Nazis Warn Uncle Sam On Convoys
Washington reports a sharp Nazi warning to the United States on convoys and patrols as Raeder and Berlin press for tougher action. The incidents come amid Japan seizure of 10 million dollars in American goods in French Indochina and debate over neutrality act repeal and lend lease policy. President Roosevelt's forthcoming address and policy stance are highly anticipated by lawmakers.
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WASHINGTON
Stephen Early
Berlin
Roosevelt
rerrors
Erich Raeder
United States
Raeder
Japan
U.S
congress
Mr. Roosevelt
Britain Loses World Largest Battleship Off Greenland
Britain reports the loss of its largest battleship in a battle off Greenland. The vessel, named Heed, displaced 22.2 tons, mounted eight 15 inch guns, with a 12 inch armor belt and a 1521 crew. The ship, flag of Vice Admiral L E F, was struck by a shell in a magazine and sank. Recent reports also note German advances in Crete with heavy fighting as British and New Zealand forces counterattack amid air bombardments.
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Britain
Greenland
Seturcey
L E F. Holland
Sismarer
U.S
Two Killed In Coast Crash In Chilliwack BC
Two Vancouver men, Grantifiea a 45 Leslie Whyte and Louis B McCullen 25, died in a plane crash near Chilliwack airport after earlier flights at Cultus Lake. Neighbors Otto Muller and George Stapleton found the wreckage. Whyte piloted the biplane owned by Nell Coutts of Sardis BC.
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CHILLIWACK
iGantifie
Leslie Whyte
Louis B. McCullen
Vancouver
Cultus Lake
Whyte
MicMullen
Cnillmvack
Otto Muller
George Stapleton
White
Nell Coutts
Sardis
B.C
Mystery Substitute for Briar Wood in Pipes Revealed
The St Thomas Times Journal notes a months long search for a briar substitute after briar wood became scarce. Britain exports most of the world’s briar pipes and now seeks a fragrant durable replacement to sustain its pipe industry. The new wood’s name remains undisclosed as reports say the discovery could bolster exports and preserve the famed British pipe trade.
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St. Thomas Times-Journal
Great Britain
North Africa
Atlas Mountains
Britain
bruyere
Tobacco
London
England
British Empire
Foreign Legion
Palestine Swarming With Allied Forces In May Movements
Reliable reports from Ankara indicate British mandated Palestine teeming with troops including Poles Czechs Free French Greeks and British en route from Ethiopia. Major troop movements across Trans Jordan to bolster the drive toward Baghdad were also observed.
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ANKARA
C.P
Palestine
Ethiopia
Trans-Jordan
Baghdad
Blackie Fire Leaves $50,000 in Ruins
Blackie corresp reports the largest fire in history started soon after midnight at a vacant pool room and swept main street, destroying Manville and Sons Hardware Rural Cafe Kelly's Meat Market and living quarters above and the International Harvester Agency. Loss estimated at $50,000 with about two thirds insured and no injuries. Rebuilding plans not yet announced as officials note the fire began in a pool room.
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BLACKIE
Manville and Sons Hardware
Kelly's Meat Market
International Harvester Companys
Italy Loses 2 Generals in Ethiopian Campaign
In a Nairobi report British forces captured 8,357 soldiers in Soddu area of northern Ethiopia. Generals Liberati of the 25th Division and Baccari of the 101st Division were named among those captured. Cairo communique notes ongoing patrols near Tobruk and mentions thousands more prisoners.
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NAIROBI
Kenya
C.P
Soddu
Ethiopia
Liberati
Baccari
CAIRO
Tobruk
Salum
INIOR
Badari
lakes
R C A Fliers Die In Night Crash At Hat Exercise
From Medicine Hat correspondent May 26 two R C A Fliers Pilot Officer Robert Edward Sears 25 London England and LAC Colin Higson Wide 25 Manchester England were killed when their Harvard trainer crashed during night exercises at No 34 Service Flying Training School The craft burst into flames upon impact Funerals with Air Force honors set for Monday Interment Hillside cemetery The officer commanding official statement cites a fatal accident at 22 00 Friday March 23 two miles south of the aerodrome Names Sears and Higson The cause remains undetermined pending inquiry
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Robert Edward Sears
London
England
Colin Higson Wide
Manchester
Harvard
No. 34
Service Flying Training School
Royal Air Force school
Hames
No. 34 SFTS
Hillside cemetery
Robert Howard Sears
Colin Higson Wrice
Two Nazi Convoys Attacked By RAF
London May 26 British bomber attacks on two convoys and other vessels Sunday in a daylight sweep along the Netherlands, German and Danish coasts were reported by the air ministry. Debris from one ship about 5,000 tons hurled into the sea after a bomb, another 4,000-ton vessel left enveloped in smoke after direct hits. Several other ships believed damaged. Four planes lost during the attacks and scouting operations.
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LONDON
Netherlands
Germany
air ministry
debis
Prime Minister King Plans Trip To Pacific Coast
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Mackenzie King is weighing a June Pacific coast trip. He has not decided, but informed circles foresee a visit shortly after Kingston’s June 7 ceremony for Sir John A. Macdonald. The journey would last about three weeks, potentially returning before month’s end.
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OTTAWA
Mackenzie King
Pacific
Parliamentary News Bulletins Ottawa May 26 7 War Exchange Act amendment
Parliamentary briefs report Finance Minister Ilsley considering amendments to the War Exchange Conservation Act to allow agreements with off companies to encourage exploration and development of new ores. Hanson questioned immediate passage. Ilsley not yet decided on course. Potatoes Protest New Westminster MP calls for earlier protection start May 13. CNR Business Steps Committe recommends allocating more government controlled business to Canadian National Railways.
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OTTAWA
Ilssey
house of commons
Hanson
British Columbia
C.N.R
Canadian National Railways
commons
standing committee on
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railway
house of commers
Not Guilty Plea Read in Erroll Murder Trial Opens
Sir Delves Broughton, 57, charged with killing the Earl of Erroll, hereditary lord high constable of Scotland, pleaded not guilty as his trial opened in the supreme court in Nairobi Kenya Colony on May 26. The case centers on the murder of the Earl of Erroll and involves prominent colonial figures.
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Kenya Colony
Sir Delves Broughton
Earl of Erroll
Scotland
supreme court
Two Die In Plane Crash Near Blood Reserve
An instructor and two student pilots from a Lethbridge training school died when their Tiger Moth crashed west of the city on Saturday. Sergeant Pilot B. C. Smith, 26, and Leading Aircraftman R. Williamson, 21, were recovered from the wreckage and taken to Martin Brothers funeral parlors. A Royal Canadian Air Board inquiry is underway.
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Lethbridge
Eves
Saturcar
B. C. Smith
Vancouver
Medicine Hat
Calgary
R. Williamson
Leslie Williamson
Edmonton
Dennis Yorath
Royal Canadian Air Board board of inquiry
Hat Bonn
Corr Smith
fam
University of Atbsrasturins
Two Canadian Midshipmen aboard Hood
Two Royal Canadian Navy midshipmen F. L. L. Jones and C. J. B. Norman were believed aboard HMS Hood when she sank off Greenland. They arrived in Britain last September and trained at Dartmouth Naval College before joining Hood for seagoing experience. A third Canadian, L. B. Jenson, is said to have left the ship May 1. There were no Canadian officers on the ship.
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C.P. Cable
Royal Canadian Navy
F. L. L. Jones
C. J. B. Norman
HSS. Hood
Greenland
Britain
Dartmouth Naval College
Hood
L. B. Jenson
Hood Sinks After Hit By Bismarck Off Greenland
British Hood, a 42,100 ton battle cruiser, exploded after a magazine hit from the German battleship Bismarck near Greenland. Admiralty said likely few survivors from a crew of 1,541. German ship damaged but pursuit continued as Swordfish planes and destroyers searched the North Atlantic for the German squadron.
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Greenland
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North Atlantic
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Germany
Hoodsweird
King George of Greece Finds Refuge in Cairo After Bombing
King George of Greece and his émigré government reach Cairo en route to British soil after Crete’s fall. He recounts Nazi parachutists targeting his house as his party dodged friendly fire from soldiers mistaking them for invaders. He pledges Greece will keep fighting.
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CAIRO
CATRO
George
Eerpi
Crete
Torch Carries North Amid Weather Disruptions Journey Across Dominion
Heavy skies over South Alberta hindered the Torch of Victory's trek as staged events in Lethbridge and Calgary faced delays. J.J Morrison of Canadian Westie Natural Gas rushed the torch to Calgary after a Vancouver leg, with the convoy aiming to reach the northern region by ceremony time.
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Dominion
Lethbridge
Calgary
J.J Morrison
Canadian Westie Natural Gas company
piare
Vancouver
dirim
Britain Invites La Guardia to Visit Britain
London reports Herbert Morrison invited Mayor Fiorello La Guardia of New York to visit Britain soon after he was named director of the United States Office of Civilian Defence. La Guardia is said to be deciding when to depart for the trip.
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LONDON
Herbert Morrison
home security
Fiorello La Guardia
New York
United States office of Civilian defence
Britain
La Guardia
Germans Claim Seven British Cruisers Sunk
Berlin claims air force sank seven enemy cruisers eight destroyers one submarine and five boats in the Mediterranean since last Tuesday Also says one battleship and several cruisers and destroyers were heavily damaged Berlin notes the British Admiralty is not revealing operations near Crete while reliable sources say losses are exaggerated and the claim of 12 cruisers sunk is disputed by the Royal Navy silence around Crete persists
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BERLIN
high command
Mediterranean
Crete
Atexameria
admiraliy
London
British air raids smash German targets in Crete
RAF reports that about 22 German planes were destroyed or damaged in raids by British fighters and bombers on Crete. The strikes targeted Malemisir Crome and nearby Helds used for gliders and transports, with bombs falling among Troso carrying plates causing great destruction.
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CAIRO
Egypt
Crete
Royal Air Force
Malemisir-~ Crome
British General Bets on Greek Island Defense
North African desert armament shipments reach airfields as Allied planners push to blunt Nazi aerial carriers. Maj Gen T B Herwood, head of the British military mission to Greece, asserts defenders can hold the island despite the danger.
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armmementt
T. B. Herwood
Weygand backs Vichy plan for German collaboration
In unoccupied France on May 26 General Maxime Weygand, once France’s wartime commander, now leads Vichy forces in North Africa and aligns with Petain government plans for collaboration with Germany.
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France
Maxime Wer Sand
North Africa
Petain
Germany
British Bismarck hits torpedo in Atlantic chase
The British admiralty announced that the German battleship Bismarck was struck by an aerial torpedo during its North Atlantic pursuit. A brief communiqué said the chase remains hot with torpedo hits and ongoing operations as the fleet presses the hunt.
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