Britain Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Bulgaria
Britain cuts off relations with German-occupied Bulgaria as Eden and Dill conclude talks with Greek leaders at Athens on defending Greece. Ankara vows alliance fidelity while Bulgarian troops mass near Greece, with German divisions reported near the frontier and planes ready at Bulgarian airfields.
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Britain
Bulgaria
Rendel
Eden
John Dill
Imperial General Staff
Athens
Greece
Hitler
Romania
Plovdiv
Vienna
Belgrade
Antonescu
Rumania
Goering
Russia
Black Sea
British Raid on Lofoten Islands Reported
British naval forces conducted a raid against German interests in the Lofoten Islands off Norway. The operation involved anti aircraft defences and the islands functioned as submarine depots, a strategic point guarding Narvik fjords.
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London
C.P
Lofoten Islands
Norway
Narvik
Cardiff Again Chief Raid Target In British Night
German bombers raided South Wales and the English coast for a second night, hitting Cardiff with incendiaries along the Bristol Channel. Other strikes hit towns on the Thames estuary and London. raids ended around midnight with reports of one plane shot down and two more destroyed.
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London
South Wales
Bristol Channel
Cardiff
English South
Thames Estuary
Tree Planting Caravan to Visit Medicine Hat This Summer
City notes from the Chamber of Commerce say a Can adian Forestry Association vehicle will tour Medicine Hat this summer with dates to be arranged. February stamp sales total 4289.39 versus 3510.41 last year. Montreal Street School pupils have raised 255 for the Empire through War Savings Stamps. Several local boys received notices for compulsory training beginning April 1 for four months.
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Canadian Forestry Association
Medicine Hat
Chamber of Commerce
Montreal
British Raid Channel Ports Hit Docks at Boulogne
British bombers and fighters attacked German invasion ports in the Channel area and hit Boulogne docks starting a large fire in the inner harbor. Three British planes were reported missing after the sweep.
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London
English Channel
Germany
Boulogne
Roxy to be Made Into Fully Modern Theatre
The Roxy theatre will be extended 25 feet and transformed into a modern sound theatre. J McCully announces plans include a new seating plan for 400 plus spring cushions, separate restrooms, new lighting, acoustic treatment, and a larger screen. Renovation precedes work at the Monarch delayed by steel deliveries due to war conditions.
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J. McCully
The
Monarch
Recruiting Officers to Visit Nearby Towns Next Week
Royal Canadian Air Force recruiting officers have Y reviewed visits with strong local interest in joining. They will be at the Assiniboia hotel in Medicine Hat next Monday and Tuesday March 10 and 11, then at Carstairs on March 12, Didsbury on March 13, Olds on March 13, and Innisfail on March 14 for enrollment discussions.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Medicine Hat
R.C.A.F
Assiniboia
Carstairs
Didsbury
Olds
Innisfail
Turks Hold Key in Balkan Crisis Says Simpson
The author argues Britain is not asleep to Nazi moves and Turkey holds the Balkan key. Turkey’s strategic position and large reserves of troops could influence Berlin, Moscow, and Bucharest amid Turkish British talks and Moscow’s signals.
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Britain
Bulgaria
London
Turkey
Berlin
Moscow
Trainees Leave For Fort William
Twelve production men trained at the local Youth Training Centre left last night for Fort William to meet a rush demand. The centre has turned out 265 tradesmen for Canada's wartime airplane industry.
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Fort William
Montreal
Incal
Canada
Free Hand For U.S. Troops
Senate leaders opposed any British aid amendments aimed at confining U S troops to the western hemisphere. State Secretary Hull warned such proposals would encourage Japan’s aggression, signaling the danger of a green light to Tokyo.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Western Hemisphere
Hull
Japan
Britain Monitors German Force Near Gibraltar in Morocco
London reports Germany maintains a sizeable army and technicians in French Morocco within 150 miles of the Gibraltar strait. A German armistice commission representative has long been at Casablanca. Observers say Britain remains alert to moves against Gibraltar and the Suez Canal, possibly signaling an invasion prelude.
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London
Germany
French Morocco
Strait of
Gibraltar
R. A. Butler
Mediterranean Tours
Britain
Suez Canal
Mediterranean Sea
Shop classes open to citizens at Medicine Hat school
Eighteen adults enrolled in a new program at Medicine Hat School Board sponsored shop classes. Supervisor Bob Byron said no further applications could be accepted. Sessions run Tuesdays and Wednesdays through May with hands on machine woodwork and accompanying theory.
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Toronto St
Medicine Hat
Bob Byron
Decrees Granted In Divorce Actions
Supreme Court sessions concluded swiftly with two uncontested divorce actions heard. Judge W. C. Ives granted nisi decrees in the cases of June Andrews versus Gerald Andrews and Mabel Black versus Henry Black.
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Supreme Court
W. C. Ives
June Andrews
Gerald Andrews
Mabel Black
Henry Black
Vancouver Card Sharks Sentenced
Joseph Ever aged 50 a Yugoslav miner was sentenced to 18 months in city police court for conspiracy to defraud Louis O Le roux of Windsor Ontario of 4700 in a poker game last September. James Watson and Ralph Lohn received four years and two years respectively on similar charges in December.
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Vancouver
Joseph Ever
Miner
Louis O. Leroux
Windsor
Ont
James Watson
Ralph Lohn
Forecast Alberta Party Mostly Cloudy With Temp Rise
Partly cloudy today and Thursday in Alberta with temperatures steady or slightly higher. Metric details indicate mild, stable conditions across the region with no precipitation expected.
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Alberta
Keep an Eye on Mrs Nielsen in Ottawa Row
In Ottawa on March 5 Mrs Dorise Nielsen read in the Commons a letter from a constituent quoting a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer saying she would be arrested if she continues. The officer was said to have been told to keep an eye on her and Nielsen tabled the letter.
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Ottawa
C.P
Dorise Nielson
Unity- North Battleford
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Man To Be Hung March 7 Over Gartman Killing
Columbia Louisiana March 5 William Heard a Little Rock newspaper letter warned his subscription would end March 8 He replied I will be hung Maren 7 He is one of four convicts sentenced to hang for the killing of Frank Gartman
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Columbia, la
C.P
William Heard
Alberta Throne Speech Adopted by 35-18 Vote
EDMONTON March 5 CP Defending the Alberta government against charges of an unsuccessful debt refund attempt, Treasurer Solon Low outlined efforts to soundly base provincial bonds and pledged no repayment of principal. The motion to reply to the Speech was adopted 35-18 with three absentees.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Solon Low
Fred Andersen
SC Calgary
Pilot Not To Blame Says Vice Pres Colyer
D. B. Colyer of Trans-Canada Air Lines testified at the inquest into the February 6 crash that killed 12, including Captain W. E. Twiss. He said weather was not perfect but operation was safe and the pilot was skilled and in good physical condition, and he did not believe the crash was due to pilot error.
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C. R. Magone
Toronto
Ontario Attorney-General’s Department
Colyer
British occupy Burye fort in Ethiopia as Italians desert
British forces in Ethiopia seize the fort of Burye near Lake Tana, advancing toward Addis Ababa. The bulletin says 1,590 Italian regulars and 2,000 colonial troops deserted with weapons to join the Ethiopian patriots.
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Cairo
Ethiopia
Burye
Lake Tana
Addis Ababa
Dangila
Alexander Seeks More Ships and Men for Battle of Atlantic
London March 5 A V Alexander first lord of the admiralty told the House of Commons the Royal Navy has more ships in most classes especially destroyers at sea or ready for sea than at any time since the war began yet asked for more ships men stores to fight the battle of the Atlantic new opening. He reviewed the naval situation in a token appropriation of 100 pounds to keep expenditures secret. The House agreed without a recorded vote. He praised Canada's destroyers for aiding seaborne trade across the Atlantic.
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London
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
House of Commons
Royal Navy
Alexander
Four Children Burn to Death in Ontario House Fire
Four children died in a York township home fire as their mother Mrs Richard Mullen was kept from entering by thick smoke. The victims are Ernest five Lorraine three Doreen two months Bobby three months. Fire began in the kitchen of a two storey Ashbury Avenue house. the children were trapped in an upstairs room. Their father was visiting his mother in hospital at the time.
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Toronto
York Township
Richard Mullen
Ernest
Lorraine
Doreen
Bobby
Ashbury Avenue
Mullen
B C Promises Large Bond Debt Retirement
Victoria March 5 The finance minister John Hart announced plans to retire 26 million dollars of provincial debt including bonds used to fund the legislative buildings. He noted that about 3 million in provincial bonds maturing have U S payment options, freeing nearly 23 million for reinvestment in Canada and Britain war savings.
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Victoria
C.P
John Hart
Speech in Commons on Nielsen and democracy debate in Ottawa
Ottawa March 5 Canadians in House of Commons debated government regulations on democracy and internal security. Justice Minister Lapointe defended the rules and said Mrs. Nielsen acted outside the House and was kept from speaking there. He claimed associations with Communists and promised to share documents to show why actions were taken. The session adjourned after a long exchange and a detailed account of seized Nielsen speech Bublla pamphlets.
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CP 1
Defence of Canada
Repula
Ians
Doerise Nielsen
Unity
North Battleford
House of Commons
Lapointe
Saskatchiwan
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