08 Feb 1941
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Newspaper
Lethbridge Herald
Location
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date
Feb 08, 1941
Page
1
Canadian, Australian and British graduates of the Commonwealth Air Training scheme arrive in battle scarred Britain to join the war effort against Germany. The report notes another contingent arriving at a British port amid ongoing RAF and Allied air operations.
Isabel Lundberg argues in Harper's that most refugees are cultured, choose exile over bettering material life, and struggle with being labeled non Aryan. Many fear loss of German identity due to Nazi laws, while Aryans move into privation abroad. A baron risks safety aiding Jewish friends. a German lad is beaten, prompting a public rebuke.
Rt Hon Malcolm MacDonald named high commissioner to Canada with duties to begin soon. He leaves health ministry to Ernest Brown and succeeds Lord Lloyd as secretary for the colonies, while Thomas Johnston becomes Scotland secretary. MacDonald, 40, has served in cabinet since 1935 and heads to Ottawa after Sir Gerald Campbell’s move to Washington.
London Feb 8 Prime Minister Churchill will broadcast on the British Broadcasting Corporation home and overseas services on Sunday Feb 9 at 9 pm 1 pm MLS T.
After a Nova Scotia blizzard a Greek merchant in New Glasgow posts trains buses and Italians are all running as usual. The sign reflects the disrupted week and the town’s effort to reassure residents and travelers.
Willkie aboard the Dixie Clipper arrived in Port of Spain Trinidad at 7:45 am MST on the Lisbon to New York leg. The non stop 3120 mile hop from Bolama, Portuguese Guinea set a record as the longest in commercial aviation. Puerto Rico is next on the route. Willkie returns from a private visit to the British Isles.
Royal Air Force bombers struck the invasion ports of Dunkerque and Boulogne for two hours amid fog and mist. The official release called the raids on a considerable scale, marking the fourth Boulogne and third Dunkerque attack this week with Calais continuing on Page Three.
In ICHY France on February 8 Pierre Laval refused an offer to join the government as minister of state, as Marshal Petain pursues the policy of Montoire. Darlan may head the cabinet under Petain. Navy Minister Darlan returned from Paris after talks with Petain. reports say he and Laval held important conversations.
Greek dispatches report Italian tank and armored car attacks on the central Albanian front countered by Blackshirts with heavy losses. Two counter-attacks failed as rain and mist hindered operations. Italians sought to relieve pressure. battlefield dead were noted in reports.
Canadian Press report by J F Sanderson argues Hitler’s invasion of Britain is unlikely to succeed. British air power, navy, and army, plus determined people, are seen as strong defenses. The piece notes the invasion could begin within three months and that most commentators expect failure.
Free French circles in London claim conclusive proof that Jean Chiappe former Paris police prefect and newly named high commissioner to Syria was shot down by Italian warplanes. His plane, carrying five others, disappeared over the Mediterranean on November 27 while en route to Syria.
February 8 report from Toronto states all Royal Canadian Air Force personnel in the manning pool are confined to barracks for a week to prevent spread of scarlet fever.
Cairo reports a complete collapse of Italian resistance south of captured Benghazi with last Fascist forces in eastern Libya surrendering in large numbers. British authorities noted no clear plan to press a westward drive toward Tripoli, as mopping up proceeds along the coast and the fate of about 25,000 Italian garrison troops remains uncertain.
EDMONTON Feb 8 Plans for the regular purchase of war savings certificates by Alberta civil services through their association were discussed at a meeting yesterday. Members will allocate percentages of their salaries deducted from pay on a graduated scale. The association also aims to donate funds to war charities as a unit to show it is doing its bit.
Admiral Mineo Osumi a member of Japan's supreme war council was killed in a naval plane crash in Kwangtung province China Six other officers including Rear Admiral Hikojiro Suga died in the crash They were inspecting the Chinese war front en route from Canton to Hainan island Osumi 64 had served as naval minister in several cabinets since 1931.
In Washington on Feb 8 the Democratic majority blocked an amendment to the British aid bill that would have prohibited use of U S ports for repairs of belligerent warships. Other items note denials of a Far East naval conference, a German Messerschmitt shot down near Folkestone, and a flood threat in western Turkey.
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