British Army In Tunisia advances and mobile patrols report
British Sth Army elements entered Tunisia in patrol operations, crossing the central sector border south of the coast. Messaged gains included proximity to the Mareth line, with forces near Zusra 75 miles west of Tripoli and 25 miles from the Tunisian frontier. Axis claims cite air and naval blows against Allied ships, while fighting reports note limited ground action and poor flying weather.
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CAIRO
Fan
Sth
Tunisia
Zusra
Tripoli
Rommel
Mussolini
Libya
Canada car loadings rise and fall weekly totals
Car loadings in Canada for the week ended January 23 total 50,168 cars, down from 61,774 the prior week and 64,992 in 1942. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports an index of 115.2, with the eastern division at 33,514 and the western division at 16,654.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Portland grows a new city in four and a half months
The story describes Henry Kaiser building Oregon's second largest city from scratch near Portland to house 40,000 within months, due to workers for Swan Island and local shipyards. It notes the city will surpass Salem and rival Portland in size, reflecting wartime industrial expansion. It mentions radiology and radium articles and a health talk ending with a note that continued on back page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kaiser
Oregon
seratch
Portland
Columbia River
Salem
Kaiser
Swan Island
Vancouver
St. John's
Brandon Sun
Great Bear
ROME
Reds Trap Nine Nazi Divisions on Voronezh Front
A.P. report from OSCOW notes a red army drive on a 44 mile front in the Voronezh area capturing hundreds of thousands of Axis troops, advancing toward Kursk Belgorod and Kharkov. The offensives include Kropotkin seizure, Kuban river reach, and new stakes near Rostov with reported German losses and desertions among officers.
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Voronezh
Kursk
Henry G. Cassidy
Associated Press
OSCOW
A.P
Kustornoye
Red army
Belgorod
Kharkov
Reiter
F. I. Golikov
Caucasus
Kropotkin
Kuban
Maikop
Tikhoretsk
London
TSKRHORETSK
Stalingrad
alzs
Don
Erreceikin
Set Up Wheat Pool For Relief Plan
The international wheat council moved to create a 100,000,000 bushel relief pool for Europe Africa and Asia. Canada United Kingdom and the United States fixed shares with the United States at 60 000 000 bushels Canada 25 000 000 and the United Kingdom 25 000 000. Argentina was excluded from contributing though the council noted large stocks and demand remain high and total major producers inventories are projected near 1 800 000 000 bushels by the end of the 1942 43 crop year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
international wheat council
Europe
Africa
Asia
Argentina
Australia
Canada
United Kingdom
United States
Debates Set On Address In Reply To Throne Speech
The Canadian House of Commons will begin debate on the address in reply to the throne speech on Tuesday with Maj W E Harris noting the two corps army would excel in tanks and mechanized gear. Lt Col Maurice Halle supported the address as Canadians of French and English origin believe victory is essential. Opposition leader Gordon Graydon urged swift committee appointments while Prime Minister Mackenzie King listed government committees planned. Trade Minister MacKinnon said wheat purchases by the Wheat Board would be capped at 14 bushels per acre in the 1943 44 grain year.
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senate
house of commons
W. E. Harris
Grey-Brute
Canada
Maurice Halle
Brome-Missisquoi
Gordon Graydon
Mackenzie King
MacKinnon
Canadian wheat board
Debate Opens Monday in Canadian House of Commons
Ottawa date reports the House of Commons will begin debate on Monday as Prime Minister Mackenzie King delivers an address in reply to the throne speech. Gordon Graydon leads, with M. J. Coldwell and Blackmore following, amid plans for social security, tax reform, and parliamentary modernization.
McFadden Seeks Divorce From London Wife After Prize Loss
Miami January 30. Ber narr MacFadden, 74, publisher and resort operator, fled divorce Friday from the woman he married in London 31 years ago after she won a prize for ideal feminine physical culturist. They have six children.
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MIAMI
Fla
Bernarr MacFadden
London
German Subs Big Worry
German submarines are being built at a pace that may outstrip Allied countermeasures, with an estimated 400 to 450 U-boats in commission. The United Nations weigh a unified Atlantic command, led by Admiral Sir Percy Noble, to curb the menace as Germany’s 1942 submarine output rises including milk cow supply ships. Experts warn the Axis gamble could delay defeat if sinkings continue.
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J. F. SANDERSON
WASHINGTON
Germany
Hitler
Atlantic
Percy Noble
admiralty
Britain
peru
United Nations
Mounties Report Low Smuggling and No Sabotage in Canada
Ottawa broadcasted that Royal Canadian Mounted Police 1941 42 report shows smuggling nearly halted on the Atlantic coast. Commissioner Wood notes no organized sabotage found, force strength rising to 474% with 125 horses and 612 cars. No compulsion in remote areas but vigilance for draft evaders remains.
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OTTAWA
Royal Canadian Mounted Polie
Atlantic
T. Wood
house of commons
R.CALP
Wood
R.C.M.P
Canada
meron
Yukon
Wave of Indignation Follows Wheat Policy
Calgary reports at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture convention show officials protesting 1943 wheat policy. Leaders denounced government action as ignoring nationally organized agriculture and demanded broader farmer input, with calls to mobilize more delegates to Ottawa.
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CALGARY
C.P
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
J. H. Wesson
Saskatchewan
Wessely
Canada
ment
federation of agriculture
James McCaig
Saskatchewan C o-operative Wholesale Society
Ottawa
George Bennett
Alberta Wheatpool
Mosquito Bombers Hit Berlin During Goering Speech
British Mosquito bombers attacked Berlin today in daylight raids timed to the tenth anniversary of Hitler’s rise to power. The first strike hit at 11 a.m. as Goering prepared to speak, with a second raid just before his noon address. one bomber did not return from the second mission. A Nazi radio announcer claimed the Fuehrer was with his soldiers during the speech.
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LONDON
C.P
Berlin
Marshal Goering
ONDON
Germany
Goering
Hitler
R.AF
Fuehrer
Paul Von Hindenburg
R.A.F
Reuters listening post
All Bombers Return From 400 Mile Raid
The British air ministry said Mosquito bombers returned safely from a 400 mile mission into hostile territory. Goering spoke in Berlin as explosions were heard and the RAF raid was linked to reprisal claims. The attack highlighted Goering’s warning of renewed Nazi offensives and the sombre mood in Berlin amid Stalingrad references.
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air ministry
Britain
Goering
Berlin
R.A.F
Hitler Flew To Stalingrad Amid Disaster
London report from January 30 states Hitler flew to Stalingrad three days before the final Russian assault began to urge Paulus’s 6th Army to fight to the death. The trapped force, once about 220000 strong, faced a doomed outcome as Moscow reported the siege and a refused surrender ultimatum.
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LONDON
The
Daily Mail
Hitler
6th Army
Stalingrad
Moscow
FCAA Reduction Over $170,000,000
Ottawa reports the Farmers' Creditors Arrangement Act handled 1,989 cases in fiscal 1941-42 versus 3,766 in 1940-41 and 6,900 in 1939-40. The act now operates mainly in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Since 1934 a total 4,608 cases reduced debts from $281,551,155 to $107,968,000 with interest cuts of $38,127, Ti.
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OTTAWA
anual
tabiet
house of commons
Manisoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canadians In Lorient Raid
Canadians in the Royal Canadian Air Force joined the Royal Air Force in a large bomber wave against the Lorient submarine base in France. It was the seventh raid in a month, with heavy flak and poor visibility complicating targeting. Canadian crews reported strong anti aircraft fire and foul weather, with two RAF and two RCAF planes lost.
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LONDON
C. PB. Cable
R.AF
B.C.4.F
Lorient
France
Al Cheesman Rescued After Labrador Plane Crash
Moncton N B Jan 30 The three man RCAF Norseman crew incluindo Port Arthur Ontario Al Cheesman and G A Nummons of Peterborough were rescued from a south Labrador coast crash site a week after disappearance. The missing trio were reported Jan 17 route flight from Sandouce NB and later sighted with food and supplies dropped. Cheesman is reported safe and well and with his unit.
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MONCTON
N.B
C.P
RCAF
Canada
Fit-Light
Al Cheesman
Port Arthur
secon
Labrador
eastern air command
Peter Landry
LAC
P.G. Landry
Cpl
G. A. Nummons
Peterborough
Ont
R.O.AM
Scondouc
Sandwich Bay
Landry
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Bone
Algeria
Algiers
Bougie
Sicily
Dogs—Manufacturing
U. S
vov—vey
IPAPLO
Rostov
M. J. Coldwell
C.C.F. house
New Democracy
Blackmore
A5KS
speeny
Graydon
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
King
McFADDEN
CITY OF
rhust
Bitler
Friedrich Paulus
FCAA
M. M. Fleming
D.FLC
R GAF
R. S. Willams
Knowlton
G. H. Law
Edmonton
LENINGRAD
NEW YORK
Lake Ladogs
Russan
CARDSTON
HIGH RIVER
R.C.A.F
Eldon Howard Caldwell
Cardiston
Alta
Willlace Samuel Crawford
RAEDTA
Karl Doenita
Erich Raeder
DNB
RUSSIAN REPUBLIC
Tanahikistan
Atlantin
Neva
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