British Close In On Baghdad as War Advances
British forces move within five miles of Baghdad with another column along the Euphrates reaching Luquait, about 250 miles south of Baghdad and 50 miles southwest of Basra. Rashid Ali al-Gailani flees to Iran with King Feisal Jr as Reuters cites British officials.
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London
Raq
Baghdad
Euphrates
Luquait
Basra
Iraq
Rashid Ali
Gailani
Iran
King Feisal Jr
Reuters
Rashid
Alberta seeks 912 dollars from Toronto insurer
Alberta government filed in its supreme court to recover 912 from General Accident Assurance Company of Toronto. Oscar Vilandre of Bonnyville, a St Paul treasury branch employee, was convicted of three counts of fraudulent conversion and sentenced to two years. The province says Vilandre was bonded for 1000 with a blanket policy from the insurer to cover losses from auctions by treasury staff. The claim says the insurer refused to pay.
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Fedmonton
Toronto
Alberta Supreme Court
Alberta
D. B. Mackenzie
Attorney- General’s Department
General Accident Assurance Company
Oscar Vilandre
Bonnyville
St. Paul Treasury
Lucien Dubuc
Vilandre
Treasury Branch
Ms Treasury
Fort William Plant Damaged By Blast
A massive explosion at the Twin City Sash and Door Company plant in Fort William caused $3,000 to $4,000 in damage. The facility is managed by Emilio Marino, formerly the Italian vice-consul in the area.
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Fort William
Twin City Sash and Door Company
Pliant
Emilio Marino
Johnson Twins Founders of Alabama Shoes Die
J B Johnson known as Button Shoe and J C Johnson known as Lace Shoe, co-founders of the Alabama Twins Association, died at 61 from a heart attack in Birmingham Ohio. The brothers adopted different shoe styles to help friends distinguish them.
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Lirmingham
Ala
API Menth
J. BR
J. C
Johnson
Alabama Twins Association
J. R
Johnson Twins
Brooks Officials Study Brooks Streets After Med Hat Visit
A Brooks delegation led by the mayor toured Medicine Hat to assess highway improvements and possible recreated work on Brooks roads. Local Rotary Kiwanis and Victory Loan organizers attended a noon showing at Monarch theatre about Canada’s June 3 campaign. The film highlighted the $150,000 cost to equip one mechanized division and inspired canvassers to maximize Medicine Hat’s contribution to the 1941 Victory Loan.
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Brooks
Medicine Hat
Rotary
Kiwanis and
Kingren
Victory Lawn
Monarch Theatre
Victory Loan
Canada
Census to be Taken to Bring Record Up to Date
Ottawa May 380 The Canadian government urges public cooperation for the decennial census beginning June 11. Trade Minister MacKinnon says 10 year old records miss fast changing demographics and stresses learning birthplace origin languages and immigration data for emergencies and national planning.
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Ottawa
C.P
Canada
MacKinnon
Mr. MacKinnon
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Freyberg Reported Killed by German Radio Claim
The German radio broadcast cited a Cairo station and claimed Major General Bernard Freyberg commander of British forces in Crete was killed when a plane crashed en route to Alexandria. Columbia Broadcasting System aired the German claim.
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New York
Cairo
B. C. Freyberg
Crete
Alexandria
Columbia Broadcasting System
Evacuation Efforts Reported For Crete By Sea
A radio broadcast claimed British and Greek forces were evacuating Crete by sea using fishing boats and small craft. It said the first evacuees had reached Egypt, though there was no British comment on the report.
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New York
Crete
Egypt
Penny Black block sells for 250 pounds at Harrods Bond Street
A block of 18 Penny Blacks from 1840 sold for 250 pounds at Harrods on Bond Street. The stamps were arranged on the original envelope in rows of 17 and six, believed to be the largest block on its original envelope.
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London
Mary
Harmers
Bond Street
Barrage Fails To Stop Nazi Dive Bombers
Vancouver aboard the H M S Greyhound petty officer Harvey John Andrews escapes unharmed when the destroyer sinks in the battle of Crete. The cable from England notes he was transferred to another ship after reporting dive bombers as their ship's worst menace.
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Vancouver
Harvey John Andrews
H.M.S. Greyhound
Crete
E. M. Andrews
England
Earth
Interpretive look at Crete battle and Nazi air power
The article assesses Crete’s fall as proof of German air superiority and war technique. It warns invasion of Britain remains unlikely due to air control, while noting British defences and past bombing patterns offer little sign of imminent invasion. The piece reflects anxiety about future aggression.
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Crete
Siac
Mately Ce Elen Rue Bt
Prsen
Britain
British Isles
Indianapolis Race Won By Mauri Rose
Mauri Rose of Indianapolis won the 500 mile race in the relief car for Floyd Davis after his own car retired at 152 miles due to motor trouble.
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Indianapolis
Mauri Rose
Indianapols
Floyd Davis
Springfield
Crete Evacuation Hopes Dim Amid Battered Defenses
British Greek forces on Crete fight with backs to the wall as German and Italian land and air offensives press. Royal Air Force bombers from Egypt strike at northern shores to delay reinforcements while Britain seeks stronger air support amid evacuation rumors and stalled naval actions.
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London
Associated Press
Middle East
Britain
Crete
Royal Air Force
Darlan Claims Britain Triggered World War II
Admiral Jean Francois Darlan, Petain’s successor designate, charged Britain with instigating the war and said France was a mere plaything in British hands. His remarks, quoted by BBC and published in Gringoire, were reported from London.
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London
C.P
Jean Francois Darlan
Marshal Petain
Britain
France
British Broadcasting Corporation
Gringoire
BBC
Premier Aberhart denies misquoting in Edmonton by election remarks
Premier Aberhart states he was misquoted about saying a New Democracy Social Credit candidate’s defeat would be a nail in the Social Credit coffin. He explains he quoted a man saying such a line and called the remark ludicrous during a campaign stop for Orvis Kennedy in Edmonton East.
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Edmonton
C.P
Aberhart
New Democracy-Social Credit
Edmonton East
Social Credit
Orvis Kennedy
Junior Board of Trade Luncheon Attendance Notice
Members of the Junior Board of Trade must contact secretary C. C. Waller by Saturday night to attend the joint luncheon meeting on Tuesday.
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J.B.T
Board of Trade
C. C. Waller
Lifted Silverware Found In Lady's Bag
Three visitors to Medicine Hat lifted silverware from local restaurants. A waitress found forks in a lady's handbag and alerted police. Officers escorted the group to the station where the items were recovered. No charges were laid. A warning to others is implied.
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Medicine Hat
Hog Marketings Break All Records
Ottawa reports hog marketing returns hitting new highs for 1940. From Jan 1 to May 29 Canada marketed 2,510,216 hogs, up from 1,999,245 in the same period last year. The surge supports meeting Britain's demand for more hams and bacons.
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Ottawa
Agriculture Department
Canada
United Kingdom
Quebec Forest Fire Forces Mass Evacuation
The population of St. Anne de Portneuf about 190 miles northwest of Quebec fled as forest fires raged. Residents including men women and children sought safety in St. Paul du Nord as requests for fire department help arrived.
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Quebec
St. Anne de Portneuf
Fire Department
St. Paul du Nord
Italian liner Conte Rosso sunk off Sicily
Italian high command reported the 17 879 ton liner Conte Rosso sunk by a torpedo south of Syracuse in World War II. Most troops aboard were saved. The Hereward destroyer was said to have been blown up by bombs from Italian planes. 229 crew members were rescued, 26 seriously wounded.
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Rome
Syracuse
Sicily
High Command
Daily War
London
Urges National Marketing Act for Canadian Farmers
Miss Agness Macphail former Grey Bruce MP urged a national marketing act to aid farmers at the Canadian Association for Adult Education meeting in Winnipeg on May 30 She said Canada lacks machinery to quote its own price in foreign markets and compared agriculture policy to industry and labor during a national crisis.
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Winnipeg
Agness Macphail
Grey- Bruce
Canadian Association For Adult Education
Canada
Miss Macphail
Legisla
Charming Miss Bramley to Head Alberta Victory Loan Day
Dorothy Ellen Bramley aged eighteen arrives in Medicine Hat as goodwill ambassador for the Victory Loan drive. She will join a noon luncheon at the Cos hotel, visit Alexandra High School, lead a parade to the Arena, and appear at the Victory Loan rally with Calgary’s E T Critchley as chief speaker.
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Dorothy Ellen
Medicine Hat
Victory Loan
Alberta
Dorothy Ellen Bramley
Miss Bramley
Cos Hotel
Alexandra High School
Long Beach High School
E. T. Critchley
Calgary
Critchley
Austrian exiles cross into United States en route to Seattle
Five members of the former Austrian royal family crossed the border at Sault Ste. Marie en route from Ottawa to Seattle. They plan a visit to the New England states around June, then return to Seattle before coming back to Canada. The party includes Archdukes Charles Louise and Rudolphe, their sisters Adelaide Charlotte and Elizabeth, and Countess Theres Kersenbrouck.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
C.P
United States
Ottawa
Seattle
Washington
New England States
Canada
Charles Louise and
Rudolphe
Zita
Austria
Adelaide
Charlotte
Elizabeth
Countess Theres Kersenbrouck
Frauen workers added to German economic setup
A Nazi spokesman said on May 30 that about 1000,000 women workers have been added to the German economy since the start of the war.
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Fraulein Workers
Berlin
U S on Alert to Prevent Possible Enemy Sabotage
News briefs report heightened security with leaves canceled at Fort Dix 44th Division and troops recalled. New York police round up soldiers from Fort Dix while San Francisco holds waterfront patrols due to rumored threats Memorial Day.
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U.S
Fort DIX
N.J
Clifford R. Powell
New York
Times Square
San Francisco
Fort Custer
Mich
America
West Indies
Crete Defense Impact Cited by Viscount Halifax
New York dispatch quotes Viscount Halifax saying Crete shows paratroopers face island defenses, implying Germany would struggle to invade Britain. He notes British air power would raise invasion costs, and that Wavell gains a decisive edge against the Nazis in Iraq from Crete’s lessons.
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New York
New York Times
Washington Dispatch
Viscount‘ Halifax
Crete
Hitler
Great Britain
Germany
Greece
Britain
Lord Halifax
Wavell
Iraq
Bomber Downed By Naval A A Fire
London May 30 The Admiralty announced destruction of two German bombers by naval anti air craft fire One was brought down in flames by the flotilla leader Tartar The other a twin engined bomber was accounted for by the naval vessel Chiltern
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London
Admiralty
Tartar
Chiltern
Milk producers in Alberta see efficiency rise since 1933 control
Edmonton May 30 Alberta milk and cream producers report a notable efficiency increase since the Public Utility Board took charge of milk and cream in 1933. J H Reid Calgary board milk inspector outlined control methods quota system and plant requirements during the sev enth day of a price boost inquiry.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta
Board of Public Utility Commissioners
Alberta Milk and Inspected Cream Producers’ Association
J. H. Reid
Calgary
City Glances and Market Notes Include Prices and Events
City market reports show soft drinks appearing and haircuts rising to fifty cents. An exhibition game between the Tigers and Medaltas is set for the ball grounds tonight. Theatre patrons notice a faint tobacco odor this afternoon at the Monarch theatre.
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Tigers
Medaltas
Monarch Theatre
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TUFTS
Bismarck
Freyburg
Kinke L. Simpson
Darlan
Prem
Urges Farmers Marketing Act
U.S.A
Kurt Henrich Rieth
Ellis Island
Justice Department
Department
Dr. Rieth
Naval
A.A
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