RAF Bombs Iraq Positions and 122 Missing Report
Ottawa May 6 The Department of National Defence issued a list of 122 missing personnel including army men navy and air force members from Britain Canada and Norway plus ferry pilots and inspectors. The list ties to the loss of a ship at sea announced by Navy Minister Macdonald and notes Sam Robertson of Ottawa among those feared lost. Alberta names include Craig Wilson H Lethbidge McCrindle Robert R Hutton James from Calgary Coathurst Alta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Department of National Defence
Royal Air Force
Royal Norwegian Air Force
Canada Inspection Board
Ist
Navy
Macdonald
Muiitary
Sam Robertson
London
Canadian Press
Calgary
Hutton, James
Coathurst
Alta
Fighting Spreads in Iraq with RAF Bombings
Cairo reports British planes bomb Iraq military positions at Diwaniya and Falluja as fighting broadens. A four day shelling of Habbaniyah yielded negligible results. Diwaniya lies on the Euphrates about 130 miles below Baghdad while Falluja is 30 miles west of Baghdad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Iraq
Diwaniya
Falluja
Royal Air Force
Middle East
Habbaniyah
Baghdad
bDiwaniya
Euphrates River
al Falluja
Dhibban
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Mrr
Dr. W. Allen Listed Among The Missing
Ottawa May 6 Dr W Allen listed as missing at sea in today's casualty list from the Defence Department. He was agriculture commissioner to the United Kingdom in 1987 and previously a professor in the University of Saskatchewan agriculture faculty in Saskatoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
C.P
W. Allen
Defence Department
United Kingdom
University of Saskatchewan At
Saskatoon
Agriculture
Pays Tribute To Late S. Robertson
Hon. Vincent Massey issued a statement from London paying tribute to S. S. Robertson London superintendent of The Canadian Press. Massey highlighted Robertson's sound judgment and balanced commentary that fostered understanding between Canada and Britain and contributed to the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonlon
C.P
Vincent Massey
United Kingdom
Turgy
London
S. S. Robertson
Robertson
Canada
Britain
Kubertson
Prairie Farm Act work to continue in Medicine Hat area
Local officials said PRA projects remain in effect this year with first come first served for stock waterage dams and irrigation profits among some 600 cases under consideration. Court of Revision for business tax assessments was rescheduled from Wednesday to Monday, while wind and rain caused travel and scheduling disruptions with a forecast of cloudy weather and showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Hat
Medpoee Ehat
U S Exports to Russia Stopped Over Defense Machinery
Washington reported the United States halted all exports to Russia of machinery or equipment usable in defense production. The policy, adopted after Soviet requests for permits, affects orders placed and paid for months earlier despite diplomatic efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Russia
Elder Called Up for Medical Service in RCAF
Lt. Col. G. G. Kildeer, acting O C, 2nd Battalion S A R, reports Lt. Col. Elder has been summoned for RCAF medical service. Elder, connected with the unit since 1924, leaves Saturday for St Thomas Ontario to report on the 14th. No successor announced yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. G. Kildeer
O.C
S.A.R
R.C.A.F
St. Thomas
Ontario
Elder
First
South Alberta Regiment
Canadian Army Medical Corps
George Hoover
British Columbia
Nazi Broadcaster Refuted Hitler by BBC Report
London May 6 BBC said Hitler was refuted not only by a British military spokesman but also by a German broadcaster regarding Greece campaign. BBC cited that Empire forces faced seven German divisions including armored and mountain units, contradicting Hitler’s claim of four divisions met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hitler
Reichstag
Greece
British Broadcasting Corporation
Empire
Adolf Hitler
BBC
King and Churchill Confer in London Audience
The King received Prime Minister Churchill in audience in London as wartime leadership discussions continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
London
Greek Islands Taken by Axis Occupation Claims
Rome reports Italian high command says six Cyclades islands Amorgos Anaphe Ios Thra Naxos Paros occupied near Dodecanese. Berlin states Nazis claim occupation of Lesbos and Chios in the Aegean as strategic moves toward Turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
High Command
Kykladon
Cyclades
Italy
Dodecanese
Aegean Sea
Amorgos
Anaphe
Ios
Thra
Naxos
Paros
Berlin
Lesbos
Chios
Council Rebuffs Proposed Curfew and Scout Toy Shop Move
A Local Council of Women asked the Medicine Hut City Council for a 10 p.m. curfew for under 16s but the council voted against any curfew now. Aldermen warned curfews shift responsibility from parents and may drive youths into darker areas. A Boy Scouts delegation won permission to keep the Toy Shop on Second Street in its current location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Women
Scout Toy Shop
Boy Scouts Association
Second Street
Boy Scouts
Baseball scores from a day in the NL and AL action
National League results show Chicago, New York, Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, St Louis, Boston with varied runs and pitchers Sewell, Lopez, Vander Meer, Lombardi, Grodzicki, Ferrell among others. American League games feature New York and Detroit, Washington and Cleveland in limited slate with Bonham, Dickey, Gorsia Tebbetts, Leonard, Ferrell and Rugby Hensley credited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Pagsseau
McCullough
Hubbell
Danning
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Sewell
Lopez
Wyatt
Owen
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Vander Meer
Am Lombardi
Blanton and Warren
St. Louis
Boston
Grodzicki
Mencuso
Ferrell
Lombardi
Detroit
Bonham
Dickey
Gorsia Wd Tebbetts
Washington
Cleveland
Leonard
Rugby
Hensley
Thirty Three Killed In Harbin Quake Near Sushwa
A strong earthquake at Sushwa seventy five miles north of Harbin killed thirty three people and injured many. An hotel collapsed and fires broke out as houses toppled to the ground in the quake shaken region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbin
Sushwa
Here
Souch's New Optical Parlor Now Open
Souch's Optical Parlor opens at its new Second St. location boasting a spacious modern layout in southern Alberta. The reception area features up-to-date lighting, with a large retracting examination room, a grinding plant and a stock room included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Souch Optic
Second St
Alberta
Interpretation of the War News by Kirk Simpson
The latest war reports boost British optimism over North Africa and Iraq. Tobruk’s four weeks of endurance signals Axis fatigue and limited reinforcement, while Allied naval and air pressure near the Sicilian route tightens the blockade. Iraqi air forces appear out of action, with local battles at Habbaniyah and Basra unresolved and oil flow to Haifa possibly disrupted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirki
Simpson
Associated Press
Axis
North Africa
Iraq
Vebruk
Libya
Tobruk
Tripoli
Greece
Sicilian
Cairo
Egypt
Wavell
East Africa
Habbaniyah
Baghdad
Basra
Haifa
Palestine
Darlan Confers With Germans At Paris Talks
Vichy France reports Marshal Philippe Petain left for his Riviera estate yesterday with speculation he would be joined by Vice Premier Jean Darlan who is in Paris meeting with German officials. Admiral Darlan and Petain departed by special trains, with news kept from release until today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
C.P
Marshal Philippe Petain
Riviera
Villeneuve-Loubet
Jean Darlan
Paris
Admiral Darlan
Petain
RAF bombs Libya targets in heavy raid
Royal Air Force unleashed a very heavy bombing attack on Benghazi Benina Derna Gazala and Barce airfields in Libya. At least five Axis planes were destroyed at Benina as Britons in Tobruk area defend against German Italian preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Map G
C.P
Bengali Arbor
Benina
Barce
Derna
Gazala
Libya
Royal Air Force
Open Season Declared on Badger in Alberta
Alberta sanctions open season on badger hunting and trapping with a restricted exclusion in the southwestern region. Farmers reported nuisances from badgers damaging poultry and farmland. Previously permits required costly inspections, but the new order waives permits outside the restricted area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
Game
Royal Canadian Mounted Fylice
City Glances and Local Business Notes
The notice highlights a window display of big game hunting at Black's Hardware alongside the J.8.T. personal appeal to American tourists. It mentions Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May, and notes the OMS Medicine Hat Curling Club has a 10 year lease extension on its rink property dating from 1910, plus a new neon sign business by Mellor on Third Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black's Hardware
OMS
Medicine Hat Curling Club
Turks to Fortify Turkish Iranian Border
A Reuters dispatch from Ankara reports Turkey will strengthen the Turkish Iranian frontier under a December agreement. The move follows Ankara's stated plan to reinforce border defenses amid regional tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
C.P
Reuters
Ankara
Turkey
Isolationist Move Is Defeated in House
The House of Representatives defeated a proposal to bar transferring any ship the United States might seize for its own defense between belligerents. The assembly rejected the isolationist measure prompting debate over wartime ship transfers and national defense prerogatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Representatives
United States
May Speed Up Land Deal
Edmonton reports Minister W. Fallon said protests by families in Tilley East southeast Alberta accelerate steps to appoint an expropriation board for a 700000 acre transfer to National Defence. A three member board would be organized immediately with one member named by the province or by owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
W.&. Fallon
Tilley East
Alberta
Department of Nationial Defence
Fallon
Haile Selassie Returns to Ethiopia After Exile ends
Haile Selassie emperor of Ethiopia and Lion of Judah entered his camp yesterday after five years in exile. Intense excitement filled Addis Ababa as the emperor rode into the city to reclaim his throne. He was greeted by Gen. Alan Cuningham, British commander, and his sons Crown Prince Makonnen and the Duke of Harar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Lion of Judah
Ital
Alan Cureningham
Selassie
Makonnen
Harar
Moral law sustains China in war with Japan
Henry Peterson, noted author and journalist, told a Canadian Club audience that China’s 5000 years of experience with the moral law sustains its fight against Japan. He argued Britain also holds the moral law and that China’s resilience with limited means signals Hitler’s likely defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Peterson
China
Britain
Hitler
Lew Monkley
N. A. Wait
No. 34
S.F.T.S
Gibson
Greece Sums Up Losses As German Drive Sinks Ships
The Greek government reports over 30 auxiliary vessels destroyed in the German push through Greece. Among losses are minelayers patrol and escort ships and five hospital ships Hesperos Polikos Attiki Socrates Hellenism. Submarines reached Alexandria joining the British fleet and three of ten destroyers were sunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canea
Crete
Greece
Alexandria
Egypt
Hesperos
Policos
Attiki
Socrates
Hellenism
British Nazi Areas Raided Across England Scotland and Ireland
British raids pounded Clyde shipyards and Mersey port areas as German raiders attacked England Scotland and Northern Ireland. RAF fighters claimed eight German planes downed while incendiaries and bombs hit Mannheim Frankfurt am Main and other targets along the Rhine coast including St Nazaire and Stavanger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Muay 6
Clyde
Mac
Wricken
England
Scotland
Mersey River
Liverpool
Royal Air Force
Enes
Mannheim
Frankfurt - Am- Maigt
Middle Rhine
iBo
Fatherbourg
St. Nazaire
Stavanger
Royal Aly
Also Mentioned on This Page
R.A.F
Europe
Selfridge’s Department
Eden
The
Commons
Asia
Africa
Dr. W. Allen
S. Robertson
Bob
TUFTS
Court of Révision
Council
Tela
U.S
Col. Elder
Souch
Tobrule
Salum
Darlan
North African
Eric Bigid
Badger
Good Hope and Mellor
Third Street
Mr. Peterson
Peterson
Zaamek
Celestial Kingdom
Alixs
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!