Mitch Now Has Ranch on Ontario Farm
St Thomas Ont Oct 21 The Mitchell F Hepburn former Ontario Liberal premier 53 plans to turn his 1100 acre Bannockburn Farms into a cattle ranch He will grow all his stock feed and run 400 to 500 white faced Herefords surplus cattle sold annually He has already received cattle from McIntyre Ranching Co and notes high western freight rates make western cattle uneconomical He recalls his 1935 trip to Lethbridge that inspired the plan and calls it the first major ranch undertaking in the area.
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ST. THOMAS
Ont
Mitchell F. Hepburn
Ontario
here
Hepburn
McIntyre Ranching Co
Magrath
Alta
Bannockburn
Yarmouth Township
Canada
IDEA
Lethbridge
McIntyre ranch
W. M. Harris
H. G. Long
W. H. McIntyre
McIntyre
Kent County
West Point organ becomes largest church instrument
Collier's Weekly notes the Cadet Chapel organ at the United States Military Academy in West Point has grown from 2,418 pipes to 13,949 and its value from 12,900 to about 200,000 after memorials by graduates since 1911. The organ is now six times larger and vastly more valuable than its original form.
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ORMERLY
Military Academy
West Point
New York
Collier’s Weekly
Sentences for Communist leaders reach five years and fines
Eugene Dennis among 11 convicted leaders sentenced to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine each. Robert G. Thompson gets three years and $10,000. Other defendants receive five years and $10,000 fines as Judge Medina follows McGoney’s recommendation amid defense motions denied.
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Eugene Dennis
United States
Robert G. Thompson
Benjamin J. Davis, Jr
megro
New York city council
John Gates
the
Daily Worker
Henry Winston
Gilbert Green
Illinois
Gus Hall
Ohio
Carl Winter
Michigan
Irving Potash
C.I.O. Fur and Leather Workers Union
Jacob Stachel
John Y. Williamson
Harold Medina
U.S
John F. K. McGoney
American
Communist party
McGoney
No One Safe in Rangoon
Rangoon Burma Oct 21 47 day light raids by armed gangs have brought new terror to the capital violence has risen since independence Police records show no one is safe including government officials military personnel and civilians Gaters are described as bandits possibly Communists or army deserter rebels fleeing into the city to plunder arms and supplies for an anti government campaign
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RANGOON
Burma
Tax Change Dates From Budget Plan Revealed
Ottawa reports the effective dates of new budget tax changes including the repeal of the eight percent sales tax on fuel oil. The cider and wines tax is cut by half starting Thursday night. The 10 percent tax credit extends to stock dividends of all classes from January 1, 1949.
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OTTAWA
Abbott
Wartime Elections Now Issue In Ottawa Parliament
Prime Minister St Laurent urged extending parliament’s life beyond five years during wartime. The move ties to a U K constitutional amendment on federal matters, with two thirds support required to extend the life during war or insurrection. Nehru to visit Canada and address the Commons next week.
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OTTAWA
St. Laurent
commons
United Kingdom
Canada
CCF
Stanley Knowles
C.CF
Winnipeg Neath Centre
C.C.F
Liberals
Progressive Conservatives
Budget Highlights Return Tax Cuts And Revenue Projections
Finance Minister Abbott re introduces March 22 1949 50 budget with three minor tax reductions. Eight percent sales tax removed on all fuel oils used for heating or lighting. Wine tax cut from 50 to 25 cents a gallon on elder and other wines under seven percent proof. Personal income tax credit of 10 percent on common dividends extended to all shares retroactive to Jan 1 1949. New changes reduce revenue by 5 million this year and 11 million next year. Total reductions expected to cut revenue by 340 million this year and 387 million next year. 1948 49 revenue 2 771 million expenditures 2 176 million. Surplus 595 million for 1948 49, 20 million above March forecast. Revised 1949 50 revenues 2 550 million expenditures 2 460 million. 1949 50 surplus to be close to March estimate of 87 million. No change in March personal income tax reductions.
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Abbott
Canadians and Americans draw for Cambridgeshire prize
In Dublin young nurses drew numbers for the Irish Hospital Sweepstakes tied to the Cambridgeshire race at Newmarket. Codes suggested Canadians and Americans may share about half of the 794000 pounds prize. Thirteen winning tickets on Hyperbole could yield 25000 pounds each, with 598 total reaching the drawing for 77400 pounds in potential prizes. Non Irish winners’ addresses were withheld until after the race.
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DUBLIN
Republic of Ireland
Youung
Newmarket
Flood toll in Guatemala may be far lower says Red Cross official
Guatemala city October 21 An American Red Cross official Edward Russell says he believes only about 500 people died in the Guatemalan floods, far below the government estimate of 4000 after an aerial survey. He cautions damage to crops and property will likely reach 50 million dollars.
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GUATEMALA
Red Cross
Edward Russel
Yugoslavia Wins U N Security Council Seat Amid Tense Debates
Routine U N business continued in face of warnings from Russia as Yugoslavia secured a two year seat on the Security Council over Czechoslovakia. Vietnam era Soviet bloc allies and cautious Western powers shaped votes while Tito featured in a Moscow cartoon mocking U N proceedings.
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United Nations
Yugoslavia
security council
Russia
Andrei Vishinsky
general assembly
Czechoslovakia
London
Dean Acheson
United States
U.N
Ukraine
Vishinsky
India
Ecuador
Canada
Argentina
economic and social council
Dominion
Britain
United Nations security council
Tito
piet
Moscow
New York
Southwest China battles slow Communist advance near Kundin
Government troops halt a major Communist drive toward Kundin as Nationalists report a 100000 Reds mobilizing for an invasion of Czechwan. Artillery clashes flare on Chu Shan island while Reds seize nearby islets and Lingling area. US air base near Kweilin notes strategic position.
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CHUNGRING
China
Kundin
defence ministry
Czechwan
Chu Shan island
Red held
Shang
hai
Chu Shan
Kwangsi
Hunan
Lingling
Kweilin
fallen Canton
Reds claim to take Hong Kong without a shot
Lt Gen Cha Shih Ming, head of the Chinese Nationalist mission in Japan, said Chinese Communist forces could seize Hong Kong without firing a shot. He warned the colony could not sustain itself without imports and that Reds could cut off shipments easily. He noted no sign of an imminent invasion of Kowloon despite proximity to the Sino British border.
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China
Hong Kong
Japan
Cha Shih Ming
Canton
set
Kowloon
Mayer Has Troubles as French Premier Trys Coalition
Paris Oct 21 Premier Rene Mayer faces a stalled bid to form a new coalition cabinet as Socialists resist joining his government. The 341 to 183 Assembly vote confirmed his premiership amid a 15 day political crisis with talks of dissolving parliament and a possible general election. Observers note Socialist disputes over wage policy and Indo China war stance, with resistance rooted partly in Mayer’s business background.
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PARIS
Mayer
national assembly
France
national congress
Indo-China
Captain Accuser Refuses Testimony at Noronic Inquiry
In Toronto on October 21, a Noronic disaster inquiry heard that survivor C R Willson of Cleveland, who claimed the shipmaster was drunk, declined to testify before the federal commission. Counsel for Canada Steamship Lines said instructions had been given to sue for 250000 dollars against the accuser.
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TORONTO
C.P
Noronic
J W. Pickup
commission
C. R. Willson
Cleveland
Canada Steamship Lines
Flicker of Hope in Strike Talks
Washington, Oct. 21. A flicker of hope arose that a breakthrough may come in the 20 day steel strike. Cyrus S. Ching, federal mediation chief, said the situation is not hopeless though there is no basis for optimism. He spoke after talks with U.S. Steel officials and followed President Truman’s remark that he has no plans to intervene. The strike continues to idle more than 1,000,000 workers.
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WASHINGTON
United States
Cyrus S. Ching
Ching
New York
U.S. Steel Corporation
Truman
Find Basic Cause High Blood Pressure
LOS ANGELES October 21 two University of Southern California scientists report a possible basic cause of high blood pressure. Dr Morris H Nathanson and Dr Harold Miller state that noreadrenalin, related to adrenaline, triggers pressure by remaining unsecreted in the body. They caution full understanding awaits discovery of why some bodies fail to metabolize noreadrenalin quickly enough to keep pressure in check.
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LOS ANGELES
University of Southern Califoria
Morris H. Nathanson
Los Angeles Heart Institute
Nathanson
Haroll Miller
Canada cuts taxes in revised pre election budget
Finance Minister Abbott adds three tax reductions totaling eleven million dollars retroactive to January 1 1949. Elimination of sales tax on fuel oil may save households about a cent a gallon, while tax relief for holders of common and preferred stock is limited to dividends up to ten percent. Wine and cider tax cuts are small. Debate opens in Commons led by Earl Rowe. Cold air moves across Ontario.
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D’Arcy O’Donnell
UAWA
C.P
Abbott
ROWE
Earl Rowe
Dufferin-Simcoe
Rev Aubrey Tuttle Dies in Victoria at 75
Very Rev Aubrey Tuttle former moderator of the United Church of Canada died in a Victoria hospital after a three week illness. He served western Canada churches and led St Stephens College Edmonton and preached recently at Oak Bay United. Funeral arrangements pending.
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VICTORIA
B.C
C.P
Aubrey Tuttle
United Church of Canada
Tuttle
Canada
St Stephen's College
Edmonton
Oak Bay United church
TORONTO
Pugwash
N.S
Funeral services for Very Rev Aubrey Tuttle held Monday
Funeral services for the late Very Rev Aubrey Tuttle aged 75 will be held Monday at 2 30 p m in Metropolitan United church. Rev A E Whitthouse and Rev W G Wilson will lead the choral service with interment at Royal Oak burial park.
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TUTTLE
VICTORIA
A.V
Aubrey Tuttle
Metropolitan United church
A. E. Whitthouse
W. G. Wilson
Royal Oak burial park
U.S
PRAGUE
Reuters
Samuel Meryn
United States
Czechoslovak foreign office
Isaac Patch
Czech
G.M
OSHAWA
United Automobile Workers
C.I
General Motors
RUSSIAN TRADING CORP
WASHINGTON
Kuia
Amtorg Trading Corporation
ict
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Demen
New York
Russa
MOOSE JAW
HIGOSE JAW
John Crawford Miller
sears
Prince Albert
Miller
Vancouver
EDMONTON
Hong Luey Chin
Joseph Gilbert
Sam Kee
North Edmoston
Cyree S. Ching
United States Steel Corporation
LONDON
Board of Trade
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