Two Contracts For 300000 Each Let
Two contracts for about 300000 each were awarded for the bombing school at Lethbridge. Bennett and White of Calgary secure four double hangars a drill hall and two large buildings. Shoquist Construction of Saskatoon wins 31 buildings including a mess and a 25 bed hospital. Work starts now and ends by May with the school opening mid summer.
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Bennett and White
Calgary
Shoquist
Saskatoon
Herald
UAWA
Lethbridge
Howe
Bennett
Royal Canadian Air Force
Britain to sever relations with Bulgaria as Turkish frontiers loom
British Minister George Rendel said London would break off relations with Bulgaria, with George Earle instructing the U S legation to prepare to take over British property. A special train may be delayed while the mission prepares to leave. Nazi movements toward the Turkish and Greek frontiers swelled hourly as Germany pressed contacts with Turkey.
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U.S
Earle
OFIA
Bulgaria
A.P
George Rendel
United States
George Earle
Great Britain
Welsh Port City Blasted By Raiders
Cardiff endured a major fire bombing raid described as among the war's most destructive. Smoking ruins marked the city as fires were brought under control, with casualties yet to be determined.
Cologne Bombers Target Cologne in Heavy British Raid
British bombers focused on Cologne as the main target in a night attack on the Rhine industrial region. TheRoyal Air Force also struck docks at Brest Ostend and Boulogne and bombed Nazi airfields in occupied France. A German report claims three civilians died and two bombers were shot down.
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COLOGNE
GERMANY
LONDON
Rhineland
Royal Air Force
Brest
Ostend
Boulogne
France
air ministry
bomber command
Rhine
Ruhr
BERLIN
Cardiff
South Wales
Newcastle
Britain
The Late Lady Chamberlain An Abe Lincoln Anecdote
A correspondent recalls VY Murial Lady Chamberlain as a powerful influence on British policy. Her London townhouse at 24 Egerton Terrace served as a Conservative leadership hub. She was linked to Mussolini and Ciano, aided Neville Chamberlain’s Rome ties, and earned Italy s Gold Medal of Merit.
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CHAMBERLAIN
Egerton Terrace
London
SwW
Neville Chamberlain
Sir Austen
Downing Street
Italy
Germany
Benito Mussolini
Galeazzo Ciano
Czechoslovakia
Lady Chambelain
Parliament resumes debate on Defence of Canada Regulations reforms
The House resumes consideration of the motion to review the Defence of Canada Regulations and plans for a committee to review war expenditures. The Senate meets for the first time since last December. The House gave first reading to a Pension Act amendment and heard M. J. Coldwell accuse the Ottawa citizen of false charges. Members suggested treatment for discharged servicemen and possible Defence of Canada Regulation changes.
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house
senate
M. J. Coldwell
CCF
Ottawa
Defence of Canada
Confiscation Order on Tea Gifts From Abroad
London reports that on March 4 the ministry of food ordered confiscation after March 10 of all gifts of tea from overseas addressed to individuals weighing more than two pounds. The action targets large personal gifts, reflecting wartime controls on imports.
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LONDON
ministry of food
Barber chair conversation ends in death at shop
In Iron Mountain Michigan on March 4 Nels Mortensen age 65 sat for a haircut and spoke about a mutual friend who had died suddenly. He then collapsed and died in the barber chair shortly after.
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IRON MOUNTAIN
Mich
Nels Mortensen
Mortensen
Pension Act To Undergo Amendment
Canadian Press reports parliament will review Canada s pension laws to aid current armed forces. Pensions Minister Mackenzie introduced amendments to apply the Pension Act to men serving in the new forces. Proposals include more liberal treatment for veterans and reference to orders in council. The changes come after studies by ex service members and will be referred to a special committee of veterans from the First Great War.
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OTEAWA
C.P
Canada
Mackenzie
erders-in-council
Compulsory State Service For All Dutch Civilians
A decree by Arthur Seyss-Inquart, German commissioner for The Netherlands, imposes compulsory state service for all Holland civilians. The order allows job changes to be prohibited and first applied by assigning citizens near The Hague to guard for several days over damaged German signposts.
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AMSTERDAM
Berlin
Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Netherlands
Holland
Hague
War Certificate Applications Flood Ottawa Sets New Records
Ottawa reports a surge in war savings certificate activity as 44,642 individual applications were received with a cash total of 497,372 dollars. The previous high for applications stood at 40,970 set in February, marking a new peak for national fund-raising efforts.
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OTTAWA
the
war savings committee
Hail of incendiary bombs hits Ardiff Wales raid
Ardiff Wales March 4 AP A southwest port suffered hours of incendiary bombing in one of the war's greatest fire raids. Giants fires raged but were under control by morning. The Red Cross dispatched ambulance units from London 160 miles away. Casualty figures were not yet determined.
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Cardiff
ARDIFF
Wales
American Red Cross
London
James Wilson
Parliament Set Committee To Review Defence Regulations
Ottawa dispatch reports the house of commons adopted Mackenzie King’s resolution to form a committee to review the Defence of Canada Regulations and report back. Mrs Dorise Nielsen charged impending tax hikes on low income groups and forced savings, accusing government repression over dissent and mocking seized pamphlets as intimidation. She warned amendments to regulations were needed to avoid changes to The Defence of Capital Regulations.
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OTTAWA
house of commons
Mackenzie King
commons
house
Defence of Canada
Dorise Nielsen
Unity
N. Battleford
King Honors Libyan Campaign Leaders in Middle East
London March 4. The King awarded honors to military leaders for recent combined operations in the Middle East. Gen Archibald Wavell Admiral Andrew Cunningham and Air Marshal Arthur Longmore were made Knights Grand Cross of the Bath. Air Commodore Raymond Calshaw of Nanaimo B C was named a Commander of the Bath.
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LONDON
Middle East
Archibald Wavell
Andrew Cunningham
Arthur Longmore
Order of the Bath
Raymond Callshaw
Nanaimo
B.C
Rhode Island Receives Record Income Tax Payment
In Providence on March 4 a cheque exceeding four million dollars arrived as the largest income tax payment ever seen in Rhode Island. Collector Joseph W Broderick withheld the exact amount and the payer’s identity, but confirmed its record status.
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PROVIDENCE
Rhode Island
Joseph W Broderick
Bulgarian Action Irks Red Russia
Moscow reports the Soviet foreign commissariat disapproves of Bulgaria admitting German troops. The note says Bulgaria's move widens war, harms peace and risks Bulgarian involvement. Tass issued the Russian note and a summary of events.
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Irks Red
Russia
MOSCOW
Soviet foreign commissariat
Bulgaria
USSR
Tass
Three Bodies Found In Charred Debris Ottawa Apartments
Ottawa March 4 CPI discovers a charred body beneath wreckage in Wendell Apartments stairway raising victims to three in a three hour blaze. Police believe the body is Minnie J. Barton missing earlier. two others Edna Robillard 25 and Elizabeth Lang 50 both Ottawa residents perished. Loss estimated between 85000 and 125000 dollars.
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OTTAWA
CPI
Wendell
Minnie J. Barton
Edna Robillard
Elizabeth Lang
Vancouver Gunner With RAF 1S Killed
The British air ministry advised Mr and Mrs H G Loates of Vancouver the death on active service of their son Sgt Gunner Henry Loates 25 serving with the Royal Air Force He was killed in all operations March 2 He was born in Regina and attended Connaught and Balfour technical schools He went to England in 1938 to join the RAF.
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VANCOUVER
British air ministry
H. G. Loates
Henry Loates
Royal Air Force
Loates
Regina
Connaught
Balfour
England
RAF
Prince Paul to confer with Hitler this week
Belgrade Yugoslavia March 4 diplomatic observers report Prince Paul regent of Yugoslavia plans to leave Thursday for Germany to confer with Hitler. They say the visit could lead to Yugoslavia signing the avis pact similar to Slovakia Hungary Romania and Bulgaria.
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PRINCE PAUL
HITLER
BELGRADE
Yugoslavia
Paul
Germany
Slovakia
Hungary
Rumania
Bulgaria
Avis
ANKARA
Turkey
Ismet Inonu
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Los Angeles
Western Air Express
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