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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 12, 1938
Page
3
In a Lombard Street study Sir Peter, Thomas Allen, and colleagues discuss future ventures over champagne. An awkward scene unfolds as Ernest Bingley awakens to a pistol aimed at him, ending the gathering with tension.
In a clubby cryptic scene from a palace like setting, Ernest confronts Mervin Wyncoop as the schemer fantasizes about a jewelry heist at a Tower of London style vault. The teen gang leader details a fake ghost story, a planned burglary, and a growing crew, hinting at a larger crime ring.
A. T. Barber, an antique dealer and former Windsor mayor, who 40 years ago evaluated Windsor Castle contents for Queen Victoria, tied recently at Hove England. He knew the castle’s gold plate art antiques and china and promised to keep findings secret.
Col Sir Frank Watney aged 68 replied to the 4th Queen's Old Comrades in Croydon England that he could make them jump without a microphone and he could do it again. He spoke during a dinner recalling past feats and humor.
Police describe a wide search as authorities note a suspect may have escaped through one of several entrances. A county constable urges vigilance while scenes at multiple checkpoints unfold.
Sir Francis Floud, British high commissioner to Canada, told a House committee that political patronage is unknown in the civil service. He said candidates seeking political support are disqualified and former MPs are not appointed to government jobs. Open competitive exams managed by the Civil Service Commission remain the keystone of public service. The commission, created by a cabinet letter patent, sets exams, issues certificates, and oversees internal affairs. Also noted is a factory shift from hand to machine production achieving 600 cans per minute. A milestone in Bermuda near Hamilton marks London as 3,076 miles away, a distance cited by a homesick engineer.
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