Britain Diverts Shipping From Mediterranean Amid Italian Rhetoric
Paris reports Italian attitude toward the Allied war effort growing alarming as a foreign ministry spokesman cites unease about future relations with France. In London, Britain orders a precautionary diversion of shipping from the Mediterranean to prevent capture should Italy intervene, signaling deterrence while awaiting Rome's formal stance.
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Paris
Foreign Ministry
Foreign Office
France
Mediterranean
Rome
London
Italy
Dombas
Norway
Germany
Mussolini
Hitler
Dino Grandi
RAF raid on Stavanger and other assaults hit Germany
London reports the RAF dispatched a large night raid on Stavanger airport in southwestern Norway destroying ground facilities and downing four German fighters. Raids also hit Fornebu near Oslo and Aalborg Denmark while seven British planes were lost. Norwegian forces reportedly reoccupied Storen and Roros as German withdrawals continued in a broader Allied push near Narvik.
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London
Royal Air Force
Stavanger
Norway
Fornebu
Oslo
Aalborg
Denmark
RAF
Stockholm
Storen
Trondheim
Roros
War Office
Dombas
Communiqtie
Narvik
Namsos
Dombus
Turner Valley Oil Pipe Line To The Coast
VANCOUVER April 50 A pipe line from Turner Valley to the coast is planned to supply Britain for a century. Alberta Minister of Public Works Hon Wo OAL Ballow said pipelines to British Columbia and the Great Lakes will be built once supply is demonstrated beyond doubt. The Alberta government supports Britain during the gasoline shortage.
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Turner Valley
Vancouver
Othe Turner Valley
Adberta
Columba
Ae Condo
Wo Oal Ballow
Wwe
Alberta
British Columbia
Great Lakes
Fallon
Alberts
British Colorabia
Pacifist Defeats Glasgow In Poolek Division By-Election
In Poolek division Glasgow a pacifist candidate defeated John Nicolson Stop the War, prompted by the death of Sir John Gilmour. The by election results reflect a conservative setback in a wartime climate. Silver production in Canada for January totaled 1,652,6810 ounces valued at 63,737 while 1,532,922 ounces valued at 66,009 in February 1929.
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Glasgow
Gatbraith
John Nicolson
Poolek
John Gilmour
Canada
Laary
Romania Expels 200 Germans in Oil Field District
Bucharest reports say Romania ordered the expulsion of 200 Germans after a canvass of 60 homes in oil field and strategic districts. Police found firearms in many homes of Germans suspected as a fifth column ready to rise if German troops advance.
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Bucharest
Rumania
New Democracy Seeks Conscription in Wartime
Ottawa April 30 CP Hon Hertidge founder of the New Democracy movement says he will press for national service with vigor despite his election defeat. He argues conscription is essential to mobilize manpower, industry and resources for Canada's war effort. He notes a caucus in Edmonton dissented but insists war requires universal conscription.
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Ottawa
Hertidge
Canada
Chage
New Democracy
Edmonton
Herridge
Air
Berridge
Wiig
Windersley
Lusk
Hiewan
National Ser
Norway
House of Commons
House of Comnons
Demogracy Gallous
Canadian Pacific Sees Wartime Rail Service Uphold Link
Montreal May 1 Special Canadian Pacific Railway chairman Sir Edward Beatty told shareholders the company will uphold vital transportation and communication links during the war. They expect higher earnings as wartime activity grows. rain shortfalls in the prairies may be offset by heavy rains and crop prospects. Ocean liner earnings should improve, with inland and coastal traffic rising due to overseas travel restrictions.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dominion
Edward Beatty
G.B.E
K.C
Ll.d
Canadian Pacific
Prairie Provinces
Columbia
May Day Celebrations Quiet Across Canada During War
Canadian labor marks May Day with subdued events as wartime constraints reduce parades and meetings. Montreal and Quebec City cancel plans. Toronto curtails mass gathering. Western cities eye smaller or no celebrations while Vancouver includes an anti conscription contingent and speakers Mayor Lyle Telford and Fergus McKean.
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Montreal
Quebec City
Toronto
Queen's Park
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Canada
Crow
Coleman
Alta
Regina
Saskatoon
D. W. Nielsen
Unity
Winnipeg
Labor Council
Moose Jaw
Lethbridge
Edmonton
Calgary
Vancouver
Stanley Park
Wis
Lyle Telford
Fergus McKean
Vancouver East
Victoria
Alberta Sugar Beet Growers Seek Government Help
A southern Alberta delegation met Ottawa officials on irrigation and expansion of the sugar beet industry. They urged the construction of 4 water storage basins on the St Marys River this year to stabilize irrigation, with assurances of government support for prompt expansion and refinery development.
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Ottawa
Alberta
Phil Baker
Raymond
Alta
Southern
Alberts Water Control Council
St. Mary’s
T A. Crerar
Ics
Seo
Waitirae
Assucur
Wort No Everyting
Canada
Cvste
Defence of Canada Ports Civilian Defence Corps Network
Ottawa reports civilian defence corps organized in seaboard provinces to meet wartime emergencies from raids sabotage or fires. Grants of 5000 used to equip units in Halifax Sydney Saint John Montreal Vancouver Victoria Nanaimo and Prince Rupert with 400 workers and 200 wardens in Halifax. Demolition decontamination and auxiliary fire squads support public utilities and civil authorities.
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Ottawa
C.P
Seaboard
Canada
Dominion
Pensions and Health Department
Halifax
Sydney
N.S
Saint John
Quebec
Vancouver
Victoria
Nanaimo
B.C
Prince Rupert
Montreal
Great Britain
British Vessel: Two Nazi Planes Destroyed in Civilian Raid
London reports a German bomber shot down by anti air craft fire near Clacton on Sea. The blast killed five Nazi crew members and caused England’s first civilian casualties with three dead and over 100 injured. Debris and scorched bodies were pulled from the wreckage as a large crater and extensive fire damaged homes. Estimated damage around 445000 dollars.
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London
Cgiaxton-On-Sea
Stockholm
Premier to Explain London Crisis Tomorrow
Prime Minister Chamberlain told the Commons he will make a statement on the Norwegian situation tomorrow.
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London
C.P
Chamberlain
Commons
Baseball scores from early league games
In the American League St Louis beat New York 3 to 5 with Auker Susce Pearson and Dickey on the mound. Chicago defeated Boston 12 to 4 behind Jo Grove De Sautels. Cleveland lost to Philadelphia 5 to 11. In the National League Brooklyn defeated Cincinnati 26 to 9 as Casey Franks Walters Lombardi combined for the win and strong hitting across the board.
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St. Louis
New York
U Auker
Susce
Pearson
Dickey
Chicago
Boston
Tresh
Grove
Desautels
Cleveland
Philadelphia
UO Allen
Hemsley
Potter
Hayes
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Casey
Franks
Walters
Lombardi
Dominion: Govt and Gasoline Trouble in British Columbia
Ottawa May 1. Labor Minister Norman McLarty said the federal government will not intervene in the dispute between the British Columbia government and major oil companies over wholesale gasoline prices. He cited provincial authority and the Supreme Court of Canada ruling upholding provincial price fixing powers.
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Ottawa
C.P
Norman McLarty
Dominion
British Columbia
Supreme Court of Canada
German Plane Crashes In England Amid Coastal Attacks
A German plane crashed in flaming wreckage in a southeast England residential district late last night amid British fighter and anti air fire. Three unidentified planes crossed the Humber estuary. heavy shelling and gunfire were heard along the coast as shore observers saw tracer bullets and reports of a plane being fired on near the southeast coast.
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London
England
Humber
Yorkshire
Nazis Link Oslo and Trondheim as German Drive Expands
Berlin reports linking of Oslo to Trondheim by German columns and seizure of Dombas. Hitler lauds a 20 day campaign and claims control of the Oslo-Trondheim rail line. Claims of ongoing bombardment and troop landings at Oslo accompany plans to trap Allied forces between Dombas and Andalsnes.
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Berlin
A.P
Oslo
Trondheim
Dombas
Gom
Adolf Hitler
Norway
London
War Office
Storen
Tynset
Trondheim- Dombas-Hanar-Oslo
Gudbransdal
Opdal
Andalsnes
Voss
Bergen-Oslo
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Cape OF Good Hope
Lillehammer
Gudbrandsdal
Combas Ae
C.P.R
Defence of Canada Ports
Narnsos Harbor
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