Loss of Hood Soon Avenged at Sea
Germanys battleship Bismarck crippled by air torpedoes and heavy ships was sunk in the Atlantic three days after Hood was destroyed. The Dorsetshire rammed torpedoes finishing the Bismarck while Ark Royals torpedo planes aided the strike. The Hood destruction followed by Iceland and Greenland. About 1,300 Germans perished along with Admiral Luetjens. Prince of Wales and Eugen referenced.
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London
Germany
Royal Navy
Hood
Bismarck
Atlantic
Guenther Luetjens
Dorsetshire
Admiralty
ARK Royal
Iceland
Greenland
Prince of Wales
French
Brest
St. Nazaire
Prince Eugen
Eugen
Ger
Contin
Crete Battle Rages as Losses Mount in Mediterranean
Cairo dispatch reports a week of fierce fighting around Crete with two cruisers and four destroyers sunk. Allied garrison receives reinforcements while Germans parachute troops. Axis losses include six ships and heavy German casualties estimated at 18,000, with 5,000 drowned.
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Cairo
Mediterranean
Crete
Middle East
Malemi
Canea
Gloucester
Fiji
Juno
Kelly
Kashmir
Greyhound
London
Salvage Campaign Opens June 4 For Local Collection
Final arrangements set for National Salvage household collection on Wednesday June 4. Campaign postponed from the previous week due to changes. Red Cross reports strong local interest. Householders asked to save bottles, metals, and rags for the drive. Most other scrap is valueless locally due to freight rates. Tin cans have no value. collection overseen by the Junior Board of Trade.
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Red Cross
Goto
Board of Trade
Rainy coverage boosts wheat growth and housing strain
Local reports show 1.26 inches of moisture at noon from yesterday's rain with more than an inch across the southeast province. Wheat seeding progresses, rain aids growth and reduces soil drift and pests while driving up demand for housing for officers and field personnel. George West plans Cardston bowling alley as Corona theatre work begins for July 15 opening.
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Weather Bureau
C.P.R
George West
Cardston
Corona Theatre
Cheddar Cheese Shipment Controlled by Dairy Board
Ottawa May 27 The Dairy Products Board moved to control interprovincial cheddar cheese shipments. A Canada Gazette notice orders: no shipments into New Brunswick Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island without board authorization and no shipments from British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan or Manitoba into Ontario or Quebec without authorization. The action follows a prior board order restricting production.
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Ottawa
Dairy Products Board
Canada Gazette
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
R C A F planes join Bismarck search from Newfoundland
The Admiralty disclosed that Royal Canadian Air Force planes from Newfoundland took part in the hunt for the German battleship Bismarck. The announcement confirms Allied air forces contributed to the pursuit of the warship in the Atlantic.
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R.c.af
Warship
London
C.P
Admiralty
Royal Canadian
Newfoundland
Roosevelt seeks 3.3 billion for additional airplanes
President Roosevelt asked Congress for 3.319 billion dollars in aircraft appropriations as he prepared a major policy pronouncement. Stephen Earl said the fireside chat would extend 15 minutes and the President would declare that by Wednesday morning no doubt remained about the national policy of the government.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States Congress
A. Stephen Earl
Cutter General Greene Rescues 39 Survivors at Sea
The Coast Guard said the cutter General Greene picked up 39 survivors of a torpedoed merchant ship in the Atlantic early today. Officials withheld the rescue location and ship details. Ontario and Quebec were slated for shipment to the United Kingdom.
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Washington
C.P
Coast Guard
General Greene
Atlantic
Interpretation of the War News by Kirke L. Simpson shows Hood loss as grim but inconclusive
The article argues the sinking of HMS Hood is not a decisive shift in Atlantic odds. It notes Britain’s convoy lifeline remains at risk from Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, U-boats, and air attack, but suggests the Hood loss may still serve as a British strategic victory and reinforces lessons about battle cruisers.
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Hood
Britain
Atlantic
Handa
Bismarck
Tirpitz
New World
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Brest
Berlin
London
Jutland
Open Drive with Bang at Medicine Hat Victory Loan Opening
One of the largest parades in Medicine Hat history will mark the Victory Loan drive opening on Tuesday, June 3, with a long program of entertainment. Dorothy Ellen Bramwell of Long Beach California will lead as drum majorette, representing Canadian and American Legion officials. She will spend the day demonstrating her skill and spreading loyalty messages before the full details appear in The News tomorrow.
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Medicine Hat
California
Dorothy Ellen Bramwell
Long Beach
Calif
American Legion
Swung From Bridge to Save Injured Boy
Alvin Hartman a Denver landscape gardener 37 hung by one arm from a railroad trestle to save Arthur Craymer 14 when a train rushed under a Fraser river trestle near Yabernash. Hartman and Craymer grabbed ties as the coach struck Craymer’s head, then Hartman swung free to pull him to safety. The boys were brought to a Denver hospital with grim life prospects.
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Denver
Alvin Hartman
Fraser River
Hartman
Ldenver
Arthur Craymer
Yabernash
Oscar
Arthur
Former Hatter Dies In Plane Crash Near Lethbridge
Sgt. Pilot Bonn C. Smith 25 an RCAF elementary flying training school instructor and LAC Roger Williamson 22 of Edmonton were killed when their plane crashed 13 miles southwest of Lethbridge during a routine flight. Funeral plans for Smith are expected in Calgary. Williamson’s body is to Edmonton.
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Lethbridge
C.P
Bonn C. Smith
Royal Canadian Air Force
Lac
Roger Williamson
Edmonton
Smith
Charles W. Smith
Vancouver
Cyprus Street
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Williamson
Warspite and Valiant Damaged By Bombs
London May 27 The British battleships Warspite and Valiant were disclosed as damaged in the battle of Crete. The extent of damage was not given. An announcement said several cruisers were also among the vessels hit.
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London
C.P
Warspite
Valiant
Crete
No Conscription For Northern Ireland Raised
In London on May 27 Prime Minister Churchill told the Commons that enforcing conscription in Northern Ireland would be more trouble than it is worth. The House cheered as he spoke.
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London
C.P
Prenser Churchill
Commons
Northern Ireland
Churchill
Axis Forces Slowed After Crossing Egyptian Frontier
Cairo reports Axis communications reached Salim area, advancing several miles east. British forces halted and harassed the columns, slowing the Axis advance per Middle East command communique.
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Cairo
Salim
Middle East
Army Display to Be Held In The Arena Tonight
Army events continue despite rain as a parade ends at City Hall and a torch ceremony opens the Victory Loan drive. Mayor Lang and E G Macdonald will speak at City Hall before a pledge of allegiance and a scroll signing to support wartime efforts.
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Ytee
City Hall
Lang
E. G. Macdonald
J. H. Hallworth
Medicine Hat
Dominion
Atlantic
Empire
Britain
Trans-Canada Road Now No. 1 highway in Alberta
The Alberta Chamber of Commerce and Alberta Motor Association announce that the Trans-Canada highway is now numbered No. 1 in the province from coast to coast. Improvements between Strathmore and Gleichen will match standard highway work, signaling No. 1 as Canada’s main route. Medicine Hat notes the change and the Roads and Streets committee applauds.
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Chapber of Commerce
Chas Beny, Jr
Alberta Motor Association
Chamber of Commerce
Strathmore
Gleichen
Canada
Medicine Hat
Chamber
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Govt to Push Tax Proposals Despite Provinces
Ottawa plans to press ahead with income tax proposals in the budget even if provinces withdraw from the field. Finance Minister Ilsley told the Commons the federal system could pay provinces either their 1940 tax collections or debt service if provinces vacate the tax field during the war. The debate touched on Ontario reactions and Alberta’s bond policy as potential precedents.
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Ottawa
Sisley
House of Commons
House
Hanson
Ilsley
Ontario
Mr. Hanson
Mr. Isley
Alberta
Isley
French Fleet and Colonies to be Kept, U S Told
The French government reaffirmed in writing to the United States that the French fleet and colonies would not be surrendered to Germany or any other power. The assurances came in Washington on May 27.
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Washington
C.P
United States
Germany
Gallieni Dies. Verdun Fighting Renewed Near Cumieres
Gen Joseph S Gallieni former French war minister dies at Versailles. French forces regain ground near Cumieres in Verdun region as German raids on British trenches near Caronne on the Western front fail.
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Joseph S. Gallieni
Versailles
Cumieres
Verdun
Caronne
Gardiner resigns as minister of national war services
Brampton May 27 Hon J G Gardiner announced at a Holstein calf auction sale that he will retire as minister of national war services to devote himself to the federal Department of Agriculture. He said his attendance at the auction, which funds British war charities, was his last official act in the war services portfolio.
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Brampton
J. G. Gardiner
National War Services
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Gardiner
War Services
Noth
War Services ‘Department
City Glances and Quick News Flashes From Connaught
A breezy city page notes a new flag at Connaught and a patriotic tone. Large transport trucks trundled through town yesterday removing an item used in building No 34 SFTS. Two minor court cases resulted in fines for old 1940 license plate infractions and wrong-way driving. Bert Shannon travels in the Canadian Rockies on a gratis Greyhound trip for promoter groups. Readers are asked if they have old gloves or a catcher’s mask to donate to RAF use.
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General Construction Company
Artest
S.F.T.S
Bert Shannon
Canadian Rockies
Greyhound Bus Lines
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Eritrea
Italy
Sie
Plere
Bob Tufts
S.T.S
P. Simonds
U.S
Cutter
United Kingdom
Kirke L. Simpson
Associated Press
Bang
North Ireland
Fleet
Colonies
The
Canadian Press
Connaught ‘Golf Club
R.A.F
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