Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 02, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba Kcf membership Gnipa Igns set 2 bup . Monday set its sights on higher and revitalize Public follow ing a week end strategy Manninj Ine eting the National executive of Mon Treal to line up. Plans for stepped up activity in organization and education. It also held a postmortem on Federal election. David National Secretary Gaid the party strategy was plan Ned on a three year basis. He said it was being worked that Way because the. Only election test with in that time was expected to be the provincial vote in Manitoba. All other provincial election were expected to take place in 1952 at the earliest he said. I mystery hides occupants Hurt in stolen car a car reported to have been from Winnipeg which was found in damaged condition on no. 1 Highway near Beausejour Early monday night is somewhat of a mystery to . . Officials according to police when the arrived on the scene none of the occupants of. The car was to b found. Passers by who did not Stop re ported seeing injured people b the car presumably just after the Accident. , believe those in the Ca May have been injured and possible refused Hospital attention because they wished to conceal their Iden Tity. _ x police said the Auto is a lat City Frida right. Winnipeg free press tuesday. August 2. .1949 i . Apis at destruction some of Manitoba s oldest icelandic residents were Given a place of Honor monday at the 60th annual icelandic festival at , four old timers listen while the maid of the mountains delivers an icelandic greeting to amid evergreens of. Gimli Park. The festival was estimated at More than from All parts of the province. I Lviv _ i i. Czechs quit Deal to Trade pearls for horse meat Swift sask., aug a hitch has developed in plans to Trade Saskatchewan horse meat for. Czechoslovakian pearls. We have been discussing a pos Gible barter a Canadian co operatives processors limited offi Cial said Here monday but i does t look like the Deal is going the horse meat o o n r a known f or most of its five year existence As the horse co operative marketing association has Cut up horses since 1941 Anil shipped them mainly to Europe. Operations How Ever have been on a somewhat smaller scale in the past year. The Coop which operates horse meat processing plants at Swift current and Edmonton lost s93, 663 on operations last year and the value of production dropped from in 1945 to last year. Gold front ends us heat spell new York aug. .2 the. Weather Bureau promised to Day thai comfortably Cool weather would Over most the nation for., several Days a drastic change from last weeks torrid spell which resulted directly and indirectly in -178 deaths. Temperatures dropped sharply during the week end As a cold front from Canada swept Rocky mountains to the at lactic. In the Wake of the cold front the Mercury fell to unseasonable lows in some spots la Crosse wis., had a Low sunday morning of 59 degrees the West coast was enjoying nor Mally comfortable temperatures. No reds for Public jobs Boston aug. 2 tap governor Paul a. Dever monday signed a Bill barring from Public jobs in Massachusetts communists an anyone supporting which advocate violent overthrow of v German red offers jobs Vav j to a trip t7 Tvr re ,1 a it to anti american nazis Berlin aug. 2 a an Eastern German Leader monday offered Public posts to former who Walter to Ulbricht Initiator of the industrialization plan for the soviet Rone told the russian licensed nacht express the time has come to Grant germans the positions they deserve in rebuilding our Economy. Since the end of the Hitler regime Many who were once notice have changed their views. Even it not finally converted they realize that Force in the United it destruction of the German nation. In View of this acute danger we must no longer consider for Mer party memberships of individuals but whether they have the will to co operate with every National conscious German who de sires a United nation a just peace and subsequent withdrawal of occupation Ulbricht admitted that for Mer Active nazis Are doing responsible tasks m the Kumian occupation he made Only one qualification n his Lave proved in the last four years hat he is really prepared to take Lis stand for a free and peaceful cupid scores Shirley s sans suit threat Dover England aug Shirley May Fiance 16-year old Massachusetts girl monday was criticized for planning to swim the English. Channel m nudity appeals to Little boys and indecent Edward temme first Man to swim the 20-mile stretch of water twice told reporters i think1 it is unnecessary to her the american girl had two trial _ plunges in the Channel both with a suit covering her tall 158-Pound Frame. Four would be English Channel swimmers Are now waiting Here for conditions favouring the 20-Mjle test with the arrival monday of Elna Andersen girl who made vain attempts in and the others re mrs Willi Croes and Philip Mick Marv 18-year- old have unsuccessful attempts this year. Ont Only Bryce baked bread _ Symbol of the. Spirit of Iceland at the 60th annual Island ing Dag urine at. Gimli monday mrs. H. Danielson of Winnipeg. Is shown delivering the traditional address. The greeting is extended in the icelandic Tongue to All the Chil. Dren of the Mother country. Behind the maid of the mountains is a backdrop showing icelandic scenes. Showers fail to Neil Johnson 18-year-old Oak Point athlete we carried off top honors at gimli1 icelandic festival sports Day Mon Day with victories in the 440-Yar sprint 100-Yard dash and Road jump and third place in shot put and High jump. He is on or seven sons Einar Johnson who was a Champion All round athlete in Manitoba from 1914 to 1925. Cricket Ball prescription effects cure Hatfield Peverell eng land aug. 2 a. Feyre s nose was put out of joint by a fast bail. Said the doctor taping it up a similar Knock on. The other Side would straighten it no than done. The next Ball caught Peyre s nose on the other Side. The tapes were removed and sure enough h is nose was straight again. He. Went on to score 53 not out. Court nullifies paternal ban Vancouver aug. 2 objections to a Soldier As a son in Law were Over Ridden Here Mon Day by or. Justice n. W. Whit taker in authorizing the Issue of a marriage licence to Marjorie. Carol Garnett 17-year-old Vancouver theatre Sherette and pet. George Sneddon 24, of the Royal Canadian army service corps. They to be married tuesday. Application was necessary be j cause the girl s father Norm in Robinson Garnett a patient in Cal Gary general Hospital refused to give his consent. A Man should be working before he he contended. A Man who joins the army is too to eleven Canadian lakes have areas greater than Square Miles. Stuffed Tomato How about this for lunch tomorrow a Juicy Tomato stuffed with raw vegetable salad garnished with lettuce minced Ham and cheese fingers and served with fresh bread and finest Creamery Sutter 40c for this delicious and nutritious plate Fly All Day tomorrow o t Honey Dew. Well be looking for you. Honey Dew Coffee shops Manitoba icelandic Folk hold traditional Gimli festival by j. T. Jowes x Gimli . Is a Good word. I Means roughly translated that about of icelandic birth or descent rather at Rali once a celebrate two things Iceland s National Day and the birth of the icelandic a Public. Monday the Celebration took place As planned. Friends met friends Many speeches were English and icelandic athletes competed. Manitoba s skies running True to the form of years contributed an occasional Sprinkle to Cool off the proceedings. The has Hcan n tradition with Manitoba icelanders for fill years. Ori finally held in Winnipeg the celebrations were moved to Gimli in 19s2, and in 1944 began Romania bans roman Catholic welfare orders Bucharest aug. 2 a Romania monday dissolved All. Roman Catholic welfare orders. There Are. 15 such orders in Roma Nia the Best known being the French order of St Vincent 6s Paul. The orders Are devoted to Charity Hospital and social work. Catholic. Priests monks and. Nuns enrolled in the orders Toj choose within 15 Days whether they will retire to three Cloisters and two monasteries assigned to. Them enter an. Old age Asylum or quit their orders and join the Lay pub Lic jobs at local employment bureaus. The decree Wias published in the official government bulletin 3. Brothers drown in deep sewer ditch Fergus Falls Minn aug. 2 a three Young Brothers drowned Here late sunday in an is foot deep sewer ditch which i Tiad been filled with water by a heavy rain. 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Marking also the anniversary of Iceland As a Republic. Each year the maid of the mountains spirit of Iceland delivers the address in Greet ing to her maid of the mountains this year was mrs. H Danielson of Winnipeg who delivered the address from atop i platform backed with rugged icelandic scenes. Flanked by two White rocked attendants she wore a White gown a Green cloak that matched the color of the towering evergreens Park and the peaked White headdress that symbolizes Iceland s snowy mountains. Her greeting was delivered in icelandic As were about half of the Day s speeches. Read an 82-year-old poet or. Sigur Dur Julius Johannesson was roundly applauded As he was led of sit at the feet of the Mountain maid while his til islands was read by Ragnar Stefanson. An ode to Canada by dal was read by the later the two poets had much to talk about the elder brought the younger into the world 27 years ago at lunar Man. Both poems were read in response to toasts to Iceland and Canada an Drew Danielson and miss con stance Johannesson. Chairman of the programme v. J. Eylands introduced each of the speakers including Premier x l. Campbell of Manitoba and the icelandic Consul in Winnipeg. During the two and a halt hours of speeches while the oldest Mani headed children romped in open spaces in the and Tumble at times right up to the foot of the guests platform. One purple umbrella sproutin6 . Centre of Spectator benches warded sunlight and rain of an elderly lady who had Fel a lot of both in the Early Days on the Gimli settlement. La Verendrye ban 3, directed by Henry Duyvejonck interspersed music with the Resl the pro gramme and a mixe 3 choir led by Paul Bardal Sang a group of icelandic songs. Premier Campbell brought Greet Ings provincial govern ment and g. L. Johansson ice land s Consul in Winnipeg extended Good wishes Homeland. Other guest speakers included Rev. P. M. Peterson president of the icelandic National league or Phil Thorkel Johannesson Anc boo Var Jakobsson. A Community sing singled by Paul Bardal Jed off the eve Ning programme. It was owed by dancing in the Park Pavilion. The Pieciul Canadian Pacific railway Iraln left for Winnipeg at Midnight. Neil Johnson 18-year-old, athlete from Oak Point donors in the athletic., events Dur no the afternoon. He placed first n the 440-Yards, 100-Yards and Broad jump and third in shot put and High jump. His ability is hone fitly come by. In is one seven athletic sons of sinar Johnson mainspring o the prize winning Gretel a Amateur athletic club of lunar from 1914 o 1923, and individual Champion n icelandic sports for years. Other other winners in monday s sports were n shot nut j. Yergea Ujj v. Tor from their Ason it Jodi Hsong Girs running Broad jump r. Toldson r. Walker c. Sigurdson giirls1 Ball throw. A Nelson e. Warren g. Jonas Sim. Men s running Broad jump n. Johnson s. Gibb., a. Tizor Filion. Girls High jump k. Of i 1, , c. Jonsson men s High jump a. Thorvilson a. Kilgour Johnson. Men s 410, Yards St. Johnson. R. Haven h. Martinson 100-Yard dash n. Johson ,9. Gibb s. Gibb girls dash. S. Einarson j. Martin mile race a. Gibb i. Good Hundson a. Goodman. Gimli s baseball team Avon the three game tournament by defeat ing 12-5. In earlier games Gimli thumped pave Ron 14-1, and Arborg topped Riverton 17-6. Vally Dunn of. Winnipeg won the Petursson trophy Archery with a score 607 out of a sible 810. Second place went to d. Davidson with 596, followed by a. Rogers 584. The american round for the trophy was open to both men. And women. Columbia round for women Only was won by mrs. Helen Dick son with 518 out of a possible j46. She was followed by mrs. Mildred Dallman 478, and miss Jessie Jackson 437. Mc-205 woh t off off ac-104 ae-364 Mc-212. Works Emily won t Shier won t crack make them Yow Milf. Betti faster easier with Parks Woods for offices. Stores. 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