Obituary: Thome Nevill 57 Dies in Brandon Hospital
Thome Nevill, born 1883 in Hampshire England, died after illness in Brandon hospital. A longtime Carnegie area resident, he married Annie Warrelman in 1900 and leaves a large family of nine children, six daughters and three sons, plus nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral at Roseville church with burial beside the cemetery.
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Carnegie
Daly Municipality
Thome Nevill
Brandon Hospital
Mr. Nevill
Hampshire
England
Canada
Carnegie District
Annie Warrelman
Branden
Nevill
Brandon Liberal Association
John
Mrs. Nevill
Charles
Wilfrid
Birtle
D. Stephenson
Sidney
F. M. Richardson
Dryden
Ont
H. A. Eyres
Sardis
B.C
C. L. Nevill
Vancouver
G. F. Barker
Rivers
D. A. Curtis
Forrest
Africa
Ancient bronze coins found by boys near Rome
A group of boys found 99 coins in an earthenware pot in a field on Rome’s outskirts on Saturday. Archaeologists say the coins are 2,100 years old and correspond to the ancient Assi denaro, struck by hand with the double headed Janus on one side and a Roman warship on the other.
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Rome
Janus
British visitors describe New York traffic in vivid terms
The British visitors recently described New York traffic as a bramble tangle and parking as helter skelter, noting vehicular procedure and muddy conditions. Their colorful remarks capture the city's chaotic rush hour and the sense of time running out amid bumper to bumper crowds.
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New York World Telegram and Sun
New York
Keen-Teeners Club Plans Low-Cost Baby Sittings at Rex
The Keen-Teeners Club teams with Rex Theatre to offer parents a child care option at 15c per evening. Baby-sitters will be available every evening except Sunday, said manager Maynard A. Gray as the plan aims to boost family attendance at theatre events.
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The
Rex
Maynard Aa. Gray
High Horse Show to Run Friday and Saturday
Rivers will host its first ever horse show this Friday and Saturday in Rivers arena. Sponsored by the chamber of commerce and Brandon light horse society, the event features a planned program each night and the RCAF band from the Canadian Joint Air Training Centre under Group Capt. P. A. Gilchrist. Gates open at 8:00 pm with entries from local and neighboring areas.
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Rivers
Chamber of Commerce
Brandon Light Horse Society
RCAF
Canadian Joint Air Training Centre
P. A. Gilchrist
Rivers Arena
Parliament dodges duty on conscription in Canada
Vancouver Province argues Parliament fails to act on universal military service. It contends Canada cannot defend freedom without mandatory training and equal call to service, noting Canada is the last major democracy without conscription and that volunteer armies are outdated.
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Vancouver
Canada
Italian archaeologist uncovers fourth century theater near Paludi
Italian archaeologist Giulio Jacopi announced in Consenza the discovery of a fourth century B C Greek theatre in an uninhabited valley near Paludi village. He said the structure is nearly as large as Syracuse’s famous Greek amphitheatre in Sicily.
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Giulio Jacopi
Consenza
Paludi
Syracuse
Sicily
Murder on Channel Island Jersey Stuns Island Officials
A 59 year old carpenter probes the islands first murder in 42 years on Jersey. Winter Le Livreng, one of 26 honorary police officers, says he will not call Scotland Yard though he doubts solving the crime.
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Carpenter
Channel Island
Jersey
Winter le Livreng
Scotland Yard
Canadian-born diplomat Angus Ward receives State Department award
Angus Ward, born in Alvinston Ontario and now a naturalized American, is decorated by State Secretary Dean Acheson with the Superior Service Award for his work in the global struggle against communism.
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Angus Ward
United States
State
Dean Acheson
Alvinston
Ont
Ward
State Department
Sforza Sees Birth Pangs of an Era of Peace
Italian Foreign Minister Carlo Sforza told foreign students at Rome University that the world is seeing birth pangs of an era of peace. He said new concepts like European union and the Atlantic pact will lead to peace.
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Carlo Sforza
Rome
Horse Show Headlines and Seasonal Town Notices
Snow covered ground Sunday morning and a busy weekend schedule includes Friday and Saturday horse shows. Keen-Teeners and baby displays, five gallon hats, red ribbons and gold lettering advertise the event. Mention of mumps measles and chicken pox, vegetable pile, Fourth avenue highway, light horse variety, and a Gazette illustration. Enquirers ask for Gazette prices. Virgin Land near Rivers cleared for cultivation. Brides and grooms curlers dance next Tuesday, auction sales, Rebekah tea Saturday, Daly elections vote, Halloween entertainment at Bradwardine next Tuesday.
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Fourth Avenue Hieway
Gazette
Rebekah
Daly
Bradwardine
Davies elected reeve of Daly in ward one vote
Ratepayers of Daly elected G L Davies reeve by 24 to 20 over E C Smith. Slightly more than one third of electors voted. both candidates from ward one live on the same lands. Polls show ward by ward tallies with ward totals across six wards and councillor results for W E Smith 68 and H A Watts 43.
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G. ‘Lew’ Davies
Daly
Frides
G. L Davies
E. C. Smith
Davies A
Smith Petre
W. E. Smith
H. A. Watts
Mr. Smith
Watts
Construction consultant named for Canadian defense build
R G John Johnson, general manager of the Canadian Construction Association, is appointed construction consultant to the Canadian Commercial Corporation to aid a multi million dollar defense building program. In Victoria, B C an assize court jury found Stewart Robertson John Hingey and Wilfred Hutchinson guilty of the $1500 armed robbery of the Goldstream Inn on June 24. The jury said proprietor Ralph Calladine did not conspire with them.
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R. G. John Johnson
Canadian Construction Association
Canadian Commercial Corporation
Victoria
B.C
Stewart Robertson
John Hingey
Wilfred Hutchinson
Goldstream Inn
Ralph Calladine
Strike Halts Navy Ship Construction in Vancouver
More than 400 shipyard workers walked off the job halting construction of two destroyers and four gate vessels at Burrard and Pacific Dry Dock, British Columbia's two major steel shipyards. Burrard now handles about 16.5 million dollars in naval contracts, with Pacific Drydock sharing most deep sea servicing work.
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Vancouver
Burrard and
Pacific Dryftock Companies
British Columbia
Burrard Company
Pacific Drydock
Burrard
Flood surge from Hibok Hibok destroys homes on Camiguin
An hour long flood of boiling foul water blasted from Hibok Hibok crater on Camiguin Island washing away 18 houses and killing many domestic animals.
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Hibok Hibok
Camiguin Island
Promotions Arrived on Friday the 13th at CJATC
Promotions arrived for two service personnel at the Canadian Joint Air Training Centre. Lieut Harley Shaw was advanced to captain and Fit-Lieut E Light to squadron leader. Shaw has been connected with the training school since its 1947 reopening, while Light, as padre, is a well known district speaker who has led Anglican church services in Rivers.
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Canadian Joint Air Training Centre
Wntil
Harley Shaw
E. Light
Shaw
Light
Rivers
Former Rivers Teacher Dies in Russell at Silverton
Mrs. Gertrude Crowe Cochrane, formerly a Rivers schoolteacher, died Friday in Russell, Man. She was remembered by longtime district residents. The funeral was held Monday afternoon.
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Rivers
Silverton
Man
Watson Cochrane
Rivers School
Russell
Cochrane
Gertrude Crowe
London schools deem world series more important than class duties
The Peterborough Examiner notes London Ontario schools prioritizing the world series with radios for game broadcasts. Assistant superintendent A B Lucas quips that educators must not work with minds on the ball game, calling the remark feeble and revealing tension between instruction and sports culture.
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Peterborough
London
Ont
A. B. Lucas
Birthday notices span several Canadian and U.S. cities
The list marks birthdays on various dates: Oct 27 Thomas Bradt Mervin Dyer Agassiz BC Oct 29 William Harman Mrs W Anderson Winnipeg Mrs W Bruce Edmonton Mrs T Nolan Joan Greasley Oct 30 Mrs J Clarke nee Mary Tivy Vancouver William Stevenson Auburn WA Nov 1 Charles and Clarence Card Winnipeg Elaine Sargent Nov 2 Mrs Ivan Mills Winnipeg.
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Thomas Bradt
Mervin Dyer
Agassiz
B.C
William Harman
W. Anderson
Winnipeg
W. Bruce
Edmonton
T. Nolan
Joan Greasley
J. Clarke
Mary Tivy
Vancouver
William Stevenson
Auburn
Wash
Charles and
Clarence Card
Elaine Sargent
Doukhobor prisoners boarded naked for Kingston train
Fourteen Doukhobor women prisoners were nude when boarding an eastbound train at Nelson Ontario to Kingston penitentiary. They refused to sign pledges to obey Canadian laws and carried their clothes in boxes and bags. The train stopped behind the provincial jail to take the women aboard a special coach.
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Kingston
Ont
Nelson
Prime Minister urges more cheese use in Canada
At a luncheon launching a month long cheese festival in Ottawa Prime Minister St Laurent urged Canadians to eat more cheese noting four pounds per person in Canada versus eight in the United States and calling it possible to boost consumption of this Canadian product.
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St. Laurent
Canada
United States
Ottawa
Navy reports 206 mines destroyed around Korea to date
A navy spokesman at a briefing said 206 mines have been destroyed around Korea to date. He noted most were moored contact mines of the Russian type.
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Korea
Vancouver reports first whooping cough fatality in six years
Medical health officers confirm a death from whooping cough in a 212 year old? typo. Dr Stewart Murray, chief medical officer, notes a marked rise in cases this year with over 230 reported to date, far above the 20 per year average of the prior three years.
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Vancouver
Stewart Murray
Death of Maj Gen Vasilii Alekseev in Moscow
The Soviet Union announced the death of Maj Gen Vasilii Alekseev aged 59, a top expert in engineering artillery in the Red Army, in Moscow.
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Vasilii Alexeev
Red Army
Soviet Union
Moscow
Mass ascent of Popocatepetl turns deadly amid blizzard
The Red Cross Alpine squad reported two deaths and many injuries after a weekend mass climb of Popocatepetl, where about 5,000 climbers aimed to participate in a religious ceremony. A blinding snowstorm struck the 17,887 foot peak, injuring hundreds as climbers faced severe conditions.
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Popocatepet Volcano
Mexico
Red Cross Alpine Squad
NHS Patients Must Give Two Weeks Notice To Change Doctors
Ottawa Citizen reports a new UK National Health Service rule requiring patients to provide two weeks notice before changing doctors. Exceptions apply if both doctors consent or if the patient moves to a different district. Policymakers aim to deter frivolous changes amid cited disputes over certificates for sickness benefits and prescriptions.
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Ottawa Citizen
United Kingdom
National Health Service
British Medical Association
World Series games lack excitement, say base ball fans
Base ball fans in St. Thomas remark that the Worlds Series concluded on Saturday between theNew York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies were the tamest on record. The close games were hard fought yet failed to generate broad interest nationwide.
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St. Thomas
Oil prospects rise on Manitoulin Island turkey export
In Manitoulin Island, prospects look good for oil, but drilling waits as 20,000 turkeys are exported by boat at 80 to 90 cents a pound this year.
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St. Catharines
Manitoulin Island
Army to Strengthen Berlin Forces With 6th Infantry Units
The army announced that United States forces in Berlin will be strengthened by the assignment of newly formed units of the 6th Infantry Regiment to the city.
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Army
United States
Berlin
6Th
Busy police court in Rivers and Brandon under new constable
In Rivers and Brandon, a week after a locally employed constable began duties, offenses were heard before W T Dyer J P and a Brandon police magistrate. Guilty pleas for disorderly conduct cost 10 and costs. two motorcyclists and a motorist faced charges. thirty dollars in fines and costs were added to the treasury. A Rivers man received ten days with hard labor and five months car impoundment, three of those months for driving a police cruiser while intoxicated. The courts continue to see regular appearances amid ongoing enforcement.
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W.T Dyer
Canada
Fire Claims 200 Mules Near Kansas City Show Site
A large mule barn near the American Royal Livestock and Horse Show building in Kansas City burned late last night. The blaze killed about 200 mules estimated to have been inside the barn.
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American Royal Livestock and Horse Show
Kansas City
Gazette garden produce contest awards three months’ subscriptions
Competition drew attention despite keener rivalry as entries arrived. Because comparative items were missing, winning entries will earn three months of Gazette subscriptions.
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Gazette
The
Duel of Garden Produce Sparks Local Contest Drift
As the contest neared closing time, two entries appeared for a garden show. Twin tomatoes grown by Mrs. T. H. Seens stood beside a parasitic turnip and a carrot from the garden of Mrs. William Connon.
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T. H. Seens
William Connon
Spud Contest Awards Go To Rivers and Brandon Growers
Entries name Peter Manchus and C J McFadden of Rivers for tomatoes and potatoes, Mrs Tes Holland of Brandon takes the hefty pumpkin, and the spud family credited as freaks and frauds by William Myles of Bradwardine. Fred Cook of Rivers praises entrants as lovable carrots. Thanks to all and better luck next year.
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Peter Manchus
Rivers
C. J. McFadden
Mrs. Tes. Holland
Brandon
William Myles
Bradwardine
Fred Cook
Foxes Return and Help Balance Western Ontario Farm Life
In Western Ontario, foxes rose in abundance years ago while jack rabbits dwindled. A renewed hostility led to widespread fox destruction, but jack rabbits have now bounced back. Overall, foxes bring more benefit than harm by controlling rabbits and mice, despite occasional chicken losses.
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Ontario
Slovaks sentenced for spying for Yugoslavia
The Czechoslovak news agency in Prague reports that an undisclosed number of people in Slovakia were sentenced to eight to 20 years in prison on charges of spying for Yugoslavia.
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Slovakia
Yugoslavia
Prague
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