Why Wheat 546800 Are Subscribed Here Shipped To North China
Ottawa reports Canada issued two wheat shipment permits to North China in line with British policy. Prime Minister Mackenzie King explained he briefed British Columbia MPs and communicated reasons to Conservative Leader Hanson. He noted Canada is curtailing Japan trade to prevent backlash in British Columbia. The Lethbridge drive surpassed its $540,000 goal with 546,800 raised, aiming for a pennant and the corvette HMCS Lethbridge to patrol Atlantic sea lanes.
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North
China
OTTAWA
British Commonwealth
Mackenzie King
House of Commons
King
British Columbia
HANSON
parcon
Bir
Grote Stirling
Yale
Stirling
JAPAN
Howard Green
Vancouver South
Canada
ETHERIDGE Victoryi
Herald
Lethbridge
H.M.C.S
Atlantic
Allied advance presses toward Damascus in Syria Lebanon
Allied forces push into Syria and Lebanon with more than 600 French troops crossing over. British reports mention an air attack on Haifa and rumors of Axis moves from Aleppo. Kisone near Damascus reached despite stiff resistance, with British forces on the Lebanon coast under naval gunfire.
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P.I
Syria
Middle East
ERUSALEM
A.P
Lebanon
ERLEX
Palestine
Haifa
D.N.B
Aleppo
IFSTANBUL
A-P
Axis commission
Beirut
Levant
Vichy
ONDON
C.P
Kisone
Damascus
Tyre
Royal Navy
iast nisit
New York
CBS
Iraq
Palmtra
Royal Air Force
London
Roosevelt reports 75 Millions leased to Britain under Lend-Lease
President Roosevelt announced that a little over 75.6 million dollars in defence materials have been transferred under the lease lent law to Britain China and other democracies. The report shows water craft and ordnance as main categories with Britain receiving the largest share. The long lease authorization was signed three months ago and details include tables and charts. distribution to other nations is noted but precise Britain vs other allocations are not specified.
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WASHINGTON
Roosevelt
United States congress
Britain
Chile
ocser menrions
China
Nine Royal Canadian Air Force Men Reported Killed
Ottawa June 11 official casualty list from Royal Canadian Air Force headquarters reports nine RCAF men killed and eight missing. The tally since the war began rises to 285 dead or missing. Three killed in overseas flying accidents, six from firing accidents in Canada. Four missing overseas and four missing on convoy patrol in Canada. One missing overseas is believed killed. Two men seriously injured in flying accidents in Canada. No Albertans listed.
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OTTAWA
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canada
Bears Freq Along Small BC Creeks During Salmon Run
In the Queen Charlotte area of British Columbia bears patrol creeks during the salmon run. Fishing pens monitor the banks as bears scoop fish from low water, selecting fresh runs. Inspectors report multiple bears in one beach section, with evidence of haunt and ongoing activity. Continued on Page Four.
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Quay Charlotte issland
British Columbia
Recruitment Total Reaches Thirteen Thousand Four Hundred
Defence Minister Ralston reported in Ottawa that 10,344 men have enlisted and attested since the recruiting campaign began. This equals 32 percent of the 32,000-man objective, not counting those enlisted before the campaign. He noted no good purpose in releasing district figures yet, as some civilian committees were still forming, and yesterday marked the biggest day since the campaign started.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Defence
Ralston
house of commer
M. J. Coldwell
miinister
Thorson Named Minister of National War Services
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced Joseph Thorson Liberal Selkirk as minister of national war services, succeeding J G Gardiner who resigns to focus on agriculture. Thorson a Manitoba born former Rhodes scholar and dean of the Manitoba law school, served overseas in WWI and is a Winnipeg barrister. The CBC Travel Bureau and National Film Board move to the department of national war services. The appointment raises cabinet ministers to a new high as Parliament met.
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OTTAWA
CP.1
Mackenzie Kinz
Joseph Thorson
Lib. Selkirk
national War services
J. G. Gardiner
war Services
Mrr. Thorson
Manitoba
lensuages
Manitoba law school
Winnipeg
Ring
house of commons
Canadian Broadcasties Corporation
Travel Bureau
National Film Board
department of national war services
Mrr
Thorson
house
Thorsen
Garital Hilt
Thorson Named Minister of National War Services
Hon IOS. FT. THORSON named by Prime Minister Hing to minister of national war services. Nominees Claxton Lin Mont real St. Lawrence S. George and Maj Gen L R Lafleche named as associate deputy ministers. Ai Thorson born Winnipeg March 15 1689 son of Stephen Thorson and Sigridur The Talinnsdottir educated at Manitoba College of Winnipeg.
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Hing
national War services
scessiblie
Claxton Lin
Montreal
St. Lawrence-S. George
L. R. Lafleche
Ai. Thorson
Winnipeg
Stephen Thorson
Sigridur The Talinnsdottir
Manitoba College of
One Third Fare For Soldiers
Ottawa report states Defence Minister Ralston announced in the house of commons a plan to cut rail fares for soldiers sailors and airmen on embarkation or annual leave to one third of the current price. The government and railways will each cover one third, with uniformed travelers paying the remaining one third.
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OTTAWA
C.P
house of commons
Defence
Ralston
Tobruk Kept Under Heavy Fire
Italian high command reported German planes bombed Matruh railhead in Egypt and claimed Fascist planes and artillery kept the besieged British garrison in Tobruk under heavy fire.
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ROME
Matrush
Egypt
Tobruk
J A Kinney Dies At Edmonton
J A Kinney 72 former Alberta Workmen's Compensation Board member and Edmonton's first Labor alderman died at his home. He led Edmonton Trades and Labor Council in 1996 and helped found the local carpenters lodge. Survived by five children and two brothers, with ties to unions and labor groups across Canada.
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Alterita Federation
Letor
J. Russell Love
J. G. Ruse
Edmonton
Margaret Kinney
Toronto
James Kinney
Lloydminster
Wilfred
W. J. Kinney
Brookdale
Man
Davigg
Winnipeg
Government to Run Defence Plants If Needed
Washington reports that the U S government will operate defence plants as long as necessary to enforce National Mediation Board decisions. Senator Byrnes said if workers refuse to accept mediation, more staff can run plants. Strikes eased at Consolidated Aircraft San Diego and Inglewood plants under army supervision. Agreement moved at Cleveland Aluminum and other CIO U A W strikes, with a wage settlement and broader mediation efforts amid plant reopenings.
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WASHINGTON
United States
National Mediation Board
James Byres
Dem
South Carolina
senate
Couress
North American Aviation Company
Inglewood
Calif
Bryimes
boloaré
Byrnes
mediation board
Syria Likely To Become British Ally
London reports Britain will rush food to any Syrian area with shortages after occupation completes. Adequate supplies exist in Palestine. If Syria joins Britain, it will receive Empire and United States advantages similar to French Equatorial Africa aligned with Free French.
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LONDON
C.P
ministry of economic warfare
Britain
Syria
Palestine
United States
Equatorial Africa
Ottawa silent on Japan trade pact report
Japanese press claimed Canada and the Netherlands East Indies were negotiating a trade agreement. Government offices in Ottawa gave no comment and officials refused to comment on the report.
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OTTAWA
Jme
Canada
Netherlands East Indies
British Bomb Hun Warship at Brest Night Raid
British planes bombed a German cruiser believed to be the Prinz Eugen at Brest, dropping a large weight of bombs on docks and anchorages. No specific hit claimed. Prinz Eugen, 10,000 tons, had accompanied Bismarck after Hood’s sinking. she later parted from Bismarck.
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LONDON
C.P
Brest
Bismarck
Hood
nighi
Planes to be increased for operational use in London
London June 11 T C Moore Brabazon minister of aircraft production told the House of Commons that steps are being taken to speed deliveries of United States aircraft and maximize available aircraft for operational flying without delay He noted efforts to organize experts who understand American aircraft and methods are underway to enhance delivery and support.
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LONDON
J_ T. C. Moore-Brabazon
house of commons
United States
Edgar Graz
Boy Scout Founder Daniel Beard Dies in New York
Suffern N Y June 11 Daniel Carter Beard one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America died today widely known as Uncle Dan by millions of Boy Scouts would have been 91 on June 21 beams of tribute flow as the movement marks its early pioneer’s passing
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BOY SCOUT
SUFFERN
N.Y
Daniel Carter Beard
Bor Scouts of America
Dan
Bor Scouts
Parliamentarian News Bulletins Ottawa Speech Attacks Big Business
In Ottawa June 11 a 40 minute House of Commons speech by Liberal M. Poucho t attacked big business and criticised the Bank of Canada and Foreign Exchange Control Board. He warned of a government influenced by lobbyists and linked several figures to defense and finance roles while defending Col. Ralston and Col. Magee as capable officers.
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OTTAWA
mo subhe
business
Jean Francois Poucho
Temiscouaia
house of commons
Pouchot
R. J. Manion
Bank of Canada
Foreign Exchange Control Board
treasury
Pouliot
de luxe
Charles Dunning
C.P.R
Arthur Farvis
British purchasing commission
mece chemicals
Canada
A. A. Magee
Montreal
defence department
Eng- Jana
C. D. Howe
defence
J. L. Ralston
Purvis
Winnipeg Student Pilot Is Killed Near Moose Jaw
Regina June 11. D B Leach of Winnipeg, a student at No 15 Service Flying Training School of the Royal Canadian Air Force, was killed when the Tiger Moth trainer he was piloting crashed during a practice flight near Moose Jaw. A court of inquiry is convened. Next of kin is N G Leach of Winnipeg.
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REGINA
LAC
D. B. Leach
Winnipeg
no. 15
Trak Schoois
Royal Canadian Air Force
Moose Jaw
N. G. Leach
Winnipec
Gas Control Looms East in Canadian Briefing
Canadians face a looming fuel squeeze as petroleum use must be curbed. Ren C. D. Howe warns at the Canadian Manufacturers' Association meeting that import dependence outside the prairies endangers supplies. A pipeline from Portland to Montréal is being built to offset transport losses as eastern Canada and the U.S. near gasoline shortages.
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Ren. C. D. Howe
Canadien Manufacturers’ Association
G. Cottrelie
Toronto
prairie provinces
Britain
Portland
Mont-réal
Canada
United States
German General Killed At Tobruk
The German radio announced Lt-General Von Prittwitz und Gaffron of the Africa corps was killed April 10 while leading his troops against the British garrison at Tobruk Libya. The report adds details of the battle and casualty.
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TOBRUK
NEW YORK
Von Prittwitz
Gaffron
Africa corps
Libya
WONG SEI POO
Weng Sei Poo
Wong Dan
Mir
Fuses Howson
RAF
LONDON
R.A.F
Netherlands
Zeebraugse
Belgium
Ijmuiden
Holland
HAIFA
Palestine
Reuters
Abou Kemal
Syria
Deir Ez Zor
MOSCOW
Sir Stafford Cripps
Britain
Russia
foreign office
Stafford
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Altiminum Company of America
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