New Cabinet Formed in Bucharest Amid Frontline Tensions
July 4 Romania's new Nazi-Fascist regime under Ion Gigurtu forms a cabinet replacing Tatărescu as Soviet demands for riverfront control surface. British oil workers ordered to depart within 24 hours as Bucharest braces for invasion threats. In Oran, Britain’s fleet defeats French fleet with limited casualties, asserting control to deny the Petain government. King Carol hosts pro-German figures as Berlin’s assurances waver.
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Bucharest
Romania
Ion Cigurtu
Hitler
Mussol
Gigurtu
Gheorghe Tatarescu
Russia
Prut
Danube
Rumania
Germany
Ruemania
Ain
Berlin
Germmny
Hedp
Tumanman
Reich
Carol
Hungary
Ton Antonescue
Goya
George Bratianu
Alexander Vaid-Voevod
Alberta Utilities Commission Hearing Concludes in Court
G. M. Blackstock and J. W. Judge chaired an Alberta Utilities Commission session at the Court House. Only one appeal was heard this morning and the officials departed for Edmonton this afternoon.
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G. M. Blackstock
K.C
Alberta Utilities Commission
Court House
J. W. Judge
Edmonton
Blackstock
Judge
City youths fined for riding bicycles two to a machine
Acting Chief of Police J. B. McQueen warns several city youths have been fined for riding bicycles two to a machine and say further prosecutions will follow unless the dangerous practice stops. One boy appeared at the city police court this morning and was fined $1.00. O. Nelson was fined $2 and costs for failing to report an accident.
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J. B. McQueen
O. Nelson
Local Aircraft School To Open At Badminton Building
Preparatory work on a new aircraft mechanics school in the Badminton building advances. It will train men aged 18 to 45, with 43 roles listed and up to 200 trainees expected. The 600 hour course costs nothing to students, with wages paid via federal contracts after completion. Local applicants total 30 and rising through the Employment Service on Second Street.
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Badminton
Second St
Anglo-California sunk by U-boat off Ireland
British steamer Anglo- California from Montreal with many Canadians aboard shelled by a German submarine off Ireland. 12 killed including the captain. British airplanes attacked the German coast. Gale Hotlam, adopted son of Dr. and Mrs. Hodam of Strome Alberta, drowned in the Battle River near Irma Alberta.
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Montreal
Ireland
Gale Hotlam
G. F. Hodam
Strome
Alta
Rive
Irma
Millions in Gold Slipped Past Nazis by Norwegian Children
Baltimore reports a Norwegian route to smuggle 49 million dollars in gold past Nazi sentries. Norwegian children pulled sleds bearing small gold boxes from hidden caches to a small freighter in a fjord for transfer to the Bomma, which docked at Baltimore June 28 under police guard.
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Baltimore
News-Post
Bomma
New York
Prome
Western Front
Highty
Norway
Baltimore Harbor
Italians Routed by British on Moyale Frontier
British forces on the Kenya Ethiopia border routed Italian troops in a small but very successful engagement at Moyale. The report, circulating in London military circles, notes the clash as a notable success for Britain.
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London
Kenya - Ethiopia
Moyale
Many Homes Offered For Child Refugees
Edmonton reports over 200 completed home offers for British Isles child refugees, with hundreds of letters and a flood of forms via the Canadian Red Cross. Welfare officials note government coverage for hospitalization concerns while sponsors must have homes approved. Demand skews toward girls ages five to seven. earlier Dutch placements were reconsidered after policy clarification.
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Edmonton
British Isles
Alberta
Welfare
Canada
Heat Wave Reaches 91 Degrees in Afternoon
After several days in the 80s the temperature climbed to 91 degrees by 3 p.m. Today's noon reading was 79 degrees and another hot after noon spell was expected.
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Mercury
Nazi Mentions Churchill as Greatest Scoundrel Fume
The Nazi government inspired Dienst Aus Deutschland calls Prime Minister Churchill the greatest scoundrel of all time after the Royal Navy's action against the French fleet. The July 4 dispatch frames Churchill as the target of Allied naval actions.
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Berlin
Churchill
Royal Navy
Mackenzie King delays Defence call until regs ready
Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the House of Commons that conscription calls for the Canadian defence forces will not await a general citizens registration. A questionnaire plan, debated by Hon. Ian Mackenzie, proposes using the voters list from March 26 as a basis for registration with penalties for noncompliance.
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Ottawa
C.P
Mackenzie King
House of Commons
Hastings-Peterborough
Department of National Defence
Committee On Registration
Ian Mackenzie
Pensions
Regina Train Engineer James McCallum Dies at 39
James H. McCallum a CPR locomotive engineer for 30 years died in Regina. He was born in Grey County Ontario.
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James H. McCallum
C.P.R
Regina
Grey County
Ont
War Savings Stamps Drive by Canadian Film Industry
The Canadian motion picture industry launches a nationwide Stamp Out Hitler campaign to boost War Savings Stamps and Certificates. Theaters nationwide sell two 25 cent stamps at box offices through July 15 with a gala patriotic show on July 15 where buyers receive a complimentary ticket. Proceeds go to the Dominion Government via official agencies.
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Hitler
Canada
Dominion
Be Atlantic
Pacific
Pershing urges law for compulsory military training
Gen John J Pershing and James B Conant urged a compulsory national service bill before the Senate military committee. The plan would require certain citizens and aliens to register and train for eight months, with home defense duties for older or younger men, paying five dollars monthly. They argued it would deter wars and strengthen national life.
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Washington
James B. Conant
Harvard University
John J. Pershing
United States
Senate Military Committee
Edward Burke
Nebraska
Armed Services
Congress
Roosevelt
Corant
Senate
British Fascists in secret hideouts plan Mosley release
London reports that British Fascists operate from about 50 secret locations in London and the home counties in hopes Sir Oswald Mosley will be freed. Mosley and eight aides were arrested May 23 along with his wife. A petition for release has been filed and a hearing is set for Tuesday.
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London
C.P
Sir Oswald Mosley
The
Daily Herald
Oswald
Churchill Voices French Courage At Oran Naval Action
Churchill praised the French naval courage at Oran while noting British ships were not harmed by the heavy gun power directed at them. He warned the French losses in the harbor were likely heavy as Britain used severe measures and massive explosions. The prime minister received an extraordinary Westminster reception with cheering and waving order papers.
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Churchill
Oran
Westminster
Mers el-Kebir
Britain
Lightning Kills Two Near Edmonton
A lightning bolt killed Alfred Lattimer aged 20 at his farm near Woodland, 22 miles southwest of Edmonton while unhooking a horse. one horse also died. His mother and sister witnessed the event from the house. Earlier Gust Auber, 36, of Porto Bello district, 40 miles southwest of Edmonton, was killed by lightning Tuesday night.
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Edmonton
Alfred Lattimer
Woodland
Gust Auber
Porto Bello
Portland Naval Station Raided By Germans
A naval auxiliary vessel was set on fire and a tug and a lighter sunk by enemy aircraft attacking the channel coast. The raid targeted Portland Island naval station off England's southern coast with some building damage and a few civilian casualties. Daylight raids hit German lines of communication and oil plants near Rotterdam and a Merville airdrome. anti aircraft batteries repelled German raiders with no casualties reported. Two German planes were chased away after bombing a southwest coast town. efforts by Spitfires prevented further damage.
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London
Channel
Admiralty
Air Ministry
Ministry of Home Security
Portland
Island
England
Royal Air Force
Rotterdam
Merville
France
Bold Pan American action urged to meet economic problems
At the University of Texas inter American conference in Austin July 4, experts urged bold far seeing action to address Pan American trade. George Wythe promoted edging toward wide cooperation in production and marketing of commodities. Amos Taylor discussed European trade turmoil and the choice between barter systems and American economic tools. Roscoe Hill called for an American ideology to explain democratic advantages and combat defeatism.
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Austin
iTexas
University of Texas
Roscoe R. Hill
The
National
Washington
Detective killed and two wounded at World Fair bombing
Police report that a detective was killed and two other officers were severely wounded when a bomb exploded as they exited the British Pavilion at the New York World's Fair.
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New York
C.P
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James Somerville
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Toulon
Fleet Air Arm
Ark Royal
Officers’ Training Corps
Defence Dept
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Pres. Conant
Harvard
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