Royal Air Force Attacks Mannheim and Berlin in Night Raids
Allied air forces carried out a heavy strike on Mannheim and Ludwigshaven signaling powerful explosives and widespread fires. Berlin faced bombers and factory damage while docks at Calais Ostend Boulogne and other ports were targeted. Several RAF planes were reported missing with dogfights over the Dover Strait as German reconnaissance missions returned.
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London
Mannheim
Germany
Ludwigshaven
Rhine
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Berlin
Messerschmitt
Calais
Ostend
Sboulonge
Kristiansane
Norway
Ijmuiden
Netherlands
France
Dover Strait
England
British Forces Press Desert Retreating Iraqi Troops North of Habbaniyah
British patrols pressed retreating Iraqi forces in the desert north of Habbaniyah airdrome while Basra and the RAF base remained quiet. RAF dominance, air campaigns, and the destruction of Iraq's air force are reported as the campaign continues with ongoing patrolling along the Egyptian border and in northern Ethiopia and Gojjam.
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Cairo
Habbaniyah
Middle East Command
Royal Air Force
Basra
London
Iraq
Caird
R.A.F
Rutbanka
Britain
Ankara
Iraq Defence
Madji Sherket
Turkey
North African Front
Salam
Amba Alaji
Ethiopia
Gojjam
Debra Markos
Edward Kennedy
Associated Press
Traq
Germany
War Emergency Training School No 4 expands full time
Lou Pozzi explained the Round Town with Bob centre at Second Street has shifted from a seasonal Youth Training Centre No 4 to a full time War Emergency Training School No 4. It now trains soldiers for the army air force and defence industries in a steady stream. The local school still turns out about 40 qualified men monthly. Farmers report seed wheat progress in Medicine district with 5 percent sown and 40 percent of coarse grains in the ground. R.A.F. sport notes include a semi final in the soccer knockout at SIT S barracks and a win by officers over pupils in a Wednesday basketball match.
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Lou Pozzi
Second Street
R.A.F. Sport
S.I.T.S
Harry Hutchings
Isley Drops Plan to Raise Tax on Nonresident Interest
Ottawa reports Finance Minister Isley will not proceed with raising the tax on interest and dividends paid to non residents from five to 14 percent. The decision follows protests by United States investors and Ontario's Hepburn, who argued bonds bought in Canada would be taxed unfairly. The revised proposal would tax only interest and dividends paid in Canadian currency rather than all payments.
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Ottawa
Isley
United States
Tisley
Hepburn
Ontario
Canada
Slovak Border Reported Closed Amid Rail Restrictions
May 10 report states western Hungary and Slovakia implement new railway limits and the Slovak frontiers are closed. It notes no explanation for possible German troop movements but recalls December Hungary rail limits allowed troop transit to Romania before Bulgaria occupation.
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Budapest
C.P
Hungary
Slovakia
Romania
Bulgaria
Navy Bombards Bengazi Harbor Ships in Libya Clash
London dispatch reports British naval forces attacked Bengazi harbor in Libya early Thursday destroying a 3000 ton supply ship and blowing up an ammunition ship, according to the admiralty.
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London
Bengazi
Libya
Admiralty
Spanish Officials Ousted in Government Shakeup
In Madrid on May 10 a cabinet purge swept out several high ranking officials. Army Colonel Valentin Galarza was installed in a new position as the administration reorganized. Ramon Serrano Suner, brother-in law of Franco, was minister of the interior and is now foreign minister.
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Madrid
C.P
Valentin Galarza
Ramon Serrano Suner
Franco
Russian forces seize Kasr i Shirin in Persia drive
25 Years Ago item notes Russians occupying Kasr i Shirin during a Persian maneuver to join British units on the Tigris as British lines widen north of Ypres near the Somme. The following day Germans take about 500 yards of trenches near Vermelles and era sees East Africa clashes with German losses. Belleville students plan a walkout protesting the education board’s demand for Principal P C MacLaurin’s resignation.
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Kasr-i-Shirin
Persia
Tigris
Ypres
Somme
Vermelles
Kondon
East Africa
Belleville Collegiate Institute and Vocational School
Board of Education
P. C. MacLaurin
Veteran of Egyptian wars dies at 81 in Calgary hospital
Richard Rippon aged 81, a veteran of the 1881-82 Egyptian campaigns and a former Wetaskiwin butcher, died in a Calgary hospital after a long illness.
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Richard Rippon
Calgary
Ile
British Deny Italian Claim on Mediterranean Attacks
The Admiralty said German and Italian planes struck Western Mediterranean waters near the Straits of Sicily on Thursday but caused no damage to British ships. It reported four Axis planes destroyed by anti aircraft fire and naval fighters shot down one more. two British naval aircraft were lost, countering Italian claims of hits on six warships and several merchantmen.
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London
C.P
Admiralty
Mediterranean
Straits of Cicily
Manning and Low In Ottawa for Tax Transfer Talks
Provincial Treasurer Solon Low and Provincial Secretary E. C. Manning of Alberta arrived in Ottawa for meetings with Finance Minister Ilsley over the Dominion plan to assume income and corporation taxes and grant compensation. Low would not comment before talks and expected a conference with the federal minister today.
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Ottawa
Solon Low
E. C. Manning
Alberta
Ilsley
Dominion
Low
Netherlands fliers join British in Norway raid
Royal Netherlands naval fliers using Hudson aircraft joined British pilots to attack Nazi airfields in Kristiansand and Mandal Norway on the eve of the Low Countries invasion anniversary. Docks at Kristiansand were bombed and fires started as Netherlands aircraft expanded beyond shipping protection.
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London
Royal Netherlands Naval
Norway
Low Countries
Air Ministry
Netherlands
Kristiansand
Mandal
Belgium
Britain
Shipping Losses in April Reach Record High for War
The Ministry of Information reported 106 ships totaling 488 124 tons lost in April. British, allied and neutral vessels suffered the month’s peak since the war began, with 60 British ships and 43 Allied ships, plus 3 neutrals. Evacuation from Greece is believed to have boosted April totals.
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London
C.P
Ministry of Information
Germany
Dunkerque
Greece
Carol Arrives in Bermuda Aboard Excalibur
United States liner Ex cambion docked in Hamilton Bermuda with former King Carol of Romania and Mme Lupescu aboard. Romanian flag flew from the bow as the royal exile arrived quietly with little local excitement.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
United States
Excambion
Carol of
Medicine Hat Gun and Skeet Club Hold Shoot at Police Point
The Medicine Hat Gun and Skeet Club will stage a shoot at the Police Point grounds starting tomorrow at 2 p.m. The boys from No. 34 S.F.7.S. are invited to attend and participate. All necessary equipment will be available on site.
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Medicine Hat Gun
Police Point
No. 34
S.f.7.s
No Canadians Now In Iceland
The Canadian defense department announced that Canada’s garrison duties in Iceland ended as the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa were relieved by imperial troops. Brig. L. F. Page now commands in the United Kingdom after Canadian battalions were absorbed into other formations following the Iceland withdrawal.
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Ottawa
Defence Department
Canada
Iceland
Cameron Highlanders
Department
Camerons
United Kingdom
L. F. Page
France
Denmark
Past Presidents Night at Rotary Club Dinner
The weekly Rotary Club gathering will feature a dinner meeting at the Assiniboia hotel at 6 30 p.m. Monday to honor two past presidents. Several former club heads from out of town are expected, with Mayor Dave Elton of Lethbridge as the evening speaker.
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Rotary Club
Assinibo
Dave Elton
Lethbridge
British Soccer Finals End in 1 to 1 Draws
Arsenal and Preston North End drew 1 1 in the War Cup final at Wembley before 60000. McLaren opened for Preston and Denis Compton equalized before halftime. Replay set for May 24 at an undecided venue. The 60,000 limit was imposed for air raid safety.
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London
Arsenal
Preston North End
Wembley Stadium
McLaren
Denis Compton
West Ham United
Mrs Casselman Chosen Liberal Standard Bearer in Edmonton East
Mrs. Fred C. Casselman widow of the late F C Casselman was selected Liberal standard bearer for the Edmonton East by election to fill the late MP’s seat. The by election is set for June 2 with A A MacLeod of Toronto as the competing candidate from the People’s movement and Lt Col George B McLeod eliminated in the nomination.
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Edmonton
Fred C. Casselman
F. C. Casselman
Liberal Party
Dominion
Edmonton East
Casselman
Ottawa
A. A. MacLeod
Toronto
People’s Movement
George B. McLeod
Britain expands air power with mass raids on Hamburg and Bremen
The London-backed interpretation notes 300 to 400 British planes joined attacks on Hamburg and Bremen shipyards, signaling a potential shift in air strength. The raids aim to curb the Atlantic sea menace, with night fighters boosting Britain’s defensive and offensive reach as Roosevelt urges greater American bomber support.
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Britain
Royal Air Force
London
Hamburg
Bremen
Germany
Atlantic
United States
British Isles
Bomber Command
Hamburg-Bremen
Roosevelt
Ships Lost by Allies Reach Over One Thousand in War
Admiralty statistics show 1,098 ships totaling 4,734,407 tons lost by Britain, allies, and neutrals since the Nazi invasion of the Low Countries. April losses reached 488 ships, 124,000 tons, with earlier months, including June 1940 and March 1945, among the heaviest totals.
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London
Britain
Low Countries
Admiralty
Greece
Aussie Built Fighters Boosted in Australia
Canberra May 10 Air Minister McEwen said Whirraway aircraft and Beau x art bombers now under construction in Australia will be immensely improved. He said the upgrades will make the planes more powerful as fighters faster and able to carry larger bomb loads.
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Canberra
McEwen
Australia
City Glances Puzzle on Rural Roads and Canada War Effort
A fragmentary column references a puzzle about bumps on a rural road near the Hat and a cactus plant in Harvard House of Flowers window. It notes May 24 approaching and hints at Boylan’s window and a film The Battle of Brains at the Empress.
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Harvard House of Flowers
Second Street
Boylan
Canada
the Empress
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Marshall
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