Peace Front Strength May Avert War Says Foreign Secretary
In a foreign affairs debate Sir Wiscount Haifax cautioned Britain against complacency as the peace front strengthens. He said the next weeks could prove crucial and stressed calm over rumors while noting reasons for believing war is not likely. Lord Halifax outlined deterrents and the need for a careful pact formula with France and the Soviet Union.
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London
Wiscount Haifax
Great Britain
Aga
Ecuafion
Virornas Inakip
Wiue
Sir Thomas
Oban
Scotland
Lord Halifax
China
Britain
Danzig
Governor General Prender King May Seek Longer Rule
Prime Minister Mackenzie King indicated he favors keeping Lord Tweedsmuir for a second term as Canada’s governor general. He would consider extending his term before choosing a successor. A dispatch from London noted the Duke of Devonshire, son of a former governor general, as a potential successor.
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Prender King
Lord Tweedsmuir
Ottawa
Canada
Mackenzie King
Leoniton
Duke of Devonshire
Lend Tweedsumuir
Battle with Arabs near Bethlehem leaves British dead and wounded
British troops clash with a large rebel band south of Bethlehem. Several prisoners are taken and one private is killed with four other soldiers wounded. British officers attribute the attack to the Milisg one group on July 23.
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Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Five Question Test to Fill Naval Air Gunner Posts
The naval air service seeks more gunners and will hire those who pass a five question intelligence test. No mathematics exams required and no gunnery questions. The test emphasizes practical reasoning over technical topics.
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London
Naval Air Service
Einstein
Britain to add 180 ships to 1939 naval program
Geoffrey Shakespeare announces in Commons that Britain will add 180 vessels including 107 trawlers for mine sweeping and ASW, 56 whale packet patrol ships, 10 minesweepers, six boom defence vessels and a cable ship. A floating dock for small craft up to 5,000 tons is purchased. Cost estimated at £51.5 million.
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London
Geoffrey Shakespeare
Admiralty
House of Commons
Great Britain
Travers
Shakespeare
Mie
US Delegate Proposes Five Year Wheat Quota Plan
Atherton, the US delegate at the Big Four wheat conference in London, proposes a five year quota system for Canada United States Australia and Argentina. The plan targets a 435 million bushel annual world demand with Canada 40 Argentina 23 United States 19 and Australia 18 percent shares. Australia 21 and Argentina 25 percent asks are noted and a possible preference for surplus countries is floated benefiting Canada and Argentina at the expense of the US and Australia.
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United States
London
Ay Atherton
Canada
Australia
Argentina
Britain May Hold Election in November 1935
Britain faces a likely general election in November if the international situation holds steady. Parliament adjourned to Oct 3 and will sit about three weeks before dissolution for the campaign. Prime Minister Chamberlain favors an election this year unless world events change.
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London
Britain
Chamberlain
Police Dog Finds Lost Man Near Halifax
Royal Canadian Mounted Police dog from Halifax detachment located 76 year old William Mackenzie missing in the woods near Spryfield. Report said police were notified at 11 p.m. and the search with the scent led to the man before midnight.
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Halifax
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Here
William Mackenzie
Gas price cut to begin August 7 in British Columbia
The British Columbia government issues an order lowering wholesale gasoline by three cents a gallon and fixing the spread to retail prices, enabling consumers to pay less at the pump. The measure aims to reduce costs for residents starting August 7.
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Victoria
Russian Pilot Mikhail Alexeioff Dies in Duty
Soviet pilot Mikhail Alexeioff famed for altitude flights and as a military test pilot died in the line of duty. The official notice provided few details about the incident.
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Moscow
Mikhail Alexeioff
Air Force leader warns of real danger to Canada in future war
Vancouver report quotes Air Marshal W. A. Bishop predicting a new war and Canada’s survival depends on a strong Royal Canadian Air Force. He urges unity of the British empire, notes Canada’s growing aircraft industry and a large reserve of pilots, and says defence is now a national, nonpartisan priority.
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Vancouver
W. A. Bishop
Royal Canadian Air Force
Nadia
Service Clubs Council
Canada
United Kingdom
Bishop
Dominion
United States
Praise for Hitler Praised by English Dancers in Berlin
Three English girls who danced for Adolf Hitler in the Berlin Zeppelinfeld return home with praise for the Fuehrer. They hail his marvellous eyes dynamic personality and magnetic attraction for women.
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London
Hitler
Berlin
Fuehrer
Berlin Honors War Outbreak Anniversary Under Hitler Order
Berlin observes the first anniversary of the Great War outbreak by army celebrations directed by Chancellor Hitler. The event marks a propaganda flourish as the regime commemorates wartime milestones with public tributes and military displays.
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Berlin
Hitler
Precautions For Hiding Radium In Wartime London
Mount Vernon hospital Northwood Middlesex completed a 50 foot deep shaft to bury radium out of bomb reach. Dr John Read says 20 grams worth £1000 would be moved from nearby hospitals in war. He warns uncontrolled radium could create a death trap if struck by a bomb.
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London
Mount Vernon Hospital
Northwood
Middlesex
John Read
Speedy three day air mail Britain to Vancouver voyage
Imperial Airways flying boats Caribou and Cabot will carry about 1000 pounds of mail or 25000 letters on their first Atlantic crossing. Captain Kelly Rogers pilots Caribou as mail moves from Britain across the Atlantic to Vancouver and Victoria via Trans-Canada Air Lines.
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Britain
Vancouver
Montreal
Great Britain
Atlantic
Imperial Airways
Dominton
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Victoria
T.C.A
Caribou
Cabot
Kelly Rogers
Two Killed in Ontario Highway Crash Near Cornwyall
A transport truck veered off the road and struck a tree while trying to avoid a boy on a bicycle. Harold Wells of Morrisburg the driver died instantly and Wallace Pescod aged 13 died later in hospital.
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Cornwyall
Ont
Here
Harold Wells
Morrisburg
Wallace Pescod
Mortgage Bank appoints Johnston Central Mortgage Bank supervisor
Wester Man FE M Johnston has been appointed supervisor of the Central Mortgage Bank. Born in Scotland and educated there, he came to Canada in 1910. After service overseas he joined the Soldier Settlement Board in 1919 and later held posts in Winnipeg Regina Saskatoon, gaining extensive knowledge of western farming mortgage conditions.
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Wester Man
M. Johnston
Ottawa
Sf Johnston
Central Mortgage Bank
Mr. Johnston
Scotland
Canada
Soledier Settlement Board
Winnipeg
Serton
Regina
Fdn
Saskatoon
Adjournment of British House for Two Months
London reports Parliament adjourned for two months after a 245 to 128 confidence vote. Chamberlain defended the recess amid fears of a crisis, while Labour and Liberal leaders urged continuity. Churchill and Eden warned of global tension as Germany and Italy shaped the risk of war.
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Chamberlain
Liberal
Lawer
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Diniuster
Arthur Greenwood
Archibald Sinclair
Churchill
Geoffrey Mander
Mander
Anthony Eden
Germany
Italy
Pariament
Eden
Japan seeks closer ties with Axis powers in Europe
Tokyo considers stronger military and economic links with Italy and Germany. Ambassadors to Rome and Berlin, along with advisers, discuss a coordinated approach while denying any special mission, with a mission led by Count Terauchi and Admiral Osumi due to Naples on August 26 ahead of the Nazi congress in Nuremberg.
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Italy
Germany
Villa d’Este
Lake Como
Tokyo
Villa d'Este
Villa d Este
Berlin
Thawan
Ouene
Japan
Hatian
Guleaseaiano
Joachin von Ribbentrop
Villa Deste
Taly
Juichi Terauchi
Baron Mineo Osuni
Naples
Nuremberg
Ue Axis
Powers
Movement Begins as Tyrol Evacuations Reach East Prussia
Two thousand German families from Italy's Southern Tyrol have started moving to East Prussia under Rome's order expelling foreign residents from the Upper Adige zone. Tyrol leaders appealed to Chancellor Hitler without success to spare their homes. The Clatercian abbey of Stans was closed by the Nazis, officially for mismanagement but widely linked to monk propaganda against Italy amid repatriation of South Tyrolean Germans.
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Berlin
Italy
Tyrol
East Prussia
Rome
Upper Adige
Hitler
Stans
South Tyrol
Alberta Hail Insurance Board reports record year
The Alberta Hail Insurance Board said it insured 2,341,000 acres this year, covering a liability over 17 million dollars. Provincial treasurer Solon E. Law noted that losses are far lower than last year as hail is less intense and widely scattered, with business well distributed across the province.
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Edmonton
Alberta Hail Insurance Board
Solon E. Law
Wheat Exports by Britain Canada and United States Rise in Early 1939
Canada exported 16 604 6545 cwt of wheat while the United States followed with 10 896 526 cwt in the first six months of 1939 as users of the United Kingdom market. Britain and other nations contributed as suppliers in the period.
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Ovtewa
Canada
United Kingdom
Dorinion Bureau of Statistics
United States
New Silver Dollar Ottawa coin boosts Canadian interest
The silver dollar commemorative of the royal visit has increased coin popularity among Canadians who preferred the dollar bill. The mint issued 1,428,300 since Their Majesties arrived in Canada May 17.
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Ottawa
Canada
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