Russia creates Karelo Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic
Russia expands defence funding and forms the 12th Soviet republic by uniting Finnish Karelia with Soviet Karelia. The Karelo Finnish republic will include Viipuri Sortavala Suojarvi and Kuolajarvi with new rail links connecting Karelia to Murmansk. Premier Molotov reviewed policy at opening session as Stalin was absent.
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Soviet Union
Karelia
Moscow
Russia
Finland
Union Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic
Supreme Soviet
Leningrad
Murmansk
Arctic
Hingrad
Andre Zhdanoff
Politwit
Foreign Affairs Commission
Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
Soviet Karelia
Zhdanoff
Viipuri
Sortavala
Suojaervi
Kuolojaervi
Vokarelia
Karelian Autonomous Republic
Vyachesloff Molotoff
Joseph Stalin
Soldier Vote Announced Tuesday
April 1 dispatch reports Canadian Active Service vote results to be released tomorrow. About 40 000 soldiers in Canada and overseas were eligible. Final counts expected to show few changes from civilian results. custonay declined to discuss trends. In 17 election soldiers' vote altered 14 constituencies.
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Tytawa
Jules Castonguay
Dominion
Canada
Custonaay
New Zealand Hints at Cabinet Shakeup After Fraser Illness
Acting prime minister Peter Fraser, governing since Michael Savage, grew seriously ill last August and was commissioned by the Governor-General Viscount Gateway to lead the Labor government. A cabinet reorganization is expected with likely left-wing representation in Parliament.
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Wellington
Peter Fraser
New Zealand
Michael Savage
Viscount Gateway
Rev. Dr. T. Albert Moore Dies. Noted Canadian Church Leader
Rt. Rev. T Albert Moore longtime Methodist and United Church official died at his Toronto home on Sunday aged 86. He helped plan the 1925 union, served as moderator in 1984 and worked with evangelism and social reform groups. Survived by his second wife Annie Vorster and three daughters. a son Harry N. Moore predeceased him.
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Oronto
C.P
United Church of Canada
Dominion
Rev
Ly of Mbert Moore
Cathy Sundey
Moore
Pennant Council
The
United Church
Logy
Ciaiel
Eivangelish
Hoek
Acton
Onl
Halton Coun
McGill University
Acton Free Press
Ontario
Hamilton
Methodist Church
Lord's Day Alliance of Canada
World's Purity Federation
International Moral Reform Bureau
Union
Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational Churches
Canada
General Council
Annie Laura Vorster
Percy Robinson
Norma
Dorothy
Harry N. Moore
Philadelphia
Medicine Hat Chamber Dinner Set For Tuesday Evening
The Medicine Hat Junior Board of Trade schedules an Apel dinner at the Asnibola hotel Tuesday at 6:30. Delegates who ran in Medicine Hat ridings during the recent Provincial and Dominion elections will attend, with brief reports on five active committees to be presented.
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Medicine Hat Junior Hoard of Trade
Asnibola Hotel
Candiges
Medicine Hat
Dominioa
Medicine Hat Election Returns From Bingville Station
Final civilian vote figures show Dr. F. W. Gershaw winning in Medicine Hat Bingville with 9,410 votes against A. H. Mitchell 5,606, a Liberal plurality of 3,804. The results are compiled from the federal election held March 26.
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Bingville
F. W. Gershaw
A. H. Mitchell
Dr. Gershaw
Mr. Mitchell
Canada Units Very Active at Aldershot
The First Canadian Division's second infantry brigade conducts monthly training drills in mobile combat. Brigadier G K Pearkes ordered the exercise to ensure rapid movement of troops, supplies, and documents, a lesson carried on by his successor Colonel B E Sansom.
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Sam Robertson
Aldershot
Eng
G. K. Pearkes
Flness
Cul
BE. W. Sansom
Pearkes
Calgary
Private Plane Crash Near Boeing Field Kills Five
A private five passenger aircraft crashed near Boeing Field in southwest Seattle killing four children and a pilot. Victims include Cora Sterling a 25 year old aviatrix and the children of local officials Jack and Charles Taylor. The plane nose-dived from about 500 feet, ignited on impact, and burned in a lumber plant sawdust pile. all five perished before assistance could reach the wreckage.
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Seattle
Boeing Field
Cora Sterling
Seattle Aviatrix
Janet
Charleen
King County
Jack Taylor
James
Allen
Charles Taylor
Prices Set for Certified Potatoes Imported to Counter Disease
The Chamber of Commerce notes a pricing error on seed potatoes imported to fight the net necrosis disease. Certified potatoes cost 3.50 to 3.75 per 100 pounds, No 1 grade 3.00 to 3.25 per 100 pounds. potatoes now available at retail stores.
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Chamber of Commerce
King's Cabinet to Consider Expanded Ministry in New Session
Ottawa reports indicate Prime Minister Mackenzie King will convene the privy council amid a victorious election and rumors of ministerial changes. Parliament may open May 9 or 16 as plans to enlarge cabinet and fund Canada’s war effort are mapped, with a $500,000 needed estimate from Finance Minister J L Ralston.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Privy Council
Canada
J. L. Ralston
Calgary Girling family joins war effort in England
War item details Thomas Girling of Calgary and six sons serving in the Royal Canadian Active Service Force. The father, an Imperial, could not travel but sent seven family members aged from 38 to 19 including Company Sergeant Major J A and Sergeants A V R G L W.
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Aldershot
Eng
Thomas Girling
Calgary
Tom
Imperial
Royal Canadian Active Service Force
Ted Girling
J. A
A. V
R. G
L. W
Alberta Elections Second Counts Drawn In Vermilion Race
Hon. W A Fallow led by 358 after a second count in Vermilion with 2506 votes to S C Heckbert’s 2148 and 922 McDuffe ballots redistributed. Social Credit controls the Legislature with 34 seats. Independents 19. one Laborite elected. Other counts in Acadia Coronation Spirit River Grouard expected. Athabasca winner Gordon Lee confirms.
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Edmonton
C.P
W. A. Fallow
Social
Gordon Lee
Social Credit
Athabaska
M. P. Cordingly
Norman J. Shopland
Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
Independents
Liberals
United Farmers of Alberta
Lethbridge Woman Beaten by Husband Under Murder Charge
In Lethbridge, April 1, Mrs. Joseph George, 26, was beaten about the head with a hammer by her husband and is near death at Galt Hospital. Mrs. M. Eliczyn, 60, mother of Mrs. George, is recovering. The attack occurred Saturday evening at Mrs. Eliczyn’s home. Joseph George, a pioneer coal miner, is held on attempted murder charges.
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Lethbridge
Joseph George
Lethbridge Galt
Eliczyn
George
Nellie
A. Robertson
W. Kergan
Cecil Hotel Changes Hands in Local Deal
The Cecil Hotel moved from Calgary Brewing Company to W. Bud Osborne this morning. A $10,000 cash deposit was reported though the final price was not announced. Built in 1912 by Ed Bennett, he funded the Y M C A, Central Park, and sites for St Patrick's Church and St Theresa's College.
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Cecil
Caleary Brewing Company
W. (Bud) Osborne
Ed. Bennett
David Milne
Central Park
St. Patrick's Church
St. Theresa's College
Alberta Weather Turns Cloudy With Light Snow Likely
Mostly cloudy today and Tuesday across Alberta with light snow or rain in many districts. Temperatures show little change across regions and no significant storms are expected.
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Alberta
Allies move to tighten block at sea and Asia
British envoys rush home for talks as parliament reconvenes and Romania’s trade delegation arrives in London. Churchill reports from the Allied war council while Sweden rejects troop transit to Finland. Paris notes air activity and a bolder Allied policy following a major cabinet meeting.
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London
Germany
Balkans
Reich
Britain
France
Chamberlain
Allied War Council
Berlin
Western Front
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Stockholm
Gunther
Riksdag
Daladier
Gustaf
Sweden
Finland
Paris
Reynaud
Prof Engineers Elect New President Alberta
H. J. McLean of Calgary was elected president of the Association of Professional Engineers of Alberta by acclamation at Edmonton. He is production manager of the Calgary Power Company. J. T. Watson and Professor H. R. Webb led the annual meeting as chair and manager.
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Edmonton
C.P
H. J. McLean
Calgary
Association of Professional Engineers of Alberta
Calgary Power Company
J. T. Watson
Lethbridge
H.R. Webb
University of Alberta
Canadian silver production totals for 1939
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canadian silver production in December at 1,785,081 ounces, up from 1,675,992 in December 1938. For 1939 the annual output reached 22,801,858 ounces, compared with 22,219,196 in 1938.
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Ottawa
C.P
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Weather Update Forecast Light Snow and Rain
Light snow or rain is expected with temperatures around 38 degrees and a cooler 32 degrees at night. Chance of precipitation varies by area as winds remain light.
Red Cross Executive Meeting Set for Wednesday
The executive of the Red Cross Society will assemble at 7 30 p m Wednesday at the Red Cross headquarters located in the Post Office building for a formal session.
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The
Red Cross Society
Red Cross
Post Office
Butter Default Shocks Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Dealers who had sold short six contracts calling for March butter delivery on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange defaulted Saturday. It involved 115,200 pounds. Delivery on uncompleted contracts was required with a penalty of 11-2 cents a pound announced by Lloya S. Tenny.
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Chicago
A.P
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Lloya S. Tenny
Irish Sweepstakes Winners From Grand National Draw
In Dublin on April 1 five Canadian tickets won prizes in the Irish hospital sweepstakes tied to the Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree. Top prizes range from £30,000 to £10,000 depending on race position. Canadian entries include Red Freeman T Jackson, Venturesome Knight Area IDjoG145, Dominick's Cross Cheerful NZS69SL, Bogskar Plymouth NQ29609, London Town Delos 1141417. A Canadian won £489 as a residual prize with Horse Cents M87281. Consolation prizes of £100 went to PW HoT 12Q29503 First Time BT37367 Rero M116833 Open Warfare MH34268 Rasaelawal den QJ69142 Lucky Sevens CS-20877 Never Had Luck BT25648 W W W HM9710.
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Dublin
Aintree
England
Red Freeman
T. Jackson
London Town
Delos
Rasaelawalden
Inquest Opened Into Cave-in Death At East Crossing
An inquest was opened Saturday into the death of Joseph Flaig who died in a ditch cave-in at the East crossing. Jurors viewed the body and the hearing was adjourned to Monday afternoon. The jury members are J. L. Trotman J. E. Davies J O. Fairtess G. E. Hotson R. E. Keating and W. A. Lutes.
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Joseph Flaig
J. L. Trotman
J. E. Davies
J O. Fairtess
G. E. Hotson
R. E. Keating
W. A. Lutes
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Kudojervi
Zhidanofy
Union Republic
Qarella
T. Albert Moore
Inior Board OF Trade Uinnep
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McLarty’s
Alta
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Jasper Edson
Bamber
National
Critchlow
CCF
Knight
Liberal
Kuh
New Democracy
Cecil Hotel
Toronto
Port Arthur
Winnipeg
Regina
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Prince Albert
Swift Current
Peneuiie
Balkan
RED Cross Executive
Flaig Inquest
Medicine Hat Lodge No
Barnam Osborne Nason
Nott's Chapel
Magonla Hall
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