26 Mar 1941
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 26, 1941
Page
1
A wartime broadcast defends British morale amid nightly German raids. It notes civilian losses but argues bombing fails to crush Britain or shipbuilding, while RAF counterattacks target military objectives. The piece asserts Nazi terror only strengthens British determination and references Hitler's Mein Kampf.
Japanese Foreign Minister Matsuoka travels from Moscow to Berlin to discuss Axis strategy and possible peace or war outcomes. He may face British WWII bombing aftermath and reassess plans for Pacific action while weighing Russia’s stance and Mussolini’s influence in Rome.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt called Col. Charles A. Lindbergh’s Collier’s article on entering the European war wishful thinking, not realistic policy. She said she had not read the piece but inferred it reflects wishful thinking rather than practical thinking.
The Alberta House debated paying salaries to justices of the peace and discussed government entry into life insurance. Officials explored costs, fire safety for rural halls, and the balance of public versus private roles in insurance, with emphasis on long term fiscal impact and governance.
In Ottawa Parliament debate on finance and inflation continues. Treasurer Ilsley says repayments and repatriation of Canadian securities, aided by taxation and resources, will meet obligations. Inflation worries rise as Quelch and others press for alternative financing and Bank of Canada involvement.
Edmonton mourns as F C Caselman MP dies suddenly at 30 in his Lisgar Street residence. A lawyer and former alderman, he was elected to Parliament last May after serving in WWI and on the Edmonton public school board. He leaves daughter Frances Cora and other survivors.
Toronto debate on using Ontario surplus to aid Britain with wartime needs. M P Stewart urged channeling about 12 million dollars of wheat and other farm products to Churchill, arguing funds could ease taxation and support war subsidies. He showed German marks to illustrate shifting value and urged action before fiscal year end March 1942.
Victoria March 22 The lower mainland dairy marketing board was granted leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada against a Court of Appeal ruling that challenged the boards milk marketing scheme. The appeal challenges a Supreme Court interim order deemed ultra vires the British Columbia legislature.
Nurse Susan Mc Shiley of a Hertfordshire hospital was fined ten shillings for riding without lights. She defended her actions by citing duty to attend Hitler’s wounded and cited Florence Nightingale’s lamp as a contrast.
Five men convicted in Prince ton British Columbia on charges of membership in an unlawful organization Jehovah's Witnesses had their convictions quashed by the Supreme Court in Vancouver.
Citizens of St Pierre and Miquelon join together to aid British and French war victims in Europe, pooling resources from the small French territories off Newfoundland.
The Calgary area association requests a detailed figure for road construction expenses and public works, citing government commissions and audits. The document outlines prior budgets, anticipated materials, and labor costs, with figures referenced from the McGillivray Commission and related government accounts.
Vague OCR fragment mentions names and dates without clear event or action. No definite entities or outcomes readable to summarize a specific news item.
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