River Red drops further amid flood forecast
The Red River at Winnipeg slid another half inch to 30 feet even by 1 pm CDT marking its lowest since May 12. It has fallen four times in 22 hours and is dropping about one and a quarter to two inches daily, with faster drops expected if rain stays light.
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Winnipeg
Red River
D. M. Stephens
Brig. R. IX. A. Morton
Legislative Buildings
Stephens
Lake Winnipeg
Twin Cities
Redwood
Provencher
Legislative
RCAF
Appalling Manitoba Tragedy Deepens in Morris Flood
In Morris Manitoba the Red River flood has swamped the town with 10 to 12 feet of water. RCMP detachments and flood-control crews work from the community core as waterlines rise and foundations fail. Officials estimate the flood will recede slowly with 4 000 cubic feet per second drainage from Winnipeg area and 100 000 cubic feet per second along the Red. The army helplines and local residents brace for weeks of recovery and seeding disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Canada
Thee
Tec.m.p
Mounties
R.C.M.P
Stevenson Field
Red ‘River
St. Agathe
North ‘Dakota
Stephens
St.’ Boniface
Manitoba flood relief fund nears ten million goal
Canadian Press reports the Manitoba flood relief fund surpasses 747000 with officials predicting it will exceed 1 million by tonight. Donations flood in from Winnipeg and nationwide, with newspapers radio stations religious agencies firms and individuals contributing to aid victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
D. L. Campbell
Winnipeg
Sunday Sightseers Visit to Russian Fleet Near Britain
Portland reports a Russian fleet voyage from the Baltic to the Black Sea aided by trawlers and coasters. Royal Navy cruisers Superb and Cleopatra and four destroyers shadow the area off Britain while Dutch submarines move toward maneuver zones and RAF Coastal Command plans mock attacks.
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Portland
England
Western Union
Mounts Bay
RAF
Coastal Command
Theseus
Admiralty
Bay of Biscay
Black
Ottawa senator probe stirs notes of illegal gambling
Ottawa report notes US senate inquiry into gambling raises Canadian interest among five senators yet progress is slow. Indications point to wide open slot machines in Windgo r and Edmonton with calls for tighter off track betting oversight at Parliament’s next sitting. RCMP supervision tests for horse racing remain debated as provinces control parimutuel betting under provincial statutes.
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James Roe Southam
Ottawa Bureau
Ottawa
Airmail
United States
Senate
Canada
Winnipeg
RCMP
Ardin
Vna
Ship Yard Razed In Vancouver By Explosive Fire
A blaze swept through a Vancouver Fraser river ship repair yard early this morning destroying a machine shop storage rooms and at least one seine fishing boat. The fire threatened the BC Packers 60 boat halibut fleet but was brought under control as flames and explosions rocked the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Fraser
Columbia
B.C. Packers Ltd
Eaton Co and Staffs Contribute Record Manitoba Flood Aid
The T. Eaton Co. Ltd and its employees donated 807,084 to the Manitoba Flood Relief Fund, the largest Canadian humanitarian gift to date. Company and staff across Canada matched contributions, totaling 1.307 million, with regional givers including Toronto and Pacific to Atlantic stores.
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Toronto
Canada
T. Eaton Co. Ltd
Manitoba
John David Eaton
Pacific
Atlantic
Medicine Hat
William Dennis
Robert McCordick
T. Baton Co
Mani‘toba
Seanadee
Camulaunnas Alnes
Unclear Dialogue on Spectacle Fitting
Fragmentary exchange shows an oculist arguing over fitting glasses for a man with an unusually small nose. The dialogue hints at difficulty in providing satisfactory spectacles and features a speaker named Sam reacting to the situation.
Community events and entertainments listed for the week
Flood aid events on Tuesday with Dante and ACT Help Winnipeg. Two orchestras perform at Mohatch Theatre with Beau Geste preview starring Ray Milland and Gary Cooper. Wednesday features lodge Red River hoedown and two bands. Friday hosts a community auction at Empress Theatre with a special evening offer. Sunday concert by four choirs and soloists at Fifth Ave church. May 30 Empress Theatre special Bnai B'rith lodge event. May 31 Whist drive and lunch at Moose Hall by Ladies of Brotherhood Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen.
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Connaught
Winnipeg
Sparkplugs
Mohatch
Theatre
Beau Gést
Ray “Milland
Gary
Cooper
Red River Hoedow Tion
Square
Empress Theatre
Fifth Ave
Schurch
Personality traits linked to ulcers according to a new book
New York readers learn from a psychologist that people with ulcers often have strong drive and seek top positions. The study finds ulcer patients are usually tense and achievement oriented, with high marriage stability in men and fragile outcomes in women. The book cites ulcers as caused by chronic stress and mentions executives and business leaders as common among sufferers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles’c. Thomas
Springfield
Geller
Moter
Labor May Weaken To Hold Majority
London reports indicate Labor leaders may trim Socialist programs and seek to rule another year with a slim majority. A week end meeting in Dorking Surrey with Attlee cabinet leaders and union spokesmen discussed delaying a national election possibly until autumn 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Attleé
Co-Operative Movement
Dorking
Surrey
Labor
Winston Churchill
Commons
Legions recruits in Germany drop name anonymity policy
In American occupied Germany France ends the legion tradition of letting recruits enlist under false names. Recruits now join under their true identities amid a nationwide peace time drive to replace losses in Indo China. Germans and other nationalities form a large contingent at the German legion headquarters as 320 new recruits sign up.
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Offenburg
Germany
Reuters
le Gion
France
Sand
World Bank of Calgary Convention Opens with Parade
The Alberta Legion convention opened with a parade at the hall cenotaph. Speakers included Legion leaders and a district veterans affairs official outlining veterans operation plans.
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Calgary
Apes
Dominion
Aida
Alberta
Imperial’ Branch
Adian Legion
Dna Sanford
Eel
Ogton
Depot of Veterans Affairs
Veterans
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By Ross Munro
British Biscay Bay
T. Eaton Co
Ated
British “Columbia
Haton’s
J. “W.° Manning
Manitoba Flood Relief Fund
Western
David Eaton
Eaton’s
Niagara Peninsula
Hamilton
Burlington
Niagara ‘Falls
St. Catharines
Welland
Grimsby
Vineland
Carolyn’ Warine
Vyear
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