Medicine Hat cattle theft case reaches three year terms
Frederick Carland and Orville Merritt Carland of Medicine Hat were sentenced to three years each after pleading guilty to cattle stealing. The case centered on the May theft of two cattle valued at $300 from farmer John Pahl, with accomplices Buettner and McElgunn facing related charges as the RCMP investigation detailed the sequence from hotel meetings to the steered cattle and later carcasses found.
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Frederick
Orville-Merritt Carland
Medicine ‘Hat
A. J. Rayment
RCMP
John Pahl
Paul Buettner
Medicine Hat
Leo Joseph McElgunn
Buettner
McElgunn
W. D. Gow
K.C
Rayment
Mr. Gow
Carland
Leo
Pahl
Orville Carland
D K Sla
Gow
Ten Die in US Rail Crash Near Monica
Ten passengers died and from 50 to 75 were injured when two Santa Fe streamliners the El Capitan and the Kansas City Chief collided near Monica Illinois about 20 miles east of Peoria. Mail car derailed at roughly 90 mph while Chief ran about 70 mph. both trains on parallel eastbound tracks under automatic control.
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Galesburg
Santa Fe
Chauncey Wood
Peoria County
el Capitan
Kansas City
Monica
Otto Brinkman
Peoria -Journal
el ‘Capitan
Chicago
A. Railroad
Chillicothe
Calgary Transit Strike Averted At Last Minute
Calgary city owned transit workers accepted a last minute wage offer averting a strike that would have halted service during the Stampede week. The settlement sets a 40 hour week replacing the prior schedule, affecting about 400 drivers and maintenance staff.
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Calgary
CPA
Aussies Urged to Enlist as Korea Crisis Deepens
Prime Minister Robert Menzies urged Australians to enlist in the armed forces amid the Korean crisis. He moved to have parliament approve government action with United Nations endorsement. Opposition leaders supported the motion and backed possible United Intervention in Korea.
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Canberra
Austrailia
Robert Menzies
Menzie
Australiing
Labic
Korea
Canadian destroyers move toward Pearl Harbor amid UN Korea plans
Ottawa signals a possible UN command for U S and allied forces in Korea. Three Canadian destroyers under Captain J A Brock sail from Esquimalt to Pearl Harbor to refuel and await possible UN orders, potentially under a UN commander led by General MacArthur. Ottawa presses for decisions at the UN Security Council within 48 hours.
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Ottawa
Pearl, Harbor
Esquimalt
United Nations
U.N
Korea
MacArthur
USN
J. A Brock
Pearl ,Harbor
RCN
Pearl Harbors
Defence
Claxton
St. Laurent
Otawa
Lake Success
Doctor as Sunday School Superintendent Questions Path to Heaven
An unnamed doctor and Sunday school superintendent asks Willie what must be done to enter heaven in a brief, fragmentary exchange. The readable text hints at a moral or religious lesson from a church setting.
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Willie
Parade Delights 1950 Stampede Day Draws 15 000 Crowd
Spectators packed downtown for the 1950 stampede parade shifted to the stampede grounds. About 100 cowboy entries and 15 000 viewers from rural districts watched a long colorful procession featuring Indians pioneers cowboys and novelties. Havre College Band Medicine Hat ACT Band and Mounties led floats while local pageantry and a secret weapon caveman act drew big cheers.
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National’ Defence
Havre College
Mickey ‘ Slim
North Korean attack near Chonan and Osan shocks Seoul area
An early report describes North Korean forces advancing toward Chonan 36 miles from Taejon and clashing with American troops near Osan. Mortars hit tanks, tramps moved in formations, and confusion grew as Koreans, South workers, and U.S. soldiers wore mixed uniforms. A rapid enemy breakout swarmed the river corridor while defenses prepared for further action.
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Chonan
Osan
Korea
Taejon
Seoul
Monhemens
Anya
Washington Moves To Increase Power In Korean Front
U S and British aircraft hammer North Korean air fields while defense officials confirm a U S airlift expansion contract with seven airlines to carry troops and supplies to the Far East. The absence of North Korean planes during recent raids raises questions about air defenses as pilots bolster South Korean fronts.
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Washington
South
Korea
U. S
Valley
Sicily
Parimen
Airlines
Far East
Air Transport
Berlin
U.S
Big Calgary Stampede opening draws wide crowd and riders
The Havre led college band and officials opened the Calgary Stampede amid a crowded arena. Notable riders including Smuggler and Eddie Ackridge from Beaver Oklahoma earned titles in Medicine Hat last year and dominate the bareback and steer riding standings. The 1949 all round titles boosted hopes for new records this year.
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Havre
Phil of
Medicine
Joe
Keeler
Calgarater
Aldoff
McDowell
Ken. Brower
Aden
Carl ‘Olson
Cardston
Eddie Ackridge
Beaver
Okla
The
Medicine ‘Hat
Alberta
Fle
Gold Prospecting Echoes From Vancouver River Sands
In British Columbia the Fraser River carries warmth melted snow into its current. Prospectors sift sandbars for gold dust, using pans and sluice boxes much as in the old Caribou era. A successful day may yield two dollars as luck varies with the river.
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Vancouver
Fraser
Fragmentary Crime Note From Early Report
A damaged OCR fragment hints at a homicide event involving a club wielder and a cannon like weapon. The text briefly mentions a person named Nate and references an early era weapon but lacks complete details or context.
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Department
Lake
Louise
Tehouse
Victoria
San* Juan
Ross ‘Bay
John'l. Robin
F. ‘Scott
Industrial ‘Board
Suffield
Jim ‘Cross
Gurfield
Will
Cowtown
Calgary Transit
Ross, Munro
Southam
Corigin
Dea Ang
RNY Ras
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