Return of good crops with normal rainfall seen in prairies
In Parliament Dr Thomas Donnelly argues drought areas will recover as rainfall returns, urging government aid to older settlers to stay on the land while encouraging young farmers to relocate. He notes long-term asset accumulation among survivors and predicts further drought area shrinkage next year. E F E Perley criticizes feed shortages and government delays in payments, proposes a Western grain control board.
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Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Brouth
Thomas Donnelly
House of Commons
Prairies
American Union
Donnelly
Drouth
Akor
Dr. Donnelly
E F E. Perley
Qu’Appelle
Perley
Sasktchewan
German Generals Reported to Have Offered Resignations
Berlin reports indicate three German generals have offered their resignations in protest of Nazi "Nazification" of the army and the foreign office. Preparations for a compulsory Nazi orientation of officers and removal of chaplains are described as part of a broader shakeup under Hitler with Himmler pushing the change. In North Bay, council orders police to remove all slot machines by March 1 and notes license receipts last year despite concerns over gambling.
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Berlin
Heart
Hitler
Army High Command
Foreign Office
Nazi Party Headquarters
Heinrich Himmler
North Bay
Ont
Police Commission
Rut
Decision on new course to withdraw foreign volunteers from Spain
Foreign Secretary Eden reportedly plans a diplomatic shift to withdraw foreign volunteers from Spain while seeking a closer Britain France alignment. Mussolini would be told progress avoided Bolshevism as a result, according to diplomatic quarters. Alfred Duff Cooper told Parliament that measures to counter renewed pirate attacks in the Mediterranean should succeed.
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Spain
London
Eden
Mussolini
Alfred Duff Cooper
The
Admiralty
Commons
Mediterranean
Anarchy in China Reported as Japanese Fight For Central Regions
Despatches from Tientsin describe lawlessness spreading after Japan stripped Chinese officials from north China. Civilians face restraint and fear as invaders press across the Lunghai corridor. Japanese claim Communist agitators incite chaos while troops hunt bandits and guerillas between Tientsin and Paotingfu.
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Shanghai
China
Lunghai
Tientsin
Paotingfu
Esc Autis
France Hails King George VI Visit as Peace Omen
The French press praises the coming state visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, calling it a sign of peace and strength. The visit includes George VI’s dedication of the Australian war memorial at Villers-Bretonneux and a meeting with President Albert Lebrun in Paris, with hints of a possible secret encounter with the Duke of Windsor outside Paris.
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Paris
Great Britain
English
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
George
Vilers-Brettoneux
Albert Lebrun
France
Duke of Windsor
British Guns From American Design Installed for Britain
In the House of Commons Sir Thomas Inskip announced that heavy American design machine guns are being installed in British aircraft as part of a replacement program. An interim U.S. order was placed, and although British factories will produce the guns, meeting the stepped-up program proved difficult. Production now proceeds satisfactorily in Britain.
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London
Sir Thomas Inskip
Minination
House of Commons & Shine
Americas
United States
Sir Thomas
United States Pilots Stir China Defense Effort At Hankow
Chinese sources claim US volunteer pilots play key roles in rebuilding air defences as Japanese bombers strike Hankow in retaliation. Despatches allege the foreign legion aided operations along the Hwai river while Chinese forces, aided by their own air support, advance for the first time in seven months.
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Hankow
China
United States
Foreign Legion
Hwai River
Dakota Farmers Seek Government Loans for Seed and Fuel
In northern North Dakota Crosby county area farmers face drought risk and would use about $2,000 in seed and protection loans if provided. Farm Security Administration district supervisor C H Lockrem estimates four of five farmers would need roughly $300 each for seed, tractor fuel or horse feed, trusting moisture and pest control to yield a crop.
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Crosby
North Dakota
C.H. Lockrem
Farm Security Administration
Invitation Accepted King George And Queen Elizabeth Visit France
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II will visit France for four days this summer in a first state visit by the monarchs to a foreign country since accession. The French president will host a state visit in Paris from June 28 to July 1. The King will unveil the Austal war memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, following the Duke of Windsor's earlier visits to France for commemorative memorials.
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George
Elizabeth
France
London
Paris
Villers-Bretonneu
Duke of Windsor
Edward Viil
Vimy Ridge
Duke and Duchess of York
Caledonian Society of
Soviet Rescue Effort Faces Ice Storms For Scientists
Soviet rescuers battle seas and storms to reach four scientists stranded on a drifting ice floe after a V6 test flight crash. Four ice breakers rush to reach them before the floe collapses, as authorities push ahead with rescue plans if air support fails.
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Moscow
Arctic
Greenland
French Flying Boat Wrecked at Marseille Breakwater
Air France flying boat on Marseille to Corsica route struck the Margoille breakwater at takeoff in morning fog and burst into flames. Eight killed, four injured. All dead were French. five passengers and three crew died. Pilot likely failed to see breakwater through fog.
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Marseille
France
Air France
Margoille
Corsica
Marseille-Tunis
Plans for cheap low cost homes announced
Ottawa announces selection of 10 house designs from 300 entries under the Low Cost Housing Act. Winners from Quebec Ontario and British Columbia include firms such as Forsey Page and Steele and Green sides and Langley. Plans aim for houses under two to three thousand dollars with three bedrooms and essential living spaces.
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Ottawa
Canada
Quebec
Ontario
Forsey, Page and Steele
Greensides
Langley
Douglas E. Kirtland
Toronto
Paul Rousseau
A. H. Tremblay
Faward Cecil Cox
T. H Mace
Montreal
Alvin Ronald Prick
France eyes two 35 000 ton battleships to match Italy
Minister William Bertrand told the navy committee that France would seek authorization to build two 25 000 ton battleships beyond the 1998 program. He warned Italy’s new tonnage would outpace France in 1942 unless measures are taken. Daladier to provide full clarification on the plan.
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Paris
Italy
William Bertrand Bertrand
Chamber of Deputies
Navy Committee
Defence
Edouard Daladier
Bertrand
Daladier
Britain backs two year food stock plan in wartime talk
London Sir Thomas Insikip, minister for co ordination of defence, rejected Labor calls for storing two years of food for emergencies. He argued government should buy food according to need and keep stocks hidden in ports. The House defeated Labor’s proposal as to large in country stores.
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London
Thomas Insikip
Thomas
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