell feuds that left six dead and terrorized Lucan. A speaker disputed Donnelly atrocity tales while others described local anger and a jurists' view that half of Lucan may have been implicated in the murders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
Ont
Lucan
London and Middlesex Historical Society
Joh Dorness
Dic
Miners Walkout Hits 89,000 as Crisis Deepens
89,000 miners have downed tools as John L. Lewis weighs recall of the midnight contract. The walkout, over a disputed pact seized by the government, risks nationwide power and gas shortages. The army stands ready to maintain order while states east of the Mississippi gauge escalation.
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HAROLD W WARD
WASHINGTON
taday
John L. Lewis
United States
Mississippi
Towa
Wisconsin
Missouri
Minnesota
congress
Lewis
T Alan Goldsborough
United Mine Workers
Judize Goldsborough
Norris-LaGuardia
Mrr. Lewis
dong
Truman
Key West
Pla
Charles G. Ross
Mr. Lewis
pafficy
William Gree
American Federation of Labor
Underwater conference held off Key West with Ross and reporters
In Key West Florida on November 20fy a historic underwater press conference occurred as White House correspondent and Presidential Secretary Charles G Ross spoke aboard the submarine Cobbler. The craft was 200 feet below the ocean surface during exercises.
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KEY WEST
Fla
White House
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Cobbler
Bride Ship In Collision Capsizes Off Liverpool
A collision at dawn near Liverpool between the bride ship Empire Brent and the cattle steamer Stormont capsized the Empire Brent, carrying nine wives and children of Canadian servicemen to Halifax. No passengers were hurt, but more than 200 cattle drowned or swam away, and the Stormont was towed ashore after sinking partly off Muke's Dock.
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LIVERPOOL
C.P. Cable
Halifax
Stormont
Mersey
Canadian Wives Bureau
London
Princess Landing stage
Belfast, Mersey and Manchester Steamship Company
Manchester Ship Canal
Brent
Blames Chiang Kai-Shek For China Fiasco
An exclusive early report quotes Communist commander Yenan charging Chiang Kai-Shek with full responsibility for China’s disunity and strife. He accuses American reactionaries of enabling Chiang and asserts the Communists are not yet ready to form a rival government in defiance of the Nanking assembly.
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JOHN RODERICK
YENAN
an-yhiey
Chin
Chiang Kai-Shek
fares wuercalla
Gen Chu
Nanking
canary
saint
Chu
Manchurian
Dairen
Manchuna
Shantung province
Partial Eclipse Of Sun Saturday Across Canada
Ottawa reports the fourth partial solar eclipse of the year will be visible across Canada for about three hours on Saturday. The peak shadow reaches roughly 30 percent, with dawn views in Vancouver and early afternoon viewing in Halifax and Labrador. The eclipse lightens to 15 percent in British Columbia from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. PST.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Dominion Observatory
Vancouver
Halifav
Labesador
thiebec
British Columbia
Unclear Convention Notes Highlight Schedule Shifts
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a convention in San Francisco with unusual wording. Key entities include LRA and PF, with possible references to days Tuesday and Friday. Details are garbled, but the piece hints at schedule changes or central events tied to a western location.
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LRA
SAN FRANCISCO
Alaska flour convoy to Alaska highway haul begins
In Dawson Creek British Columbia a group of truckers from Fairbanks Alaska wait for word to roll on a 1700 mile Alaska highway run carrying 14 000 pounds of flour to hungry Alaskans. Edmonton reports say Alaska traders seek food to replenish empty larders as maritime disruptions cut sea shipments from Seattle. one carload 80 000 pounds of Canadian wheat board flour released for export will be shipped by rail then trucked to Alaska to avoid rough roads. A week may be needed to distribute the flour. Herbert Hitcher of Fourbanks urges northwest Canada ties to diversify commerce.
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DAWSON CREEK
B.C
Fairbanks
Alaska
Columba
Alaska highway
Edmonton
Seattle
Wash
E. W. Patton
Camaduin wheat board
Patton
Hemonten mulling
Patten
United States
Herbert Hitcher
Fourbanks
northwest
Canada
Labor Wins G B By Election In London Rotherhithe
The Labour party retained its seat in London’s Rotherhithe by election. F L J Mellish, a 33 year old trade union official, led with 7 265 votes, defeating Conservative and Liberal rivals who combined for 5 905 votes. The by election followed the appointment of former food minister Str Ben Sr as chairman of the West Midlands coal board.
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LONDON
Laebor party
West Miaands coal board
Federation of Labor Officers Elected in Calgary
Late Wednesday afternoon Gee McDougall Calgary was elected new president of the Mberta Federation of Labor with G G Cush ing Calgary re elected seordarn and ins McLaren Besh bridge vice president Harry Boyt Lethbridge was named delegate to the Trades Congress of Canada Edmonton was selected as no next conventionary TWO DIE IN 4PTO TRAIN COLLISION Near River Valley Ont two people were killed and six injured in an automobile train collision at a crossing 30 miles east of here.
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FEDERATION OF LABOR
Gee, McDougall
Calgary
Mberta Federation of Labor
G. G. Cushing
seordarn
ins McLaren
Beshbridge
Harry Boyt
Lethbridge
Trades Congress of Canada
Edmonton
STUDER RY
fearl
River Valley
here
Felix Giroux
TORONTO
tCP
Ontario court of apptat taxtar
George N. Bilton
Whitby
atx
ALFRIEVE
Marie Desmeules
Fort Willian
MORDEN
Man
C.P
Glen
Mmma
Lisgar Liberal Association
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OPTIMIST
John J. Lewis
Secretary of Interior
J. A. Krug
interior department
Niall
dane
Buraja
somone
Paris street
Heidelberg
Ontario
Vilage of
Lucani
Biddulph towhat oy
Tipperary
Ireland
Eld
Green
UNDERWATER
China
SCTIOL ATAHIDS
Douglas Markle
Maurice Thingesa
Beaver Loire
Alybright
Dr Albright
Alberta
Labor
G.B
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