War threat raised in rail freight rate hearing
The Canadian Pacific Railway argued before cabinet that rail revenues must stay strong to keep carriers healthy for a possible world emergency. Provinces challenged last spring 21 percent rate hikes, with hearings to include Canadian National Railways. CPR warned impoverishment from high traffic could prevent handling a new emergency. a new 20 percent request was not before cabinet.
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C.P.R
Canadian National Railways
Canadian railways
Canadian Pacific
board of transport commissioners
Left Hand Corner claims giant star sapphire found in Queensland
In May Harry Spencer of Rubyvale Queensland says he sent a 12 14 year old sapphire found on Anakie field to America after gem experts doubted Australian star sapphires exist. He notes the gem was cut to 1 153 carats total weight and claims it rivals the Star of India in size. The story continues on the back page.
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Rubyvale
Queensland
America
Spencer
Anakie
Star of India
Joe hot
Twenty Burned To Death In Warsaw Dance Hall Fire
Warsaw reports a dance organized by a volunteer firemen's group in Kearby Osuchow caused 20 deaths and 30 seriously injured as barred windows trapped guests on the floor. Fire started in a bay of a stain store on the ground floor, with police charging negligence and arrests made.
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Reuters
Kearby Osuchow
Contenders On The Job Contenders On The Job
Ottawa reports three of four Progressive Conservative leadership candidates arrived for the national convention with Premier Drew arriving last from Toronto. Diefenbaker Case and Fleming are also in Ottawa. Drew declines comment on Quebec support and possible resignation, while Diefenbaker cancels a post arrival press conference.
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Drew
Ontario
Toronto
John Diefenbaker
Lake Centre
Saskatchewan
Garfield Case
Grey North
Donald Fleming
Toronto Eginton
Quebec
Duplessis
Union Naionale
Diefenbaker
Case
Diefentaxer
Overland Cattle Drive Bypasses Canada by River Crossing
A 750 head cattle drive crossed the Milk River at Aden in a bid to reach Coutts and the U S market. Led by Otto Shepherd, the herd faced a two day trek with veterinary TB and Bangs tests completed at Ross Ranch. Foreman recalls early 1900s drives with no fences and faster progress, noting a single loss in the march.
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Montana
Montana Livestock Auction Co
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Aden
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Coutts- Sweet Grass
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Bute
Canada
Otio Skogen
Montana Livestock Aucion Company
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Otto Shepherd
Sweet Grass Hills
Bang
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Fuller observance of Lord's Day urged by church council
Vancouver Sept 23 A stricter program for Lord's Day observance will be debated by the United Church's 13th general council. Rev J R Mutchmer urged a positive plan to curb Sunday infringement, stressing corporate worship and guidance to public opinion. The council also approved a five year expansion for the church's 25th anniversary in 1950 to broaden membership and strengthen staff across Canada and Newfoundland.
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United Church
general council
J. R. Mutchmer
evangelism and social service
er. Denzil G. Ridout
Toronto
Canada
Newfoundland
Canada to receive one fifth of Australian dried vine fruits
Ottawa reports Canada will obtain 16 126 tons of Australia's 1948 dried vine fruits from a total 81 000 tons. Imports will include 300 000 cases of tinned pineapples and 77 800 cases of canned apricots peaches and pears.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Australia
Retiring Prime Minister Urges World-Wide Community Sense
Prime Minister Mackenzie King, heading Canada's delegation, urged the United Nations to foster security through a less than universal basis until universal security is possible. He warned that veto power and stalemate threaten freedoms and urged effective cooperation and united action among nations. He also suggested the British Commonwealth could model such cooperation as nations seek security pending universal U.N. goals.
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Mackenzie King
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British Commonwealth
United Naetoins
Boost Bread Price A Cent
Ottawa reports the Prices Board will authorize a maximum one cent per loaf price increase for bakers who have not raised prices since November 1 and can prove financial need. The move aims to correct inequality after subsidy removals and price ceilings on bread and flour.
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OTTAWA
Woman's Blouse Triggers Arrest for Bigamy in Cooksville
In Cooksville Ontario a woman's blouse hanging in a room led Toronto detectives to arrest Alex Bortnick, 24, on a bigamy charge. They had sought him for fraud against Percy Gordon, then encountered a woman claiming to be his wife with a marriage certificate showing a July remarriage under the name Bortuk.
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Ont
Alex Bortck
Toronto
ilapne
Bortnik
Percy Gordon
Bortnick
Vancouver
Bortuk
Jewish plane shot down Arab airliner in deadly incident
Tel Aviv reports a military spokesman admitted an Arab airliner was shot down by Israeli forces last week after it twice refused orders to land. The incident killed British correspondents aboard and sparked international tension.
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Mystery Planes Over Danish Island Raise Alarm
Danish authorities reported unidentified planes flying over Bornholm amid past Russian air activity near Danish territory. Moscow's Pravda dismissed the Danish accounts as nonsense while Soviet media suggested the planes were patrolling the southern Baltic, staying outside Danish borders.
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COPENHAGEN
Bornholm
Seland
Moscow
Pravda
Baltic
Murder and death by own action in Vancouver
A nine year old girl found her mother Violet Chong dead from a slashed throat after returning home for lunch. Her husband Lowie Chong, 65, owner of a waterfront confectionery, was found upstairs and died last night in hospital after reportedly slashing his thumbs and possibly poisoning himself. Neighbors said the couple had frequent conflicts.
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VANCOUVER
Violet Chong
Lowie Chong
Three missing and ten safe in B 29 crash near Aleutians
A U S Army report says three crew members are missing and ten are safe after a 1-29 crash during landing at Shemya Island at the western end of the Aleutians. Other items note police seizing supplies in Berlin, defence ministers plan a Western Union defense body, gun disappearance prompting alerts in Canada, US Army tug sinking near Ketchikan, polio deaths in Alberta, cheques stolen in Edmonton, and four crew killed in an Isle of Man transport crash.
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FAIRBANKS
Alaska
Shemya Island
KETCHIKAN
SEATTLE
United Sates army for war
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EDMONTON
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DOUGLAS
ISLE OF MAN
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