Hubbs rink wins local playoff to reach district bonspiel
Lloyd Hubbs rink defeated Bob Cocks 10-9 in an extra end to capture the local curling title and advance to the Medicine Hat district playoffs. The Hubbs foursome, with Lloyd skip and Hugh Thompson, will join the district trial set for Wednesday morning as part of the 94-rink bonspiel entries across western Canada.
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Bill Hunter
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Sam Gill
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Fox Valley
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Britains callup may divert Canadian hockey players
Five Canadian players from Ayr Raiders may face two year U K military service after British labour ministry notices. Coach Stan Obo diac says eligibility questions arise over permanent residence as players argue they left Canada each spring and returned for hockey in autumn. Names include Dave Russell Cy White Alf Lewsey Bob Keil and Fred Hall.
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Yorkton, Sask
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Labor Ministry
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Wadena
Sask
Cy Whiteside
Wetaskiwin
Alta
Alf Lewsey
Winnipeg
Bob Keil
Fred Hall
Medicine Hat
Navy
Air Force
Alberta Liberals Plan to Stimulate Grass Roots Levels
In Calgary the Alberta Liberal Association executive approved a campaign of meetings in most constituencies over the next four months to gauge organization strength and re energize local activity. The group also discussed the Battle River Camrose by election and set a Wednesday Wright meeting to arrange the nominating convention. W J Edgar of Innisfail chaired the gathering with J Harper Prowse and two MLAs Hugh John MacDonald and Harold Tanner in attendance.
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Alberta
Liberal Association
Battle River- Camrose
Wainwright
W. J. Edgar
Innisfail
J. Harper Prowse
Hugh John MacDonald
Harold Tanner
Edmonton
Hunter shoots partner after mistaking him for a deer
A hunter faced questioning after firing at his hunting partner, believing him to be a deer. The partner returned fire, revealing the misidentification and turning the incident into a fatal or serious shooting case.
Italy Arrests Couple in New Kiss Stealing Craze
Police in Turin and La Spezia seized a young couple accused of indecent kissing in a cinema as part of a nationwide campaign sparked by a Turin vote against public displays. The duo, first offenders, were released with a warning after brief questioning amid public debate over a historic 1892 law.
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Reuters
Italy
la Spezia
Luisa Quaanta
Turin
Riviera
Editorial Rooms Reports on Vietminh Gag Against Catholic Leaders
Four escaped Viet Namese fishermen accuse the Communist Vietminh of gagging 700 Roman Catholic leaders to stop testimony to a mobile international truce commission team. Navy Constellation crashes off Newfoundland. no trace of occupants. Dulles urges Congress to back Eisenhower tariff plan to avoid damaging the free world. Preliminary murder hearing set for January 31 in Bran don. Winnipeg plans cavern storage tanks for 240000 barrels of propane products. Shaggy coats mark Winnipeg coldest day, 19 below. Dr. MacLaughlan and two women fined in abortion conspiracy case. Manning says study of tax rental agreements to assess financial impact on Alberta.
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Alberta and Saskatchewan Face Snowy Cold Front
Edmonton reports a temporary halt in the colder trend. The cold air will resume moving southward Tuesday afternoon. Snow is expected with heavier falls in central Alberta tonight and in north and central Saskatchewan on Tuesday.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Blizzards Spread Over West Europe
Blizzards swept Denmark West Germany and Scotland with floods rising on the Rhine Rhine and Marne in France while Paris faced rising Seine and towns faced snowbound disruption. A 12 year old boy was crushed by a toppled chimney in Dijon as storms disabled rail and road transport.
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Smog Frightens Londoners as City Falls Prey to Blackout
Londoners prayed and screamed as a vast smog cloud plunged the capital into darkness for about ten minutes turning early afternoon into midnight. Traffic stalled and street life froze while fogged streets forced pedestrians to feel fences and walls for guidance.
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London
Reuters
Ford Talks Back To Negotiation Table Today
Ford of Canada and United Automobile Workers resume talks to resolve what may become Canada’s longest auto strike. The 100 day stoppage affects Windsor Oakville and Etobicoke plants costing millions in wages benefits and sales. Workers seek hospital medical plans and wage gains of four cents an hour.
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Beaverton Police Chief Fined for Driving Offence
Police Chief Hector Reid paid a 50 fine after a Dec 23 court hearing on a driving without a license case. Constables Bruce Reid and Harry Campbell testified they followed his vehicle on Dec 22 as it weaved before abandonment. The next day witnesses said Reid appeared glassy eyed and smelled of liquor after a highway crash on Highway 12.
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Beaverton
Hector Reid
Bruce Reid
Harry Campbell
Reid
Highway 12
Lavender Fire Engine Sells Quick in Meriden
In Meriden Connecticut the lavender fire engine from American LaFrance drew attention as a novelty. J J Sanzone a sales representative says a lavender unit has already sold to a town near St Clair Shores Michigan. He notes other colors including gold blue green and black have also sold while Meriden kept the traditional red.
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Meriden, Conn
J. J. Sanzone
American Lafrance Company
St. Claire Shores
Mich
Meriden
Lawrence of Arabia branded a Humbug
Paris AP reports critic Richard Aldington calls T E Lawrence a major humbug in his French edition of The Legend and the Man He argues biographers overstated Lawrence’s role in the Arab revolt and that the main Arab fighting was done by the British Aldington credits Lowell Thomas with popularizing the name and shaping the hero narrative.
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Aldington
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Wellington
Oxford
Middle East
Turkey
Lowell Thomas
Thomas
Europe
U K Religious Controversy Grows After BBC Talks
Britain faces a rising religious dispute as Sunday sermons follow a BBC speech by psychologist Margaret Knight advocating scientific humanism. Clergy attack the broadcasts while plans for a Bible series draw fresh controversy and a school broadcast questions faith and labor pay.
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London
Reuters
Britain
BBC
Margaret Knight
Aberdeen University
Clifton
York
Cyril Garbett
Son
Glasgow
Knight
Saunders Dies in Plane Crash
Robert H. Saunders 51, Toronto mayor and Ontario Hydro chair, died after a Grumman Mallard crashed near Crumlin airport during a snowstorm. He had been critically injured since the crash. four others were hurt. Saunders led the Canadian National Exhibition and the St Lawrence Seaway project and was a noted business and political figure.
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St. Lawrence Seaway
Canadian National Exhibition
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Red) Rogers
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