Hall for Bowman C P R Super Hero
J L Hall of Calgary named acting superintendent of Medicine Hat division for Canadian Pacific Railway succeeding Paddy Bowman who left to become general manager of Pacific Great Eastern Railway in British Columbia. Bowman to Vancouver for P G R headquarters. Hall’s past roles and war service noted.
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J. L. Hall
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Canadian Pacific Railway
Paddy) Bowman
Pacific Great Eastern Railway
British Columbia
Mr. Hall
Bowman
George Meldrum
Montreal
Bassano
Lethbridge
Mr. Bowman
Vancouver
P.G.R
Hall
Moose Jaw
Souris
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Regina
Watson Hall
W. G. Southern
Alyth
Hall’s Place
J. N. Fraine
Alberta
1¢ University of Alberta
Brandon
Canadian Army
France
M.B.E
Missing Montreal Woman Sought in Medicine Hat
City police search for an unidentified Montreal woman missing since 3 40 a m Sunday. Believed to be a mental case she boarded a westbound train in Montreal headed for Vancouver. She got off in Medicine Hat and was seen on Fourth Street SE seeking sleeping accommodations. She is 35 to 40 years old, 5 4 brown hair and eyes, wearing a grey coat and carrying a black zipper bag. Call 2380 with sightings.
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Montreal
Medicine Hat
Vancouver
Fourth Street
Stores Open Only Some Wednesday Afternoon
The News erred stating all stores would be open this Wednesday afternoon, December 16. Some shops such as Eaton's Woolworth's and most ladies' ready-to-wear outlets and groceries will close, while others may stay open. All stores will reopen Wednesday afternoon December 23.
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Eaton’s
Woolworth’s
Tigers and Native Sons discuss Hemmerling swap for Don Smith
Reports say Bill Hunter of the Tigers and Ed Bruchet of the Native Sons plan a player deal. If it goes through, Medicine Hat captain Ron Hemmerling would return to Lethbridge in exchange for defenceman Don Smith who impressed local fans Saturday.
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Bill Hunter
Tigers
Ed Bruchet
Native Sons
Medicine Hat
Ron Hemmerling
Lethbridge
Don Smith
Railway strike threatens British Christmas mood
London reports a looming walkout by the National Union of Railwaymen at midnight on December 20, potentially paralyzing the nationalized rail system. The dispute centers on a demanded 15 percent pay rise and weekly four shillings, with government mediation and cabinet action underway.
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London
National Union of Railwaymen
Labor
People
Labor Party
Sunday Pictorial
James Campbell
NUR
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
Tion
Brian Robertson
British Transport Commission
Railway Staff National Tribunal
Churchill
Federal aid urged to curb level crossing deaths
Ottawa reports the Canadian Good Roads Association urged the federal government to expand funding for grade crossing protection. It called for a national audit of danger points and a coordinated driver education program led by government and rail bodies to reduce deaths. The CGRA also sought amendments to enlarge the federal grade crossing fund and allow maintenance support.
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Canadian Good Roads Association
Board of Transport Commissions
CGRA
Association
Foreign Goods Help Supply Xmas Tables
Trade shows Canada relies on imports for festive fare as Japan buys Prairies grain and Canadian oranges. The mandarin, a long time Japanese export, dominates Canada’s $13,000,000 annual imports from Japan while total orange imports reach about $26,000,000.
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Canada
Japan
Prairies
British Columbia
Ontario
Trade Department
McDowell Lead Points to Living
An elderly woman near Orillia told police she saw Marion McDowell, the 17 year old kidnapped on December 6, in a photo and identified a girl at her door on Saturday. She described a man and a girl asking for coffee before driving away after an incident at a roadside restaurant. Scarborough police are alerted and coordinating with provincial police on the new lead.
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Toronto
Marion McDowell
Orillia
Morley Wright
Ater
Scarborough
Western Prairies Weather Shifts From Snow Flurries to Sunshine
A Pacific weather system crosses the western Prairies with south winds and clouds turning to sun and strong north winds. Colder air follows northern Saskatchewan by morning while mild conditions persist elsewhere through Tuesday. Medicine Hat sees cloudy clearing this evening with mild temperatures around 20 to 35.
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Edmonton
Pacific
Prairies
Saskatchewan
Medicine Hat
New Traffic Lights to Be Tested on South North Second
Traffic lights at South and North Railway streets on Second are to be tested late this afternoon and likely go into operation tomorrow. They may not be coordinated with CPR gates at the start.
BC Seeks Aid for Internal Expansion
British Columbia urges federal backing for a multi million expansion of rail highways and forest protection with an estimated cost of 238 million dollars over several years Premier Bennett leads a BC cabinet delegation proposing 311 miles more of Pacific Great Eastern railway a new highway network and a forest fire protection system The plan would split costs 50 50 with Ottawa and includes potential federal alternatives such as purchasing the PGE by CN Railways.
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Ottawa
St. Laurent
Pacific Great Eastern Railway
British Columbia
B. C
W. A. C. Bennett
Bennett
B.C
Vancouver
Squamish
Prince George
Peace River Country
Dawson Creek
Ship Romance Sparks on Christmas Atlantic Voyage
Two lonely travelers age 80 and 52 meet aboard the Em press of Australia sailing from Canada to England. William H. Coburn of Vancouver and Dorothy G. Cartneer of Saint John form unexpected bonds at a dining table. Coburn proposes days later and buys a 70 cent ring. They plan to visit Belfast and Plymouth then marry and return to Vancouver.
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Liverpool
England
Reuters
Lonely Hearts
Canada
William H. Coburn
Vancouver
Australia
Belfast
Ireland
Dorothy G. Cartneer
Saint John
N.B
Plymouth
Mrs. Coburn
Dulles Warns Europe Alone If NATO Treaty Fails
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles told a NATO council that if European nations reject the European Defence Community and fail to settle Franco German tensions they may have to face war consequences alone. He urged unity under NATO while rethinking how to implement the alliance and supported linking to an EDC within the alliance framework. Canada leads its delegation at the conference.
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Paris
John Foster Dulles
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council
United States
Germany
France
U S
Europe
West Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Italy
Luxembourg
Dulles
NATO
European Defence Community
Georges Bidault
Eisenhower
Reuters
Lord Ismay
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Hydrogen blast may exceed World War II totals in Bikini test
President Eisenhower said hydrogen weapons could amount to millions of tons of TNT. The Bikini atoll test planned for spring could erase island traces and affect nearby areas, with winds carrying radioactive fallout. The 1952 test reportedly destroyed its island. Bikini is now part of the AEC test grounds near Enewetok.
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Washington
United States
Bikini Atoll
U.S
Eisenhower
United Nations General Assembly
Bikini
Russia
Atomic Energy Commission
Mishall Islands
Eniwetok
Dean Leaves for Washington to Resume Korean Talks
USS special envoy Arthur H. Dean departs Tuesday for Washington with Kenneth Young to hold resumption talks with the Communists in Korea. Dean left eight weeks of discussions after Communist charges of perfidy, insisting goodwill signs are needed to negotiate.
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Panmunjom
USS
Arthur H. Dean
Washington
Korea
Dean
Reds
Kenneth Young
U.S. State Department
Browns says Reds ousted from U S government
Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr claims all suspected communists have been removed from federal service. Senator Joseph McCarthy challenges the assertion saying not all have been purged. Brownell spoke in a Texas radio transcription Sunday night.
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Fort Worth, Tex
Nerbert Brownell
United States
Joseph McCarthy
Rep
Wis
Brownell
Texas
Georgetown arrests leaders of Progressive People Party
Police in Georgetown British Guiana arrested Janet Rosenberg Japan wife of the ousted prime minister and nine other party leaders on charges of holding an illegal meeting. All ten were released on bail of 75 dollars each. Hearings set for Tuesday.
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Georgetown
British Guiana
Janet Rosenberg
Japan
Progressive Peoples Party
Wer
U.S
Indian General says POWs refuse to quit to stall
Panmunjom AP report: Lt. Gen. K S Thimayya states the 22 U S prisoners of the Korean war who refuse to quit communism are trying to stall permanently. The remark frames the standoff as a strategic delay rather than a change in stance.
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Colleen Miller
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Ascot
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