28 Oct 1948
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Newspaper
Lethbridge Herald
Location
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date
Oct 28, 1948
Page
1
Henry G. Birks of Montreal was chosen as president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, succeeding C. Bruce Hill of St Catharines. E. R. McFarland of Lethbridge was named a director at large.
External Affairs Minister Pearson says Canada is ready to negotiate a regional treaty of collective security with the United States and Western Europe nations Britain France Belgium Holland Luxembourg to form a North Atlantic defensive union. He notes no military commitments yet and says talks may include Scandinavian nations and Iceland with potential material standardization and stockpiling.
Paris October 28 troops using tanks and armored cars cleared pickets at mineheads in northern France after miners led by communist unions walked out earlier this month. Police seized an electric plant near Lens as 30 000 troops moved into the eastern and western sectors amid scattered arrests and dock security.
The Left Hand Corner notes continued payments to the Bishop of Rupert's Land dating back to 1800. It recalls Hudson's Bay Company chief factor James Leith, who after locating his family's killer forgave the raiders and left £11,000 in trust to propagate Christianity among Indians.
Winnipeg mayor Garnet Coulter, running as an Independent, secured re election with 54 448 votes to opponent Donovan Swailes 27 026 after all 953 polls reported. Coulter’s fourth straight term comes as one alderman seat was definite Alderman George E Sharpe Way reelected Ward 1 under proportional representation.
Ottawa reports representatives of Canada and Newfoundland will start top level discussions on financial terms next week. The two delegations have held weekly plenary meetings since October 4 to discuss union negotiations.
Hundreds from Taber and district attended the Wednesday funeral rites for Walter J. Myre Allen M Jensen and Parley B Hill three Taber hunters who drowned at Fin Castle Lake northeast of Taber Saturday. Services were at the L D 8 church Bishop Douglas Milter presided. ex servicemen Air Cadets and workers from Canadian Star Factories and California Standard attended. Floral tributes were numerous.
Northwest Airlines DC-4 cargo plane crashed 35 miles northwest of Edmonton killing Captain Ben Christian and Flight Mechanic Henry Kryzak. Three crew members from Minneapolis and St. Paul were injured and treated. cause under investigation by company officials and FAA inspectors.
Paris sources report high UN officials plan to adjourn the general assembly on December 10 and re convene in New York by late February. The political committee will remain in permanent session, with a plenary session later to approve any decisions, shelving the Palestine and Italian colonies issues for the new year.
Russia's ambassador Panyushkin demanded Washington reveal details of a secret military conference said to have been held by Gen. Douglas MacArthur in Tokyo. He referenced a report placing it October 12 to 14 and discussed meant to counter a surprise attack on Japan with coordination among army navy and air forces.
New York authorities investigate a Canada to Yugoslavia tinplate shipment. A Montreal firm reportedly sent second grade tinplate to Italy while a forwarding firm altered documents to route top grade tinplate of strategic value to Yugoslavia. Canada and the U.S. are tightening export rules on strategic materials.
United States troops and German police fixed bayonets and used tear gas as 3 000 to 4 000 demonstrators marched down Stuttgart main street smashing shop windows. The march along Koenig strasse followed an open air mass for more than 80 000 workers demanding wage adjustments amid a half day strike called by local union leaders.
Britain confronts three tasks defense of the Isles, leading Western Europe rearmament, and Commonwealth security. Time is the main factor as demobilization slows, service terms rise to 18 months, and a broad recruitment drive begins while North America expected to aid equipment production.
Soviet Prime Minister Stalin said Britain the United States and other UN Security Council members including Canada back a policy that could unleash a new war. He criticized mediation efforts by Canada China Colombia Syria Belgium and Argentina and argued the aggressors fear any agreement or cooperation with the USSR.
In Chicago Reginald Reagan faced a disorderly conduct charge after his wife Blaie, 41, complained he would not let eggs be cooked for dinner and insisted they go into his beer. Judge Mason Sullivan placed Reagan under a $1000 peace bond and dismissed the charge.
A King’s Bench jury in Melville Saskatchewan acquits 34-year-old Dora Podhorodetsky of murdering her seven-year-old son at their Ituna farm, finding her not guilty by reason of insanity. Committed to North Battleford mental hospital, discharge may come after an order in council. The trial detailed a decline in her mental state amid family stress and a fear involving a sister’s fiancé.
Kenneth Coppock of Calgary says the federal government will publish basic herd income tax rules within weeks. Breeding stock in a basic herd will be capital assets and not taxed on sale, shielding cattlemen from tax on herd proceeds. Ottawa confirms the plan after two years of study.
Between 65 and 70 students comprising Blairmore High school’s entire student body walked out at noon to protest poor lighting defective heating and dirty windows. Student body president Ludwig Stargetak said they will not return until repairs are made after a secret ballot approved the action. The school board met in a closed session as a student delegation demanded resolution.
The Herald notes frequent unsolicited ads and the need to avoid delays. It emphasizes that rates appear at the top of the first classified column and requests payment with orders, preferably by cheque money order or postal note.
Clair Sydney Hales of Lethbridge, member of the RAS in WWII, died after prolonged treatment at the Col. Belcher hospital in Calgary. He is survived by his father Alfred W. Wales and several siblings. Funeral arrangements at Leyden's Funeral Home not announced.
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