Army of Eire Placed on War Footing in Ireland
Medicine Hat welcomed the Calgary Highlanders en route to a training camp at Shiloh Mean. The unit, with about 50 Medicine Hat men, traveled in two trains. crowds cheered as they debarked and saluted, then the second train arrived with Companies B C and D. Dublin reports Ireland’s army being brought to war strength almost immediately, with reservists and volunteers enlisting amid a broad mobilization and security plan across districts.
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Medicine Hat
Calgary Highlanders
Shiloh
Mean
Redcutt
Medicine Hat Citizens Band
South Railway St
Coort
London
Dubley
Dublin
Loy
Eire
Airaid
Front Remains Intact as Allied Forces Hold Channel Front
British forces report the front intact after German attacks on the flanks, with British and French counter attacks aided by French tanks. Allied armies in the north fall back to a new line defending the English Channel as British naval shellfire targets German units near Boulogne. The Allied situation shows signs of improvement per Weygand, while RAF bombed Belgian and Dutch airfields with no losses reported. Calais defense and coastal operations continue as part of Britain and its Allies’ effort in the Channel theater.
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London
War Office
Paris
Vertun
English Channel
New York
British Broadcasting Corporation
Boulogne
National Broadcasting Company
Maxime Weygand
France
National Broadcastin Company
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Belgium
Holland
War Services Fund Raised in Medicine Hat District
A certified statement from the Canadian Bank of Commerce shows Medicine Hat 1612.40 and Redcliff 834.48, totaling 1846.88. The May issue of The Legionary lists incomplete district totals up to March 1 last.
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Medicine Hat
Canadian Legion War Services Inc
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Redcliff
Legionary
Italy Shows War Drive Beside Peace Talks With Britain
Italian youth demand intensifies as Mussolini presides over a rally calling for war. Italy orders artillery production expansion and civilian motor traffic suspension from June 1 after talks with army chiefs. Britain reports contraband talks with Italy progress and a calmer tone in trade discussions. Extensive Tunisian war preparations noted amid uncertainty over Italy’s neutrality.
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Italy
Britain
Mediterranean
Witt
Romier Mussolini
Lily
Thrace
Mussolini
Mussolin Morum
Dl Duce
Comprung
George von Mackensen
Enders
Reckless Driver Fined Ten Dollars and Costs
J Stirling of Consul Sask pleaded guilty at the city police court Saturday to reckless driving. He was fined ten dollars and costs after his car collided with a truck on North Railway Street when brake failure prevented his vehicle from stopping.
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J. Stirling
Consul, Sask
Clendaus
North Railway St
Major Shake-up In Great Britain's High Command
London May 27 Britain reorganizes high command appointing Sir John Dill as chief of the imperial general staff replacing General Sir Edmund Ironside who takes command of all home forces. Ironside leads defense for invasion threat while 14 southeast towns become evacuation areas and child moves are prepared.
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London
Great Britain
John Dill
Imperial General Staff
Edmund Ironside
Ironside
Maxime Weygand
Marie-Gustave Gamelin
Assurance of Local Air Training Development for Medicine Hat
A letter to Secretary W. J. Harper of the Canadian Legion reports definite assurance the Medicine Hat air training school will be developed with about 352000 dollars to be spent. Dr. F W Gershany from Ottawa notes officials’ difficulties and credits Legion action with hastening the project.
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W. J. Harper
Canadian’ Legion
F.W. Gershany
Mip
Ottawa
Baseball scores from national and American leagues
Baseball results show the Phillies losing to Brooklyn 6 4 in ten innings with 12 hits and 1 error. Cincinnati defeated Pittsburgh 25 0 on 0 runs by L Moore and Lombardi. New York routed Boston 14 7 as Lohrman faced Dunning. Washington fell to New York 4 54 with Chase Ferrell and Chandler Dickey pitching.
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Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Small
Atwood
Wyatt
Mancuso
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
L. Moore
Lombardi
M. Brown
Davis
New York
Boston
Lohrman
Dunning
Posedel
Lohe
Washington
Chase
Ferrell
Chandler
Dickey
Lost Model Airplane Recovered North of Redcliff
Gerald Fisher’s lost model airplane a Korda Wakefield with Ae inch wingspan, vanished seven minutes after a May 24 air meet, was found five miles north of Redcliff on a farm. A Redcliff sighting aided recovery by Bou Page. plane reportedly intact and returned to Fisher.
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Page Farm
Redchit
Gerald Fisher
Redcliff
Lysander Bombers Stop At Local Airport En Route East
Two Lysander bombers stopped at the airport on Sunday for a fuel stop while en route east from British Columbia. Flight Lieutenants Du and Diamond led the planes leaving Cranbrook at 9:15 AM and arriving 10:53 AM. After a short layover they continued to their destination, reaching the city at 2:12 PM. Earlier, a TC A liner operated by Capt McGregor spent time here for familiarization flights with seven pilots.
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British Columbia
Diamond
Cranbrook
Gina
T.C.A
McGregor
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia Dies of Wounds in Flanders
The death of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, eldest son of former Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, was announced. He died Sunday morning after being wounded May 23 in Flanders and hospitalised near Brussels. He served as a first lieutenant commanding a company of infantry. He was born July 4, 1900, married Dorothea Volsati in 1938, and left two daughters Felicitas and Christa.
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Berlin
Prince Wilhelm
Prussia
Flanders
Friedrich Wilhelm
Hohenzollern
House of Hohenzollern
Prince Car
Oscar
Wilhelm
Brussels
Marmor Palace
Dorothea Vol.Salviati
Italy
Frederick the Great
Felicitas
Christa
Company of Infantry
Wet Weekend Registers Small Rain Total
The last in a string of wet weekends brought 0.19 inches of rain yesterday. The storm stayed local to the city with little extension. Forecasts predict minimal change for today.
Canada to massively expand military and air forces
In Ottawa on May 27 Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced emergency measures to expand Canada's army and air force including 4th Division rifle battalions and about 5,000 air force applicants. Veterans and Home Guard reserves will be tapped, with officer veterans assigned to commands and refresher courses planned.
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Ottawa
C.P
Canada
Europe
House of Commons
Mackenzie King
Defence
Norman Rogers
C. G. Power
Addi
Veterans’ Home Guard
Royal Canadian Air Force
Rogers
Power
Repilar
C.A.S.F
Hanson
Karl Homuth
Waterloo South
Homuth
G. R. Turner
Victoria
G.S.C
A.S.T
P. R. Shields
Calgary
D.C
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
Jil T Cables Message To Their Majesties On First Anniversary
Medicine Hat marks the first anniversary of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Canada and the United States. On May 26 1940 the Medicine Hat Junior Board of Trade sent a cablegram to His Majesty promising delivery by midnight M S T and reaffirming devotion to the royal couple on an Empire wide day of prayer.
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Jil .T
Medicine Hat
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Canada
United States
Board of Trade
London
Soviet Welcomes Cripps Trade Mission to Moscow
London May 27 Sir Stafford Cripps Labor MP is en route to Moscow on an economic mission. The Soviet Union is said to welcome the proposal for a trade agreement and Russian circles view improved relations as quite favorable. The Russian ambassador and Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax discussed Cripps going to Moscow to negotiate details and be empowered to make decisions.
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London
Sir Stafford Cripps
Labor
Moscow
Soviet Union
Sir Stafford
Ivan Maisky
Lord Halifax
Cripps
Wonderful New U S Gun By Cornell Atoms In Flight
An atomic gun developed at Cornell University uses electrons as bullets that continuously return to the muzzle until they hit gas atoms. The device, created by Professor Lloyd P. Smith and Theodore Finkelstein, disintegrates nuclei and aids in separating light and heavy atoms.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Ithaca
N.Y
Cornell University
Lloyd P. Smith
Department of Physics
Theodore Finkelstein
Cornell
RAF Down 24 German Planes and Lose Four
London reports a weekend RAF surge against German targets along the western front and Rhineland. Five British losses were recorded. 24 German planes were shot down, with several more damaged and Royal Navy ships involved in coastal air battles.
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R.A.F
London
Air Ministry
Royal Air Forces
Rhineland
Calais
Sam
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Shiloh Camp
Manitoba
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Weygand
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Rodolfo Graziani
Ubaldo Soddu
Pietro Baloglio
Wilfred Greene
Bone
North Africa
Tunisia
Tunis
Virginio Gayda
Il Voce D'Italia
Attica
Marne
Sir Edmund Ironside
I.G
F. W. Gershaw
Legion
Lysander
His Majesty
King George the Sixth
England
Alta
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