Lewis Has Coalmen Guessing
Washington dispatch reports John L. Lewis defers mine strike plans with less than 72 hours to deadline. Truce set for Nov 9 expires at midnight Wednesday as UMWA policy committee of 200 weighs extending the back to work order. Secret talks with Cyrus Ching and George H. Love hint at avoiding federal involvement. If miners resume, government intervention would follow.
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WASHINGTON
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
New York
Cyrus Ching
United States
George H. Love
Winchester
Mississippi River
Attlee's Future Postponed Rumors In Socialist Circles
London dispatch reports animated chatter among Socialist circles over Prime Minister Attlee's future. Supposed plans suggest he may retain the crown until Parliament is elected, then retire or ease burdens. A country home near Chequers fuels speculation, but no definite plan is confirmed. If he steps down a successor for Labour's parish may face trouble finding a leader.
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Attlee
London
Ottawa Journal
Rumo
Prme
Tole
Left and Corner S Continued on Page Fours
Fragmentary caption notes continuation of a column or feature titled Left and Corner S, with reference to page Fours and a spa archive tag. The readable text suggests a continued discussion or humorous piece, likely part of a regular section in the newspaper.
Storm lashes western Canada with high winds and floods
A Canadian Press report describes wrecking weather as arctic winds and heavy rains hit British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. The storm killed 15 people across seven deaths in BC, cut rail lines, flooded towns, and isolated 250 residents at Squamish. Damage runs into millions as rockslides, washouts, and floods disrupt transit and communities from Vancouver to Princeton.
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British Columbia
Pacific northwest
CUT BANK
Japan
Ontario
midwest
United States
prairies
Alberta
Mont
Sandspit
Queen Charlotte Islands
Vancouver
Fraser canyon
West
Capilano
Lion’s Gate
moon
north shore
Squamish
Pacific Great Eastern Railway
Princeton
Farmers Borrow $4,919,300 in 1948-49 Loans
OTTAWA Nov 28 The Canadian Farm Loan Board lent 4,919,300 to farmers in the 1948 49 fiscal year the largest volume in 12 years. More than one third of loans funded farm enlargement with total outstanding mortgages exceeding 24 million. About mr borrowers faced no interest arrears by year end.
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OTTAWA
Canadian Farm Loan Board
Canadians Win Three Of 4 Major Awards 1949 Grain Show
Three of the four major grain championships at the 1949 International Hay and Grain Show went to Canadian growers. Wheat queen Mrs Amy Grace Kelsey of Erickson British Columbia won her second premier title after previously triumphing in 1946. Oats king Sydney H Pawlowski of Spedden Alberta rye king Albert Kessel of Rosetown Saskatchewan. Barley king went to L E Peterson of Victor Montana.
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CHICAGO
C.P
Amy Grace Kelsey
Erickson
B.C. Oats
Sydney H. Pawlowski
Spedden
Alta
Albert Kessel
Rosetown
Sask
L. E. Peterson
Victor
Mont
Southern Alberta Suffers Second Major Dust Storm
EDMONTON Nov 28 The second major dust storm in three days struck Southern Alberta with 70 90 mph winds and zero visibility in Medicine Hat Lethbridge and Calgary causing topsoil loss concerns. The Dominion meteorological bureau tracked the front from Lethbridge to near Winnipeg as dust clouds darkened Saskatchewan and Alberta. A late day thunderstorm followed the dust event in central Alberta.
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EDMONTON
C.P
British Columbia
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Dominion meteorological bureau
Lethbriedge
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
Lethbridge
Calgary
Red Deer
Alta
Plan Start Big Highway In Spring Winters Says Plan Start
EDMONTON Nov 28 A city bus driver Fred Punk attacked by about eight youths on a bus was hospitalized for treatment. He said the gang refused to quiet down after warnings and fled after striking him in the face as other passengers exited at the end of the line.
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EDMONTON
Fred Punks
Punk
Punki
Million Dollar Brockville Fire Destroys Four Stores
A Saturday night blaze in Brockville Ontario caused about 1 million dollars in damage, destroying four stores and damaging six others in the downtown block. About 100 residents evacuated from apartments above the shops, with shelter found by Sunday. Fire Chief John Hart suffered a heart seizure but recovered. Fireman Charles Shorrey was overcome by smoke. The National Employment Insurance Service office was among the buildings burned.
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BROCKVILLE
Charles Shorrey
S&ilety
Smarts hardware store
Reynolds crocery
Sarndans furniture
National Employment Insurance Service
Two Lane Trans-Canada Highway Aims 1957 Finish
Ottawa outlines a 300 million dollar two lane trans-Canada highway from Victoria to St. John’s, including Prince Edward Island. Construction begins early spring 1950 with a 50 percent federal share for new roads and existing routes. A provincial conference will address technical details once legislation passes.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Winters
Victora
St. John’s
Prince Edward Island
Canadas Exports Rise in October Mending from September
Ottawa reports Canada’s exports reached 269.1 million dollars in October, up 17 percent from September but 12.4 percent below October 1915. For the first ten months of the year, exports total about 2.415 billion dollars, roughly 50 million less than last year’s comparable period.
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OTTAWA
Canada
bureau of statistics
Confusion Reigns As Reds Close On Chungking Suburbs
Reports from AIPEH Formosa say Chinese Nationalists warned Communist troops neared Chungking, with Reds reaching 12 miles from the capital and a later counterattack reclaiming South Springs. Nationalist govt moved to Chengtu as chaos spread in the capital region.
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AIPEH
Formosa
Chungking
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
South Springs
Yangtze river
Chengtu
SPENCER MOCSA
Chichiang
Hupeh
Kweichow
Tushish
Nationalis
Calgary Man Killed After Fire Escape Fall
Leon Gillis aged 28 of Calgary died after plunging 40 feet from a three storey fire escape while at a party with his wife. He suffered fatal injuries shortly after midnight and passed away in hospital early Sunday.
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CALGARY
Leon Gillis
Gillis
Deportation of U S Consul and Staff in Mukden
Washington reports the United States vice consul William N. Stokes and the entire American consulate staff were deported by Communist authorities in Mukden after a spy trial in which ten Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans were sentenced. The State Department says the deportation warrant came from a People’s Court. Stokes was removed for about seven hours and later released. Details on the seizure of the 26 strong near the consulate remain unclear.
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WASHINGTON
Mukden
Wilam N. Stokes
United States
America
state department
credr
people’s court
Stokeswagen
oberrytr
Anmis Ward
Burglars Return Half Dollar Loot With Unplanned Good Deed
Buffalo dispatch reports burglars who ransacked Anthony Syracuse's home over the weekend took only 50 cents after entering by a rear kitchen window. Syracuse noted the window hadn’t given way in years, calling the act a strange, unintended mercy.
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BUFFALO
N.Y
Anthony Syracuse
Syracuse
Edmonton Drowns In River Ice Rescue
The body of Mat Demings, about 35, from Edmonton, was recovered from North Saskatchewan River ice after a drowning Saturday night. Police and fire crews used ladders to reach and remove the victim’s body from the thin ice after a passerby noticed shoes protruding through the ice at an East Edmonton bridge.
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EDMONTON
Mat Demings
North Saskatchewan
East Edmonton
Chinese general Pai Chung-Hsi dubbed White Fox
Central Press reports Gen Pai Chung Hsi regarded as China's new strong man by Communists. A skilled technician, he holds the title White Fox and commands a large force, being an old associate of Li Tsung Jen.
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Central Press
China
Gen
Pai Chung-Hsi
White Fox
Pai
Li Tsung-Jen
National Trade Mark Adopted in Ottawa
In Ottawa on the session's busy Saturday the Commons approved a national trade mark bill and standard for products bearing it amid prorogation drive. The session reduced by a football final in Toronto, MPs also examined plans to abolish two departments and reallocate functions to three new ones while discussing rent-control policy and an export-import act extension.
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OTTAWA
Toronto
commons
CC.F
St. Laurent
News Bullets From Canadian Regions Include Fatal Tractor Accident
Reports from Pincher Creek say 17 year old William Grant Sinclair died when a tractor toppled, crushing him near Pincher Creek. R.C.ALP. and Coroner W. A. McLeod conducted investigations. no inquest. Also noted: emergency air lift planned for stranded railway passengers between Kamloops and Vancouver. Alberta coal operators criticized for delaying welfare fund proposals. Other items cover Edmonton Iberia Social Credit caucus, J. E. Coyne named deputy governor of Bank of Canada, flax crop records in Winnipeg, and Shorthorn championship results in Chicago.
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PINCHER CREEK
William Grant Sinclair
William Sinclair
Cochrane
Herald
R.C.ALP
W. A. McLeod
KAMLOOPS
VANCOUVER
B.C
here
T.C
CP.A
CALGARY
Hubert Livett
District 18
United Mine Workers of America
Budness
COANE
BANK OF CANADA OTTAWA
CPI
J. E. Coynt
board of governors
Bank of Canada
Coyne
Donald Gordon
Canadian National Railways
WINNIPEG
Western Canada
Board of Grain Commisioners
IOWA
CHICAGO
Kilaim
Max Jurgier
Clausen Brothers
Spencer, la
International Livestock Expedition
D. M. Greig
Harrisonville
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