Scouts prepare cross country run to Ottawa jamboree
Medicine Hat welcomes Alberta and British Columbia Boy Scout contingents heading to the Canadian Scout Jamboree in Ottawa. BC units, led by J W Scrivener, join Alberta groups on special trains then tour Redcliff plants and local pools before overnighting for an early Thursday departure. Nine local Scouts join the Ottawa trip, with return stops planned in Medicine Hat including visits to Potteries.
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Medicine Hat
Alberta
British, Columbia
Ottawa
B.C. Kettle Valley
Lethbridge
J. W. Scrivener
Penticton
Cecil
Dominion Glass Co
Redcliff
Rotary Pool
B.C
Mountaineer
No. 8
Elmer Fisher
Archie Campbell
St. Barnabas
Nigel Spackman
Suffield Troop
Bob Leinweber
Malcolm Goldie
Herbie Barnes
Marcel Cote
d’Arcy Morrice
Riverside Troop
Kettle Valley
Medicine Hat Potteries
Medalta Potteries
Scout Association
C. B. Layton
District Association
Marty Stevens
H. A. Tingley
Ald H. C.leinweber
Art Goddard
J. A. McLane
Andy Staysko
Niels J. Luna
James Castie
Martyn Oliver
Stan James
Bill Hogle
Calgary Stampede opens with record crowd and US riders ahead
The Calgary Stampede opened with a record attendance of 70 951 as United States riders dominated major events. Ross Dollarhide led the saddle competition with 36 points, Eddie Akridge scored 349 in bareback bronc riding, Pat Parker topped calf roping, and Canadian rider Richard Dodging Horse won a major event.
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Calgary
Hiram E
3Ueck) McCallum
Toronto
United States
Ross Dollarhide
Lakeview
Ore
Deb Copenhaven
Portland
U. S
U.S
Eddie Akridge
Beaver
Okla
Copenhaven
Bob Duce
Cardston
Alla
Pat Parker
U S Steel Workers Poised to Strike Amid Deadlock
President Murray ready to order a strike by 500 000 United Steelworkers as wage talks with U S Steel Corp stall. A 170 member wage policy committee planned to meet while Cyrus Ching reported deadlock and possible White House intervention.
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U.S
Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
United Steelworkers
United States
Murray
Washington
Cyrus
Ching
United States Steel Corporation
White House
Steelworkers Policy Committee
Crash Fight Aboard U S Ship Triggers Fatal Airliner Wreck
Twenty six bodies were recovered from a smoldering airliner wreckage after a violent spat among passengers was radioed by pilot Roy White. Eighteen survivors were removed, with authorities fearing a higher death toll. The fight occurred during a storm as the craft neared Burbank, prompting calls for police at the airport and a request to land.
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Los Angeles
Santa Susana Pass
Roy White
J. Howard Durley
Ventura County
Burbank
Industry in Britain racing Two Problems
Peter Inglis reports from Peterborough on Britain’s shift toward mass production versus bespoke crafts. Baker-Perkins, a 3,000-strong maker of bakery and confectionery equipment, specializes in one-off projects such as a 150-foot oil-fired oven for Marvens Bakery, illustrating the clash between mass output and individualized craftsmanship amid wartime disruption.
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Peterborough
Perkins
Baker-Perkins
Baker
Joseph
Kingston
Ont
Canada
United States
England
Marvens Bakery
Moneton
Huk Army Gains Strength In Philippine Fighting
Blood flows daily in the Philippines government campaign against the Communist led Hukbalahap army. After three weeks of fighting the guerrillas hold the initiative and grow as an anti government force. Ambushes and hit run warfare keep authorities on edge near Manila.
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Manila
Philippines
Hukbualahap
People’s Army
Japan
Huks
Luzon
Medicine Hat News Office Hours Adjusted
The Medicine Hat News business office hours are 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, effective until further notice.
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Medicine Hat News Business
London Meat Men and Dockers Unite Over State of Emergency
London meat porters at Smithfield join striking dockers in defiance as troops and navy unload ships. The government invokes Emergency Act powers to break the stoppage with 2,380 soldiers and sailors deployed, while about 13,000 of 25,000 dock workers report for duty.
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Crack Coldstream and
Scots Guard
London
Argentina Star
Canadian Seamans' Union
Great Smithfield
Kne
London Dock
National Dock Labor Board
Thames
Port of London Authority
Willard and Nelson win opening chuckwagon heat at Calgary Stampede
Willard and Nelson of Queenstown Alberta claimed first in the Calgary Stampede rangeland derby heat with a time of 1 minute 20.3 seconds on a muddy track. Johnny Swain from Innisfail placed fourth. Johnny Phelan of Red Deer tied for second with R. S. Herberling of Rosebud. second heat set for tonight.
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Calgary
Willard
Nelson
Queenstown
Alta
Rosebud
Johnny Phelan
Red Deer
R. S. Herberlinz
J. J. Swain
Innisfail
Buck
14 Well Known Writers Go Down in Big Dutch Craft
A Royal Dutch Airlines Constellation crashed north of Bombay in heavy rain, killing all 44 aboard. Fourteen American correspondents were among the dead. The aircraft struck a hilltop near Chatkopar as it neared Santa Cruz airport, with wreckage strewn across a two mile slope after the crash ignited by fire. Identification was difficult due to severe burning.
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Bombay
Royal Dutch Airlines
M.L.M
Santa Cruz
Chatkopar
Indonesia
Netherlands
Fr. R. Knickerbocker
WOR
New York
S. Burton Heath
Newspaper Enterprise Association
NELA
Hague
Batavia
New Delhi
India
Santa Cruz Airdrome
Java
Hoy Henderson
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Nehru
Constellation
Charles Gratke
Christian Science Monitor
William Newton
Scripps Howard Newspaper Alliance
Bertram Hulen
New York Times
Vincent Mahoney
San Francisco Chronicle
James Branyon
Influx of Negro Immigrants Spurs U K Policy Debate
British officials note tens of thousands emigrate to dominions while West Indies and West Africa send Negro settlers to Britain. About 5,000 have landed in three years, many facing unemployment or casual work. Officials fear workless clusters in ports. dispersion policy aims to curb arrivals. Skilled arrivals find basic-industry jobs. unskilled workers struggle with British specialization.
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London
Dominions
British West Indies
West Africa
Britain
West. Indies
Africa
Liverpool
Bristol
West Indies
Falls From Plane Kill Johannesburg Pilot Over Outeniqua
John Roets of Johannesburg died when a violent downdraft tore a light plane from under him as it crossed the Outeniqua mountains. Roets, a passenger, was hurled through the canopy after the 2,000 foot fall.
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George
Cape Province
Reuters
John Roets
Johannesburg
Outeniqua
Roets
Price controls lifted in Argentina on dairy and oil
Argentina ends price controls from 1943 on milk edible oils and soap products. Government officials say market forces will determine prices as supply chains adjust.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Orangemen Mark 259th Battle of the Boyne Day
The Canadian Press reports Orangemen celebrate the 259th anniversary of William of Orange’s Boyne victory with parades picnics and speeches across Canada. Weather is sunny and mild. celebrations occur in Newfoundland Saskatchewan Manitoba Alberta Ontario and the Maritimes with notable gatherings in Sussex Toronto and Hamilton.
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Orangemen
Battle of the Boyne
William of Orange
Canada
William
James II
Boyne
Newfoundland
Daily News
Evening Telegraph
St. John’s
Main Street
United States
Saskatchewan
Caron
Regina
Manitoba
Emerson
Alberta
Edmonton
Maritimes
Sussex
N.B
Admiral Nelson Orange Lodge
Ontario
Toronto
Hamilton
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Ane
Riverside
Peter Inglis
Southam
Midlands
Philippine
Luis Tarte
Wuks
Tartc
Aurora Quezon
Bexley
Kent
St. Mary’s
U.K
Sese Reese Nar Ry x
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S.A. R
Buffaloes Athletic Park
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