Air Strength Of Axis Said To Be Failing Fast
A British and American assessment says German air power is deteriorating rapidly as Allied raids inflict heavy losses. July Luftwaffe output is pegged around 20,000 planes annually, with Western Europe losses alone suggesting the Luftwaffe is being bled dry.
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Axis
London
Luftwaffe
Ar Specialista
Axia
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Europe
Russia
Mediterranean
Ttta
Germany
Courses to aid service men study current affairs
A joint committee of Navy Army and Air Force education directors and Canadian adult education groups will run courses for officers to learn discussion group techniques and current affairs. Lecturers from McGill Manitoba Toronto and other universities will lead sessions across Canada from August to September. The aim is to train soldiers to understand why they fight and how to discuss world events. Buy War Savings Stamps Regularly.
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Canada
Armed Services
Navy
Army
Air Force
Canadian Association For Adult Education
E. A. Corbett
Association
Canadian Legion! Educational Services
Wilfrid Bovey
Montreal
W. H. Brittain
McGill University
H. McD. Clokie
University of Manitoba
W. J. McCurdy
University of Toronto
R. M. Saunders
R. Westwater
Queen's University
Mount Allison University
Mc 5 University
University of Western Ontario
University of Saskatchewan
University of Alberta
University of British Columbia
New Postal Service Benefits Officers and Seamen Aboard Merchant Ships
Ottawa announces a new postal arrangement to speed mail for officers and men on foreign trading ships. Mail will be cleared through Montreal and addressed to the person and ship names, CO Post Office Box 9000, Montreal. Randles cites cooperation among Canadian postal authorities naval postal services and the British ministry of transport to extend seamen’s service.
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Ottawa
Canada
Arthur Randles
Montreal
Randles
Naval Postal Services
Briish Ministry of Transport
Return of Manchuria and Formosa Foreseen by China
London report from T. V. Soong, the Chinese foreign minister visiting Britain, states China expects Manchuria and Formosa to be returned after the war. Asked about Hong Kong, he declined to answer and said he preferred not to take notice of the question.
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T. V. Soong
Britain
China
Manchuria
Formosa
Hong Kong
First Canadian woman medical officer joins Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
Captain Marion Ross of Toronto becomes the first woman commissioned in the Canadian Army as a medical officer. A University of Toronto medical graduate, she studied bacteriology at the University of London after serving as bacteriologist for Britain’s Emergency Public Health Laboratory Service before joining the RCAMC in November 1942.
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Middle East
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Marion Ross
Toronto
University of Toronto
Ronsid
University of London
Ministry of Health
Assassination Report Hits French Fascist Leader in Paris
Paris radio said Jean Moncurie secretary to Jacques Doriet's French Popular party was killed by three unidentified men. The broadcast noted no date and cited previous attacks on Doriet and his network by French patriots.
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Paris
Jean Moncurie
Jacques Doriet
French Popular Party
Reuters News Agency
Netalis
Doric
Alberta Coal Shortage Prompted New Strip Mining Plan
W J Taylor of Calgary coal controller says seven strip mining sites are being opened in Alberta to ease a looming winter coal shortage. Mines at Airdrie Taber and other sites including Doods Camrose Castor Tofield and south of Lake Wabamun will aim for about 5000 tons daily output. Public cooperation is urged to meet winter needs.
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W. J. Taylor
Calgary
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Camrose
Castor
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Sweden may defy Germany over troop passage
Stockholm observers say Sweden could deny passage of German troops to Dinlandz, signaling a major political shift after three years under Nazi influence. Government decision reportedly made and possibly communicated to Germany, with public disclosure pending timing.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Germany
Dinlandz
Military hospital contract awarded to Bird Construction Co
Winnipeg firm Bird Construction Company receives contract to build a 150 bed military hospital for the A4 artillery training centre at Brandon. Work is to start immediately as arrangements are made.
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Wilson's Army In Middle East Is Ready To March
Gen Sir Maitland Wilson, commander in chief in the Middle East, said Middle Eastern troops are ready for any development in the Mediterranean theatre and would support Eisenhower in North Africa as long as needed. He warned Italy and Crete could influence future operations and stressed vigilance for German countermeasures and potential buffer-state plans.
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Middle Eastern
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Propaganda Pamphlets Spread in Germany Under Gestapo Nose
Stockholm reports thousands of propaganda pamphlets distributed inside Germany described what would happen if a Mussolini style shake up occurred there. The leaflets claim German workers would strike and protest for peace, forcing Hitler and top leaders from power.
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Gestapo
Stockholm
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Himmler
Goebbels
New Barley Shipment From Lowe Farm Near Morris
The first car of new barley was loaded at the Lowe farm near Morris by the Manitoba pool in CN car 510465 and shipped over Canadian National lines to the Manitoba wheat pool at Port Arthur. The shipment consists of 2,200 bushels and was grown by George J. Wieks, J. G. Harder and Isaac Chaponaky. Yield was 20 to 25 bushels per acre.
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Lowe Farm
Manitoba Pool
Canadian National Lines
Manitoba Wheat Pool
Port Arthur
George J. Wieks
J. G. Harder
Isaac Chaponaky
Canadian Wheat to Aid California Dairies
The United States War Food Administration will supply 400000 tons of Canadian wheat to California dairymen facing a critical feed shortage, under the state department of agriculture program.
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Sacramento
Cali
United States War Food Administration
California
State Department of Agriculture
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