Douglas Will Form Cabinet
In EGINA June 16 the first CCF government in history rose to power in Saskatchewan under Thomas Clement Douglas 40 year old former Baptist minister who resigned a seat to become premier. The Liberal administration of Patterson fell to a landslide, with 43 CCF and four Liberals declared elected though Cumberland remains to be decided. Douglas leads a clear victory margin amid a reshaped cabinet outlook as vote counts place CCF far ahead of Liberals and Conservatives.
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EGINA
C.P
C.C.F
Saskatchewan
Thomas Clement Douglas
prairie
W. J. Patterson
Cumberland
Douglas
C.C.P
Patterson
Cannington
Progressive Conservative
Mr. Patterson
Proctor
Moosomin
E. M. Culliton
C.CF
Gravelhoure
CCF
Tiberals
Social Credit
Unity
nny
a.m. E.C.T
Liberals
Progressive Conservatives
Conservatives
British Meet Nazi Force Near Caumont In Normandy
Allied forces push south from Caumont encountering German troops two miles south of the village as tank battles rage near Tilly Sur Seulles and Caen. American units advance toward the Cherbourg peninsula while weather worsens, naval gunfire supports troops, and frontline clashes intensify around Le Haye Du Puits and St Sauveur.
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Caumont
Cherbourg Peninsula
UPREME
Allied Expeditionary Force
Baseux
tilly Sur Seulles
Caen
Grne
Carentan
Cherbourg
ST. SAUVEUR
St Sauveur
Le Haye Du Puits
Ste. Mere Eglise
Reigneville
Paris- Caen - Bayeux - Cherbourg
Le Haye Du Puis
Normandy
supreme headquarters
Montgomery
Taav
Pont Abbe
Looted art and forged copies warn of postwar art crisis
London report for the Ottawa Journal notes German troops seized European masterpieces and shipped them to Germany while a battalion of expert picture takers copies Old Masters. After defeat, a rush to return stolen works is expected, with fakes likely to surface amid scrutiny by art experts.
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HITLER
Europe
London
Ottawa Journal
Germany
Euroupe
theo
picure
Party Standing in Saskatchewan Elects Liberal Leader
Canadian Press tally shows Liberal party leading in Meadow Lake and Athabasca, with CCF gaining from Liberal, Unity, and Social Credit. Cumberland listed as deferred. total seats cited as six.
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Saskatchewan
dinars ieee se
Liberal
Meadow Lake
Athabaska
C.C.F
Gravelbourg
Turtlefor
Cumberland
eewnes
Social Credit
Boubtful
New Sask Cabinet Forming After CCF Victory
Regina June 1 Cabinet building is under way in Saskatchewan after Thursdays CCF victory. Premier elect Rev T C Douglas, born in Scotland and arrived in Canada at six, has a background in labor and debate. Planned ministers include Mayor J W Corman as attorney general, J H Sturdy as education or social services, Mayor C C Williams as labor, Maj George Williams as minister without portfolio, with others like J H Brocklebank J L Phelps and Alderman C M Fines named as potential ministers.
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REGINA
Saskatchewan
C.c.F
T. C. Douglas
Scotland
Canada
J. W. Corman
Moose Jaw
J. H. Sturdy
Saskatoon
C. C. Williams
ministry of labor
Maj
George Williams
J H. Brocklebank
J. L Phelps
Saltcoats
C. M Fines
CCF
Eisenhower In France Visits With Montgomery
Supreme Headquarters reports General Eisenhower and Air Chief Marshal Tedder visited General Montgomery on the eastern sectors of the Normandy beach head. They conferred with Air Marshal Coningham and other British ground and air commanders during the visit.
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Royal Yacht squadron
Prime Minnster
Winston Churchill
France
Consur
Alan Brooke
imperial general staff
Bottam
Churchill
Sir
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
Allied Expeditionary Force
Eisenhower
Marshal Teade
Montgomery
Normandy
Arthur Tedder
Coningham
Blasted Jap Steel Plants Hit By Superfortress Raid
American B 29s struck Yawata in northern Kyushu to hit Japan's steel industry. The raid aimed to destroy a fifth of the empire's steel output, with Gen Wolfe calling it the start of organized destruction of Japan's industrial base. Four B 29s were lost in yesterday's attack.
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CLYDE A. FARNSWORTH
Associated Press
UNITED STATES
CHINA
Japan
Yawata
Pittsburgh
Imperial Iron and Steel Works
YawWata
Kyushu
Kenneth G. Wolfe
KOREA
NEW YORK
Comei
federal communications commission
chosen
Asiatic
East Asia
Ketjo
Seoul
WASHINGTON
America
20th Air Force
acci
Premier-Elect C. CF Leader Heads Social Government
The Saskatchewan premier-designate is a British-born Baptist minister aged 40 who will lead Canada’s first Social government. He studied ministry at McMaster University and is set to assume provincial leadership.
Japs Report Bonin Raid Near Marianas
A Tokyo radio said a Japanese task force attacked the Bonin Islands Chichi Jima and Iwo Jima as American forces hit the Marianas. The claim, quoted by a Tokyo broadcaster, cited slight Japanese losses and 17 Allied planes shot down with no Allied confirmation.
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NEW YORK
Tokio
Bonin Islands
Japan
Marianas
Tokyo
United States office of war information
federal communications commission
Chichi Jima
Iwo Jima
King George Visits Normandy Beachhead in Brief Crossing
King George visited the Normandy beachhead today. He was accompanied by Sir Alan Lascelles and Capt. Sir Harold Campbell. No further details were released. The visit follows similar crossings by Churchill de Gaulle and Allied high command members.
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ONDON
C.P
King George
Normandy
Alan Lascelles
Harold Campbell
He Navy
Churchill
de Gaulle
Allied high command
Bracken Sees Sask Vote Protest Against Liberal Leaders
Toronto June 16 John Bracken Progressive Conservative leader described Saskatchewan election results as a protest against leaders of Liberalism who favored party interests over the state. He noted the CCF would have won earlier but Social Credit split the vote and Liberal machine fear aided the shift.
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Bracken
Sask
TORONTO
CCF
Saskatchewan
John Bracken
Dominion
Alberta
Laberalim
Doe munnion
Mam
macinns
Four Italian Towns Seized by Allied Advance
Rome reports the Allied 5th and 8th Armies have captured at least four towns in Italy: Todi, Narni, Aquapendente, and Massa Martana, as rapid northward advances push toward Rome. The front line claims German forces have begun to withdraw while operations focus on coastal and inland targets.
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ROME
Wa Tern
Romi oon Higneas No 3
Adriatic
Orvieto
Alexanders
Italy
Massa Martana
Tern
Yanks Gain In Marianas Saipan Action Reported
Military dispatches describe heavy fighting around Saipan as U S forces raid from the beach and push toward the major town of about 10 000 residents five miles from the edge of Saipan in the Marianas Admiral Nimita says progress is being made against well defended Japanese positions with artillery and air support aiding the advance near Pearl Harbor and the Saipan coast through Thursday.
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PEARL HARBOR
Jane
Ameri
Tapanes
AERO
southea
Saipan
eoe
Japan
Pha
batti shi acuins
rechet
caibid
Peari Hatipur
rarapen
Saipans
Nimita
Saskatchewan Constituency Vote Details From Early Results
Detailed Saskatchewan election results list various constituencies with candidate names, party affiliations, and vote tallies. The document shows ARM RIVER, BATTLEFORDS, BIGGAR, CANNING, CUMBES, EL ROSE, GRAVELBOURG, HANLEY and others with partial counts and party codes such as PC CCF and CCR. The data appears fragmented with OCR errors indicating several figures and names in flux and notes like “Continued on Page Three.”
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Saskatchewan
ARM RIVER
palls Danielson
Homshaw
Fansher
AJHABASKA
Dollis Marion
Deliurende
Frukon
Porris
BAVTLEFORDS
BENGOUGH
paws Wadacil «L
Broan
BIGGAR
qwals Brreman
CANNING
tate EL ROSE
GRAVELBOURG
Meeras COFr
HANLEY
Soldier Bill Is Debated in Ottawa Commons Debates on veterans affairs bill
In Ottawa yesterday the commons debated proposals to create a veterans affairs department to aid ex service personnel. Maj Leslie Mutch urged thorough briefing on rising contributions and available trades positions for post military training. Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced exchanges with Newfoundland and Brazil on fishing rights and cultural relations. Page Three continues.
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OTTAWA
veterans affairs department
Leslie Mutch ¢L
Winnipeg South
Mackenzie King
Newfoundland
Brazil
Braz
Ppresigusivy
Canada
house
Saskatchewan election results and party listings
The Canadian Press provides a party by party roll of elected members in Saskatchewan. The list names several individuals including X-member of last legislature and figures from Unity Labour Reform, Liberal, and other groups, noting changes and party shifts.
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Saskatchewan
Yorktor
Swallow Gashrom Unity
Salbecois
JL. Phelps
Soumta-Fares
Cummins fain
Lab Reauar Cit. Co
ana e C. Williams
Mourtain
J. Berson
Deseaus
Red arms smash through new Mannerheim Line near Yupuri
A Red Star dispatch reports the Red Army breached the so called New Mannerheim Line defending the approaches to the port of Yupuri. The fortification featured four lines of stone walls and anti tank blocks nearly two yards high with a 20 yard wide mine field. The report says Soviet tanks artillery and infantry have advanced beyond the line after a large breach.
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OBCOW
Red arms
winlands
New Mannerheim
Yupuri
Red Star
Flame-spitting German secret weapon hits southern England
London June 16 The Germans used flame-spitting pilotless planes in daylight raids on southern England for the first time since the invasion of France. The secret weapon caused deaths and damage at scattered points, with anti aircraft guns firing broadly in daylight. The craft flew at high speed and exploded on or near targets, and much of the details remain untold as authorities assess losses and damage.
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LONDON
England
France
werpun tiie
deraby
gta
ocif-deastrevanrg
whca
Americans Capture St Sauveur in France
American troops broke through German resistance on the Cherbourg peninsula, reaching St Sauveur le Comte and seizing the main road hub. Other items report pilotless planes activity over southern England and Allied air raids on German airfields near Paris and Laon, plus Grosseto taken in Italy's northwest coastal drive.
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ST. SALVEUR
FRANCE
SALVEUR LE VACOMTE
Douve
England
Nagi
YANKSHET PX
TOKYO WASHENGEON
sithin
Gueo
Bonin
Volcano
Japan
LONDON
air ministry
U.S
Italy
Grosseto
Roma
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London Spectator
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Uhree
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