13 Jul 1943
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Newspaper
Lethbridge Herald
Location
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 13, 1943
Page
1
Allied forces push along the southeastern Sicilian coast as raids near Catania and Ragusa expand bridgeheads. Augusta is taken, and linked Anglo Canadian and American units drive toward Palazzola while counterattacks are repelled.
In Ottawa on July 13 the House debated external affairs estimates. Prime Minister King argued for Commonwealth style sovereignty and broader world cooperation. He said Canada has autonomy similar to the UK and outlined plans for legations in Mexico Cuba Peru and Sweden. Blackmore and Gillis criticized leadership and wartime unpreparedness amid references to Hitler and Jewish refugees.
The Lord Mayor of London Sir Samuel Joseph lifts the pearl two handed Sworne of State before the King and Queen at St Pauls Cathedral. Gifted by Queen Elizabeth it cost about £500 and features Justice Fame city arms and royal quar terings. A Vancouver Sun note. Britain’s high courts rule poker is a game of skill not chance reversing Henry V111s statute and placing poker players on equal footing with bridge players.
The fragment shows a continuation note on the back page titled The Left NAND. It references Perbache Archive and hints at a continuing discussion or feature inside the issue. Details are limited due to the damaged OCR segment.
German air raiders made a sharp attack on a British east coast town shortly after midnight, causing casualties and damage. Later a few enemy aircraft over the southeast coast caused no apparent damage, and one Nazi plane was reported shot down during the night.
British home-based bombers struck Turin in northern Italy in coordinated Mediterranean operations tied to the Sicily invasion. The 2,000 mile round trip endured bad weather, with 13 bombers lost. RAF fighters attacked targets in France, Holland and Belgium as Turin endured a major night raid with heavy damage and casualties.
Moscow dispatch reports Field Marshal Von Kluge sent armored columns against the southern Belgorod wedge to widen the Orel Kursk Belgorod front. German claims say gains in the Belgorod area while Russian defenses remained stubborn though German assaults weakened. The Red Army noted German losses and a pullback to consolidate positions.
London reports A V Alexander praises Royal and United States navies for the Sicily assault described as the largest amphibious operation ever attempted. He notes landing under difficult weather and cites two months of supply and troop landings in North Africa and Mediterranean ship losses since mid 1942.
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Mackenzie King praising Japanese Red Cross cooperation as better though not satisfactory during the war prisoners discussion tied to a $25,000 Red Cross appropriation. Also Pacific air service talks, harvest help plans, and a Selkirk by election critique by CC F candidate William Bryce urging rapid war victory and national unity.
Defence Minister Ralston told the House of Commons that Canadian forces in the Mediterranean are not broken up. He said the army’s role remains flexible and can be used whole or in part as needed, with Sicily cited as evidence of this policy in action.
London reports a united anti Fascist front in Italy agreeing on a policy for a constitutional democratic republic. Groups include Partito Dazione Liberals and Liberals and Communists. Moscow broadcast warns of great agitation and possible explosion as southern Italian local governments are described as disorganized.
May wheat futures rose on the Winnipeg grain exchange as Chicago price gains and poor Western Canadian crop reports spurred buying. The May contract peaked around 1.43 per bushel, with July at 1.09, October 1.10, and December 1.10, driven mainly by American buyers and exporters.
Mas Frederick George Scott announces the death of his wife, 83 year old widow of Archdeacon F. G. Scott, well known padre of the First Great War. She died in hospital from injuries after a fall at home last week.
Allied communiques from North Africa and Cairo on July 12 to 13 describe Ike praising coordination of forces on Sicily, Axis convoy losses of 400 vehicles and 45 planes, air supremacy claims, wooden coastal guns, and Allied air and naval activity sinking ships and damaging destroyers and transports as invasion efforts advance.
Allied reports from the Southwest Pacific indicate a Japanese cruiser and three destroyers sunk in a two battle action in the Kula Gulf. Gen Douglas MacArthur and Admiral William F. Halsey relayed preliminary figures showing further enemy destroyers possibly sunk with unknown American losses in the second clash. The juncture of battles centered on the Gulf as U S ships guarded the New Georgia coast.
Allied headquarters in North Africa disclosed Canadian troops in Montgomery’s Sicily force. The 15th Army Group under Alexander directs combined units from the Desert 8th Army and veteran Tunisian battalions, with Patton’s American 7th Army joining in Sicily alongside new elements.
Allied forward troops reported advancing along the Augusta to Catania road in Sicily. British forces pressed on the Catania plain while German radio claimed added divisions landed on Sicily's southeast coast. In North Africa, German broadcasts said Allies landings continued. American lines faced counterattacks and regrouped. Admiral Georges Robert resigns Martinique post as French leadership reshuffles. Alberta forms a new permanent Workmen's Compensation Board with Dr Victor Wright and Alfred Farmile joining Carl Cook.
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