Holiday visitors and guests fill town listings
A long list of residents and visitors are noted in town records. Names include Betty Hanlon in Winnipeg, Dunsmore visiting Saskatoon relatives, Mrs Stinson in Hamiota, W G Murray from Toronto visiting Manchuls, Beatrice Treloar heading to Winnipeg Normal School, Henry Roberts from Flin Flon, Stuart McFarlane visiting Alonso, and many others from Winnipeg, Brandon, Olds, Pettapiece, and more enjoying Labour Day and recent holidays with local families. The period also mentions the Friendship Rebeksh lodge first meeting this Thursday evening.
National auto deaths reach eighty per day in six months
New York Herald Tribune notes official National Safety Council data showing about 80 people killed daily by automobiles in the first half of the year. The record is an improvement over last year’s 92 daily deaths with 11 percent less traffic, yet the situation is treated as a national disaster caused largely by carelessness.
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New York Herald Tribune
National Safety Council
Traffic Accidents Prompt Caution in Ottawa Journal
The Ottawa Journal notes that the number of traffic accidents reflects drivers failing to signal turns and ignore right of way rules and stop signs. It emphasizes common unsafe driving habits and urges greater caution on the roads.
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Ottawa Journal
Birthday Greetings List From Truro and Nearby
A Birthday list notes Sept dates for residents in Truro Nova Scotia and nearby areas. Names include Frank Sinclair Miss Cora John stone Thomas Nevill Carnegie Peter Luchuk Mrs A Havlik Mrs O W Brown James Luchuk Victoria Wiens John Robertson Mrs E O Dyer Garry Higginson Mrs W T Dyer Walter Sargent Albert Weseen and H J Wiens with Sept 12 to Sept 18.
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Frank Sinclair
Truro
N.S
Cora Johnstone
Thomas Nevill
Carnegie
Peter Luchuk
A. Havlik
O. W. Brown
James Luchuk
Victoria Wiens
John Robertson
E.O. Dyer
Garry Higginson
W. T. Dyer
Walter Sargent
Albert Weseen
H. J. Wiens
Police arrest 16 in Krestova sect riot crackdown
Provincial police seized the hilltop village of Krestova B C arresting 16 Doukhobor members and sympathizers for riotous destruction and arson as the Shore Acres dispute continues nearby with most of the week end detentions tied to Shore Acres burning cases.
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B.C. Nelson
B.C
Sons of Freedom
Kootenay
Krestova
Shore Acres
Shore Actres
Will They Dress as They Please in Dallas Rise
A Dallas fashion dissent follows reports of a Little-Below-the-Knees club formed by Dallas women to oppose longer skirts. The piece questions if this signals a broader emancipation from fashion edicts and whether conflicts over style will intensify as women push for wear that suits them.
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Kansas City Times
Freedom
Dallas
Lone Star State
Army Reserve Officers Die In Collision After Salute to Eisenhower
A collision of two Army training planes during a return to base after a flyover at the Minnesota State Fair killed three United States Army Reserve officers. Sixteen planes were in formation to honor General Eisenhower. Two other aircraft sustained damage but landed safely at Wold-Chamberlain Airport. no one else was injured.
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United States Army Reserve
Gen
Eisenhower
United States Army
Minnesota
Wold-Chamberlain
Sleepy Slugger Rises At Last, Bible Verse Quoted
Provincial proverb echoes in a brief verse asking when the sluggard will wake. A biblical line from Proverbs 6 9 frames a compact reflection on sluggish hours and the call to rise.
Veterans Parade Draws Huge Fifth Avenue Crowd
News briefs report American Legion veterans from two world wars parading along Fifth Avenue as hundreds of thousands of spectators salute the former G.I.s. Also: Toronto restaurants hit by health drive closing tally reaches 39 with most later reopening. Brooklyn Citizen ends 61-year daily run due to rising costs, 63 staff, circulations above 30,000.
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New York
American Legion
G.i's
Fifth Avenue
Toronto
Health Department
Brooklyn Citizen
Cyclone hits Madoc area injures eighteen and kills girl
A cyclone swept a 500 foot wide belt north of Madoc Ontario Saturday night killing a 12 year old girl and injuring eighteen others as it demolished buildings and swept through the area leaving destruction in its path
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Madoc
Ont
Vancouver man charged with manslaughter in traffic death
Donald W. Hill of Vancouver was arrested and charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of James Fairweather who was struck by a light truck on the outskirts of Vancouver. In New York, the 30,6060 ton battleship New Mexico built at an estimated 7,200,000 in 1918 and later upgraded is listed for sale.
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Vancouver
Donald W. Hill
James Fairweather
New York
New Mexico
Australia
Whyalla
Adelaide
Premier Garson heads to Liberal conference in Hamilton
Winnipeg premier Stuart S Garson departed Saturday night for a five day Liberal Federation of Canada gathering at McMaster University in Hamilton.
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Winnipeg
Stuart S. Garson
National Liberal Federation of Canada
McMaster University
Hamilton
Britain to refuse Ler September xPain allocation
London reports Britain will reject the United States Ler September xPain allocation amid broader resupply curbs. The note cites no figures on consumption as North Bay teas and milk are mentioned, with a sharp six month decline in quarts from 1846 to 1847 and no explicit remedies or dates.
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Britain
United States
London
Moe
North Bay
Automobiles to Transfer British Crown Jewels in September
Reports indicate automobiles rather than armored cars will move the British crown jewels from the Bank of England vaults to the Tower of London in mid September, marking a return to prewar arrangements. The plan emphasizes secure convoy routes and preserves the symbolic reestablishment of the crown jewels in their historic residence.
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Bank of England
Tower of London
Twenty three Japanese suspected war criminals freed in Tokyo
In Tokyo twenty three suspected war criminals including a Tojo cabinet minister and aircraft manufacturers were released. Chief prosecutor Joseph Keenan said the move would have no bearing on the 13 month old trial of Hideki Tojo and other senior defendants.
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Nll
Tojo
Tokyo
Joseph Keenan
Hideki Tojo
Roosevelt admits Hughes paid hotel bill and Frye funded marriage
Elliott Roosevelt testified before investigators that Howard Hughes covered a $576.82 hotel bill in December 1944 as a wedding gift. He also said Jack Frye, then head of Trans World Airlines controlled by Hughes, paid $850 in hotel expenses for his marriage to Faye Emerson on December 8, 1944.
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Washington
Elliott Roosevelt
Senate
Howard Hughes
Roosevelt
Jack Frye
Trans World Airlines
Hughes
Elliott
Faye Emerson
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Havlik’s
Havlik
Havlik’s Lunch
Rivers, Man
Gilchrist
Rexall
Taylor & Son Limit
Furniture
Davenport
Chesterfield
Commander Stove Coal
Wareham’s Meat Market
Betty Hanlon
R. N. Dunsmore
Blelville, Sask
Rs. W. J. Stinson
Hamiota
W.G. Murray
Mrs. P. Manchul
Beatrice Treloar
Henry Roberts
Stuart McFarlane
Alonso
Mrs
A. L. McFarlane
Friendship Rebeksh Lodge
Robert Riddick Jr
Flin Flon
R. B. Riddick
Joseph Havlik
J. and
Jean Gunness
Pettapiece
Irene Manchul
Favorable Lake, Ont
P. Manchul
W. McDonald
Roland
J. M. Wedderburn
Tarbolton
Willard LePage
Olds, Alta
William LePage
T. McFarlane
Placerville, Calif
M. Zywina
Gerald
Brandon
F. Walker
Third Avenue
May
Margaret Sinclair
R. G. Sinclair
J. I. Case
Taylor
B. A. Service Station
Sluggard
Community Theatre
Mexico
Walter Pidgeon
Jose Iturbi
Roddy McDowall
Jane Powell
Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra
News and Cartoon
John MacDonald
Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Navy
Four Star Theatre
Warners
Ann Sheridan
Dennis Morgan
Jack Carson, Alexis Smith and
Jane Wyman
McKenzie’s
J. H. Hales
Freestone Elberta
Rochester
Ontario
Dreft
Blue Barrel
Tin
Catelli
Clark
Lée
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