Sudeten crisis actions and Montreal jail escape
Five long-term prisoners escaped from Montreal jail in Bordeau armed with rifles and revolvers two were recaptured within minutes while a chase across the highway continued for three fugitives. In Prague the Czech government approved steps to dissolve Henlein's uniformed Freiwilliger Schutzdienst as tensions rise after his treason arrest warrant. Bey ond, Lord Runciman departed for London as Chamberlain plans a cabinet meeting to discuss peace with Hitler and potential recall of Parliament.
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Montreal
C. P
Bordeau
Prague
C.P
Konrad Henlein
Sudeten
Bohemia
Milan Hodza
F. T. A. Ashton-Gwatkin
Runciman
Chamberlain
Germany
Hitler
Nuremberg
Henlein
J. F. Sanderson
London
Berchtesgaden
King
Labor Congress presses policy decision on war
The Trades and Labor Congress of Canada adopted a resolution urging Parliament be called without delay to decide Canada's wartime policy. It calls for government cooperation with peace-loving nations to destroy Nazi terror and remove the menace of international lawlessness.
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Nagara Falls
Ont
The
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Canada
Non-Stop Flight Plan Aims Dundee to Capetown Route
Imperial Airways seaplane Mercury prepared for a non-stop long flight from Dundee Scotland to Capetown South Africa. The aircraft will be launched from the mother ship Mala as announced by Trans-Canada Airlines.
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Montreal
C.P
Mercury
Imperial Airways
Dundee
Scotland
Capetown
South Africa
Trans-Canada
Airlines
Mala
League of Nations in Session Amid Czechoslovak German Crisis
In Geneva the League of Nations Assembly resumes business despite the Czech Germany dispute. Delegates from Britain China Poland Peru Norway Denmark Spain Belgium will speak on the powers to punish aggressors. Earl De La Warr returns from London as the cabinet weighs Chamberlain and Hitler talks.
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Geneva
League of Nations Assembly
Great Britain
China
League
Aggessors
Poland
Peru
Norway
Denmark
Spain
Belgium
Earl de la Warr
Privy Seal
Britain
London
Chamberlain
Hitler
Trades and Labor Congress Refuses Unemployed Charters
The Trades and Labor Congress of Canada rejected a Port Arthur plan to amend the constitution to grant representation to unemployed workers on local trade council bodies. The convention also rejected a colony proposal to charter unions of the unemployed, amid warnings from president P. M. Draper about a serious mistake.
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Trades and Labor Congress
Niagara Falls
Ont
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Arthur
P. M. Draper
Draper
New Zealand to hold general election October 15
Prime Minister Michael Savage announced New Zealand will vote on October 15. The Labor party has led since 1935 after winning 53 of 80 seats, pledging socialist legislation as the campaign’s main issue.
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Wellington
N.Z
C.P
Michael Savage
Labor Party
House of Representatives
Dominion
Labor
Abrupt end in Calgary hearing for Rubbra and Smith
The preliminary hearing on conspiracy and theft charges against Frederick Carlyle Rubbra and Walter David Smith, ex-officials of F C Rubbra and Company Limited, nears completion with a possible waiver to commit to the Supreme Court of Alberta. Defence counsel A Macleod Sinclair signals readiness to skip further evidence, subject to counsel for Smith and potential cross-examination by S. J. Helman. Continued testimony may push the session into the afternoon.
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Calgary
Frederick Carlyle Rubbra
Walter David Smith
F. C. Rubbra and Company Limited
J. F. Fitch
Calgary Court House
A. Macleod Sinclair
K.C
Rubbra
Blanchard
Sinclair
Supreme Court of Alberta
John S. Mavor
British Reinforcements to Palestine Move Underway
London reports a large transfer of British troops to Palestine with about 8000 men involved. Cavalry regiments and a West Yorkshire battalion join three Indian battalions. Egypt also orders three Egyptian battalions to the western desert border near Libya. King Farouk tours western defenses as Egyptian ministers confer with Britain.
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London
Palestine
Egypt
North Africa
Great Britain
Colonial Office
West Yorkshire Regiment
India
Cairo
Libya
Italy
Mersamatruh
Farouk
Desert
Siki Omar
Hassan Sabry Pasha
Ffrom Valetta
Malta
Mediterranean
Valetta
Warere
Holy Land
RCMP Changes at Blairmore and Manyberries Posts
Const J B Fordham of the local detachment leaves Blairmore for Blairmore this morning and will be replaced by Const J S Connors arriving tonight. Corps Leo Hester, in charge at Manyberries, departs for Lethbridge to assume duties there, while Const Gray Campbell of Lethbridge will take over Manyberries detachment.
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J. B. Fordham
R.C.M.P
Blairmore
J. S. Connors
Leo Hester
Manyberries
Lethbridge
Gray Campbell
Young Ackland Jones Lost His Father While Away
17 year old Ackland Jones returned to Vancouver to learn his father H. Jones had died in his absence. He had left with Everett Green for Medicine Hat and Wild Horse Alberta, working on a farm before returning home.
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Young Ackland Jones
Vancouver
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Ackland Jones
H. Jones
Everett Green
Wild Horse
Alta
Jones
Green
Boy killed in horse accident near Tochstadt
Alfred Begalke, 11, died yesterday in Steinbach hospital from injuries after being struck by a team of horses that bolted while his mother drove them during an automobile pass by. The boy’s mother remains hospitalized with a fractured skull.
Baseball National League scores and results across venues
Pirates, Phillies, Reds and Cubs posted wins in a day of league action. Pittsburgh beat Boston 7 to 6 in nine. Cincinnati swept Philadelphia 28 0 in the first game and 25 3 in the second, while St Louis defeated Brooklyn 4 to 17 and the second game score was not reported. In the American League Detroit toppled New York 6 to 4 and Cleveland crushed Boston 24 to 17 as rain paused other games.
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Boston
Pittsburgh
Bauers
Bowman
Berres
McFayden
Lopez
Phila
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Derringer
Lombardi
Butcher
Atwood
Moore
Mulcahy
W. Davis
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Shoun
Padgett
Hamlin
S. Rogers
Shea
Campbell
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Gomez
Dickey
Gill
York
Cleveland
McKain
Peacock
Gatehouse
Putlak
Washington
Outrageous Demands of Hitler on Czechoslovakia
Berlin reports three German demands as relayed to AP correspondent Louis P. Lochner. Czechoslovakia must surrender Sudetenland, align foreign policy with Germany, and integrate remaining territory into Germany's economic system including control of Skoda munition output.
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Berlin
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Louis P. Lochner
Associated Press
Germany
Sudetenland
Mhe
Skoda
Sudeten German Party Dissolved by Czechoslovakia
Prague reports Premier Milan Hodza announced that the Sudeten German party has been dissolved by the Czechoslovak government. The move underscores postwar tensions and policy actions in the region.
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Prague
C.p
Milan Hodsa
Gas Conservation In Turner Valley Challenged
A Supreme Court action seeks to stop the Alberta Conservation Board from enforcing a Turner Valley gas conservation order. Miracle Oils Mercury Oils and Oil Products Limited challenge the Alberta Conservation Act as ultra vires of the province. Calgary report.
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Calgary
C.P
Alberta Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation Board
Turner Valley
Supreme Court of Alberta
Conservation Board
Miracle Oils
Mercury Oils and Oil Products Limited
Chamberlain reports Hitler terms for European peace
London reports Prime Minister Chamberlain arrived at Heston from Germany with Hitler's peace terms. He called talks frank but friendly and promised further cabinet discussions. Unofficial sources claim Hitler pressed for a Czech plebiscite or the cession of Sudetenland, with Daladier possibly joining London talks.
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London
Chamberlain
Heston
Germany
Hitler
Earl Baldwin
Cologne
Baldwin
Havas
Czechoslovakia
Suietenland
Daladier
Munich
Berchtesgaden
Nurses Tag Day Aids Social Service Nursing Network
The Gradu ate Nurses Tag Day is planned for tomorrow to raise funds for social service nursing. Citizens and donors have helped many in need of special care by nursing them back to health through the fund.
Commonwealth Relations Conference Discusses Dominion Status Paths
At the Sydney Nova Scotia meeting delegates debated varied Dominion status within the British Commonwealth. Proposals included sovereign foreign policy autonomy, Imperial Federation, or retaining current ties with reform, plus ideas for a Commonwealth Assembly and per-Dominion defense arrangements and joint dispute forums.
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Sydney
N.S W
British Commonwealth
Ottawa
Commonwealth Assembly
Foreign Office
London
Theaire
Commonwealth
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Fred Collings
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Macleod Sinclair
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