Quintuplet Emilie Dionne enters convent life uncertainty
Emilie Dionne, 20, spent a month with Oblate sisters in Ste. Agathe and may enter the convent this fall. A Ste. Agathe hospital said she had not been admitted. Police noted Emilie identified herself as a quintuplet during a Pine Avenue incident. Marie Dionne left a Quebec City convent due to health and homesickness.
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Emilie
Ste. Agathe
House of the Oblates
Mary Immaculate
Montreal
Father Lafranche
Corbeil
Dionne
Lafranche
Marie
Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament
Quebec City
Callander
Ont
Civic Elections Scheduled for Oct 13 With Low Interest
Mayor Harry Weiner and four aldermen seek re election this fall with nomination day Sept 22 and election day Oct 13. Four two year terms include Ed McCombs Lorne Walker Earl Smith and Edward Heckbert. 1953 turnout was 23.87 percent of about 11 000 eligible voters. No new ratepayer by laws on taxes yet.
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Harry Weiner
Ed McCombs
Lorne A. Walker
Earl W. Smith
Edward E. Heckbert
Ald
J. W. Douglas
S. F. Scott
L. E. Gust
Ernie Heald
Toxis
Cliff Protests Prospect Loss of Treasury Service
Redcliff business leaders and Social Credit supporters condemned plans to end treasury branch banking in Glass Town. Medicine Hat sub-office will close Aug 12 after only two weekly days, Tuesday and Thursday. A five day full time service was urged as a trial to boost local banking and help workers paid on Fridays amid growing population and irrigation project prospects.
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Redcliff
Treasury Branch
Glass Town
Medicine Hat
Redcliff Board of Trade
Redcliff Social Credit Group
George Hawrelak
Ronalane-Redcliff
Coun
Dave Broadfoot
J. O. Anderson
Ottawa
Canadian Legion
British Empire Service League
Empire
Commonwealth
Bill Linderman Leads in Points for 1954 Rodeo Title
Denver AP report shows Bill Linderman of Walla Walla Washington leading the 1954 rodeo points race with 18,495 in earnings based on per point value of $1. Buck Rutherford of Senepah Oklahoma is second with 17,899 points. Linderman will be out after a broken arm from a Colorado Springs bull dogging accident ends his run for now.
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Denver
Colo
Bill Linderman
Walla Walla
Wash
Linderman
Buck Rutherford
Senepah
Okla
Colorado Springs
Phenix City Mounts Martial Law After Patterson Killing
Alabama gunman still at large seven weeks into the nation’s largest manhunt as Phenix City endures a martially supervised crackdown. Troops and highway patrolmen seize control of law enforcement, detaining more than 50 people including officials, while gambling and vice rackets are dismantled under Governor Gordon Persons.
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Phenix City
A.la
Albert L. Patterson
Alabama
Patterson
Sin
Ft. Benning
Russell County
Gordon Persons
Elmer Reese
Arch Ferrell
Ferrell
Terms Announced Harvest Workers Arrive From Ontario
Manitoba government released details for bringing harvest workers from Ontario this fall. Effective Aug. 10, the group may travel west for 15 dollars with 10 dollar return fare and 1.50 tax. Going wage is eight dollars daily. Estimated headcount is uncertain, and last year 2,200 Ontario men came to the Prairies, 1,500 of them to Saskatchewan.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Ontario
H. R. Richardson
Farm Help Service
Prairies
Saskatchewan
Weather Summary for Alberta and Saskatchewan
Skies were clear in central and southern Alberta with extensive cloud in northeast Alberta and western Saskatchewan. Rain covered central Saskatchewan. Moist air means scattered showers or thunderstorms are likely this evening and Saturday evening. Temperatures will be in the mid sixties to low seventies in Alberta on Saturday.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Canadians Hit With Nearly 30 Million Tax Lien
A tax lien of almost 30 million dollars was filed today against three Canadians from Vancouver accused of a 16.4 million tax evasion scheme. Government efforts to settle a wage dispute at two U S atomic plants have collapsed and a new strike is threatened. Seven aircraft from Edmonton searched the Great Bear lake region for a light plane pilot who radioed he is down on a small lake.
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Vancouver
U.S
Edmonton
Great Bear Lake
Northwest Territories
Australian Victories Great Visiting Royality
Vancouver crowds at the British Empire Games cheer the Duke as 16,000 gather for events at Empire Stadium. Australian stars Bannister and Sandy race, Marjorie Jackson Nelson sets a 220 world record, Lindsay Cocks wins the ten mile in about 29 and a half minutes.
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Vancouver
Sardis
Empire Stadium
Bannister
Sandy
Marjorie Jackson Nelson
Lindsay Cocks
Australia
Duke
RCAF
Ottawa
Princess Patricia
Canadian Light Infantry
Senators propose open McCarthy probe with limits
Washington AP reports a six member Senate committee favors an open investigation into Senator McCarthy with controls to avoid a vaudeville atmosphere. The group plans a report process while McCarthy pursues his own inquiry into Communist infiltration of defence plants. Members include Watkins Case Carlson Johnson Stennis Ervin.
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Washington
Joseph McCarthy
Rep
Wis
McCarthy
Arthur Watkins
Utah
Francis Case
Frank Carlson
Kan
Edwin C. Johnson
Colo
John Stennis
Miss
Sam Ervin
N. C
Smileestones Theater Exchange
A witty stage banter captures a scene where a seat near the stage is confirmed for a patron, with the joke that the guest’s name would appear on the program if it were any closer. The exchange highlights theater etiquette and the playful rapport between staff and guest.
Underpass Progress Report With 58 Men On Site
Bert Hebert chief engineer for Baynes Manning reports underpass work on time with excavation complete and steel braces being laced. When finished eight foot clear walkway with nine foot ceiling will be in place. Roy Brown foreman notes two months to completion and 58 workers currently employed.
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Hat's
Bert Hebert
Baynes-Manning
Roy Brown
Edmonton
Gunnar Bay
Hebert
Legion Urged to Build Public Support for Armed Services
In Toronto Canadian Legion delegates heard Premier Frost urge stronger armed forces as the path to peace. He warned against neglecting defence seen in the 1920s and 1930s and called for public opinion to sustain forces and international pacts. The convention approved compulsory selective service for active and reserve units.
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Toronto
Canadian Legion
Frost
Ontario
Legion
Duke on Tour Frames Vancouver Trip Notes
Duke kept to a lively pace in an informal Vancouver trip with reporters noting his speed near fifty to seventy miles per hour. The piece covers his prankish nature, reception by Mayor Don McKay, and a scene at Christ Church Cathedral, along with glimpses of royal guest anticipation and city life.
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Bob Hanley
Duke
Don McKay
Calgary
B.E. Games
Mayd
Windsor
Little Stone Church
Burrard
Georgia
Christ Church Cathedral
Princess
Queen
Vancouver
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