Roosevelt Warns Congress on Aggression and Defense
President Roosevelt told Congress that world peace remains fragile after last fall’s near miss and urged strengthened defenses. He warned that dictatorships threaten democracy and urged action through democratic means, citing events in Europe and Asia and calling for allied counsel and vigilance.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States Congress
United States
Hana Thomsen
State Department
Ickes
Thomsen
Senate
House of Representatives
America
Western Hemisphere
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Italy
Ethiopia
Asia
Japan
China
Canadian Envoy Named Minister to France and Belgium Netherlands
Ottawa announces LtCol G P Vanier as minister to France and Jean Desy named minister to Belgium and the Netherlands. Prime Minister Mackenzie King says appointments follow royal approval and reflect a promotion policy long urged in Parliament. Vanier succeeds Philippe Roy whose term ended December 31. Desy becomes first minister to Belgium and the Netherlands with Brussels and The Hague legations.
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Ottawa
LtCol
G. P. Vanier
London
France
Jean Desy
Paris
Belgium
Netherlands
Mackenzie King
House of Commons
R. B. Bennett
Col. Vanier
Philippe Roy
Desy
Brussel
Hague
New Japanese Cabinet Dictator Takes Reins of Government
Kiichiro Hiranuma, fascist-leaning premier designate and privy council president, completes his cabinet with three new ministers Taki Watari finance minister Shuji Machida agriculture minister and Yonezo Maeda railways minister. Machida, leader of the Minsekto party, has long served in cabinets since 1926 as agriculture and commerce minister and acting finance minister.
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Tokyo
Kiichiro Hiranuma
Privy Council
Fumimaro Konoye
Taki Watari
Shuji Machida
Yonezo Maeda
Machida
Minsekto Party
Japan
Canadian Women Press Club Announces Memorial Award Winner
The Canadian Women’s Press Club selects a short fiction story as the third annual memorial award entry. Open to Canadian women writers, the prize includes 25 dollars and a gold medal for work published in the 12 months before March 15, 1989. Entries must be sent in triplicate to Miriam Green Ellis in Winnipeg by March 15.
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Toronto
Canadian Women's Press Club
Canada
Miriam Green Ellis
Kenington Building
Winnipeg
Knotty Elks and Beavers Tribute Solved by Bay Company
The Hudson's Bay Company charter of 1670 required tribute of two live elk and one black beaver, now amended to accept two mounted elk heads and two beaver skins. Ashley Cooper, governor, will present the tribute likely in Winnipeg on May 24.
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Son's Bay Company
London
Dudson's Bay Company
Insstead
Ashley Cooper
Winnipeg
Manitoba Dairymen Convene January Meeting
Dairymen from Manitoba Alberta Saskatchewan Ontario and Quebec plan the 54th annual convention of the Manitoba Dairy Association and Dairy Manufacturers Association of Manitoba to be held January 24 to 26. Stormy Black Sea gale drives ships ashore sinking several vessels. many sailors missing and at least 22 confirmed dead. The steamship Ml-1 Met also reported sunk with casualties.
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Dalrymen
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba Dairy Association
Dairy Manufacturers’ Association of Manitoba
Inancus
Black Sea
Royal Visit Officers Of RCMP Assigned To Special Duties
RCMP announces assignments for the summer royal visit. Assistant Commissioner C H King and Superintendent A M Kemp are to special duties. Superintendent R R Tait moves from Montreal to become director of criminal investigation. Gagnon succeeds Tait in Montreal. La Nauze moves to Regina to lead F division. J M Tupper commands A division here.
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RCMP
Ottawa
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
C. H. King
A. M. Kemp
R. R. Tait
Monreal
King
H. A. R. Gagnon
Tait
Montreal
C. D. la Nauze
A” Divison
Regina
J. M. Tupper
Indignant Rome Over Tunisia Flag Burning Incident
Italian fascists react to Rome dispatches describing a crowd in Tunis burning an Italian flag. The event, amid anti Italian protests in Tunisia under French protectorate control, sparks diplomatic fallback discussions and heightened national tension.
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Rome
Tunis
France
Tunisia
CPR Work Resumes for 150 Men in Weston Shop
Winnipeg based Canadian Pacific Railway officials announced about 150 workers will return to work at the Weston shop. The men are expected to receive five months of employment reconditioning cars and coaches.
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CPR
Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Railway
Weston
Canada Faces Unemployment Strain and Outlook 1939
The Canadian Welfare Council warns the key issue is not current jobs but morale and long-term planning. It notes by March next year Canada will have spent about 900 million dollars on relief and public works over nine years, with more dependents on public funds. The survey drew on 210 agencies and citizens across the country and urges a fundamental attack beyond relief policy to revive national drive and democracy.
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Ottawa
St W
Canadian Welfare Council
Canada
Dominion
Arabs Lose Heavily Near Samaria Clash with British
A fight near Samaria between British troops aided by Royal Air Force planes and an insurgent Arab band left heavy Arab casualties. Exact figures were not available as soldiers captured prisoners and seized a large supply of guns and munitions.
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Jerusalem
Royal Air Force
Samaria
Miners' Bodies retrieved from Lake Shore mine tombs
Rescue crews removed the bodies of John Holubec and Vito Viaisavgevic from rock tombs a half mile underground at the Lake Shore mine after eight days of unceasing effort. The miners were identified by their unions and national affiliations. The tragedy ends a prolonged effort to recover the trapped workers.
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Kirklana
John Holubec
Vito Viaisavgevic
Lake Shore
Call for a non party national government in Britain
A group of MPs led by Duncan Sandys and Randolph Churchill urged a strong foreign policy to save the British Commonwealth. They proposed a provisional directorate and a 100000-strong cross party movement, not a new party, to unite leadership and resist aggression. The Duchess of Atholl was named treasurer amid calls for a united Britain to spearhead a peace front.
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London
Duncan Sandys
Winston Churchill
Randolph Churchill
Chamberlain
Eleanor Rathbone
Wilfrid Roberts
Vyvy
4ore-Belisha
Sandys
Mr. Sandys
Duchess of Atholl
Britain
Alberta Legislature to Review Electoral Changes
Edmonton examines maintenance of 63 member ridings and potential reduction to 56 as the redistribution committee resumes study of electoral changes. The committee will survey proposed boundary shifts and impact on representation within Alberta.
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Edmonton
Alberta Legislature
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Sir Thomas Inakip
Reel G. P. Vester Wik
Hon
Turia Bymstad
Wert
Ana Gerd Bymstad
Wolders
Empire Pool
Wembley
Great Britain
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