Arandora Star Sinks as Prisoners Flee Lifeboats
Survivors recount brutal lifeboat scramble after the Arandora Star was torpedoed. Germans and Italians fought over boats in a panic, with cattle-like behavior and violent clashes reported. One German manned a lifeboat rescue, others were drowned or missing. ship carried about 1500 aliens, 300 crew, and 200 British soldiers.
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London
Ireland
Dominion
Berlin
West Indies
Mediterranean
British United Press
British Isles
Free postage may come to Canada bound troops in UK
Ottawa reports that variants of Canada's fighting forces stationed in Britain may soon send mail home to Canada without postage. Negotiations are underway between the Canadian and British governments and a definite decision is expected shortly.
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Ottawa
Aremvers
Canada
United Kingdom
Belfast Evacuation Plan Backed by Northern Ireland Cabinet
The Northern Ireland cabinet endorsed a plan for voluntary evacuation of school children from densely populated Belfast as a precautionary measure. It aims to take effect at an early date and on short notice.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
North Ireland
Falkland Islands Transfer of Stock for Warplanes
The Falkland Islands council votes to transfer stock valued at £50,000 to the British government for the purchase of warplanes, advised by the governor and coordinated through the colonial office.
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London
Legusia
Council of the
Falkland Islands
Colonial Office
Canadian Troops for Britains Defence Warned by Lord Mottistone
Lord Mottistone urged in the Lords that Canadian troops be chosen to counter an invasion at Britain’s shores. He cited Canuck divisions as adaptable and long-tested, proposing an Australian division handle air-landings while Britain boosts offensive power and coastal defences.
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London
Lord Mottistone
Jack Seedy
House of Lords
Britain
Mottistone
Tve
Citadel Merchandising Company Formed in Ottawa
Government owned Citadel Merchandising Company Limited announced by Munitions Minister C D Howe to coordinate production and procurement of machinery and equipment for war orders. Operates as a non profit private organization with offices in Montreal and representatives in Ottawa and New York. Directors include Thomas Arnold Mani toba Steel Foundries J Belnap and J D Johnson with CS Gravel and F K Morrow serving without remuneration.
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Ottawa
Citadel Merchandising Company Limited
C.D. Howe
Montreal
New York
Citadel Merchandising
Canada
Citadel Merchandising Company
Mr Howe
Thomas Arnold
Manitoba Steel Foundries Ltd
J. Belnap
Consolidated Paper Corp. Ltd
J D. Johnson
Canada Cement Company, Ltd
CS Gravel
Bell Telephone Co
C Ada
F.K. Morrow
Ogilvie Flour Mills Co. Ltd
War Heroes and Milestones Feature in London News
London reports decorate King George honors widow of Captain Warburton Lee who commanded the destroyer flotilla at Narvik where the Hardy was struck and Warburton Lee died. A new Amazon defence corps forms to train women in rifles as Melbourne University grants top honors to a woman for the first time in its law school history.
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London
King George
Toha
B.A. W. Warburton-Lee
Narvik
Germany
Norway
Warburton-Lee
Admiralty
Hardy
Sun
Amazon Defence Corps
Venetiz Foster
Law School
Melbourne University
Australia
Refugee Money Hidden in Wall Street Bank Figures
Amid mid year condition statements banks reveal surged deposits linked to refugee funds from war torn Europe. Chase National Bank shows deposits rising to 3.19 billion dollars, up from 3.060,769,000 at March end and 2.696,486,000 a year earlier, with 1953 figures also noted.
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New York
Atlantic
Europe
Wall Street
Chase National Bank
Chase
Narrow Escape in RAF Night Raid Over Hamburg
An RAF bomber observer barely escaped when shrapnel blew open a door during a raid on oil storage tanks at Hamburg. He clung to the door edge, was pulled back inside with slight shock, then resumed duties. First RAF plane missed by 100 yards, third bomb hit. A second crew ditched at sea after engine trouble, issued an SOS, and were rescued after 13 hours in a dinghy.
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RAF
Omener
London
Royal Air Force
Hamburg
Germany
Air Ministry
Oath Of Allegiance In Ottawa Affects Canadian Enlistment
Ottawa reported possible loss of citizenship through the oath to the King is not expected to hinder American volunteers from joining Canada’s formed forces. Modifications in enlistment procedures are understood to address the personal issue faced by Americans when taking the oath. Officials refused to detail changes but suggested the oath problem has been resolved for enlistment.
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Ottawa
Canada
Mcials
National Defence Department
Coastal Defence Service Corps Formed For Coastal Forts
Ottawa announces a new phase in the Canadian army reshaping coastal defence. Fortress companies of the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, about 150 men each, have been mobilized in Halifax Sydney Saint John Vancouver Victoria and one split between the two Pacific coast cities. The units comprise electrical and mechanical workers assigned to coastal forts.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
Halifax
Sydney
Saint John
Vancouver
Victoria
Pacific
Enlistment Rise for Royal Canadian Air Force in Emon ton
Figures released here show June enlistments in Emon ton reaching 186 men across all classes. Of these 37 joined as aircrewmen while the rest were mainly highly skilled clerks and mechanics.
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Famonton
Royal Canadian Air Force
Emonton
Lord Athlone Named President of Canadian Red Cross
Dr. Fred W. Beutley national commissioner of the Canadian Red Cross Society announced that Lord Athlone governor general has accepted the presidency of the society in Canada. The office had been vacant since the death of Lord Tweedsmuir.
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Foronto
Fred W
British fleet battles French Navy in Mediterranean clash
London reports Winston Churchill told Parliament of Britain seizing three French battleships six cruisers eight destroyers and many smaller vessels after a grim battle at Oran and in Alexandria. French losses included battleships a carrier and submarines. British losses were minimal while the Strasbourg and Dunkerque missions reached Toulon.
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London
Guna
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Britain
Ister
Oran
Strasbourg
Dunkerque
Toulon
Alexandria
Churchill
France
Mediterranean
Commons
Germany
Therasbourg
Adequate Labor Supply Key To War Work In Ottawa
Labor Minister Norman McLarty told the National Labor Supply council that Canada must train workers to sustain war industries as Europe’s war demands push Canada toward becoming a major war materials producer. The advisory council met under A. J. Hills of Canadian National Railways to set groundwork for future deliberations.
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Ottawa
Norman McLarty
National Labor Supply Council
Europe
Canada
Advisory Council
A. J. Hills
Canadian National Railways
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Dill
Robert Haining
Imperial General Staff
John Greer Dill
General Staff
Proft
Service Corps
Lord Athlone
Red Cross
Sir John Dill
Viscounsort
No. 10 Downing Street
War Council
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