Trade Union Orders Strikes End or Exile Looms
Finland’s central trade union federation votes eight to five to force four striking unions to call off walkouts by August 25 or face expulsion. The action targets duckers and forest workers among others as government crackdown on nationwide strikes provokes bloodshed. The Communists condemn police action against lumberjacks in Kemi, claiming it violates the constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsinki
Finland
Central Trade Union Federation
Federaion
Forestry Workers’ and Loggers
G Rubber
Finnish Communist Party
Juho Paasikivi
Kemi
Paasikivi
Trains Collide in Canaan Injuring Forty Four
Two Boston and Maine trains collided head on at a siding in Canaan New Hampshire injuring 44 people none seriously. Hospital reports list four Canadians among the injured including Joseph Henry Carrier and Rev Raoul Ouimet of Quebec. A trainman error routed the Montreal bound ambassador onto the southbound track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaan
N.H
Boston and Maine Railroad
Hanover
Joseph Henry Carrier
Raoul Ouimet
Quebec
Carrier
Stalp
Owinet
Pierre K Casse
Montréal
Robert A. Jones
Grafton County
Boston
Montreal
James J. Seymour
Hillshare
Jones
Arrest of International Drug Ring Leader Shocks New York
Eduardo Balarezo 48, a U.S. Peruvian citizen, was seized aboard the liner La Guardia in New York. The ring allegedly moved $6 million monthly in cocaine between the U.S. and Peru and financed insurgents in Peru. Authorities say 80 Peruvians and 50–60 U.S. operatives tied to the outfit. The case links narcotics profits to a failed October uprising and Peru’s Aprista party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
New York
ee _NEW YORK
Peru
United Nations Action
United States
U.N
Eduardo Balarezo
Great North River
N.Y
Balarezo
la Guardia
Alfonso Mier Yeran
Department of Investigation
Aprista Party
Victor Haya de La‘Torce
Apristan Party
Mier
Martin
Sunday Special at Elkwater Outdoor Movies and Boating
Follow the crowd to Elkwater for outdoor movies on Sunday. Eat at Floth's with dinner specials from 12:00 to 2:00 and 5:00 to 7:00. Rowboats and motor boats are for rent and a launch ride around the lake is available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkwater
Floth
Baseball fans seek tickets for Lethbridge, Bow Island and Tiger games
Fans must secure tickets from Smithy at the Bond Clothes and Hat Shop for the Lethbridge, Bow Island, and Tiger games replay. A bus leaves Central Motors at 9:00 p.m. Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethbrige
Bond Clothes and Hat Shop
Central Motors
$13,814 Raised for Layng Family Hope to Reach $20,000
Toronto city treasurer reports the Alfred Layng fund has reached $13,814 after a benefit show added $3,300. The drive aims for $20,000 to provide annual income for Mrs. Layng and her four year old daughter after Layng was shot to death three weeks ago by a gunman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto (Cp
G. A. Lascelles
Toronto
Alfred Layng
Layng
Financial Solution Not Likely
Ottawa reports the Washington crisis talks among the United States United Kingdom and Canada over British finances face a tough path. Three main issues loom: U K U S rancor delays and fear from Socialist Britain policies Feeble British cabinet health and U S Congress turmoil. Canadians warn against expecting quick breakthroughs while hoping for long term gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Munro Southam
Ottawa Bureau
Ottawa
Washington
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
U.K
Britain
Yugoslavia Warns Greek Government Over Persecution of Citizens
Yugoslavia warned it would take steps to protect its citizens in Greece if alleged persecution did not stop. Tanjug quoted a note from the Yugoslav legation in Athens protesting intensified terror against Yugoslavs linked to Tito's representatives in Greece and those seeking repatriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Yugoslavia
Greece
Tanjug
Legation
Athens
Marshal Tito
Smilestones HE Dialogue On Driving Improvement
A humorous exchange notes a wife’s driving improving as the road begins to turn when she does now. The dialogue presents light commentary on progress and confidence behind the wheel.
Maple Creek Wages Battle Against Rodent Invaders
The Maple Creek News reports rats are present in Maple Creek 65 miles east of Medicine Hat. A posse used rifles and sticks to kill 37 rats beneath an old feedlot building, with many others escaping. Residents are urged to remain vigilant and report suspected rats to local outlets. Dr. J. K. Morrow plans to show rat specimens to educate residents on identifying rats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Creek
Medicine Hat
Maple Creek News
J. K. Morrow
Saskatchewan
Electronic Census Machine Aids Canada’s Next Count
Ottawa reports the 1951 census will use an electronic statistical machine from IBM to sort count edit and print data. The machine promises faster analysis with 12 000 operators collecting factors like age religion sex family size income education language occupation citizenship rent and more. A small scale trial census is planned for fall to test new methods across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Cartier
Herbert Marshall
Bureau
United States
International Business
Marshall
Shinwell Defends Britain Against Critics at Home and Abroad
War minister Emanuel Shinwell urged critics in Britain and abroad to stop sneering at Britain’s war efforts. He warned that recounting Britain’s sacrifice amid postwar strain is treacherous and risks eroding morale as the country faces economic hardship. In Prague, Czech reports say Slovak rainstorms and floods have raised the death toll to at least 25, with 16 initially reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aspatria
Cumberland
England
Emanuel Shinwell
Britain
Prague
Czechoslovakia
New York Sees Record Low After Heat Spells
New York City cooled from a streak of record highs with a morning low of 56 degrees. The date’s previous low was 56.6 set in 1898, as late summer heat had produced three record highs ten days earlier and then broke multiple date records with consecutive hot days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Bireaiy
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Belgium
Switzerland
Baltic Sea
Austria
Reimann
West German Republic
Kurt Schumaker
Social Democrats
Max Reiman
Kurt Adenauer
Christian Democrats
Ralph
Rodeo Boys
Congress
Washington Administration
Optometrist
Shinwell
Blair
Medicine Hat Lodge No
A.F
A.M
Masonic Temple
Bro
Reginald L. Ford
Fourth Street
St. Barnabas Church
Railway Street
Selash
Al’s Aces
Connaught Golf Club
Glen MacKenzie Orchestra
del Bonita Cubs
South Alberta
Redcliff Red Sox
Redcliff
Elm Tigers
Hill DiaMond Demons
Athletic Park
Lang Bros. & Gibson Ltd
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!