Northwest Airliner Vanishes Over Lake Michigan
A four engined Northwest Air Liner with 58 aboard disappeared in a thunderstorm over Lake Michigan. By dawn two oil slicks and wreckage were found east of Milwaukee but no trace of the plane or passengers. Fog and winds hindered search efforts from coast guard ships and planes. The missing crew numbered three with 55 passengers.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Milwaukee
Wis
Navy
Coast ‘Guard
Kenosha
Racine
United States
New York
Weather Bureau
Minneapolis
Civil Aeronautics , Authority Office
Eastern” Airlines
Washington
D.C
Drive-In Bank Opens in Vancouver Aimed at Mobile Clients
The Bank of Montreal opens a modern drive-in branch in Vancouver to serve motorists with a weatherproof wicket and intercom. Indoor baby carriage parking and a vault with safety section mark the new facility. The bank highlights its West expansion and ties to Canada’s transcontinental railway development.
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Bank of Montréal
Vancouver
Bank of Montreal
Canadian Pacific
Man enters Queen Mother's home during break in
A man entered the Queen Mother's residence at Buckingham Palace through a window and stabbed the housekeeper Alice Knight 66 seven times with a penknife. Mrs. Winifred Ralph 49 received minor injuries as authorities protest lax security, with the incident leading to a preliminary hearing in Bow Street court.
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King’s
Mothe
O'Brien
Bow
St. ‘George's. Hospital
Winifred Ralph
Scotland
Yard
Arlborough
Britain
FBI Agents Fire On Michigan Fugitive Shelton in Indianapolis
Federal agents shot Henry Harland Shelton, one of the ten most wanted criminals, in front of an eastside tavern as he reached for a pistol. An agent was lightly wounded by a ricochet. Shelton, 41, had escaped from a 60 year Kaleva bank robbery sentence and a 30 hour Midwest manhunt with Sam Lieb.
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Indianapolis
Federal Bureau of ‘Investigation
Henry ‘Harland Shelton
United States
Michigan
Shelton
Eastside
Mason P. Harper
Kaleva
Mich
Sam Lieb
Labor Day
An.a
Mid-West
Indiana
Lieb
Ottawa Post Office to confiscate all mail tied to Calgary Stampeders raffle
The Post Office Department will continue to confiscate mail received by the Calgary Stampeders football club until July 24. Deputy postmaster general W. J. Turnbull says no formal word has been received from Calgary authorities, but mail to clubs is held until draws are completed. He notes the Calgary situation will be treated like other service clubs, with money from ticket sales mailed to headquarters and considered a post office act violation.
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Ottawa
Post Office Department
Calgary
Stampeders
Post
Turnbull
British Frigate Fires On Chinese Planes Near Swatow
The Royal Navy frigate Hart opened fire after Mustang fighters from the Nationalist air force attacked the British tug Frosty Moller assisting the freighter Anhui which hit a mine and beached near Swatow on China’s southeast coast.
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Hong Kong
Trigate
Swatow
Royal Navy
Hart
Frosty Moller
Anhui
China
Terminus and Time Touch Old Structures From Maple Leaf Mill Finds
Excavation shows fir and rail components from Maple Leaf mill used in early 19th century buildings. C T Campbell of Seven Persons reports intact No 1 fir posts, red horse glue holding wood, including sandpaper top marks, with a note that some demolition reveals material quality.
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C. T.’Campbell
Northern Lights Brighten Alaskan Sky After Rains
A northern sky display appeared after recent rains in Alberta and Saskatchewan. The article notes long twilight conditions at this season, with the lights visible as night never fully darkens.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Outlaws Strike in Coahuila Over Wages
In Mexico City the government outlawed a strike by 5,000 coal and zinc miners at Neuva Rosita in Coahuila state, protesting wages as unjustified.
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Mexico City
Neuva
Rosita
Coahuila State
Canadian universities train 270 cadets for army camps
Canadian officers in training discuss a nationwide effort to build a military nucleus. At a southern Manitoba artillery camp near Brandon, 270 of 350 cadets spend summers in rigorous field training taught by permanent instructors. The program aims to produce 4 000 to 5 000 men, ready for junior commands across four divisions, with a 42 week practical period.
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Shilo
Canadian Army
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Brandon
Army
Permanent Army
Royal,Canadian ‘School of Artillery
C.C.T.U
Lake
Supplementary estimates cited by Abbott cap Ottawa session
Southam Ottawa Bureau reports Finance Minister Abbott has brought down supplementary estimates totaling 2.308 billion dollars. The session closess shows federal expenditures at about 2.4 billion with no surplus budget to reduce debt this year. The figures are not expected to change.
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Ottawa
Abbott
Dominion Gc
French Government Defeated in Confidence Vote
Paris AP reports the national assembly defeated Premier Georges Bidault and his cabinet by 352 to 280 in a confidence vote. The fall influences European coal steel talks while Robert Schuman may retain the foreign ministry in a new government.
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Paris
French National Assembly
Georges Bidault
France
Robert Schuman
Schuman
Foreign Ministry
Bidault
Republica Populaire
MRP
Henri
Queuille
Thim
Alberta coal gains edge through federal subvention renewal
The renewal secures a federal subvention of 2.50 dollars per ton for coal freight up to the limit, offsetting Ontario freight costs of 35.90 per ton and railway rates of 13.10 per ton. This makes Alberta coal competitive against eastern shipments beyond the Lakehead.
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Ators
Ontario
Alberta
Lakehead
Final tender set for seating room at Lethbridge project
A tender is being finalized for seating arrangements at a Lethbridge project, with Messrs George named in the quotations. The bid process includes three small scrving items and a conberetibal seating requirement.
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Atta Conberetibal
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John Bird
Herb Surplis Southam
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