Guards Troop Color for King's Birthday in Ottawa Parade
Two Canadian regiments trooped the color on Parliament Hill to celebrate King George VI's birthday in Ottawa. Queen Elizabeth watched from Governor General's offices as the King and Queen toured to lay the cornerstone of the Supreme Court of Canada building, the Queen Fal, with the Queen speaking in both French and English.
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Parliament Hill
Queen Elizabeth
Supreme Court
Ottawa
C.P
Elizabeth
Wellington Street
Governor-General
Supreme Court of Canada
Canada
Ferench
Finglish
Impossible to Oppose Italo German Bloc
Premier Mussolini told a mass meeting near the French frontier that the Italian German alliance would form a bloc of 150 million men. He said the bloc would be formidable in numbers and arms, and capable of forcing peace if democracies try to block their march.
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Cuneo
Italy
C.P
Mussolini
Europe
Yankee Clipper Set for Trans Atlantic Service Start
Pan American Airways announced that the trans Atlantic service, planned for ten years, will inaugurate with the departure of the 411-2 ton flying boat Yankee Clipper on Saturday. Initially mail only for five round trips, passenger service is expected by July 1. The Yankee Clipper will be flown from Baltimore to New York today and depart at about 1 pm EDT for the Azores under a captain yet to be chosen.
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New York
Pan American Airways
trans-Atlantic air _ vice
Baltimore
Nonagenarians Decline Fuss Over Royal Visit Plan
A Vancouver couple aged ninety four and seventy year old wife plan to watch a royal procession from their front gate avoiding fuss or palaver. They recall Queen Victoria and say they will stay home if they cannot see clearly with warmth and humor. They have five children and many descendants.
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Vancouver
Henry Cranswielo
Littleir Street
Kine Cie Orme
Wizahoty
Queen Victoria
London
Cranswick
Philadelphia Murder Ring Trials Could Take a Year
Seventeen defendants including Rose Caring face hearings or indictments on murder charges in a Philadelphia mass murder for insurance. Prosecutors say the syndicate killed up to 100 people over ten years across four states with several already convicted or implicated.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphila
Rose Caring
Prand
al Carina
New York
Yeathday
Pietro Stea
Tus Siont
Morris Bolter
Vincent P. McDevitt
Paul Petrillo
McDevitt
Herman Petrillo
Paul
Caesare Valenti
John Woloshyn
Jamboree Dress Rehearsal Announced By District Commissioner
District Commissioner J. M. Taylor announces a full dress rehearsal for the Boy Scout Jamboree in the Arena tomorrow at 4 p.m. All Scouts and Girl Guides are urged to attend.
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J. M. Taylor
Makes Living Tissues and Functions Visible
A new device that uses cold light with a microscope to reveal living tissues and their cellular functions was demonstrated at the American Medical Association closings in St. Louis. Dr. Marvin T. Knisely of the University of Chicago spent seven years developing it and suggested potential diagnostic uses though human trials remain undetermined.
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ST. Louis
A.P
American Medical Association
Marvin T. Knisely
University of Chicago
Knisely
King and Queen End Busy Ottawa Weekend Schedule
The King and Queen face a demanding Ottawa itinerary with four events on Saturday including the Supreme Court cornerstone laying and a garden party at Government House. They then travel to Kingston for a reception and motor tour after a national war memorial unveiling in Ottawa.
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Fress
Ottawa
Royal Counse
Kingston
Supreme Court
Htal
Mackenzie
Government House
Chateau Laurier
Itam
Union St Len
TAS Pam
National Service Possible for Romanian Youth From Seven
Romanian boys and girls aged seven and up may be called to national service in a war emergency under a government decree just published.
Bank executive promoted to Kingston Jamaica post
G. R. McRae manager of the Medicine Hat branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce is promoted to Kingston Jamaica. He will leave in about ten days with Mrs. McRae and daughter Patricia. M. E. Smith of Edmonton will succeed him. McRae joined Medicine Hat in 1934 after inspecting in Winnipeg and banking in Collingwood New York and the West Indies. He built many friendships during five years here and served on the Medicine Hat Generals Hospital board and Rotary Club treasurer of the Canadian Concert Association.
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G. 4. McRae
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Kingston
Jamaica
New York
West Indies
City
McRae
Medicine Hat Generals Hospital
Rotary Club
Canadian Concert Association
Mass meeting of retailers set at City Hall
A mass meeting of retailers will be held in the Council chamber City Hall on Monday at 8 p m Topics include provincial regulations affecting wholesalers retailers and consumers with suggestions to be submitted by the provincial secretary of the RMA All wholesalers are urged to attend
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Council Chamber
RMA
Macdonald Found Guilty in Toronto Murder Trial
Mickey Macdonald 31 was convicted of murdering bookmaker James Windsor. His 19 year old brother Alex was acquitted after a two hour jury deliberation. Mickey faces hanging scheduled for July 20 after Justice McFarland asked for comment.
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Toronto
Mickey Macdonald
James Windsor
Alex
Supreme Court
Mickey
Toronto Police Department
Man faces traffic charge after police summons at St Boniface
Hubert H. Garnier walked into the St Boniface police station to complain about theft of hunting gear. Sergeant W Russell asked for his address and handed him a summons to appear in court on a traffic charge at 155 Horace Street.
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ST. Boniface
Man
C. P
Hubert H. Garnier
W. Russell
Horace Street
Garnier
Queen Elizabeth Receives Tremendous Ovation in Ottawa
Queen Elizabeth appeared at a window in the Governor General's residence to watch the trooping of the colors as about 75,000 people packed Parliament Hill. Casualty list for her first day in Ottawa reports 75 cases, many fainted or were injured from the crowds.
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Ottawa
C.P
Parliament Hill
Victory Parade Before Gen Franco Held in Madrid
Madrid May 20 AP General Franco watched a vast victory parade through heavy rain as 127000 Spaniards and 150000 spectators honored foreign troops aiding the civil war. Italian German Moorish units marched beside field guns and tanks as 10000 Italians 8000 Moors and 5000 Germans prepared to depart within two weeks.
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Madrid
A.P
Franco
Spain
Avenida del Generalissimo
Condor Legion
Million Dollar Rain Drenches Alberta and Saskatchewan
A heavy south Saskatchewan and southeast Alberta rainfall soaked fields and damaged infrastructure. Up to 3 inches fell since yesterday afternoon, with 2 to 4 inches in parts from Irvine to Maple Creek, and 5 to 9 hours of rain in the Drumheller district. A 120 foot stretch of C P R track near Shackle ton was washed out. Farmers gain crop hopes as rains persist.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
C.P.R
Shackleton
Empress Branch
Irvine
Maple Creek
Hilda
Schuler
May Sing and Play for The Majesties at Banff
Frances James soprano Joseph Laderoute tenor and the Toronto Trio will sing and play for Their Majesties King George and Queen Elizabeth during their rest at Banff Sorings Hotel for the May 26 28 weekend.
Nazi Plot to Murder Benes Reported in Paris
Paris May 20 diplomatic sources said Stefan Osusky former Czecho Slovak minister to France sent Eduard Benes former president information about a Nazi plot to assassinate Benes at his U S residence where he lectures Osusky is said to have supplied information to French and American police.
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Paris
C.P
Stefan Osusky
France
Eduard Benes
Benes
United States
Royal entertainment set by Toronto Trio to perform in Banff
Mr 3 James and the Toronto Trio including Murra Adaskin violin Louis Krerar piano and C G Yaselstyn cello depart Toronto May 22 for Banff to perform informal recitals at Mount Stephen Hall during the royal visit. Repertoire features Bach Loeillet Scots songs Welsh pieces and Saint-Saens Dance Macabre along with Handel and Charpentier works.
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James
Toronto
Murra
Adaskin
Voilin
Louis Krerar
C. G. Yaselstyn
Bradecasting Corporation
Banff
Mount Stephen
Bach
Ysseltyn
Jesu
J. B. Loeillet
Hebed
O Hilton
BE. T. Davis
Saint-Saens
Miss James
Colin Taylor
Dupuis le Jour
Louise
Charpentier
Vivian Rodgers elected head of Medicine Hat Little Theatre
Vivian M. Rodgers was unanimously elected president for the 1939 40 term at the annual meeting in the Council chamber Friday evening. Kitty White was re elected secretary and Ken Mackenzie named vice president with Maurice Friesen as treasurer.
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Vivian M. Rodgers
Medicine Hat Little Theatre Association
Council Chamber
Ken Mackenzie
Maurice Friesen
Kitty White
Little Theatre
T. R. Osborne
Frank Bowker
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