Pashley Rider Tops Cash at Medicine Hat Stampede
Stan Walker of Pashley and Padgett Berry of Yuma shared top money at the 1950 Medicine Hat exhibition and stampede closing Saturday. Walker earned 380 dollars, Berry 361, while Harwood Potter of Cardston posted 318 in the 300 plus class. Attendance over three days neared 28 000 as crowds enjoyed riding vaudeville and exhibits. organizers projected a substantial profit for 1950 despite last year’s 28 000 mark. Police and first aid teams reported smooth operations and crowd control was noteworthy with city bus service uninterrupted.
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Stan Walker
Pashley
Padgett Berry
Yuma
Ariz
Medicine Hat
Stampede
Walker
Berry
Harwood Potter
Cardston
Sherman Sullins
Georgie Aldoff
Red McDowell
Eddie Ackridge
Gene Rambo
Lawson Fore
del Haverty
Junior Vaughan
St. John’s Ambulance Brigade
Broundsby
Calgary Stampede Parade Highlights and City Notes
Gas City entries in Calgary parade feature a giant sixteen foot violin float by the Cantalini team with Alf Cantalini leaving for Calgary. Calgary livestock parade draws praise from judges and Warren Cooper announces rodeos. Tax payments for early July total 89 316.70, refunds of 400 for overpaid tax certificates expected to rise. downtown dismantling day ends Stampede decorations as 1950 fireworks lead to ACT car draw won by Albert Sultz.
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Charlie Ronan
Warren Cooper
Calgary
Claresholm
Black Diamond
Macleod
Coleman
Nanton
Lethbridge
Albert Sultz
Golden Prairie
Colombia hit by deadly weekend earthquakes across seven towns
In north central Colombia a series of four to five quakes left Arboledas Cucuta and surrounding areas devastated. Health ministry reports 270 dead and about 17 000 injured or homeless while officials race by air to deliver doctors medical supplies and tents.
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Bogota
Colombia
Health Ministry
el Siglo
el Tiempo
Santander
Arboledas
Cucutilla
Cali
Salazar
Durania
Toledo
el Tiemfio
Cucuta
Calgary Stampede Parade Opens 75th Celebration
Calgary marked its 75th birthday with a parade in light rain drawing over 75 000 spectators. Prime Minister Louis St Laurent attended as RCMP riders led the procession and riders from Blackfoot and Sarcee nations appeared in ceremonial attire. The six day Stampede begins with bucking horse events at the grandstand and a record crowd last year of about 407 954 at Victoria Park.
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Calgary
Fort Calgary
Louis St. Laurent
RCMP
Col. J. McLeod
Blackfoot
Sarcee
Caloe
Victoria Park
Suffield parade stuns Calgary stampede with secret weapon
Alderman Dirk Scholten of Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede reports Suffield aborigines win two prizes in Calgary’s 75th anniversary parade. Cantalini Hotels’ A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody tops community floats. Suffield entry also won in out of town section, with mid city showing a dramatic, ice age themed lunch.
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Suffield’ S
Calgary S
Ald
Dirk Scholten
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Cantalini Hotels
Hat City
Suffield Boys
pAld
Scholten
Stampede
Canada
Joe
Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede Co
Postmaster General Links UK Phone Delays to Union Fights
London CP The Postmaster General Ness Edwards blamed trade union feuds for Britain's faulty telephone service. He cited cases where dissident and parent unions split supervisors and operators, causing delayed calls and missing registered letters. The telecom union disputed his assertion, saying members do not control call establishment or mail handling.
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London CP
Britain
Ness Edwards
Edwards
House of Commons
Engineering Officers Telecommunications Association
Post Office Engineering
the .Telecommunications. Union
Weather forecasting in Canada dominates daily news
Canada relies on seven public weather offices across Vancouver Edmonton Winnipeg Toronto Montreal Halifax and Gander to supply forecast data. Each office covers about one and a half provinces, linked by teletype networks and global connections enabling nationwide and international weather updates.
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Canada
Vancouver
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Toronto
Montreal
Halifax
Gander
Nfld
Meteorological Division
Federal Department of Transport
Whitehorse
Yukon
Torbay
Newfoundland
Allied air campaign targets North Korean tanks and troops
US and Australian aircraft conducted round the clock strikes against a North Korean armored push south of Seoul. Communique reports 123 tanks destroyed or damaged, 41 planes hit, and heavy troop losses after 1 570 sorties in two weeks, with air and ground coordination praised by Lt Gen. Stratemeyer.
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Tokyo
Far East’ Air Force
Chonan
Seoul
George E. Stratemeyer
Stratemeyer
Smilestones Nora and Kate Debating Manners and Men
In a lively exchange two women discuss gender roles and dating norms. One quips that half of women spend time trying to fool a man, while the other counters that half try to reform a man. The dialogue hints at social attitudes toward romance.
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Nate
Kate
American boosts morale in South Korea as ARAY reports
Curiously, military sources say South Korea's army is holding its own and gaining ground against North Korean forces. The North's armor is said to be concentrated against American troops, with the Republic of Korea army roughly matched in initial strength of about 100,000 men but later hampered by casualties. The figure of North Korean strength is placed at 15 divisions with 6,000 combat troops each, plus unknown support troops. (Continued on page six).
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Corrigan
United States
South
Republic of Korean
Service Chiefs Draft Korea Mission Leave for Tokyo Conference
Washington reports that Army Chief Gen Lawton Collins and Air Force Chief Gen Hoyt Vandenberg will fly to Tokyo to confer with Gen Douglas MacArthur on bolstering support for operations in Korea.
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Washington
United States
Army
Air Force
Tokyo
Defence Department
Lawton
J. Collins
Hoyt
S. Vandenberg
Douglas “MacArthur
Korea
Five Die In Denmark Train Collision Police Report
Five people were fatally injured yesterday when a train struck an automobile near Denmark. Authorities identified the victims and opened an investigation into the wreck and contributing factors.
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Denmark
Sic
Peace Between Church and State in Mexico Deepens
Mexico’s government and Roman Catholic Church have moved toward amity after a long conflict. The article traces the 90 year struggle from Juarez reforms to the Cristero rebellion, noting church property seizures, education monopoly, and gradual relaxations up to 1942 reforms and ongoing tensions.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Porfiro Diaz
Tabasco
Guadalajara
Cristo Rey
Christ
Uni
North Korean offensive near Taejon and US casualties rise
Reports say North Korean forces advanced within about 20 airline miles of Taejon as fighting intensified. A second US battalion was cut off and seven American soldiers were found dead with hands tied. The US Defense Department sought 20,000 draftees as manpower needs escalate, predicting up to 300,000 conscripts in 90 days.
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Tokyo
Taejon
Reuters
United States
Washington
United States Defence
Department
Lewis
Hershe
Notable U.S. Soldiers Found Dead in Korea
United States headquarters reports the bodies of seven American soldiers found dead in North Korea. The soldiers were discovered with hands bound, and a spokesman indicated the events occurred in a remote area near the front. The exact circumstances remain under investigation as the chain of command reviews the incident.
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Korea
Toda
Naval Units to Go On Europe Cruise
Canadian ships and carrier-borne aircraft prepared for a Europe cruise visiting Norway Sweden Netherlands Belgium Portugal and the United Kingdom with Gibraltar as a stopover during training and deployments.
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Europe
Ottawa
Huron
Onderry
Ireland
Seney
Cerry
Royal Navy
Royal Air Force
Norway
Sweden
Netherlands
Belgium
Portugal
United’ Kingdom
Gibraltar
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