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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 02, 1941
Page
1
Allied and Italian forces clash in Albania with Greek counter moves shaping the outcome of the Albanian campaign. In Europe, Royal Air Force bombers strike Bremen, setting factories and docks ablaze as fires glow 120 miles away.
In England on January 2 two notable Calgarians Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett and Maj. Gen. G. R. Pearkes joined a home guard church parade in a Canadian troops area. Bennett read the first lesson and the 1st Division commander read the second.
Ottawa January 2 The Earl of Athlone held his first New Year’s levee in Canada at the Hall of Fame in Parliament. More than 1,000 Canadians including Prime Minister Mackenzie King and diplomatic staff greeted His Excellency as he exchanged wishes and shook hands.
George A. Clash, chairman of the Provincial Marketing Board, is appointed as director of purchases for Alberta. A. Shnitka, former director, is relieved to devote full time to duties of king's printer. Announcement by Provincial Treasurer Solon A. Low in Edmonton on January 2.
Walter E. Lucas, Lisbon correspondent for the Times of London, was ordered to depart within 48 hours by the Portuguese government over a series titled In Portugal Hitler Schemes Against Britain. The action underscores tensions ahead of World War II era reporting.
Two Hills Alberta January 2 The Dominion government allows industrialists to set prices but denies farmers the same privilege Provincial Treasurer Lew told a Social Credit meeting in town.
Survivors from ten merchant ships sunk in the South Pacific say German raiders using Japanese names attacked Allied shipping. Rescued prisoners report their captors hoisting the Nazi flag and discuss harsh rations and escape from Emirau. Additional survivors allege three vessels still hold captives and recount the Tarakina’s brave, doomed defense before sinking.
News reports say the British steamer Glengyle was sunk in the Mediterranean. Russian forces occupied key positions near Czernowitz and Buco vina and pushed the enemy back on the Strupa. The British repelled a threatened raid by Arab forces in the Western Desert.
A minimum wage order increases pay for 70 000 railroad workers by over 7 million dollars annually and goes into effect March 1. Wage-hour administrator Philip Fleming announced the change based on a committee’s recommendations, setting 36 cents per hour as the minimum for track workers red caps dining car waiters and other trunk line railroad staff and 33 cents for similar workers on short lines.
Christmas is over. trees are taken down in the business district. New Year's Day humor and Zeke Zaiser the Tigers keeper perform a Houdini act before 850 spectators. A train with 66 CPR shingles cars moved through Medicine Hat toward the U.S. Also a $50 donation from the Canadian Legion to the Empire Club fund. Clearings this week $324,242. last year $284,058. this week versus last year $274,510.
Rome reports German planes and pilots have been sent to Italy to help in the aero naval fight in the Mediterranean. General Piccolo, head of the Italian air force, said the German air corps should be regarded as a great Italian unit and given facilities in Italy. The move signals Axis air activity focusing on the region in January.
London informed circles say French fleet ships have left ports for Casablanca and Dakar to Africa. Officials deny knowledge of the move. Informants think the Germans likely know of shifts without Nazi permission, as the armistice limits are monitored by agents at French ports.
Belgrade reports Bulgaria under pressure as Premier Philoff travels to Vienna for talks with German leaders. Observers fear a German drive through Bulgaria toward Greece or the Dardanelles, with Nazi troops in the Balkans shaping Bulgaria’s role.
Dublin woke to aerial raids after invading aircraft operated within a 60 mile radius last night and into today. At least three people were killed by high explosive bombs and a fire bomb of German origin was found with its markings near Curragh of Kildare. The blasts damaged three homes in Terenure, Dublin.
Toronto officials report a busy start to January with a surge in marriage licenses in 1940. City Hall clerks expect continued activity as many applicants are soldiers, and officials attribute the rise to wartime conditions and leap year superstition.
The New Year's baby for Medicine Hat arrived at 4 30 a m January 2 weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Crane 637 Sixth St both mother and infant in good health and awaiting a name. The prize was offered by the Junior Shop for the first local birth after midnight December 31.
The text notes about 9,600 licences issued versus 8,057 in 1939, with a weary clerk describing the figure as large. It mentions a surge before July 15 as single men sought to avoid the government's wartime training edict selecting unmarried individuals after mid-July.
Royal Air Force bombers hit Bardia overnight as Britain eyes a land and sea assault to seize the Eastern Libyan base. Reports from the western desert hint at an attack on Tobruk, while Bardia remains surrounded for 17 days.
A campaign raises funds for Greece as Monarch and Roxy theatres stage Sunday benefit performances. Proceeds and donors include Albert Hughes 3.00 Jim Court 22.22, W. B. Dempster 21.00, J. H. Yuill 25.00, added picture show receipts 25.00, plus multiple small gifts totaling over 213.75.
Ken Harris aged 24 pleaded guilty at city police court to breaking and entering Lewis' Bargain Store on December 26. Magistrate W H Ellis sentenced him to 15 months in Lethbridge jail.
The official gazette shows a decree authorizing the war office to pay higher prices to contractors for materials used in the Lictor line fortifications to meet market conditions. The forts guard the Alpine frontier facing France, Switzerland, and Germany.
The Daily Mail quoted Joseph Stalin saying Soviet Russia is ready for every eventuality and in a state of total mobilization. The report noted the broadcast had not been corroborated by other sources at that time.
The Royal Gold Medal for Architecture was approved yesterday by the King for United States architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The announcement came from London with the award recognizing Wright’s influence in modern architecture.
London records show 1,180 hours of air raid warnings during 1940. The sirens issued the raiders approaching signal 400 times, representing 49 full days if stacked end to end.
A string of New Year incidents includes Gwan Moon Gone charged with attempted carnal knowledge of a minor, bail set at 500 dollars. Woo Tong fined for reckless driving after a 4 am crash at Minto and Industrial. Max Schecter hospitalized after a hit and run near Moose Hall with driver gone. Police investigate.
Reported Franco-German rift over Axis collaboration raises speculation of French colonial forces in Africa and the French navy rejoining Britain. A Hitler Petain split could invite Nazi occupation of France, disperse western armies, and threaten British and Italian empire aims amid moves to defend Atlantic sea lanes.
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