Hitler to press Polish demands to brink of war
Reports from Warsaw cite Gazetta Polska and other sources that Hitler seeks to force Poland on Danzig and the Polish corridor. He reportedly demands an extra territorial road across the corridor and 250 kilometer width, with Poland mobilizing over a million troops to resist.
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Hitler
Poland
Warsaw
C.P
Danzig
Gazetta Polska Today
Germany
Berlin
Dan
A.P
Fuehrer
Prussia
Reichstag
Free City
East Prussia
Danargo
Slovakia
Czecho-Slovakia
Lithuania
Joseph Beck
Britain
No Election This Year In The Province
Calgary May 1 1939 Premier William Aberhart said there is no reason yet for a provincial election and urged citizens to welcome King George VI and Queen Elizabeth when they visit Alberta in May. He noted the royal visit would boost loyal citizens to offer a hearty reception.
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Calgary
C.P
Wiliam Aberhart
Calgary Prophetic Bible Institute
Yesteray
R. Pearce
Aberhart
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Alberta
Old Country
Record High Temperature Reaches 92 Degrees Saturday
A record high of 92 degrees was reached on Saturday at 3 p.m. The cool wave followed with a low around 41 degrees early Sunday morning and light showers totaling about .06 inch by noon. By Sunday noon the mercury had risen to only eight degrees above that low as a north wind persisted.
Clarion Call for Overthrow of Nazism Spreads in May Day Displays
Moscow May Day celebrations showcase the Soviet Union's military might with 600 warplanes and mass parades led by Stalin. The Comintern calls on workers worldwide to unite to overthrow fascism, blaming British and French leaders and urging action through an international conference of workers.
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Red Square
Theoviet
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Kremlin
Red Army
Stalin
Klementi Voroshiloff
Defence Com
A.P
Communist International
Europe
U.S
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Skoda
Soviets
Munich
Soviet Union
Joseph Stalin
Lenin
Comintern
International Conference of Workers’ Organization
Liberal Leader E L Gray Calls for Co Operation
Alberta Liberal leader E L Gray urged cooperation across parties to form a strong progressive government. In a province wide radio address he said the Liberal organization would operate in every riding and seek the best cross section of opinion against the current government while willing to meet opposing leaders to discuss province wide issues. He dismissed the formation of new parties as less effective than existing groups.
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Liberal Party
Alberta
E.L. Gray
Liberal
Calted
Gray
Hutwever
Tony
Auerhart
Devastating Earthquake Strikes Akita Japan Sinking Coastline
A major earthquake in Akita Japan triggers mass evacuations for 60,000 residents. Official reports list five dead and many missing as portions of the coast and nearby peninsula are said to have sunk. Thousands lose homes as fires and structural damage spread.
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Akita
Japan
Home Ministry
Ō Unkatcoshi
France Moves to Strengthen Air Force by Decrees
Paris reports Premier Daladier and Air Minister Guy prepared weekend conferences to bolster the French air force. Decrees were expected to speed up production and curb German air superiority.
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Paris
C.P
Daladier
Guy To Chambre
May Day ceremonies in Danzig push for Reich return
May Day events in Danzig showcased the free city’s wish to reunite with Germany. Demonstrations against Poland turned violent with stones thrown at a Polish cathedral and tar smeared on Polish business doors, while police took no action.
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Danzig
C.P
Free City
Reich
Poland
Germany Has No Desire for War Says Hitler
Berlin May 1 Hitler disclaimed any wish for war while addressing over 100000 German youth, saying Germany must be prepared to conquer or defend rights. He framed May Day as unity against international enemies and claimed a new German community formed through hate. He pledged to arm Germany and pursue peace to complete long term enterprises.
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Berlin
Hitler
Germany
Nazi Reich
Alberta Forest Fires Run Riot Across Province
Edmonton reports more than a thousand men battling fires in Alberta with a death near Erskine. Timber losses loom large as dry conditions prompt a province wide warning and cancellation of bush burning permits. Major blazes west of Breton and Winfield threaten Alhambra. Officials blamed carelessness.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta
Erskine
Red Deer
Forestry Department
Breton
Winfield
Alhambra
Home Oil Adds Alberta Directors and Oilsites Plans
Home Oil Company Limited expanded its board at the Vancouver meeting by adding five Alberta reps Lionel Baxter of Winnipeg and Calgary residents Herbert Greenfield H R Milner M M Porter and R W Ward. President R H B Ker and VP Victor Odlum outlined progress including a pending Turner Valley development agreement with Standard Oil California and plans to drill two new wells near Home Millarville, with a settlement expected within two months to enable orderly development of the acreage.
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Vancouver
C.P
Home Oil Company Limited
Alberta Oil Industry
Lionel Baxter
Winnipeg
Herbert Greenfield
H. R. Milner
M. M. Porter
R. W. Ward
Calgary
R. H. B. Ker
Victor Odlum
Standard Oil Company of California
Home Company
Turner Valley
Ker
Home-Millarville
Standard
Rogers argues British leadership rooted in collective judgment
Kingston May 1 Hon Norman Rogers Dominion labor minister tells a banquet crowd that leadership must follow British traditions not exotic rule. A charter is presented to the Kingston branch of the British Imperial Comrades Association as he warns dictators threaten political and economic structures.
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Kingston
C.P
Norman Rogers
Dominion
Labor
British Imperial Comrades Association
Rogera
Roosevelt Nominates Roper as U.S. Minister to Canada
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate the nomination of Daniel Roper former secretary of commerce to serve as the United States minister to Canada.
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Washington
C. P
Roosevelt
Senate
Daniel Roper
Commerce
United States
Canada
Britons and French Propose Counter to Soviet Alliance Plan
London reports high authority says Britain and France counter Russia's triple alliance idea with an interim pledge of aid to eastern states under attack. Prime Minister Chamberlain says talks with the Soviet Union are pursued with dispatch as Parliament debates conscription and a 1,000,000-man land force.
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London
C.P
Russia
Europe
Naka
Britain
France
Poland
Rumania
Greece
Okalaii
Commons
Progress Ant
Chamberlain
Clement
Attlee
Soviet Russia
Maisky
Viscount Halifax
Prencn Puararree
Lne
Lmcpequence
Romania
Great Britain
Netherlands
Belgium
Switzerland
Riverside Park Wall Completed in City Center
The Riverside park wall is finished, enclosing the park with rubble masonry 18 inches high, a four inch cement coping, and four foot pillars with cement caps. An iron rail sits 18 inches above the coping, with electric fixtures on gates at First St and Sixth Ave. Final tasks are lamp installation and painting.
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Riverside Park
Sylvan
First St
Sixth Ave
Empress Theatre
C.P.R
Soviet Airmen Rescued After Mid Atlantic Crash Near New Brunswick
Two Soviet airmen were flown to New York after being rescued from a bi ig crash on a Gulf of St. Lawrence island off New Brunswick. Major Miki Gordienko and Brigadier General V. Kokkinaki were conveyed to Moncton by Canadian Airways planes. The wrecked monoplane lay on the marshy island as RCMP guarded the scene following the crash Friday night.
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William Horne
Moncton
N.B
Biéal
New Brunswick
Sprieaat
Moscow
New York
S.T
Harold S. Vanderbilt
U States
Canadian Airways
Jhe. Anderson
Miki Gordienko
Islan
Vigmir Kokkinaki
H. Jones
Lonely Island
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Royal , Canadian Mounted Police
Kokkinaki
Ke Gordienko
Budget Debate Shapes Path to King Prorogation
Ottawa May 1 The budget debate in the House of Commons may decide if Parliament ends its session by May 19 prorogation by the King. Parties seek to express views while avoiding haste with Social Credit and CCF reservations. Continued on page.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Social Credit
C.C.F
J. F’ Lawson
Con
York South
Sociadis
Fomay
National brief fragment with scattered city names
Readable text lists scattered city names and surnames such as New York Boston Cincinnati Pittsburgh and individuals like Castleman Pyay Lopez Moore Lomiri Berres Tees without a clear event or outcome. The fragment resembles a sports or notices page with partial scores and names.
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New York
The
Boston
Castleman and Pyay
Lopez
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Moore
Lomiri Berres
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