Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 24, 1948, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday August 24, 1943 not hungry just scared six year old lost 66 hours found Yorkton sask. Aug. 24 special six year old Leo Belhumeur. Said he was t very scared when got lost Fri Day but he was scared when he saw some of the 250 people Hunting for him. So he played hide and seek for More than two Days until found hiding inside a threshing machine. Friday afternoon Leo was re ported lost from his Home seven Miles South East of Wel by sask., near the Manitoba Boundary. He was found three Miles from his. Home at 10.30 . Monday by an Uncle. Members at the police dogs from Yorkton and Rogina. And an . Plane from Regina took part in the search. On a number of occasions searchers passed within a few Yards of where the boy was hiding police said. Followed family Leo told the police his Mother and some of his nine Brothers and Sisters would not let him go picking blueberries with them so he followed them until he got lost. He wandered around until he came to a River. He said he recognized a farm Home nearby and knew he was Only a few Miles from Home. Starting Back he. Saw people searching the Woods and suspected they we re looking for him so he hid. And he kept up the for 66 hours. When found Leo said he was t hungry just scared. He said he ate lots of berries. Leo s were Wood Wise Early canadians who lived on berries and Buffalo meat police said. Princess Margaret d Romance rumours embarrassing London aug. 24 up persistent rumours of a pending engage ment Between 18-year-old Princess Margaret and the marquess of Blandford Are said to have caused embarrassment and annoyance to members of the Royal family. Friends say the King and Queen regard the rumours As an intrusion upon the private life of i he Prin Cess making it difficult for her to form even Light hearted Friend ships without provoking romantic gossip. The general belief in bucking Ham Palace circles is that the engagement of the Princess is not to be expected for a Long time to come. Lord Blandford. 22. Is known to be one of Margaret s favorite danc ing partners. They Are said to have Many interests in common including music dancing and literature. Rebels attack Burma capital Rangoon. Aug. 24 Cap Premier Takin no monday night appealed to the people of Burma to exert All out efforts in the government s moves to quash a Reb Ellion. The Premier went before the microphone As leftist rebels closed in on the capital in an ambitious attempt to Lay siege to the City. Takin no admitted that five per cent of Burma s armed forces have turned traitor because the present socialist government refused to align itself solely with Russia. He assured the people however t hat the other 95 per cent Are waging War on the rebels. The uprising has been under Way for several weeks. But the 42-year old Premier s broadcast emphasized seriousness of the situation. The rebels comprise leftist elements with a nucleus of communists. Plan pcs bomb hideouts Singapore aug. 24 Reuters planes cracked Down on guerrilla hideouts in Malaya in three Large scale rocket and bomb attacks sunday night anal monday. Ground troops followed up. Soviet Consul s aide also leaving new York aug. 24 soviet vice Consul Here is leaving too. But he says he s in no particular the vice Consul. Zot i. Chepur Nyoh. Said he is going Back to rus Sia but would t Tell newspaper men Why or when. Asked if he would accompany Consul general Jacob m. Lomakin recall was asked by the United states state department and is to sail saturday Chepur Nyoh said. No later the Consul general booked Pas Sage on the swedish american liner Stockholm about six weeks ago a line official said. When the ship sails for Sweden saturday. Lomakin his wife and two children will occupy a suite the official said. Searchers find Grain official s body in Lake searchers recovered the body of f. L. Arnold 40, general manager of the Morris Grain company Winnipeg from the Waters or red Deer Lake Mariane ont., monday. Or. D. J. Mason District Coroner at Kenora. Reported very Little water was found in the lungs and that probable cause of death was a heart attack. Or. Arnold had been suffering from a heart condition. He had been sought by men fro the Ontario department of lands and forests and the Ontario Provin Cia police since re was reported missing on a fishing trip saturday morning. He was a guest of j. D. Stevens. His boat was discovered sunday morning with the outboard engine shut off the oars inside and All the fishing tackle and equipment in tact. It was up on the Shore. The body was found by Constable w. Whiteside of the Ontario provincial police and w. Beaule of the Ontario department of lands and forests lying on the Bottom 10 feet from the Shore. The depth of the water was 10 feet. Or. Arnold was last seen at 1.30 . Saturday rowing Back to the Stevens Camp. He had been seen earlier in the morning having difficulty with the outboard motor. There was a Strong wind blowing across the Lake saturday but the boat was Large enough to weather the usual Type of storm Clarence West proprietor of the summer store at Mariane said. Or. West Vas a member of the search party. Imao used in a Emirch an aircraft from the department. Of lands and forests was used in the search. Douglas son of the tragedy victim and a. Arnold a brother went to Mariane to assist in the search. Other members of the search party were Constable a Macgarva of the provincial police and e. Eister of Winnipeg. The body was flown and taken to the brawn funeral Home. Or. Arnold is survived by his wife two sons Douglas 19, Clive 10, two daughters Joan 18, Janet 2, and one brother j. D. Arnold. Funeral services will be held wednesday at 3 . At the Thom son funeral Chapel Rev. Phillip Petursson officiating. Burial Wil be in St. James cemetery pallbearers will be Jack Allen w. C. Mcnamara e. L. Smith Sanford Holland h. Flood and d. P. Hill. Burglars tools bring jail term charged with having Possession of burglars tools by night John Johnson 31, of suite 9, 207 Princess Street monday was sentenced to six months in Brandon jail. He pleaded guilty in City police court Johnson was arrested aug. 7 with two other men James b. Frisco Fraser 2s3 Assiniboine Avenue and John e. Kemp 2 Inglis apartments. The other two Are awaiting trial on similar charges. Crown prosecutor o. M. M. Kay said the three stole a Sledge Ham Mer and crowbar from a . Too shed. As they walked away from the shed a police car pulled up behind them. Kemp and Fraser leaped into a ditch at the Side of the Road while Johnson continued walking he said. The tools were found in the ditch. Manitoba u. Graduate named to govt. Post Regina aug. 24 recent appointment of w. H. Silversides 36, As agricultural Extension representative of the department of agriculture was announced tues Day by the Public service commis Sion. Or. Silversides graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1934 with a . Degree and in 1940 with his . Degree. Mcpherson taken 111 on radio show Blackpool lanes., England aug. -24 Reuters Stewart Mcpherson of Winnipeg who in the last two years has one of the most popular figures in Bri Tish radio collapsed in a theatre monday night during a perform Ance of the bbl show 20 ques Mcpherson had apologized to the audience for a bout of coughing he 1.hen remarked that he had a stomach pain and walked to the Side of the stage where he col lapsed. A doctor later said me Pherson s illness was nothing Mcpherson was up and around tuesday after what was termed a touch of food the. 38-year-old commentator is known to British radio fans for his High Speed reporting of sporting events and As a master of Cere monies. Page 7 lady in Black visits Tomb of Valentino Hollywood aug. 24 a the lady in anyway a lady in up Mon Day at the Tomb of film actor Rudolph Valentino on the 22nd anniversary of his death. It. Was the first time in several years that she had appeared. For Long after the latin film idol s death a Black Clad woman went to his grave every year and deposited Flowers. This finally was exposed As a press agent stunt when someone got his wires crossed and two Black dropped around at the same time. Pm 95 650 eyes examined Mitchell Copp Portage and 9-6 saturdays 9-1 prices Force burning of fresh vegetables Toronto aug. "24. of fresh vegetables Are being dumped and burned. Almost daily in. An East Toronto dump. A District resident san one truck Load being dumped Nad come straight from the farm. The trucker said distributors offered him Only three cents a head for cabbage and he preferred to dump rather than sell at that Low Price. Murder in Church Dublin aug. 24 mrs. Agnes Daly 27, appeared in court Here monday charged with the murder in Church of 83-year old mrs. Mary Gibbons who the prosecutor charged was attacked from behind with a Hammer while praying. She s too fat for me Pulcher etude required for Chorine York aug. Alfredo Salmaggi cancelled the .1948-49 season of his Brooklyn opera company Mon Day because the chorus Mem hers supplied by a Union Are too old and too fat. Who wants to pay to Sec a big fat Salmaggi asked. Old no voice funny Salmaggi said the american Guild of musical artists. Won t let him pick his own chorus from among Union members. It picks the chorus itself. Salmaggi s opera season at the Brooklyn Academy of music was scheduled sept. 12. For 10 years the Union has been sending a Bunch of old people who can t work any where he said. I feel sorry for them some i have known for 35 years. But what kind of a do they make i d even prefer to pay them and let them stay the Union admitted the prob Lem was complicated. In a letter to the Salmaggi opera com Pany Hyman a. Fain executive Secretary said he was sure an answer to the problem could be found. Salmaggi said his troubles were typified by a recent open air concern at which his sop Rano could not. Climb the Steps to the stage. Belgian Cement Firof que Juicy Cement for prompt ship men from Belgium. Estimated delivery in Winnipeg 5 weeks after receipt of orders. For further details Contact Industrial sales limited Sun bids. 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