Timmins Newspaper Index

Porcupine Advance, 30 Oct 1939, 1, p. 1

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Icy Roads Responsible for Three Accidents During the Weekâ€"end ‘There were three weekâ€"end motor accidents, two on Saturday and one on Sunday. Onmly person injured was D. Paquin and the extent of his inâ€" juries included only a nosebleed. Yesterday‘s acckdent occuwwrred at the commer of Balsam Street and Seventh Avenue. Joseph A. Bergeron, of 270 Elm Strecet, north, was driving west on Seventh when his car skidded into an auto driven by Elderidge Baulue, 110 slightly damaged and a fence, owned by John Helihto, 201 Balkam Street, Avenue, was driving south on Spruce Strect. ‘Because of ‘the icy condition of the roads, his car skidded into a truck driven by Tony Figal, 12 Maple Street, north, who was making a left hand turn cn to Second Avenue. Total ‘damâ€" are amounted to about $20. Also on Saturday, on Third Avenue between Maple and Birch Streets, a car driven by Fred Rossey, a driver for the Blue Bird Taxi Company, and Peter Perry, driving a George Taylor Hardâ€" ware Company truck, collided. Damage amounted to about $100. Paquin, who was riding in the taxi, sustained a Most Serious Accident on Third ~Avenue on Saturday â€"_On Saturday, at Spruce and Second Avenue, Hiugh Jones, 40 Bannerman Dramatlc Contest P x the Weather Here The A.Y‘P.A. dramatic contest which wastotakep}aeeat(:ochmeonm- day, â€"was postponed due to inclement weather. The members who gathered at the parish hall on Friday evening were advised that the roads were not m good condition for travel, and that the event would have to be postponed. In South Poroupine, the memibers startâ€" ed out to make the trip, but met with an accident a short distance from the Charges of false pretence against Ned Marko, who is alleged to have swindled a Toronto woman out of close. to $17,â€" 000, were remanded when the accused appeared last week in Toronto where the alleged offense is charged to have taken place.> Marko has heen releasd in Crushmg Plant at the Ankerite on Sunday Bad Roads Interfered With Travel to Cochrane. .: â€" on ‘bail of $25,000, False Pretence Charges Against Marko Remanded His clothing caught in the drive belt in the south crushing pilant at the 223, of Timmins, was instantly killed on lived here for eleven years. He was swmmmma.m«.m uwsatmm.memnandm Clothing Beeame Entangled in Dnve Belt. _ Was Killed Instantly. Survived by Wife and Mother, Brother and Sister. Brother was Working in Adjoining Building at When Truck Crashes Into Taxi. Damage Amounts to More Than $100. D. Paqnuin Sustains Slight Injury. Cars Crash Yesterday and Skid Into Fence. Time of Accident. Inquest in Near Future. Meeting for Red Cross Toâ€"night Wm. T. Traynor, who for the past 15 years has been dinspector of postal serâ€" vice in the North, his headquarters beâ€" ing at North ‘Bay and his territory inâ€" cluding Nipissing, Parry Scund,.Algoâ€" ma, Temiskaming, Ceochran: and A section in Northâ€"western Quebec, comâ€" pleted fifty years of service in the posâ€" tal service last week and has been reâ€" tired on â€" pension. Mr. ‘Traynor. is known to many in Timminsâ€" and disâ€" trict. .J. R. Ross, district superintenâ€" dent of postal services spcke last week at North Bay in fiattering terms of Mr. Traynor‘s valuable services in many capacities in the postal services. He expressed regret that the services of such a valued employee had come to an end,. and voiced the hope .that Mr. Traynor would enjoy. many years of happy.life free from all care and trouâ€" ble....Mr. Traynor.says that he feels he ‘has earned a reéest from his former laâ€" bours and that he. intends to put in his. time now in gardening, fishing, curling and other hobbies that h2 enjoys. Red Cross in the national campaign for funds will be held in the town hal) this (Monday) evening at 8 p.m. All Willing to Help in Camâ€" paign Asked to Attend. Post Office Inspector \Served for Half a Century Members of the Council of Columâ€" bian Squires, an organization for Cathâ€" olic boys, were consecrated last night S# A ETE o C of *# $ huk M watl h...Ancf ut 0t in in C000 ce in a ceremony at the Church of the Nativity. Columbian Squiresâ€"are â€" Consecrated in Service Acting as escorts for the boys and as a guard of honour for them during the ceremony, were fourteen members of the Fourth Degree of the Knights of Cclumbus. Clad in full dress regalia with swordi emblematic of thelr fourth degree standing the Knights made a colourful guard for the boys. The consecratior ceremony was performed by Fathrr J. meeting of all men and Prague, Oct. 28.â€"German police and Czechs clashed here this.. afteérnoon while Czechs were celebrating the 21st anniversary of the foundation â€" of the Czechoâ€"Slovak republic. â€" There were arrests.. One estimate was given that . 800 persons were taken to German police â€"head~â€" quarters as the result of this incident and others in other parts of the city. . Serious Trouble Reported from. Czechoslovakia S Een -7‘ The. clash oocurred in mid-aftermon when Czech crowds broke through A police cordon roping _ off . Wenceslas Square, before the city hall, to prevent demonstrations before the statue of St. Wenceslas, pe.tron saint of the ‘Czechs. An argument between German Nazi brownshirts and Czechs developed with especial violence before theâ€"Hotel Srouâ€" Prague Germans tried to tear off the Czech insignia worn by demonstrators witnesses said, and the Czechs fought Crowds Insist on Observing Founding of Republic. : _ German police were summoned and they, with the aid of Czech state polh'e dispersed the crowd. mfiamshadaflacedabanm ~ TIMMINS; ONTARIO, MONL 2 20 o1 ... at Fimmina Ont, Camede . . Single Copy Five Cents OF MAPLE LEAFS Cash and Carry Arms Bill Passes United States Senate > Washington, Oct. 28. nearly a month of discussion the U.S. Senate voted 63 to 30 to repeal the arms emâ€" bargo and to place commerce between the United Statés and the warring naâ€" tions on a cash and carry system. The measure ‘was reported to the House of Representatives toâ€"day, and is expecbed to be ratified this week ‘ Under the new measure, Canada, Ratification by House Exâ€" pected This Week. - In the top picture, from left to right, "Bucko" McDonald, Gus Marâ€" ker: and Reggie Hamilton. ; From left to" right in ‘the lower. picture, Bob Davidson, Sylvamms Apps,â€" Gordon Drillion, Normie Mannâ€"and Pete Lanâ€" sEighb ofi the, huskies who: make up -the 'l‘orflnto Maple Leaf‘s ‘roster are shown in‘:the;above: :photos, taken in the" dressing rooms at the Arena between. periods of »Thursday night‘sexhibition> contest here. beâ€" tween. The Blues and The Whites. _ players have removed their skates to rest their feet. As. may. be seen in the picture, the cocupyaplaceontheexedubiveof â€" the Timmins Citizens‘ League. > A full report of to-nigms oonferenoe will be given. toâ€"morrow: nightâ€"at the regular: meeting, . saidâ€" Bugene Lafonâ€" A mseting. hasâ€" been . arrange for tonight between a . deputation â€" of.; five farmers, the executive of the: Timmms Citizens‘ League and. the Public ‘Reâ€" lations Committee of ‘the 'mmcouncfl headed by ,Gounclllor Wilfred S:pomer Discussed at tonight‘s oonference will be problems relating to the: maakdt in Timmins and. faomt:les for . fammers ' At a meeting on. Saturday between the. executive of the League and: farmers the farmers »were ‘invited toâ€" elect official representatives and to Has Ear Torn and Tongue Bitten in Brawl at Caf Hel;e taine," President, ‘today. Call Meeting to Discuss; . . â€" Farm Problems.â€"Toâ€"Night Bring in Man With Longest Record on File in Pohce "Station Here. _ Mutinies Reported in Three Austrian Garrisons and in Czechoslovakia * ‘The first loe skating of the year was ‘held on the ice surface at the Mcâ€" Intyre Arena: on Saturday night. FPolâ€" Jlowing the hockey game in the afterâ€" noon when two teams from the Toronâ€" ;'i;ge}ub played' a new surface was put on the lce for night skating. T-* ‘Bkating will be ‘a regular feature of the: McIn’t.yre Arena every mlght, this week. May Have Rain Toâ€"night Unsettled weather today will probâ€" ably turn into rain, said Sidney Wheelâ€" er, Hollinger weather cbserver, today. Since dlast Thursday rain has fallen to a depth of .60 inches and snow to a depth of 8 inches. Rain fell from 1045 pm. on Thursday until twelve o‘clock noon on Friday when it turned to snow and fell up to this morning. Enemy Planes Reported This Morning Over England and Scotland. British Claim to Have Sunk at Least 14 and Maybe 20 Submarines. British Planes Fly Over Gerâ€" Maximum and minimum temperaâ€" tures have been as follows: Thursday, 490 and ‘19; Firiday, 42 and 18; Saturday; 23 and 12; Sunday, 33 and 13. At eight o‘clock this morning the temperature was 34 degrees. ' Rain to Depth .60 Inches and 8 Inches Snow . Since Thursday. Skating at the Mclintyre This Week _ Hallowe‘en, the occasion for goblins, and jackâ€"0‘ «lanterns, ‘will be celebrated merrily at the Riverside Pavilion on Tuesday |(toâ€"morrow) evening, when the Timmins Fireâ€"Fighters, Local 535, are entertaining at a dance and annual kbiall. .’Imsfds,om of the popular dance events of the year, and gives adults a chance to dance back ito childhood: days for the enjoyment of a real Hallowe‘en ~Music for the event will be supplied wby Henry Kemeck and His Merry Band, the band which has made a decided hit with dance fans of the district. The band has prepared several new novelty numbers for ‘the event, and will also swing the newest numbers and smioothly play slow foxâ€"trots and 1 mmyo Fire Fighters to Celebrate the Hallowe‘enEvent Special Features at Annual Fire Fighters Ball Tues: day Evening This Week. Aâ€"plentiful lunch will be served and novelties and paper hats will give the real Hallowe‘en atmosphere.. Tickets for the event may be purchased from Front line troops are reported to be ‘wading in deep mud to their knees and shivering in one of the coldest snaps the sector has had. Air activity has been halted in Gerâ€" many, although the R.A.F. reportecdt®a fairly active weekâ€"end. A huge German plane was brought down over Rosyth. It apparently ‘was making a reconnaisâ€" sance flight to chart details of the British naval station there. The command admits that Germans is the weather. In the past week there has been little activity along the western front because of the torâ€" rential rains. several British . reconnalssance flights have been seen over southern Germany during the past week and that one was seen near Hambourg. Two British trawlers and a sbeamer were sunk by enemy action over the weekâ€"end. The trawlers were "The Lynx," out of «Grimsby, a vessel of R50 tons and "The St. Nidam," out of Hull. In the first case ten of the crew were landed in Seotland and in the second the crew of 16 was saved. A German submarine is reported to have sunk the steamer "Malabar," a vessel of 7,967 tons. Seventy survivors were landed in western England!. The total tonnage losb by the Ba'itis‘h during October ‘was announced as 65,000 tons. British claim ‘that to date they have definitely sunk 14 oaubâ€" marines, and damaged or sunk at least six more. During the past week German subâ€" marines destroyed 21,000 tons. German shipping confiscated by the (British amounted to 19,500 tons. . British _newspapers report a. radio story to the effect that there have been mutinies in the Austrian garrisons at Vienna, Graz and Klangenfurt. It was reported that every tenth man in the garrisons ‘was shot as punishment for the mutiny, The German high comâ€" mand denies that there have ever been Austrian mutinies but does not deny that there have ‘been "small demonâ€" strations‘‘ in Prague recently. Second T. N. 0. Accident Planes were reported this morning over the north coast of Scotland, the northeast coast of England and the southeast coast of England.. In all three cases only single aeroplanes were sighted. They appeared to be on reâ€" elapsed between a pair of accidents on the T. N. O. Railway on Thursday and Friday mornings,. .. The first accident occurred at Waâ€" sach, near Matheson. Sixteen cars of ‘Pitchâ€"in‘"‘ Near Swastika When Engine Hurtles Inâ€" to Rear of Other Train. Master of both the Allies and "the Not more than twentyâ€"four hours 43 * t

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