British Action Against French Fleet Praised by Newspapers
Editorials across New York and Boston hail Churchill and the Royal Navy for moving to prevent the French fleet from falling into Nazi hands. The New York Herald Tribune and others frame Britain as acting to defend democracy, though some papers note the tragedy of allies fighting.
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The
New York Herald
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Great Britain
New York Times
France
Boston Globe
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Kansas City Star
Baltimore Evening Sun
Hitler
Washington Evening Star
England
Canadian Troops for Britain Invasion Defense Motions
Lord Mottistone urged in the Lords that Canadian divisions be chosen to engage the enemy if landings occur in Britain citing their novel warfare concepts. He said equipment improved but invasion defense needs new methods and suggested an Australian division handle air landings.
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London
Lord Mottistomn
Jack” Seely
House of Lords
Hhe
Britain
Lord Mottistone
Citadel Merchandising Company Limited Formed in War Effort
The government owned Citadel Merchandising Company Limited was announced by Munitions Minister C. D. Howe. The non profit entity coordinates production and procurement of machine tools for war orders with offices in Montreal and representatives in Ottawa and New York. Directors serve without remuneration: Thomas Arnold, L. J. Beinap, J D. Johnson, C. & Gravel, and F. K. Morrow.
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Ottawa
Citadel Merchandising Company Limited
C. D. Howe
Montreal
New York
Citadel Merchandising
Canada
Citadel Merchandising Company
Mr. Howe
Thomas Arnold
Manitoba Steel Foundries Ltd
L. J. Beinap
Consolidated Paper Corp. Ltd
J D. Johnson
Canada Cement Company, Ltd
C. & Gravel
Bell Telephone Co
Forest fires rage across British Columbia fight goes on
Forestry officials called BC fire conditions mighty hazardous as nearly 500 men battled a dozen blazes across the province after a month with little rain. Over 100 men fought a 1000 acre Horne Lake blaze between Alberni and Qualicum while 75 men teamed with crews near Cowichan Lake. At Cranbrook ashes drifted into town from a seven mile by three and a half mile fire near Lumberton with more than 200 fighters on scene.
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Vancouver
B.C
British Columbia
Horne Lake
Alberni
Qualicum
Alttsother
Cowichan Lake
Cranbrook
Lumberton
Falkland Islands Transfer Funds for Warplanes Purchase
The Falkland Islands Legislative Council voted to transfer stock valued at £50,000 to the British government for buying warplanes, a move advised by the governor through the colonial office.
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London
Legislative Council of the
Falkland Islands
Colonial Office
Wartime Honors For Warburton Lee Widow
King George decorates the widow of Captain B A W Warburton Lee who commanded the British destroyer flotilla in Narvik. He was mortally wounded when a shell struck the Hardy’s bridge during the April 10 action. The Hardy ran aground the Hunter was sunk and two other destroyers were damaged as German supply ships and ships were targeted.
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London
King George
B. A. W. Warburton-Lee
Narvik
Germany
Norway
Warburton-Lee
Admiralty
Hardy
Enlistments for Royal Canadian Air Force rise in Edmonton
Edmonton figures show June enlistments for the Royal Canadian Air Force reached 196 men across all classes, more than tripling May totals. Among them 37 were aircrewmen while the rest were mostly skilled clerks and mechanics.
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Edmonton
Royal Canadian Air Force
Women form Amazon Defence Corps to train with rifles
Mrs. Venetiz Foster, wife of a British naval officer and leader of the Amazons, said the group hopes to persuade the government to allow women to serve with local defence volunteers as home guards in London.
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London
Amazon Defence Corps
Venetiz Foster
First Woman Wins Melbourne Law School Highest Honors
For the first time in Melbourne University Law School history a woman has won the highest honors in scholarships. The landmark achievement marks a milestone in male dominated legal education at the Australian university.
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Law School
Melbourne University
Australia
Arandora Star Sinks in Irish Sea With Heavy Losses
London reports say around one thousand people drowned when the Arandora Star, a luxury liner carrying German and Italian internees, was torpedoed off Ireland. Survivors describe frantic lifeboat scrambles and violent clashes as both sides fought for escape, with at least 986 internees drowned.
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London
Ireland
Dominion
British Isles
Oath Of Allegiance in Ottawa Affects Canadian Enlistment
Officials said possible loss of citizenship from swearing allegiance to the King should not hinder American volunteers from joining Canada’s armed forces. Modifications in enlistment procedure were understood to address the personal issue, though details were not released. Local defense officials indicated the oath problem had been resolved for enlistment.
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Ottawa
Canada
National Defence Department
Fortress units formed for coastal defence in Canada
The Royal Canadian Army Service Corps forms fortress companies to aid coastal defence. About 150 men per company, with four mobilized at Halifax, Sydney, Saint John, Vancouver and Victoria, and one company split between the two Pacific coast cities. The units consist of electrical and mechanical workers assigned to coastal forts.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
Halifax
Sydney
Saint John
Vancouver
Victoria
Pacific
Canada Britain negotiate free postage for troops in UK
Ottawa reports that Canadian forces in the United Kingdom may soon send mail home without postage as talks with Britain advance toward a definite decision.
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Ottawa
Canada
United Kingdom
Narrow Escape in RAF Bomber During Hamburg Raid
An air ministry bulletin details a near fatal escape of an observer in a RAF bomber over Hamburg as shrapnel blew open a door. He clung to the edge until pulled back aboard with slight shock. Another RAF plane returned to sea after engine trouble but sent an SOS and survived 13 hours afloat in a dinghy until rescue.
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London
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Hamburg
R.A.F
Germany
British fleet in grim battle with the French navy
Churchill told Parliament that Britain seized three French battleships six cruisers eight destroyers and many smaller vessels including the Surcouf. In Oran a Bretagne class battleship was sunk another damaged two destroyers and an aircraft carrier sunk or burning. French ships fled to Toulon and in British ports are held or seized with crews mutinous and many sailors joining the British.
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London
North African
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Britain
Oran
Strasbourg
Dunkerque
Toulon
Alexandra
Churchill
France
Mediterranean
Germany
Bomb Explosion Strikes World’s Fair Killing Two Detectives
A flame-throwing bomb disguised as a portable radio exploded in the British pavilion at the New York World’s Fair. It killed Detectives James J. Lynch and Ferdinand Socha and injured five others, two critically, as crowds fled the scene. The blast tore a five by four foot crater, shattered Polish pavilion windows, and scorched nearby exhibits. Police traced a warning message from a mysterious caller and moved the device before detonation.
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New York
James J. Lynch
Bronx
Ferdinand Socha
Brooklyn
William J. Federer
Queens
Joseph Gallagher
Gallagher
Josephine Chmiel
Adequate Labor Supply Ottawa War Industries
Labor minister Norman McLarty told the National Labour Supply council that Europe’s war mobilizes will push Canada toward becoming a key war materials producer. The advisory council chaired by A J Hills began work to map future labor transfers from non war to war industry.
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Ottawa
Norman McLarty
National Labor Supply Council
Europe
Canada
Advisory Council
A. J. Hills
Canadian National Railways
Refugee Money Moves in Wall Street Banks
Midyear condition statements reveal billions deposited by refugees in Europe fueling record totals in major banks. Chase National Bank shows deposits rising to 3.190 billion from 3.061 billion at March end and 2.696 billion a year earlier. The rise traces from wartime displacements and new foreign money shifts beginning in 1933.
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Atlantic
Europe
Wall Street
Chase National Bank
Chase
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