Britain Calls Naval Reservists to the Colors
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced 12 000 naval reservists will be called and 56 reserve ships commissioned for August and September as Europe faces a danger period. The King will review 130 ships at Weymouth Bay on August 9, and the navy will mobilize for a major fleet review before the potential wartime crisis.
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London
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Europe
Weymouth Bay
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Nuremberg
Britain
Central Mortgage Bank appoints three directors
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced the appointment of three directors to complete the Central Mortgage Bank. The board includes Philip A. Chester of Hudson's Bay Company Winnipeg, F. W. Wegenast of Brampton, Ont., and J. A. Brilliant of Rimouski, Que. The bank aims to reduce arrears, adjust mortgages, and offer more economical financing with a five percent rate for farm and non farm mortgages, writing off two years of arrears and capping debts at 80 percent of appraised value with up to a 20 year term.
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Ottawa
Central Mortgage Bank
Mackenzie King
Philip A. Chester
Hudson's Bay Company
Winnipeg
F. W. Wegenast
K.C. Brampton
Ont
J. A. Brilliant
Rimouski
Que
Bank of Canada
Graham Ford
Donald Gordon
W.C. Clark
Insurance, Loan and Trust Companies
Air Vice Marshal A C Maund’s WWI service and RAF rise
Air Vice-Marshal A C Maund, promoted from air commodore in the Royal Air Force, was a Great War veteran who enlisted in December 1914 at Cando Saskatchewan in the 32nd Canadian infantry battalion. He later served with the Sth Winnipeg battalion, earned a field commission, and transferred to the Royal Flying Corps. He rose to captain, major, and lieutenant colonel by 1917, joined the RAF after the war, and received the DS0 and the Croix de Guerre with palm, with multiple despatch mentions. He was born in Hertfordshire in August 1891.
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Ottawa
A. C. Maund
Royal Air Force
London
Cando, Sask
Canadian Infantry
Maund
Sth
Winnipeg
Royal Flying Corps
Canadian Expeditionary Force
CEF
Hertfordshire
England
Wentworth Dalgleish Freighter Due Churchill Aug 11
The SS Wentworth Dalgleish liner freighter is slated to arrive at Churchill Hudson Bayport on August 11. The ship departs River Tyne July 26 for Antwerp and begins its westward voyage July 29.
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Regina
Wentworth
Dalgleish
Churchill
Hudson Bayport
Board of Trade
River Tyne
Antwerp
Gibraltar Governor Clive Liddell Takes Office
Clive Liddell assumed the governorship of Gibraltar in a ceremony attended by naval, military, consular, and civilian officials, succeeding Sir Edmund Ironside.
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Gibraltar
Clive Liddell
Edmund Ironside
Potato Flour Based Plastic Trial Opens in Holland
A new plastic material derived from potato flour is being tested in the Netherlands. Researchers in Holland report preliminary results and potential applications in packaging and manufacturing.
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Holland
Should Buy Canadian Wheat London Editorial
The Evening Standard urged the government to buy wheat from Canada and Australia for wartime reserve storage. It notes low prices, a large surplus from last year, and a possible bumper Canadian harvest this summer, arguing buyers can aid wheat lands while prices stay depressed.
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London
The
Evening Standard
Canada
Australia
Britain
United States
Grenfell Returns to Labrador After 40 Years of Service
Sir Wilfred Grenfell returns to Labrador where he spent four decades aiding fisherfolk Indians and Eskimos until illness halted work in 1934. He is accompanied by his daughter Rosamond. Lady Grenfell who shared his efforts died last year.
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New York
Sir Wilfred Grenfell
Labrador
Northern Territory
Rosamond
Grenfell
King Observed Aboard New 40-Foot Launch At Greenwich
The King rode a new 40 foot chocolate colored motor launch down the Thames to the Royal Naval College Greenwich for a meal at the officers mess in the restored painted hall. Thousands cheered along the riverbanks.
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London
Thames
Royal Naval College
Greenwich
Professor Snoddy Heads to Churchill to Study Aurora
Professor L B Snoddy chief physicist at the University of Virginia travels through Winnipeg en route to Churchill Manitoba to observe the aurora borealis, noting Churchill lies near the center of the aurora zone.
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Winnipeg
L. B. Snoddy
University of Virginia
Churchill
Man
Snoddy
Angl o Japanese Tension Outlook For Settlement
London reports a gloomy outlook as Tokyo opens talks on the Tientsin blockade. Britain weighs backing Chiang Kai-Shek against Japanese demands and hopes US sanctions may prompt similar British action while monitoring Senator Pittman’s arms embargo bill.
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London
Tokyo
Tientsin
Chiang Kai-Shek
Britain
United States
China
Europe
Pittman
Grandi Returns to Rome as Justice Minister
Count Dino Grandi, longtime Fascist diplomat and ally of Mussolini, is recalled from London to become Italy’s minister of justice replacing Arrigo Solmi who resigns for personal reasons. A Bolzano expulsion communique cites political and military grounds and Oura secret police reports.
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Rome
Dino Grandi
Mussolini
Great Britain
Italy
London
Grandi
Mediterranean
Arrigo Solmi
Bolzano
Germany
Brenner Pass
Oura
Ministry of the Interior
Upper Adige
British imports outpace US and Germany totals in 1938
Robert S. Hudson states at the 1912 Club that Britain’s imports for a population of 43 million exceeded the combined imports of the United States and Germany, totaling about 6.144 billion dollars. He argues this proves Britain’s active role in world trade and recovery while noting material gains for the Dominions.
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London
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Robert S. Hudson
1912 Club
Secret Air Bases Could Meet Arctic Attacks Says Air Marshal
Air Marshal W A Bishop V C told a Halifax service club that secret air bases in unexplored northern islands or Labrador coast could be prepared to meet air attacks. In an interview he said such bases could have been established recently but would be hard to detect without detailed Arctic surveys of each island.
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Halifax
Canada
Labrador
W. A. Bishop
V.C
Arctic
McKenzie Appointed to University of Manitoba Board
Donald G. McKenzie vice-president of United Grain Growers Ltd. is named to the university board of governors to finish A. A. Tisdale’s term, with the term expiring in 1942.
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Winnipeg
Donald G. McKenzie
United Grain Growers Ltd
University of Manitoba
A. A. Tisdale
Tyrolean Nazis Split Over Expulsion Plans
The Excelsior reports GermanTyrolean Germans in the Italian Tyrol opposed to Nazi expulsion schemes creating two rival Nazi factions. It cites fears 225 200 sub Tyrolean Germans would be relocated to East Prussia and notes the rise of a new independent party denounced by the Reich.
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Paris
Excelsior
Tyrol
Germany
Shelters Prove Bomb-Proof In London Test
Government white paper notes a 500 pound bomb exploded 25 feet from a family air-raid shelter. a yard deep crater formed but the shelter remained undamaged. Public tests show resilience of the refuge amid extreme bombing conditions.
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London
Vaughan Named Chair of Defence Purchases Board
Robert C. Vaughan, vice president of Canadian National Railways, is named chairman of the Defence Purchasing Board for the duration of its organization. Other members are C. W. Sherman, C. E. Gravel, and H. B. Chase. The board will meet shortly. Vaughan serves without government salary but retains CN salary.
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Ottawa
Robert C. Vaughan
Canadian National Railways
Dominion
Defence Purchasing Board
Mackenzie King
C. W. Sherman
Dominion Foundries and Steel, Limited
Hamilton
C. E. Gravel
Montreal
H. B. Chase
Canada
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Vaughan
Canadian National
Defence
Robert Charles Vaughan
Toronto
Grand Trunk Railway
Canadian Northern Railway
Canadian Northern
Canadian Government
Merchant Marine
C.N.R
S. J. Hungerford
Canadian National Steamships
Lloyd George backs Polish guarantee as Versailles defence
Former Prime Minister David Lloyd George endorsed the British-French independence guarantee to Poland, calling it a belated defense of the Versailles treaty. He warned despotism fades with failure and urged free nations to awaken from torpor while Lord Lothian urged closer Britain US understanding and noted the empire as a self-governing commonwealth.
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London
David Lloyd George
Poland
Lloyd George
Marquess of Lothian
United States
Lord Lothian
Britain
Bracken Pushes Manitoba German Barter Scheme
Premier Bracken announces Manitoba will advance its German trade plan despite Ottawa objections. The barter involves exchanging Manitoba farm products for 300000 dollars of German electrical equipment, with Bracken leaving for Charlottetown to mark Confederation's 75th anniversary. He says Manitoba will honor the German Canadian trade agreement terms.
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Winnipeg
Bracken
Manitoba
Ottawa
Charlottetown
Confederation
Weeding Out Aliens Washington War Departments Action
In a security drive for new warplanes, U S aircraft makers have discharged or reassigned several score foreign technicians. Some face short term permits, while others were moved to non military roles. Hartford firearms plant previously announced immediate exits for all aliens in its machine-gun division.
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Washington
United States Army
Navy
War and Navy Departments
Hartford
Fires Rage Across Mackenzie River Valley North of Fort Simpson
Stanley McMillen of Mackenzie Air Service reports widespread bush fires in the Mackenzie River valley from Fort Simpson to Good Hope and near the Great Slave Lake northwest area. Fires also burn near Yellowknife. a prior blaze threatening four mining properties near the town has been extinguished.
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Edmonton
Mackenzie River Valley
Fort Simpson
Good Hope
Great Slave Lake
Stanley McMillen
Mackenzie Air Service
Yellowknife
Scout Official Tour Planned by Sir Percy Everett
Sir Percy Winn Everett deputy chief commissioner of scouts for Great Britain will undertake an official tour of Canada this summer to secure a better appreciation among leading professional and business men of the value of the work of scouts. The visit aims to boost support for scouting activities and expand international rapport between Britain and Canada.
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London
Percy Winn Everett
Scouts For
Great Britain
Canada
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Ministry of Supply
Sir John
House of Lords
Tory
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Bennett O. Knudsen
Albert Lea
Minn
Kiwanis International
Boston
King Feisal II
Amir Abdul Ilah
Bagdad
Italian Tyrol
Defence Board
U.S
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