Wilsil Ltd Reaches Independent Agreement Amid Packinghouse Strike
Wilsil Ltd of Montreal announced an independent labor agreement with its workers, 45 hour week and a 10 cent per hour raise for rates in effect Sept 9, with starting unskilled wages raised. All departments now operate as arrests total 162 since Monday amid ongoing picketing and injunction defiance.
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MONTREAL
C.P
Wilsil, Ltd
United Packinghouse Workers of America
C.I.0
A. R. Duckett
Wilsit
Canadian Packers
Swift Canadian Company
Canada
Swift Canadian
Canada Packers and
Burns and Company
Ontario
Goldfish Color Crisis Stuns San Francisco Aquarium
The Teinhart aquarum in San Francisco reports Garibaldi goldfish turning dull after exposure to Paprika fed near solely background. Dr. Miller of the California Academy of Sciences notes color fading may affect health and trigger aggression among fish. Experiments aim to restore color by controlled paprika concentrations.
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TEINHART aquarum
San Francisco
Donald A. Simpson
California
Lhey
Garibaldi
Robert GC. Miller
California Academy of Scienes
First Sod Turned On South Macleod Irrigation Project
The Macleod irrigation plan began with a ceremonial sod turning at two pm near Macleod. E L Gray CFRA director urged water users to manage supplies wisely as the project seeks 20 000 acres, storage sites at Gap and Willow Creek, and water availability by next spring or summer.
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ACLEOD
HNS
E. L. Gray
P.F.R.A
Mac Jeod
Mr. Gray
Palliser Triangle
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Saskatchewan river
Empress
Macleod
Gray
Gap
Willow Creek
Macleod Irrigation District
Irrigation District
Bight
Macleod Board of Trade
Regina
Lethbridge
Edmonton
John L. Fawcett
old board
W. A. Day
Fawcett
Orton, Pearce
Monarch
W H Shield
Wilkelian
Arrold Champneys
Jack Colwell
PFRA
Fawrett
Irpiegaton
Cru
South Alberta
South Macleod
Macleod bar-rister
Macleod tiazette
Herald
Arnold Champney
Oldman river
Plans Cancelled For Royal Couple Drive Through London Streets
Winnipeg dispatch details a radio message about Canon John H Turner being seriously injured 400 miles north of the Arctic circle. The report outlines the October 4 parachute rescue by Canadian army air crew and the unknown condition of Turner amid a lengthy silence from the party.
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WINNIPEG
Moffat anlet
John H. Turner
Arofie circle
church of England
prairie command
D'Artois
Guy D’Artois
lonely mission post
Rivers
Man
Ross Willoughby
army
Canon Turner
Hudson's Bay post
John Cormac
Ottawa
Chesterfield inlet
Moffat inlet
AFL CONVENTION NAMES MEANY AND TOBIN AS LEADERS
New York plumber Georges Meany and Boston coal wagon driver Danny Tobin emerged as de facto leaders of the Am erican Federation of Labor. They seized control from John L. Lewis and William Hutcheson, reshaping policy and steering the federation’s affairs through the next year.
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New York
Boston
SAN FRANCISCO
Am~tream Federation of Labor
Georges Meany
Danny J. Tobin
xecu ie
APL
Plans to drive royal couple through London canceled
Scotland Yard and the Home Office cancel a planned central London drive for Princess Elizabeth and Lieut. Philip Mountbatten after their wedding on November 20. The couple will instead return to Buckingham Palace after the Westminster Abbey ceremony. Police say they do not expect trouble but will not take chances.
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LONDON
Elizabeth
Philip Mountbatten
Scotland Yard
home office
Westminster Abbey
Birkingham Palace
Decision Reserved in Niagara Falls Man Slaying Case
Niagara Falls police officer William R. Kinghorn faces a manslaughter charge after the Sept 20 death of 49 year old Fivey La Martin. A pretrial hearing led to Dec 29 as the date for further action in the case.
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NIAGARA FALLS
wiliam R. Kinghorn
Fivey La Martin
Verigin Denounces His Sons in Doukhobor Violence Probe
John Verigin, secretary of the Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ, testifies as orthodox Doukhobors dominate a royal commission probe into decades of strife in British Columbia. The hearing adjourns to Oct. 28 as Judge H. J. Sullivan prepares to preside in Vancouver and Sons of Freedom factions remain to be heard.
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SOUTH SLOCAN
B.C
C.P
cnlling nya
British Columbia
royal commission
West Kootenay
grey
radical Sons of Freedom
Possible Rail Strike Discussed in Canada
Montreal Oct 16 a negotiating committee representing 125000 railwaymen from national unions discussed the possibility of a strike. The group had expressed strike support for a 14 day weekday with pay and would advise railways while seeking a strike date, amid conciliation efforts and rejected holiday demand concessions.
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MONTREAL
Canada
severn ralway
Brank HH
AFL sossiary
Canadian Pacific Railway
Campany
Canadian National Ralways
railsways
UnuVmausty
sarrilionis
hulldaysche
requean
railadky
Mercy Mission and Coast Guard Actions Near Boston
Reports from New York detail one or two mercy missions as the Bibb coast guard cutter moves toward Boston amid uncertain arrival. Weather and gale warnings affect rescue efforts for a stranded party and a sunken boat, with officials stressing ongoing investigations and aviation safety concerns.
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NEW YORK
Bibb
Boston
Pere
amin atricken
Bermuca
oral ecrantiies board
Washington
Communists Blamed as French Strike Paralyzes Ports
A 40 000 strong strike of merchants seamen and shore workers paralyzes French ports denting Paris transport. Vessels blocked include nine at Bordeaux four at Le Havre with wage demands of five percent. Premier Ratmindier cites political motivation as municipal elections approach and avoids wider railway and electricity walkouts.
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whr
Paris
subway
General Confederation of Labor
C GT
C.G.T
Bordeaux
Le Havre
Marseille
Cherbourg
Paul Ratmadier
France
William Green Re-Elected AF of L President Unopposed
William Green of Ti was unanimously re-elected president of the American Federation of Labor at a San Francisco convention. The session noted the absence of John J. Lewis and all officers of his United Mine Workers. Green has led the AF of L since 1924.
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Meany
Tobin
John L. Lewis
Willam L. Hutcheson
Lewis
execue te council
Hutcheson
United Mine Workers
Taft-Harney
ther leseration
afhicasts
moteciives
national labor recrations board
SAN FRANCISCO
Sask Premier Says Govt Ready to Take Over Plants
Premier Douglas of Saskatchewan declared at a CCF convention in St Walburg the province would seize control of provincial packing plants if the national meat-packing strike remained unsettled by November 1. He said takeover would continue until a settlement is reached.
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Swift
W.A
Toronto
Canada Packers and Burns and Company
ST. WALBURG
Arab League to Tighten Boycott Borders to Zionists
Lebanon reports an 11 hour secret Arab League session decided on measures to tighten the Zionist boycott in Palestine including closing frontiers of all Arab states to Jews. A second notice notes Newfoundlanders attending a royal wedding gift era with Elizabeth and Labrador mink pelts.
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BEYROUTH
Lebanon
Arab League
Palestine
Britain to Withdraw From Palestine Amid Partition Debates
London reports indicate Britain will reiterate its intent to withdraw from the Holy Land as United Nations debate on partition continues. Arthur Creech-Jones expected to reaffirm surrender of Britain's mandate while committees weigh plans for carving a Jewish home and maintaining order. India wins a trusteeship vote, with Russia supporting and the US, UK, and Canada opposing.
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LAKE SUCCESS
Palestine
United Kingdom
Holy Land
Britain
Arthur Creech-Jones
fils
United States
general assembly
U.N
Russa
international court of justice
INDIA
verday
South Africa
Gereman
Africa
Russia
Kingdom
Canada
News Briefs Hit With Fires and Politics Across North America
A collection of brief items reports a Vancouver man spared from execution until November 14 after a fatal 1946 gun battle, sirens in Jerusalem amid gunfire near Zion Square, Wismer named British Columbia labor minister, butter prices fall three cents in Toronto, U.S. winter wheat prospects seen as gloomy, Maurice Richard and Butch Bouchard still waiting on contract talks, Canadiens prepared to open their season against the Rangers, and Most Rev W Adams named Bishop of the Yukon in an Anglican appointment.
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VANCOUVER
William Henderson
koomen
Chartey Boyes
JERUSALEM
Zion Square
WISMER
B.C
VICTORIA
Get
Gordon S. Wismer
labor onimter
British Columbs
George S Pearson
TORONTO
Anderson
Great Plains
United States
RICHARD
BOUCHARD
MONTREAL
Det
C.P
Maurice Richard
Butch
Canatdiens Hockey club
Canadiens
New York Rangers
YUKON
Most
W. ®. Adams
the Kootenay
the
Cecil Swanson
W. A Gedeon
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Greece
F.R.A. Undertaking
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Buckingham Palace
John Verigin
Mercy Mission
Amerigun
Lotuen
ministry of eval
OLGeT pheipians
iconor
averalt
Ramadier
WILLIAM GREEN
ST JOHNIS
Newfoundand
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