Royal Air Force concentrates on enemy shipping
RAF strikes on German shipping lanes amid Rotterdam and Cap Griz Nez raids. British bombers hit 17 ships totaling 90 000 to 100 000 tons put out of action, with 5 more damaged. Admirals cite total Axis losses near 65 ships in a month, while bomber sorties disrupt supply lines from occupied Europe.
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London
Royal Air Force
West Front
Germany
The
Press Association
Lionel Preston
Rotterdam
Eir
R.af
Cap Griz Nez
France
English
Lionel
BBC
Air Ministry
Blenheims
Bomber Command
Rotterdamsche Lloyd
Baloderan
Five Canadian Crew Members Landed After Torpedoing at Lisbon
Reuters reports from Lisbon that five Canadian crew members of the torpedoed 6,373 ton British motorship Silv ergew were landed in Lisbon. They arrived from St Vincent and the Cape Verde Islands. The captain and two sailors were killed when the torpedoing occurred May 31.
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London
Reuters
Lisbon
St. Vincent
Cape Verde Islands
Australian Beaufort Bomber Tests Satisfactorily
Senator J Leckie Australian minister of aircraft production announced in Melbourne that all tests of the Australian made British Beaufort bomber are highly satisfactory. The BBC reported Australia will begin full production of this bomber by the start of next year.
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London
J. Leckie
Melbourne
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
Australia
Food Minister Woolton Declares Nation Fit Despite Air Raids
London reports that Food Minister Lord Woolton told the House of Lords that the nation remains fit under air raid strain and that malnutrition is lower now than in peacetime, marking the end of the second year of war.
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London
Lord Woolton
House of Lords
Air Raid Victims in Britain 1940 41 Casualties Report
Parliamentary secretary to the ministry of home security told the House of Commons that civilian air raid casualties in Britain from January 1 1940 to June 30 1941 reached 41 900 killed and 62 678 hospital cases.
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London
Britain
Ministry of Home Security
House of Commons
Victory in Syria strengthens Moslem world support for Allied cause
An authoritative summary of the victorious Allied campaign in Syria states it will reinforce Moslem world backing for the war effort. It notes reduced Axis risk in the region, bases for defending Cyprus, contact with Turkey, and a defence line from Turkey to Libya, while reaffirming promises of Syrian independence and Arab nationalist union.
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London
Syria
Middle East
Cyprus
Turkey
Libya
Mediterranean
Britain
Crop Prospects Favor Manitoba Wheat Stands
The third Free Press crop report shows Manitoba wheat stands taller at about 27 inches and heavily populated with 67 percent heavy stands, 58 percent good moisture, and regional strength in east central Alberta and southern Saskatchewan, with Interlake Manitoba and Saskatchewan’s southern districts.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Free Press
Alberta
Interlake
Special Badges Considered for Young Canadians Rejected by Army
Defence Minister Ralston says Ottawa weighs issuing special badges to youths rejected for medical reasons. He warns that temporary disabilities should not grant lasting moral immunity. A second badge likely for those who served and were discharged due to disability or wounds.
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Ottawa
Defence Department
Defence
Ralston
Col. Ralston
Germany tightens labor rules amid manpower squeeze
A decree from Germany's labor ministry, seen by the international labor office in Montreal, compels retired workers under 70 to accept any job suited to their former duties or training, reflecting a government drive to fill wartime shortages.
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Montreal
Germany
Nazi Labor Ministry
International Labor Office
Bristol Queen Mary Visits Rest Camp
The Bristol Queen Mary walks with two soldiers as she oversees clearing undergrowth near a rest camp to shade chairs and rugs for women and babies. She recalls noticing the growth on a prior visit.
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Bristol
Thanksgiving Day Ottawa Proclaimed for October 13
Hon. P. F. Casgrain, secretary of state, announced Canada will observe Thanksgiving Day on October 13, the second Monday in October. A proclamation naming Oct 13 as a day of general thanksgiving will be issued shortly.
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Ottawa
Canada
P. F. Casgrain
Harvest Leave Arranged for Ottawa Soldiers
National Defence Headquarters announces limited harvest leave for Canadian soldiers not on active duty or in training. Leave will be up to four weeks, can be cancelled, and carries loss of travel pay hospitalization and medical benefits during the period.
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Ottawa
National Defence Headquarters
Canada reports over quota in national war recruitment drive
Ottawa says the first national active army campaign since the war began yielded 34 625 enlistments against a 32 000 target. Ralston also noted 15 500 navy and air force volunteers from May 12 to July 12 and outlined plans to sustain 7 000 monthly army reinforcements plus other enlistment moves.
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Ottawa
Canada
Defence
Ralston
Navy
Air Force
Canadian enlistment drive achieves high civilian intake
Approval noted for occupation in Yukon with Victoria HQ. New Brunswick recruited 2 477 men for a 1 478 quota, 168 percent of target, while British Columbia and Yukon enlisted 1 900 for 3 105, 61 percent. Col. Ralston praised 90 percent civilian recruits and 10 percent volunteers from camps as air force and navy enrollments exceed 60,000 for all services.
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New Brunswick
British Columbia
Yukon
Ralston
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Navy
Air Force
Navy
Army
Col. Ralston
Edmonton Students Boost War Funds With Stamps
Edmonton school children contributed 13 628 25 to Dominion funds through war savings stamps. Superintendent Ross S Sheppard announced at the last Edmonton public school board meeting for the summer.
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Edmonton
Dominion
Ross S Sheppard
Russia's Richest Crop Seen In 1941 Grain Yield
Soviet vice commissar for foreign affairs A. S. Lozovsky told a press conference that Russia's 1941 grain crop was the richest in Soviet history. He noted last year’s total reached 7.3 billion peods about 4.43 billion bushels with an eight percent increase planned for this year.
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Moscow
S. A. Lozovsky
Russia
Grim part lies ahead on Atlantic says Alexander London
A.V. Alexander the first lord of the admiralty told a luncheon crowd that the grimmest part of the war lies ahead. He warned the battle of the Atlantic decides Britain’s fate and noted reports of U boat and long range aircraft losses, with many more likely destroyed or missing.
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London
A.V. Alexander
The
Admiralty
Freighter Sunk Ottawa Survivors Relate Sinking Details
Survivors of the freighter sunk by enemy action describe the submarine surfacing after firing a torpedo that struck the ship and unleashed 60 shells. Thirty-nine crew members reached lifeboats and were rescued after seven hours at sea as the vessel disappeared with its keel to the sky.
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Ottawa
Russian policy for waging war against the Axis
Soviet officials describe multiple anti Axis fronts spanning from the Arctic to Western Europe and within Germany, stressing global patriot support against Hitler. Ambassador Maisky predicts Moscow would remain supplied by dispersed industries in the Urals even if the city fell. Observers note scarce German bombed targets in Russia due to distance and dispersal. Soviet military mission outlines German tactic of armored divisions followed by motorized infantry to clear positions.
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Moscow
S. A. Lozovsky
Soviet Information Bureau
Germany
Lozovsky
Arctic Ocean
Black Sea
Europe
Norway
Iceland
British Isles
Spain
Hitler
United States
China
India
London
Ivan Maisky
Soviet Union
Red Army
Maisky
Urals
Leningrad
Narva
Pskov
Tipperary
Russia
France
Britain
Red Air Forces
Canadian War Contracts Reach A High Figure
Ottawa reports that total contracts and commitments by the department of munitions and supply on Canadian and United Kingdom accounts from July 14, 1939 to June 1941 reach 1.93 billion dollars. Canadian contracts total 1.10 billion, UK commitments 602 million, and plant extensions plus UK outputs add 212 million. Civil aviation airport work under the Commonwealth air training plan nears 20 million. Over 135,000 contracts were placed with an average value around 8,000 dollars, peaking in the quarter ended June 30, 1941 with about 12,759 monthly awards.
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Ottawa
Department of Munitions and Supply
United Kingdom
Department
Civil Aviation Division
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Defence Purchasing Board
War Supply Board
Revolts in Italy Reported by Returning Traveler
Maurice C. Boyd of Bloomfield New Jersey says Italy has seen minor revolts against Fascist rule due to food shortages. He notes anti German sentiment among Italians and cites uprisings in Florence and Milan suppressed by German troops. Boyd arrived in New York after a clipper flight from Lisbon.
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New York
Italy
Maurice C. Boyd
Boyd
Bloomfield
Florence
Milan
Lisbon
British War Prisoners In France Reported No Longer Held
The BBC said the House of Commons was informed there are no British war prisoners in occupied France. It added all British personnel in unoccupied France are detained in one camp with favorable conditions.
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London
British Broadcasting Corporation
House of Commons
France
BBC
Air Minister cites RAAF returns shaping future training
Canberra report quotes Air Minister John McEwan saying senior RAAF officers return from war theatres with insights that will influence the direction and content of future air training programs.
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Canberra
Australia
John McEwan
Royal Australian Air Force
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