Hull Bombardment and Great Lakes St Lawrence Pact
German raids battered Hull England with heavy bombs and flames injuring many and causing widespread destruction. Separately the United States and Canada signed a pact to advance the Great Lakes St Lawrence seaway and power project as a joint defence measure with an estimated total cost of 266 million dollars.
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Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Washington
United States
Canada
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River
State Department
Ottawa
Roosevelt
Britain
International Rapids
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes
Wreckage Dragged For Plane Crash Victims At Patricia Bay
Patricia Bay salvage crews towed the waters for the bodies of Royal Norwegian Navy airmen Pilot Yena Riiser and Lieut Kaure Kjos after a training plane sank during a low altitude turn. A fourth crewman, KE Bjornehy, survived with injuries and was hospitalized. The crash follows two prior Norwegian fatalities during BC training weeks earlier.
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Victoria
C.P
Patricia Bay
Royal Norwegian Naval Air Force
British Columbia
Siub- Lient
Yena Riiser
Kaure Kjos
Bjerneby
Harald Kruse
Melvig Jorgensen
Burrard Talet
Vanover
British Influence Shapes Medicine Hat Social and Streets
British airmen influence local culture with new dance trends and street signs. Citizens praise the black on liver street signs and grandada ballroom shifts from jitterbug to Chestnut Tree Chelsea and Poops-a-daisy dances. RCM P court fined three Mad Hatters and one Walsh man twenty dollars each for unlawful liquor at a country dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Hat
Granada
Chelsea
Ald. A. Wa
Marshall
Mad Hatters
Walsh
R.C.M.P
British seize Jijiga in eastern Ethiopia cutting rail link
NAIROBI March 19 British command announced the capture of Jijiga a strategic town on the road to Harar and the railway to Addis Ababa The advance began from Mogadiscio two weeks earlier aimed at isolating the Ethiopian capital British forces also reported tightening hold near Cheren Eritrea and repelling Italian counterattacks while Ethiopian natives press Debra Markos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nairobi
Kenya
Jijiga
Harara
Ethiopia
Mogadiscio
Dijiga
Diredawa
Addis Ababa
Vanced
Cairo
Cheren
Eritrea
Middle East
Debra Markos
Damage Report From German Air Raids Across Cities
Authorities disclosed today that institutions in several cities were damaged in recent German air raids. In Glasgow the University and Garscadden hospital suffered damage, while Liverpool saw damage to the Exchange and Commercial Exchange. Leeda reported damage to the town hall and Kirk Gate Market.
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London
C.P
Glasgow
University and Garscadden Hospital
Liverpool
common_ Exchange
Commercial Exchange
Leeda
Town Hall
Kirkgate Market
Home addresses of our airmen list in orderly form
A list of air men at No. 34 SFTS with their home towns and counties. Names include Jim Court contact, A Dixon Gateshead, F Trafford Manchester, T Sparks Jarrow, R Cant Consett, E Ransted Putney, A Green Charlton, J Moat Newcastle, R Deasley Dundee, H A Brooke Chatham, L Gill Wellington Somerset, R Pike Ronald, EB Rusling Goole, C Taylor Abertillery, EE Williams Aberdare, F S Morbey Birmingham, A Shand Burntisland, E G Whiston Stoke-on-Trent, St Adams Mansfield, R D A Collingwood Richmond, D W Potter Wymondhowe, J B E McP Grant Edinburgh, J H George Carcroft Doncaster, A Murray Kings Cross, D E Daws McLean Cambridge, L C Bolton Salisbury.
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S.F.T.S
Jim Court
Second St
Putney
London
A. L. Green
Charlton
J. P. Moat
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Northumberland
R. G. Deasley
Dundee
Angus
Scotland
H. A. Brooke
Chatham
Kent
L. O. Gill
Wellington
Somerset R. Pike
Ronald
South Wales
EB. Rusling
Goole
Yorkshire
C. Taylor
Abertillery
Monmouthshire
EE. G. Williams
Aberdare
F. S. Morbey
Birmingham
Warwickshire
A. T. Shand
ACI
Burntisland
Fife
E. G. Whiston
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
St. Adams
Mansfield
Notts
D. A. Collingwood
Richmond
Surrey
D. W. Potter
Wymondhowe
Norfolk
J. BE. McP Grant
LAC
Edinburgh
J. H. George
Carcroft
Doncaster
Kshire
A. Murray
Kings Cross
D. E. Daws McLean
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
L. C. Bolton
Salisbury
Wiltshire
Canadian Wheat Stocks Rise in Week Ended March 14
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports total Canadian wheat in store for the week ended March 14 at 486,995,125 bushels, up from last year's 315,280,914. Elevators hold 440,656,933 bushels. overseas exports clearances reach 3,597,699 bushels. Accumulated 382 weeks end March 14 total 73,475,288 bushels versus 93,882,003 a year earlier. Prairie region marketing figures for 82 weeks show Manitoba 43,254,946. Saskatchewan 275,725,701. Alberta 216,605,695.
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Ottawa
Micrel
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Raiders Raid London Amid Air Attacks
London witnesses report a heavy anti aircraft barrage as air raiders return to the city. Explosions accompanied the assault described as a big procession by observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
C.P
Italians Seek One More Victory in Albania
Belgrade dispatches report Italy pleading with Germany to delay attack on Greece until Italy can score another victory in Albania. Italy uses the lull to bolster air defenses in Greece as German strategic patience faces limits in the Balkans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Italy
Germany
Greece
Albania
Litain
Romania
Bulgaria
City Glances and Proceeds for Red Cross at RAF Exhibit
Proceeds from last night's RAF exhibit hockey gate totaling 435 dollars go to the Red Cross. The city council decided to renew membership in the Union of Alberta Municipalities at 100 dollars. March weather brings snow sun frost blizzard and chinook in the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.A.F
Red Cross
Union of Alberta Municipalities
Submarine Threats Stretch Beyond American Coasts
Berlin cannot spare major U-boat units for patrols near the United States. Churchill notes German subs and heavy cruisers have struck on the American side of the Atlantic. The westernmost incident was near the 42nd meridian, about 1500 miles east of New York and outside the 800 mile neutrality belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Ireland
S Churchill
Atlantic
New York
Hemisphere
Bay of Fundy
Cape Horn
Alberta Minister Declares Wheat Policy Unsatisfactory
Edmonton March 19 Agriculture Minister MacMillan of Alberta said the federal governments 1941 crop wheat policy is highly unsatisfactory and inadequate. He argued co operation with federal authorities is impossible under the plan without drastic modifications favorable to farmers and noted the policy was announced before western representatives could review it in Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
MacMillan
Alberta
Ottawa
Mr. MacMillan
Subversive Editorials in Ottawa Papers Spark Court Action
Judge Glen Strike reserved judgment until March 26 as the Citizen Publishing Company pleads not guilty to two Defence of Canada Regulations charges. Crown lawyer Raoul Mercier cites a January 11 Ottawa Morning Citizen editorial criticized by Justice Minister Lapointe as potentially prejudicing recruitment.
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Ottawa
Glen Strike
Citizen Publishing Company
Defence of Canada
Raoul Mercier
K.C
Crown
Ottawa Morning Citizen
Evening Citizen
Lapointe
House of Commons
Commons
M. J. Coldwell
C.C.F
Rosetown-Biggar
J. D. Watt
Mercier
Watt
Lapoint
Canada
Citizen
Tommy Farr Robbed of Jewelry and Trophies in Brighton
Welsh heavyweight boxer Tommy Farr reported thieves broke into his Brighton home while he slept and stole jewelry, trophies, and gifts valued at about $17,000. No injuries reported and no arrests announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Farr
London
C.P
Brighton
R Ronnes Hurt In Car Upset At City Intersection
An automobile collision at South Railway Street and Seventh Avenue near the old Central garage last night left 17 year old Russell Ronnes with serious injuries. He received a compound fracture of the right arm and the amputation of one finger after being taken to the hospital. The crash involved S Kaldestad of Red Cliff driving south and William McCaig of the city driving north. The McCaig car rolled onto its side due to the sloping street as both vehicles moved at a moderate pace.
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South Railway St
Seventh Ave
Russell Ronnes
D. N. MacCharles
S. Kaldestad
Redcliff
South Railway
William McCaig
McCaig
Rannes
RAF Bombers Strike Kiel and Other Targets
British bomber forces conducted a main raid on Kiel Germany with additional assaults on the Nagi naval base at Wilhelmshaven and oil depots in Rotterdam. Explosions and large fires were reported as substantial numbers of aircraft dropped high explosives and fire bombs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Kiel
Germany
Nagi
Wilhelmshaven
Rotterdam
Yugoslavia May Join Axis Amid Balkan Tensions
Belgrade reports claim Yugoslavia will align with the Rome Berlin Tokyo pact on March 26 as diplomacy tightens in the Balkans. Turkish Foreign Minister Saracoglu travels toward Egypt to confer with Eden while rumors of RAF equipment rise.
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Belgrade
C.P
Balkans
Yugoslavia
Tokyo
Saracoglu
Turkey
Palestine
Egypt
Eden
Greece
Istanbul
Yeni Sabah
Royal Air Force
R.A.F
Cairo
French Ambassador Haye Seeks Food Aid to Free France
Henry Haye, the French ambassador to the United States, said arrangements are being made to send American food to unoccupied France. In a separate incident, a car rolled on its side with Haye’s arm jammed in the door frame. other occupants of both cars were uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maston Henry Haye
United States
France
Organize for Local War Services Fund Campaign
The Canadian War Services Fund drive starts Monday March 24 with a local committee meeting in the Mayor's office approving methods for door to door canvassing of residential, business and industrial areas. Maurice H. Stone KC chairs the drive to support morale boosting services for sailors soldiers and airmen through six organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian War Services Fund
Medicine Hat and District
Maurice Fr. Stone
K.C
Maurice H. Stone
J. H. Hallworth
H. J. Noble
Walter Pace
Chas. Beny, Jr
R. H. A. Lacey
L. Newby
L. G. Cutts
Dominion
Canadian Legion
Knights of Columbus
Salvation Army
Y.M.C.A
Y.W.C.A
Agric Short Course Opens Tomorrow at Park Hall
The provincial Department of Agriculture and the Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce host a two day, free program for ranchers, farmers, and citizens. Lectures cover potato diseases soil and water conservation feed supply shelter belts herd improvement dairy and poultry management with experts from Edmonton Lethbridge and Brooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agric
Park Hall
Provincial Department of Agriculture
Medicine Hat
J. L. Eaglesham
Department of Agriculture
Edmonton
Assiniboia
O. S. Longman
State of Agriculture
A. E. Palmer
Dominion Experimental Farm
Lethbridge
Alberta
P. D. Hargrave
Brooks
P. Wyllie
R. P. Dixon
Alberta Social Credit caucus weighs end date of session
Government supporters discussed organization work of the Alberta Social Credit League at a caucus yesterday. They claimed the present session will in all probability end by March 31 or soon afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta Social Credit League
Social Credit
German seaplanes attack Tepahan area and Dneister gains
On March 19 reports say German seaplanes from the 1gie-ryur unit struck Benny Dover Deal and Ramsgate, injuring 31 Russians and capturing Tepahan. The action also notes advances near Lake Navod on the Dneister River.
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Benny Dover
Deal
Ramsgate
Tepahan
Lake Navod
Dneister
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Empire
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Giovanni Cirene
Bob Tufts
Robert ST. John
R. Ronnes
R.A.F. Smash
Organize For Local War Services Fund
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