Mackenzie King Avoids Election Talk At Toronto Banquet
Prime Minister Mackenzie King spoke to about 4,000 in Toronto promising not to reveal Canada’s stance on future world events or announce election plans. He refused to comment on a possible federal general election, while Liberal leaders urged bigger delegations after the vote. The crowd packed the Royal York and rival dining rooms as Lapointe chaired and delegates from several provinces attended.
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Toronto
C.P
Mackenzie King
Lnst
Canada
Ralph Day
Corporation of the City of
Royal York Hotel
Ernest Lapointe
Quebec
Liberal Party
House of Commons
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Mr. Lapointe
Mr. King
Kiwanis Clubs Meet in Medicine Hat Next Year
REGINA August 9 Dr Jesse K Bigelow Lethbridge was elected district governor at the closing session of Kiwanis International Western Canada district convention He was the unanimous choice among three districts Lieutenant governors named were DOH Murdock Winnipeg Frank J Dickson Swift Current and F McVie Edmonton Medicine Hat will host the 1940 Western Canada district convention Percy I A Riches Medicine Hat club president welcomed delegates The program included an agriculture panel chaired by M A MacPherson Major MacPherson acted as public affairs committee chair and G N Griffin Regina Awards were given for attendance membership and first agricultural committee accomplishment Calgary Port Arthur Port William and others received banners plus multiple club recognitions Irish workers face higher contributions for lower health insurance benefits.
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Regina
C.P
Jesse K K. Bigelow
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat Club
Ewart MacPherson
Agriculture
M. A. MacPherson
K.C
Net
G. N. Griffin
Hatters
Medicine
Mr. Riches
Prince Albert
Agricultural Committee
Port Arthur
Port William
Carter
Clauss
Calgary
Brandon
Fort Frances
Rain Falls Across Division Reducing Crop Stress
Rain covered many parts of the division last night with cooler conditions easing heat damage. Locally eight hundredths of an inch recorded, while Empress to Maple Creek received four to five hours of moisture and Burstall subdivision saw a couple of hours of rain.
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Empress
Maple Creek
Burstall Subdivision
Halifax Returns to London for Soviet Pact Talks
Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax left his Yorkshire residence to confer with William Strang on the mutual assistance pact with the Soviet Union. Strang arrived from Moscow to report on two months of negotiations as British and French military missions head to Moscow for high level talks.
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London
C.P
Viscount Halifax
Yorkshire
William Strang
Foreign Office
Soviet Union
Strang
Croydon
Moscow
Convict Surfaces After 125 Foot Smoke Stack Sit-Down
In Kingston Ontario a convict who climbed a 125 foot smokestack at Kingston penitentiary during a sit-down protest vanished at dawn. Warden Allen denied a fall and promised more details. Authorities suspect heavy rain and wind may have prompted the descent after his demand to return to the Montreal penitentiary.
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Kingston
Ont
Kingston Penitentiary
Allen
Montreal
Germany to register all nationals for defense drive
Berlin reports a national registration order covering Germans aged five to seventy to be filed August 13 to 19. Police, aided by Nazi leaders, will compile identity details including talent, knowledge, physical condition, and efficiency, with exemptions for active soldiers and reservists.
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Berlin
A.P
Wilhelm Frick
Danzig
Reich
Frick
Roosevelt accuses coalition of gambled neutrality bets
President Roosevelt, at his Hyde Park press conference, blamed a coalition of Republican lawmakers and a portion of Democrats for blocking neutrality measures and stalling lending and housing bills. He warned that if the coalition loses its neutrality wager, its responsibility would be heavy as 1.5 billion people and 20 million workers face consequences.
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Hyde Park
N.Y
A.P
Roosevelt
Naihe
Washington
Works Progress Administration
Senate
House
Wiker
Duchess County
Peace Appeal Broadcast From Japanese Command Reported
Wang Ching Wei announced a peace appeal broadcast from Canton via radio in Japanese held territory. The message claimed approval by the Japanese command and promised possible withdrawal of troops under certain conditions, citing assurances from General Rikteh Ards, commander in South China.
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Hong Kong
C.P
Wang Ching Wei
China
Canton
Watg
Rikteh Ards
South China
Independent political action meeting planned at Park Hall
Widespread interest marks the Thursday Park Hall gathering to organize an independent provincial campaign. Support spans Redcliff Dunmore Finns Lake and city polls. A strong slate of permanent officers and a clear platform are expected as the turnout grows. The meeting opens at 3 p.m.
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Park Hall
Redcliff
Dunmore
Finn’s Lake
Swastika Painted on Local Water Tower Incident
A night-time stunt left a four foot swastika and Latin phrase Cum grano salts on a 70 foot water tower near Kitchener school. Police investigate while residents flock to view the vandalism amid rain and darkness, with tar proposed to erase the markings.
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Fourth St
Furl Kitchener School
AFL reports paid up membership at 3.9 million
The American Federation of Labor announced a paid up membership of 3,902,979 as of August 1. Secretary treasurer Frank Morrison said this total marks an increase of 1,462,929 since September 1956.
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American Federation of Labor
Frank Morrison
Thief Steals from Fainting Man in Vernon Square
Henry Pidherney of Vernon reports a pocket theft at Victor Square in downtown Vancouver after he fainted. He was a blood donor and regained consciousness to find $15 missing from his pocket.
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Henry Pidherney
Vernon
Victor Square
Vancouver
Pidherney
Deenor
Secret Sessions Seek to Nab Lepke Buchalter in NYC
In a hidden chamber linked to the FBI HQ a special grand jury heard its first witness in a drive to smash an underground railroading crime network sheltering Louis Lepke Buchalter. Lepke, alias multiple names, faces charges for dodging federal bail and State indictments for extortion tied to fur garment and bakery trades. District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey accuses him of causing at least five killings to silence witnesses.
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New York
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States
Louis
Lepke) Buchalter
Lepke
Thomas E. Dewey
Visit of King and Queen Ends Talk of Secession in Saskatchewan
Premier W. J. Patterson of Saskatchewan said the royal visit to Canada in May quelled secession rumblings in the province. He noted no serious talk of secession, only occasional murmurs, and cited a farmer group studying the issue. Patterson urged mutual understanding for national harmony.
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Toronto
C.P
W. J. Patterson
Saskatchewan
Canada
Mackenzie King
Patterson
Britain tests air force in massive war games as King inspects reserve fleet
Dawn air maneuvers test Britain's air force capabilities while King George arrives at Weymouth to inspect 133 reserve fleet warships. A bomber crash kills four. observers report the new air defence system and radar working, amid dense mist and heavy guns.
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London
C.P
Britain
King George
Weymouth
Essex
Air Ministry
Canat
Brance Ae Gamany
Southampton
Portsmouth
Eastland
Westland
Thames Estuary
Japanese Demand to British in Swatow Clash Sparks Tension
In Hong Kong on August 9, Japanese officials presented five demands to British authorities over a Swatow protest clash that injured a Chinese by a British consulate crowd. The list seeks British sailor admission, an apology, compensation, punishment, and assurances of no recurrence.
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Hong Kong
South China
Swatow
Scout building committee meeting announced
The Boy Scout building committee now includes the chairman of each Group committee and will meet in the Police Court Room Friday evening at 7 30 p m August 11. The general committee meeting is postponed subject to the president of the Association calling it.
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Boy Scout
Police Court Room
New Jersey Girl Beaten and Strangled by Slender Killer
Camden police sought a bone crushing strangler after Wanda Dworecki 17, daughter of a Polish Baptist minister, was found beaten and choked on Lovers Lane. Detectives examined boyfriend letters, checked threats, and probed a prior abduction four months earlier as they searched for the killer.
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New Jersey
Camden
N.J
A.P
Lane
Wanda Dworecki
Pier Collapse Kills Worker Near Casselman Ontario
Felix Gagnon, 59, died when a bridge pier he was demolishing east of Casselman Ontario collapsed. He was pinned against a stone wall and swept into the water. Authorities investigate the factory-site accident.
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Casselman
C.P
Felix Gagnon
Here
Serra
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