Americans Reach North Coast As Axis Retreats
American armored divisions overran Italian resistance and captured Palermo Sicily turning the western island to Allied control. 7th Army rushed from Enna to the north coast in 58 hours. thousands of Italians trapped as Axis forces pressed toward Messina and Catania.
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North Coast
Axis
Sicily
Enna
Catania
Tyrrhenian Sea
Relman Morin
Associated Press
North Afnca
Palermo
7th Army
George 8. Patton
Sicilian
Italy
Cape Bon
San Stefano Di Camastra
Leonforte
Mount Etna
Sir Bernard Montgomery
D.N.E
Berlin
Reuters
London
Catanian
Messina
Algiers
Morocco
Marsala
Trapani
norh coast
Reds Smash German Line makes Orel pincers tighter
Soviet forces breached the last fortified Orel line on the 10th day of a broad offensive. Bolkhov fell as the Red army closed in from the north and east, with gains of four to five miles and German losses totalling thousands of troops, dozens of tanks, planes, and guns. The German side claimed higher Russian casualties.
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Associated Press
Moise
Orel
Bolkhov
Hitler
Red army
The Left Hand Corner Then and Now Insects and Planes
The article recalls Africa wartime tasks and the threat of hornet bees to troops, with naturalist Arthur Loveridge recounting WWI bee battles and accidental swarming. It also notes Leeds readers eyeing scrap Napier engines to attempt homebuilt airplanes after the war, reflecting postwar curiosity and naivety.
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Leeds Yorkshire Post
Parliament Nears Close
Ottawa July 23 Parliament moves toward its long adjournment today with two Commons committees to work through the interval until Jan 26. The house resumes non war estimates, approving 71 391 251 in items after a nine hour session, as the special reconstruction committee seeks to continue its job of employment and rehabilitation planning. The war expenditures committee has been cleared to sit during adjournment. The special social security committee may seek leave to continue its work on the health insurance bill.
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OTTAWA
Parliament
commons
house
2400 Mile Attack On Big Jap Base In Java
Allied headquarters reported a 2400 mile round trip air raid on Surabaya Java by four engine bombers starting fires seen 140 miles away. In Bougainville Solomons area heavy bombers hit three enemy ships. Munda raid dumped 135 tons of bombs near the air base. Counter-attacks near Komiatum were repulsed with heavy losses. Allied fighters shot down two enemy planes over Rendova.
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ALLIED
Southwest Pacific
Surabaya
Java
long
Buin
Bougainville island
Solomons
Munda
New Guinea
Komiatum
Salamaua
Rendova island
New Georgia
Trans-Canada flight sets new Montreal Britain record
Montreal to Britain non-stop flight by a Trans-Canada Airlines plane completes in 12 hours 26 minutes, besting the prior 12 hours 51 minutes. Flight marks wartime service expansion linking Canada and Britain with mail baggage and express, announced in Ottawa.
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MONTREAL
C.P
Trans-Canada Airlines
transocean
Britain
house of commons
TCA
T. B. Cripps
Allies Capture Italian Admiral in Sicily
Allied forces in Sicily have captured Italian admiral Pirato Leonard, commandant of the Augusta Naval Base, according to an Allied headquarters release from North Africa dated July 23.
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NORTH AFRICA
Sicily
Pirato Leonard
Augusta Naval Base
Raid on England Ends Six Night Lull In Britain
German planes were reported over south west England and Wales last night breaking a six night lull in enemy activity over Britain. The ministries of air and home security said no bombs were dropped.
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LONDON
England
Wales
Britain
ministres
air and
home security
Giraud Returns to Algiers After Western Tour
Gen Henri Giraud arrived in North Africa after visits to Canada the United States and Britain. He was expected to reach Algiers late to resume duties and coordinate Allied efforts in the region.
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ALGIERS
Henri Giraud
North Africa
Canada
United States
Britain
Alberta Graduates At Moncton Training School Wings
Albertans graduate in Moncton New Brunswick July 23 receiving wings from Group Captain J C Huggard commanding officer No 6 Training School. In the class were Wilfred Loyal Olson Provost and Herbert Edward Welton Calgary Alberta.
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MONCTON
R.CA.F
tottary
J C. Huggard
No. 6 Training School
Alberta
Wilfred Loyal Olson
Herbert Edward Welton
Calgary
Re-elected Directors Named At Alberta Farm Federation Meet
The Alberta Federation of Agriculture re elected all board members at divisional meetings during its eighth annual convention. More than 109 delegates and visitors discussed matters as eight resolutions were passed, with subsequent resolutions brought forward. The convention closes later, except for a board meeting. Longman could not attend. 11 directors re elected include Hutchinson, Priestley, McKenzie, Scott, Logan, Gardiner, Church, Baker, Rhodes. A notable resolution urged the Canadian Wool Board Limited to absorb freight on wool from western assembly points to eastern Canada.
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Alberta Federation of Agriculture
Longman
Alberta
Lew Hutchinson
grain divison
N F Priestley
W C McKenzie
Robert Scott
W. G Logan
Alberta Farmers’ Union
R Gardiner
United Farmers of Alberta
G F Church
Phil Baker
J. H Rhodes
Canadian Wool Board Limited
Canada
Balkans unrest after Sicily victory reported by Berlin
Berlin radio said Allied successes in Sicily sparked new Balkans disturbances with Yugoslav partisans in Montenegro said to suffer 10000 casualties in a fierce clash near Komarnica valley southeast of Sarajevo. Reuters from Ankara noted unrest in Greece with officials abandoning posts amid a German proclamation threatening execution for saboteurs.
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LONDON
Berlin
Sicily
Balkans
Montenegro
DNB
Komarnica
Sarajevo
Reuters
Ankara
Greece
Rommel Attends Hitler Mussolini Conference
Reuters dispatch from London reports that Field Marshal Erwin Rommel attended the Hitler Mussolini conference last Monday in northern Italy and was later said to have proceeded to Greece according to reliable authority cited by the CP Cable.
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LONDON
Reuters news agency
Europe
Erwin Rommel
Italy
Rommel
Greece
Parliament News Bulletins Ottawa July 23 Senate clash on gambling code
In Ottawa the Justice Minister lamented senate opposition to amendments to the criminal code removing betting information limits. He proposed adopting senate changes due to late session, with another attempt planned next session. Ontario and British Columbia attorneys-general had requested the changes. In natural resources, Crerar outlined funding for ecological development with 250 000 for a new workforce and 3 150 000 for equipment, noting few new tin resources and 31 geological survey parties active this summer amid staffing challenges.
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St Laurent
house of commons
senate
Ontario
British Columbia
Alberta
British Columbia NATURAL RESOURCES
OTTAWA
John R MacNicol
Piog Con
Toronto Davenport
Crérar
Canada
Grote Stining
Pio Con Yale
CONLINUIN
Mi Crerar
geological survey
Roosevelt urges Rome be declared an open city
President Roosevelt said Allies hoped Rome would be an open city to spare British and American lives. He noted Italian Fascist leaders failed after a year of efforts to declare the capital open, citing Rome’s airports and rail hubs as military targets. He did not discuss the Pope’s letter and warned against retaliation while stressing the need to reduce traffic from Rome to southern Italy.
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WASHINGTON
Roosevelt
Rome
Alles
Pius XI
Italy
Siciy
Russians Gain Ground On Orel Front In Fresh Advances
British and American press reports summarize a Russian communiqué stating two and a half to four miles gained on the Orel front with additional advances of three to five miles near Belgorod. Air raids on Belgian power stations are noted, while Axis lines near Catania show signs of readjustment. A Turner Valley project plans ten wells at about two million dollars, and a war labor board stance is urged in Illinois coal talks. Also reported are Czech executions since 1939 and the dissolution of Finnish volunteers in the German army.
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OREL
LONDON
C.P
Belgorod
K.A
R.AF
Belgium
CATANIA
NEW YORK
Rome
itedie
TURNER VALLEY
CALGARY
Wartime Oils, Ltd
Valley OU
Anglo-Canadian
Lion Sanray
QGwahta
Okalta
Calmontoa
Chingek
Pacific Pete
LEWIS
WAR LABOR BOARD
WASHINGTON
John L. Less
Illinois Coal Assocation
Lewis’ United Mine Workers
MONTREAL
Jay
Canada
rces
Hubert Ripka
te epcagmifen
Coeshe
slovakia
bexan
Helsinki
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Giraud
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