Polio Clamp Shuts Youth Venues in Medicine Hat
Dr H C Dixon imposes a public health order halting youth gatherings after Medicine Hat records its third polio case. Pools close playground supervision ends and Sunday schools suspend. attendees under 18 barred after 5 pm. The 11 year old Freeman child is in quarantine. Previous cases include an eight year old boy and a three year old girl now released.
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Medicine Hat
H. C. Dixon
Medical Health Oficer
Dixon
Elder Freeman
Fourth St.s.b
General Hospital
Calgary
Gordon McCulloch
11Th Ave
McCulloch
Crossfield
Saskatoon
McDanton
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Roand
Man
Sask
Regina (Cp
Saskatchewan
U.S. Delays Lifting Canada Cattle Embargo Pending Safe Virus
The United States will not lift the Canadian cattle embargo immediately despite Ottawa declaring Canada free of foot and mouth disease. Officials demand assurance no further outbreaks threaten U.S. livestock, with Mexico’s embargo set for Sept. 1 after a year since the last outbreak.
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Washington
United States
Fladness
Agriculture Department
Bureau Ofanimal Industry
Regina
Mexico
U.S
Canada
Ottawa
Gardiner
Saskatchewan
Doubey
Flood cheques to be distributed again by city treasury
The city treasury will issue final flood claim payments totaling over 50 000 dollars. This week 20 768 12 dollars will be distributed across 212 claims after a 60 percent initial payout and a 40 percent final payment approved upon re appraisal.
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Treasury Department
A. T. Legge
Flood Fund
Attlee Tour Lands in Northern Rhodesia Visit
Clement Attlee and his wife arrived by Comet jet liner after weather and mechanical delays. They conduct a tour of Northern Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
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Livingstone
Northern Rhodesia
Reuters
Clement Attlee
British Labor Party
Sothern
Rhodesia
Nyasaland
Third Street Chosen as Route to No 3 Highway by City Council
City council adopted a final plan to straighten the Division Ave and Third Street corner, making Third Street the safety artery to No 3 Highway. The decision ends a two week delay after tests, with audience applause and talks from the Chamber of Commerce. A one way Division Ave hill for down traffic and traffic lights at the intersection were proposed, while Fourth Street was to be cut back. The vote was split among aldermen with continued discussion and page eight continuation.
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Division Ave
Third
Fourth
Third St
Chamber of Commerce
Fourth St
Medicine Hat Safety Council
Ald
Dirk Scholten
E A. Amos
The
Safety Council
Hillcrest College
Third St. S.E
Fourth St. S.W
Jack Cocks
E. W. Smith
R. CG
Taber Post Office Break-In May Exceed 13000 Loss
RCMP and Taber police probe a weekend break-in at Taber Alberta post office. Loss may top $13 000 with about 1800 in cash 8000 in money orders and 3000 in stamps. Entry likely through a sliding window. no suspects named. John Rae new Taber postmaster since late last year.
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Taber
Calgary” Division
Post Office
RCMP
Alberta
Arneson
Calmer
Alta
John Rae
Medicine Hat
Fastball Association
Truman Lifts Secret Report On Oil Deals
President Truman orders release of a long secret report on international oil deals amid new charges that a powerful oil cartel siphons U S foreign aid funds. The 10 chapter document, drawn by federal experts, details seven major firms and their cross ownership and market control. The Justice Department seeks the report for a federal grand jury investigation into price fixing and monopoly practices in the oil industry. Senator Sparkman announced the move as chief of the Senate Small Business Subcommittee.
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Washington
Truman
United States
John Sparkman
Alabama
Sparkman
Senate
State Department
U.S
Hennings
Canada
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
California
The
Texas Company
Socony “Vacuum
Golf Oil
Royal Dutch Shell
Anglo- Iranian Oil Co
Middle East
Sister of Canadian minister tied to visa fraud probe
Justice department named Aline Steigerwald of Windsor as involved in an immigration fraud inquiry. The case centers on Canadians seeking U.S. visas via misrepresented finances, with linked arrests in Windsor and Detroit and ties to Paul Martin. Roy H. McBride admitted false deposit info in the related Glassco case.
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Washington
Justice Department
Canada
Aline Steigerwald
Windsor
Paul ‘Martin
Detroit
James McGranery
U.S
Steigerwald
Lawrence HW. MacKinnon
Everett E.glassco
Roy. H. McBride
Provincial Bank of Canada
Glassco
MacKinnon
Aline. Steigerwald
N. Wald
Paul Martin
Smiles and Silent Warnings From a Chaplain
A fragment appears to quote a chaplain addressing a troubled person with a paradoxical line about enjoying wicked thoughts, hinting at a moral or religious admonition in a historical newspaper fragment.
Labour body to ask Canada outlaw Communists
Winnipeg CP report says Canada’s Trades and Labor Congress plans to urge the federal government to outlaw communists. The move, backed by the TLC executive, follows a crackdown on Reds within labour ranks and could pressure Ottawa to act while the Labor body remains officially neutral in politics.
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Winnipeg
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Canada
TLC
Pat Sullivans
Danish bacon price talks break down in London conference
Reuters reports Danish representatives returned to Copenhagen after London talks on a 15 percent cut in Danish bacon prices collapsed. British demand prompted the breakdown and officials from Berlingske Aftenavis cited the event, though they refused comment.
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Copenhagen
Reuters
London
Berlingske . Aftenavis
Downtown gains 200 new parking meters in November
City council approved installation of about 200 new meters across downtown including South Railway Street riverfront areas from Finlay Bridge to Fourth Street and along Sixth, First, and Fifth Avenues. Mayor Wilson floated free parking at Third and Fifth street lots. Meter hours range from one to five with 25 cent pieces and no pennies, designed to shift cars off streets and fund off street lots.
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J. A. Cameron
Twin Meter Co
Canada
Ped
Wilson
Third St
Fifth
Riverside
Sixth Ave
Central Motors
News Building
Empress Theatre
First St
Fifth Ave
New Park Dairy
Big Wheat Carryover Sets Record in Canada
Canada's wheat carryover for the last crop year reached 212,974,000 bushels, the largest in seven years, ending July 31. The surplus adds strain to storage facilities and is 25,785,000 bushels higher than the previous year’s 187,189,000 bushels, yet 43,000,000 bushels below the 10-year average for 1941-50.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Russia seeks Iran help over attack on info office
Russia asks Iran to identify and punish those who plundered its information office. Tehran radio reports the incident, with details tied to events in Tehran last Wednesday.
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London
Reuters
Russia
Iran
Tehran
City Considers Subway Plan Under First Street
Officials discuss a proposed subway project in Medicine Hat to run under First Street. A special meeting is set before October 15 to draft a bylaw for ratepayers review with the city council and safety council debating the plan after an earlier failed attempt.
Britain to launch new 10 jet flying boat in month
Bad weather delays the giant 10 jet flying boat from Britain at Cowes on the Isle of Wight. The craft, valued at 80 million, will cruise at 5 miles an hour and cover 5,500 miles. It carries over 100 passengers or 200 troops, built over six years.
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Cowes
Isle
Wig
Reuters
Britain
Weather Outlook Notable Cooling and Light Winds
Cooler air settles over regions including Peace River and Edmonton with development of afternoon to evening activity. Temperatures expected in the 50s and 80s with light winds tonight and tomorrow while other notes mention unrelated incidents in Bechuanaland with police involvement.
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Fea Tures
Peace River
Edmonton
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