Warner Man Dies After Milk River Crash
David Ray Millhaem, about 23, son of Mr and Mrs A. I. Milhaem of Warner, died en route to St Michael's hospital after a car crash near Milk River. Left rear tire blew out, car veered into a ditch and overturned. Millhaem, a third year University of Alberta student, had attended a dance and was returning home when the accident occurred. Police in Lethbridge are investigating. no others were reported in the car. This is the first highway fatality in the Lethbridge sub-district in 10 months.
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Cwm
MILK RIVER
David Ray Millhaem
A. I. Milhaem
Warner
Lethbridge
Herbert Hilert
Millhaem
Giles
St. Michael’s hospital
Roy Millhaem
University of Alberta
Mounted Police
ih iethbridge
Malihaem
Power In London LONDON Aug 12 CP Cable
Hon C G Power Canadian air minister arrived in London today in a diplomatic travel note from the CP Cable service.
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LONDON
C. G Power
Canadian air mumaster
Left Hand Corner’s Manx Visit Feeds War Egg Tale
London Ottawa Journal correspondent recounts Isle of Man visit to cover wartime food and security. He notes strict controls, prisoners nearby, and his breakfast eggs and porkers disruption amid a curious pre rubber era chatter.
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London
Eng
Ottawa Journal
Isle of Man
Pelley Gets 15 Year Term
William Dudley Pelley, leader of the Silver Shirts of America, was sentenced in Indianapolis to 15 years in prison for criminal sedition. Judge Robert C. Baltzell imposed the sentence after denying a defense motion for a new trial. The 52-year-old was called "a Benedict Arnold" by prosecutors.
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INDIANAPOLIS
William Dudley Pelley
Sulper Shirts of
America
Robert C. Baltzell
Pelley
Benedict Arnold
Fellowship Press, Inc
Baltzell
U.S. Fliers Reach Egypt
U S army fighter pilots arrived in the western desert to observe flying conditions as dust storms reduced war activity. They join South African squadrons and will fly American Kittyhawks and Tomahawks. British patrols continued on the front with casualties reported among enemy working parties and artillery activity in northern and central sectors.
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CAIRO
western desert
Talore
Millers and Feed Dealers to Receive Wheat Aid
Ottawa reports wartime price board arranging rebates for millers and feed dealers to obtain wheat at an appropriate price aligned with price ceilings. The difference between ceilings and market prices likely rebated to domestic buyers via the wheat board for human use or the agriculture supplies board for animal feed, with final details due soon.
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OTTAWA
Prices and Trade Board
federal treasury
wheat board
agriculture supplies board
Korean claims Tojo shooting by Park Saswon
Washington envoy Kulsoo Haan cited a Sino Korean League report that Park Saswon, 31, a Korean patriot, shot Premier General Tojo in Tokyo on June 17. The first shot wounded Tojo as he entered the old government district brick building, with a second shot missing. After initial treatment Tojo returned home. A gendarme then shot Ma Yuzo Funta amid the ensuing tumult.
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WASHINGTON
Kulsoo Haan
Sino- Korean People's League
Orient
Park Saswon
Tojo
Japan
Baan
Sino-Korean League
Saowon
Tokyo
Haan
munister
Hirota
Hean
Yuzo Funta
Patterson Says We Still Are on the Defensive
In Cleveland on August 12 Under Secretary of War Robert P Patterson warned that the war is not going well and the United States remains on the defensive. He spoke at Army Navy Production awards for the White Motor Company, calling his duty a bright spot in a dark war and urging for more bright spots toward victory or death.
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CLEVELAND
Robert P Patterson
White Motor Company
Patterson
More Troops See Action In India Riots
British authorities rushed in troops and police as riots spread across India following Gandhi's arrest. New Delhi reported an ugly situation with a town hall burned and troops firing on crowds. Bombay quieted somewhat but looted food loads and at least 31 deaths in the city marked the toll. Over 500 arrests as security forces opened fire in multiple centers, disrupting trade nationwide.
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PRESTON GROVER
Frrlh
OMBAY
India
New Delhi
Bombay
Mohandas K Gandhi
All-India Congress party
Ram River Test Postponed by Rain near Calgary
In Alberta the Ram River well test northwest of Calgary and near Caroline is again postponed due to rain making the trail inoperable. Geologist Russell L. Johnson who located the well laments the delay as equipment cannot be moved in.
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CALGARY
Alberta
Caroline
Russell
Johnson
Isolationists win in four of five states
In Washington and elsewhere, isolationist views faded as primary returns favored incumbents. Veteran Rep. Hamilton Fish Jr. won Republican nomination in his home district despite intra party opposition. Critics said prewar issues still influence voters, while others urged continued restraint. The tally included Edwin Hall, Daniel Reed, Vito Marcantonio among New York figures, with three NYC Democrats noted.
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WASHINGTON
viciones
Hamilton Mish
Roostvelt
United States
xat
presidents
Wendell
willkir
comygressman
Pisa
Pest
New York
Edwin A Hall
Binghamton
Daniel A. Reed
RCMP denies armed resistance in call-up duties
Ottawa report says Commissioner S. T. Wood stated the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have not met armed resistance in Quebec or elsewhere during call-up notices or desertion handling. He was asked about claims of shots fired near East Arnfield Quebec and around Quebec City area by deserters or draft dodgers.
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OTTAWA
S. T. Wood
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Quebec
RCALP
Quebec City
Otawa
army
RCMP
East
Aidfield
Wood
East Airhfield
Axis South Atlantic Sea Offensive Looms
British naval sources predicted a large scale Axis offensive against heavy and growing South Atlantic merchant traffic. The reports cited a surface raider 1000 miles off Brazil and a claim that 45,231 tons of shipping bound for Egypt had been sunk off the American and West African coasts.
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ONDON
C.P
South Atlantic
Rio De Janeiro
Brazian
Russians Driven To The Foothills
Russians retreat into the Caucasus foothills as German columns press toward Novorossisk and Grozny. Krasnodar remains a key obstacle while fighting rages along the Kuban river line under a blazing sun. Both sides report heavy losses as Rostov to Cherkessk movements tighten the southern front.
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Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
Mesa
Caucasian
Black
Caspian
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Tuapse
Grozny
Caspian Sea
Krasnodar
Kras- Nodar
Rostov-Baku
Cher-' kessk
Armavir
Growuny
Hed Star
Cher- kessk
Red Star
Pravda
German Arms Centre Burns in Major RAF Raid
London reports say the German chemical and rail hub at Mainz was heavily attacked by the RAF and Eighth Army Air Force in a raid described as particularly successful. Fires raged and sixtee n bombers are missing, suggesting a sizable force. Le Havre docks and Low Countries fields also faced strikes in the operation.
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LONDON
C.P
Mainz
Rhine
RAF
E.C.AF
air ministry
Codenz
Le Havre
Low Countries
Italian Claim Torpedo Hit On Large British Warship
Italian high command reported an unidentified large British warship was hit by torpedoes from an Italian submarine. The bulletin also said British planes raided Catania in Sicily and various localities in Cagliari, Sardinia.
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ROME
Catania
Sicily
Caggiara
Sardinia
Bomb Japs At Nanchang in August 12 1947 action
United States fliers bombed the Japanese airdrome at Nanchang. They shot down one enemy aircraft, probably destroyed another, and returned to base without loss. Five hits were recorded on the field including a hangar. Communique from Lt General Joseph W. Stuelvis HQ stated these results.
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United States Mets
Nanchang
Joseph W. Stuvelis
Eagle Goes Down in Mediterranean Fight
The aircraft carrier Eagle was sunk in the Mediterranean with heavy loss, but a large portion of its crew were saved. Admiralty reports 930 survivors so far, including Captain B. Mackintosh. The vessel, originally built as a battleship, was torpedoed amid ongoing operations in the same area as another carrier loss.
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EAGLE
MEDITERRANEAN
LONDON
adimiratis «aig
xohmarine
TONDON
admiralty
Eagie
B. Mackintosh
nrec
Allied Airmen Strike Hard At Japanese Bases
Allied airmen hit Japanese bases and shipping along a vast front as U S Marines battled on in the Solomons. Washington warned little but noted progress surrounding Thiagi while Ghormley prepared a broader South Pacific offensive.
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Marlin Spencer
Associated Press
Australia
A.P
United States
Solomon Islands
Washington
Thiagi
Solomons
Robert Lee Ghormley
South Pacific
United States navy
Tulagi
Time i air crash near New Guinea and Solomon clash
Allied airmen fought seven Zeroes near Samarai at the southeastern tip of New Guinea as the raid over Timor damaged a merchant ship and a destroyer. Wharves were hit at Tocal in the Kei islands as Allied ships pursued Japanese targets while Tokyo broadcast a disputed Solo mon Islands sea battle narrative.
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Rabaul
New Britain
New Guinea
Timor
Netherlands East Indies
Kei islands
Solomons
Tulagi
Samarai
Tocal
Australia
NEW YORK
Tokyo
Solomon Islands
Uni
Shoichi Kamada
mavy
Shanghai
Forces raid Pas De Calais area by B AF large formation
Across Pas De Calais France a large B AF formation conducted a late Wednesday raid resulting in two Nazi fliers killed during LV Paris drills. BBC reported German fliers attacked in Jean Baum stadium near Paris with hand grenades. two killed, eight injured. First fifty bushel wheat crop noted as over fifty bushels per acre on Feizes farm field. Rumor says Allied warplanes bombed Formosa. Formosa island gates China coast. Body of LAC G M Hume recovered after drowning near Bow River. Submarine chaser Etine sank in endeny action. The Ambassador won second heat at Hambletonian. RAF warned Germany could mount a 1000-plane raid on Britain. such heavy raids are not German policy.
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PAS DE CALAIS
LONDON
C.P
France
PARIS
NEW YORK
BBC
Jean Baum stadium
Hellerite
Feizes farm
yost
cHy
JAP ISLAND
FORMOSA
CRHUNGRING
Formos
east China
Japan
LAC
G. M. HUME
Lethbridge
Saskatchewan
Bow Iach
Mounted
Victin
LAC. G. M. tme
Embro
Ont
LAC. Hume
Sern
No. & School
fightine French
Wiednesdas
GOSHEN
N.Y
Bill Strang
Johnston
Good Time Park
ORITALY
ICP
RAF
Rossa
Briain
aly
Britain
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rage Three
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Almirante Cod
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Tulasi
Kei
Kamada
Damel
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