Chamberlain vows intensified blockade to drain Germany
London Prime Minister Chamberlain told the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations that Britain will tighten the blockade to drain Germany's war effort and deny profit from scrupulous warfare. He declared Allied victory certain, warned Germany has no real friends, and criticized peace efforts while noting Germany missed the bus despite superior war prep.
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London
Chamberlein Weid
Britain
Germany
Chamberlain
National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations
Hitler
House of Commons
France
Swiss Troops Called Up Near Berne Mobilization Moves
Switzerland nears general mobilization as 41 army units totaling tens of thousands are summoned to active service reporting April 15 and 22. Basel and Basel-Stadt note no immediate alarm while Germany may have 180000 to 270000 troops near Swiss borders. England imports butter worth 2 220 000 in 1938 with half produced in empire.
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Berne
Switzerland
High Command
Ute Baden
Wurttenburg
Basel
Upper Rhine Front
Germany
England
British Empire
France's Reynaud Vows Lasting Peace No Compromise
Premier Paul Reynaud voiced in an English broadcast that France has forged a weapon against totalitarian Germany and will seek lasting peace yet reject a counterfeit deal. He warned Hitler's regime would not attain a fraudulent peace and urged allies to decide their course.
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France
Paris
Paul Reynaud
Germany
Reynaud
Hitler
Heynaud
United States
Parliament Opening Delayed to May in Canada
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced Parliament will not open until mid or late May, likely May 16 or 23, due to wartime conditions. He outlined the appointment of the Earl of Athlone as governor general and said Defence Minister Norman Rogers will travel to Britain to confer with authorities and inspect Canadian forces before the opening.
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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
From April 17 to 24 inclusive Canadian forces will mount the guard at Buckingham Palace. The Royal 22nd Regiment of Quebec covers the first four days and the Toronto Scottish the final period. This duty was traditionally reserved for the Brigade of Guards, with occasional exceptions during specials like coronations.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Royal 22Nd Regiment of
Quebec
Toronto Scottish
Buckingham Palate
Doninion
Canadian naturalist Jack Miner celebrates seventy fifth birthday
Bri tish Columbia egg producers seek marketing plan to aid egg exports to Britain. The proposal is under consideration and likely to pass. A photo shows Jack Miner in Kingsville Ontario at his study as he turns seventy five.
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Ottawa
British Columbia
Britain
Jack Miner
Canada
Miner
Kingsville
Ontario
Summer Training Camps to Open Across Canada Next Month
Ottawa announces summer training for the Canadian Active Service Force with canvas cities in over six sites. Plans move all troops into camp soon after May 24, including the second division and mobilized corps units not yet sent overseas.
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Ottawa
Canada
Active Service Force
Carp
Active Service
Earl of Athlone Named Canada’s New Governor General
Ottawa confirms the Earl of Athlone will become governor general succeeding Lord Tweedsmuir who died in Montreal. He will arrive in Canada in June and be sworn in at Ottawa after winding up duties in England. Prime Minister Mackenzie King cited wartime secrecy delaying travel details and the port welcome.
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Ottawa
Earl of Athlone
Canada
London
Mackenzie King
Lord Tweedsmuir
Montreal
Rideau Hall
King
Lyman Duff
Earl of Athline
Prince Alexander of Teck
Mr. King
Appointment of Earl of Athlone as Canada’s governor general
The Prime Minister advised the King on February 15 to appoint the Earl of Athlone as governor general of Canada. Athlone says he may not stay a full term due to war duties and June arrival is possible. Canada previously relied on the Duke of Connaught. the first postwar nominee was Viscount Willingdon in 1926.
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Lord Tweedsmuir
King
Earl of Atrone
Earl of Athione
Canada
England
Earl of Athlone
Duke of Connaught
Earl
Bisley
Bisley Common
Edward VII
Ottawa
Viscount Willingdon
Princess Mary reviews troops at Aldershot gallery
Princess Mary inspected the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals at Aldershot in khaki dress as colonel in chief. She reviewed the ranks as 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
Mary
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
J. E. Genet
Publication ban on Winnipeg Russian language paper Kanadsky Gudok
Canada Gazette issued an order under Defence of Canada regulations prohibiting Kanadsky Gudok in Winnipeg. Justice Minister Lapointe, acting secretary of state, cited dissemination of subversive Nazi propaganda among Russian Canadians to aid the enemy and undermine loyalty.
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Winnipeg
Ottawa
Canada Gazette
Lapointe
Kanadsky Gudok
Defence of Canada
Canada
Churchill to Direct All British Armed Forces in War Cabinet Shakeup
London reports a government reorganization making Winston Churchill the head of all Britain's armed services and chairing the services ministers' committee. Sir Kingsley Wood leads the home policy group while Sir John Simon touts the economic policy panel.
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London
Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Britain
Germany
Churchill
Kingsley Wood
Privy Seal
John Simon
Admiralty
Samuel Hoare
Air Ministry
Sir Samuel
Lord Chatfield
War Cabinet
Robert Hudson
Lord Woolton
Lord Riverdale
Canada
Air Council
10 Downing Street
Service Committee
Admiralty War and Air Ministries
Ministry of Supply
Leslie Burgin
Service Ministers
Oliver Stanley
Dudley Pound
Gallipoli
Hudson
John Gilmour
General Odlum Named Commander of Second Canadian Division
Ottawa Brigadier General V. W. Odum selected to command the second Canadian division of the Canadian Active Service Force. Norman Rogers cites Odum’s long career and devotion. Odum, born 1880, served in South Africa and World War I, earning three major wounds and rising to brigadier general by 1916.
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V. W. Odum
Canadian Active Service
Norman Rogers
Canada
Odlum
Rogers
22Nd
Oxford Rifles
Woodstock
Ont
Royal Canadian Regiment
South Africa
Orange Free State
Pfarderberg
Poplar Grove
Driefontein
Houtnek
Zand River
Whe
Victoria College
University of Toronto
Third
Canadian Mounted Rifles
48Th Highlanders
Canadian Militia
Toronto
Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles
Vancouver
102Nd
Nelson
100Th
Winnipeg Grenadiers
Militia
Regiment
Irish Fusiliers of Canada
C.E.F
France
Italian Mobilization Expands War Effort At Home
Italy adopts a civilian mobilization draft for women and children over 13 to work in anti aircraft defense factories and home front roles. New military roads are authorized and coast artillery and anti aircraft guns boosted. Fascist spokesman Virginia Gayda calls the move timely amid foreign fleet threat rumors.
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Rome
Lnes
Italy
Virginia Gayda
Canadian Pilot Niven Receives Distinguished Flying Cross
Acting Flight Lieutenant Robert Henry Niven of Calgary is the sole Canadian honored at Buckingham Palace investiture, receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross for gallantry and devotion to duty in air operations during wartime. King George decorates 30 men and one woman. Miss Gladys Taylor of the Royal Air Force nursing service receives the Royal Red Cross.
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Calgary
King George London
King George
Buckingham Palace
Gladys Taylor
Royal Air Force Nursing Service
Royal Red Cross
Robert Henry Niven
Edison Plaque Unveiled in Stratford Ont
A plaque honoring the late Thomas Alva Edison memorializes his work as a telegraph operator in 1863 44 at Stratford Ontario. Dr W J Browning 97 the claimed oldest living telegraph operator on the North American continent unveiled it. Edison died in 1931.
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Ont
Thomas Alva Extivon
W. J. Browning
Thomas Edison
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