Calgary coroner rules railway crash caused by negligence
A coroner's jury finds negligence by engineer John F. Townsend and fireman John Sparrow led to the Southesk siding wreck of two CPR trains. Three killed and 69 injured, with 17 still hospitalized. Names of injured and witnesses listed, order given for train movements to Brooks.
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Calgary
Canadian Pacific Railway
Southesk Siding
John F. Townsend
John T. Sparrow
Vancouver
Toronto
College student confesses in Baker killing
Edward Gibbs, 25, a married Franklin and Marshall College student, confessed to choking and beating Marian Louise Baker to death after giving her a ride from the campus treasurer’s office. Gibbs, from Pitman New Jersey, told police details of the slaying in Dr Theodore Distler’s office. He was held for arraignment as investigations continued.
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Lancaster
Marian Louise
Franklin and Marshall ‘College
Edward Gibbs
Gibbs
Theodore Distler
Franklin and Marshall
Pitman
N.J
Baker
Albus
British electric company ends year with 13 million surplus
The British electricity authority reported a 13,614,220 surplus for its first year, contrasting with deficits in nationalized railroads coal mining and air transport. The disclosure appeared yesterday in London, signaling strong performance for public power amid broad transport sector losses.
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British Electricity
London
Reu
Missing Beverley Van Horne Seen Fleeing Press at Airport
Calgary dispatch reports 17 year old Beverley Van Horne of Montreal sought to avoid reporters after disembarking at Vancouver airport with a woman. They hid in the meteorological office and women’s wash room as photographers pressed for details. Police had been investigating her disappearance from her grandparents’ home since December 15.
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Calgary
Beverley
van Horne
Monreal
Nyrans
Pip da’ Airlines
Vancouiver Sound
Cascadden
Aking
Dominion Meteorological Office
William Phillips
Montreal
Police -Missing
Liberals Plan for Brief Routine Parliament Session
Ottawa forecasts a short parliamentary session opening February 16 and ending by June. The budget and estimates lead the agenda with Brooke Claxton’s defence consolidation bill likely to pass. gas and oil pipelines and private bill rules may form key debate as Ottawa aims to push pipeline measures through.
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Ottawa
Abbott
Brooke Claxton
Senate
Canada
United States
Sterling
Anglo Canadian cheese contract seals 85 million pounds deal
Ottawa reports Agriculture Minister Gardiner announced completion of a new Anglo Canadian cheese contract for Canada to ship 85 million pounds at 25 cents a pound. He set cheese price support at 28 cents per pound for 1950 after British dairy expert William Rodden and Sir Andrew Jones helped negotiate.
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Ottawa
Gardiner
Canada
United. Kingdom
William
Rodden
Andrew Jones
Surplus Population Planned for New Scots Town
Scotland plans a provisional site near Houston Renfrew to house 40 000, drawing 29 000 from Greenock 1200 from Port Glasgow and 19 000 from Renfrew. The 2427 acre area lies within a mile of Houston with bus links to Glasgow and Greenock.
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Houston
Renfrewshire
Scotland
Greenock
Renfrew
Port Glasgow
Arthur Woodburn
Glasgow
Glastow
Cripps warns of tough policy if Labour wins February vote
Sir Stafford Cripps told a London audience that a Labour victory on February 23 would bring development councils for industry on a compulsory large scale. He warned subsidies would not fall while unions back a wage freeze, but could drop if the wage standstill collapses. He accused British industry of opposing reform and noted councils already formed for cotton, furniture, jewelry, silverware, and clothing.
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London
Stafford ‘Cripps
Labor
Britain
Sir Stafford
Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
Government seeks rent controls extension for Supreme Court case
Ottawa reports the federal government plans to ask the Supreme Court of Canada to extend rental controls until decontrol is completed. The aim is to prevent upheavals and chaos in housing, with no fixed deadline. The case opens Jan 30 with parties including tenants, owners, labor groups, and provincial representatives involved.
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Ottawa
Supreme Court of Canada
Ji. J. Robinette
Toronto
Property Owners ‘Association
Canadian Congress of Labor
Quebec
Ontario
Canadian Legion
Manitoba
Smilestones: Threats Follow WOOER’s Rejection
In a tense exchange, WOOER declares if not married he will harm himself. The dialogue reveals a coerced courtship dynamic with a harsh paternal undertone. The fragmentary text suggests a hostile family conflict over marriage.
Skeleton forearm found under Brighton roof with serpent ring
Mysterious scratching noises in a Brighton England roof led workmen to a skeleton forearm and a gold serpent ring found between roof rafters. Police investigate hoping the ring helps identify the deceased.
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Brighton
England
Reuters
Raf
Gardiner warns of American dump may hurt Canadian prices
Ottawa reports Minister Gardiner voiced concern over U.S. surplus food sales abroad. He noted potential price declines for Canadian farms and cited a new Canadian cheese contract with Britain. Officials warned export markets could suffer and push farm prices lower. The U.S. move, ongoing since 1932, could prompt protests or talks.
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Ottawa
Gardiner
Britain
Canada
U.S
Agriculture
Department
Antelope Feeding Plan Discussed by Fish and Game Group
A special directors meeting of the Fish and Game Association approved feeding about 150 antelope near Medi Medicine Hat starting today. Food distributions target four herds around Beaver Dam Hansen farm Dunmore Hill Police Point and a city vicinity while avoiding the larger southern Irvine Walsh herd. The annual meeting tonight may draft a provincial appeal for government support to feed Southern Alberta antelope driven from Cypress Hills and the Brit.
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City of Medicine
Fish ‘and Game * Association
Beaver Dam
Hansen
Dunmore Hill
Irvine
Walsh
Association
Alberta
Russia Walks Out At U N Fifth Time
Russia walked out of a Big Five meeting at the United Nations with Soviet deputy foreign minister A Malik saying he will not take part in atomic talks while nationalist China is present. The move marks the fifth walkout in a campaign to oust China from the UN as talks on international atomic energy control proceed.
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Lake
Russia
Ofia
Cassady
Jakob “A. Malik
China
Feast to Famine Cycle in Animals and Humans Studied
Edmonton professor William Rowan of the University of Alberta links cycle-driven population swings in rabbits and other species to UV vitamin D cycles. He suggests sun ray fluctuations may trigger disease waves such as chickenpox measles German measles mumps and whooping cough, with human effects mirroring animal patterns.
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Edmonton
Edmonton University
William Rowan
Zoological Department
University of Alberta
Canada
Rowan
Alberta
Switzerland
Lewis' Lieutenants Urge Return to Work
Pittsburgh AP report shows John L. Lewis and UMW leaders press miners to resume work amid ongoing strike threats. Lewis vows a busy week as lieutenants push union members to return to the job and lift the walkout that has kept thousands idle.
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Lewis
Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
United
John P. Busarello
Hig
UMW
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St. Laurent
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U.K
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Mahoney City
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Burda
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Ross
Wooer
Noss Munro
Southam
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