Youngest Brother of King Dies in Scottish Plane Crash
The Duke of Kent, 39, youngest son of Queen Mary, was killed in a RAF Sunderland flying boat crash in northern Scotland en route to Iceland. Fourteen of 15 aboard died. only the rear gunner survived. An air ministry probe is under way. no enemy action is suspected. The court will mourn four weeks.
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Joseph Washington Frazer
Detroit
London
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Wallpaper history and a smoke tale cross centuries
The article surveys wallpaper’s rise from 16th century Chinese origins to 1830s Britain and notes early European examples such as Jackson of Battersea. It also touches on the cigarette pioneer and a moralist view of narcotics in a fragmented, opinionated column.
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Mr. Feder
Ask Results P M s Trip
London newspapers called for concrete proof that Churchill's Moscow and Middle East visits yielded results. The Daily Herald urged real news of outcomes as the Trades Unions Congress weighs a resolution for a second front.
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LONDON
Britain
Churchill
Moscow
Middle East
Daily Herald
Labor movement
Trades Unions Congress
Big Battle Str Raging In Solomons
American air forces damaged six more Japanese ships in the Solomon Islands fight as a large battle extended over a wide area. A destroyer, three other ships, and transports were reported left burning after night raids near Guadalcanal. The clash involved sea and air combat with reinforcements pouring in for an attempted Japanese recapture of American bases.
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ASHINGTON
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Pacific
Calgary pioneer Christopher Mills dies after long illness
Christopher Columbus Mills, 76, died at his Calgary home after a prolonged illness. Born in Ottawa, he was among the west’s early settlers and helped move freight from Winnipeg to Prince Albert during the Riel rebellion. In Egypt, British planes hit an Axis transport and attacked a reinforcement convoy toward Matruh, while the front remained otherwise quiet.
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Christopher Columbus Mills
Ottawa
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Salum- Matruh
North Africa
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Blackout Killing In Brooklyn Streets Amid Citywide Power Outage
Police report Salvatore Maggio, 36, shot and killed near his parked car on a Brooklyn street during a citywide blackout and eclipse. The attack occurred minutes before an air raid alert sounded as darkness intensified and sirens echoed. Investigators seek suspects amid chaotic night conditions.
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Salvatore Maggio
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Brooklyn
Allies unveil secret weapon plans in Britain
Brig Gen G J Barnes head of the U S army ordnance mission said Britain and the United States are producing a secret weapon that could surprise Germany. He toured munitions plants and affirmed US British arms production is sufficient for a full army. He spoke on allied secrecy and the no lessening of combat edge.
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G. JM. Barnes
United States army ordnance mission
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Barnes
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Survivor Of Kent Crash Found Next Day
More than 24 hours after the Duke of Kent crash the lone survivor Frl Lt Andrew Jack age 24 Scottish rear admiral in the Sonderland flying boat was found wandering in the highland heather. He suffered facial burns and injuries but was not seriously hurt.
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USS Iowa to be launched Thursday at Brooklyn Navy Yard
The 45 000 ton United States battleship Iowa will be launched Thursday at the Brooklyn navy yard. It is 10 000 tons heavier than any other American warship and was seven months ahead of schedule. Its keel was laid June 27 1940. Five sister ships New Jersey Missouri Wisconsin Tennessee and Kentucky are under construction in other yards.
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Wartime Information Board Formed By King
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced the creation of a Wartime Information Board with Charles Vining of Montreal Newsprint as chairman. The vice chairman will be F Phillipe Brais, K C Bontrea. Other board members and publicity heads for the United States and abroad would be announced.
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OTTAWA
Mackenzie King
Wartime Information Board
Charles Vining
Montreal Mewsprint executive
F. Phillipe Brais
K.C. Bontrea
United States
Two Enemy Ships Raided by Demon Squadron
The Demon squadron of the RCAF bombed and damaged two enemy ships in a moonlight convoy attack off the Frisian Islands. Wing Cmdr. A. C. Brown led the raid against four supply ships and five anti aircraft vessels as night fighters contested the effort. all aircraft returned safely.
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Frisian
Cmdr
A. C. Brown
Winnipeg
Brown
Gord Walsh
Padre Hero Returns to Shore During Dieppe Raid
A Canadian padre in a Dieppe raid leapt overboard to stay with his unit then swam ashore alone as a barge departed. He wore captain’s insignia and a purple ribbon, and his identity remains undisclosed. Soldiers recall him as a quiet, tough figure who stayed with the men.
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Dieppe
News Chronicle
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Russian Tanks Halt Nazi Rush Around Moscow Area
Soviet dispatches report a Red Army counter offensive west and northwest of Moscow pushing Germans back 25 to 30 miles. At Stalingrad German thrusts neared the Volga while thousands of workers joined the defense, Russian tanks clashed with invaders, and Red Army forces repelled attacks as the battle raged near the city.
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OSCOW
Red army
Moscow
STALINGRAD
Henry C. Cassidy
Associated Press
Don
Volga
Red Star
ang
Hotelnikovski
Chinese and Japanese Forces Battle Near Chuhsien
Chinese counter offensives push toward Chuhsien with attempts to threaten the Chekiang province and target the major air base at Chukelen. Chinese units extend their reach along the Chekiang Kisongsl railway while Japanese withdraw toward Nanchang and Tungsiang amid shifting front lines.
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NANCHANG
DROWNS AT LAKE KENORA IN ONTARIO
Weng Quan a 48 year old Chinese resident of Weyburn Saskatchewan drowned Tuesday night in Lake of the Woods near Norman Ontario after registering at a tourist camp with friends. His body was recovered.
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German gains and other wartime bulletins across fronts
AP dispatches report 15 000 Germans killed on the baths near Moscow and attacks on fronts northwest of Moscow and west of the capital. plus a London note on 17 Indian deaths in UP firing, Berne on Czech arms, Victoria BC missing RCAF aircraft, Churchill resisting command reshuffles, Norwegian airmen 14 Nazis shot down at Dieppe, four Vichy internees recaptured, a US B-26 crash in Shreveport, and a Manitoba chromite find near Lac du Bonnet.
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