Insurgent air attacks threaten British shipping and Franco aid
British protest to Rome over Italian aid to the insurgents intensifies as two new insurgent air strikes hit shipping near Barcelona. The Stanbrook sank after bombing, and Gandia port suffered further damage while UK officials study a complex Burgos note on withdrawal and belligerent rights. Ontario man seeks $5,000 from London utilities for injuries when a street bulb fell.
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British Passport Officer Kendrick Arrested by Nazis in Vienna
Captain Thomas Kendrick, British passport comptroller, was arrested in Vienna by Gestapo and held at the Metropole hotel. A British note demanded a full explanation and release, citing diplomatic immunity questions and his救 actions aiding Jewish refugees. Sir Neville Henderson conveyed the protest to Berlin as Vienna says Kendrick declined to comment after release.
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Nazis call reserves to register in Berlin notices
Notices posted in Berlin call on all retired and reserve army officers to register with the police before September 20. White placards urged officers on leave to register as well. In Hendaye a Spanish insurgent despatch says Franco launched a general offensive with 5,000 militiamen captured and thousands killed.
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Edmonton seeks more aid for relief grant
Edmonton plans to request an increase in its unemployment relief grant in aid from the Alberta government. Edmonton currently receives 53 000 and Calgary gets 60 000 with 7 100 fewer people on relief. Officials note Edmonton lists 8 986 on relief versus Calgary 7 886 in July, and Edmonton spent about 74 415 that month compared with Calgary's 82 000. A group including Edmonton Calgary Medicine Hat and Drumheller officials will meet provincial officials next week to discuss grants for the coming year.
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Mackenzie Replies On Roosevelt Address
Vancouver August 19 Hon Ian Mackenzie Minister of Naval Defence said Roosevelt's Kingston speech was a gesture of deep rooted friendship between the two nations. He noted the US would not stand idly by if Canadian domination was threatened by any empire and called the address a definite spirit of friendship though not elaborating on policy effects.
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Kidnapper Shot by Officer After Chase Near Effie
Otis Meridith, 21, of St Louis, died from a gunshot wound after fleeing officers who sought to question him about a kidnapping of a St Louis couple. Meridith and companion John Jeuch were trapped near Effie, Minn. Monday night and Meridith surrendered before attempting to flee.
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Light Sentence In Local Cattle Theft Case
Claud Van Cleave pleaded guilty at the R C M P court to stealing a two year old heifer. He received a one year suspended sentence, ordered to pay 13.55 in costs, and return the animal to its owner T Hargrave of Walsh. The case notes the heifer drifted during a snow storm and was sold to a Lethbridge buyer who returned the branded animal J H. The magistrate cited no previous convictions and Van Cleave’s large family as factors for leniency.
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Lethbridge
J.H
Ellis
Infantile Paralysis Cases Reported At Local Hospital
Two infantile paralysis cases were reported to the health department this morning. The tally reaches three cases under treatment at the hospital, including a 13 year old local girl and a 21 year old man from Vauxhall.
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Great Numbers of Youth on Prairies Ever Employed
Calgary dispatch reports 100000 employable but unemployed wage earners in the prairie provinces. 40000 are unemployed but eligible for relief, another 40000 are unemployed yet not on relief, and 20000 are young men and women without steady work. 46000 farmers on relief are excluded from the count. McGill’s Albert Duncan calls for long range planning and unemployment insurance.
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Social Research Department
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Montreal
Banff
Prairie
Duncarty
Fascists and Catholics Reach Tenuous Accord
A disputed stand off between the fascist party and Catholic Action appears to ease as both sides announce a tentative agreement. The Catholic lay movement had faced sharp attacks from fascist press over recent tensions and calls for policy alignment.
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He Cathalalic
Ace Action
Pata
Gram Delivery Strike Sparked by CCE and Communists
Willingdon Alberta August 10 CP Disapproval voiced by Social Credit executive over a proposed strike in central Alberta at the 80 cent minimum price under Dominion government set policy. W Tomyni Social Credit MLA Whitford Stated farmers were not duped by the strike proposed by Quitlehunist and Canadian Commonwealth Federation constituency executives.
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New Zealand PM defends High Commissioner on Ethiopian issue
Prime Minister Savage told the House of Assembly that High Commissioner Jordan acted under government instructions when he criticized British proposals before the May League of Nations council meeting on Italy's conquest of Ethiopia. New Zealand and China opposed the council decision.
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Redcliff Road to be Regraded by Province Works
The Redcliff highway will be rebuilt and gravelled by the provincial Public Works department starting next Monday. 40 to 50 workers and a large crew will construct a 26 foot wide all weather road from the hilltop to Redcliff with 12 foot ditches and a flattened curve to keep it open year round. H. E. Henderson serves as resident engineer. completion is expected in about one month to six weeks.
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Buffalo Road
H. E. Henderson
Reinforcements Rushed to Battle Arab Terrorists
In Jerusalem on August 20 British authorities imposed a 24 hour curfew on Hebron and rushed hundreds of troops to confront Arab terrorists who looted and burned the post office and Barclay's Bank. The attack marked the boldest flare of Palestine disorders as British forces deployed 80 tanks along with troops and aircraft.
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Barclay’s Bank
Infantile Paralysis Claims Two New Cases and One Death in Alberta
Edmonton reports two new poliomyelitis cases and a death. A three year old from Ferintosh is mildly affected and treated in Edmonton. A two year old in St Vincent district is treated at home. Morley Bell, 22, dies in Calgary, seventh death since July 28, with 39 cases in total.
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Fourth iron lung shipped to Edmonton for emergency
A fourth iron lung is being sent tonight from Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children to Edmonton after an emergency call from Alberta's capital. The Alberta Department of Health received the call last night.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Department of Health
Refugee flood prompts Swiss and French border crackdown
Swiss and French border patrols tighten to stop refugees fleeing Nazi rule via an underground railway. About 400 refugees questioned in Basel described a wartime escape network through Bavaria and Baden, aided by cash from escapees and underground sources. Cantonal police chiefs in Bern warned that over 1,000 illegal crossers from German Austria may be returned if the stream continues.
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Hitler
Old Timer of Far North Dies After Accident
Herbert Hanley Hall a prominent Arctic fur trader and former Hudsons Bay Company official died in Prince Albert after an ice accident last May left him unable to obtain treatment until the Nascopie called at Churchill. He had worked for HBC since 25 and led posts across Hudson Straits.
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Churchill
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Canada Included In US Neutrality Policy Discussion
Washington reports President Roosevelt signaled the United States would not stand idly by if Canada faced foreign attack. The discussion noted Canada as exempt from certain Neutrality Act provisions, with predictions of action in the next session to adjust or apply the act's neutrality powers.
Alberta Promises No More Deliveries At Border
Alberta officials pledge to stop border deliveries amid tensions with Saskatchewan. Government representatives state controls will prevent shipments and transports across provincial lines, signaling a shift in border policy and enforcement.
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