Balkans Tensions Rise Over Bulgaria Nazi Ties
Berlin reports Germany will strengthen political economic and cultural ties with Bulgaria amid Bulgarian aims to regain lost territories. Italy may share interest while a possible state visit for King Boris looms. Egypt denies encircling Britain policy and no military pact with Turkey. Bucharest and Sofia consider Bulgarian support in future conflicts amid debates over Dobruja and GermanRomanian trade terms.
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Berlin
A.P
Balkans
Germany
Bulgaria
Romania
Yugoslavia
Italy
Boris
D.N.B
Balkan
Egypt
Abdel Fatah Yehia Pasha
Turkey
Britain
Bucharest
Sofia
Krossclvanoffi
Prince Paul
Bled
Hitler
Black Sea
Sothern Dobruja
Rumania
Reich
Hans Frank
Nicholas Iorga
Carol
Czecho-Slovakia
Krosseivanoff
Korocivanoff
Young Taber cowboy drowns in Bow River near Van Cleave ranch
Pete Cosnik a 16 year old Taber cowboy drowned yesterday while swimming horses across Bow River near the Van Cleave ranch 40 miles southeast of Brooks. Two companions escaped and Cosnik's body had not been recovered as Lomond and Taber RCM P conducted the search.
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Cosnik
Lomond
Taber R
Dying Indian Says Wife Shot Him in Edmonton
In Edmonton on July 8 Mrs. J. BR. Cardinal was charged with attempted murder over the shooting of her husband, an Indian from the Winterburn reserve. He lies unconscious with a bullet in the abdomen while she is under guard in hospital with tuberculosis. Police say the husband testified that his wife fired the shot, but she denies it claiming he attempted suicide.
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Edmonton
C.P
J. BR. Cardinal
Winterburn Reserve
Two Arabs Killed in Jerusalem Engagement
British troops killed two Arabs and wounded another in an engagement near Nablus today. A British policeman was wounded by an unidentified assailant at Gaza.
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Jerusalem
C.P
Nablus
Gaza
Sweltering Heat Claims Dozens Across North America
Canada reports 23 deaths over two days as eastern regions endure a heat wave. eight drownings and seven accidental deaths add to the toll, with Montreal area hit hardest. The United States lists at least 37 deaths amid the extreme heat.
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Toronto
G.P
Canada
Montreal
Odrownings
United States
Air Raid Manoeuvres Underway Across Large English Areas
Britain readies air defences for a full weekend test as 15 counties join a nationwide blackout along 250 miles of Kent and Sussex coast. The program includes a complete air raid drill with drills and practice flights to southern and southeastern France.
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House of Commons
Britain
Danzig
Poland
France
Kent
Sussex
Board of Education President Warns Germany
Derby England July 8 Barl de la Warr president of the Board of Education warns Germany not to underestimate British resolve. He says months of change show Britain moving from easy tolerance to steady determination against aggression.
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Derby
England
C.P
Barl de la Warr
Board of Education
Germany
Reichs Union of Jews in Germany formed for emigration
Six leading Jews chosen by the Gestapo head the Reichs Union of Jews in Germany formed Thursday to speed Jewish emigration. The group unifies the Jewish Aid Society and Palestine emigration offices to promote an orderly exodus, with at least five years expected for many to depart Germany. Meanwhile 731 Jews remain under arrest amid nationwide roundups after Ernst Vom Rath's assassination.
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Berlin
A.P
Gestapo
Reich's Union of Jews In
Germany
Jewish Aid Society
Palestine Emigration Office
Ernst Vom Rath
Paris
Veterans volunteer for anti sabotage duty in British Columbia
Vancouver report says over 5,000 returned soldiers in British Columbia have volunteered for anti sabotage or any emergency duty in case of war. They are ready to be sworn in at a moment’s notice to guard vital centres. Conservative candidate L Cardiff named for North Huron in the next federal election.
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Vancouver
C.po
Robert Macnicol
British Columbia
Canadian Legion
L. ©. Cardiff
Morris Township
North Huron
Medicine Hat Youth Receives Heroism Award
Winton Schneider 16 of Creemore earned a framed parchment from the Royal Canadian Humane Association for life saving Freda Bates who struggled in the Mad River last July. The rescue occurred at Caroline Street bridge as Bates and friend faced danger. Schneider, clothed, plunged in to pull her to safety. The award was presented by Reeve J R Lawrence at the Nottawasaga schools picnic.
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Medicine Hat
Winton Schneider
F. G. Schmeider
Second Street
Royal Canadian Humane Association
Ontario
Creemore Star
Creemore
Freda Bates
Mad River
Schneider
Caroline St
Bates
Freda
L. A. Hill
J. R. Lawrences
Cree
Reeve J. R. Lawrence
Nottawasaga
Espionage Net Closes Around German Areas
The German news agency commentary accuses Britain of weaving an espionage net across Europe. It references Donald Clair Gainer the British consul general in Vienna and claims German intelligence has targeted consulates and official posts in a bid to curb perceived Western interference.
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Perglin
Duly & Cap
Deritsche Dienst
Slast
Great Britain
Donald Clair Gainer
Vienna
Gainer
Figflesch
Secret Service
Intelligentece Service
Farmers attack Eastern Irrigation District at royal commission
Five farmers and two district spokesmen appeared before Judge J A Jackson at the Jackson royal commission in Brooks Alberta criticizing canal maintenance and district administration. They cited pasturage losses since 1935, obstruction by ash and willows, and perceived bias toward ranchers, while some praised the district. The inquiry adjourned to Tuesday with a probable late-night finish.
Nineteen Reach Transatlantic on Northern Route Flight
Nineteen men boarded the Pan American Airways flying boat at Port Washington New York for a commercial trans Atlantic flight to Southampton via Canada and Newfoundland marking the first commercial trip along the northern route.
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Port Washington
N Y
C.P
Pan-American Airways
Southampton
Canada
Newfoundland
Calgary to set earlier weekend openings for July and August
Calgary retailers will close at six p.m. Saturdays in July and August and at one p.m. Wednesdays year round after city council approval. The by law takes effect July 17.
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Calgary
Calary Girl Drowns After Bridge Fall
Mae Saunders aged 17 of Calgary disappeared after kissing her mother goodbye and leaving for work on St George Island. Three hours later she fell from the East Calgary bridge and drowned. Parents said she had not been despondent.
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Calgary
Jilly
C.P
Mae Saunders
St. George's Island Bridge
Protestant Schools Closed in Germany
Berlin July 8 News reports three of Germany's Protestant theological schools must close by October 1 as part of a Nazi campaign to marginalize churches. The affected institutions are at Heidelberg University and the Universities of Leipzig and Rostock.
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Berlin
Germany
Heinelberg University
Leipzig
Rostock
Alberta Premier warns mortgage act risks economic death
Premier Aberhart blasts the Central Mortgage Bank Act as a tool of financial institutions to control debtors. He says the act gives lenders absolute power over borrowers and could push debtors toward economic death if they fail to meet obligations. He urges citizens to recognize the legislative danger.
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Edmonton
C.P
Central Mortgage Bank Act
Aberhart
Central Mortgage Bank
Alberta
Cvery
Chlorine Gas Fumes Overwhelm Children At Utica Pool
About fifty children at the Addison C Miller municipal pool were overcome by chlorine gas fumes when a nearby storage tank was bled for the pool chlorinating system. A change in wind carried the fumes over the water as the attendant briefly opened the tank.
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Utica
N.Y
Addison C. Miller
Bombing of Chungking Marks Second Anniversary of War
Bombs blasted near the Yangtse anchorage by the Chinese capital today as British gunboat Falcon was struck and water sprayed its lower deck during a moonlit air raid. The U S gunboat Tutuila was unused. China cautioned that Japanese aims threaten global dominance, with Chiang Kai-shek signaling a likely war decision within a year.
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Chungking
China
Falcon
Yangtse River
United States
Nelson T. Johnson
Willis R. Peck
Chiang Kai-Shek
Roosevelt approves Byrd Antarctic expedition plan
President Roosevelt endorsed an October Antarctic expedition led by retired Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd. The $340000 Interior Department appropriation was approved after a White House conference. Byrd expected the voyage to begin between October 1 and 15.
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Washington
A.P
Roosevelt
Richard E. Byrd
United States
Byrd
White House
Interior Department
Admiral Byrd
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