An annual picnic of the 36 members of the Flet- cher family was brought to a tragic finale when twelve young children were left latherless and five women widowed by a multiple drowning at Lake Simcoe, Ont. Piling into a small outboard motor boat, the seven men spent several hours fishing nesr

y Fox Island. Returning to the mainland the boat

overturned in the choppy. waters and was dragged down by the heavy engine. with only the how of the boat above the waves. it was impossible for all

seven men to hold 1: . erley Les e. 40-ye r-old principal of a Toronto public school, Weseley Flet- cher. 65, .of Driiyton. Ont., and his three sons drowned in the choppy waters in one of the worst accidents in Lake Simcoe's history. Two remaining members of the fishing party who had managed to keep afloat were rescued by passengers in a. passing motor launch. Photo shows boat being dragged on to the beach after the tragedy.

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A 48-hour search involving 11 planes and two ti. E coast guard cutters has failed, so far. to reveal any trace of a Canadian Pacific Airline passenger plane which disappeared on July 21 with 31 pos- sengers and crew of seven aboard. Last wireless rnntact placed the DC-4. bound for Tokyo via Alas- ka. 800 miles north of Vancouver with enough fuel

. BOOK HONORS HEROES-These are typical pages in a magnifi- gently illuminatcu Book of the American Dead. honoring 11.3. person- vfl Who were killed while based in Great Britain during the World ur ii. It contains an honor roll of 18.000 names. the British people by Gen. Dwight Eisenhower. it will be

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for few more hours of ying. Between it an Ai- sska lay 400 miles of choppy water and bristling peaks--an area known as "the graveyard of missing planes". Among airmen of four R.O.A.F. crews alerted for participation in search are F.0 Clare Angus, Vancouver. at left; F.O. Ken Ruel. La 'niqua, Que.; 1'10. Don Mcnae. Saskatoon. and !".O. George Thomas-Peter, Edmonton. -

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Attempts of is former R.C.A.F'. pilot. Donald Davis. of North York, Ont.. to crashland his Cessna aircraft during a recent severe electrical and wind stprrn, proved futile as the light plane hit a 60 foot pine tree and crashed into 3. farmer's field near Dresden, Ont. The 34-year-oldlilycr and his wife Beatrice, who were returning with their two chil- dren from a week-end trip to Madison. Wisc.. were kmed 1n5331lW- The Orphaned children. Alexander John. 5, and Jeannette. 2. left inset, were freed from

"90 YEARS YOUNG" AND STILL GOING STRONG

Dr. J. W. Shaw. who has prac- ticed more than 60 years in Clin- ton, 0nt., recently celebrated his 90th birthday with a host of friends around him. Past president of Ontario Medical and South Huron Liberal Associations. and deliverer of- 3.000 babies. the "young" doctor is seen here with granddaughters Dorothy and El- izabeth Kelly, right.

Twelve children. seen above. were left fatherless when five men lost their lives after arroverlosdcd boat capsized in 90 feet of water on Lake Slmcoe, Ont.

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'I'0It0N'l'0'B HOPE FOR. MISS CANADA CROWN

A reel outdoor girl type is Ruth Carrier. above. a 30-year-old bni- nette who was crowned Miss To- ronto of 1951 at the 60th Tomato police field day. The dark charm- er with sparkling gray eyes pro- fesses to be strongly interested in tennis, riding. swimming and - chery. all of which leave her ll tie time for love interests. Miss Car- rier. who will compete for the Miss Canada title will use the

the mass of twisted metal by farmers, who found the youngsters uninjured. Running into one of the Talbotville district's worst storm: with visibility cut to zero. Davis circled low ior three quarters of an hour in his rented aircraft. Several farmers aroused to the plight of the passengers, attempted unsuc- cessfully to guide the plane to level llclds. Photo

shows twisted wreckage of the plane which plunged down into a. maze of telephone wires, landed on its back in a. ditch.

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MOSCOW MAYOR. CELEBRATES PARIS CELEBRATION! y.

Highlight of the celebration in connection. with the 2.000th anni- versary oi the city of Paris was the luncheon given by Pierre de Gsullq mayor oi the famous city. Included among the 120 mayors who attend- ed the luncheon was M. A. Yasnov, right, mayor of Moscow. 598" 9313” ting with De Gaulle.

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Boy scout: around Gslt, Ont. have one of the finest community lodges in Canada as a result of residents donating material. labor our equipment. Finished in Gait, the 24-foot-square building was hoisted to a tractor-trailer and moved in one piece to Peacehaven camp 14 miles away where concrete foundations were waiting for it. Drugs and surgical equipment also was donated.

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RCAF PILOTS MYSTIFTED ON CAUSE CRASH AT CENTRALIA.

Three pilots who lived to tell of accident are. from ism nuns Officers E. D. Price of Easter, former R.A.F. flier; D. Rivolro, Ottawa and D. Doneldston. Lethbridgs. - '

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The tail of the plans piloted by Flying Officer E. D. Price is exam- ined by R. C.A F. officers after the four-plane collision over Centralia. Airmen credit Price with amazing skill and good fortune in

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mu mm One pilot. Flying Officer Pnllln of Wcstmount. Que. died when the "I16 Dllmttd lmmedl-My earihward. No jhk I Qdj

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,, sl.000 prise money to cununug he: Iour training planes, flying in formation like this. collided in mid air. "W90!!! in London.

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in the American Memorial Chapel at St. Paul's gum,

surviving pilots on the cause of. the