Voice From Grave Shapes Ottawa Capital Punishment Talk
The article details a parliamentary hearing where Alex Edmison QC recounted the life of hangman Ellis. Ellis famed for 600 plus executions died in Montreal in 1938 at 74. He defended his craft while criticizing the system and once favored the electric chair.
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Reginald Hardy
News Ottawa
Ottawa
Hangman Ellis
Montreal
Alex Edmison
Q.C
Queen’s University
Voice of Canada
Parliamentary Committee On
Canada
Ellis
Edmison
Dr. Edmison
Aes
Campbell Rink Leads Saskatchewan in Canadian Curling Championship
Campbell brothers from Avonley captured first place in the Saskatchewan team at the Canadian curling championship, defeating Nova Scotia 19-8 in round seven. Manitoba maintained a 6-0 start, Saskatchewan posted seven straight wins, and Alberta beat Prince Edward Island 12-7. Ontario beat Northern Ontario 12-6, Newfoundland nearly upset British Columbia 12-10, BC later sat at 3-3, NS fell to sixth, with New Brunswick and Alberta each at two wins five losses.
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Regina
Campbell Brothers
Avonley
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Alberta
Northern Ontario
Ontario
North Bay
British Columbia
Newfoundland
B. C
New Brunswick
Quebec
Campbell
Heroic Rescue Saves Pilot in Burning Sea Fury
Lieut. Douglas A. Muncaster of Montreal used bare hands and a rock to break the plastic canopy of a burning Sea Fury and free Sub. LT. J. W. Searle of Woodstock, Ont. Searle suffered second degree burns and shock after a stall crash. Lt. Cmdr. Roger Fink piloted a helicopter that could not land among trees, guiding the rescue to a clearing before taking Searle to hospital.
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Dartmouth
N. S
Douglas A. Muncaster
Montreal
J. W. Searle
Woodstock
Ont
Searle
Cmdr
Roger Fink
Ponoka
Alta
Muncaster
Cmdr. Fink
Smilestones Reference to Wolfe’s Final Battle Quote
A brief exchange cites General Wolfe's reported last line Now I die happy in battle. The dialogue frames a historic quip about Wolfe’s death during a siege or engagement.
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Willy
Wolfe
Housewife Getting Trimmed As Never Before Says M P
In Ottawa William Scotty Bryce told the House of Commons meat price debate that the housewife is getting trimmed as never before. The discussion covered price gaps between farm animals and consumer meat, with calls for a national live stock board and possible nationalization of meat packing.
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Ottawa
William (Scotty) Bryce
House of Commons
Selkirk
Man
E. D. Fulton
British Columbia
Kamloops
Gardiner
Norman C
Schneider
Waterloo North
Charles Yuill
Alberta Social
John Diefenbaker
Prince Albert
National Livestock Board
Board of Grain Commissioners
CCF
McCullough
Moose Mountain
Saskatchewan
Vancouver
TLC and CCL Agree Merger at 21 kK New School Grants
Alberta legislature outlines higher school grants and a provincial medical insurance subsidy as part of legislation amending the Hospitalization and Treatment Services Act. Education grants rise per classroom and per teacher, with a new tax reduction subsidy plan and increased overall grant totals. Ottawa reports scope for a TLC and CCL merger with a plan for a unified congress in early 1956, excluding Communist-dominated unions.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Medical Services Incorporated
Aalborg
Department of Education
Ottawa
Canada
Catholic Confederation of Labor
Quebec
TLC
CCL
Donald MacDonald
MacDonald
Unity
Niagara
Britons See Likely Royal Marriage Rumor Grows
London observers expect Princess Margaret to wed Group Captain Peter Townsend despite no official confirmation. The palace has talked about the romance, fueling public belief a wedding may follow, echoing past royal romance maneuvers.
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London
Britain
Margaret
Peter Townsend
Buckingham Palace
Denly
Duke of Windsor
Townsend
Brussels
Back to Good Old Days at Herzog Eatery
Restaurant owner Bob Herzog drew crowds by advertising prices “back to the good old days” and displaying a 1919 Franklin auto and a high wheeler bicycle. Foot long hot dogs cost five cents, pie five cents, ice cream five cents, stew ten cents, and meat pie ten cents, all well below typical prices.
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Salt Lake City
Bob Herzog
Edmonton drama festival opens with firm, competent staging
The Alberta Regional Drama Festival opened with The Heiress by Augustus and Ruth Goetz, staged by Circle Eight of Edmonton. Andre Van Gyseghem praised the firm physical handling but found insufficient digging into subtleties and highlighted characters as overly strong, especially Dr Sloper. Marguerite McDonald earned praise for Catherine. Upcoming Workshop 14 of Calgary will present George Bernard Shaw’s The Apple Cart tonight.
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Dr. Sloper
Vic Williams
van Gyseghem
Catherine
Marguerite McDonald
Calgary
George Bernard Shaw
Gisele MacKenzie: A Natural Show Star Offstage
HAL BOYLE profiles Gisele MacKenzie, Canadian singer known for The Hit Parade. She discusses roots in Winnipeg, family, hobbies, cooking, perfumes, and stage nerves before a London-like Broadway dream, amid a brush with fame and a sprightly persona.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Gisele MacKenzie
Gisele
P. J. Moriarty
Sixth Avenue
Winnipeg
Arctic air returns to western prairies after warm spell
The last weather system moves away and Arctic air will push into the western prairies. Expect snow and brisk winds as the region cools.
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Edmonton
Prairies
U S Warned of Canadian River Diversion Plan
The International Joint Commission was told Canada considered diverting the upper Kootenay River into the Columbia and the Columbia into the Fraser. IJC chair Ken McNaughton said Canada was frank with U S members and that the U S could seek compensation if affected. Canada believes the switch can be done without harming U S interests.
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Douglas Leiterman
News Ottawa Bureau
Ottawa
United States
International Joint Commission
Canada
Kootenay
Columbia
Fraser
IJC
Ken McNaughtor
U. S
Commission
U.S
Gen. McNaughton
Commons
Banff carnival queen contest entrants shown in finery
Miss Elaine Swanson, runner up in Banff carnival queen, attends as a Jaycee entrant. Miss Harnett wears an imported Italian bonnet with hand crochet trim and a beaver jacket. Swanson sports a pink Canadian bonnet with a muskrat fur jacket. Photo by Everett's.
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Elaine Swanson
Miss Harnett
Miss Swanson
Everett
Missing civilian Super Cub reported in Manitoba
A civilian Super Cub plane is missing in northern Manitoba about 170 miles north of Churchill. Police search efforts continue as authorities track the aircraft and its crew amid early daylight conditions.
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Manitoba
Churchill
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