29 Apr 1941
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Apr 29, 1941
Page
1
A test run on the proving ground shows the first M 3 medium 28 ton tank built for the U S army by Chrysler. The rolling fortress carries 75 mm and 50 mm weapons and machine guns as crew members observe from a port.
In London on April 29 Prime Minister Churchill told Edgar Granville he would not consider forming a small supreme war cabinet nor inviting empire leaders like Australia’s Menzies. He said the matter was discussed months ago and there is no intention to summon an empire war conference. A war debate was announced for next week, potentially lasting two days.
Calgary police report a burglar was kayoed by resident Jack Lieb a young truck driver after a brief fist fight at 1 30 a m in a 433 8th Ave Nw home. The intruder lay unconscious in a pool of blood as officers arrived. Bridges show the thief entered by a second storey bathroom window and was battered. One suspect is described as bruised with facial cuts. William Stewart Kamey a 36 year old machinist was held on a separate charge for suspected housebreaking.
Berlin reports say German forces push into southern Peloponnesus and mop up operations near Tripoli. The High Command claims air actions sank five ships totaling 14 400 tons and damaged others in Greek waters. Nazi publications hint Crete could be next as British bases remain on the island.
Hon W A Finlow provincial Minister of Public Works confirmed plans for hard surfacing the Walsh Medicine Hat highway this year. Work will start the first week in May and require about three months. The 0 mile stretch is a key first step in the province's annual hard surfacing program.
Flying Officer A F M Maclean and LAC FE Walton were killed in a night training accident at Holsom aerodrome near the No 34 SFTS RAF site seven miles west of the city. An inquiry will be held. casualties were treated at Pattison Funeral Home Medicine Hat with services at Hillside Cemetery.
The steel workers at Sault Ste Marie Ontario and Sydney Nova Scotia will walk out for 24 hours starting at midnight in support of the Hamilton National Steel Car Corporation strike which began Sunday night.
The United Mine Workers Union says soft coal production will restart Thursday in the bituminous fields after a dispute over a new wage contract. The union noted a negotiator is willing to discuss a five year retroactive deal, while operators agreed to a $1 per day wage increase pending final settlement.
Dr. Karl H. Meyers, a California oceanographer, said on arrival that Java and the Netherlands East Indies people expect war daily amid fears of a Japanese invasion. He noted a defense force of volunteers and about 2,000 American-made planes in the Indies and observed Singapore harbor converting the former French liner Ile de France.
Washington April 29 The United States war department announced that Charles A Lindberghs resignation as reserve air corps officer had been accepted He had held the rank of colonel.
The Canadian War Services campaign reports strong public support. Treasurer HH Noble notes $9,100 cash from Medicine Hat district sent to headquarters with final figures due by week’s end. Bow Island and district contributed $1,130 toward the Medicine Hat quota of $6,000.
25 Years Ago report notes General Townshend's British force near starvation surrender to Ottoman troops at Kut el Amara after a 143 day siege. Earlier British forces attacked Turkish troops at Bushire on the Persian Gulf with a successful assault.
London April 29 R A F raids on the battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau at Brest for the 12th time this month. Despite official claims of one hit, a well informed source says the ships remain in port due to heavy damage. Plymouth suffered a major German night raid with fires oil bombs and several casualties.
After German Balkan victories, Churchill argues Britain can be beaten only by invasion or severing the Atlantic lifeline to the United States. Hitler faces a major policy choice as long war odds still favor Britain if Britain’s sea lanes remain open and British air power endures. Some European signals hint Hitler may turn east next, despite victory in the Balkans.
The United States maritime commission prepared 30 seized Axis ships for service if a government order arrives. Sabotage by crews left most German and Italian vessels damaged prior to coastguard custody a month ago.
Ottawa Finance Minister Isley unveils new taxes and sharp rate hikes to raise 1.5 billion dollars for war costs. Personal tax starts at 15 percent, rising five percent per thousand. corporate rate up to 40 percent. excess profits tax jumps to 22 percent. gasoline excise 3 cents a gallon. Provinces asked to cede tax powers for war. deficits projected at 615.6 million, with 1.5 billion potential budget gap.
Admiral Harold R. Stark disclosed that United States neutrality patrols are active at some points up to 2,000 miles from shore, expanding beyond traditional coastal waters near Washington.
Reuters reported a German radio source that thirty one Britons were arrested in Valencia Spain on charges of hostile acts against the Spanish state.
Joseph M. Schenck chairman of 20th Century Fox and Joseph H. Moskowitz appealed their income tax evasion convictions. Schenck received three years in prison for defrauding the government of 223000 dollars in income taxes. Moskowitz was sentenced to one year for aiding Schenck.
Western Australia was rattled by its strongest earthquake in 35 years. Perth and distant towns reported shaking from the quake with no injuries reported. Authorities survey to assess damage and aftershocks.
Three Italian German columns that crossed into Egypt three days ago have halted within five miles of Salum. British armoured divisions and RAF air attacks plus a desert sandstorm disrupted the advance. German and Italian forces in the area are harassed by patrols as Dessie fell to British forces, capturing 2000 Italians and 400 Colonial soldiers.
A Turner Valley drilling gadget on display at Service Hardware stirs curiosity. At Graham’s Aberdeen street a pet calms kids with Bessie Cow. Dixon block stores look vacant like finals week in high school. PO Murray Gardner faces a stubborn air sickness issue with a student pilot from Lethbridge.
The 8290 ton German freighter Lech sailed from Rio de Janeiro in an apparent attempt to breach the British blockade with cargo including fuel oil cotton seed hides iron mica coffee and other goods. Capt. Friedrich Brinkmann had sought permission to sail within 18 hours for Bergen Norway. The Lech had arrived March 3 from Bordeaux after a 31 day voyage.
German coastal guns shelled the Dover area for nearly six hours in the heaviest cross Channel action of the war. British guns answered in a mammoth duel across about 20 miles of water, with RAF attacking Nazi emplacements. Damage reported as negligible after shelling subsided.
Reports from Havana say a Cuban gunboat seized a schooner flying the U S flag carrying a German crew engaged in distributing totalitarian propaganda along Cuba's southern coast. Officials had no confirmation but Cuba’s navy was said to investigate the incident.
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