Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 6, 1946, Winnipeg, Manitoba Pack 2 Winnipeg free press Friday december a 1946 around the world Eugene Meyer has announced a i Washington that he has resigned As president of the world Bank. It was exactly six months after he became the first person to hold that office. Or. Meyer in his statement of retirement said that he Felt that he had got the Bank started. Meyer formerly h r. Meyer was publisher of the Washington Post and one time head of the Federal Reserve Board and the reconstruction finance corporation. At Dublin the next meeting of Tho Commonwealth prime mini sters May determine whether Eire 111 participate in future talks on Commonwealth Security. With the lid off neutrality now that Eire has applied for admission to t United nations Irish newspapers freely discuss possible future in the atomic area. Special references Are being made to common wealth Security the Irish Independent stating that Canada is too Distant to serve As chief Centre of Commonwealth defence says that South Africa is the Only feasible area. From Liverpool the Bride ship. Empire Brent has sailed for Halifa in her second attempt to deliver 900 wives and children of Canadian servicemen. Two weeks ago the 10000-ton ship rammed a smaller steamship in the fog shrouded sea and had to put into dry Dock for repairs to her Bow. All the wives and youngsters were aboard when the ship sailed on her second trip but two Crew members who arrived late missed the vessel a rail link is to be established Between Britain and Scandinavia. Trains will run directly from Brit Ain to Copenhagen by ferry and connection will be made available at Copenhagen for Stockholm and Oslo. The British broadcasting corporation has been Given the right to make films for radio or television purposes Only in a new five year charter which becomes effective january 1. This it is said is the first step toward ending a dead lock Between the bbl and the film Industry. At present the corporation is not allowed to televise news or feature films. According to a Story from Lon Don British factories will be soon producing an aluminium House every two and a half minutes. By next fall a total of will completed it is said. Families be Able to move in with their Furni or. Jacob dentist and associates offices Winnipeg i Brandon Montgomery bldg i 939 215% Portage ave. 5 Rosser ave. Hours daily 9 an. To 6 . Moore s taxi Ltd. Phone 98 181 Ture about five hours after the House sections arrive on a vacant lot site. These facts were revealed by John Wilmot British minister of Supply. Marjorie Lawrence of the new York metropolitan opera company and Augustus John noted British Painter have joined a chorus of protest against great Britain s pro posed standing statue of Franklin d. Roosevelt. Herself crippled by infantile paralysis. Miss Lawrence in a letter to the London times said knowing him As i did 1 feel he would be greatly distressed at the proposed standing statue. Why not present him As he was and As he would have wished instead of misrepresenting him As has been John supported an alternative suggestion that the 300 raised by Public subscription be devoted to infantile paralysis research. At Edinburgh lord Kothera Ere the British newspaper owner a declared that with the launching of the new scottish daily mail the latest paper in the Rothe Mere Chain he would Welcome inquiry into the British press. Said lord Rothe Mere to have nothing to hide for neither fear nor favor has Ever influenced Rothe Mere Canada is at present participating in High level discussions with the . And Britain on the standardization of War weapons but no decisions have As yet been reached. So has declared a govern ment official at Ottawa. He had no comment to make on reports in the London daily worker that Britain and1 the . Have agreed on a joint defense plan in the event of a War with Russia. It s time that is keeping some of the Best citizens of Canada from running for Federal office. Thai ill the opinion of Premier Georgyi Drew of Ontario speaking to group of 300 Stu dents of the University of Tor onto he urged that parliament s an Nual session should be Cut. Long sessions turning away business men for the simple reason Jiey could not Drew spare the time Premier Drew said. Said he we won t be Able to get people with any other occupation o run for unless we can it Down the tune taken by ses m British freighters Are being i to Vancouver because of a Tain shortage which has Arisen in England ships officers arriving n Vancouver have said. The Mas ers of the is. Ampthill and is. Sam Shell said that they were oper iting Between Peru and Australia it had received word to report to Vancouver for Grain cargoes. The loss to Saskatchewan Field drops in 1945 by attacks of insect pests is estimated by s. H. Vigor held crops commissioner of the provincial department of Agricula ure at the loss which represents almost nine per cent of the total value of the province s Field crops last year was caused mainly by saw flies Wireworks cutworms and Grasshoppers or. Vigor s report states. An additional damage approximately another 2.25 per cent., was caused by gophers. An agreement providing for a wage increase of 15 cents which will raise pay of Halifax Steve Dores to an hour has been signed by representatives of the Halifax local of the International longshoremen s association. J. J. Campbell president of the local said he was reasonably satisfied with the contract. However it fell Short of the Union s demand for a Basic wage. It s at shop easy saturday morning full Case special 12 tins of Aylmer Choice Wax Beans 12 tins of Libby ungraded peas All for added that ii. Knew the people of Britain would Rothe Mere not allow the newspaper to be come the weak Toa dying corp instrument it is in some countries mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt has adopted a French War orphan through the organization known As friends of widows and orphans of the French mrs. Roosevel is initial sponsor. The child is Chris Tianne Berthelot a blonde Tot with Blue eyes. She is now in an orphan age in nates with her three Brothers and three Sisters. An unprecedented number of persons will visit Public libraries during the next few years in the opinion of Carl h. Milan executive Secretary of the american Library association. It will be the result of Library services Given servicemen during the War. Said he there will be a wider use of books for general Reading and reference there will also be a larger demand for books about foreign countries and for help in learning foreign a permanent memorial to Genera George s. Patton and his troops of the san Bernadino county desert where most of them trained has been greeted with enthusiasm. The project includes plans to establish two desert altars and a typographical Relief map on the wartime Camp site. The Earl of Dudley Host to the Duke and Duchess of wind Sor on their recent visit to eng land has been fined five pounds for tossing a Brick through the Windshield of an automobile owned by Baron Graves. He was also ordered to pay two Pound nine shillings to the 63 year old Irish peer for the Windshield and pay 10 Pound 10 shillings court costs. Immaculately attired in a Black coat and striped trousers the wealthy 52-year-old Dudley said he broke the Windshield be cause the car was parked in front of his Mayfair driveway and there was no other Way he could release the Brake and move the car. Last april june Buckland an 18-year-old girl of Langley eng land awoke to find a tall misty figure standing by her bedside she thought it strange but being a reserved girl she did t mention it to her family. However the family soon got the idea that somethiag1 was wrong with the 300-year-old House into which they had just moved. Strange meanings and knocking.1 came out of nowhere. Three weeks ago june s brother five fell sick in the eight. Her Mother arose to attune him and a hand gripped her wrist and As the Mother declared there was no body attached to the continuing afro. Buckland said two Days later i awoke and then were misty figures standing by tin fireplace. I put my head beneath the bedclothes but Felt i just had to look again. A figure was still there. He gazed with a Butcher s Eye did r. C. Pollock superintendent o the International livestock Exposi Tion s meat division at Chicago More than cattle sheep my Swine were on display at the Chi Cago show. Or. Pollock saw 556.001 steaks pork chops and 152, 000 Lamb chops. In addition he said there Are thousands o pounds More future roasts stows and hamburgers. There is pounds of on the Hoof Tangerine oranges the easy to Peel Orange am prime rib roast standing in. Commercial Quality shop easy Stor e s limited a 40-year-old Amateur photographer has hanged him self at los Angeles. He Fol Lowed in detail his own weird Blue print for suicide. It was a nude self portrait showing him hanging from the ceiling police declared. The body was that of Vernal Julian Frye who was found with ropes trussed about his Ankles Knees and thighs. There was also tape Over his Mouth and a Hangman s noose was about his neck. He was discovered by his wife in his photographic dark room. He was in exactly the same position As the Pic de to a wire used for drying Ture of himself. It was attach film. Chris Bro a Mink rancher a Hubata alta., five Miles East o Calgary has declared that he suffered a loss of approximately 37, 000 when thieves broke into i Mink pens and ran off with 57 Silver Blue Mink. The rancher sait the Mink were killed in their pen before being shoved into sacks. Crescent taxi Ngim i pm. 42-338 for every member of the family Silver inlay class cake plates t heavily Chrome Irons with Walnut finish handles and indicator Light to show the proper erasure. Complete with Cord. 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