Spanish Franco border fortification may be ordered
General Franco reportedly ordered immediate fortification of the Spanish side of the Pyrenees with Italian and German technicians. Premier Mussolini allegedly urged the move to hinder arms shipments to loyalists in Catalonia. Observers warn it could shadow a new Siegfried Line on France’s Maginot line and surround France.
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Lomion
Franco
Pyrenees
Mussolini
Catalonia
France
Maginot Line
English Channel
United Press
Barcelona
Valencia
Mediterranean
Honda
Calaf
Ship Buffets Storm off Azores In Fierce Atlantic Gale
The Italian liner Vulcania pressed through mountainous seas near the Azores with 360 passengers aboard. J M McClelland says at least six were injured and many more bruised as windows shattered and the radio went silent. Passengers suffered hysteria with women fainting and prayers, while 125 mph winds battered the vessel.
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New York
Vulcania
Azores
J. M. McClelland
Longview
Wash
Daily News
Bennett denounces CBC refusal to air Globe and Mail speeches
Rt Hon R B Bennett called the CBCs decision a mistake and warned Prime Minister Mackenzie King it could set a dangerous precedent. He urged frank admission and correction to protect democratic institutions as he nears his farewell tour before moving to England. He challenged the legality of CHCs ruling restricting George McCullagh speaking on CBC.
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Ottawa
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
George McCullagh
Toronto Globe and Mail
Rt. Hon
R. B. Bennett
Mackenzie King
Bennett
Canada
England
CHC
Toronto
Farmers Back Chamberlain Meeting Marred by Chorus of Hostility
At the National Union of Farmers annual gathering in London the crowd opposed Prime Minister Chamberlain, calling him a marionette manipulated by dictators. Delegate O A Batten of Sussex led the attack with shouts of No no Sit down as the chairman urged courtesy toward the prime minister.
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London
Chamberlain
National Union of Farmers
Mr. Chamberlain
O. A. Batten
Sussex
Plea For Refugees In Canada Stressed In Commons
In the House of Commons M J Coldwell urges admitting a reasonable number of persecuted European refugees to Canada and condemns Nazi propaganda. He notes Canada exports nickel and chromium to Germany on favored terms while Nazi terror victims seek asylum, calling for a fair quota amid unemployment and low farm mood.
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Ottawa
Canada
House of Commons
M. J. Coldwell
CCF
Rosetown-Biggar
Germany
Tax on home processed wheat urged by United Farmers of Alberta
The annual convention urged a tax on wheat processed for home consumption to offset losses from pegged prices. It re elected Robert Gardiner as president and Norman F. Priestley as vice-president for the ninth terms. Delegates called for a pegged bread price and a compulsory grain board with producer representation. They praised CBC for strengthening Canada US ties.
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Calgary
The
United Farmers of Alberta
Robert Gardiner
Excel
Norman F. Priestley
Canadian Wheat Board
Fort William
Turgeon Royal Commission
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
United States
Canada
Bombing Planes To Be Built In Canada For British Air Force
Lewis C. Ord announced plans to start production of bombing planes in Canada for the British Air Force within weeks with output extending into next year. The plan involves Canadian Associated Aircraft Limited and an English factory with about 11 000 workers supplying ships, with cross Atlantic delivery expected after completion. Ord praised the aircraft as magnificent and suggested they could surpass a recent Egypt to Australia record flight.
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Montreal
Canada
Lewis C. Ord
England
Canadian Associated Aircraft Limited
Vickers
Egypt
Australia
Atlantic
Praise for Roosevelt on Fascism Threat, Le Journal de Moscou Says
A French language newspaper Le Journal de Moscou lauds President Roosevelt calling him the only statesman in the bourgeois world aware of Fascism's threat and bold for expressing his views.
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Moscow
le Journal de Mosco
Roosevelt
Senate Debate on Canada's Defence Plans
In Ottawa the government leader in the senate stated that Canada’s defence expenditure is for defense only and not for overseas deployment. The debate on the address in reply to the throne speech adjourned for a long holiday to Feb 14. Observations covered Britain, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the axis threats.
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Ottawa
Canada
Raoul Dandurand
Senate
Germany
Austria
Mussolini
Brenner Pass
Il Duce
Tunisia
Hitler
Italy
France
Sudetenland
Great Britain
Rome
Berlin
Dandurand
Japan
United States
Arthur Minghen
Atlantic
Pacific
Meighen Urges Canada UK Defence Cooperation
Prime Minister ring commonwealth and President Roosevelt cited. In 1925 Meighen proposed a safeguard to ensure parliament represents public opinion and that government go to the people before troops deploy if war arose. Meighen urged vigorous defence cooperation with Great Britain amid concerns over changing policies in successive governments.
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Meighen
Mr. Dandurand
Hamilton
Canada
Great Britain
Arthur Meighen
Senate
Raoul Dandurand
France
United Kingdom
To Preserve Waterfowl Ottawa Conference Address
Dr. Harrison F. Lewis of Ottawa urged wildlife sanctuaries for waterfowl at an interprovincial conference of game conservationists. J. A. Munro described efforts to save the trumpeter swan from extinction and predicted conservation would succeed.
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Ottawa
Harrison F. Lewis
Ontario
Quebec
J. A. Munro
British Clumbia
Manitoba Scholarships Donor Grants Two $100 Awards
Sydney Smith, president of the University of Manitoba, announced two scholarships of 100 dollars each donated by United Grain Growers Limited. The awards recognize outstanding work at Manitoba agricultural and home making youth training schools.
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Winnipeg
Sydney Smith
University of Manitoba
United Grain Growers, Limited
Manitoba Agricultural and
Governor General Plans Western Canada Trip Before Royal Visit
The Governor General and Lady Tweedsmuir set to depart in March for a month in Western Canada as Rideau Hall is prepared for the King and Queen who arrive May 17. New furnishings will adorn their official residence. Lords Tweedsmuir stay at Rideau Hall during the four day royal visit. Alterations at the Citadel in Quebec will also provide royal headquarters there.
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Ottawa
Lady Tweedsmuir
Canada
Rideau Hall
Lord
Citadel
Quebec
Majesties
Britain Refuses To Modify Stand On Spanish War
Britain stays with non intervention policy and rejects supplying arms to the Spanish government. Chamberlain warns changing stance could extend the conflict and bring grave consequences. Paris reports say France backs non intervention and vigilant defence of French interests to preserve British support.
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Britain
London
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Clement Attlee
Spain
Attlee
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Albert Lebrun
Georges Bonnet
France
Pyrenees
Transport Plane Wrecks in Katherine River Crash
Four people died when a transport plane en route from Katherine to Adelaide crashed into the Katherine river during a storm. The craft carried 700 pounds of mail and was wrecked near Port Darwin, Australia.
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Port Darwin
Australia
Katherine
Adelaide
Prospect of Britain building large expeditionary force
Captain Liddell Hart warned at a national education conference that Britain may have to raise and train a large expeditionary force to fight on the continent if a new European war arises. He cited the collapse of collective security last September and Germany's freed power to threaten western Europe from the Franco German frontier.
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London
Great Britain
Liddell Hart
United Kingdom
Hart
National Education Conference
Britain
Europe
China
Germany
Czecho-Slovakia
Government to extend youth training program for three years
Ottawa reports the labor minister Norman Rogers will introduce legislation this session to continue the youth training program for three more years. After two years the plan shows progress with national totals of 9,890 men and 12,531 women trained, and 1,227 men and 1,042 women employed.
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Ottawa
Norman Rogers
Labor
Dominion
Manitoba
Saskatcewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
France Joins Allies in Not Recognizing Japan's New Order
Paris delivered a note to Foreign Minister Hechiro Arita aligning with Britain and the United States in rejecting Japan's East Asian order. A Japanese navy spokesman condemned U S fortification of Guam as unfriendly and warned that distant submarine and aviation bases signal long range attack planning against Japan.
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Tokyo
France
Britain
United States
Japan
East Asia
Great Britain
Paris
Hechiro Arita
Guam
United States Navy
New Brunswick Legislature Announces 4th Session Start
Frederick-Premier Dysart announced the fourth session of New Brunswick's 38th legislature would open Thursday February 16. A fifth session in 1940 is possible but an election may be held this year.
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Frederick
Dysart
New Brunswick
CNR Revenue Rises in Montreal Week
Canadian National Railways reported gross revenues of 3 115 002 for the week ended January 14, up from 3 067 417 in the same week of 1938. The increase totaled 47 556.
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Montreal
Canadian National Railways
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Coldwell
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Commonwealth
Saskatchewan
International Wheat Board
Regina
A. P. McNab
Patterson
G. H. Williams
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New Order
N. B
Legislature
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