21 May 1941
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 21, 1941
Page
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Churchill warned the Crete fight would grow more severe as German airborne infantry poured in from Greek bases. Reported totals reached about 4 500 men with drops at Suda Bay and attacks in Heraclean and Retimo areas. Some sea transports reportedly penetrated defenses and temporary foothold established.
Ottawa May 21. Finance Minister Isley says provinces have the right to withdraw from Dominion agreements on provincial corporation and income tax transfers or federal grants. Alberta demanded a definite undertaking on tax field transfers, calling for full terms from other provinces before any deal.
WMCA reports London correspondent Johannes Steel stating Berlin's claim of no loss of life in the Zamzam sinking is false. Steel notes possible higher American fatalities than in the Lusitania during the First World War.
Nazi spokesmen warned against any brutal or illegal treatment of German paratroopers landing on Crete. They denied wearing New Zealand uniforms, contradicting Premier Churchill. The BBC warned that combat in enemy uniforms violates international law and may lead to execution if captured.
London reports the King decorated the first George Cross winners at a recent investiture. Thomas Alderson, Bridlington rescue party detachment leader, was first to receive the insignia, followed by Lt Cmdr Robert Armitage of HMS Vernon, Maj Herbert Barefoot of the Royal Engineers, and Wing Cmdr Laurence Sinclair of the Royal Air Force.
Major Hector Lang returns from Edmonton and meets Captain and Adjutant with N A White of the 2nd Battalion S A R and others. Outcome may be a half holiday on May 27 or business as usual as joint recruiting and Victory Loan drives begin. Reports note Woolworth’s and Safeway building plans face no foundation yet while equipment for new stores arrives.
A group of 36 parliament recruits spent eight hours at Camp Borden to learn what drives military wheels. They viewed a special show featuring light tanks during their visit.
Medicine Hat prepares for a Tuesday ceremony with a military convoy to re affirm loyalty to the King and British institutions. The event opens a joint recruiting and Victory Loan drive as a bomber from Victoria begins a cross Atlantic flight to symbolize Canadian resolve. A signed scroll will be sent to Regina and then to Prime Minister Churchill.
Ottawa reports Government Leader Raoul Dandurand said an effort will be made to end the present sitting by the end of next week to allow adjournment. Senate adjourned briefly until Tuesday night as Prime Minister Mackenzie King indicated the Commons would adjourn when current business ends.
Australia plans to mobilize all resources for war while limiting social disruption. R G Casey says to shift civil to war use as much as possible. The year’s war effort costs about £200 million, roughly $720 million, about 20 percent of national income.
Tilley will hold a July 1 celebration with a stampede and rodeo after a recent Board of Trade meeting. The event aims to improve on last year with better prizes, upgraded stampede gear, and enhanced facilities for attendees. Proceeds will fund a community hall in Tilley.
Nazi paratroops and gliders struck Crete at night to face British New Zealand and Greek forces while historians warn the raid signals a major air invasion. The battle risks drawing British naval and air power from other fronts as Axis moves to secure Mediterranean sea routes.
Daylight saving is inaugurated in Great Britain as part of wartime measures. Reports indicate Russian forces on the Caucasus front and Turkish airmen striking Port Said on the Suez Canal, with several casualties as a result.
Belfast May 21 Prime Minister Andrews indicated plans to confer with Prime Minister Churchill in London on introducing conscription in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland cabinet has urged reversing the 1928 exclusion that kept the six counties out of conscription.
London May 21 The latest group of Royal Canadian Air Force pilots has reached Britain safely. The convoy bringing them from Canada sighted neither Nazi submarines nor aircraft during the crossing.
Edmonton officials announce the Alberta Debt Adjustment Act will undergo a reference to the Supreme Court of Canada after a March ruling that it exceeded provincial powers. The federal government agrees to hear the reference on June 24 in Ottawa.
Two bush fires in the Rocky Mountain House region, 125 miles southwest of Edmonton, burn through brush and old slashings with little damage. Officials say they are under control with no wind at noon. One blaze near Baptiste River employs 30 to 35 men. the other near the North Saskatchewan River involves 25 men as they work to keep it in check.
The BBC said British airborne troops played a key role in capturing Fallujah, ten miles from Habbaniyah airport. RAF planes bombed targets in the morning, then troops landed and surrounded the town before it fell with no casualties. The report noted Fallujah opens the road to Baghdad, about 35 miles away.
A six member jury under Coroner McEwen convened at the city police court to probe the death of Fred Hall age 42 elevator foreman at Maple Leaf Milling. Hall died from a likely broken neck after a 13 foot fall from a weighing scale roof to a concrete floor. Funeral services will be held at St Barnabas church tomorrow at 2 30 PM. Hall served in the 3rd CMR from 1915 to 1918 and was active in the Canadian Legion and lawn bowling. He was born in Kilburne Derbyshire England.
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE May 21 A G Hanson of Prince Albert Sask died when a Tiger Moth trainer he piloted plunged into hangar No 7 at the air observers school. The crash set the hangar on fire and destroyed six planes inside.
Citizens are urged to stock up for the long weekend as many stores close Friday at 6 pm. A chance of rain and haze lingers, and Slemko's on Sixth Avenue joins the neon brigade. If you can swim and stay alert, a pool attendant job may be available to help water-soaked kids.
J H Woods former president of Southwestern Publishers and Calgary Herald dies at 73 in Calgary after months of illness. A veteran Canadian newspaperman, he led the Canadian Chamber of Commerce 1929–1931 and helped found The Canadian Press, with key roles in Empire Press Union delegations in 1925 and 1930. Funeral plans unknown.
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