Chamberlain vows intensified blockade and victory resolve
London Prime Minister Chamberlain tells the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations that Britain will tighten the blockade to drain Germany’s life blood and win a long war. He cites neutral sentiment in the Allies and says Hitler “missed the bus” despite superior German preparations.
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London
Chamberlain
Germany
Britain
National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations
Hitler
House of Commons
Reynaud vows lasting peace while denouncing phoney settlement
France's new premier Paul Reynaud in a trans Atlantic English broadcast says France has forged the weapon against totalitarian Germany and will use it to secure a lasting peace. He warns there can be no counterfeit peace and says Nazism threatens all civilization while Soviets are their alleged accomplices.
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France
Pars
Paul Reynaud
Germany
Reynaud
Hitler
United States
Swiss Troops Called Up As Mobilization Nears
Swiss general staff orders active service for 41 army units totaling tens of thousands. Troops report April 15 and 22 to keep strength near that of opposing forces near borders. Basel noted calm while Germany's 12 to 15 divisions loom near Baden Württemberg. England imported 2,220,000 dollars worth of butter in 1938, half produced in the British Empire.
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Berne
Switzerland
High Command
Baden
Wurttenburg
England
British Empire
Parliament Opens in May Says Mackenzie King
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced Parliament will not open before the second or third week in May. He suggested May 16 or 23 as likely opening dates and disclosed details on the Earl of Athlone's governor general appointment. Norman Rogers will depart for England to confer with British authorities about Canada's war effort and return before Parliament opens.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
King
Earl of Athlone
Canada
Norman Rogers
England
Rogers
United Kingdom
Canadian Troops to Guard Buckingham Palace in April
Canadian forces will mount the guard at Buckingham Palace from April 17 to 24. The Royal 22nd Regiment of Quebec will guard the first four days, followed by the Toronto Scottish for the remaining period. This marks a rare departure from the Brigade of Guards for Dominion troops.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Royal 22Nd Regiment of
Quebec
Toronto Scottish
Plan For Egg Export To Britain In British Columbia
British Columbia egg producers apply for a marketing scheme to aid exporting eggs to Britain. The plan is under review and appears likely to pass if producer support remains strong in numbers.
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Ottawa
British Columbia
Britain
Summer Training Camps Across Canada For MAS Forces
Ottawa and canvas cities will host Summer Training camps as members of the Canadian Active Service Force move into camp next month. Plans reportedly include moving all troops in Canada into camp shortly after May 24 with the second division and various mobilized corps units among those to be relocated.
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Ottawa
Canada
Active Service Force
Canadian Active Service Force
Earl of Athlone Named Canada's New Governor General
Ottawa reports the Earl of Athlone will become governor general of Canada, arriving in June and sworn in at Ottawa after Lord Tweedsmuir's death. Prime Minister Mackenzie King said the appointment follows the King's recommendation and wartime travel secrecy delays the swearing in.
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Ottawa
Earl of Athlone
Canada
London
Mackenzie King
Lord Tweedsmuir
Montreal
Rideau Hall
Dominion
King
England
Lyman Duff
Earl of Athline
Prince Alexander of Teck
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
York
George V
Mr. King
Earl of Athlone Named Governor General of Canada
King advised delaying a full term and the prime minister proposed the Earl of Athlone for governor general. Athlone accepted but cannot promise a long stay, aiming to arrive by June as war time demands and parliament should convene soon. Athlone was earlier governor general elect in 1914 before wartime duties.
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Lord Tweedsmuir
King
Earl of Atlone
Earl of
England
Earl of Athlone
Canada
Duke of Connaught
Earl
Bisley
Bisley Common
Edward VII
Ottawa
Viscount Willingdon
Princess Mary Reviews Troops at Aldershot
Princess Mary reviewed the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals at Aldershot with khaki shirted uniforms. The corps, in full battle kit, was inspected rank by rank while Lieut. Col. J. E. Genet led the parade and she took the salute from a canopied red carpet viewing stand.
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Aldershot
Eng
Princess Mary
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
J. E. Genet
Prohibition on Kanadsky Gudok Publication in Winnipeg
An Ottawa issued order under Defence of Canada regulations blocks the Russian language newspaper Kanadsky Gudok in Winnipeg. Justice Minister Lapointe acting as secretary of state states the paper disseminates subversive pro Nazi propaganda to Russian readers in western Canada to aid the enemy and undermine loyalty.
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Ottawa
Canada Gazette
Lapointe
Winnipeg
Defence of Canada
Canada
Churchill Will Direct the Armed Forces of Britain
Prime Minister Chamberlain reorganizes the war effort naming Winston Churchill to direct all Britain's armed services. Churchill will chair the service ministers committee and oversee the ministry of supply. Sir Samuel Hoare becomes air minister with Riverdale aiding aeronautical production. Robert Hudson named shipping minister. Lord Woolton named food minister.
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London
Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Britain
Germany
Churchill
Kingsley Wood
Privy Seal
John Simon
War Cabinet
Admiralty
Samuel Hoare
Air Ministry
Sir Samuel
Lord Chatfield
Robert Hudson
Lord Woolton
Lord Riverdale
Canada
The
Air Council
Downing Street
Service Committee
Admiralty War and Air Ministries
Ministry of Supply
Leslie Burgin
Service Ministers
Oliver Stanley
Air Secretary
Dudley Pound
Gallipoli
General Odlum to Command Second Canadian Division
Brigadier General W. W. Odlum has been chosen to command the second Canadian division of the Canadian Active Service Force, announced by Minister Norman Rogers. His long career includes service in the South African War and World War I, where he rose to brigadier general and led the 11th Canadian Infantry Brigade. He was wounded three times.
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Ottawa
W. W. Odlum
Canadian Active Service Force
Norman Rogers
Government of
Canada
Odlum
Rogers
General Odlum
22Nd
Oxford Rifles
Woodstock
Ont
Royal Canadian Regiment
South Africa
Orange Free State
Paarderberg
Poplar Grove
Driefontein
Houtnek
Zand River
Victoria College
University of Toronto
Third
Canadian Mounted Rifles
48Th Highlanders
Canadian Militia
Toronto
Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles
Vancouver
102Nd
Nelson
B.C
100Th
Winnipeg Grenadiers
Regiment
Irish Fusiliers of Canada
C.E.F
France
11Th Canadian Infantry
Italian mobilization decree expands wartime civilian duties
Italian cabinet approves a law to mobilize women and children over 13 for war work behind the lines. The plan aims to fill anti aircraft fighter crews home defense and factory labor. Construction of new military roads is authorized and more coast artillery and anti aircraft guns ordered. Virginia Gayda calls the move timely amid threats of foreign fleets.
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Rome
Italy
Virginia Gayda
Canadian honored at Buckingham Palace investiture
King George decorated 30 men and one woman for distinguished war service at a special ceremony in Buckingham Palace. Miss Gladys Taylor of the Royal Air Force nursing service received the Royal Red Cross. Acting Flight Lieutenant Robert Henry Niven of Calgary was the only Canadian honored, receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross for gallantry and devotion to duty in air operations.
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London
George
Buckingham Palace
Gladys Taylor
Royal Air Force Nursing Service
Royal Red Cross
Robert Henry Niven
Calgary
Edison Plaque Unveiled in Stratford Memorial
A memorial plaque for Thomas Alva Edison who worked as a telegraph operator in Stratford in 1863 64 was unveiled by Dr. W J Browning age 97 described as the oldest living telegraph operator in North America Edison died in 1931
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Stratford
Ont
Thomas Alva Edison
W. J. Browning
Thomas Edison
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