Canadian troops arrive in Gibraltar to bolster fortifications
A new contingent of Canadian miners joins Royal Canadian Engineers Tunnelling Company in Gibraltar. They will reinforce the siege works and help complete the fortifications, with the rock expected to withstand a siege beyond 18 months under Maj. C. B. North's Vancouver command. The sappers have already carved defenses and built a subterranean town in winter operations.
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LONDON
Cable
Gibraltar
Royal Canadian Engineers
Maj
C. B
Vancouver
England
Colin Campbell
Saulte Ste. Marie
Britains
Mediterranean
Rock of Gibraltar
German Submarines Waylay Convoy In Grim March Test
Ottawa dispatch reports German submarines attacked a large convoy, forcing evasive maneuvers and signaling intensified wartime danger. The clash disrupted supply routes as Allied escorts fought to protect essential cargo and maintain sea lanes.
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SAVE ROBERTSON
OTTAWA
C.P
Afric Star Refrigerator Ship Sunk
Maritime circles report the 11 800 ton Afric Star, second largest refrigerator ship, sunk recently by enemy action. No London report yet. The 475 foot British motor ship, built in 1926, carried Argentine meat to Britain and is owned by Blue Star Line, London.
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NEW YORK
London
Britain
Blue Star Line
Vague wartime naval losses spill into sea battle page text
A fragment describes crossing the North Atlantic and sinking at least four ships vital to Britain's war effort. It notes two ships badly damaged by torpedoes yet able to move, and mentions over 200 gallant sailors in a continuing report.
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North Atlantic
Britain
On Circuit Anecdotes and Card Humor From England
A London Star excerpt summarizes Lord Justice Mackinnon’s humorous On Circuit, recounting his 23 years of circuit work visiting 58 of 61 assize towns. Anecdotes include a Mansfield Park squire’s pew and a rector’s exclamation on trump leds, plus a nursery rhyme about Archdeacon Pratt from 1659.
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Justice Mackinnon
England
London
Ottawa Journal
Cottesbrooke
Jane Austens
Mansfield Park
squire
George
SPRAT
PRATT
London Star
Archdeacon Pratt
Joan
Rabhey Left Hand Continuation On Page 19
Page 19 continues a local column headed YHE LEFT HAN with Rabhey as the subject. The fragment lacks further readable details to identify exact events, individuals, or context beyond the continuation label.
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YHE
RABHEY
Mussolini Returns from Albania A Wiser Man
Mussolini, vacationing in Albania, returned home seeking a brighter plan. Italian counterattacks along a broad Albanian front were repelled, Greek high command reported, with enormous losses on both sides.
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Mussolini
Albanian
Albania
New Debt Act suspends cases in Alberta for 60 days
EDMONTON March 15 Suspending for 60 days all legal proceedings now before the court questioning the constitutional validity of the Debt Adjustment Act 1937 an act introduced Thursday in the Alberta legislature was given assent by Lt Governor Bowen The act takes effect immediately The measure was pushed through amid opposition by critics who questioned government haste in making the bill law Lucien Maynard minister of municipal affairs said swift passage would aid a Calgary appeal court case The assent covered 21 acts before the suspension act was reported and the main clause was read Stay applies to civil actions where the Debt Adjustment Act 1937 is in issue for 60 days.
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EDMONTON
Alberta
J. C. Bowen
Lucien Maynard
municipal
Calgary
Maynard
Jack the Clipper Sought by Police in Clifton NJ
Police seek an assailant nicknamed Jack the Clipper who approached three women in March, whispered Guess who, snipped a lock of hair, and fled. Investigators described the suspect as elusive and dangerous. No injuries reported.
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JACK THE CLIPPER
CLIFTON
German Raiders Bomb Glasgow Area in Night Assault
German raiders dropped bombs on the Clydeside shipping district of Glasgow from dusk until dawn. The raids killed 11 people and destroyed six houses in a North Midland village, with additional attacks on Sheffield and elsewhere. Four Nazi night raiders were downed by Britain's defenders in a wide wave of bombing across the country.
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Glasgow
LONDON
C.P
Clydeside
Britain
North Midland
Sheffield
Manning Attacks Herald Over Gas Tax Claim
Edmonton March 15 Hon E C Manning in the budget debate said a Lethbridge Herald editorial implied Social Credit taxed farmers gasoline, noting the tax originated under the UFA government. He cited a Calgary Herald newspaper association ad stressing free press with a picture of Senator Buchanan.
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Herald
EDMONTON
Hon
E. C. Manning
Lethbridge Herald
Social Credit
U.F.A
Calgary Herald
Manning
Newspaper Association
Picine
Buchanan
Big British Army Football Match Draws 22,000 in D C
Twenty two thousand spectators packed the ground in London for Britains largest football game of the year. The match featured a British army team with top English players against a multinational lineup from Holland Poland Belgium France and Czecho Slovak. No score was reported as a possible military secret remains.
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D.C
EDDY GILMORE
Associated Press
LONDON
France
Czecho-Slovakia
Gilmore
New York
Solon Low defends Social Credit broadcast approach
Provincial Treasurer Solon Low told Edmonton and Calgary listeners that a Social Credit economy can be introduced in Alberta without repudiating Confederation. He described upcoming informative broadcasts to reach rural readers and urged patience to allow laws on the statute books to be tested as Alberta becomes a proving ground for economic freedom.
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Calgary
Social Credit
Alberta
EDMONTON
C.P
Solon Low
Canada
Low
CLEAR WAY DEBATE HUGE U S AID FUND
A House subcommittee approved a 7 billion dollar aid package for Britain and cleared the way for debate to start next Tuesday. The full Appropriations Committee will meet Tuesday morning to report the measure, with a final House vote expected by Wednesday night.
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WASHINGTON
house of representatives
Britain
appropriations
Clifton Woodrum fom
Virginia
house
Hanson for Compulsory US Service
Opposition Leader Hanson challenges Canada's compulsory military training plan arguing trainees cannot be compelled to serve overseas. He questions government resolve and cites costs while Ralston promises a statement next week on four month training plans and new regulations.
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C. R. BLACKBURN
OTTAWA
C.P
Hanson
Canada
house of commons
Howard Green
Vancouver South
Defence
Ralston
Col Ralston
J G Gardiner
national war services
Eight Italian Planes Downed in Albania Intercept
A Royal Air Force communique reported British fighters patrolling the Klisura area in Albania intercepted a large formation of Italian bombers escorted by fighters. Eight Italian planes were shot down and others damaged. Two British planes were lost but the pilots parachuted to safety.
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ATHENS
Royal Air Force
Klisura
Albania
British imperial forces land in five Greek ports
Nearly 100000 soldiers from Britain's imperial forces with ships full of munitions, tanks, and other equipment for five divisions have been landed at five Greek mainland ports. Diplomatic sources and British officials say the reports are probably well founded, with official denials expected within 12 hours. German forces in Bulgaria reportedly moved hundreds of fighters and transport planes to new landing fields.
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Robert St. John
Associated Press
ELGRADE
Yugoslavia
A.P
Britain
Bulgaria
BALKAN
Royal Air STATES
Troop Debarkation to Greece Sparks Allied Strain
Reports claim a large expeditionary convoy landed 40 transports to Greece near Athens, possibly including Australians and New Zealanders. Belgrade suggests 180,000 British troops, with 125,000 German troops on the Turkish frontier and 500,000 Germans possibly facing Greece and Turkey. Numbers in maneuvers are often exaggerated.
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Greece
Belgrade
London
Britain
British Isles
Africa
Piraeus
Athens
Salonika
Balkans
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Winter Returns to Alberta in Blizzard
Alberta reeled as blizzard conditions and high winds swept Edmonton Calgary and Lethbridge. Temperatures plunged toward zero after gusts up to 22 miles per hour, with snowfall intensifying overnight.
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C. P. Supt. of
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Sam Robertson
Canadian Press
ROSS MUNRO
war office
Y. M.C
Barnsley
HAROLD RHOADES
New Debt
U.K
Frye
Hon. Manning
The
SOLON
U.S
G.B
Leucas
Med
YUGAG
SLAVI
TASTORIA
LOKITZA
Mebylemeta
OShyres
ALRAMY
YTURKEY
ASIA
SMYRNA
Wain
Rhodes
Lethbridge
NORTH AIR
Canadian northwest
Jesse Jones
United States
JIARRIMAN
BRISTOL
W. A. Harriman
Roosevelt
PENTICTON
B.C
Penticton Herald
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