Bombing Raids Target Hamburg and Northwestern Germany
RAF bombers heavily attacked Hamburg last night with large fires left burning, while American bombers struck targets in northwestern Germany during daylight operations. The 95th raid on Hamburg since the war began involved substantial losses, including 16 aircraft missing, and followed earlier blows on Wilhelmshaven, Emden, and Cologne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ONDON
C.P
R.A.F
Hamburg
air ministry
north German
GERMANY
LONDON
United States Army Air Force
Wilhelmshaven
Emden
RAF
RC RAF
Cologne
D.NB
R.A.P
D.N.B
Bracken Outlines Ten Point Program in Canada
John Bracken, now Progressive Conservative leader, unveiled a ten point national objectives program in Eastern Canada outlining aims to win the war and peace, promote equality of opportunity and national unity. He urged responsibility for social and economic goals essential to a free economy in a Christian democratic state. Ontario Treasurer Hepburn and Col. George Drew attended and joined in the audience’s applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TORONTO
John Bracken
Canada
Holstein-Friesian Breeders’ Association
Manitoba
Bracken
Hepburn
Ontario
Col
George Drew
Novgorod ruins soar as German blitz escalates crime list
A U S R bulletin cites German destruction in Novgorod Veliki as schools theatres hospitals and historic monuments including the Kremlin and Cathedral of St Sophia reduced to rubble. Bricks are used for fortifications. The report labels it among Hitlerite crimes against Russia. Elsewhere in Ontario sausage season peaks as hog killings rise and markets advertise country sausage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Novgorod Kremlin
Novgorod
Guelph
Ontario
British pressuring Japanese on Burma coast in steady push
British forces on the Mayu peninsula in western Burma press the Japanese at Rathedaung and Dondiak with stubborn resistance reported by a British communique. The bulletin adds no extra land details while noting strong support for the advances in the Bit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW DELHI
Mayu peninsula
Burma
Rathedaung
Dondiak
Malta air defense claims 915 Axis planes down in 1942
Air Vice-Marshal R K Park said Maltese fighter squadrons and anti aircraft guns destroyed 915 Axis planes in 1942 with 185 British aircraft and 106 pilots lost. He noted the enemy dropped 12 300 tons of bombs on Malta during the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VALETTA
Malta
R.K. Park
Mediterranean
Sea Battles Rage Off Tunisia Coast
Nine Axis supply ships and an anti submarine vessel were sunk by British submarines in the Mediterranean in the past few days, with a northbound transport and another large vessel attacked. Two small supply ships were sunk by torpedoes off the Tunisian coast. Equivocal fire was reported from positions thought to be enemy shore batteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ONDON
C.P
Mediterranean
admiralty
Tunisian
British Seize Strategic Mountain in Tunisia
Allied headquarters in North Africa announced that the British 1st Army seized the Djebel Mansour highlands near Bou Arada south east of Bou Arada and 20 miles southwest of Pont Du Fahs. The operation, described as a limited success, involved capturing the mountain known as Hill Nom Yriz. A nazi counterattack was repulsed while most prisoners were German with an Italian general among the detainees whose name was not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WES GALLAGHER
Associated Press
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
North Africa
1st Army
Ben Arada
Tunisis
Sened
Djebel Mansour highlands
Bou Arada
Pont Du Fahs
Gafsa-Mahares
Rommel
Gulf of Gabes
CAIRO
Libya
Tunisian
Pensions aid for widows of First Great War veterans urged
In Ottawa the Pensions Minister Mackenzie said 1943-44 estimates include aid for needy widows of First World War veterans. Arthur Roebuck urged broader relief, while Tom Reid proposed a food ministry led by Gardiner to boost food production and stabilize prices amid wartime shortages. Col J A Ross backed the food ministry as overdue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
C. P
Mackenzie
House of Commons
Arthur Roebuck
Mr. Roebuck
Canada
FOOD MINISTRY
Tom Reid
lib
New Westminster
Agriculture
Gardiner
J. A. Ross
Con
Souris
Col. Ross
Reid
Food Ministry Demanded in Canada by MP Reid
Yom Reid urged in the House of Commons that a separate land ministry be created with Gardiner in charge to fix farm prices. He argued price controls harm farmers and depress production, citing Canada’s food role for the UN and Beveridge’s social security report as a key reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
CO.P
Yom Reid
Lib
New Westminster
house of commons
Agriculture
Gardiner
Reid
Canadia
United Nations
prices board
Mackenzie King
Gordon Graydon
William Beveridge
Canada
Beveridge
Three Killed In Eastern Bus Crash Near Montreal
Three people died and ten were injured when a provincial transport bus collided with a truck near Beauharnois about twenty miles southwest of Montreal. The bus, carrying workers from a war plant, was stopping at another plant when factory smoke obscured the highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MONTREAL
Beauharnois
Russians Push Front With 110-Mile Winter Advance
Soviet communiques describe a 110 mile winter advance northwest of Voronezh as the Red army cuts the Moscow to Crimea railroad north of Kursk and captures Kupyansk and Krasny Liman. Six fortified towns fall near Krasny Liman while two western Voronezh sites are seized. South of Rostov, Kushchevka is reported captured as German tanks and motorized units move eastward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
C.P
Red army
Moscow-to-Crimea
Kursk
Kupyansk
Rostov
Zolotukhine
Orel
Stalingrad
Voronezh
Ukraine
Krasny Liman
Kharkov
Voroshilovgrad
Kushchevka
Parliament Debates Address in Reply to the Throne Speech
The Senate and House of Commons will continue debate on the address in reply to the throne speech. Senate members heard C C Ballantyne call for three new cruisers to strengthen the Navy and discussed a possible social security committee. A Progressive Conservative critique cited CBC as a government agency, while MPs urged a new labor minister and policy, and pressed farming, aviation, health, education, housing, and law reform priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
senate
house of commons
C. C. Ballantyne
J. H. King
F. B. Black
New Brunswick
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Stanley Knowles
C.C
Winnipeg North Centre
F. W. Gershow
Lib
Medicine Hat
Oberg Fair OND
Battle River
T. L. Church
Toronto Broadview
Aberhart to Sell Social Credit Across Canada via Radio Network
Ottawa reports Premier Aberhart plans 26 broadcasts to spread Alberta Social Credit ideas into eastern Canada. The proposal envisions a privately owned radio network outside the CBC. Aberhart opposes Beveridge and supports Social Credit for future social security, echoed by allied parliamentarians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
OTTAWA
Alberta
Canada
Aberhart
CBC
Aberbart
Beveridge
New Minister Labor Asked in Canadian House Debate
OTTAWA Feb 4 A new labor policy and a new attitude toward Canadian workers were urged in the house of commons by Stanley Knowles CCF Winnipeg North Centre in his maiden speech. He defended his constituents demand for nothing less than sweeping reform as four members spoke in yesterday's short sitting. Other MPs urged better care for the arming community and criticized the government for neglecting civil aviation health education housing a national coal policy cabinet and law reform and public information. Mitchell faced questions as Knowles criticised the prime minister's reaction to labor criticism urging stronger action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
workers of Canada
department of labor
house of commons
Stanley Knowles
C.C F
Winnipeg North Centre
Woodsworth
CCF
Knowles
FP. W. Gershaw
MITCHELL
trime
Labor
Judge Threatens $1 Rent for Unclean Rooms
NEW WESTMINSTER British Columbia February 4 Judge David Whiteside warned he would cut rents to one dollar per month for an apartment building unless sanitation improved. W M Gilchrist counsel for the landlord challenged the judge’s authority, as the reduction sought by tenants was 30 percent. The tenants will file a new application Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW WESTMINSTER
B.C
C. P
David White
W. M. Gilchrist
Churchill Tour Marks London Air with Global Glee
British readers laugh at Churchill’s wandering itinerary as Germans fret over the uncanny escape act. Von Papen, in Ankara, could face a Hitlerian rebuke while cartoonists joke over a pith helmet Churchill and a palm tree. Cairo talks with King Farouk and Britain’s Middle East envoy probe possible stops while Madrid reports Portugal and Turkey as allies. Newsrooms label the kingpin’s trip as calmer, sharper and more practical than prior grand plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
Neville Chamberlain
Munich
Churchill
Franz Von Papen
Ankara
Von Papen
Hitler
Turkey
Mr. Churchill
Massa Churchill
Daily Mall
Gestapo
Himmler
Cairo
King Farouk
Richard G Casey
Britain
Middle East
Madrid
Portugal
Berlin
Ike the Express
Afr
Spain Denies Mediator Role In World War
RIO DE JANEIRO February 4 The Spanish embassy issued a note denying Hitler plans a peace offer through Franco. The Brazilian news agency distributed the denial stating no proposition has been made and Spain will act on its sovereignty if such a proposal arises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RIO DE JANEIRO
Hitler
Francisco Pranco
Franco
Brazil
Spain
Japs Raid by Night Over Guadalcanal Fleet
The first Japanese night bombing on American surface vessels near Guadal canal occurred after dusk January 29 while a Southwest Pacific fleet unit cruised nearby. Outcome not disclosed. Tokyo claims two battleships and three cruisers sunk off Rennell Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SOUTH PACIFIC
Guadalouisi
eemy
Sato Island
United States
Midway
TOKYO
Tokyo rade
Rennell Island
Solomons chain
Guadalcanal
Chinese air sweep blitzes Yunnan border airfield
A China fighter aircraft sweep against Japanese forces along the southern Yunnan border from the Shas states today destroyed 10 and possibly 11 planes on the ground at K length ing and left airport installations in flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CHINA
Yunnan
Shas
Kengthing
tostali
Soviet Commandos Land On Kerch Strait Coast
Soviet commandos reportedly gained a foothold on the Taman peninsula near the Kerch trail under naval gunfire. Heavy attacks were also reported near Noyordasisk as Axis troops in the Caucasus face renewed pressure from Allied and Soviet forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KERCH STRAIT
LONDON
Berlin
Taman peninsula
Kerch trail
Black Sea
Noyordasisk
Noyorvassisk
Caucases
Also Mentioned on This Page
Channel
stanes
Caucasus
Restov
Allies
Tunisia
ath
Europe
America
ministry of food
British Columbia
Social Credit
East
mid-Mediterranean
Hill 48
Jebel Mansour
Medjes El Bab
Robaa
Spanish Morocco
Meiilla wader yard
SOLOMONS
WASHINGTON
A.P
Solomon Islanda
navy department
Thorstag
Mudds
cesnlte
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!