Canada mobilizes militia as war looms over Europe
Ottawa signals Parliament will meet on Sept. 7 to ratify wartime measures. Canada may invoke the War Measures Act to mobilize non permanent militia for home defense, concentrate units at 10 military districts, and recruit to war strength. Coast defenses are ready, and dispatches describe possible field forces within militia structure.
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Ottawa
C.P
Canada
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Overseas Military Forces of Canada
London
Alberta cabinet to be called if Britain enters war
Acting Premier Manning announced an emergency meeting of the Alberta cabinet will be called immediately if Britain becomes involved in war. Fallon said he is coordinating with Col Hancock and RCMP officials to protect power and public buildings. K division will receive wartime strengthening with new officers recalled.
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Fdmonton
C.P
Alberts
Britain
B. C. Manning
W. A. Fallon
Oubligwerke
W. F. W. Hancock
Royal Canadian Mounted
Poijitte
SRY
Albert
Fallow
R.c.mlp
Small Market Prices For Eggs Butter and Vegetables
Market report shows a limited supply with eggs at 20c a dozen and butter 20c a pound. Other items include live chickens 50c, dressed chickens 55c, beets 2c, cabbage 1.75 per 100 lb, carrots 21 2c, corn 5c a dozen, beans 7c a lb, cucumbers 11 2c, celery 6c, cauliflower 10-15c, onions 4c, potatoes 2c, parsnips 1c, peppers 8c, muskmelon 5-15c, watermelon 10c. No arrests or internments reported in Alberta.
European crisis deepens as Poland faces invasion threats
Polish cities were bombed as German troops moved toward the frontier from East Prussia. Berlin called the attack a counter action while Britain and France pledged aid to Poland. Mussolini convened Italy's cabinet and announced neutrality.
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Poland
Patan
Britain
France
Bitar
London
Warsaw
East Prussia
Dzialdow
Awa
Pomerania
Ge! Chojnice
Breslau
Kaotowicr
Gdynia
Hitler
Reichstag
Danzig
Albert Worster
Free City
Germany
Reich
de Fuehrer
Roosevelt
Italy
White House
Congress
Mussolini
Krakow
Katowice
Czestochowa
Tczew
Grudaisa
Reduction of Living Standards in Germany Warned
U S military experts said Germany has 50 percent of its productive capacity directed to military needs. They noted 65 percent near WWI peak, linking high armament output to rationing and a planned drop in living standards as non productive war production expands.
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Washington
A.P
United States
Germany
Reich
Fish Convention Postponed Indefinitely
Montreal Sept 1 The Canadian Fisheries Association announced that its 24th annual convention scheduled for Winnipeg starting Sept 11 has been cancelled due to the European crisis and the priority of foodstuffs as munitions of war. Secretary treasurer W Gould called the move necessary.
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Montreal
W. Gould
Canadian Fisheries Association
Europe
Winnipeg
Allied Powers Refuse Hitler Terms on Danzig
Poland demands full restitution of rights in Danzig in response to Hitler's radio terms. Two last minute offers by Hitler to settle the German Polish dispute through Italy were rejected by Britain France and Poland. The British would administer Danzig during negotiations and Ciano discussed the proposals with British and French ambassadors.
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Poland
Danzig
Britain
France
Hitler
Warsaw
Budapest
Rome
Fuehrer
Italy
Great Britain
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Polish journalists flee Free City Berlin closes Danzig bureau
The German news agency reported that the Danzig bureau of the Polish telegraph service was shut and the remaining Polish journalists in the Free City had departed, signaling a withdrawal amid tense conditions.
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Free City
Berlin
A.P
D.N.B
Danzig
Wheat Soars to FiveCent Limit on Warsaw Poland News
Wheat on the Winnipeg grain exchange jumped to the five-cent limit after reports of Germany’s offensive against Poland in eastern Syria. October futures hit 61 cents, November 65, December 63, and May 68 as prices surged across coarse grains.
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Winnipeg
C.P
Germany
Poland
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Soviet Parliament approves German-Russian non-aggression pact
The Supreme Soviet unanimously ratified the German Russian non aggression pact and ordered reorganization of the Russian army officers corps. Defense commissar Voroshiloff announced the Red army stands ready to meet all emergencies and defend the Soviet Union with its own resources. The two houses approved army reform in principle and named a 38 man commission to draft details.
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Moscow
C.p.havas
Supreme Soviet
Berlin
Klementi Voroshiloff
Red Army
Joseph) Stalin
Voroshiloff
Soviet Union
Legion Urges Unity as 68000 Veterans Register
Ottawa dispatch reports Brigadier W. W. Foster of the Canadian Legion calling for full government support and citizen solidarity during the international crisis. The Legion pledges cooperation regardless of political alignment, stressing democratic rule as the crisis’s rationale. General secretary J. R. Bowler notes about 68,000 veterans have registered for safeguarding internal security.
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Ottawa
C.P
Canadian Legion
W. W. Foster
Vancouver
Dominion
Legion
Canada
J. R. Bowler
The
Very Large Transfer Deal In Elevators
Winnipeg report states a 750000 dollar deal transfers 101 country grain elevators in Saskatchewan and Alberta from North Star Grain to Reliance Grain. Effective Aug 1, auditors still finalize details. Purchasers gain control of nearly 390 line elevators, expanding Western Canada operations. Earlier North Star sold its terminal elevator at the lakehead to Alberta Pool for about 650000 dollars.
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Winnipeg
C.P
Saskatchewan
Alberta
North Star Grain Company, Limited
Reliance Grain Company, Limited
A. W. Gibb
Canada
North Star Grain Company
Lakehead
Alberta Pool
Moose Carnival Opens At Fair Grounds For Three Days
The Moose Carnival began last evening at the Fair grounds beside Moose Hall with a large crowd enjoying old and new rides and generous refreshment booths. Medicine Hat Citizens Band entertained while the Moose Hall hosts a Gladiol and Dahlia Show in cooperation with the Horticultural Society. Five dollar prize drawings are held each night for ticket stubs, with winners claimed on site.
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Fair Grounds
Fifth Street
Medicine Hat Citizens Band
Medicine Hat Horticultural Society
Moose Hall
H. Crane
Chris Stickle
G. Olmstead
C. Macard
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