Bombers Hit Wilhelmshaven Naval Docks Nationwide Raid
British and Canadian bombers attacked Wilhelmshaven last night, setting fires in the North Sea naval center. Only two raiders were reported lost, with the strike noted as the second in as many nights and the ninth this month against Germany. The raid coincides with the two year anniversary of the Battle of Britain climax and follows a pattern of intensified Allied air activity. Fire and damage were reported by the Berlin dispatch.
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LONDON
C.P
Wilhelmshaven
North Sea
Germany
Bremen
penidulum
Britain
Berlin
Six Southern Boys Missing in Dieppe Engagement List
In the official list of casual ties at the Dieppe engagement, six Southern district men are missing. Lethbridge natives Cornelius Claremont Simopson, formerly of Lethbridge, and several others including Trooper Thomas Reilly of Hypil Block, Trooper Louis Andrew Perdue, Corp. Arnold Butler of Macleod, Trooper Samuel Dunn’s brother, and Trooper John Daniel White of Bellevue are among those missing.
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Dieppe
Lethbridge
Cornelius Claremont Simopson
Maude Simpson
Calgary
Thomas Reilly
Janet Reilly
Louis Andrew Perdue
Lorne Perdue
Samuel Dunn
Kate Dunn
Taber
Arnold Butler
Frank Butler
Macleod
John Daniel White
Rose White
Believue
Dancing forbidden by Nazis in Norway sparks arrests
The Left Hand Corner notes that Norwegians oppose Nazi measures and laws against dancing. Over 160 people were arrested in Sem for dancing, deemed a demonstration hostile to state authorities. Despite strict rule, Norwegians seek private gatherings in remote areas, masking dissent as they continue to dance and chant.
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Norway
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the
Manchester Guardian
David
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Alberta’s 37th Birthday Marked Quietly in Edmonton
Alberta observes the 37th anniversary of its entry into the Canadian confederation with no official celebrations. The report recalls key dates including the 1905 inauguration with Sir Wilfrid Laurier attending, and notes Alberta’s origin from Rupert’s Land and its 1903 formal creation alongside Saskatchewan.
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DMONTON
C.P
Alberta
union of Canada
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Canada
Edmonton
George H. W. Bulyea
Dominion of Canada
prairie provinces
Rupert's Land
Hudson’s Bay Company
Rupert’s Land
Dominion
Company of
Louise Caroline Alberta
Marquis of Lorne
Saskatchewan
Assiniboia
Athabaska
junto
Canadian Union of
New Action Looms in New Guinea Battle
Allied reports from Australia indicate signs of possible action in the Owen Stanley mountains near Port Moresby after five days of Japanese drives stalled near the base. Patrol activity is rising as Japanese forces reach within 40 miles of Port Moresby, with Blamey warning the campaign will be long and hard. Curtin cautioned that jungle infiltration could persist, while forest fire vigilance remains urged in Edmonton as dry seasons approach.
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Australia
Owen Stanley
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Sir Thomas Blamey
CURTIN
Youth admits truck theft after light load attempt
In Kansas City on September 16 a 21 year old youth arrested for stealing a truck confessed to the crime. He said he took the truck because the four new tires and tubes he had stolen moments earlier were too heavy to carry.
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KANSAS CITY
Jap Plane Drops Bomb In Oregon
The first aerial attack on U S soil possibly by a seaplane from a submarine occurred near dawn on Sept 9 along the southern Oregon coast. A forest fire aim failed due to a forest service lookout and alert air raid volunteers. Continuation noted on Page Three.
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SAN FRANCISCO
United States
army
western defence command
Oregon
forest service
Tobruk Raid Is Successful Says London
London reports a small British contingent landed at Tobruk, aided by light naval forces and heavy air strikes, inflicted casualties and damage before withdrawing. The admiralty noted strong opposition and expected losses, while another British unit bombarded El Daba with no damage or casualties. Parachutists were also reported to participate in the raid. Tobruk, a key Axis supply port west of the Egyptian frontier, had been held by Axis forces since June 22.
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LONDON
Tobruk
admiralty
El Daba
Egypt
Rome
Field Marshal
Rommel
RAF
United States
CAIRO
Plane dives in St. Lawrence off Cornwall
A Royal Canadian Air Force plane dived into the St Lawrence River eight miles east of Cornwall today sinking almost immediately. One man was rescued and boats searched for the rest of the crew. The plane was believed to carry five men.
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CORNWALL
Royal Canadian Air Force
St. Lawrence River
here
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Captured at Tobruk: Larry Allen Believed Prisoner of War
New York reports Larry Allen, Associated Press correspondent and 1941 Pulitzer winner, likely captured by Italians in the Tobruk raid. Cairo AP chief Edward Kennedy cites reliable word that Allen is in enemy hands after the British commando action. The Md native and noted Mediterranean eyewitness had won for international reporting.
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NEW YORK
Larry Allen
Associated Press
Tobruk
Edward Kennedy
Cairo
Allen
Mount Savage
Mediterranean
Galaren
Breakdown of Dieppe Casualties in Canadian Forces
Ottawa reports Dieppe battle casualties total 3,250 for Canadians with 170 known dead 623 wounded and 2,527 missing. The Department of National Defence announced the figures detailing killed in action or died of wounds by officers and other ranks, with totals for wounded and missing.
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OTTAWA
Dieppe
Department of National Defence
U S Holds 450 Japs at Guadalcanal Tulagi
United States Pacific theater headquarters announced last night that 430 Japanese prisoners were captured in the Guadalcanal and Tulagi areas of the Solomon Islands and moved to a port outside the area. The announcement says most prisoners are landing force personnel captured during the early August landings and shore actions by U S Marines.
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PEARL HARBOR
United States Pacific Teet
Guadalcanal
Tulagi island
Solomon Islands
United States
Pacific
Tulagi
Guadalcaran
Dieppe casualties list shows 2,547 missing and 170 dead
Ottawa reports Canadian losses at Dieppe total 3,350 dead wounded and missing. Defence Minister Relston notes 2,647 missing, including 136 officers, 633 wounded including 41 officers, and 170 dead including 40 officers. He expresses sympathy and pride in wartime courage.
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OTTAWA
C.P
battle of
Dieppe
department of national defence
Defence
Ralston
Ust
Canada
Relston
Pruning Of Industries In Canada To Ease War Strain
Elliott 04 Little, director of National Selective Service, told the Canadian Congress of Labor that Canada faces a progressive pruning of nonessential industries to free manpower for war production. He cited industry and armed forces needing nearly 200000 workers by year end plus 100000 more for logging, urging ruthful reallocation and improved efficiency across plants.
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GTITAWA
C.P
Canada
Elliott
Little
National Selective Service
Canadian Congress of Labor
King Visits Scene of Crash Fatal to Kent
The King walked the rough Scatlish Hi country to inspect the site of the Sunderland mining boat wreck that killed the Duke of Kent three weeks earlier. Members of the rescue party and others involved in the tragedy shared their accounts with the King.
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King
Kent
TANDON
Duke of Kent
Berlin Claims Railway Station Held By Nazis
Berlin reports the main railway station in Stalingrad captured by German forces as the battle for the city intensified. Soviet dispatches claim heavy bombing, stubborn defense, and about 4,000 Germans killed or disabled in three days, with Red Army counterattacks northern on Moscow front and continued efforts to supply the defenders.
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Berlin
Red Army
Henry C. Cassidy
Associated Press
A.P
Volga
Stalingrad
shemaent
Moscow
Rzhev-Vyazma
Red Star
Axis
Explosion Rips Boston War Relief Society Quarters
An explosion in Boston at the British War Relief Society building on Commonwealth Avenue and Berkeley Street noon today, police believe caused by a bomb. The attack involved higher troop and tank presence and increased aerial action, with defenders mounting counter-attacks as reports continue.
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BOSTON
British War Relief Society
Commonwealth avenue
Berkeley street
Stalingrad
Tobruk Raiders Reach Egypt After Air Assault
British naval force that raided Tobruk reached its Alexandria base after repelling waves of Axis dive bombers. Rome claimed British destroyers and cruisers were sunk or damaged during and after the Tobruk landing. RAF and US plans bombed Bulgaria, and two raids hit Japanese bases in Burma. Cherbourg shipping attacked by bombers. World Series opening set for Sept. 15 in St. Louis or Brooklyn. U.S. considers French labor to Nazis as aid to the enemy.
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EGYPT
CAUKO
Alexandria
Asis
ROME
Halian Broadcazi
Tstan high command
BULGARIA
LONDON
Reuters
Stockhelm Tucviay
Burgsria
BURMA
NEW DELNE
RAF
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Myithyina
BAW
CHERBOURG
Boston
France
Tersilay
WORLIS
CHICAGO
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Brooklyn
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
hastball
WASHINGTON
Hall
Vichy
Gaston Netty-Haye
Germany
United States
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