Report That She Is Aiding Japan
Informed sources say Russia may oppose Japan if Allies push European war aims, but Moscow has little reserve for Pacific ventures amid German resistance. Kremlin may change stance after Allied Europe actions. Tass denies aiding Japan and meteorological rumors. Churchill Roosevelt Stalin talks likely for a three power meeting including Chiang Kai-shek.
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Russia
Japan
Britain
West
Churchill
Washington
Pacific
Germany
United States
Tass
Comintern
Roosevelt
Stalin
United Nations
Chiang Kal-shek
Canadians Exaggerate Canning Sugar Needs
Ottawa official Radomar warned at the Canadian Federation of Mayors meeting that applicants vastly overstate sugar needs for home canning. He cited 210 million pounds requested to date, compares to 80 million normal use, with 100 million pounds available to meet demand. He noted large individual requests and nearly 9 million people applying.
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Ottawa
E. W. Radomar
The
Prices Board
Radomar
Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities
Department of Agriculture
Etmon
Alberta
Rodomar
Wheat seeding near completion in prairie provinces
Dominion bureau of statistics reports progress on seeding in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with wheat nearly finished in Manitoba and Saskatchewan and 90 percent in Alberta. Oats barley and oil seeds show gains while flaxseed planting lags as land preparation continues.
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Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Queen Wilhelmina Tours Canada En Route to Ottawa
The Netherlands government info bureau announced that Queen Wilhelmina arrived in Montreal on May 26 by air en route to Ottawa for a short official visit to her daughter Princess Juliana. The brief statement confirmed the royal itinerary and purpose.
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Air Montreal
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Montreal
Air
Ottawa
Visi
Princess Juliana
Te Netherlands Government Information Bureau
Polish marshal's daughter leads RAF transport pilots
Jadwiga Pilsudski, daughter of the late Marshal Josef Pilsudski of Poland, serves as a second officer in the RAF Air Transport Auxiliary. Based in England since 1939, she flies fighter planes from station 0, contributing to Britain’s war effort.
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England
Jadwiga Pilsudski
RAF
Air Transport Auxiliary
Josef Pilsudski
Poland
Britain
Victoria Cross for John W. Linton of Turbulent
Cmér. John W. Linton of the submarine Turbulent wins the Victoria Cross for actions against Axis shipping and Italian trains. The Turbulent reportedly sank 100,000 tons of enemy shipping and destroyed three Italian trains by gunfire.
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London
Britain
Cmér
John W. Linton
Turbulent
Royal Navy Escorts 1500 Convoys Through Dover Straits
Since France fell, the Royal Navy has guided at least 1,500 convoys through the Straits of Dover, highlighting sustained wartime convoy protection and sea lift.
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France
Royal Navy
Straits of Dover
Rail workers push Victory Loan bonds to new highs
Canadian National Railways workers, Trans-Canada Air Lines, and National Railways Munitions Limited surpassed Third Victory Loan results by 33.5 percent in bond cash value and 38.4 percent in individual subscribers. Total bonds reached 6 540 300 with Western region contributing over 2 million. Campaign leaders Terese Brunelle and others organized the effort, aided by railway staff across Canada.
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Trans-Canada Air Lines
National Railways Munitions Lmited
Eystom
Nance
Terese Brunelle
Canadian National’ Telegraphs
Mes
Ralways
IED
Gowin
System Treanor
G. & Cowe
Systems Teatatant R
Mr. Grant
Eget “Ational Raigrays
Canada
Beurling Receives Four Decorations From The King
Flying Officer George Beurling of Verdun Quebec the leading Canadian fighter ace of the war received four decorations from the King at Buckingham Palace. He was decorated with the DSO DFC and DFM for his Malta successes and is credited with shooting down 20 enemy planes. The investiture drew a huge crowd causing traffic jams at the palace gates. Beurling said the King asked about his record and Malta missions and his six months in Canada. Palace policemen noted the extraordinary crowd reaction as he left.
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Verdun
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Buckingham Palace
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Malta
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Ace
Canada
British Chancellor seeks £1 billion for war needs
Sir Kingsley Wood told the House of Commons a supplementary credit of £1,000,000,000 ($4,450,000,000) is needed to run the war from June to August. He said daily British war expenditure is about £13,500,000, with £11,000,000 for fighting and supply. The existing £1,000,000,000 approved Jan 6 may run out by early June, and the current year’s budget totals £4,900,000,000.
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Kingsley
Ceiling raises beef prices under wartime plan
Ottawa reports wholesale ceilings on beef carcasses sides and quarters rose 25 cents per hundredweight. Prices board officials say the increase will affect consumer prices only slightly about a quarter cent per pound, with retail rises up to a cent per pound for some cuts and none for others. The move completes the seasonal adjustment outlined in last October's government policy statement.
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Ottawa
Foods Administration
Prices Board
Edsel Ford Dead After 24 Years As Ford Leader
Edsel Ford, 49, son of Henry Ford, died last week at his Grosse Pointe Shores home. He led Ford during a pivotal wartime drive, steering a vast conversion to war production. Under his leadership Ford produced four engined bombers, tanks, jeeps, amphibious jeeps, anti-tank units and other war materiel.
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Detroit
Edsel Ford
Henry Ford
Ford
Grosse Pointe Shores
Edsel
Ford Organization
Japanese women and youths head to Ontario to work
Thirty Japanese women and youths from British Columbia have departed for Ontario to work as domestics and farm laborers. George Collins, head of the British Columbia security commission, announced the move, while Queen Mary marked her birthday quietly with the young grandson in a village in England.
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Vancouver
Ontario
George Collins
B.C. Security Commission
London
Mary
Queen Mother
England
William
Giloucetaer
Rehouse Low Income Groups Urged By Canadian Mayors Body
The Canadian federation of mayors proposes a bold national housing policy to rehouse low income groups under a cooperative federal provincial and local government and private sector program. It calls for long term low interest loans up to 90 percent of value, model provincial housing laws, reduced property taxes, and a staged postwar plan with municipal public works to address readjustment and long term self-sustaining economy.
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Ottawa
Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities
House of Commons Reestablishment and Reconstruction Committee
Canadians Reach Britain in Uneventful Atlantic Crossing
A fresh Canadian contingent arrived safely in Britain, joining Dominion troops awaiting a European front. Troops from all provinces and army branches disembarked after a calm crossing, with Defence Minister Ralston wishing them God speed. The reinforcements include infantry, armored units, and ancillary corps such as artillery and engineers.
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Armed Services
Defence
Ralston
Artillery
Ordnance
Army Service Corps
Medical Corps
Engineers
JCB central station opens in Montreal July 14
Canada’s most modern terminal will debut at Montreal with a ceremony marking the completion of the $29,000,000 project. Begun in 1928, the terminal endured years of delay until wartime traffic pressures accelerated its finish.
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