Legion outlines pension claims procedure for wartime
Canadian Legion official J R Bowler urged careful medical screening and clear state obligations for pensions. He called for strict history taking to separate pre enlistment defects from service related disabilities and proposed revamping medical record keeping across units to prevent repeat missteps seen 1914 to 1918.
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Canadian Legion Sect
Ottawa
C.P
Canada
J. R. Bowler
Canadian Legion
Dominion Council
Bowler
Legion
Grassy Lake Elevator Man Found Dead in River
The body of Allay Parker about 50 was recovered from the river north of Grassy Lake yesterday after a two day missing period. Parker, an agent at the Alperta Pou elevator, likely pushed out in a boat without oars and jumped in. Coroner Dr. Hammond ruled no inquest needed. Parker leaves a wife and four children in Grassy Lake. the family had lived in Macleod for years.
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Allay Parker
Grassy Lake
Parker
Hedk
Const. Weston
Bow Island
Hammond
Thor
Macleod
Windsor Customs Officials Arrested for Bribery
R C M P officers in Windsor Ontario arrested five customs officials Thomas Smyth Wilfred Fletcher Carl Gough Harry Smith and Edward Mansell on charges of bribery and corruption after a four year period investigation. The men allegedly accepted bribes to allow goods to cross the US Canada border. More arrests are expected.
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Windsor
Ont
C.P
R.C.M.P
Thomas Smyth
Wilfred Fletcher
Carl Gough
Harry Smith
Edward Mansell
United States
Canada
Allen Women Sentenced To Jail Terms and Fines
Mrs. Michel Allen and her daughter Betty were sentenced by Magistrate D. C. Sinclair in Calgary police court for assaulting Nurse Alice Knowles by tar and feathering on July 18. Mrs. Allen received 45 days plus 15 in default of costs, while Betty Allen got 15 days hard labor and a $100 fine or 30 more days.
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Calgary
Michel Allen
J. L. Allen
Betty
D. C. Sinclair
Alice Knowles
Fort Saskatchewan
Miss Knowley
Dr. Allen
Holiday Monday Store Closures Prompt Early Shopping
Merchants close for a holiday Monday and urge shoppers to begin early for the long weekend. Advertisements tout extraordinary values and urge readers to read the ads to plan purchases.
Hitler Offers Peace Terms to Poland in Sixteen Points
Berlin publishes the full exchange of notes outlining 16 points for Poland during the crisis. Key items include Danzig, a plebiscite for the Polish Corridor, Gdynia’s status, demilitarization, and international commissions. Poland reportedly refuses to send a mission to Berlin. British notes hint at possible negotiations.
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Berlin
Britain
Germany
Poland
Danzig
Mariedwerder
Grudziasz
Kulm
Bydgoszcz
International Commission
Gdynia
East Prussia
Hel Oes
Warsaw
Hitler
London
Vincent Massey
Dominions Office
Slovakia Surrenders Powers to Germany amid Mass Troops
Bratislava reports the Slovak government surrendered its powers to a German army of occupation. German forces exceed 300,000 at four frontier passes along the 250 mile Slovak Poland border. Premier Tiso touts German occupation as guaranteed independence against Polish threat as trains fill with German soldiers.
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Bratislava
Slovakia
Poland
Fuehrer
Hitler
Czecho-Slovakia
Josef Tiso
Sloakia
Tiso
London Stock Exchange to Close Early Amid Evacuation
London stock exchange will close tomorrow shortening the trading week. Transportation will be heavily used for evacuating children from London so normal dealings would be extremely difficult.
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London
Japan Manchoukuo Frontiers Report From War Zone
A Tokyo correspondent describes trains massed on the Manchoukuo border toward the Outer Mongolian battle zone. Japanese leaders doubt a full dress war, citing supply difficulties along the Trans-Siberian line and fears of Russian counter moves. Lieut.-General Rensuke Isogai notes the logistical hurdles in sustaining major Russian forces.
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Tokyo
Manchoukuo
Red Army
Germany
Japan
Russia
Manchuria
Manchoukuo-Siberia
Outer Mongolia
Rensuke Isogai
Kwantung Army
Auto crashes into house at Fifth and Sixth
Richard Dawson of Calgary was teaching his sister Jane to drive his Chevrolet coupe. She lost control while turning left and the car mounted the sidewalk crashing into the veranda at 605 Fifth Ave. J. H. Wyatt occupied the veranda. Fence sections and verandah glass were damaged.
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Fifth Ave
Sixth St
Richard Dawson
Calgary
Jane
J. H. Wyatt
Pope Pius Issues Direct Peace Appeal to Five Powers
Pope Pius hands identical peace notes to envoys of Italy France Germany Poland and Britain. Cardinal Maglione rushed from Castel Gandolfo to the Vatican to deliver the messages as Vatican sources say the crisis may not endure beyond Sunday.
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Vatican City
C.P
Pius
Europe
Luigi Cardinal Maglione
Vatican
Castel Gandolfo
Italy
France
Germany
Poland
Britain
Nazi Britain Talks Pause With No Break Indicated
Berlin says negotiations with Britain are paused but not broken off. von Ribbentrop gave Sir Nevile Henderson an oral outline of Germany's reply as Poland reports German patrols crossing the border and Berlin notes mobilization actions. London confirms naval and overall mobilization with censorship on press and communications. The scene spans Rome and Paris reporting Italian army divisions and British royal plans amid rising tensions.
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von Ribbentrop
Nevile Henderson
Germany
Britain
Warsaw
Berlin
C.P
Baltic Sea
Hitler
Fuehrer
Polish Silesia
Danzig
Free City
Gdynia
Rome
Umberto
Rodolfo Graziani
Graziani
Pietro Badoglio
Italy
Badoglio
Ethiopia
London
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Poland
European
York
Paris
Mostow
E.D.T
M.S.T
New York
Western Union Tele
Frondon
Bly
Admiralty
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