Edmonton East by election yields first Liberal woman
In Edmonton East Liberal candidate Mrs Cora T Casselman wins the by election by a wide margin over Orvis Kennedy New Democracy Social Credit and A A MacLeod People’s Campaign. Casselman totals 7521 votes to 4151 for Kennedy and 2733 for MacLeod.
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EDMONTON
CP.1
house of comments
Cora T. Casselman
Edmonton East
F.C. Casselman
Casselman
Orvis Kennedy
New Democracy-Social Credit
A. A. MacLeod
People’s
Casseman
Tara
Oni
Kuneston
parita
Dorne Nx
North Battleford
MacLeod
Kennedy
Air
Canadian Tribune
Toron
Australia ahead in air training plan exceeds targets
London June 3 The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan is well ahead of schedule in Australia, said Donald Cameron chairing the Royal Australian Air Force recruiting drive in Sydney. A record number of air crew reservists will enter training this month, and the plan has been far exceeded in both school operators and personnel trained.
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LONDON
Australia
Donald Cameron
Royal Australan Ai Force
Sydney
Noted Painter Dies at 38 in Rehoboth Beach
Robert Hinckler a noted American portrait painter died yesterday at age 38 in Rehoboth Beach Dei He painted more than 356 portraits of prominent United States figures.
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REHOBOTH BEACH
Dei
Robert Hinckler
d.edesterday
United States
The Left Hand Corner wartime reminiscence tale
The piece recalls Frederic William Wise, Berlin correspondent for the Daily Mail, who stayed in Berlin through early WWI. He later moved to London where his wartime column Germant, Dabr Das inspired a film scenario. Northcliffe’s cheeky finance joke is recounted, ending with a note that the story continues on page four.
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Frederic Willam Wise
Washington, D.C
Berlin
Lord Northwife
London
Dash Mail
beims
Bertn
ciy
3iai
Dabr Das
Orton Tewson
Ouane Journal
Northcliffe
Northchfe
Germany
Daily Mail
Lord Northcnife
Wile
Chef
Westminster bank
Battle for Crete Leaves Nazi Troops Routed, British Hold Line
Nazi sea borne troops on Crete are said to have suffered heavy losses after a brutal 33 day battle. British reports describe thousands of German casualties and a retreat with exhausted units crawling to evacuation points. Dog tired Britons manned Bren guns aboard ships to fend off air raids as the island’s defenders held firm.
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LARRY ALLEN
Associated Press
ALEXANDRIA
MYecverranesn ‘Leer
Crete
Cres
Chief Justice Hughes Quits U S Supreme Court
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes informs President Roosevelt of his plans to retire from active service on July 1 due to health and aging. Roosevelt accepts the request at the White House after Hughes cites the need to be relieved of duties. The president expresses distress yet respects the health-based decision. Rumors favor Attorney General Robert H Jackson as a potential successor.
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HUGHES WASHINGTON
Charles Evans Hughes
Roosevelt
Hrcée Park
mane myhise
White House
Robert H Jackson woul
suches
Residence Clause In Divorce Act Enacted by Senate
Ottawa June 3. Senate private bills committee amended the Divorce Jurisdiction Act to require two years residence for a woman suing for divorce in any province with a divorce court. The measure lets a desertion claimant sue in any province, whereas current law restricts action to the desertion province.
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OTTAWA
senate
private bills committee
Canada Victory Bond drive sets record subscriptions
Canada reports its first day Victory Loan drive totals 58 551 250 dollars across Western provinces and districts led by Turner Valley and Raymon in Alberta. Toronto headquarters notes strong municipal participation, while Saskatoon and northern towns exceed quotas.
Berlin RAF raid scorches capital with circle of fires
London dispatch reports a single RAF plane started five big fires during the 46th raid on Berlin. Air ministry notes a circle of fires in the German capital and confirms attacks on central Berlin, plus strikes on Duesseldorf Duisburg Reh rort and Ruhr targets. Docks at Ostend and St Nazaire hit. four aircraft lost in this raid and three in Garhent attacks yesterday. The Berlin raid marked the 19th since the war began.
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LONDON
C.P
Royal Air Force
Berlin
air ministry
RAF
Duesselcori
Duesseldorf
Duisburg-Reh
rort
Ruhr
Ostend
St. Nazaire
Garhent
Benin
Victory Loan drives top quota in Smooth Rock Falls
Pincher Creek and Rarmond mm and Smooth Rock Falls both went over the top on day one of Victory Loan drives. Smooth Rock Falls exceeded its $21,000 quota by 85,600, surpassing targets in the northern Ontario paper mill town.
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Smooth Rock Falls
Ontario
Smooth Rock
British Move On Syria Crop Outlook Improved
Ottawa June 3 DoTamalien Bureau of Statistics crop report says heavier rains in western Canada improved crop prospects. Moisture reserves are plentiful in Manitoba while Saskatchewan and Alberta received added moisture. some areas like Edmonton and Saskatoon districts still dry. Cool wet weather limited growth. grasshopper hatchings noted in Manitoba and damage from wireworms in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Manitona
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Aranitobe
Manitoba
Moscow Snow Delays Sprint in Coldest Run in Century
June 3 Moscow and Leningrad report snowfall delaying a sprint season as frigid conditions grip the region for an unusually long cold spell. Gaz notes extended cold weather impacting tracks and daily life across the two cities.
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MOSCOW
Leningrad
Gaz
All War Loan Goes For War States Isley
Ottawa June 2. The entire cash proceeds of the $660 099 Victory Loan will be devoted to war purposes Finance Minister Ilsley told the house of commons in answer to Harry Jackman. Canada is raising three times the amount of ordinary non war expenditures and 73 percent of total war and ordinary expenditures. Every dollar raised by the Victory Loan is a dollar for war purposes.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Ilsley
house of commons today
Harry Jackman
Doon
Toronto-Rosedale
Canada
Great Britain
Miners Trapped In British Mine Near Whiteraven
In Cumberland England a mining explosion trapped several coal miners at Waiham pit far beneath the sea. Rescuers rushed to the site as some workers were taken to hospital in serious condition. Efforts spread across the county to reach the trapped men while the age of Wilhelm is noted among the oldest names in Britain.
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WHITERAVEN
Cumberland
Waiham pit
Minimz
Wilhem pr
Britain
Parliamentary News Bulletins Ottawa June 3 1941 Defence tax debated
Ottawa reports show national defence taxes collected from incentives totaled 27 672 000 for the year ending March 31 1941 with no refunds to wage earners taxed at source under the Income Tax Act. Five clauses on non resident tax unsettled awaiting Ontaro premier Hepburn. Opposition criticizes defence tax incidence on part year earners. Senate committee referred an act amending Special War Revenue Act while other measures moved forward.
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OTTAWA
National defence
Tissey
house of commons
gien
house
tne
Isac Kkerme King
Hepburn
Ontaro
senate
comping and commerce committee
Arthur Meichen
Meignen
United Kingdoms
banking and commerce committee
Silence Is Significant in War News From Cairo to London
London reports no change in the Middle East front amid British moves toward Syria. Observers say silence may signal a major development, with Eden citing authority to prevent German advances toward the Suez Canal. Turkey faces potential pressure if Syria is deemed enemy-occupied and German demands open fronts for Nam land passage are discussed amid air threat claims.
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LONDON
Associated Press tonight
Bnnam
Syria
Cairo
Rosai
irae
Mediterranean
Sra
Associated Press
Authoriatve
Tursisn
Eden
Biddle East
Suez Canal
TURKEY
Siria
Tucker thoroughfur
Pennsylvania lawmakers urge gifting battleship to Britain
Two Pennsylvania Republican representatives introduced a resolution urging the U.S. to gift the 35,000 ton battleship North Carolina to Britain with reservations. The measure asks the legislature to memorialize Congress to authorize President Roosevelt to take such action if needed.
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HARRISBURG
Pennsylvania
United States
North Carolina
Britain
Herbert G. Gates
Arthur P. Bretherick
congress
Rossevelt
New Battle Front Looms In The Levant
Observers predicted the war cabinet would declare Syria an enemy occupied territory, opening a wedge between Turkey and Palestine for a British attack. Reports of Nazi landings at Latakia were read as signs a new front is forming, with Britain aiming at Syria and the Levant to threaten Cairo and the canal.
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ONDON
C.P
war cabinet
Syria
Turkey
Palestine
Latakia
Britain
Cyprus
Lebanon
Cromis
rag
BERLIN
inian
Lavakia
Petain
Darlanm
Germany
althoush
France
German Freighters Move Toward Syria Amid Air Support
Reports say a dozen German freighters loaded with jeeps and heavy equipment sailed from Constanta on the Black Sea headed for Latakia and Tripoli with Luftwaffe escort from Riedes and Aleppo. Up to 200 German aircraft sighted near Aleppo and the Turkish border as observers note troop transports and bombers. Neutral observers confirm improvised reinforcements and armored cars accompanying the columns as the mission proceeds.
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Constantae
Black Sea
Rhodes
Lataine
Tripoli
Tz wes
Riedes
Aleppo
Navy aide Walter Jones dies by his own hand
Lt Cmdr Walter Raymond Jones 43 assistant US naval attaché in London and former White House aide, is reported to have committed suicide. Also reported were a German Junkers 52 troop-carrier shot down off Malta, Canadian missionaries held in a German camp, and a Niagara Falls sabotage probe.
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LONDON
WASHINGTON
A.P
navy department
Walter Raymond Jones
United States naval attache
White House
iC.P.i
Malta
WINNIPEG
C.P.i
D. N. Jamieson
A. G. Henderson
TORONTO
C.P
G. D. Conant
E. D. L. Drummond
Niagara Falls
T.5
United States war department
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
San Diego
Calif
Boeing Aircraft Company
Seattle
Wash
AMMAN
Trans-Jordan
C.P.Reuters
Emir Abdullah
Glabb Pasha
desert patrol
United States
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
maritime commission
Great Britain
MEDICINE HAT
Yancheon
Dorothy Ellen Bramley
Long Beach
good will
California
Alberta
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