Windsor NS School Teacher Now Navigator Of RC AF
Windsor Nova Scotia is the home of a school teacher turned Royal Canadian Air Force navigator. Hubert Miller, 30, recounts a daylight raid on Brest and battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, describing shrapnel hits, bomber maneuvers, and a tense return across the channel.
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Waterton sees record tourist season as arrivals rise
Waterton Lakes National Park posted the best season in its history with 125,791 entrants by end August, 21 percent above 1940. Americans led the flow with 55,586 visitors, up 40 percent, and American car registrations up 51 percent. Canadians reached 70,205, with August alone totaling 44,718 visitors as Americans surpassed Canadians for the first time.
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Norwegian Boat Escapes to Britain After 400 Mile Voyage
A Norwegian party slipped from a fjord in a 20 foot motor boat and reached Britain after a four day voyage. Amid wartime tales, love crosses barriers as villagers welcome troops and a sailor blocks a stricken pump while repairs await. A Norwegian air force squadron has trained for action with the RAF.
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How They Rank Navy Army Air Commissioned Officers
Royal Navy ranks list from Admiral of the Fleet to Sub-Lieutenant with Mate. It notes seniority comparisons among Royal Navy Army and Royal Air Force officers and how they align across the United Kingdom and Dominions.
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Rangers and Celtic in Scottish match crowd disrupts game
In Glasgow a crowd of 40 000 watched Rangers defeat Celtic 3-0 in a Scottish Southern league match. Bottles flew when Celtic was awarded a penalty. Clyde beat Partick Thistles 4-2 to challenge Rangers for league lead. Rangers drew 1-1 at Aberdeen in the Northeastern league. An unknown forward R Lewis scored five for Arsenal in a 7-2 win over Crystal Palace in the New London league. Bristol City beat Wolverhampton 2-1 in a South of England fixture.
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Illicit wolfram and tin trade grows in Portugal
In Lisbon illicit mining and ore washing near the Spanish border employs hundreds. Men and women are illegally washing and sorting wolfram and tin, key war materials, from local soil.
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LISBON
Portugal
Harriman Ready for Preliminary Moscow Conference Talks
An authoritative United States source said Harriman, head of the U.S. mission to the Moscow three-power conference, is expected in London soon for preliminary talks with British officials.
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W. Averell Harriman
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Atlanta Light Cruiser Christened By Margaret Mitchell
KEARNY NJ September 6 The United States navy launched the light cruiser Atlanta with speeds near 43 knots and advanced features first tried on cruisers The event featured Mrs John Marsh known as Margaret Mitchell author of Gone With the Wind Governor Charles Edison spoke of protecting supply lines against Nazi domination and world fascism
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Australia mass produces river crossing equipment for troops
Australia announced mass production of vital river crossing gear for troops including rubber reconnaissance boats assault boats bridge work and pontoon systems. The program also covers folding rubber boats supplied to Britain and supports allied river operations.
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Australia
Britain
Iceland Transformed Into Gibraltar of the North
British American and Norwegian forces on Iceland swell defense numbers unseen since Dunkirk evacuation. US Marines with British troops guard key communications arch. The island hosts airfields and warships, near Atlantic routes, with patrols and plans to prevent northern landings. Submarine sinkings along the northern US Britain route have fallen to a new low with seven weeks without a merchant ship loss.
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Langstone lauds Canada wartime production shift
New Zealand minister of land and mines Frank Langstone, visiting Canada and the United States to place war orders, said in Winnipeg last night that Canada’s rapid switch from peacetime to wartime production was amazing.
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Frank Langstone
New Zealand
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