Mortgage Bill Promises Broad Benefit for Homeholders
A proposed central mortgage bank bill would ease burden on farm and home loans. It would cap principal at 50 percent of appraisal, extend terms to 20 years, and cut interest by erasing years of arrears, affecting cases like a $5000 appraised farm with $8600 mortgage at seven percent.
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St Lama
Capader Farm
Ari
Aha Eer Borligages i Trust
Ieuan Oer
Mieiniers
Uhr Central Moarteage Bape
Ineiggitie
Bibster
Hitler Grants Yugoslavia Border Guarantees At Dinner
At a state dinner Chancellor Hitler pledged Yugoslavia’s borders with Germany saying they are established for all time. Prince Paul of Yugoslavia praised the gesture noting the mutual respect for the Balkan nation’s frontier with the Reich.
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Hitler
Prince Paul
Berlin
Yugoslavia
Paul
Germanfuehrer
Sam
Germany
Prince Paw
Balkan
Reich
Jews Arrested as British Forces Crack Down in Jerusalem
British authorities arrest a number of Jews and suspend all urban bus service of the Jewish Common Transport Company after shootings on Arab buses and disorders in the Tel Aviv district. Several executive members of the Revisionist organization led by Dr. David Burkspan are jailed in Jerusalem. The Revisionists are an extreme right wing Jewish political faction. In Haifa a military court condemns Christian Khalil Ibrahim Khourry to death for killing a Jewish policeman on March 30.
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Jerusalem
Jewish Common Transport Company
Tel Aviv
David Burkspan
Wat Haifa
Khalil Ibrahim Khourry
Arab Figh Committee Rejects British Palestine Plan
The Arab fight committee rejected the British plan for Palestine to become an independent state within ten years and called for a Constituent assembly to draft a constitution before the transition period ends. A separate item notes a group of five Sudeten families arriving in Manitoba to seek new farm homes in St Walburg Saskatchewan, with three adults and two children.
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Beirut
Arab Figh Committee
Palestine
Sudetens
Winnipeg
Republic of Czertho-Slovakia
St Walburg
Saskatchewan
Lennon Offers Riviera Home Les Bruyeres For Sale
The Duke of Connaught former governor general of Canada and king’s great uncle lists his Cap Ferrat residence Les Bruyeres for sale where he spent winters until recent years.
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Lennon
Duke of
Connaught
King
Canada
Riviera
Les Bruyeres
Cap Ferrat
Memorial Day Observances Noted Across Nation
The article recounts Memorial Day ceremonies from Gettysburg to New Hampshire, including naval wreaths for 26 sailors lost on the submarine Squatus and a New York parade with the Coldstream Guards band. It notes President Roosevelt resting at Hyde Park and a royal tribute from King George to the RCMP for service during the royal visit.
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Washington
United States
Gettysburg
Ablington National Cemetery
New York
New Hampshire
Coast Guard
Peane
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Riverside Drive
Coldstream Guards
Railways Consider Ottawa Display Of Royal Train Post Visit
A. A Heaps of Winnipeg North urged Ottawa to exhibit the royal train nationwide after the royal visit. Henry Howe, minister of transport, said the train uses standard equipment with minor cosmetic updates and that painting and refurnishing were the only costs to the government. The decision on post tour use would rest with the railways.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Winnipeg North
Ry Howe
Armament Costs Threaten Poor via Global Race
Geneva report notes John C. Winant warns the armament race could cause actual starvation among lower income groups. He says rearmament cannot sustain the current acceleration without absorbing a large share of national income. The Bank for International Settlements estimates world arms spending at one billion dollars per month.
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Geneva
John C. Winant
International Labor Office
Bank For International Settlements
Grave problem over East Indian segregation in Transvaal
An attempt to impose segregation on East Indians in the Transvaal has provoked a grave problem affecting two partners in the British Commonwealth. Diplomatic relations between South Africa and India may be affected by the incident.
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Johannesburg
Transvaal
British Commonwealth of Nations
South Africa
India
Memorial Day Accidents Claim 372 Lives Nationwide
Casualties from the Memorial Day weekend Run in the United States reach 372 deaths with 205 due to highway crashes and 55 drownings. The note cites higher totals than the previous year and 1937 figures, reflecting heavy violence and fatalities across the period.
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New York
United States
Fighty
Chancellor Rutherford Re elected in Alberta University Senate
Edmonton Ontario news notes that Hon. A. C. Rutherford, Alberta's first premier and long time university chancellor, was re elected by acclamation in the annual senate nominations. G B Taylor announced the decision, noting Rutherford has held the post for three terms.
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Edmonton
A. C. Rutherford
Alberta
University of Alberta
G. B. Taylor
Dr. Rutherford
Fairbridge Farm School Ties Trust to Prince of Wales School
An anonymous member of parliament created a trust worth 23400 dollars benefiting the Prince of Wales school near Duncan British Columbia. The fund commemorates the royal visit of the King and Queen to Canada.
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London
Fairbridge Farm
Prince ‘of Wales School
Duncan
B.C
Canada
Iceberg Drift Forces Ships South of Usual Lanes
The navy and coast guard warned North Atlantic vessels to steer well south of normal trans Atlantic routes to avoid an unusual southward shift of icebergs. The hydrographic office reported bergs moving deeper into the Atlantic than seen in a century due to a sudden cold air mass.
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Washington
United States Navy Department
Coastguard
Atlantic
Navy
Hydrographic Office
Soviet Hard Bargain Seen in Molotov Speech
The Moscow address by Premier Vyacheslav Molotov is viewed by observers as signaling Soviet readiness for an Anglo French Russian pact. The Press Association notes possible internal consumption while anticipating a hard bargain with London and Paris and a delay in final settlement amid cautious optimism.
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London
Vyacheslav Molotoff
Moscow
The
Press Association
Molotoff
Russia
Paris
Molotoft
Daily Telegraph
German Film Return Request Denied by Quebec Authorities
Montreal German authorities sought return of a Nazi film seized by provincial police three weeks earlier. Premier Duplessis said court action is underway and that there is no room for Nazism and Bolshevism in Quebec. The German consul was informed the film could not be returned.
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Quebec
Montreal
Duplessis
Hlm
Quebes
Germans Welcome 4500 Spain Volunteers Home and Pact News
In Hamburg 4500 soldiers praised for aiding Franco in the Spanish Civil War return to Germany. Berlin reports Foreign Minister Ribbentrop signs a non aggression pact with Denmark as Herluff Zahle signs for Denmark. Goering represents Hitler in ceremonies.
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Berlin
Germany
Franco
Denmark
Paul
Yugoslavia
Goering
Hitler
Hamburg
Spain
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Herluff Zahle
Boy Saves A Life In Winnipeg
Eleven year old Ralph Wood was praised for saving Phylis Batchelor by striking an electrically charged conduit pipe with a box, breaking the connection after she grabbed the live pipe while burying a sparrow.
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Winnipeg
Ralph Wood
Phylis Batchelor
Ralph
Queen Seeks Own Island in Juan de Fuca Strait
The Queen expressed interest in owning an island in the Straits of Juan de Fuca between Victoria and Vancouver. A suggestion floated that if any island were suitable it might be deeded to the Queen, with government officers to consider the proposal.
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Vancouver
Straits of
Juan de Fuca
Victoria
Varouver
Cork
H FS Nedden
Prince Robert
Rush For Church Seats In Hyde Park For Royals Visit
Hyde Park New York parishioners and friends race for space at St James Episcopal as King George and Queen Elizabeth visit. Only 200 seats available across two pew sessions with red carpet aisle, while 250 eligible members seek priority and hundreds more attend. Royal and presidential party seats reserved. Reverend Frank Wilson reportedly has had telephone service cut during meals to free time for the event.
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Hyde Park
N.Y
King George
Queen Elizabeth
St. James
Anguicant
Frank Wilson
Fmemberg
Armed Forces of Britain to be Strengthened
London reports a major expansion in Britain's military leadership with the revival of inspector-general roles. Sir Edmund Tronside becomes inspector-general of overseas forces while General Sir Walter Kirke heads the territorial army to coordinate air raid precautions. New departments will track military needs, and notable foreign army chiefs are invited to autumn maneuvers, signaling a broader Anglo French anti aggression front.
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London
Edmund Tronside
Great Britain
Britain
France
War Office
Sir Edmund
Walter Kirke
Territorial Army
Poland
Turkey
Russia
Maraiss Barmento
Gibraltar
Clive Liddell
Department of the War Office
Ida W
H. A. Fortingtorn
Leslie Hare-Bchiehn
Hitler
Napoleon
King and Queen Stay in Jasper Park Luxurious Cabin
Elizabeth and the King reside at a private luxury log cabin in Jasper Park while a staff of attendants and servants camp nearby. The royal couple inspect central kitchen gadgets, electric cabinets and the telephone link to Buckingham Palace, with views of Whistler Pyramid and Mount Edith Cavell from Outlook Cabin.
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Jasper Park
Elizabeth
Scotland Yard
Lac Bheauvert
Jasper National Park
Rocky Mountain
Buckingham Palace
Mhinabeth
Margaret Rose
England
Whistler Mountains
Canada
Mount Edith Cavell
Menzies Eyes Australian Diplomatic Service Plan
Prime Minister Robert Menzies announced on April 27 that Australia will establish a permanent diplomatic service with a new department. The plan, adopted by predecessor Joseph Lyons, aims to set up relations in Washington and Tokyo and begin operation within the year.
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Canberra
Australia
Robert Menzies
Joseph Lyons
Menzies
Washington
Tokyo
Queen Mary Thanks Helpers After Car Crash near Putney
Queen Mary Kag sent thanks to two men who aided after her car overturned following a collision with a truck at Putney last week. The men are H. H. Atastin, pre protector of the Southfields Engineering Works, and his sales manager N. L. Curgenven. The Queen's condition continues to improve satisfactorily.
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London
Queen Mary Kag
Putney
HH. DL
Atastin
Southfelds Engineering Works
Nounan L. Curgenven
Nine Italian Troop Ships Sail to Naples Withdraw Spanish Legionnaires
Nine troop ships departed for Naples carrying 20 000 Italian soldiers. The move appears to precede the withdrawal of foreign legionnaires who aided the Nationalist forces in the Spanish Civil War.
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Cadi
Spain
Naples
NATO
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