Anglo Australian trade charter seals continued Ottawa links
London and Melbourne ministers signed a charter of Anglo Australian trade relations, pledging continued Ottawa terms with six months notice for changes. In Paris, King George VI and President Lebrun reaffirmed close democratic ties during a state banquet, while the wreath ceremony for France’s Unknown Soldier highlighted wartime unity.
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London
United Kingdom
Ottawa
Paris
Jilly Oh
Great Britain
France
George
Germany
Haly
C.P
Place de L’etoile
Napoleonic Arch
Foreign Ministry
Seine
Quai D’orsay
Albert Lebrun
George VI
Britain
Elizbeth
H. Lebrun
M. Lebrun
Forest fires threaten Forbes Landing near Campbell River
Flames within a hundred yards of Forbes Landing threatened the settlement as 25 men and a skeleton crew fought to protect it. About 1,000 workers including 200 unemployed loggers battled the wide fire encircling the village, with exits to the coast cut off by a 10,000 acre blaze.
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B.C
Tay 20
C.P
Forbes Landing
Forest Branch
Eran Finther
Twoeway
Menzice Bay
Forbes
Hallo
Alreavy
Disallowance Proclaimed for Home Owners Security Act
The federal government proclaimed the disallowance of the Home Owners Security Act and the Securities Tax Act, acts passed by the Alberta legislature in April. The proclamation was signed by rsan and CC Bowen, with Lieutenant-Governor J. C. Manning’s provincial secretary's involvement noted.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Rsan
CC Bowen
J. C. Manning
Mercury Begins Atlantic Flight from Foynes Ireland
The Mercury, Britain's unique nick-a-back aircraft, took off from its mother ship the Mala near Foynes to attempt an Atlantic crossing toward Botwood and Montreal after a mid air separation.
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Foynes
Ireland
C.P
Mercury
Britain
Atlantic
Botwood
World
Montreal
Premier Bracken Calls For Fixed Wheat Price
Winnipeg July 20 Premier Bracken urged a fixed wheat price to ensure farmers receive a reasonable return. George Melvar, Canadian Wheat Board chair, warned of widespread West discontent if a favorable crop is marketed without fair pricing. He said wheat prices in five years failed to boost Western economics despite low production. The letter urged the Board to consider the 1938 crop as a path to recovery.
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Winnipeg
Bracken
Ottawa
George Bh Melvar
Canadian Wheat Board
West
Italians Arrested In Tunisian Border Flight Plot
Police detained three Italians in Tunis on July 20 after intercepting them at the border with Libya while preparing to flee by plane. Maps allegedly showed French fortifications, indicating a potential espionage plan.
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Tunis
Tunisia
G. P
Libya
Pilots Training Talks Move to Canada
London July 20 The government has appointed Captain P. A. Robb commandant of the central flying school to visit Canada and discuss providing facilities there for training Royal Air Force pilots.
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London
Capie
P. A. Robb
Central Flying Schooll
Canada
Royal Air Force
Govt Resistance Stiffens at New Defence Lines near Teruel
At the Teruel Valencia highway a U shaped government defence line checked the first wave of the six day insurgent offensive. Insurgent headquarters admitted government resistance had stiffened as militiamen retreated to the new line.
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Hendaye
C.P
Teruel-Valencia
Movie industry in trouble as government seeks dissolution
The United States files a Sherman act complaint in federal court seeking dissolution of illegal combines in the motion picture industry. Eight major companies, 25 subsidiaries, and 422 individuals are named. The suit asks divestiture of theater ownership or of production and distribution facilities as Congress begins a broad monopoly inquiry.
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New York
United
National League: Phillies plate 11 in win over Pirates
Hollingsworth and W Davis lead Philadelphia past Pittsburgh 11 to 6 as Brooklyn visits Chicago and American League games in rain delay. Chicago and St Louis face rain in several matchups while Canada reports May fold production at 381,093 ounces with scattered showers and warm 82 60 degree weather.
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Pittsburgh
Hollingsworth
W. Davis
Klinger
Todd
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cleveland
New York
Boston
St. Louis
Canada
Anglo-German Accord Hinted During King George Visit
Paris reports say British and French leaders discussed a plan attributed to Hitler to resolve the Czechoslovakian issue during King George visits. Sources claim Hitler pressed the plan on Halifax via his confidential secretary Captain Wiedmann as a path to quick English German rapprochement.
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Paris
C.P
George
Hitler
Lord Halifax
London
Wiedmann
Greece Hit by Strongest Earthquake in Modern Times
ATHENS July 20 The strongest earthquake in modern Greece caused scattered deaths and ruin with 26 dead and at least 100 injured from fragmentary reports. Euboea suffered most with many houses collapsed while Athens saw seismographs fail but limited damage overall.
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Athens
Greece
Euboea
Narrow Escape From Drowning In South Saskatchewan River
Two unidentified youths rescued a man trapped on an overturned outrigger boat in the South Saskatchewan River near a hospital. Victim Will a Petry of 815 Braemar St aged 58 survived after grabbing the craft while Mellott Melterm, 16, of 869 Second St escaped to shore. City police carried the survivor home.
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South Saskatchewan
Hdsital
Wien
Willa Petry
Braemar St
MonLellan
Perry
Martial law declared in Newton over Maytag strike
Iowa guardsmen rolled into Newton to establish martial law at the Maytag washing machine plant strike site. At least 20 injured in street fighting near the factory as the 10 week dispute escalates after a 10 percent wage cut protest.
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Newton
Iowa
C. P
Iowa National Guardsmen
Maytag
Corridor to Alaska urged by Senator Reynolds on debt plan
Senator Robert Reynolds of North Carolina, en route to Alaska, proposed Britain cede a corridor through Canada to connect Alaska with the United States. He urged Britain and France to turn over insular possessions near U S shores for credit on war debts and use for defense, naming Labrador Newfoundland and West Indies territories.
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Seattle
Robert Reynolds
North Carolina
Alaska
Great Britain
United States
Britain
France
Labrador
Newfoundland
West Indies
Guiana
Fatal premature dynamite blast kills 11 workers near Baltimore
A premature dynamite explosion during blasting of a water tunnel near Baltimore’s pumping station killed 11 of 18 workmen and injured others. The incident occurred in solid rock, amplifying the disaster as crews investigated the cause.
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Baltimore, Md
C.P
Great Concentration of Britain's Warships at Sea
Thirty warships of Britain's navy steamed from south coast bases to a secret rendezvous for the largest peacetime maneuvers. The midnight drills aim to test east coast sea and air defence.
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Chatham
England
Britain
Shire Captured After Five Day Manhunt
Harry Shire, 33, was arrested near Killam by RCMP Constable Lionel Broadway after a five day search. He faces murder charges in the deaths of his infant son Raymon and seven year old Florence Wasalasko, as others in the Two Hills farm home remain hospitalized. Police earlier confirmed Shire ate a meal in a Killam restaurant before being identified and taken into custody.
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Vegreville
Alta
C. P
Larry Shire
Killam
Shire Farm
Two Hills
Shire
Raymon
Florencee Wasalasko
Lionel Broadway
R.C.M.P
Edmonton
Tucker
Noreen
Vancouver
Inmates Of Ponoka Who Escaped Recaptured
Edmonton dispatch reports the last of four Ponoka mental hospital escapees was recaptured late Monday at Athabaska. The man has a Prosperity district farm near Athabaska. Constable Olssen said the fugitive showed no fatigue or hunger. The note adds a separate line about the body of Ira Heaney, 19, found in Norton Vancouver harbor.
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Edmonton
C.P
Ponoka
Athabaska
R.C.M
F. A. Olsen
Ira Heaney
Norton Vancouver Harbor
Auto Fatality Near Garlyle Saskatchewan Three Die
Three people died when an automobile was struck by a electric train at a level crossing near Garlyle Saskatchewan on July 20. The victims are Mrs. Clifford Hogg of Regina Milton Green a Cannington Manor farmer and his stepdaughter Betty Honeyman aged 16. Green was 7 driving the car.
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Garlyle
Sask
C.P
Here
Electrc
Clifford Hogg
Regina
Milton Grean
Cannington Manor
Betty Honeyman
Green
Chamberlain pledges aid to British agriculture in wartime plan
London reports Prime Minister Chamberlain outlines a policy to strengthen home farming during war. He insists government support will not diminish and urges development along natural lines. He warns against artificial inflation and signals reviews of wheat and farm prices.
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London
Chamberlain
Rally Kettering
Stary Point
Floods in Kweichow Kill or Injure 2000
A Kuomin dispatch from Kuei yang Kweichow reports about 2000 people killed or injured after heavy rains caused severe floods in southeastern Kweichow Jiang.
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Shanghai
C.P
Kueiyang
Kweichow Province
Kweichow
Elevators to Reopen Across Prairie Provinces After Drought
Modeling of hundreds of plain elevators resumes in the West to handle the crop. Officials expect more licenses this fall as yields top the 10 year average. Projects cost about 3 million dollars and create around 7,000 jobs with pay rolls near 650 thousand monthly.
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Winnipeg
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Board of Grain Commissioners
Five year old Josephine Manganaro dies in bicycle accident
A five year old girl, Josephine Manganaro, was killed while riding a seven year old bicycle. She struck by an object while riding through the street. Her skull fracture caused her death. Her brother was injured.
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Viel
Toronto
G.P
Josephine Manganaro
Was
Ughurg
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