British Raid Hits Scharnhorst and German Targets
British planes severely damaged the battleship Scharnhorst in a floating dock after four direct hits. The raid also hit the dock, Cologne Wesel airfields, and the Texel seaplane base. A German raid damaged houses and a school in northeast England. British bombers again attacked Darmstadt area and Osnabruck Hamm yards.
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London
C.P
Air Ministry
Kiel
Scharnhorst
North Sea
Cologne
Wesel
Texel
Frisian
Ministry
England
Hamburg
Germany
Darmstaat
Osnabruck
Hamm
Norderney
Death penalty urged in Canada treason report
Ottawa July 2 The Commons defence committee proposed death for treason assisting enemies forces and endangering life with new penalties. It urged laws like Britain's Treachery Act 1940, retaining life imprisonment for lesser offences and deeming current statutes inadequate.
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Ottawa
C.P
Commons
Commons Committee On Defence of
Canada
Iisley
United Kingdom
Veterans' Home Guard enlists in Medicine Hat recruiting drive
In Medicine Hat the Canadian Legion hosted a recruiting night for the Veterans' Home Defence Guard. The 130th Infantry Reserve Company reached full strength of 85 men across all ranks in five hours of attestation.
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Canadian Legion
Veterans’ Home Defence Guard
Medicine Hat
130Th Infantry Reserve Company
Veterans’ Home Guard
All Merchants Selling War Savings Stamps
Over $1 000 worth of stamps were disposed of on Friday to various retail outlets Percy co chairman of the Local War Savings Certificate Campaign announced today By Tuesday all merchants in the city will be handling the war savings stamps Medicine Hat retailers are anxious to give their customers an opportunity to obtain the war savings stamps Employees of many industries in the city have agreed to devote a portion of their monthly pay to a regular purchase of war savings certificates London the government today introduced legislation to impose a sales tax for the first time in Britain but left to the Commons the task of setting the rate and the date of the imposition.
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Percy ‘Co
London
Britain
Commons
First Contingent of Nazi Captives Landed in Canada
The first batch of British prisoners of war arrived in Quebec and Montreal amid a sunny reception. About 250 officers and soldiers, Dunkirk veterans, were moved to internment centers within hours. Some on board were kept for debarkation in Montreal. The UK will cover Canada’s maintenance costs for these prisoners.
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Britain
Quebec
Ottawa
C.P
United Kingdom
Canada
Montreal
Dunkerque
Empire
British ‘Isles
Italian Bluff Turns Deadly Near Moyale
A British communiqué reports an Italian blunder near Moyale on the Ethiopian Kenydar border in which Italians fired on their own troops. Several natives were killed or wounded and Fascists suffered many casualties as natives returned fire.
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Cairo
Moyale
Evacuation of British Children Delayed by Legal Hurdles
Geoffrey Shakespeare reports 42000 applications for sending England and Wales children overseas for the war. Delays arise from required forms shielding the voyage from liability and the need for paternal signatures, while many fathers are at sea. A donor provided 500 pounds to aid toys and books for traveling children.
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London
The
Commons
Geoffrey Shakespeare
Dominions
England
Wales
Shakespeare
Canada
Atlantic
Navy
Axis Sub Campaign Intensified Amid Shipping Losses
A London report cites increased submarine activity and upset escort arrangements as the cause of heavy merchant shipping losses. The British Admiralty says 88,259 tons were lost in the week ending June 23 to German and Italian actions, with more submarines but not to an alarming extent. The source did not disclose Italian submarine impact.
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London
C.P
Alberta Cooperative Commonwealth Federation Convention Set
The C C F Alberta convention will meet in Calgary on July 26 and 27 with over 300 delegates expected. Sessions will be held at the Labor Temple and officials announced the plan after the weekend.
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C.C.F
Edmonton
C.P
Alberta
Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
Calgary
Labor Temple
British ships sunk by German submarines in 1915 actions
Canadian Press report notes liners Caucasian Inglemoor and four other large British ships sunk by German submarines. It also mentions the German battleship Pommern torpedoed by British submarines in the Baltic, though it escaped to the Kiel Channel in 1916.
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Caucasian
Inglemoor
Pommern
Baltic
Jutland
License Suspended for Reckless Driving Plea
Howard Millensifer of this city pleaded guilty in city police court to reckless driving his second offense in months. He was fined $25 and costs and his driver's license was suspended.
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Howard Millensifer
Motor Cyclists Die in Lethbridge Crash
Two men, George Stafford and George Gray, were killed when their motorcycle collided with an automobile driven by J. Faulkes of Macleod, 32 miles west of Lethbridge. The day before, the Old Man river saw its first drowning of the year, claiming John Kroponick, 18.
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Lethbridge
C.P
Old Man River
George Stafford
George Gray
J. Faulkes
Macleod
John Kroponick
Italian Losses Heavy at Weekend Rim Mediterranean
Cairo dispatch says British air forces sank four Italian submarines and a destroyer the Espero between June 27 and 29 and June 27 respectively. Forty four survivors were saved from the destroyer with unofficial reports of submarine survivors. Raids on Italian airfields and oil tanks caused damage without losses to the raiders. One Italian bomber was set afire at Condor Abyssinia with five others seriously damaged.
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Cairo
C.P
Near East
Near East Frontier
Mediterranean
Air Command
Condor
Abyssinia
Weather Outlook for Prairie Provinces and Ontario
The forecast notes fair warm conditions in the prairie provinces and cooler, showered districts in Ontario. Alberta is predicted to be partly cloudy and warm today and Wednesday with scattered showers.
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Prairie Provinces
Ontario
Alberta
Police raid Technocracy offices in Vancouver and New Westminster
Vancouver and New Westminster police raided Technocracy Inc. offices seizing hundreds of records and documents. The action targeted the group in a broader crackdown on suspected organizational materials.
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Vancouver and
R.C.M
Vancouver
New Westminster
Technocracy, Inc
Romania and Hungary Move Troops Back From Border
Reports say Romanian and Hungarian forces have withdrawn from the border to prevent further incidents. Authorities discuss possible settlement over Transylvania and Dobruja with German intervention viewed as a potential peace factor.
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Rumania
Hungary
No Use Sitting Down We Await Invasion Stimson Warns
Henry L. Stimson, Roosevelt's nominee for Secretary of War, testifies before the Senate military committee that the nation cannot wait for invasion. The former Secretary of State and Taft War Secretary urges compulsory military training to strengthen defenses amid unprecedented peril.
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Washington
C.P
Henry L. Stimson
Roosevelt
Senate Military Committee
Stimson
Hoover
Taft
Kiwanis Gift Shop Boost From Red Cross Support
Kiwanis Club contributed 100 to the Red Cross Gift and Souvenir Shop in Medicine Hat enabling a carefully selected stock. A committee member praised the Kiwanians’ kindness. With peak tourist season, the shop expects heavy traffic as visitors and passengers from special tourist trains browse and buy souvenirs.
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Kiwanis Club
Red Cross
First Aid Exams Set by St John Ambulance
St John Ambulance conducts first aid examinations Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Child Welfare Clinic. Participants must be registered with the class secretary and pay any outstanding fees.
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St. John’s Ambulance
Frontiers see Hungarian and Bulgarian attacks. Red Army advances
Reports from Tass say Hungarians attacked frontier outposts with rifles machine guns and artillery causing casualties on both sides while Bulgarians pressed Dobruja outposts with losses. Russian forces reportedly withdrew from overrun demarcation lines and occupied parts of Bessarabia and northern Bucovina last week raising fears of renewed advance.
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Dobruja
Bessarabia
Buvodina
Tass
Red Army
Prut
Danube
Bucovina
Romania
Section Foreman Andrew Palley Found Dead at Home
Andrew Palley a 41 year old section foreman at Bowell was found dead by his wife in the basement of their home around 4 pm Saturday. The death described as a shotgun wound though no inquest was deemed necessary by Coroner Dr. S F McEwen. Palley who had property in Romania had been troubled by European turmoil and leaves a wife and one child.
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Andrew Palley
Bowell
R.C.M.P
S. F. McEwen
Romania
Europe
Britain rejects occupation of Syria and Lebanon
Britain posted a keep out sign on French mandated Syria and Lebanon and declared it would not allow any enemy to occupy or use the area as a base. A foreign office statement said action would be without prejudice to the territories future status and did not imply French forces would oppose German or Italian occupation.
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London
Great Britain
Near East
Syria
Lebanon
Britain
Eugene Mittelhauser
Foreign Office
Mittlehauser
Germany
Italy
France
Six Drowned When Boat Capsized on Fish Lake
Royal Canadian Mounted Police dragged Fish Lake near Dorothy Alta to recover six drowning victims after a Sunday accident. Victims include Eugene Shepler 48 and four children Nene Edna 10 John Ross 8 Leland Marion 6 Verna Jean May 4 plus Bert Osmond, a farm laborer. Mrs Shepler and George Proudfoot witnessed as non swimmers watched.
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Dorothy
Alta
C.P
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ich Lake
Eugene Shepler
Nene Edna
John Ross
Leland Marion
Verna Jean May
Bert Osmond
Shepler
Doroethy
Drumheiler
Calgary
George Proudfoot
Lake Front
Osmond
Broad Lake
Mr. Shepler
Mrs. Shepler
Mr. Proudfoot
Chamber finds passport forms at local office amid tax news
Citizens planning trips to the United States can obtain passport forms from the local Chamber of Commerce office under Secretary W. T. Bannan. Supply is limited and available to the public. The piece notes that new U.S. taxes bring 2,200,000 more citizens into the income tax pool.
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United States
W. T. Bannan
Chamber of Commerce
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Moscow
Fish Lake
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