More Tax Aid Asked By Alberta Municipalities
After approving a provincial plan to raise public ward hospitalization aid the Union of Alberta Municipalities moved to press for more support They urged the government to match Dominion hospital grants without conditions Medicine Hat led a call to include construction grants in the aid package and to fund capital needs and 50 percent of school requisitions in the province Lethbridge resolution backed capital expenditures for schools Rural tax burdens on education were criticized as excessive and the judge report’s grants were deemed too small with hopes for greater provincial revenue use.
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ALGARY
Union of Alberta
city of Medicine Hall
Dominion
Medicine Hat
LETHBRIDGE
Ivan Casey
Jonathan Wheatley
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts
Alberta
Princess Louise Delivers Speech at Save the Children Dinner
Princess Marie Louise, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, born 1266, presided at a Save the Children Fund dinner in Dorchester on Monday evening. She spoke without notes, delivering what was described as the speech of the evening, despite the prime minister being present.
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London Spectator
Marie Louis
Queen Victoria
Save the Children Fund
Dorchester
Princess Louise
prine
lst
Left Hand Corner Continued on Page Fours
A fragment indicates a continuation titled Left Hand Corner moving to page Fours. The note suggests continuation of a column or feature, guiding readers to the specified page for the rest of the content.
Defence Dept Cuts U S Naval and Marine Aviation Half
Washington October 8 The House Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Vinson cites secret orders from the Pentagon showing defence department cuts to naval and marine aviation by about half He reports a $203 million share of a $353 million further cut to naval aviation and a drop in operating aircraft including attack carriers from 11 to eight The hearing follows navy air force friction with Admiral Arthur Radford calling the B 36 a billion dollar blunder and accusing the air force of trying to eliminate naval aviation with a contested shift in bomber strategy
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WASHINGTON
Carl Vinson
Dem
Gam
house of representatives armed service committee
defence department
Vinson
Pentagon
defence
bulilding
defence chiefs
navy
armed services
air force
Herbert G. Hopwood
Hopwood
congress
naval air arm
naval aviation
navy air force
Arthur W. Radford
James Forrestal
Conviction Upheld in Australia Sedition Case
The Australian high court upheld Laurence L. Sharkey's conviction for seditious utterances. Sharkey, general secretary of the Communist party of Australia, remains free on 1000 pounds bail awaiting sentence after a Sydney jury convicted him June 20 for sedition words spoken to a reporter in a telephone interview published March 5.
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MELBOURNE
Australian high court
Laurence L. Sharkey
Communist party of Australia
Sharkey
Sydney
Fuel oil outlook eases fears of coming snow in Canada
A Canadian Press survey shows Canadians largely rely on coal for heat with adequate supplies despite a coming cold spell. Devaluation and higher freight rates push prices up. American anthracite climbs from 125 to 225 per ton in Montreal and 250 in Prince Edward Island. Some provinces see smaller increases or none, and New Brunswick reports its slowest summer fuel business since 1939.
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theMi
United States
Montreal
Toronto
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Ontario
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Bellevue coal miner found after 19 day search
Edward Bosely, 52, long familiar as a roving Bellevue coal miner, reappeared two miles north of town after a 19 day search by relatives neighbors and RCMP from Blairmore. He was weak but conscious saying he was hunting for his nephew Terrence Cardle who helped carry him home through a snowstorm.
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BELLEVUE
CNP
Edward Bosely
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Blairmore
here
Terrence Cardle
Cardle
MacNicol forecasts Edmonton Winnipeg steam service revival
John R. MacNicol former Toronto Davenport MP urged restoration of the Edmonton to Winnipeg steamer run. He cited potential hydro power generation from Manitoba dams and from Saskatchewan and North Saskatchewan rivers totaling about 700000 horsepower if irrigation and dam projects were implemented.
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WINNIPEG
John R. MacNicol
Toronto
Davenport
Edmonton
MacNichol
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
North Saskatchewan
Cedar Lake
Vulcan Mayor W. D. Allan Elected UAM President
Vulcan mayor W D Allan was elected president of the Union of Alberta Municipalities at the closing session of the Calgary meeting. The selection highlights Allan's leadership role in Alberta's municipal landscape and the council's recognition of his service.
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W. D. ALLAN
Vulcan
Union of Alberta Municipalities
Calgary
Canton front collapses as Chinese flee toward Chungking
Chinese forces retreat from Canton as the northern front buckles under Red army pressure. Nationalist capital reportedly moving to Chungking with Hengyang abandoned. Wen Wei Pao says Communist troops entered Hengyang. Britain may recognize Peiping regime. other Commonwealth states could follow. U S denounces the new government and news-gathering bans.
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ANTON
Canton
CHUNGKING
China
Kukong
Hengyang
Wen Wei Pao
Hong Kong
London
Britain
Peiping
India
Russia
Peoples Republic
Mao Tze- Tung
heiping
U.S
United States
state department
corres
Former Albertan New President of Leland Stanford
Palo Alto Calif Oct 8 Stanford University Friday formally seated Canadian born Dr J E Wallace Sterling as its fifth president in 58 years In his inaugural address the 43 year old educationist a native of Linwood Ont urged universities to work together to aid in realization of democracy s promise He received his BA at Toronto 1927 MA Alberta 1930 and PhD Stanford 1938 As an undergraduate he played football and basketball at Toronto and later coached both sports at Alberta He was coach of the Calgary town football team.
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PALO ALTO
Calif
Stanford University
J. E. Wallace Sterling
Linwood
Ont
Sterling
University of Toronto
University of Alberta
Stanford
Toronto
Alberta
Calgary town
U S Moving Closer To Crisis As Coal Supplies Shrink
Government pressure pushes soft coal operators to reopen talks with John L. Lewis as coal stocks dwindle. Conciliator Cyrus Ching says talks may resume next Tue or Wed, but offers no firm settlement date and warns the pinch is being felt.
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U.S
SOLAS
John L. Lewis
Cyrus
Ching
United Mine Workers
United States
Lewis
Washington
White House
Ching sai
PLTTSBURGH
Aluminum Company of America
C.I.C. United Steelworkers
Alcoa
stcclworkers
Flood Threat Looms Over Houston Area
One person drowned and residents fled rising flood waters as heavy rains hit Harris County. Creeks and bayous surged, prompting evacuations in suburban areas while Houston faced a severe flood threat.
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TEXAS
HOUSTON
Tex
Lost stockholders found in Canada may yield bonanza
Stock Certificates in New York report Tracers Company of America estimates 137,000 Canadians own about 87 million dollars in stocks lost track of by firms. They claim 46,000 missing holders found for 135 American clients with high success. Four large Canadian firms have hired them to locate about 2,000 missing shareholders. Many certificates dated to 1860 may prove valuable despite dormant status.
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NEW YORK
attlc
Tracers Company of America
Abitibi Power and Paper Limited
National Hosiery Mills Limited
Britkkh Columbia Power and Lisht
Montreal Trust Company
Canada
United States
Britain
Europe
National Guards Relieve Hunters Stranded in Idaho Forests
National Guardsmen moved into central Idaho forests to rescue hundreds of hunters trapped by the first snowstorm of the year. Rescue trucks carried food, clothing, and car chains to Minidoka and other national forests along the Idaho Utah border. Frostbite and frozen feet were reported as hundreds of cars bogged in drifts and some hunters were hospitalized. In Oregon heavy snow affected Mt Hood ski area while temperatures dipped to 28 degrees. Missing persons included Lois Schreigoso of Rose Lake and a Shoshone boy last seen in the Stanley Basin.
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BOISE
Idaho
National
Minidoka National Forest
The
National Forest
Idaho-Utah
Twin Falls
Payette
Oregon
timbering lodge
Yankees Win Series Lead As Reynolds Shuts Dodgers
New York defeats Brooklyn 6 to 4 to take a 3-1 lead in the World Series. Lopat opened with a 6-0 cushion before Brooklyn rallied with seven straight hits in the sixth. Allie Reynolds nailed down the win with a flawless relief stint, fanning five and ending a major threat with a decisive strikeout.
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tee
BBETS FIELD
Brooklyn
Allie Reynolds
Ed Lopat
New York
Yanks
Lopat
Dodgers
Reynolds
theeft
Joe Page
Allie
Spider Jorgensen
Oklne
Slavs accuse Hungary in Balkan cold war flare
Belgrade reports Yugoslavia formally accuses Hungary of hostile acts in response to Budapest renouncing its 20 year treaty of friendship and alliance. The note marks the latest exchange in the Russia led Cominform Tito government standoff.
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BELGRADE
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Mareshal Tito
Marshal Tito
Alberta Earl's Castle Again Sold
Avon Castle in Ringwood Hampshire changes hands as a Bournemouth lawyer plans converting the 27 room mansion into flats. He purchased the property for £10,000 from a hotel company. Lord Egmont, now based in Midnapore Alberta, inherited the earldom in 1932 after his father’s death and sold Avon Castle in 1938.
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RINGWOOD
Hampshire
England
Avon Castle
Alberta
Earl of Egmont
Bournemouth
Lord Egmont
Midnapore
Alta
Blizzard Rages in Prince George Roads Blocked Central BC
Winter cols sweep central and northern British Columbia with heavy snow blanketing highways at Prince George and freezing conditions inland. The coast sees wind driven rain as crews struggle to clear roads and restore traffic amid harsh weather.
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PRINCE GEORGE
VANCOUVER
British Columbia
B.C
KALAMAZOO
Mid
B. K. McGregor
JULES MOCH
PARIS
Reuters
Jules Motch
Vincent Auriol
Moch
Henri Queuille
ALTA
EDMONTON
C.P
Morinville
here
Herman Vetlmer
Riviere-Qui Barre
CANTON
Leonard Clark
Clark
Freeman
Harris
Brant Matthews
Lewis
United Mize Workers
Southern Coal Producers Association
Charleston
Norther
western commercial
skct
iterests
USLW
White Sulphur Springs
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John R.‘MacNicol
N. Saskatchewan
UAM
Associated Press
Leland-Stanford
Ernest Bevin
United Kingdom
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Berra
Newcombe
Hatten
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