Youth Training School Ends May Need for City
Medicine Hat council reports the Youth Training centre will run another month as J. H. Ross says the radio class finishes by month end. Government spending totals 15711 to April 30 including 3550 materials 3275 salaries 8188 board and room 133 utilities. council considers extra rent for Badminton building. Meanwhile a false rumor alleged a women’s group opposing an air training school. 18 women’s organizations support locating training here. Edmonton Ukrainian festival July prompts Medicine Hat orchestra fund drive plan discussed but ruled out due to August deadline.
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Lang
J. H. Ross
Alberta
Ross
Medicine Hat
Warham and Marshall
Aid
Pratt
Aid. Black
Ottawa
W. Dorensky
Edmonton
McCarthy Faces New Charges In Ottawa Divorce Case
Two additional charges were laid by the Crown against Charles P. McCarthy a private detective. The original charge of fabricating evidence in a divorce case plus new counts of perjury and procuring a woman for immoral purposes are being considered by the Grand Jury at the spring assizes. McCarthy previously served as Carleton County Police chief and is on bail of 2000 dollars awaiting further proceedings.
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Ottawa
C.P
Charles P. McCarthy
EB. R. E. Chevrier
Brand Jury
Supreme Court of Ontario Spring Assizes
Ontario Attorney-General’s Department
McCarthy
Carleton
Ainsle Greene
Grand Jury
Screen Stars to Spend Holidays in Canada
Hollywood stars including Spencer Tracy Gary Cooper Clark Gable and Frank Morgan plan summer holidays in Canada. D. Leo Dolar predicts a record tourist influx near 20 million Americans with travel revenue surpassing 300 million dollars this year. The Howe shield honors efforts to attract visitors as Junior Chambers of Commerce organize pageants and events nationwide.
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Ottawa
Canada
D. Leo Dolar
Dolar
Los Angeles
Spencer Tracy
Gary Cooper
Clark Gable
Frank Morgan
Canalina
Mr. Dolar
Dominion
Travel Bureau
C. J. Howe
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Labor Demand Light Across Farm and Industry
Local employment bureau reports full swing farm and ranch labor demand with wages from 30 to 35 dollars a month. Industrial labor demand is light and 198 skilled and semi skilled workers registered for war work through April 30.
Sweepstakes floated as wartime funding idea in Canada
Ottawa reports the Department of Finance studied a proposed sweepstakes for wartime funding. A U S patent owner offered a world Series and major league games based system expected to raise about 250 million dollars. Government stance remains doubtful due to legal and political hurdles and likely rejection.
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United States
Canada
Owner Stranded As Team Bolts On Prairie
William Chammings of Box Springs district escaped injury after his horse team bolted freeing him from the vehicle. Police and volunteers searched area including Redcliff and Petersen farm, where Chammings was found walking home and then aided by Petersen.
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R.C.M.P
William Chammings
Box Springs
Chamming
Redcliff
Democrat
Walker Place
Rcumlp
Walker
Petersen Farm
Chammings
Petersen Place
Petersen
Dominion-provincial report to be released May 13
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announced that the royal commission report on Dominion provincial relations will be published May 13. CBC will broadcast the background and significance of the report from 7 30 to 8 p m MST next Monday.
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Ottawa
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Royal Commission
C.B.C
Lightning Strike Kills Farmer in Edmonton Area
John B. Wood a 59 year old West Salisbury district farmer was killed instantly when a lightning bolt struck his roofed home while he listened to a radio Mrs Wood was thrown from a couch but escaped serious injury His 16 year old son Charles was unharmed The house did not catch fire Wood a Boer War and Great War veteran born in England won the Military Cross and other medals.
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Edmonton
C.P
John B. Wood
Salisbury
Wood
England
No Truth In Report Lapointe Will Resign
Ottawa dispatch reports Ernest Lapointe has no plan to retire as minister of justice or seek a senate seat. Indications suggest he will keep the post for the war’s duration. He is recovering from a cold and hospital treatment with a full recovery estimated in two to three weeks.
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Ottawa
C.P
Canada
Department of Finance
Department
J. L. Ralston
Britain
Ernest Lapointe
Lapointe
Baseball Scores From Major League Games
In the American League Detroit defeated New York 12 to 9 with a late surge after a 4 4 run fourth inning. Cleveland beat Boston 7 to 4 aided by a three run ninth. In the National League Philadelphia edged Chicago 5 to 4 on a final inning rally with Pearson Warren and Passeau contributing key plays.
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New York
Newhouser
Tebbetts
Sandra
Dickey
Cleveland
Boston
Maymarck
Hemsley
Grove
Desautels
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pearson
Warren
Passeau
Todd
Toronto trio identified in crime trial in assizes
A young woman testified that Leonard Hill and his brothers David and Tommy Bello abducted her from Toronto on April 3, took her to a country spot, assaulted and robbed her, then returned her to the city. The three suspects faced trial as identification was made. Her husband, an RCAF member, attended court in Ottawa.
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Toronto
Leonard
Larry) Hill
David
Tommy Bello
Royal Canadian Air Force
Allies Ready For Hostilities In Near East
British warplanes with loaded racks and a newly arrived Allied cruiser squadron lined the Alexandria harbor as French and British fleets massed in the Mediterranean. Officials said Allies would meet any Italian action on land sea and air, defending the Suez canal while awaiting Italy's move in the coming days. Observers noted Italian naval and troop reinforcements in the Dodecanese as tension rose.
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Alexandria
Merpl
Mediterranean
Italy
Suez Canal
Dodecanese Islands
Aegean Sea
Irish Republican Army Gang Murders In Dublin
In Dublin on May 7 two detectives were wounded in a machine gun clash with a gang believed to be IRA members. One gang member was wounded as the six attackers tried to seize the detectives delivering a note to Sir John Maffey, British representative to the Irish government, near Merrion Square.
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Dublin
Irish Republican Army
Sir John Maffey
Erie
Merrion Square
Chamber of Commerce to Meet at Assiniboia Hotel
The regular monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held at the Assiniboia hotel next Thursday. The session starts at 12 15 p.m. Local business leaders are invited to attend and discuss planned initiatives.
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Chamber of Commerce
Assiniboia
Churchill Granted Broad Powers as Britain's War Leader
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons that Winston Churchill will supervise day to day military operations as Britain's first lord of warfare. He defended the Norway campaign difficulties and urged national unity amid dangers on other fronts.
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Commons
London
Winston Churchill
Britain
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Norway
South Pasadena principal shoots at board meeting killing four
Verling Spencer a junior high principal opened fire during a board of education meeting killing four city school staff including George C. Bush and John Alman and injuring two others before turning the gun on himself. He was found critically wounded an hour later in an abandoned school building.
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South Pasadena
Calif
Board of Education
Verling Spencer
George C. Bush
John E. Alman
William Speer
W. V. Vanderlip
Ruth Barnett Stu
Spencer
Germans Taken Prisoner In Norwegian Operations
Forty two German troops were captured during Norwegian operations and landed from a Norwegian ship at a Scottish port. The event underscores ongoing Allied actions in the theater.
Saskatchewan canteen fund shortage report recommends restoration
Regina May 7 The Royal Commission report on the Saskatchewan canteen fund finds $30,513 proven stolen and $8,447 suspected, blames two trustees Captain A. H. White and Dr. Charles Cox, and recommends restoring the fund to $40,000 and appointing a new board to administer it. The commission says the provincial administration bears no legal fault.
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Regina
C.P
Saskatchewan Canteen Fund
Royal Commission
Patterson
Orn
Donald MacLean
Saskatchewan
A. H. White
Charles Cox
Germans publish tale of Chamberlain Reynaud call on Near East action
Berlin reports a telephone exchange between Prime Minister Chamberlain and French Premier Reynaud claiming Allied command would be ready for ordered action in the Near East by May 15. London officials call the tale fantastic while Paris officials deny the report as lying allegations and insist no such call occurred and that Allies have no stated plans.
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Berlin
Chamberlain
Reynaud
France
Near East
London
Paris
Withdraw From Norway But With Their Tails Up
Allied troops returning from Norway were praised by General Sir Edmund Ironside for fighting bravely and coming back with their tails up. A French major reported Norwegian bombardment damage and continued German air activity, with no German fleet seen, as troops arrived in Scotland after the withdrawal with minimal losses.
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London
Norway
Sir Edmund Ironside
Imperial General Staff
Sir Edmund
Postage Centenary Marks 100 Years of Penny Stamp
Yesterday marked the 100th anniversary of the postage stamp with four months to May 6, 1840, when Rowland Hill's penny postage reform began. The adhesive stamp became a vital artery of mail and social life, now celebrated by the department with stamp Pantone displays in post offices.
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Rowland Hill
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