Car theft confession ties Blairmore to Summit lake case
British Columbia police have a signed confession from Michel, B C man, that he and Elmer Holmes stole Guido Martini's car in Blairmore on Sept 14. The vehicle was later found in Summit Lake near Revelstoke. Holmes is missing. authorities search the lake as they piece together the suspects' movements.
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BLAIRMORE
British Columbia
Michel
B.C
Guido Martini
Summit lake
Revelstoke
James Morris
Tees
Alta
Revelstoke hospital
Elmer Holmes
Martin
Blaiwmore
young Holmes
Blairmore town
Danny Mills
Martini
The Collar Crisis and Shirt Dilemmas in City Homes
Residents confront wardrobe woes as shirts fray, shrink, or lose color from heavy laundering in a piece noting shortages, busy laundries, and the impact on social life. A silk shirt owner questions repair feasibility amid a collar lining issue. Continues on Page Four.
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the
herald
Power Supply Now At Danger Point
Pittsburgh faced rising strain as 3200 Duquesne Light workers tied up wage talks entering day four. A 2800 unionized motormen return to run 50 percent off peak service. 28000 other workers idle. Electricity dipped to 11 percent of normal. pickets at power stations amid efforts to keep vital supply flowing. Union seeks 20 percent raise and benefits.
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PITTSBURGH
Duquesne light Company
Pittsburgh Railways Company
woul
Duquesne Taght
siua
Exclusion Of Spain Seen Win For Russ Delegates
Soviet delegates to the United Nations won a decisive vote to exclude Spain's Franco government from League of Nations narcotics conventions. The motion, backed by a Soviet rest and opposed by a UK delegate Philip Noel-Baker, passed amid broad support and multiple abstentions.
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Spain
SAKF
United Nati economic and social vonues
Franco
nada
United Nations
United Kingdom
Philip Noci-Baker
Nikolai Feanov
pictare
Tax totals show Roosevelt estate at New York filing
A New York tax filing places Franklin D. Roosevelt's estate at 100549680 dollars in gross value. After funeral costs debts and other deductions the net taxable amount is 73540090 dollars. The figures appear in a Sept 8 dispatch from Pougkherpsie Kentucky.
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POUGHKERPSIE KY
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York state
Farm Strike Mirage Draws Huntington Shoppers
Shoppers in Huntington WV were lured by window displays promising nylon stockings beefsteak soap flakes jello bacon shortening and a white shirt. The items were borrowed and not for sale the proprietor told frightened customers.
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HUNTINGTON
W. Va
wes end
Renewed arrests in Alberta Farmers Union strike
Meantime in Edmonton several arrests and 29 convictions were reported as the 30 day strike by 29,000 Alberta Farmers Union members intensified. Pickets faced charges of intimidation with fines of 35 dollars and costs. The strike spreads to Saskatchewan and the United Farmers of Canada have issued a strike call. Households in Grande Prairie rushed to butcher shops for meat shipments from Edmonton as meat operators agreed to slaughter no more meat after the first week. The APUs central committee planned a late meeting to discuss Gardiner's proposal for a joint view to a new price support board. UFC executive from Saskatchewan was summoned to meet.
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EDMONTON
Alberta Farmers Union
Dominion
Saskatchewan
Heek
Novaen
Canadian Mounted Police
Alliance
AFLU
United Farmers of Canada
U.F.C
Grande Prairie
Alberta
Peace River
Ted
A P.U
Gardiner
whie agticultural prices support board
UFC
Texas Flood Toll Is Six
San Antonio faces a disaster with at least six dead and many injured as the worst flood since 1921 swamps the city. More than six inches of rain falls in 12 hours, Otios Dam waters reach 35 feet, and transportation shuts down across the city while crews deploy amphibious craft to rescue residents clinging to rooftops and stranded in floodwaters.
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SAN ANTONIO
Tex
Otios
Alazan
Woodlawn Lake
San Jose
public service board
Mission road
Canada backs plan for European economic commission
LARE SUCCESS N Y September 27 Secretary of State Paul Maclin Canadian delegate to the United Nations economic and social council supported creating an economic commission for Europe. He argued the plan furthers Europe recovery, noting Canada’s wartime aid and free trade history while stressing reestablishing multilateral accords and discouraging bilateralism.
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N.Y
Paul Maclin
United Nations economic and social council
economic commission for Europe
Canada
Europe
Germany
Mattin
Returns To Throne Returns To Throne
King George II of Greece returned to his homeland from exile in Britain following the German invasion of 1941. British troops continued withdrawing from Athens with no clear plan to recall forces, as the troubled country faced uncertainty about future arrangements. King George landed at Fleusis, about 25 miles northwest of Athens, after flying from London.
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KING GEORGE
GREECE
ATHENS
C.P
George II
Britain
Denmark Ex PM Knud Kirkstensen Lunch Parcel Story
Knud Kirkstensen former Danish prime minister is seen in Copenhagen eating lunch from a parcel in government area restaurants. The article notes rationing and export priorities while Danes claim food access remains robust despite strict home limits.
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COPENHAGEN
Knud Kirkstensen
Denmark
Sears
Germans See Nazi Defendants Guilty in Mass Poll
A public opinion survey by the American military government shows most Germans believe Nazi leaders are guilty. Fifty seven percent learned of concentration camps through the trials and forty percent first heard of annihilation of Jews. The poll indicates a strong view of culpability among respondents.
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BERLIN
Mont Cermans
Nuernberg
Hourly wage rise forecast in steel strike region
A well informed source says the steel strike could settle within a day or so with employers gaining an 18 cent per hour increase retroactive to April 1 and a further cent share when work resumes. The increase would apply at Hamilton Algoma Steel in Sault Ste Marie and Dom in Sydney. unions and companies expected to accept a 13 cent rise while negotiating security. Labor minister Mitchell in Montreal for ILO meetings. Kilbourn confirms talks but with no progress announced. Prospects of an early end to the nine week strike in three plants improve though no settlement yet.
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OTTAWA
Steel Company of Canada
Hamilton
Algoma Steel
Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Dominian Steel
Hamilen
Sauly Ste. Mare
Sydney
C H Millard
United Stereworkers of America
F .B. Kilbourn
Morreal
Millard
uniamer Ocrasa
TLC Seeks Coordinated Labor Unity in Windsor Convention
Windsor Ontario September 27 delegates at the Blair convention of the Canadian Labor Congress pressed for a coordinated labor council with trade union centers represented. The assembly endorsed affiliation with the World Trade Union Federation and backed resolutions for a 69 cents per hour minimum wage and a 40 hour week.
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WINDSOR
Ont
Blair
the
and Labor Congress
surfice
bucome effensive
delasies
sete
ale dad gtr bell ou
uigamines Workers fir Curtdane
McNaughton Removal Story From Wartime Canadian Army
Dick Malone reports on McNaughton being removed as commander of the 1st Canadian Army group and the ensuing controversy. He cites sources in Maclean’s and Canadian press correspondents, noting health reasons and political pressure, plus divergent views on leadership and morale.
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McNaughton
Dick Malone
Pavia
TORONTO
Deki Malone
willy
Brillehemers
piavid
Dridges
Matwad
Bestia
wits
Cien McNaughtay
Malone
McNaught
No Photographers
A garbled note mentions a photographer from a local bureau and a week’s crime coverage. The fragment references MUERNBERG on September 27 and an international issue guiding tainted items, with unclear attribution and erratic wording throughout the remaining text.
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MUERNBERG
international impu tyutat
Jet Blows Up Over Thames Estuary Crash
London dispatch reports a jet propelled aircraft exploded mid air and plunged into the Thames estuary. Simultaneously a separate Scottish Airways crash near Glasgow killed seven aboard. Details remain unclear as investigations continue and reports cross page.
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Jet
LONDON
Reuters
Thames
Tangmere
Sussey
Geoffrey De Wavilland
RAAF
Evr
Cant Dewitlind
muigsinge
GLASGOW
Sept
perio
Scottish Airways
Milngavie
Milk price rise across provinces after subsidy end
Canadian press reports milk prices rising up to three cents a quart in most provinces after the federal subsidy ended. Ontario and Quebec see a three cent hike, Nova Scotia and British Columbia two cents higher, Manitoba 1 cent, with Prince Edward Island awaiting a decision. Mayors protested the increases.
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Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Art Brunswick
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Prince Edward Island
Ottawa
Stanley Lewis
Robert Saunders
Toronto
mmner
Dunbar
Saunder
Vancouver
Ernest
British mink Board
Vanenuyer
Edmonton
betta beard
Prowinell
C Noller
MIBK
Mayoral Robes and Ownership Wonders In Vancouver
A jumble of phrases describes mayoral robes and ownership questions tied to Vancouver traditions. References to dignitaries, a London lord mayor visit, and a gold tiara valued at thousands surface amid unclear figures and dates.
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Vancouver
London
McGeer
psypeldi
seversk
Price hikes and political notes from Lethbridge and beyond
Lethbridge price controls prompt a two cent per quart rise in milk effective October first with further adjustments planned for other dairy products. Also reports include a polio contraction in Victor BC, election of Masher as UAL president in Toronto, a delayed Honolulu flight due to weather, farmers block stockyards in Saskatoon, Bevin aligning with Stalin on peace, and a note on interstate tensions and postwar nerves.
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LECTBRIDGE VIDA
Liabititt
At 4
Cntity Cimamimssacates
Herald
Lethbridge
ARLES TON
POLIO CAMDATON
H&Soberta
H&Soberta Rothe, 4, daughter of Virgid Vos
dad Rothe
pola
Victor
BCG
Nbr
Rothe
Kimball
emily
Victoria
MOSHER
UAL
TORONTO
Canpages Congress of Labor
Vo Masher
Otto
Alex Me Ngshind
Vancouver
saul spivak
Montreal
Pat Conroy
ihtina
reaster
HONOLULE
Core
Teves
antmenocede
SASKATOON
Sais- Lato
Union Livestock Yards
IntersContinental Packers Limited
BEVIN
STALIN
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Wrens
HM.CS. Carleton
Dow's Lake
C.W.A.C
Lansdowne Park
Franklyn EB. Hanratty
R.C.MLP
Veterans’ Housing league
cent
Jam Jdar
Wallace
ATE ROHOSI
Texas
Plan For Economic Commission
TLC
Macleans Magaauin
Gen McNangittos
New York
atone energy
army
Ross Munro
Berk
ori beats
CHEN
JET BLOWS UTP
NEW VANCOUVER
Cornetos
faery
Tongay
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