Wallie Simpson divorce decree final triggers Windsor France rush
Bow Island report notes two men from Faith Alta and Paradise area jailed for two years for stealing sixteen horses belonging to local ranchers. In Europe, the Duke of Windsor rushes to Tours as Wallis Simpson’s divorce becomes final and signals marriage plans amid coronation week in London.
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Wallie Simpson
Duke of
Windsor
France
Bow Island
B. V. Tuttle
d’Oreille
Warren Hodgins
Manyberries
Hyland
Nicholas Feist
Anton Fitter
Simon Marthaller
King
All of Faith
Alta
ST. Wolfgang
Duke of Windsor
Wailis Simpson
Salzburg
Paris
Tours
Edward
Mons
Wallis Simpson
Hiewa
Chateau de Cande
Herman L. Rogers
Rogers
London
Wallis Warfield Simpson
St. Wolfegang
Austria
Touraine
Mrs. Simpson
Ernest Aldrich Simpson
Ipswich
Boyd Merriman
Boyd
Japan cabinet fights for political fate after crushing defeat
Final returns show the Hayashi cabinet and allied parties winning 400 of 466 seats in Japan's lower house. The army backed cabinet faces a choice between resignation or continued rule amid a strong electoral rebuke and rising internal tension.
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Tokyo
Senjuro Hayashi
Hayashi
House of ‘Representatives
Japan
London Prices Drop as Strike Bites Luxury Seats
Prices for coronation grandstand seats fell in London amid a busmen’s strike. Premium seats dropped from 100 to 200 dollars while Oxford Street flats advertised at half prior asks. A public inquiry opened into the walk-out’s cause.
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London
C.P
Oxford Street
Baseball Game Report Renews Boston Victory Trail
In a tense baseball clash, Boston edges New York 6 to 3 as Mancuso and Weir pitch strong. Lopez drives late scoring while Schunfaengt guides the lineup in a hard fought league contest.
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NATIO
New York
Boston
Schunfaengt Guid Lopez
Paul Bredt Testifies On Wheat Marketing At Turgeon Commission
Calgary May 3 The Turgeon royal grain commission enters the final week of Calgary sittings with Paul Bredt president of Manitoba Pool Elevators Ltd still on the witness stand after about 30 hours of testimony He favored a marketing system that would assure producers a fair price for wheat noting the 1929 international market and Argentina’s selling pressure influenced attitudes Canadian salesmen balked at facing Argentina demand The pools shared belief that Argentina supply was not exhaustible and Canada would sell at a reasonable price despite large carryovers The record includes claims that pools did not purchase futures after guarantees were given and that futures trading occurred with government consent before 1930.
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Calgary
Turgeon Royal Grain Commission
Paul Bredt
Manitoba Pool Elevators, Ltd
Bredt
Isaac Pitblada
K.C
Winnipeg
Winnipeg Drain Exchange
Pitblado
Argentina
Manitoba Pool
Wie Vatora, Limited
Bredl
Isaac Pitblado
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Canada
Mr. Bredt
Farm Journal
J. E,. Brown- Ié
Alberta
Young Wife Faces A Serious Charge
Edmonton May 3 A 19 year old wife of a Flat Lake farmer Mrs John V Labine is charged with attempted murder after firing two shots at Adolph Dreger Edmonton farm implement dealer She is also charged with uttering threats and will appear in police court tomorrow Labine reportedly visited Dreger late Saturday to entice money from him.
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Edmonton
C.P
John V. Labine
Alta
Adolph F
Dreger
Labine
New Alberta Agriculture Minister Vows to Improve Conditions
Edmonton May 3 Hon D B Mullen sworn in as Alberta’s agriculture minister pledges cooperation with farmers and livestock men. He says some unfavorable conditions may be improved and notes agriculture as the province’s outstanding industry while acknowledging mining plays a role.
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Edmonton
C.P
D. B. Mullen
Alberta
W. W. Chant
Aberhart
Mullen
Social Credit
Department of Agriculture
Warships to Protect Bilbao Refugee Evacuation Vessels
London May 3 Foreign Secretary Eden said British warships were ordered to shield non combatant refugee ships leaving Bilbao. Evacuation of about 5000 children to France was expected to start today with coast guns guarding the routes to open seas. Reports from Bilbao claimed heavy combat as Basque forces said 18000 German and Italian troops and 110 foreign planes fought with the insurgents.
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London
C.P
Eden
Protechioi
High Seas
Bilbao
Franco
France
Black Arrow
Bemeo
Bay of Biscay
Guernica
Madrid
Guadalajara
Sinks After Collision In North Sea Claims 10 Lives
A.P. report says the Yugoslav steamer Plavnik and the British steamer Alecto collided in fog off the North Sea. Alecto sank quickly, Plavnik rescued four of Alecto’s 14 crew including the chief engineer. President Roosevelt examined the scene and then moved to Southampton after a vain search for more survivors.
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New York
Radiomarine Corporation
North Sea
United States
President Roosevelt
Plavnik
Aledto
Alecto
Roosevelt
Southampton
Forest fires race through Breton area near Edmonton
High winds fan out-of-control forest fires along the Hoadley spur of the Canadian Pacific Railway about 50 miles southwest of Edmonton. Breon and nearby areas face dense smoke as fires spread from Pigeon Lake to Breton’s north. Knoghill Sawmill Company properties at Winfield are destroyed, estimated losses around 5,000 dollars.
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Edmonton
C.P
Hoadley
Canadian Pacific Railway
Breton
Pigeon Lake
Winfield
Knoghill Sawmill Company
Wards'Albérth Beach
Woman leaps from Colorado Street Bridge after throwing child
In Pasadena a young woman hurled a four year old from the 100 foot high Colorado street bridge then jumped herself. Both were taken to a hospital where the woman was not expected to survive while the child might recover. A note on the bridge identified the woman as Myrtle Ward of Los Angeles.
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Pasadena
Calif
Colorado Street
Lee Forrester
Forrester
Myrtle Ward
van Horn Ave
Los Angeles
Douglas says social credit plan possible but not now
Major C H Douglas wrote in a letter read in Glenevis that he would not visit Alberta to draft a social credit plan while a three corner fight with Premier Aberhart and financial interests is ongoing. A V Bourcier MLA Lac Ste Anne, speaking Friday, said the provincial government must be reorganized before Douglas would come, though he added the plan can be done later despite Aberhart actions.
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Glenevis
Alta
C.P
C. H. ‘Douglas
Edmonton
Alberta
Social Credit
Aberhart
A.V. Bourcier
M.L
Lac Ste. Anne
Bourcier
Major Douglas
Little Theatre Closes Successful Season
The Little Theatre Association ends its season after the Ottawa performance of The Romantic Age. Medicine Hat actors did not win, but the run earned credit and thanks are given for public support. An annual meeting will be held after Treasurer Gamble returns from Ottawa. outstanding accounts should be submitted promptly.
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Little Theatre Association
Ottawa
Medicine Hat
Gamble
Treusier
Coronation Celebration Meeting Urged for City Hall Tomorrow
Central committee members are urged to attend a meeting to finalize plans for the coronation celebration on May 12. The meeting will be held in the Catswell Chambers at City Hall tomorrow at 8 p.m.
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Central ‘Committee
Catswell Chambers
City Hall
Bessborough Trophy Goes To House in the Quiet Glen
Ottawa hosts the drama festival awards with the Bessborough trophy awarded for the best Canadian play The House in the Quiet Glen. John Coulter receives the prize from Lord Tweedsmuir while the French judge Michel St Denis notes the comedy value and strong English performances.
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Ottawa
Toronto
Tat Cone
John, Coulter
Lord ‘Tweedsmuir
Government
Earl of
Bessborough
M.-St.-Deniss
Tee
Gardeners to Meet City Hall Thursday Evening
The Horticultural Society invites all interested residents to City Hall Council Chambers next Thursday at 8 p m for an open meeting. It aims to elect eight executives form committees and discuss methods to beautify the city and improve homes. Membership tickets available from listed organizers.
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Horticultural Society
George
Society
R.’Mcmullen
Mrs. Walker
W. Moore
R. W.harrison
A. Luton
L.h.cooper
S. T. Fawcett
Ottawa plane crash kills two near Van Camp Ont
May 3 report from Ottawa states Lorne R. Van Allen 23 and Robert Walters 18 were fatally injured when a light Ot tawa Flying Club plane crashed after a high altitude maneuver about 60 feet off a field near Van Camp Ontario. Witnesses described a steep bank and loops before the engine coughed and the aircraft failed to recover.
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Ottawa
C.P
Lorne R. van Allen
Robert Walters
Ottawa Flying Club
Anea
van Camp
Walters
van. Allen
Lang
Elarm
Civil List Committee Reports on Royal Provisions
London May 3 The Civil List Committee recommends £410000 for King George VI with £70000 for Queen Mary and £6000 for the heir, Edward. The committee defeated an amendment pushing simplified royal allowances aligned with modern times.
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London
C.P
King George VI
House of Commonism
Ody
Edward
Mary
Pring Elizbeth
Proebe
Alberta Social Credit split voiced by Dr. H. K. Brown
In Glenville Alta on May 3 Dr. H. K. Brown MLA Pem Bina warned Premier Aberhart never intended real Social Credit in Alberta. He urged members to choose principles over party and warned that those opposing the group’s aims would face trouble.
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Glenevis
Alta
Aberhart
Social Credit
Alberta
H. K. Brown
M.L.A
Pembina
Social Credit ‘Caucus
Dr. Brown
Yarene
Princi
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Gud Mancuso
Turgeon Commission
Paul Bratt
King George
Father Tet
Wellington Barracks
King George V
Bilboo
Douglas
Little Theatre
Vancouver
Toronto’ University
Ulliereup Posillion
Tov Lroupes
Raymond Brugere
Jonguay
Music and Elocution School
University of Ottawa
St. Denis
Castonguay
M. Brugere
Brugere
Joseph Plante
la Cerste Moliere
Ances
Foster
Ottawa Club
Civil List Committee
Principes
Brown
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