Nazi Invasion May Start Friday City Council Reviews Wirth Case
The Medicine Hat city council held a heated session with a Legion delegation led by Major F G Richardson criticizing City Solicitor Samuel Short for defending Nazi Philip H Wirth in a Defence of Canada Regulations trial. A motion ordered obtaining Magistrate W H Ellis' verbatim report and an ensuing review by three Legion reps and possibly Short, the Crown prosecutor and Corporal Dobbin to decide on Short's conduct.
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Philip H. Wirth
The
Canadian Legion
F. G. Richardson
Council
Samuel Short
Wirth
Defence of Canada
Legion
Short
Ald. Calder
W. H. Ellis
War Savings Drive Nets Five Thousand In Medicine Hat
The Monarch and Roxy theatres sold $5,000 in War Savings Stamps and Certificates after a free Win the War performance. Manager L. A. Maher said the total includes an average of 7.14 per seat, with more funds to come as buyers finalize stamps. Elliot G. Macdonald urged continued support, noting the crowd’s enthusiasm and willingness to sacrifice for victory.
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L. A. Maher
Monarch
Roxy Theatres
Medicine Hat
Maher
Elliot G. Macdonald
War Savings Movement
Rome
Berlin
Mr. Macdonald
No Compromise Of Democratic U S Principles
Chicago July 16 A P The convention keynote speaker William B Bankhead urged the Democratic party to resist any compromise of democracy with Europe s dictators and to seek another four years in power on Roosevelt Hull and a Democratic Congress have done everything possible within the bounds of reason to keep us out of war
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A.P
United States
Democratic Party
Europe
William B. Bankhead
National House of Representatives
Alabama
Roosevelt
Hull
Rainfall Boosts Prospects for 20 Bushel Crop
Light showers across the city and district offered partial relief to crops while the division faces 5 percent damage from hall and grasshoppers. The extreme southeast reports 50 to 90 percent damage over the last two weeks, but immediate rain improves outlook.
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Hall
Last-Minute Flashes Across War Fronts
London reports enemy actions caused the loss of 22 British Allied and neutral merchant ships totaling 114,137 tons in the week to July 7. British losses include 13 ships of 73,833 tons, with three Allied ships of 9,635 tons and six neutral ships of 28,669 tons sunk. In Santiago, Chile, Foreign Minister Cristobal Sainz says a U S note on protecting European possessions in Central and Southern America is being studied. In Rome, La Tribuna claims Italy is entitled to Palestine protectorate, arguing Britain loses Mediterranean supremacy and Italy should guard the Holy Land.
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Admiralty
Santiago
Chile
Cristobal Sainz
United States
Central
America
Rome
Italy
Palestine
la Tribuna Today
Britain
League of Nations
Mediterranean
Holy Land
Registration Rules Include Stiff Penalties for Refusal
Ottawa reports War Services Minister James G. Gardiner announced national registration rules for next month with penalties for refusing to register or provide information. The plan includes appointing registrars and deputy registrars and allows rapid collection of cards for single men and widowers aged 19 to 45 to aid future military drafts. Married men with children will not be called in the first draft.
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Ottawa
War Services
James G. Gardiner
Gardiner
Department of National Defence
First Blitzkrieg Called Off By Generals Disagreeing
Genoble July 16 The Petit Dauphinois reports Germany prepared a 600000-man expeditionary force and fleet to attack Britain but delayed after generals disagreed on danger. Keitel defended the plan while von Brauchitsch argued minesweepers failed to clear lanes and two thirds of the force could be lost. A modified plan may launch Friday night if weather allows. Diplomats say Hitler may make a last offer to Britain for a war settlement with a Reichstag address soon.
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le Petit Dauphinois
Petain
Germany
Switzerland
Great Britain
Brest
France
Bergen
Norway
Hitler
Walter von Brauchlitsch
Wilhelm Keitel
von Brauchitsch
Rome
Berlin
Indi
Med. Hat registrar appointment lists 248 districts
Ottawa July 16 The national registration appoints P F L Riches as Medicine Hat registrar with others named for Alberta districts including Acadia Arthur Harvey Hanna Athabaska Frank Rober Falconer Jos Napoleon Vallee Bonnyville Battle River L Smith Czar Harry Batty Kitscoty Bow River Howard Hammell Calgary East Ralph Benoni Wilson Calgary West J A Robertson S P Barthe Camrose James Gorton Duhamel Edmonton East J H Fulton James C Hardy Edmonton West Joseph Driscoll Allan R Gillies Jasper Molson R D Jorgenson Edson Lethbridge A B E Russell H Spanke Vulcan Medicine Hat position listed as pending.
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Alberta
Acadia
Arthur Harvey
Hanna
Harry Fielding
Athabaska
Frank Rober Falconer
Athabasca
Jos
Napoleon Vallee
Bonnyville
Battle River
Edson
Lethbridge A
61 Bodies Recovered After Sonman Mine Disaster
The bodies of 61 men killed by yesterday’s explosion at the Koppers Company mine in Sonman Pa were recovered. Most died of suffocation while some were burned as rescue crews continued exploring the shafts for additional victims.
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Sonman
C.P
Koppers Company
Pennsylvania
New Zealand Forms War Cabinet Unity in Wartime
Wellington July 16 A Labour government move to unite factions forms a five member war cabinet. Prime Minister Peter Fraser leads with Walter Nash and Defence Minister Johns. Opposition to be represented by Adam Hamilton and J G Coates. Fraser says cabinet decisions are conclusive.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Labor
National Party
Peter Fraser
Great Britain
Mr. Fraser
Walter Nash
Johns
Adam Hamilton
J. G. Coates
Fraser
Argonne deadlock as French halt German assaults
25 Years Ago reports say the Argonne battles stalled with French forces holding back German assaults while Allied progress is noted in the Dardanelles. The destroyers Niobe and Rainbow have been transferred to the Canadian government.
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Argonne
Athens
Niobe
Rainbow
Canadians pack movie houses for war stamp drive
Canada wide war bond film night drew over 500 000 patriotic attendees. Patrons bought at least two 25 cent War Savings Stamps for admission, raising an estimated 500 000 for the war chest as theaters sold out from Halifax to Vancouver. Defense Minister Ralston praised the campaign for focusing attention on the stamp drive.
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Toronto
Canada
Halifax
Vancouver
Hitler
National War Chest
Calgary
Shriners
St. Thomas, Ont
Promotion for Gen Pearkes to lead 1st overseas division
Ottawa July 16 Major General G R Pearkes VC appointed to command the 1st overseas division succeeding General McNaughton Defence Minister Ralston announces in the Commons Pearkes, from Calgary, had led the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the division under McNaughton
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Ottawa
C.P
G. R. Pearkes
V.C
McNaughton
Defence
Ralston
Pearkes
Calgary
Medicine Hat Rallies $5,000 for War Savings Stamp Drive
Citizens donated exactly 5000 to the Monarch and Roxy theatres Stop Hitler event, with 4420 in stamp sales and 580 from certificates. J H Yuill co-chair of Alberta theatres committee praised local and provincial support and thanked Melody Maids Junior band Pipers and the War Savings Stamp committee for organizing the one night campaign.
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Monarch
Roxy
Medicine Hat
J. H. Yuill
Alberta Theatremen's Committee
Alberta
Melody Maids
The
Pipers
Medicine Hat War Savings Stamp Committee
Sousa Affair Ventilated At Hearing Today
Ottawa July 16 CP The Sousa offer to finance Alberta's provincial bank was revealed during the Commons banking and commerce committee session Premier Aberhart and Solon Low described a United States syndicate led by Sousa seeking to back a provincial bank to fund Alberta's highway to Alaska The motion noted no action followed and an option to refinance Alberta's debt was not taken up Low argued the proposed bank would be government run and fill a banking gap while avoiding private bank guarantees and sharing profits with the province.
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Ottawa
Sousa
Alberta
Aberhart
House of Commons Banking and Commerce Committee
Solon Low
G. H. Ross
Lib
Calgary East
United States
Alaska
Low
Sousa Group
Penalties for Pyramiding Prices War Exchange Tax Proposed In Amendment
Ottawa July 16 Any person who uses the 10 per cent war exchange tax on imports to raise prices unduly may face an excise tax up to 10 per cent on all or any goods they deal in and other penalties. The amendment to budget resolutions strengthens wartime price safeguards by the finance minister J L Ilsley. It would make violators liable to penalties the wartime board may impose and could impose excise taxes up to 10 per cent, or adjust duties and prices as recommended by the board.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
J. L. Ilsley
Prices and Trade Board
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