Gardiner outlines Bow River project delays to 1955 completion
Agriculture Minister James G. Gardiner told a Vauxhall rally that enlargement of Bow River irrigation and main canal works east to Ronalane will not be completed before 1955. He cited the need to finish a siphon over the Bow River and noted that the project, started after the 1949 Dominion purchase, has seen over five million dollars spent on rehabilitation and storage expansion.
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Bow River
Canada Land Project
Ronalane
Canada
Agriculture
James G. Gardiner
Vauxhall
Medicine Hat
Mr. Gardiner
Gardiner
Dominion
Canada Land & Irrigation Co
P.F.R.A
L. B. Thomson
Regina
Alberta
Travers
Lake McGregor
Oni Lake
McGregor
Carseland
Wheat crop hits record high in Canada this year
The Wheat Bureau estimates Canada's 1952 wheat harvest at 656,067,000 bushels with barley at 295,333,000. Oats drop to 465,668,000, rye up to 24,911,000, flaxseed to 12,996,000, and potatoes at 52,761,000. Prairie production tops 632,000,000 bushels as spring wheat rises to 635,299,000 and winter wheat at 20,768,000.
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Ottawa
Caniada
The
Breau of Statistics
Gra
Cestain
Manitoba
Fires slow as rain aids BC blaze crews
Cooler moist air and scattered showers reach British Columbia where about 1,500 firefighters battle 141 fires. One man, Howard Gordon, dies trapped by a sudden flare near Burns Lake. another, J H Hunter, is missing. Burns Lake fire remains out of control as aerial reconnaissance assesses damage.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Burns Lake
Cariboo
Forest Service
Howard Gordon
Gordon
Tintagel
J. H. Hunter
Hunter
Princess Anne Turns Two With Pointed Birthday Tone
Balmoral observers note Princess Anne reaches age two amid play and gifts. The toddler speaks in full sentences and chats with Prince Charles as rumors swirl about marriage prospects among blue-bloods. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh send two large presents as routines mirror an ordinary preschool day.
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Balmoral
Scotland
Britain
Anne
Prince Charles
Queen
Duke of Edinburgh
Ann
Canadian Casualty List Reports New KIA MIA and Wounded in Korea
The 126th Korean War casualty list from Ottawa shows two killed in action, one missing, and three wounded. Capt. Joseph Michael Liston of Ottawa and Shilo is listed as missing after reportedly parachuting from a damaged plane behind enemy lines. Total Canadian casualties reach 932: 164 dead, 694 wounded, 64 injured, nine missing, and one prisoner of war.
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Ottawa
Joseph Michael ‘Liston
Shilo
Man
Korea
Gardiner Advises Wait for End of U S Embargo
Agriculture Minister J G Gardiner urged livestock men to hold cattle from slaughter until the United States lifts the embargo on Canadian animals after the foot and mouth outbreak. He warned of market disruption and said Canada hopes to prove it is free of the disease next week, then press for embargo removal.
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Vauxhall
Canada
J. G. Gardiner
Gardiner
L. B. Thomson
Regina
Prairies
Bow River
United States
Two-Day Sale of Oil Leases Brings In Over Three Million
Edmonton CP reports Alberta government completed a two day sale of crown held oil and gas leases on 26 parcels, totaling 1 194 379 dollars. Revenue this year stands at 17 791 321 dollars about 15 percent of the provincial budget. British American Oil Ltd paid 254 550 dollars for a parcel near Alix in the Stettler area. A previous day yielded 1 857 753 dollars from four quarter sections in the Armena and Camrose fields.
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Edmonton
Alberta
British American Oil Ltd
Alix
Stettler
Armena
Camrose
Philippines declares national emergency over locust outbreak
The Philippines declared a national emergency to cope with the devastating sweep of locusts through agricultural areas, prompting urgent measures to protect crops and livelihoods.
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Manila
Philippines
Propaganda clash as US counters Soviet hate campaign
State department officials say Soviet propaganda shifted to soft pedal tactics after a harsh anti US line. US Voice of America launches counterattack while Moscow fears damage to its image. Recent issues in News and New Times deny hate campaign and claim Russians love everybody.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Voice of America
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Korea
America
News
New Times
Hail and Wind Ravage Central Alberta Crops
A Wednesday night hail and wind storm struck central Alberta damaging crops across the Oxford district and surrounding areas. The storm traveled southeast from Oxford to Calmar Millet Camrose Rosalind and Heisler with 50 to 60 mph winds wiping out up to 100 percent of yields in affected zones. Farmers described flattened fields and stalks driven flat by the wind making partial recovery unlikely.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Oxford
Leduc
Calmar
Glen Park
Millet
Camrose
Rosaliind
Heisler
Wheat yields to 50 bushels per acre in western Canada
The Canadian Pacific Railway agriculture department reports rapid threshing and cutting across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with warm weather accelerating grain ripening. Estimated yields vary by region from 2 to 50 bushels per acre, citing Manitoba 2 to 35 Saskatchewan 8 to 40 and Alberta 6 to 50 with southeast Manitoba at 25 to 40 and other zones listed.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canadian Pacific Railway Agriculture Department
Prairie
Saskatchewan
Alberta
al Berta
U S Asserts Right to Use Atomic Bomb if Needed
United States delegate Benjamin Cohen told the United Nations disarmament commission that Washington reserves the right to employ atomic bomb and germ warfare to combat aggression until a robust international system of safeguards and inspections is in place. He rejected mere paper declarations and refused ultimatums.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
U.S
Benjamin Cohen
United Nations Disarmament Commission
Russia
U.N
Cohen
Jacob Malik
Hat District Faces Rural Teacher Shortage In Alberta
Medicine Hat school officials report all city teaching vacancies filled but rural area needs at least 12 more teachers after resignations ended the 1951 52 term. Alberta faces 300 teacher shortfall province wide risking correspondence lessons for some students this fall.
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Hat
Province
Medicine Hat
Alex Shand
Rural School Board
Edmonton
W. E. Frame
Alberta
University of Alberta
Frame
Top Canadian Jet Officers to Train in Korea
Air force says Group Capt. E. B. Hale and Wing Cmdr. R. T. P. Davidson, both senior officers from Canada’s No. 1 fighter wing in England, will study jet warfare in Korea by flying combat missions with U S squadrons. Canada can send up to six pilots to Korea for combat experience at a time.
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Ottawa
Canada
England
Korea
RCAF
E. B. Hale
Hamilton
United States
Air Force
Hale
R. T. P. Davidson
Vancouver
U.S
Britain weighs Ottawa arms gift amid cautious reply
A British treasury spokesman in London described Canada’s announcement of a 150 million dollar arms gift to Britain as a possible new figure while deferring comment until more details emerge. Reports suggest the move may align with Canada’s Lisbon conference pledge to provide 324 million dollars in arms to NATO partners, with about 100 million for Britain.
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London
Britain
Howe
Ottawa
Treasury
Canada
Atno Council
Financial. Times
United Kingdom
Financial Times Dispatch
Australia
Belfast
Liberal News Chronicle
Commonwealth
United States
Daily Express
Weather Summary for Alberta District
Unseasonable disturbance from southern British Columbia brought light rain to western Alberta this morning. Overnight temperatures fell to 32 at Grande Prairie and 34 at Whitecourt, with clouds and westerly winds keeping other areas above 40. Expect cloudy Saturday with slight warming and little weekend improvement. Medicine Hat forecast: cloudy today and Saturday with occasional light rain, a little warmer, light winds. Low tonight and high tomorrow 45 and 65.
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Grande Prairie
Whitecourt
B.C
Alberta
River levels stay elevated as storm surge lingers
River levels remained high through the storm season with swollen waterways and elevated flows. Officials warned of continuing flood risk as rainfall persisted and reservoirs neared capacity while communities braced for possible further impacts.
Fear Reds Making Use West Berlin Refugee Role
West Berlin worries communists use refugee flows to spread chaos. In year, 43,000 Germans fled the Russian zone to West Berlin with July totaling 13,800. Officials note older refugees and pensions promises as factors, while screening cannot detect red operatives among departures.
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Berlin
West Berlin
East
West
Smilestones Trace Ancestry to Boston Tea Party Barley
A fragment notes a person tracing lineage to an event linked to the Boston Tea Party barley reference. The text is incomplete but suggests a familial connection and historical context without full details.
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