Hungry hamlet in New Brunswick appeals for aid
R C M P rushed three pails of milk and several loaves to St. Sauveur where about 40 families have lived on potatoes and water for two weeks. Children reportedly went without milk for three weeks. Residents threatened to ransack Hon J A Doucet store at Paquetville seeking food as aid appeal sent to Fredericton. Local priest said most families have no money and rely on family allowances. A Red Cross truck will depart Bathurst with more supplies.
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R.C.M.P
J. A. Doucet
Mr.Doucet
Paquetville
Here
Bathurst
N. B
Chaleur Bay
Henri Levesque
New Brunswick
Fredericton
McNair
RCMP
James
Ivas
Moncton
Stuart Gillis
Red Cross
Hospital Grants in Defence Program
Defence era plan explores PS grants to hospitals under civil defence. National Health and Welfare would allocate funds if wartime emergency activation occurs. Exploration by civil defence coordinating committee includes Maj Gen Worthington.
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PS Ltawa
Department of National Health and Welfare
Itt
Civil
F. KK
Worthington
Alberta opposition pushes tax cut and auto insurance plan
Liberal and CCF opposition in Alberta press for debate on a two cent gas tax cut and for automobile accident compensation at cost. The Liberal motion was ruled out of order by Speaker Dawson, prompting a recorded vote that upheld the ruling 44 to 5, while the CCF’s plan faced a separate 37 to 5 defeat after a lengthy session.
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Edmonton - CP
Liberal
C.C.F
Alberta
Peter Dawson
Hed. MacDonald
Lib
Calgary
Beauchesne
May
House of Commons
Weather Outlook From Alberta and Saskatchewan
A blustery cold front moves across the western prairies with snow in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Temperatures remain far below normal, with light snow in Peace River and Grande Prairie, and a gradual moderation expected by Saturday in some areas.
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Sdmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
St. Patrick's
Canada
Peace River
Grande
Prairie Zero
Edmonton
Edmon
Lethbridge
Calgary
Canada Eyes Training Pact Amid Atlantic Defense Talks
In Ottawa officials pursue further cooperation with allies on Atlantic defense. The move aims to bolster security and training collaborations, signaling renewed focus on Canada’s role in North Atlantic security partnerships.
Indian affairs to probe destitute survivors after plane crash
An official in the Indian affairs branch said a probe would be made into the plight of eight destitute Indians discharged from hospital and stranded on the journeyman home to the far north after a plane crash.
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Winnepeg
Indian Affairs
Government faces doubt over balanced economy plan
Ottawa reports two opposition motions defeated as debate on the throne speech ends. Liberal MPs stand with 187 votes, PC 40, CCR 13, Social Credit 10, Independent five, Liberal three, and four vacancies in a 622-seat Commons.
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Low
The
Crown
Social Credit
Ottawa
Commons
Progressive Conservatives
CCR
Liberal
Turbulent murder trial nears end in Vancouver
The murder case of 37 year old Frederick Ducharme over the sex slaying of the devout stenisher Miss Ferne Blanche Fisher captivates Vancouver. Medical evidence links her death to drowning with bruises on the throat after an intimate night. Spectators fill the courthouse as the trial enters a bitter legal fight between crown assertions of brutal murder and defence claims of circumstantial evidence.
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Court House
Frederick Rodger Dueéharme
Creek
Ferne Blanche
False Creek
Ducharme
Manitoba
RCAF
Hale
Thes Court
Fisher
Quebec to Open State Lottery Proposal in Education Bill
Premier Duplessis announced a bill to establish a provincial lottery to fund education and health. A committee would set operation rules and ensure law conformity, with lottery costs moved from the consolidated revenue fund and repaid by lottery revenues. The move likely requires criminal code amendments to Canada.
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Quebec
Duplessis
Canada
Smilestones Reflections on Law and Family Teachings
A father speaks to his son about polygamy and the law. He notes that laws protect those unable to defend themselves and hints that understanding will come with age. The exchange frames a moral and legal lesson within a family moment.
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Son
Ontario Eyes Five Percent Personal Tax Share
Ontario budget aims to levy a five percent personal income tax, with federal collection and provincial share passed to sinking funds. Premier Frost outlines two-year plan to shift tax collection to Ottawa while preserving provincial revenue for debt retirement.
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Toronto
Ontario
Frost
Mayl
Mayl Deduct His Provincial Tax From His Federal Payment. Mr. Frost
Dominion
Myc Dominion
Province
Attlee rejects secret session on Britain's defence
London. Prime Minister Attlee spurned a Churchill motion for a secret parliamentary session on defence. The debate covered the 2.428 billion pound defence estimate for the coming year and the atom bomb era, with Attlee saying a secret session would not be valuable. Churchill alleged secrets were withheld from Parliament, while Attlee hinted the opposition sought electioneering advantage.
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London
Attlee
Winston Churchill
Britain
Defence
Shinwell
Labor
Emrys Nughes
Sein
Whurchill
Commons
House of Lords
Russia
Lindstrom Heads to Court for Pia Custody Battle
Ingrid Bergman plans to return to the United States to testify as a witness in the Pia Lindstrom custody case. Dr. Peter Lindstrom, her estranged husband, counters with claims that Bergman is unfit to have custody and seeks a divorce, with a full accounting of community property expected.
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Lindstrom
Ingrid
Pia
Los Angeles
Ingrid- Bergman
United States
Peter , Lindstrom
Dr. Lindstrom
Hig
Tssac* Pacht
Drew Criticizes Canadian Defence Cover Up
Ottawa political figure George Drew says there is something seriously wrong in the national defence department and accuses the government of hiding facts. He notes growing PC suspicions over Defence Minister Claxton's resistance to a defence committee probe into huge expenditures.
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Ottawa
George Drew
National Defence Department
Defence Committee
House of Commons
Desliny
Drew
Iment
Defence
Claxton
Regional agricultural forecast shows shifting farm totals
The minister notes year end totals predicting 2 338 000 for 1940 and 848 000 for 1949 with declines to 459 000 in Saskatchewan after a peak above one million. A similar trend is observed across provinces with earlier high totals easing in the following years.
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Saskatchewan
Moore Now in Prairie Edge gleam into yesterday
Fragmentary report notes a single team in Moore Now in Prairie Edge region. Details are unclear but imply a game or event occurred yesterday with limited readable text and no full context.
Miracle Calico Cat Survives Kiln Test
Minerva the calico cat survived a 900 degree kiln ordeal after 36 hours, despite singed fur and burned tail. A synthetic cat replacement was placed in the kiln to test the tale, but the real cat’s enduring luck and the plant official’s remarks fueled debate among experts.
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Minerva
Joe. Bucola
Bucola’s
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