Scots seek home rule amid UK ties in reshaped nation voice
A Scots movement presses for a Scottish parliament within the United Kingdom as 1.5 million Scots push for Home Rule. The piece notes anger in London at Scotland's rising nationalism and calls the 1707 union into question while referencing Covenanters and evolving national spirit.
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Scotland
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
England
Westminster
Whitehall
Here
London
Tweed
Eloves
Japan
Evacuees Return as Sun Helps Red River Flood Debris
Bright sunshine aided flood recovery in Winnipeg as evacuees returned to help cleanup. About 2,000 people came back while thousands more began returning to flood damaged homes. Officials estimated damage near 100 million dollars as the city cleared basements and disinfected rooms.
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Winnipeg
Red River Valley
Red
Wedding reception sickening incident at Bow Island ceremony
At Bow Island a wedding at St Michael s RC church proceeded Monday morning for Marion Roth and Meryl Collins. After lunch a number of guests fell ill with ptomaine poisoning from wedding salad vegetables. Ignatius of Seven Persons and Byron Collins were hospitalized for observation. others were released after treatment.
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St. Michael’s Parish
Ignatius
Collins
St. Michael's RC
Bow Island
Marion Roth
Michael Roth
Meryl. Collins
Vernon Collins
Granlea
Pr. Sullivan
LTB
Hat Hospital
Float: Goldye eggs on water surface
A fragment describes how fish eggs float on water, with Goldeye eggs and others sinking to the bottom depending on density. The text notes eggs may be lighter than water or settle with silt.
Flood Relief Events Announced For Week of May 30
Tuesday night whist and dance at the Eagles Hall organized by L A to raise flood aid with prizes. Wednesday features a whist drive and lunch at Moose Hall by Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, plus a variety show at Empress theatre with artists including Melody Maids and Don Robinson. Thursday presents a big talent show at Redcliff broadcast for flood relief.
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Eagles
L.A
Moose Hall
Ladies of Brotherhood of Locomotive
Empress
Ausspices B’nai B'rith Lodge
Melody
Aurline
Tanner’ Lewis
Don Robinson
Memorial Day Death Toll Near Four Hundred
Chicago report notes Memorial Day week end deaths nearing 400 with 258 highway fatalities and 55 drownings. Overall 84 others died in fires crashes explosions and other mishaps as millions vacationed.
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Chicago
United’ States
Britain’s Ghosts Revived To Earn Tourist Dollars
Britain plans to cash in on haunted lore to attract visitors with tours of the Tower of London Stratford-on-Avon and Warwickshire. Beefeater guides recount Bloody History while ghosts of Anne Boleyn and Shakespeare’s spirit draw fans. The Gray Lady at Hill Hall is highlighted as a premier specter in Essex.
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Britain
London
Hanted Tower of London
William
Shakespeare
Stratford-on-Avon
Tower of London
Henry
Ann Boleyn
Katharine Howard
Spook
Warwickshire
Avon
William Shakespeare
Anne Hathaway
Essex
Hill Hall
Gray Lady
Lulu
Thomas Smyth
Queen Elizabeth
Edward Johnson retires as Met Opera general manager
Edward Johnson announces his retirement after 28 years with the Metropolitan Opera Association. Rudolf Bing succeeds him as general manager starting June 16, with Johnson planning a summer in Italy and return to New York in autumn.
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Edward
John
Metropolitan Opera Association
Jis
Rudolf
Bing
Johnson
Italy
George
Drew
Drews
Jeader
New ‘York
Vienna
Osbourne
Cariada
Shi
Guelph
Ont
Manhattan
Apg
Reds Attack Four U S Soldiers in Tokyo Demonstration
Communist led protest in Tokyo turned violent as four U S soldiers were attacked and eight Japanese arrested. Demonstrators at Imperial Plaza threw rocks at American observers after a notebook was snatched from a plainclothesman.
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Tokyo
United States
Imperial Plaza
Vv. Clark
Japan
Cominform
International
Communism
Smilestones City Girl Visits the Country
A city girl makes her first country visit and pretends not to be ignorant of rural life. Anxious to impress, she notices a dish of honey at breakfast and carelessly remarks that she sees they keep a bee.
Britain to Buy 300000 Tons of Canadian Wheat in 1950 51
A British official outlined plans to purchase about 300000 tons of Canadian flour and 120000000 bushels of wheat for 1950 51 under the Anglo Canadian wheat agreement. The statement noted prices and quality would match terms available in the dollar market and that Canada’s deliveries would continue under the four year pact.
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Britain
Howe
United
London
Canada
Follo
United Kingdom
United States
Mins
Ussons
Fire Panic in Boston Building Fire Injures Many
Panic struck as a blaze tore through a Boston building forcing 60 people to flee. A beauty salon employee among the evacuees stood awaiting aid as firefighters carried victims down six stories on ladders from a shaft blaze.
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Boston
Communists in France say they remain vigorous despite losses
Florimond Bonte, Communist deputy and party press chief, says the party in France is smaller than after liberation but firmer and more active. He notes a shift of younger members under 30 and claims renewed ground after declines from 1947 to 1949. The article cites membership figures ending with last year.
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Paris
France
Bonte
maid’Bonte
Explosion Threatens Imperial Oil Warehouse in North Bay
Fragments show an oil facility blaze in North Bay Ontario caused by an explosion. Imperial Oil officials estimate potential losses up to five dollars and describe extensive damage to a warehouse area as smoke rises and emergency crews respond.
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North Bay
Onti
Oil’ Co
Imperial Oil
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