Col Nelson Spencer Meets Old 175th Battalion Members
Col Nelson Spencer of Vancouver met with former members of the 175th Battalion at City Hall. The group discussed a possible reunion this fall and a budget for bringing members together. Spencer praised war effort cautions and urged preparedness while paying tribute at St Barnabas church.
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Nelson Spencer
175Th Battalion
175Th
Vancouver
173Rd Battalion
W. H. Williams
Col. Spencer
Capt. Williams
Medicine Hat
Col
Spencer
Great Britain
Britain
Eden
Chamberlain
Sali
Beactiohal
France
Cal. Spencer
Gready
Mde
St. Barnabas Church
J. F. Butcher
Wood to be RCMP Commissioner in Ottawa
It is reported on Parliament Hill that Assistant Commissioner S. T. Wood will succeed the late Sir James MacBrien as Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Wood has served as acting commissioner for several months.
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Ottawa
C.P
Parliament Hill
T. Wood
James MacBrien
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Wood
Death of Sir James MacEuen Former RCMP Chief
Sir James MacEuen died Saturday night in Toronto at 59 after an extended illness following surgery at Toronto General Hospital. He led the Royal Canadian Mounted Police from 1931, was knighted in 1935, and earned the nickname Flying Commissioner for expanding the force into motorcycles and aircraft. An adjournment in a separate foreclosure case for Dou Kristo landy was set for March 28 by Mr Justice DA McDonald in Vancouver.
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Toronto
James MacEuen
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
James
Toronto General Hospital
Rc.m.p
Department of National Defence
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Sir James
Controt
R.C
Justice DA. McDonald
Vancouver
National Trust Company
Douk‘ibor Landy
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Alberta Premier's fiery address rails at old line parties
Premier Aberhart urged Albertans to demand economic change at the Edmonton Prophetic Bible Conference. He labeled the old line parties as henchmen of money barons and warned that victory by a Liberal or other candidate would deepen economic slavery. He contrasted democracy with financier control and linked by election issues to the by election in Edmonton East.
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Edmonton
C.P
Aberhart
Alberta
Edmonton East
Edmon Hast
Orvis Kennegg
Social Credit
Kennedy
Ian Mackensie
National Defence
R. C. Marshall
Liberal
House of Commons
W. S. Hall
Tr. Aberhart
War Minister Bans Soldiers From 1949 Olympic Participation
Tokyo March 7 war ministry announces active duty soldiers are barred from taking part in the Tokyo 1949 Olympic Games and calls for cancellation if the crisis worsens. Home Minister Sugeteugu echoes caution amid deteriorating conditions.
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Tokyo
C.P
Hajime Sugiyama
Nobumasa Sugeteugu
French airliner crashes near Datia India in flames
A westbound French liner on the Hanoi to Paris route crashed near Datia Central India after leaving Allahabad for Jodhpur. Initial reports said all aboard were killed. the new airliner reportedly carried 24 passengers and a crew of three with three passengers aboard.
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Del
India
Datia
Hanoi
Indo-China
Paris
Calcutta
Anl
Allahabad
Jodhpur
Camera Club Membership Grows at Medicine Hat Meeting
The Medicine Hat Camera Club held its second regular meeting at the Cacil hotel with 24 members present. L. H. Cooper spoke on exhibition photography and displayed his salon pictures, while Ross May presented an elementary lecture on cameras and lenses. A member competition, sponsored by H. McNeill of T. Eaton, offers two cash prizes for the best Teco store pictures, open to members only. The next meeting is scheduled for March 5.
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Medicine Hat Camera Club
Cacil
L. H. Cooper
Ross May
H. McNeill
T. Eaton Company
Teco
Spanish Government Battles at Sea End in Baleares Sinking
London reports British destroyers Blanche and Brilliant attacked by five unidenti fied planes off the Spanish coast with no hits. Madrid says insurgent cruiser Baleares torpedoed by Lepante and exploded, later sinking after a fire and incendiaries from government planes.
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London
C.P
Admiralty
Blanche
Brilliant
Gibraltar
Boreas
Kempenfelt
Madrid
Spain
Cape Palos
Mediterranean
Cartagena
Lepante
Mulligan Admitted to Bar in Supreme Court Ceremony
H V Mulligan was sworn in at the Supreme Court as Hamilton Varley Mulligan took the oath before Justice Tweedie. W A Boggs KC described Mulligan as highly capable and urged diligent study to reach the top while Tweedie stressed hard work and a long office routine to build a career. The ceremony linked Mulligan’s father and Mulligan’s presenter Begg as local ministers.
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Supreme Court
Hamilton Varley Mulligan
W. A. Boggs
Mulligan
Mg. R. B. Davidson
K.C
Begg
Ba Eulean
Justice
K. C
Bese
Justice Tweedie
Golf Cour Ée
Tweedie
Mul- Ngan
Beg
Bur
Lso i
Canadian Club Dinner to Hear Miss van Geuns
Members of the Canadian Club will hear Miss van Geuns at the Cosmopolitan hotel dinner tomorrow at 6 15 p m She is known as The Lady from Molland and will wear a grandmother’s dress and wooden shoes while singing Dutch folk songs and sharing Holland’s background The speaker has won audiences with her charming personality wherever she has spoken
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Cosmopolitan Hotel
van Geuns
Molland
Holland
Netherlands
Mies ‘Wan-Geun
Chamberlain argues rearmament is peace keeping policy
London March 7 Prime Minister Chamberlain declared in the House of Commons that Britain will not pause its vast rearma ment program. He warned of a likely increase beyond seven billion dollars over five years, insisting the plan aims to deter war and secure trade routes, colonies, and allied defense.
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London
C.P
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Britain
United Kingdom
Nazi decree bans heavy beers for home use in Berlin
Berlin reports a Nazi decree bans brewing of bock beer porter and other heavy beers for domestic consumption to conserve barley for livestock. An export exception remains to earn foreign exchange, aiding trade.
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Berlin
A.P
National Conservative Leader Bennett Retires After Heart Illness
Ottawa report states Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett announces irrevocable retirement as Conservative leader due to permanent heart condition. Gordon Graydon says he will stay on until a national convention in late spring or summer. Bennett cites medical advice and recalls Winnipeg 1927 leadership and 1930 victory before party shift to a new national convention committee and a possible party name change to National Conservative.
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Conservative Party
R. B. Bennett
Ottawa
C.P
Gordon Graydon
House of Commons
Peel
Bennett
R. S. White
Montreal
Antoine Westmount
National Conservatives
Winnipeg
Mackenzie King
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Prince Prince Edward Island
Yukon
German Tennis Ace Von Cramm Arrested in Berlin
German tennis star Von Cramm was arrested by criminal police on serious charges, with officials confirming custody on suspicions of moral delinquencies. The case emerged as he returned home from a world tour.
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Berlin
C.P
von Cramm
Germany
Trial of Swan Magnusson in horse theft case heats court
The case before Justice Tweedie draws a crowded courtroom as Swan Magnusson faces theft and illegal branding charges. Key witness A G Mumert testifies about horses branded BJ and NT, locations including Pickardville, Medicine Hat, and Mitchell, with connections to Archibald Fisher and the Mumert farm.
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Swan Magnusson
Ilegal
Justice Tweedie
Alex MacGrean
Entate
K.C
A. G. Mume
Pickardville
Alta
Seven Persons
Archie Fisher
Winess
Fisher
Ness
Medicine Hat
Archibald Fisher
Mumert
Alge
Eest
Kierse
Mitchell
Chiang Kai-Shek Believes China Will Persist in War
General Chiang Kai-Shek, visiting army headquarters, expresses unwavering confidence that China will defeat Japan through attrition and guerrilla tactics. He cites 5,080 years of struggle and the slow, inexorable work of the Yangtze and Yellow rivers as enduring strength.
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Associated Press
Yangtse
Yellow Rivera
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RCMP
Freich
Camera Club
H. V. Mulligan
National Conservative
Antonio Santandreu
San Francisco
America
Chiang Kai-She
China
James A. Mills
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