Viipuri Battle Intensifies Amid Peace Efforts
Helsinki March 9 CP Finnish high command reports Red Army gains on the north west shore of Viipuri bay and islands captured. Russians claim advances around Viipuri and list island gains including Esissari Kitilansaari Mustasaari and Hietasaari with towns. Soviet air actions claim two enemy planes shot down and 12 guns and up to two million cartridges seized.
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Helsinki
Red Army
Viipuri
Finland
Vipuri
Lavajaervi
Kollaanjoki
Kuhmo
Bay
Moscow
Karelian
Viipuri Gulf
Feisissari
Esissari
Kitilansaari
Rahkasaari
Tervasaari
Mustasaari
Hietasaari
Traffic death toll in Vancouver climbs to four in 1940
Vancouver reports four traffic deaths for 1940 after Lyman T. Everett, 36, died in hospital from bicycle collision injuries. In a separate case Walter French, 18, was sentenced to three years imprisonment and 20 birch strokes for snatching a woman's purse during the blackout.
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Vancouver
C.P
Lyman T. Everett
Walter French
London
Salvation Army War and Home Work Loan Drive Opens
Medicine Hat asks citizens to contribute to the Salvation Army fund next week via canvassers under a local committee. The appeal supports wartime and peacetime activities, with no house-to-house canvass planned. If missed, donations may be sent to The News or the Citadel. local quota is $4,000. E G Macdonald chairs the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Hat
Salvation Army
E. G. Macdonald
Four Cornered Contests in Ten Alberta Ridings Mark Election
Alberta nominates 70 candidates for the March 26 Dominion election with 10 four cornered contests. Liberals and New Democracy field in all 17 seats. CCF in 15. Conservatives in 10 with six three cornered races. Notable nominees include Sir Arthur Stonehouse in Red Deer and actor Robert Haskins in Wetaskiwin. Sixteen incumbents seek re election.
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Alberta
Liberals
New Democracy
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Conservatives
William Halina
Vegreville
United Progress
House of Frcorneret
James A. MacKinnon
Eric Poole
Red Deer
F. D. Shaw
W. Hayhurst
Athabaska
P. J. Rowe
C.C.F
Mary Crawford
Edmonton West
Mackinnon
R. R. McBride
Cc.f
Macleod
Rose Wilkinson
Calgary West
Robert Haskins
Wetaskiwin
Arthur Stonehouse
Charles I
Arthur
Pine Lake
Alta
Edmonton East
New Greek ministry pledges neutrality in 1915
25 Years Ago notes March 9 1915 reports a new Greek government under D Grouares pledging neutrality. It also records German submarines sinking three British merchants with 37 lives lost and Russian efforts against Turkish Armenia.
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Prous
Greek Ministry
D. Grouares
Turkish
Armenia
Neuve Chapelle
Ge Hlm
S. Ariel
Poland
East Prussia
Northern Purge Delayed In Alberta Election
Alberta election coverage notes Aberhart approval of candidates and a lack of purging as judgment days end. The broadcast with Blackmore reveals New Democracy leadership confusion while Herridge’s role remains unclear. An Independent candidate flags a 1936 covenant offering Alberta credit for crops wages and taxes.
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Alberta
New Democracy
Herridge
William Herridge
Blackmore
Aberhart
Edmonton
Moscow Emerges Central in Russo Finnish Peace Talks
Reports say negotiations shift to Moscow with Sweden’s role fading. Finnish negotiator Juha Justi Passikivs reportedly moved from Stockholm toward Berlin or Moscow. Rumors place Riga Latvia as final talks hub as a Finnish delegation heads there to meet Soviet representatives amid secrecy and stalled terms.
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Stockholm
Moscow
Sweden
Juha Justi Passikivs
Berlin
Riga
Latvia
Russia
P. and CBC Arrange For Broadcast
Dominion election returns compiled by the Canadian Press will be carried by CBC National to every radio station in Canada without cost. The 3 30 p m start will deliver three minute bulletins every quarter hour from 3 30 p m to 10 p m MST if needed. Results will not air until provincial polls close and the network will roll east to west as polls close. Voting ends at 6 p m local time.
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Toronto
C.B.C
Newark
Canada
C. P
Hitler to address Germans from Berlin Armory
Adolf Hitler will speak to the German people at noon tomorrow from the Berlin armory. After the address he will lay a wreath on the cenotaph in memory of Germany’s war dead.
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Berlin
Hitler
Fuehrer
Germany
Interest Grows In Horse Sale In Medicine Hat
The Medicine Hat horse sale on March 14 draws buyers from across Canada and Alberta. The Chamber of Commerce notes more entries and a likely larger catalog though 309 horses may not be reached. An Alberta dealer group and a French government buyer are among the interested parties.
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Medicine Hat
Chamber of Commerce
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Lethbridge
High River
Calgary Stock Yards
Red Deer
Lacombe
Stettler
Prince Albert and
Battleford
Italy Keeps its Non Belligerency Policy After Ribbentrop Visit
Rome reports Italian sources say Italy will likely stay non belligerent despite the visit of German foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop. Diplomats note Hitler initiated the outreach and may seek Italian aid in a potential Scandinavia war. Vatican says the Pope will meet Ribbentrop privately Monday. Some believe Germany wants Russia to soften Finland peace terms. Others think Britain and France warned Finland of support. Sumner Welles may be approached for mediation when he returns to Rome.
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Rome
Italy
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Hitler
von Ribbentrop
Scandinavia
Finland
Vatican
Germany
Russia
Britain
France
Sumner Welles
U.S
Paris
London
Britain and France Consider Closer Finland Aid
British officials signal possible greater support to Finland if peace talks fail to end the Soviet invasion. Halifax met Italian ambassador Bastia nni on blockade issues while presses push for maximum aid. Sweden's reluctance to act as a gateway complicates Allied relief plans.
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London
Britain
France
Finland
Russia
Viscount Halifax
Giuseppe Bastiannini
Germany
Sweden
Fay Jackson Nominated for Cypress Riding by Cypress CPA
Fay Jackson of Etzikom, a longtime Cypress resident and merchant, was unanimously elected as the Cypress Independent Political Association candidate at a Park Hall meeting. The list of nominees included Emerson Porter and T A Reynar, with Jackson winning on the fourth ballot and receiving broad local pledge of support. executive officers and scrutineers were also named amid a lively gathering of over 250 farmers.
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Fay Jackson
Etzikom
Cypress
Cypress Independent Political Association
Park Hah
Aden
Coutts
Lethbridge
Bétiiz
Jackson
T. Ay@eynar
Foremost
Emerson Porter
Irvine
Reynar
Porter
Mr. Jackson
C.I.P.A
Northeast
August Johnson
Walsh
Stephen Wiedemann
Norman Wooley
Norton
Gottlieb Fendrich
Thelma
J. Halliwell
John Beierbach
Evergreen
Southeast
B. Simpson
Wild Horse
Otto Larson
New Home
Geo. Wagar
Orion
Luther Evanson
Manyberries
Henry Foster
Granlea
O. Brower
Mac Higdon
Pendant
Oriello
Ed. Bennett
Southwest
Pearl Jones
Knappen
J. M. Griffiths
I. A. Brownlee
Lucky Strike
L. M. Mitchell
Faith
George Ross
O. Solberg
Malek
West
Ed. Beatty
B. Madill
R .L. Galvin
Jasman
Burdett
R. Dillenbeck
Samson
Towns
F. Brown
Bow Island
Gosselin
Winnifred
Carl Weir
Nemiskam
George Murray
F. Jackson
Francis Halpin
William Fowler
Whitla
T. A. Reynar
George Wagar
James W. Reid
Donald Munro
Albert Anderson
Pashley
Etzikom Consolidated School
Rescue Ship Sunk In Collision and Mine
A collision followed by a mine explosion sank the British steamship Thurston of 3,000 tons and the French vessel Snai with only one survivor from both crews. The Thurston rescued the Snai’s crew after a Monday collision but was sunk on Tuesday by a mine. About 20 were aboard the Thurston. crew of the Snai unknown.
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London
C.P
Thurston
Snai
Monday
27th Week of War Becomes Battleground for Peace Talks
During the 27th week of the war a broad peace offensive by Sweden and Finland emerged with negotiations in several capitals. Mannerheim may meet a Russian officer in Stockholm as Finland seeks to curb demands from Moscow. Aerial activity escalated as RAF bombed German targets while Britain pressed for stronger action. Sumner Welles pursued fact finding in Berlin Paris and London. Joachim von Ribbentrop prepared for Rome talks.
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Finland
Sweden
Baron Mannerheim
Stockholm
Wassily Blucher
Berlin
Germany
Moscow
Red
Viipuri
Karelian
Royal Air Force
Britain
North Sea
English Channel
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Reginald Tyrwhitt, Bart
Petrel
Frederick Field
Jutland
Mediterranean
Roger Keyes
Zeebrugge
Ostend
Henry Oliver
Admiralty War Staff
Home Fleet
Social Credit
J. K. Cornwall
Aberhart-Blackmore
Red Capital
Ind
Park Hall
Gershaw
W. C. Yuill
NSU Am
Conress
Move To Step Northern Struggle
Don Gilbert
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Parla
English
Joachim von Réicbentrop
Assiniboia Indians
Blairmore
Agree Arena
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