Federation of War Charities Endorsed by Chamber Leaders
Chamber of Commerce directors endorsed a plan for a Federation of Nation War Charities to streamline appeals, pool funds, and prevent overlapping. The move, urged after many inquiries about wartime services, aims to run a single annual drive across the Dominion with a fixed budget and clear priorities.
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Chamber of Commerce
War Charity
Federation of War Charity
McEipt
Lorenzo Beller Business Bureau
Tno
Finance Committee
Dominion
Federation of Nation War Charities
Syeda
Charles Beny
W.T. Boonan
Evea
Hitler's blitzkrieg Opens Western Front Across Lowlands
German force launches air and land assault on Holland Belgium and Luxembourg. Queen Wilhelmina and King Leopold urge resistance while Luxembourg cites no arms and government flee. Hitler proclaims a decisive hour as he leads troops to the front, shifting initiative from Allied blocks.
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Hitler
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Leopold
Keyes Not Picked to Lead Trondheim Naval Attack
London May 10 Winston Churchill clarified Sir Roger Keyes offered to lead a Trondheim assault but said the decision would have rested with Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Forbes were an attack launched. The Times Reuters report notes Churchill cited a prior plan similar to Keyes but reserved leadership to Forbes.
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London
Winston Churchill
Roger Keyes
Trondheim
Admiralty
Roger
Churchill
Charles Forbes
Reuters
The
Times of London
Churchill Replaces Chamberlain as British Prime Minister
London May 10 Winston Churchill succeeded Neville Chamberlain as Britain's prime minister. The official notice from 10 Downing Street stated Chamberlain resigned and Churchill accepted the invitation to form the new government. Churchill, 65, had served as first lord of the admiralty since the war began. Chamberlain had led since May 28, 1937.
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London
Winston Churchill
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
the Treasury
Downing Street
Ministry of Information
Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Churchill
Admiralty
Buckingham Palace
Great Britain
Cabinet in session to study war developments for Canada
Prime Minister Mackenzie King and ministers held a hastily summoned cabinet meeting at Ottawa during the lunch hour to review new war developments affecting Canada. The session followed conferences by acting defence minister C. G. Power and the Defence Council and later talks with the Commonwealth air training plan supervisory council.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Canada
C. G. Power
Defence
Defence Council
Roosevelt Says US Will Stay Out of War
President Roosevelt stated there is no change in the United States stance on staying out of the war. He endorsed the Netherlands Queen’s proclamation condemning the violation of good faith and urged its reading as a note on civilized conduct.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Netherlands
Tractor Accident Claims Life of Adam Kreitzer
Adam Kreitzer 22 of Bulls Head district was fatally injured on a neighbor's farm when a tractor pulling a tiller combined and packer rolled over him. He slipped under the wheels while adjusting the shift lever and died about an hour after admission to the hospital. An inquest was deemed unnecessary.
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Adam Kreitzer
Bulls Head
Fred
Adam
D. N. MacCharles
S. F. McEwen
Aldershot Canadians Eager To Get Into Fight
Aldershot May 10. Rugged sun-tanned men of the Canadian first division trained with renewed vigor as news of Germany’s attack on the Low Countries spread. An officer said that now they can get on with the job they came over here to do.
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Aldershot
Germany
Low Countries
Opening of Banff Jasper Highway Attended by Governors and Premiers
Edmonton May 10 The opening ceremonies for the Jasper Banff highway will be held July 1 with invitations extended to 17 American state governors and premiers and lieutenant governors of four western Canadian provinces. J A McNeil of the Alberta Motor Association confirmed the plan.
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Edmonton
C.P
United States
Jasper-Banff Highway
J .A. McNeil
Alberta Motor Association
Washington
Oregon
California
Nevada
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Utah
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Texas
Okla
Retail Prices Soar 10 Percent From Last Year
Saskatoon May 10 A Trades and Labor Council committee reports food prices are at least ten per cent higher than a year ago after surveying 50 commodities. The panel of Lorne Lynn and J Bella more will extend inquiry to clothing costs and home rents.
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Saskatoon
C.P
Trades and Labor Council
Lorne Lynn
J. Bellamore
District Physicians Attend Luncheon Meeting Here
Doctors from across the district gathered for a luncheon at the Cosmopolitan hotel yesterday. Speakers included Dr. Johnson and Dr. Campbell of Calgary and specialists Dr. Whittle and Dr. Bell of Edmonton.
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Cosmopolitan Hotel
Johnson
Campbell
Calgary
Whittle
Bell
Edmonton
Special invitation to Bennett for mountain road opening
A special invitation will be sent to Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett, former Canadian prime minister and current England resident. He helped inaugurate legislation that started construction of a 140 mile mountain road, with Robert J. C. Stead as master of ceremonies for the opening.
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Homa
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
North Dakota
R. B. Bennett
England
Bennett
Robert J. C. Stead
Dominion Parks Branch
Depths Of Infamy Says N Y Times
The New York Times editorialized that the German invasion of the Low Countries reaches the depths of infamy and will stir American feeling as Germany challenges the Atlantic world. Roosevelt also ordered a freeze on Dutch Belgian Danish assets to prevent seizure by Germany, extending to Netherlands Belgium and Luxembourg.
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New York
New York Times
Low Countries
Times
Germany
Atlantic
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Allies Order 2,000 Additional U.S. War Planes
Aviation authorities said the British and French governments have ordered 2,000 or more additional American made war planes in the last days. The contracts cover latest type fighting planes and bombers for the United States Army Air Corps, boosting Allied purchases to 1,000 or more in the month.
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Washington
United States Army Air Corps
Fifty million bushels of U S corn sold to Britain
The agricultural department announced the export subsidy sale of 20,000,000 bushels of surplus U S corn to Great Britain. Private exporters will ship it from about 86,000,000 bushels in government stocks, with details pending shipment arrangements.
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Washington
A.P
United States
Great Britain
Agricultural Department
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Benv
Chamber
Camera Records “Warspite
Narvik
Ettoren
H.M.S
Warspite
Framnesodden
Ducth
Keyes
Sir Roger
Citizen’s Band
Westminster
Empress Theatre
U.S
Banff-Jasper
P.C
N.Y
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