Brutal murder probe widens in British Columbia case
Nelson police pursue a second murder trail after finding the body of 55 year old Mrs. Gree near Taghum, with wounds to the head and throat. Blood traces and dragged-ground marks suggest a struggle. The inquiry also ties to the 18 month old Car men Lajeunesse disappearance at Ymir with no arrests yet.
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Nelson
B.C
C.P.J
Taghum
B.W
British Columbia
Seco
C. G. Barber
Nelson Tachment
Gree
Carmen Lajeunesse
Ymir
Here
Barbeer
Bar
Green
Kettle Valley
Poli
Truro
N.S
Tagham
Fee
Tim
Lajeunesse
B ‘ Ymir
Infant Found Beaten to Death in Alberta Farm Home
A farm near Two Hills Alberta became the scene of a brutal attack as an 18 month old child was found dead and wife and four others were seriously injured. Harry Shire alias Antoniuk, 33, is missing as a large RCMP search encircles the area. Neighbors aided the hunt with about 15 officers involved.
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Two Hills
Alta
C.P
Harry Shire
Royal Canadian, Mounted
Edmonton
Harry Antoniuk
Mrs. Shire
Shire
J. Yack
R. K. B. Knowles
Vegreville
K. E. Heacock
R.C.M.P
James Wasyleski
John Stanton
Police Swim North Saskatchewan River in Fugitive Search
Prince Albert Saskatchewan July 15 Police swam the North Saskatchewan River seeking two fugitives from the provincial jail John Kelly and Frank Barry who escaped Sunday during a break in and robbery sentence. Constable R H Cuthbert and Detective Constable Ri Woodhouse swam over 200 feet in fast water to search an island.
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Prince Albert, Sask
North Saskat
John Kelly
Frank Barry
R. H. Cuthbert
jRi. L Woodhouse
Defrosting Skunks Draws Toronto Pet Interest
Toronto sportsman Ken Clapp reports two skunks he defrosted on Thursday are thriving. He describes defrosting as removing glands that cause odor and promotes kept skunks as pets, noting they follow like puppies.
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Toronto
Co.p
Ken Clapp
Yuesterday
Caddies Strike at Timmins Club Demands Posted
Caddies at Timmins Ontario staged a one day strike this week and won a promise of consideration at the next club committee meeting. They seek 35 cents per round for caddie fees three days of greenside practice weekly a caddies tournament around August 15 and recognition of their union with a signed agreement.
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Timmins, Ont
C.P
Timmins
Fisherman Wins Return of Pillnet Boat in Land Trade
James E. Webb a Vancouver fisherman won a court order for the return of his pillnet boat traded to John S. Finch for a quarter section of land 100 miles northwest of Edmonton Alberta. Judge David Whiteside awarded Webb 30 for six weeks of wrongful detention. Webb reported poor road access prevented auto use to reach the property after escrowed documents were handled in Vancouver. Two Cuban airmen were killed when their plane crashed near Havana.
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New Westminster
B.C
David Whiteside
James E. Webb
Vancouver
John S. Finch
Edmonton
Alta
Webb
Official Announcement of Tax Remission Slips Issuance
Edmonton reports progress on issuing tax remission slips to fund road work. W K Hayes MLA says slips would settle taxes and be accepted by merchants for purchases, with two days of road labor earning one remission slip usable for taxes groceries livestock feed or other needs. Treasury access points may be opened in electoral constituencies to circulate the slips.
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Edmonton
C.P
W. K. Hayes
M.L.A
Inormation
Alberta Social Credit Board
Ami
Mago
Hayes
Glio
Hughes Arrival in New York Showcased at Aeons Theatre
The famed traveler known for a rapid global cash round will be featured in a screening at the Aeons Theatre in New York on Monday. The event spotlights his record speed and international journey.
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Hughes
New York
Aeons
Czechs Mobilize on Frontier Reported By German Media
Berlin dispatch says German news agency reported Czechoslovakia mobilizing along the German border with troops occupying streets and new barricades seen near Troppau Poava and Trautenau. London later denied the mobilization claims from the Czechoslovakia legation.
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Berlin
Czechoslovakia
Waldenburg
Silesia
Troppau-Poava
Trautenau
London
Todgy
Legatino
Machine Guns Placed At Old City Gate of Jerusalem
At Jerusalem old city entrance authorities arm residents of Kiriath Eliahu a Haifa suburb and set a machine gun emplacement after French consulate general representations. Bomb explosion in David Street market kills 12 and wounds at least 29 as Arab Jewish clashes escalate total toll 872 dead and wounded since July 5.
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Jerusalem
C.P
Old City
Kiriath Eliahu
Haifa
David Street Market
Weather Report Sees Eighties Grounded By Dry Spell
The region continues with highs in the eighties though no rain has fallen recently in most areas. Yesterday's high reached 85.8 degrees at 3 30 with a 58 degree low, and by 11 this morning the thermometer stood at 83. Crops between Medicine Hat and Lethbridge including the White-Winnitred district showed promise but Bow Island area suffers from dry weather. A two hour rain blanked Gillohen area overnight.
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Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Whitia-Winnitred
Bow Island
Gillohen
Mercury Flight Next Week Delivers News to Paris Visit Coverage
The Mercury upper component of a two-unit seaplane will carry half a ton of freight including newsreels and newspapers about the King and Queen’s Paris visit. It will fly from Southampton to Foynes July 20, refuel at Botwood, Montreal, the Azores, and Lisbon on return. The two-plane pick-a-back unit Maia and Mercury, designed by Robert Mayo, promises a 4000 mile range and synchronized eight-engine flight.
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Southampton
C.P
Mercury
Paris
Foynes
River Shannon
Hire
Montreal
New York
Botwood
Newfoundland
Azores
Lisbon
Maia
Imperial Airways
Air Ministry
Robert Herbert Mayo
Ottawa's New Post Office to Be Expensive Building
The Alanin Building Company of Montreal submitted the lowest tender for Ottawa's new post office project. Awards will wait on Public Works decision on stone type. Tenders were 599,000 for limestone and granite and 602,400 for Queensstown stone.
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Ottawa
C.P
Alanin Building Company, Limited
Montreal
Department of Public Works
Queenstown
Inquest Ordered In Case of Death Mrs Sedley
Toronto July 15 Attorner General Gordon Conant ordered an inquest into the death of Mrs Maybelle Horlick Sidley a 61 year old heiress who died in Toronto ten days ago following a conference with authorities and police officials
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Toronto
Gordon Conant
Maybelle Horlick Sidley
Herwisen Ir Conant
Insull Dies in Paris at 78
Samuel Insull, longtime head of the vast Midwest utilities empire valued at about 4 billion, collapsed and died in Paris from a heart attack while riding a subway. Local officials reported he was 78 years old.
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Insull
Paris
C.P
Samueli Insull
United States
Situation favorable in China amid rains and guerrilla reports
Daily rains threaten Henan with renewed flood risk after June disasters that left 150000 dead and 300000 homeless. Chinese forces report success against Japanese in South Shantung and North Kiangsu. Hankow airfield attacked but few damages reported.
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Shanghai
C.P
Henan
Shantung
Kiangsu
Vith Yangtse
Kaifeng
Lanfeng
Chengchow
Hankow
At Calgary Stampede Indians Parade in Tepee Village
The Calgary Stampede showcases an Indigenous encampment with Black Antelope guiding a four horse team in the Ranchers' Derby. He recalls ancestral horse stealing as a skilled craft and reflects on a life as a cowboy turned driver, amid tribe elders, squaws, and pups on holiday at the fair.
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Calgary
Jack Waiters
Black Natalie
Black Antelope
Social Credit Trouble At Red Deer Arena
Solon E. Low provincial Treasurer and A. J. Hooke M L A for Red Deer spoke at a stormy meeting in the arena before a large crowd. Meeres of Condor president of the Provincial Constiny Social Credit was chair and introduced the speakers. Hooke was frequently interrupted and Low left the platform to restore order as scuffles broke out. The speakers resumed after about ten minutes and continued despite heckling.
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Red Deer
Alta
Solon E. Low
A. J. Hooke
M.L.A
Ee Meeres
Condor
Constiny Social Credit
A N
Low
Mistaken Identity Clears Man as Double Suspect
Vancouver dispatch says John Robinson, a patrolman for private protection, was freed after two women identified a different man as the attacker in two robberies. The women described a nearly identical lookalike, leading police to swap suspects and dismiss Robinson.
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Vancouver
John Robinson
Mackenzie Matheson
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