28 German Transports Sunk Since April 8 Official Statement
London report says 28 German transports and supply ships sunk since April 8 and losses to mines from the Scandinavian expedition. Also notes German forces repelled at Steinkjer front near Trondheim and occupation of Kvam southeast of Dombas, with guerrilla fighting continuing near Narvik.
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London
Stockholm
Steinkjer
Trondheim
Kvam
Dombas
Narvik
Allied forces push in Gudbrandsdalen and Narvik area
Allied troops report landings in Gudbrandsdalen and near Narvik despite German air action. Navy announces minefields laid in West fjord near Lofoten approaches, expanding earlier mine lines. Analysts cite lack of air superiority and port limitations as major early campaign challenges.
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Gudbrandsdalen
Bomme
Trondheim
Noxpey Star
Arctic Circle
Admiralty
Lofoten
Narvik
Germany
Denmark
Pews Namsos
Norway
Nuh
City Hall Sees Formation of Local Model Airplane Club
Enthusiastic group meets at City Hall to form a model airplane club. A May 24 meet will host wing span based contests with ten cent entry per plane and prizes for classes. Committee named: Gerald Fisher chairing with Jack Fitzpatrick Joe Vesso Jr Jack Sisson and Bill Clark.
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Ithe
Iscuss
Gerald Fisher
Jack Fitzpatrick
Joe Vesso Jr
Jack Sissong
Bill Clark
Oldsters
Two Canadian Flier Missing Prisoner Of War
The air ministry lists two Canadians as missing after a Royal Air Force plane was downed near Alesund Norway. Flying Officer Thomas Keith Milne of Khedive Sask and Flying Officer Bernard Hayward of Dugald Man are reported prisoners of war by a German broadcast. The loss occurred last Tuesday.
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Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Alesund
Trondheim
Thomas Keith Milne
Khedive, Sask
Bernard Hayward
Dugald
Man
London
Death Sentence for Woman in Espionage Case in Paris
Paris reports the first wartime espionage death sentence by the Paris military tribunal and the second in France against a woman. Carmen Mary, 34, a Swiss newspaper woman, was condemned.
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Paris
Paris Military Tribunal
France
Carmen Mary
Russians claim Caucasus gains as Turks fall back in Azerbaijan
The Canadian Press reports 25 years ago that Russians report successes in the Caucasus while Turkish forces retreat from Kotur in Azerbaijan. Allied troops repelled a strong German attack north of Ypres in Belgium with fair and mild temperatures.
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Caucasus
Kotur
Azerbaijan
Ypres
Belgium
Sweden Reports German Units Halted at 3 Points
German troops halted last night as they advanced rapidly in Norway’s eastern valleys to allow Nazi reinforcements from Oslo to catch up. Reports say German forces were fortifying the Borog sector near Storen while other columns moved toward Dombas and Gudbrandsdalen, with Norwegian detachments claiming several checks along the routes.
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Thomas F. ‘Hawkins
Associated Press
Stockholm
Norway
Oslo
Osterdalen
Borog
Storen
Reinforcements Pouring Into Norway Allied Forces Reported
Allied troops surge into Norway near Namsos after a arduous sleigh journey from Sweden. Luftwaffe bombers kept at bay by pursuit planes and anti aircraft guns as General Adrian Carton de Wiart and French units fortify positions north of Trondheim. Narvik surrounded by French Alpine troops and Allied naval air support. page eight continuation.
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Namasos
Norway
CP Havas
Namsos
Bom
Napasos
Sweden
Trondheim
Adrian, Carton de Wiart
Couder
Chausseurs Alpine
Blue Devils
Narvik
Sunday Cloudburst Strikes City Amid Light Rain Totals
A brief cloudburst yesterday produced .01 inch officially with heavier downtown rain. Across Saturday and Sunday cumulative precipitation reached .19 inch. Yesterdays high reached 61 degrees in Alberta while at 1 PM today the temperature hovered near 57 degrees under overcast skies.
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Alberta
Rotarians Elect New Officers for Year at Meeting
At today’s Rotary Club gathering officers for the new year begin July 1. John Elder is named President and directors include Eric Ansley Bert Dempster Art Finch Grant Hollingworth Merritt Smith Corelli Hatch and Maurice Stone as immediate past president.
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Rotary Club
John Elder
Eric Ansley
Bert Dempster
Art Finch
Grant Hollingworth
Merritt Smith
Corelli Hatch
Maurice Stone
Luisa Tetrazzini Dies at 65 in Italy
Italian soprano Luisa Tetrazzini, famed worldwide for 1904 North American debut and radiant broadcasts, died in Milan after a long illness. Her career endured conflicts with Toscanini, later reconciling, with highlights including a 1938 Milan radio broadcast and memorable performances for Caruso and the Russian Imperial Court.
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Milan
Italy
Mme
Luisa Tetrazzini
Tetrazzini
Tonti
San Francisco
Metropolitan Opera Company
New York
Arturo Toscanini
la Scala
Toscanini
Tetragzini
Violetta
Toncanini
Gatti-Casazza
Enrico Carus
Taderewski
Caruso
Bank Robbery At Leaside Branch In Ontario
Three men armed with pistols held up the Leaside Canadian Bank of Commerce this morning and escaped with six hundred dollars. Police later found a bound driver and a worn car in a nearby suburb northeast of Toronto.
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Leaside
Ont
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Leasee
Toronto
Gasoline price fight under British Columbia law
Premier Pattullo announced the province will launch action under the Combines Investigation Act against oil companies that refused the fuel board order cutting wholesale gasoline prices by three cents per gallon. The move follows talks with oil-industry representatives after deliveries to dealers were suspended.
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Victoria
C.P
Pattullo
Combines Investigation Act
Provincial Fuel Board
British Columbia Coal and Petroleum Products Control Board
Baseball scores from the American and National Leagues
In the American League Boston trailed early but rallied to defeat Philadelphia with 11 runs while Harris and Desaytels teamed with Caster Brackey for the combined win. In the National League Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati 9 to 5 with Derringer Lombardi contributing in relief.
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Boston
Philadelphia
Harris
Desaytels
Caster and Brackey
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Butcher
Davis
Derringer
Lombardi
Britain and Italy Move Toward Trade Talks
Italy has made diplomatic approaches to resume trade and economic negotiations with Britain. Italian ambassador Giuseppe Bastianini met Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax to review Anglo-Italian relations as British officials consider visiting Rome to restart talks on a trade agreement.
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London
Italy
Giuseppe Bastianini
Viscount Halifax
Rome
Unlawful Attempt To Drown Girl At Lakefield
Peterborough Ontario April 29 Raymond L Martin 26 of Peterborough charged with unlawfully attempting to drown Audry Clayton 719 with intent to murder after a car plunged into 18 feet of water at Lakefield Clayton swam to shore Martin was rescued by a boatman and held without plea until next week.
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Peterborough, Ont
Raymond L. Martin
Peterborough
Audry Clayton
Lakefield
Miss Clayton
Martin
Lakefield Street
Letter from Buckingham Palace to Canadian forces heroism praised
Mrs William received a letter sent to her husband Sergt W J Wilson of the Canadian forces in Great Britain. The note from George R E extends warmest wishes from the people of Britain to the first contingent of Canadian troops, praising heroism and comradeship. Wilson joined the 107th Field Battery last October and served in the 8th Army. His mother is Mrs B A Wilson.
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William
W. J. Wilson
King George
C.A.S.F
Great Britain
Buckingham Palace
Ag Follo
Pyoyd
Canada
George R.E
Monton
107Th
Werth
8Th Army
Eement
C.A
B. A
Italian Editor Hints At War Need Involvement In Norway
Rome reports Giovanni Ansaldo editor of Il Telegrafo told Italian troops it is impossible for Italy to stay out of the present war. He linked the stance to speeches by Fascist leaders and warned Italy must be ready for orders from Berlin, saluting German soldiers fallen on Norwegian soil.
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Rome
A.P
Giovanni Ansaldo
Italy
Ansaldo
Count Clano
Fl Telegrafo of
Leghorn
Chamber of Fasces and Guilds
Dino Grandi
Guido Buffarini-Guidi
Interior
Buffarini-Guidi
Grandi
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Stienkjer
Slayton
Minn
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Nomyay
Ottawa
Model Airplane ‘Club
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Canadian Press
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Milo
Kvyam
Gjovik
Lake Mjosen
Htnedal
Aurdal
Alvadal
Roros
Foltol
Storen-Dambas
Tynset
Inset
Storen-Dombas
Sta Suc
Cranbrook
Britain
Heh
Gayda
Fasc
Virginio Gayda
Charg Ne Britei
Halle
Yugoslavia
Gayage
Prem Mussolinii
Lge
Penn Othe
Balkans
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