British Regain Berbera in Somaliland as War Advances
British imperial troops escorted by warships and aircraft retook Berbera seaport, capital of British Somaliland, after seven months of Italian occupation. Casualties were negligible, about 100 prisoners were taken, and British Indian forces seized key heights near Cheren, reinforcing control of Eritrea's railway hubs.
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Cairo
Berbera
British Somaliland
Italy
Gulf of Aden
Cheren
Eritrea
Asmara
Massaua
Red Sea
Britain Sells Large US Bayon Plant
The sale of American Viscose Corporation, one of Britain's largest direct investments in the United States, is announced. Proceeds, estimated at 100 to 150 million dollars, largely go to the British government. Seventeen American firms led by Morgan Stanley and Dillon Read participate in the purchase. The rayon yarn and fibre maker employs about 18,000 workers in seven plants across Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
American Viscose Corporation
Sir Edward Peacock
Morgan Stanley and Company, Incorporated
Dillon, Read = and Company
Marcus Hook
Lewiston
Headville
Parkersburg
Nitro
Roanoke
Front Royal
Welcome Hand To Airmen At No 34 S O B
Citizens of Medicine Hat extend a welcoming hand to airmen at No 34 S O B with two contact schemes. Citizens may phone the Empire Club number 3037 to offer meals or lodging, with names and addresses to be listed at the rooms. Airmen seeking meals can contact listed homes via the Club member in charge.
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Citizens of
Medicine
Hatere
Sob
H.M.F. Empire Clin
Skates Needed for Airmen at Local Arena
An appeal asks residents to lend ordinary ice skates to about 400 airmen who arrived from England last weekend and want to skate at the Arena. Many skates are unavailable, so residents with spare pairs are urged to bring them to be cleaned and returned in good condition.
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England
Total Effort for Total Victory is U S A Aim
President Roosevelt calls for a total American effort to defeat the dictators and place wartime weapons with resisting nations. He warns of sacrifices and inconveniences including lower profits longer hours and opposition to strikes while praising Britain and Churchill. The lease lend bill is hailed as ending appeasement and ties to tyranny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Whit House Correspondents Association
Congress
Terrific Storm Sweeps Northern States 52 Die
A fierce windstorm across the northwest has left 52 dead, with four more bodies found near Grant foriss and Lockhart Minnesota today. Victims include Peter Smiley of Michigan N.C. and the Ellingtons and Harriet Coger from Grand Forks plus the Foss family near Lockhart.
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Grant Foriss
United States
Lockhart
Minn
Peter Smiley
Michigan
N.C
Brookston
BE. L. Ellington
Harriet Coger
Grand Forks
Cartier
Ludwig Foss
Roselyn
Beltrami, Minn
Auto Skids Crashes in Snowstorm One Killed Four Injured
Leo Janiske of Detroit was killed and four others injured when the car skidded on a snowy highway north of Simcoe Ontario during a heavy snowstorm. Injured were H Tiggins of Regina, Ruybert Latshaw a Detroit Free Press sports reporter, Floyd Newingsham of Detroit, and Melvin Aull of Hamilton Ontario.
Axis Powers React To Roosevelt War Speech
The Canadian Press reports reactions from Britain, Germany, Italy, Rome, and Tokyo to President Roosevelt’s Saturday night address. British press cheers as policy shift toward all out aid. Berlin and Rome broadcasts condemn it as dictatorial expansion and possible direct American military involvement. Tokyo notes foresee a world war.
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Roosevelt
United States
Berlin
Germany
Rome
Europe
Asia
Tokyo
Foreign Office
Times
Red Cross Meeting Set by Medicine Hat Executive
The executive of the Medicine Hat Red Cross Society will hold a regular meeting at Red Cross headquarters on Wednesday evening at 7 30.
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RED Cross
Medicine Hat Red Cross Society
Queen Cheer Up Canadians During Hospital Visit in England
The Queen, wearing a maple leaf motif, visited No. 15 Canadian General Hospital in England for two hours. She greeted nurses and soldiers in about a dozen wards, accompanied by Matron Agnes Neil and senior medical officers, marking her first visit to the unit since last June.
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England
No. 15
Canadian General Hospital
Canada
Agnes Neil
Peterborough
Ont
Her Majesty
British push toward Jijiga amid Ethiopian rail line threats
British forces advancing from Italian Somaliland move toward the strategic town of Jijiga after bombing and air support. Jijiga sits on the Mogadiscio Harar road with the Addis Ababa Jibati railway 35 miles north and 50 miles east of Harar, signaling potential disruption of Ethiopian land links.
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Cairo
Ethicopia
Mogadiscio-Harar
Jijiga
Harar
Diredawa
Addis Ababa-Jibati
Troops Mass In Balkans Amid Frontline Buildup
Belgrade reports a military expert estimates 16 Nazi divisions near Bulgaria Greece frontier, about 240000 men, plus 12 divisions in Nazi Romania. Britain reportedly sending 300000 troops into Greece with 100000 already ashore with equipment.
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Belgrade
Balkans
Bulgaria
Greece
Romania
Britain
Shipping Losses Near Five Million Tons
Lloyds reported that British allied and neutral shipping losses in the first 18 months of war were slightly under 5,000,000 tons, 700,000 tons more than in the first two years of the First World War. Losses up to March 2 totaled 1,245 ships of 4,962,257 tons for the allied group, while German Italian and Axis ships lost numbered 422 ships totaling 2,028,140 tons.
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London
Lloyds
Lloyds List and Shipping Gazette
Silence on Nazi Sub Losses in War of Nerves
The article notes British authorities withhold details of submarine losses to keep German U-boat crews uncertain. It cites estimates of Nazi U-boat armada sizes in 1941, with figures ranging from under 200 to about 600, and considers air and naval threats to bases and potential Allied raids and mine barriers.
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Kiel
Germany
Berlin
Britain
London
Atlantic
25 Years Ago Raw Dispatches March 17 1916
Russians began offensive south of Dvinsk on the Eastern front. French forces repulsed further German attacks at Douaumont in the Verdun area. Italians launched heavy assaults on Austrian defenses in the Tolmino sector.
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Dvinsk
Douaumont
Verdun
Tolmino
Adrift on Icy Lake Superior
Seven men and a woman, exposed for 23 hours on a broken ice floe, reached the shore as coast guards intensified a search for missing fishermen. Ambulances carried eight people to hospitals from L Anse while more than 20 were reported trapped on the ice by a Sunday storm.
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Marquieete
Lake Superior
United States Coast Guards
L'Anse
All Women to Be Drafted in Labour Register
London news says Labor Minister Bevan announced women will be registered for the labor draft with exemptions only for those already serving in armed auxiliaries and nursing services. The plan covers all workplaces including drawing rooms and laundry rooms.
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London
Bevan
Germans Concentrate Attack on Bristol City
Bristol endured a night of heavy bombing as German air force hit the port with high explosives and thousands of incendiaries. A shelter direct hit caused most fatalities, marking the eighth raid since September 24. One attacker was shot down and RAF sorties were hampered by bad weather.
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Berlin
Bremen
D.N.B
British Broadcasting Corporation
Royal Air Force
Hanburg
Bre
Atlantic
New York
Murmansk
Bristol
West England
Short Course to Be Held Here March 20 and 21
Edmonton Extension Department announces an Agricultural Short Course at Park Hall on Thursday and Friday. The two day event will feature farm films show samples and livestock pictures. Prominent agriculturalists will speak. Open to farmers and interested city residents with no attendance charge.
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Agriculturezi Extension Department
Edmonton
Chamber of Commerce
Park Hall
Annulment Pleas Heard 76 in 1940 by Holy Roman Rotta
The Holy Roman Rotta reported hearing 76 pleas for Catholic marriage annulments during 1940 and granting 26 of them.
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The
Holy Roman Rotta
City Glances and Light Agenda for Council Meeting
A light city council agenda is expected tonight with potential enquiries. Ken Gray of the RAF notes he has traveled about 500000 miles in five years through TCA and other transport since joining up. Secretary W T Bannan and assistant Charlie Dixon prepare $12000 in cheques at the Chamber of Commerce. Provincial income tax forms available at the local Court House. Total Saturday snowfall during the March blizzard was two inches.
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Ken Gray
R.A.F
Ieave
T.C.A
Canadian Airlines
W. T. Bannan
Charlie Dixon
Chamber of Commerce
Premier Aberhart Bars Execution of Alberta Debt Act Judgment
Premier Aberhart announced that legislation passed Friday will bar execution of the judgment by Mr Justice G B OConnor which declared the Alberta Debt Adjustment Act ultra vires The judgment will be entered in court rules but execution is held up pending the Alberta appeal court ruling on a reference of the whole Debt Act
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
C.P
Aberhart
G. B. O'Connor
Alberta Appeal Court
Italy Warned Of Reprisals Over Athens Bombing
Rome reports a British warning that Royal Air Force bombers would strike at Axis targets if Athens is bombed. A "reliable source" said the threat was conveyed to Berlin and Rome through channels and may have reached the Vatican via the British minister, though Vatican circles gave no comment.
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Rome
C.P
Britain
Italy
Germany
Royal Air Force
Athens
Berlin
Vatican
Holy See
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Bob
TUFTS
Alberta Amateur Hockey Association
Medicine Hat
Tigera
Mmake
U.S.A
Richard L. Turner
Associated Press
Winston Churchill
Correspondents Association
Willard Hotel
Minnesota
North Dakota
Axis Powers
Queen
Edward Kennedy
Bristol City
No. 34
S.F.T.S
Focal Court House
Rink
the Council
City of
Will
Court of Revision
Council‘Chamber
City Hall
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