Allied Chiefs Talk Prepare for Churchill Roosevelt Conference
Canadian Press report from Quebec notes Allied chiefs of staff from the United Kingdom and United States meet at Chateau Frontenac to plan for the sixth war conference between Churchill and Roosevelt. Canadian chiefs discuss overseas roles, with rumors of a possible reorganization of the Canadian division into the main army after Sicily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. BLACKBURN
QUEBEC
United Kingdom
United States
Winston Churchill
Franklin Roosevelt
Churchill
Roosevelt
Chateau Frontenac
Europe
Pacific
8th Army
LONDON
Germany
Fire aftermath: Miller Construction charged in Dawson Creek blast
Dawson Creek BC August 14 Miller Construction Incorporated was charged with unlawfully failing to take proper safeguards of dynamite after the February 13 fire that killed five and injured nearly 150. The case, brought by the attorney general's department, was remanded to the Supreme Court of BC by Magistrate H S Morrell. A hearing will occur in the Supreme Court here or at the September Prince George assizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
POUCE COUPE
B.C
Dawson Creek
Miller Construction Incorporated
Prince George
100000 mile tires may become reality says Dr Egloff
At a regional manufacturing meeting Dr Egloff predicted synthetic rubber tires with 100000 mile life and suggested motorists could buy new tires by buying a new car for the tires. He noted speeded wartime research and claimed synthetic rubber is here to stay while warning that new metals and alloys may last too long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Oil Products Company
Chicago
National Association of Manufacturers
Egloff
American Institute of Chemists
Geen Egloff
It Wasnt Daddy In That Compartment
Ralph McGill recounts his survey of British wartime travel alongside Winston Churchill and Roosevelt era officials. The piece notes public curiosity about who occupied a compartment and comments on Canadian soldiers families aboard. The narrative highlights Churchill’s journey and the wartime context without graphic detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph McGill
the
Atlanta Constitution
Great Britain
United States
Winston Churchill
Roosevelt
Associated Press
areles
Mrs. Roosevelt
Evacuation of Sicily Under Heavy Allied Fire
Allied forces press a Sicily evacuation as German units retreat toward the Strait of Messina. Pelted by air and sea bombardment, the Wehrmacht withdraws after losing Ran dazzo and surrounding hills. Allies report ships crossing the strait arriving empty and departing loaded, with air and naval fire preventing German extrusion. Italian guns near the coast engage ships, while 15 inch shore batteries prepare to shell approaching warships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BELMAN MORIN
Associated Press
ALLIED
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Randazzo
Mt. Etna
Messina
Piraino
Floresta
Riposte
Giarre
Milo
Mount Etna
narow
Messina Strait
Sicilian
Tialian
Naval Casualties Report Four Presumed Dead
The Reval Canadian Navy announced that four ratings missing earlier are now presumed dead as of April 14. Named are Odian Arthur Dilcott of Halifax Ordinary Seaman Joseph Winslow Nodwell of Saint John Ordinary Seaman John Patrick Daly of Toronto and Ordinary Signalman Lawrence Cyril Jasper of Saint John ND.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
Reval Canadian Navy
Odin Arthur Dilcott
RCNR
Halifax
Joseph Winslow Nodwell
RCN
Saint John
John Patrick Daly
RCNVR
Toronto
Lawrence
Cyril Jasper
Saint dutin
Red Army storms Kharkov and targets Smolensk sector
Soviet front reports Red Army forces drive into Kharkov securing a firm hold as heavy German counterattacks fail. Spas Demensk fortifications near Bryansk and Smolensk are breached after long marches and coordinated assaults, with intense artillery and air support, leading to a breakthrough in the city vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MOSCOW
Red army
Kharkov
Ukraine
firyansk
Smolensk
Spas Demensk
Red Star
Juvenile Judge Slams Alberta Welfare Committee Members
Calgary August session of a child welfare committee heard Judge A W Hobbs condemn Alberta’s volunteer-based juvenile court system. He contrasted funding and training with Vancouver Quebec Ontario models and charged three committee members Frank Drayton Fred Garner and Miss Carson with bias undermining Madrid independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CALGARY
A. W. Hobbs
Alberta
Vancouver
Quebec
Ontario
Hopbs
Hobbs
Frank Drayton
Edmonton
Fred Garmer
Miss Carson
Medicine Hat
French Ready For Invasion
Gen. Roger Leyer chief of staff said a force of French troops is ready to join the Allied European offensive, whether in Italy or elsewhere, signaling France will participate actively in the invasion plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ALGIERS
Roger Leyer
Italy
Rocks thwart climb to plane wreck on William Knight mountain
In Chilliwack BC on August 14 ground party lagged by overhanging rocks from reaching the Canada Pacific Airlines wreck about 7000 feet up William Knight mountain. Two members of the party reported the obstacle after setting out Wednesday for the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CHILLIWACK
William Knight
Carly
Canadian Teachers' Federation elects Beryl Truax president
SAINT JOHN New Brunswick August 14 Miss Beryl Truax of Westmount Quebec was elected president of the Canadian Teachers' Federation during the officer election at the afternoon session here Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SAINT JOHN
Beryl Truax
Westmount
Que
Canadian Teachers’ Federation
Heavy casualties reported in Rome air raid
Stockholm dispatch cites Rome press calling the hour long Allied raid a massive attack with numerous casualties. Ambulances and rescue cars were busy in the Tuscolana area near Lorenzo station and many private dwellings in the Pielestino Cosimo and Appio districts were ruined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
STOCKHOLM
Rome
Dagen Nyheter
Tuscolana
Lorenzo station
Pielestino
Cosimo
Appio
First Sicily Casualties First Sicily
Ottawa reports the first official Canadian casualties list from Sicily with two dead and 74 wounded. The two dead are Cpl. Gordon James Byron Henry of Calgary and Pte. George Henry Grooves of Winnipeg, among 338 names in the 1st Sicily casualty roll. Severely wounded include Capt Sydney Wilford Thomson, Lieut Garner Stevens Lynch, Lieut Andrew Walter Roy, and Lieut Leitch Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
Sicily
defence
Ust
Gordon James Byron Henry
Calgary
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
Pte
George Henry Grooves
Winnipeg
8th Army
Italy
Sydney Wilford Thomson Salmon Arm
Garner Stevens Lynch
Montreal
Andrew Walter Roy Halifax
Leitch Scott
Toronto
Hong Kong
Dieppe
Declare Rome An Open City Declared by Government
The Italian government announced that after yesterday's American raid it would declare Rome an open city without delay. The Vatican was informed two weeks ago and the decision follows reduced air raids on Rome. The move, said to be in line with international law, awaits Allied acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JAMES M LONG
Associated Press
LONBPON
Rome
tadito
Vatican
Netherlands names 4 year old attorney as minister without portfolio
An 11 year old? Netherlands news agency reports in London that Albertuy Wilhelmius Bunger, a trade union official who escaped Nazi occupation after three years, has been named minister without portfolio in the Dutch government. The development was conveyed Friday night by the Netherlands News Agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
rT Aatareeh
LONDON
Anz
Albertuy Wilhelmius Bunger
Holland
Nethelands
Aneta
Netherlands
2500 Mile Raid On Wiener Neustadt Planes Strike
American heavy bombers of the U S 9th air force hit the Wiener Neustadt weapons complex 27 miles south of Vienna dropping about 350000 pounds of bombs. The raid covered nearly 2500 miles round trip from the Middle East, with 400 fighter planes on the ground taking direct hits. The attack marked the first Allied bombing of Austria since 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McGuffin
Associated Press
A.P
United States
U.S. 9th air force
Messerschmitt aircraft
Wiener Neustadt
Danube river
Vienna
Middle East
Europe
England
Germany
Hitler
Wellington
Aegean Sea
LONDON
Austria
Kayo Blow At Salamaua
Allied air and ground actions near Salamaua New Guinea indicate major damage after a 177 ton bombing raid. Bomber pilots reported light enemy opposition as ground troops push five miles south, with the isthmus water front largely destroyed and the area in ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VERN HAUGLAND
Associated Press
NEW GUINEA
Japan
Salamaua
Open city rule for Rome outlined in Allied memo
Allied sources say Rome could be declared an open city with all military forces installations and production removed. The plan aims to place Rome outside the war zone and avoid further bombardment while generals assess the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW YORK
Rome
London
Washington
aMerem
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kharkov City
Catania
Canadian Army Film Unit
U.S. Signal Corps
W.IB
Montgomery
Leamington Post and News
rapaprerangre
Daddy
NORTH AMERICA
Hess
flying Dutchman
Britain
Canada
roeaneee
U.S
Messerschmitt
Cairo
Cap Bon
Wohener Neustadt
Cirenaica
wester
Jap Base
KAYO BLOW
BR.C.A.F
VICTORIA
C.P
B.C. ALF
B. C. Star
British Columbia
G. H. Slater
ALHLONES
EDWONTON
J. C. Bowen
Earl of Athione
Princess Alice
BERNE
Aug
Basler Nachrichten
VICHY
Pierre Pucheu
interior
Morocco
French Committee of National Liberation
Newpurge commission
A. M. LYNCH
Charles McDonald Lynch
Ontario Lacrosse assetaation
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!