Canada plans 4th division as army and air force recruit
In Ottawa on May 28 the national defense minister announced immediate rifle battalion recruitment for a 4th division and expanded training for senior officers. The plan includes reservist veterans, home guard units, and thousands more men to join the Canadian active service force and Royal Canadian Air Force within weeks.
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Ottawa
Canadian Active Service Force
House of Commons
Norman Rogers
National Defence
Europe
Royal Canadian Air Force
Veterans Home Guard
C.A.S.F
Mackenzie King
Rogers
C. G. Power
Sci
4Th Division
Home Guard
R. B. Hanson
Canada
Perth
Mr. King
Ttways
School Board Approves Pupils War Savings Certificates Scheme
At a board meeting, trustees unanimously approve Superintendent Riches plan to sell War Savings Certificates to pupils through schools. Resignation of Mrs Roxburgh is accepted and leave of absence granted for Millican and McBain who attend military instruction camp. Eileen Hoeperman and Gus Lapp named substitutes, and Mrs McNichol fills Roxburgh vacancy.
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P. L. F. Riches
W. Roxburgh
Olga McKay
F. MiLlican
H. McBain
Eileen Hoeperman
Gus Lapp
Messrs Millican
McBain
McNichol
Roxburgh
Legion Urges Universal Conscription in Canada War Drive
The Canadian Legion at its eighth Dominion convention urged the government to impose universal conscription to wage a total war. It called for immeasurable steps to conscript manpower wealth national resources business and institutions to muster full national vigor.
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Montreal
Canadian Legion
Legion
Roosevelt nominates Moffat as new United States minister to Canada
Announcement from Washington states Jay Pierrepont Moffat is to be the United States minister to Canada, replacing J. J. Cromwell who resigned. Ottawa awaits approval as diplomatic duties are handled by John Farr Simmons in the interim.
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Optawa
C.P
Rankling
Roosevelt
Jay Pierrepont Moffat
United States
Lo Canada
Forthcomn
J. J. R. Cromwell
New Jersey
Moffat
Rosewelt
John Farr Simmons
Legation
Ottawa Post
Canady
Japan
United Kingdom
Ottawa
Churchill on Leopold s Treachery in Flanders
Britain and the gallant expeditionary force in Flanders vow to fight Germany through disaster and grief after King Leopold and the Belgian army capitulate. Churchill says BEF fights in France to buy French time on the Somme and Aisne as leaders praise BEF discipline and resolve. Government arms sharpshooters and divides the country as war risks grow in the Mediterranean.
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Paris
Hubert Pierlot
Belgium
Leopold
Pierlot
France
Germany
Leopold II
Britain
English
Dunkerque
London
C.P. Cable
Flanders
Churchill
B.E.F
Somme
Aisne
B.elf
Navy
Air Force
Italy
Mediterranean
Labor Leaders Back Speed up War Industry
Canadian labor leaders endorsed speeding war industry, but urged consulting workers on broad changes and absorbing the unemployed. Tom Moore of the Trades and Labor Congress said cooperation remains, with labor advised on changes and distribution of work. Norman McLarty and A R Mosher supported maximizing resources while ensuring job absorption and gradual shifts.
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Ottawa
C.P
Tom Moore
Trades Am Labor Congress of Canada
Congress
Norman McLarty
Moore
A. R. Mosher
al- Canadian Congress of Labor
Ottawa war conference held with party leaders in Senate
Ottawa May 28. Mackenzie King and ministers met with Liberal Raoul Dandurand and Conservative Arthur Meighen to discuss confidential war matters. King had already briefed Conservative Leader Hanson and senior advisers, replacing calls for secret sessions of both houses.
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Ottawa
C.P
Mackenzie King
Senate
Raoul Dandurand
Arthur Meighen
King
Hanson
Baseball Results From Today's American and National Leagues
In the American League Washington defeated New York 12 to 4 in nine innings led by Haynes and Jerrell with supporting runs from Russo and Dickey. St Louis beat Chicago 10 to 4 behind Rigney and Tresh and Kennedy. In the National League Cincinnati routed Pittsburgh 25 to 8 as Thompson and Lombardi starred for Cincinnati while Butcher and Davis supported Pittsburgh.
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Washington
New York
Haynes
Jerrell
Russo
Dickey
Chisago
St. Louis
Rigney
Tresh
V. Kennedy
Swift
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Thompson
Lombardi
Butcher
Davis
Government defends enemy aliens policy in parliament
In Ottawa Rt Hon Ernest Lapointe says no consideration will be given to representations on internment. Interned aliens are released only after tribunal review unless seriously ill, with few exceptions. Diefenbaker cites Nazi activity in Saskatchewan. Rogers notes two Saskatchewan military units already mobilized.
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Ottawa
C.P
Ernest Lapointe
J. G. Diefenbaker
Con
Lake Centre
Saskatchewan
St. Walburg
Diefenbaker
Defence
Norman Rogers
Hallworth to Report to Calgary Military District
Mr J H Hallworth, district commander of southeast Alberta for the Canadian Legion Alberta Command, received a long distance call yesterday and will report to the Officer Commanding Military District No 13 at Calgary on Thursday morning.
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J. H. Hallworth
Military District
Over 25 Thousand Canadian Service Members Overseas
The defence department reported to the Commons that as of May 18 the Canadian active service force overseas numbered 1,162 officers and 24,319 other ranks. The force was allocated by provinces with Prince Edward Island listed among them.
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Ottawa
Defence Department
T. L. Chinch
Toronto-Broadview
Prince Edwards
Unclear Territorial Counts Across Canadian Provinces
Fragmentary figures list land, officers, ranks, and population tallies for Canadian provinces including Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan British Columbia and miscellaneous headquarters. The OCR yields mixed numbers and stray characters, lacking coherent context or full labels.
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Land
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Burdett Burglary: Bandits Blow Safe in Store Heist
Burdett RCMP say burglars entered a local store last night and blew the safe open, taking a small cash amount. The daytime report notes the incident occurred overnight with no further details available.
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Burdett Surglary
R.C.M.P
Burdett
Farmers Creditors Arrangement Board Sits in City
Members of the Farmers Creditors Arrangement Act board arrived from Lethbridge for a two day session. Hearings opened at the Court House with Chief Justice C. R. Mitchell presiding. Board members include F. Holmes Pincher Creek and Col. G. D. McLeod Edmonton. W. D. Gow is local registrar. Six cases heard today and seven set for tomorrow.
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Farmers Creditors Arrangement Act
Lethbridge
Court House
C. R. Mitchell
F. Holmes
Pincher Creek
Col. G. D. McLeod
Edmonton
W. D. Gow
Three Billions For U S Defence Plan agreed to raise taxes
The Roosevelt administration and congressional leaders approve a plan to raise 3 billion dollars through new taxes over five years to fund defence. It funds immediate costs by selling 3 billion in national defence obligations and imposes annual taxes of 600 to 700 million dollars to retire and pay interest on them.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Wider Recruiting Bases
Ottawa reports Defence Minister Norman Rogers proposing wider recruiting reach to cut travel for volunteers. The discussion with Finance Minister Ralph Ralston’s war bill covered expanding armed forces with nine rifle battalions for a fourth division and 5000 to the Royal Canadian Air Force. Rogers urged closer recruiting offices to reduce hardship from long travel and rejections.
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Ottawa
Norman Rogers
Ralston
House of Commis
Sa Fourth Division
Royal Canadian Air Force
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Army
Air
Hitler
Adolf Eitler
Nancy
Canadian Trades and Labor Council
Wish Consultation
Meighen and
Dandurand
Saskatoche
Wan
H. Hallworth
Calgary
F.C. A.A. Board
U.S. Defence
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