Meters Pay Well Yor City Eyeing Main Street Meters Plan
Officials of Hanna Alta report a March 1 1547 plan to install andTax revenue from meters on Main Thoroughfares totaling 16.97. A collision near Hanna involving two Canadian National freight trains killed none but injured six men, three seriously, all transported to the hospital about 115 miles northeast of Calgary.
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William
Apm
Tity Lake Head
Hanna
Alta
Canadian National Railway
Alberta
Calgary
Churchill Plans Visit Leidon Apr Next Month Report
The Daily Telegraph says Winston Churchill is likely to visit Norway next month as guest of King Haakon. Negotiations about the Project are under way with Osso government representatives. Edmonton Mayor Ainley paid a 92 fine for parking in a spot reserved for trolley buses and quipped about Meeman on his toes.
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Leidon
Apr
Reutern
Daily Telegraph
Winston Churchill
Norway
Haakon
Osso
Harry Ainley
Edmonton
Po' Meeman
M. Ainley
Edmonton Philharmonic Orchestra
Will Dismantle Buildings Used to House German POWs
Lethbridge Alberta April report notes Canada’s largest prisoner of war camp, housing up to 4000 German POWs, is to be dismantled. Abby Construction of Edmonton won the contract for 142482 dollars. Lumber from the site will be recycled for provincial construction elsewhere.
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Lethbridge
Alta
fcoPor
Canada
Harment
P.O.W
Abby Construction Company
Edmonton
Three men pull man from burning CN railcar fire
Three men pulled J. Holand, 39, of Mimico from a freight car as six cars rolled off a locomotive spur and collided with an engine in Toronto. A stove ignited fuel oil in one car, blocking Holand’s escape as oil drums rolled to the door.
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Toronto
J. Holand
Mimico
Naonal Railways
Soup Company
Roland
Scotland Grows as Scots Beat English in Industry
From Glasgow Ernie Hill of the Daly News notes Scotland’s industrial rise. Scots workmen are skilled and firms with both England and Scotland plants show 25 percent higher output in Scotland. Government builds factories nationwide to aid capital expense. delegates from 14 divisions of the Navy League of Canada arrive in Winnipeg for the 30th annual Dominion council meeting opening Saturday, concluding Monday.
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St. Thomas Tunes-Journal
Ernie Hill
Chicago
Daly Newa
Scotland
Glasgow
Hill
England
Navy League of Canada
Winnipeg
Dominion Council of the League
Ready To Fight For Freedom In Sault Ste. Marie
A public statement rails at perceived threats to Canadian liberty. It asserts Canadians have fought twice for freedom, will resist communism, and rely on pioneer spirit to defend their way of life and nation.
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Sault Ste. Marie
St John Ambulance sets $600,000 Dominion drive in November
C A Gray, sub prior, announced at the Ottawa branch meeting that the St John Ambulance association aims to raise $600,000 in a Dominion wide campaign during the first three weeks of November.
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St. John Ambulance Association
C. A. Gray
Ottawa
Government censorship decree affects Colombian press and telecoms
A dispatch from the Pan American conference received in New York notes censorship of the Colombian government on press and telecommunications, signaling stricter information control across the country.
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Colombia
New York
Christian To Head Army Cadets
Maj. Alexander Christian named command cadet of western command to succeed Maj. Mahony who moves to Ottawa. Christian born in England educated at St James Collegiate Institute in Manitoba. Jacob Petersen, Alberta elder, marks 103rd birthday at Rocky Mountain House after long Canadian career. Born 1845 in Iso County Finland, Petersen came to Canada in 1900 to work in Canmore mines and later lumber camps before retirement.
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Edmonton
Alexander Christian
Western Command
K. Mahony
Army
Ottawa
Maj
Christian
England
St. James Collegiate Institute
St James
Man
Jacob Petersen
Alberta
Rocky Mountain House
Louroola
Isro County
Finland
Mr. Petersen
Canada
Canmore
Alta
Line Elevators Farm Services
Winnipeg
Manitoba
H. J. Mather
Esc
Line Elevators Farm Service
Mather
E. Robertson
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Robertson
University of Alberta
Dominion
Lethbridge
Lacombe
Provincial Department of Agriculture
Chemical Division
Western Canada
Spotlight on Bessie Cow Receives Public Notice
A columnist celebrates cows for public notice, noting England’s celebrated milk-giving cow aiding Cambridge in the Oxford Cambridge boat race and another cow photographed while drinking ale, reflecting on temperance and the remarkable feats of cattle.
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England
Cambridge
Oxford
Pie In The Sky Promises Stir Public Debate
The piece questions Health Minister Paul Martins pledge of bold social welfare ventures and warns about preserving physical ability to access welfare. It also asks if the public has been misled by promises of a magical pot of gold funding future benefits.
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Hamilton Spectator
Paul Martin
Railways Agree To Pay Winnipeg Taxes This Year
The Canadian National Railways will pay municipal taxes to the city of Winnipeg this year subject to a satisfactory settlement currently under negotiation.
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Canadian National Railways
Winnipeg
Displaced Persons Reach Canada for Work in Various Fields
A group of 800 displaced persons left Bremerhaven bound for Canada, reported by the International Refugee Organization. The evacuees will take roles as domestic servants textile workers miners and railroad construction workers across Canada.
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Canada
Herford
Germany
Reuters
Bremerhaven
International Refugee Organization
Toronto doctor questioned at length in abortion case raid
A Toronto doctor was questioned at very great length by city provincial and suburban police during the raid on the abortion of Mrs Jane Gorton. The investigation involved local authorities and followed reports of illegal medical abortion services.
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Toronto
Jane Gorton
Stratford sells city lots for one dollar each
Stratford Ontario offers plots at one dollar to attract home builders. Prohibition on resale to curb speculation aims to convert non revenue land into taxable property and improve the community. Each lot to be negotiated on its own merit under a varied scheme.
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Port Arthur
Manitoba Court of Appeal Upholds Death Sentence For Gun Murder
In a 3 to 2 decision the Manitoba court of appeal denies the appeal of 28 year old Michael Angelo Vesclo of Port Arthur who faces execution by hanging on May 14 for the September 18 1946 killing of 3 year old George Robert Smith.
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Manitoba Court of Appeal
Michael Angelo Vesclo
Port Arthur
George Robert Smith
Liberal figure warns of tax free crown corporation
Saskatchewan opposition leader Pat Patterson told an audience in Regina that every businessman in Saskatchewan could face competition from a government financed, tax free crown corporation starting tomorrow. He criticized the Liberal stance on state capitalism and urged reforms.
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Regina
W. 3. Patterson
Saskatchewan
Canadian Plants Allowed Limited Processed Meat Shipments
Ottawa reports Canadian packing plants may export 401 limited quantities of processed meat products to the United States market, a disclosure made today.
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Ottawa
United States
Tobacco Worth Weight in Silver in the United Kingdom
The Edmonton Journal notes raw tobacco remains more valuable by weight than silver as silver trades near seventy cents per ounce after duty. Leaf tobacco reaches about ninety cents per ounce post duty. The budget raises tobacco duty to $14.20 per chancellor Cripps. The pound stands at $13.55. Higher taxes hit beer spirits football pools and bookies.
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Edmonton Journal
United Kingdom
Stafford Cripps
UN recommends guaranteed wages for professional journalists
The United Nations conference on freedom of information has recommended guaranteed wages and conditions of work for professional journalists in all countries. The proposal stresses fair pay and solid working conditions to support reporters worldwide.
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United Nations Conference On Freedom of Information
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