Red Army Gains Initiative After Stalling Nazis
The Red Army held back a German pincers push against Stalingrad from the northwest and southwest for six days, gaining the initiative in key engagements. Tank detachments fought between the Don and Volga as Soviet units held their own, destroying many invasion machines. Luftwaffe and ground forces were active across fronts including northeast of Kotelnikovski and Rzhev, while Berlin and other cities faced heavy bombing, with 48 fires reported and Berlin pounded by Soviet bombers. Continuous action described across multiple fronts.
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Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
A.P
Red army
Stalingrad
Don
Volga
Volga river
Kotelnikovski
Russia
Rzhev
BERLIN
hurezus
Germany
Ottawa labor order restricts hiring and employment actions
Manpower rules bar Canadians from seeking work and forbid employers from interviewing or hiring without permits. Dismissals and resignations require seven days written notice. The director of national selective service orders able workers to remain employed. Employers must report future and current labor needs to employment offices. Also noted is Lt. Col. W. J. Biligy Home reported in good health in a Japanese POW camp after Hong Kong fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
Elliott M. Little
national selective service
RIVIERE DU LOUP, Qué
W. J
Quebec, Royal Rifles
Hong Kong
Pellatt’s Folly or Casa Loma’s shrewd scheme?
The Ottawa Journal notes Sir Henry Pellatt built a grand castle on Tonto hill, later called Pellatt’s Folly. Frederick Griffin argues Casa Loma proved Pellatt’s business acumen, financing his northern land boom by creating a landmark to spark sales and attract buyers for his subdivision.
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Pellatt
Sir Henry
Frederick Griffin
Sir Bay
tfe
Ottawa Journal
Mr. Griffin
geveral
finld Gasa Lome
Sir Henry Pellatt
Axis Shipping Hit In Mediterranean Air Attacks
RAF bombers and torpedo planes set two Axis ships on fire off Libya and set an oil tanker ablaze in the Mediterranean. The communique said the tanker was blazing from stem to stern after the attack. Allied air forces also reported patrols and air fights near Alamein with several German bombers shot down and others damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CAMO
RAF
Libya
Mediterranean
joint headquarters
RAF. com- Munique
Alamein front
Train Rescues Soldier After Rail Incident Near Red Deer
Two soldiers from the B C Army training centre testified that they were attacked by two Germans who bound gagged and left a man on the railway track with his feet over the rail. J B Schweizert 30 reported the claim after CPR engineer W Barrett halted a freight train moments from danger. The incident occurred one mile south of Red Deer on a grade at night. the RCMP investigated and the case continued on page five.
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RED DEER
Alta
soltier
B.C. ASC. army
J+ B Schweizert
W. Barrett
CPR
Barrett
RCMP
Britain’s War Vacation Ends as Women Refill War Output
Britain’s wartime holiday season ends with workers returning to plants to boost output of aircraft, tanks, guns, ships and munitions for a second front. Travel restrictions curb leisure travel. bank holidays see quiet resorts, while cities boost morale with concerts, hiking, and seaside activities for those remaining at home.
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FOSTER PARCLAY
LONDON
Britain
Philp Noel-Baker
war transport
moors
bows
heaths
statons
Newcastle
Battersea
Finsbury
Victoria parks
Clapham common
Hampstead heath
Tooting
Hainsault forest
British Navy hits Rommel base in Egyptian front raid
British warships bombarded Rommel's supply base south of El Daba in the Egyptian coast area, firing 1,009 high explosive shells in 42 minutes. The attack caused extensive destruction to barracks, tank parts, repair shops and depots, with heavy casualties among maintenance crews. No shore fire was reported, and the flotilla withdrew under cover of dive bombers before dawn. A strange craft was seen approaching the ship as the expedition leader and a young lieutenant commander stood on deck.
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LARRY ALLEN
Associated Press
Edwin Rommel
creck
El Daca
Rommels armored corps
leutenant
Tobruk Raid Reports Heavy Engagement Near Tobruk
United States bombers attacked airfields east of Matrah and harbors near Tobruk in a bold morning strike. German withdrawal and a fierce counterattack by dive-bombers followed, with heavy naval and coastal defenses engaging multiple targets and signaling a tense air and sea battle in the Tobruk area.
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CAIRO
United States
Middle East
Matrah
Tobruk
Compulsory Employment Rules Announced In Canada
Labour Minister Mitchell and Elliott Little unveil four point orders enforcing compulsory employment for the unemployed. Officers may urge taking more essential work while workers must not quit without seven days written notice. No hiring without a seek employment permit. long-term unemployment may trigger full time work orders. Employers must report needs to the employment office.
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JACK WILLIAMS
OTTAWA
Mitchell
Elliott M. Little
national selective service
Allied raids target Mukkyina air base in north Burma
In two days of strikes Allied air forces hit the Japanese air base at Mukkyina in north Burma after repairs. Brig Gen Grayton Bissell said medium bombers and fighters from the RAP and American forces carried out the raids. The first raid scored direct hits on the air field and dispersal areas, with anti-personnel bombs on barracks and town. The second raid hit the runway and scattered anti-personnel bombs among buildings. no American plane losses were reported.
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NEW DELHI
Inala
Mukkyina
Burma
Grayton Bissell
United States
India
China
R.A.P
Joseph W
Weldon Named Newsprint Administrator in Ottawa
R L Weldon, 48, of Montreal and head of Bathurst Power and Paper Company, was appointed newsprint administrator succeeding Charles Vining of Montreal. Vining becomes chair of the government war information board, a Sunday night announcement said.
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OTTAWA
R .L. Weldon
Montreal
Bathurst Power and Paper Company
Charlies Vining
Vining
doar uv
Soldier’s letter from Hong Kong siege reaches wife at home
Private George Grant of the Naval Canadian Corps Signals headquarters wrote of enduring the Japanese siege of Hong Kong. His wife received the letter over the weekend, confirming he is safe despite the desperate defence.
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VANCOUVER
George Grant
Naval Canadian Corps Signals
Hong Kong
Milne Bay Trap Fouls Japanese Plans in New Guinea
Milne Bay action reports hard fighting by Australian and American air units advancing through muddy jungle in New Guinea. Maj. Gen. Cyril Clowes led forces that drove Japanese from the Milne Bay peninsula in a trap with heavy losses. Some units evacuated by night warships, but overall Japanese casualties and retreat noted in a special MacArthur communique.
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New Guinea
United States
Milne Bay
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Cyril Albert Clowes
Middle East
Steel Strike Postponed in Canada Amid Ottawa Talks
Sydney Nova Scotia and Saint Ste Marie Ontario steel workers await a conference in Ottawa between Canadian steel union organizer C H Millard and Labor Minister Mitchell after a postponement radioed to James Nicholson. The agency noted 3700 workers risked a walkout if wage demands were not met. On the same period in Edmonton, police logged six injuries and two arrests for dangerous driving across 11 weekend accidents.
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SYDNEY
N.S
IC. P
James Nicholson
Dnittd Steel Workers of America
Saint Ste. Marie
Ont
Ottawa
C. H. Millard
steel union
Mitchell
Nicholson
Millard
Dommon Steel and Cal Corporation
Algoma Steel Corporation
Sault Ste. Marie
George MacNeil
U.S Wis
wrikout
Dig
EDMONTON
Curtin Expresses Gratitude as Milne Bay Distance Cited
Prime Minister John Curtin told Milne Bay amid reports the area lies 420 miles from the Australian mainland and 225 miles south of Port Moresby that Australia is well serviced and thanks gallant forces for their efforts. Army Minister Forde praised planning and foresight in military advisers.
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CURTIN
Milne Bay
Port Moresby
New Gimes
John Curtin
Australia
Fr Forde
KOEKODA
Port Moresty
Gima
Tokyo Claims Allied Landing Attempt Foiled
Japanese broadcasts reported Aug 31 that a small Allied force landed on New Britain from a submarine, claiming the sub was sunk and the party captured. The report noted continuous Allied air attacks on Habanl base near New Britain, with no Allied confirmation of such a landing or submarine loss.
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FORIG
De- mel news and propaganda agency
New Britain
New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Habanl
Bombs Hit Nazi HQ in Antwerp, Antwerp Reports
The BBC stated bombs were thrown at Nazi headquarters in Antwerp Belgium on Monday night with no further details provided. Across the front, reports from various locations describe raids and casualties as Axis and Allied forces engage in ongoing wartime action.
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Egypt
Red Deer Camp
Iowa
New York navy yard
Uo Brown, Wallace
great bettlewagon
Rommel
sips
brood red
tse
linetround
GOVT. LABOR OFFICE
U.S. Air Force
R. L. Weldon
Tokyo
Millard and
Mitchell Cenfer
BELGIUM
YORK
BBC
Antwerp
MALTA
VALETT
Matta
Merdar
HAVRE DE GRACE
ICELAND
RELMAVIK
AP5
Kauferhofn
United States army
seem
NEW YORK
CHICAGO
United States army ordnabee
Lake Ontario
homeviewn
CHUNGRING
tag
sears
South
Kwanes peeriice
Chinter
ALEXANDRIA
atlicks
Athairal
Henry Harwood
Sofia
Narva
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Reussia
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