Britain calls naval reserves to the colors in looming crisis
London reports Prime Minister Chamberlain announcing 12 000 naval reserves to be called up and 56 reserve ships commissioned for August and September as Europe faces a danger period. The king will review 130 ships at Weymouth Bay August 9. Sir John Simon cites arms bill figures and a peacetime army expansion to 750 000 men as preparations intensify.
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London
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Europe
Weymouth Bay
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
John Simon
Wold
Air Force
John
War Office
Ministry of Supply
Sir John
House of Lords
Nuremberg
Britain
Air Vice-Marshal A. C. Maund Promoted in RAF
Air Vice-Marshal A C Maund a Great War veteran whose RAF promotion followed service in the Canadian Expeditionary Force He enlisted at Cando Saskatchewan in 1914 served in the 32nd Canadian battalion then the Winnipeg battalion and the Royal Flying Corps He earned the DSO Croix de Guerre and multiple mentions in despatches Born August 1891 Hertfordshire England.
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Ottawa
A. C. Maund
Royal Air Force
London
Cando, Sask
Maund
Winnipeg
Royal Flying Corps
Canadian Expeditionary Force
CEF
Hertfordshire
England
Wentworth Freighter Due Churchill Arrival Aug 11
The SS Wentworth, a Dalgieish liner freighter, is scheduled to arrive at Churchill Hudson Bayport on August 11. It will depart River Tyne on July 26 for Antwerp and begin its westward voyage July 29, per the sailing schedule received by the board of trade.
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Regina
Gibraltar Governor Clive Liddell Assumes Post
General Clive Liddell assumes governorship of Gibraltar in ceremonies attended by naval military consular and civilian officials succeeding Sir Edmund Ironmonger in office.
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Gibraltar
Clive Liddell
Edmund Ironmoe
Plastic From Potato Flour Tried in Holland
Dutch researchers test a plastic derived from potato flour in the Netherlands. The project explores biodegradable options and potential environmental benefits, with early results focusing on material strength and processing compatibility in small scale trials.
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Holland
Central Mortgage Bank appoints three directors
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announces three directors to complete the Central Mortgage Bank setup. Appointees are Philip A. Chester F. W. Wegenast KC and J. A. Brilliant. Bank office will be at the Bank of Canada. The act aims to reduce farm and non farm mortgage burdens through write offs and extended terms with five percent interest.
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Ottawa
Central Mortgage Bank
Mackenzie King
Philip A. Chester
Hudson's Bay Company
Winnipeg
F. W. Wegenast
K.C
Brampton
Ont
J. A. Brilliant
Rimouski
Que
Bank of Canada
Graham Ford
Donald Gordon
W. C. Clark
Insurance, Loan and Trust
Buy Canadian Wheat Advocated for Wartime Reserve
The Evening Standard urged Britain to buy wheat from Canada and Australia for a wartime emergency reserve. It noted low prices and a large export surplus, saying a U S crop drop could be offset by good Canadian yields, risking continued farmer impoverishment otherwise.
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London
The
Evening Standard
Canada
Australia
Britain
United States
Prairies
Grenfell Returns To Labrador After 40 Years Of Service
Sir Wilfred Grenfell returns to Labrador after four decades serving fisherfolk Indians and Eskimos. He is accompanied by his daughter Rosamond. Lady Grenfell, who shared his work, died last year.
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New York
Sir Wilfred Grenfell
Labrador
Northern Territory
Rosamond
Grenfell
King sails new motor launch along the Thames
Along the Thames the King rode his 40 foot chocolate colored motor launch to the Royal Naval college Greenwich for dinner at the officers mess in the restored painted hall as thousands cheered along the riverbank historic royal river pageant noted by onlookers and crowds.
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London
Thames
Royal Naval College
Greenwich
Virginia physicist heads to Churchill for aurora study
Prof. L. B. Snoddy chief physicist at the University of Virginia travels through Winnipeg en route to Churchill Manitoba to study the Aurora Borealis. He notes Churchill lies near the center of the aurora zone.
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Winnipeg
L. B. Snoddy
University of Virginia
Churchill
Man
Snoddy
Anglo Japanese Tension Rise Reported in London
British officials forewarn of a sharp rise in Anglo Japanese tension as Tokyo opens negotiations on the Tientsin blockade. London calls the outlook gloomy for a settlement over the Japanese blockade of the British concession at Tientsin. Britain may back Chiang Kai Shek while seeking U S sanctions against Japan and monitoring Senator Pittman’s arms embargo bill.
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London
Tokyo
Tientsin
Chiang Kai-Shek
Britain
United States
China
Europe
Pittman
Grandi Recalled to Rome as Justice Minister
Count Dino Grandi, veteran Fascist diplomat and ally of Mussolini, returns from London to become Italy's minister of justice. He replaces Arrigo Solmi who resigns and heads to the Senate. A separate communique cites expulsion of foreigners from Bolzano due to political and military concerns linked to Western nationals.
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Rome
Dino Grandi
Mussolini
Great Britain
Italy
London
Grandi
Mediterranean
Arrigo Solmi
Bolzano
Germany
Brenner Pass
Oura
Ministry of the Interior
Upper Adige
British Imports Outpace US and Germany in 1938
Robert S. Hudson told the 1912 Club that Britain’s imports in 1938 exceeded the combined imports of the United States and Germany for a population of 43 million. He said Britain collaborates with other nations to improve international commerce and noted Dominion gains as well.
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London
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Robert S. Hudson
Dominions
Secret Air Bases in the Arctic Warned by Air Marshal
Air Marshal W. A. Bishop V. C. told Halifax service club prepared to meet air attacks from secret airdromes on northern islands and Labrador coast. In a later interview he and the air marshal said such bases could have been set up in recent years or months and would be hard to detect without detailed Arctic surveys.
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Halifax
Canada
Labrador
W. A. Bishop
V.C
Arctic
McKenzie Appointed to University Board in Manitoba
Donald G. McKenzie United Grain Growers vice president is named to the University of Manitoba board of governors to fill the term of A. A. Tisdale who resigned. The term expires in 1942.
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Winnipeg
Donald G. McKenzie
United Grain Growers Ltd
University of Manitoba
A. A. Tisdale
Tyrol Nazis split as expulsion plans spark resistance
Excelsior reports bitterness among 225200 German Tyroleans amid Nazi pressure to move them to Germany. A split forms between opposing Nazi factions with one agitation against expulsion and fear of relocation to East Prussia. The Reich disavows the new independent Tyrolean party.
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Paris
Excelsior
Tyrol
Germany
Shelter Air Raid Test Proves London Refugees Safe
The public learned that a new family air raid shelter survived an extreme bombing test in London. A 500 pound bomb exploded 25 feet away, creating a one yard crater but not harming the shelter, according to a government white paper.
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London
Vaughan Named chairman of defence purchases board
Robert C. Vaughan vice president of Canadian National Railways is loaned to the Dominion government to chair the defence purchasing board. Other members include C. W. Sherman C. E. Gravel and H. B. Chase. The act aims to curb costs and halt excess profits on armament contracts. Vaughan will serve without government salary, retaining CN wages. The first meeting will occur soon as the board launches.
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Ottawa
Robert C. Vaughan
Canadian National Railways
Dominion
Defence Purchasing Board
Mackenzie King
C. W. Sherman
Dominion Foundries and Steel, Limited
Hamilton
C. E. Gravel
Montreal
H. B. Chase
Canada
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Vaughan
Canadian National
Defence
Robert Charles Vaughan
Toronto
Grand Trunk Railway
Canadian Northern Railway
Canadian Northern
Merchant Marine
C.N.R
S. J. Hungerford
Canadian National Steamships
Lloyd George backs British French Poland guarantee
Former Prime Minister David Lloyd George endorsed the British French independence guarantee to Poland as a belated defence of the Versailles treaty. He warned that despots lose their appeal when failure becomes clear and urged free countries to wake from torpor. Lord Lothian urged US Britain dialogue as the King and Queen's US visit highlighted the empire as a commonwealth of self governing nations.
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London
David Lloyd George
Poland
Lloyd George
Marquess of Lothian
United States
Lord Lothian
Britain
Manitoba Proceeds With German Barter Plan
Premier Bracken after consulting his cabinet announced Manitoba will pursue German trade plans despite Ottawa objections. The barter involves Manitoba farm products in exchange for 300000 dollars worth of German electrical equipment under the German Canadian trade agreement. Bracken left for Charlottetown to attend confederation celebrations and said the government will observe the terms of the barter scheme.
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Winnipeg
Bracken
Manitoba
Ottawa
Charlottetown
Confederation
Weeding Out Aliens in U. S. Warplane Firms
War and Navy departments direct aerospace manufacturers to remove foreign technicians from military lines. Several score aliens have been discharged or reassigned as trust and security checks intensify. Some employees remain only under short term permits after reliability reviews. A Hartford machine gun plant had announced immediate alien layoffs.
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Washington
United States Army
Navy
War and Navy Departments
Hartford
Bush Fires Rage Across Mackenzie Region
Stanley McMillen of Mackenzie Air Service reports widespread bush fires from Fort Simpson to Good Hope and near the Great Slave Lake. Fires also burn near Yellowknife though a recent mining property threat has been extinguished.
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Edmonton
Mackenzie River Valley
Fort Simpson
Good Hope
Great Slave Lake
Stanley McMillen
Mackenzie Air Service
Yellowknife
Scouts Chief Deputy to Tour Canada This Summer
Sir Percy Winn Everett deputy chief commissioner of scouts for Great Britain will undertake an official tour of Canada this summer to secure a better appreciation among leading professional and business men of the value of the work of scouts.
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London
Percy Winn Everett
Scouts For
Great Britain
Canada
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