Prairie wheat crop forecasts set new records
Winnipeg reports predict the largest prairie wheat harvest in history with 627 million bushels from three provinces per the Free Press and 610 million per the Tribune. Oats, barley, rye, and flax also projected high yields, with Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta totals breaking prior records though all grains combined may dip slightly under 1942’s all prairie high.
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Canada
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Alberta Election Ends as Social Credit Gains Seats
The Edmonton dispatch confirms Alberta's next legislature with Social Credit holding 52 seats, the largest since 1935. Montemurro wins Lac Ste. Anne on the third count over Harold Bronson as Bourcier runs independent. Aloisio also secures a Social Credit majority in Athabasca by 62 votes amid delayed final tallies from northern ridings.
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Alberta
A. M. Monteumro
Social Credit
Lac Ste. Anne
A. V. Bourcier
Social Creditor
Mie
CS Cc. FF
Sctpeneengeeh
E. C. Manning
William Aberhart
Montemurro
Harold Bronson
C.C.F
Bourcier
Bronson
Douglas McKeen
Liberal
Athabasca
Antonio Aloisio
Aloisio
Valentine Breckenridge
Lyall Macmillan
Sam Nowakowsky
Independent Farmer
1 000 Men Battle Flaming Forests In BC
A British Columbia forest fire rampage left Harold Gordon dead and another firefighter missing in the Burns Lake area. About 1,000 firefighters fought 150 fires province wide as fires burned thousands of acres across the Okanagan Cariboo and Bella Coola valleys with no rain in three weeks.
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Vancouver
British, Columbia
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Okanagan Valley
Bella Coola Valley
Kelowna
Okanagan Lake
Blue Grouse Mountain
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Vannover
Prince Rupert
General Haydon Boatner Named Deputy Commander of Fourth Army
Maj. Gen. Haydon L. Boatner, famed for restoring order at Koje island POW compounds, was appointed deputy commander of the Fourth Army. Lt. Gen. William M. Hoge announced the posting yesterday in Antonio Texas.
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Tex
British Whisky and Gin Sell Themselves Abroad
Scotch whisky and gin require no plug from exporters in the United States Sir William Wiseman chairing Britain's dollar export council committee in New York said yesterday They sell themselves in the US market and need no extra promotion.
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Southampton
Eng
Reuters
United States
William’. Wiseman
Britain
Dollar Export Council Committee
New York
Weather Clears Amid Cool Air Across Prairie Regions
A very cool air mass covers the prairies with one tenth to one half inch of rain in central Alberta and small amounts in southern Alberta. Expect clearing tonight with frost risk between Calgary and North Battleford tomorrow morning. Friday brings warmer, sunnier conditions. Medicine Hat forecasts clouds and scattered showers today, sunny and warmer tomorrow. Low tonight near 45, high tomorrow around 70.
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North Battleford
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International approach warned of disaster by Keenleyside
Orillia Ont Dr Keenleyside warns the UN official sees disaster if western defence and aid to impoverished countries are treated separately. He urges tackling communist imperialism and global suffering as one issue, criticizing Canadian spending balance as dangerous and urging leadership over conformity.
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Governor General Massey to Visit Medicine Hat in October
Canada's Governor General Vincent Massey will visit Medicine Hat on Monday October 6 accompanied by his secretary J F Delaute, Mrs Massey, and an aide. They arrive at 4 35 pm in CPR No 1 cars and stay until the morning of October 7. A civic reception is planned with the Mayor and Chamber of Commerce coordinating the events tied to the New Assiniboina Hotel opening.
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Vincent Massey
Medicine Hat
Wilson Riley
Massey
Assinivaia
J.F. Delaute
Lonel’ Massey
CPR
Remai
Chamber of Commerce
Armed Masked Men Rob Warren Bank Official of 71000
Three masked men forced a Warren bank official off the road and robbed him of about 71000 as he carried cash from Union Savings and Trust to Woodland Avenue branch. Foley said two assailants used a sawed off shotgun and a revolver and smashed his car window. Police cited weekly cash pickups and altered routes to avoid robberies.
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One-Year Term For Korea Shooting
Canadian soldier Pte Kenneth Carleton of Saint John New Brunswick received a one year detention for improperly discharging a weapon near a house in Shin Ryoo during the Korea incident. He had been charged with murder but the charge was reduced after Pte Clarence Leo Mowers of Sillery Quebec received a three year sentence for manslaughter. The case stemmed from May 18 when a Korean woman was shot through the head as police say the two soldiers fired several shots in the village.
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Derby Bride Wins After Husband Strangles and Strips Earnings
A Derby court heard that a wife alleged her husband tried to strangle her on their wedding day and slapped her after their ceremony. He took all her earnings on her first payday and threw a knife at her, but she won the case.
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Baby recites nursery rhyme at eight months old
A parent notes astonishing progress as their infant begins reciting lines from Baa Baa Black Sheep. The milestone is described with emphasis on the immediacy and clarity of the baby's rendition at eight months, highlighting a surprising early verbal development.
Eden and Clarissa Churchill wed in civil ceremony
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden married Clarissa Spencer Churchill at Caxton Hall London in a brief civil ceremony. The prime minister attended as witness, amid a huge crowd and traffic jams.
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Anthony Eden
Clarissa Spencer Churchill
Churchill
Caxton Hall
Eden
Beatrice Beckett
Sir Timothy Eden
John
Caxton
Elizabeth Taylor
Michael Wilding
Homburg
Belgium Cuts Down Conscription Sets Off New Troubles
Brussels cut conscription from 24 to 21 months prompting strikes and protests. Ridgway warned a two year training was minimum, while US officials noted difficulties. the move risks undermining European defense unity and reserves buildup.
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Britain
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Howe announces 320 million program to aid Britain
Production Minister Howe outlines a three year Canadian defence effort including 150 million in armaments gifts to Britain this year 100 million in purchases from British factories and 70 million in capital assistance to build UK defence plants in Canada. He says Canada will do more for Britain than any other country and stresses UK must boost its own exports.
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Britain
British Board ‘of Trade
London
North America
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United States
The
Manchester Guardian
Manitoba Polio Cases Rise to 176 in 1952
Winnipeg reports 176 polio cases in Manitoba for 1952, with nine new infections—five confirmed and four suspected—spread across the province. Eighty nine of the total cases involve paralysis, and no new cases are in Winnipeg or the southern epidemic area.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Hydro project at Arvida reaches trial run for Peribonca No. 1
The Peribonca No. 1 hydro plant near Chute au Diablo in Quebec’s Saguenay region began a trial run and aims to be fully operating by weekend. The 350 000 HP, 30 million dollar facility, part of a five unit complex, plans gradual start ups and significant regional benefits including aluminum ingot output and new smelter capacity.
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Chuteau. Diablo
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Canada
Peribonca No.1
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Maligne
Echuncommodation
Y Weeers
Canada awaits wheat forecast as crop hopes rise
The bureau of statistics faces big expectations as reports from prairie farms and elevator men push optimism for a record 1929 style wheat harvest. Officials may announce a forecast around 3 p.m. EDT, with potential figures reaching 625 to 650 million bushels, threatening transport bottlenecks and raising questions about harvest timing and weather risks.
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Tomrow
Prairie Farm
Marines Repel Fierce Attacks on Bunker Hill
In Seoul Korea, United States Marines repelled two heavy assaults on bunkers near Bunker Hill. The Communist forces launched a dawn attack with air and artillery support but Marine fire and decisive counterfire drove them back after brief exchanges.
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