Air Forces Hit Wide Front In Global Bombing Offensive
Allied air operations sweep from equatorial Africa to Arctic Norway with heavy bombing of German targets. RAF and Allied planes strike Cologne and other western towns while bombers hit ships in Trondheim harbor and attack Italian bases in Eritrea Libya and Ethiopia. Royal Navy and air crews report encounters with German fighters, several aircraft shot down, and ongoing efforts to disrupt enemy columns and troop concentrations along the Seine and in surrounding areas.
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Japanese Bomb Attack Destroys Soviet Embassy in Chungking
Japanese warplanes bomb Chungking heavily damaging the Soviet embassy the first direct strike on a foreign mission there since last year. The ambassador vows to continue working as the main building lies unusable amidst the rubble. British and German news offices also suffer damage from 500 pound bombs.
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China
Chungking
United Press
Alberta Considers Veterans Corps to Counter Fifth Column
A suggestion to form a veterans corps in Alberta to combat fifth column activities mirrors Saskatchewan’s Veterans Civil Security Corps. The proposal was presented to the provincial government by a committee examining wartime security measures.
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Veterans’ Corps
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Veterans’ Civil Security Corps
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Prepare For Refugees Toronto Will Serve As A Distribution Centre
Dr Gordon P Jackson Toronto medical health officer told the health board he was instructed to assist in looking after the health of hundreds of refugee children who might arrive anytime The city will serve as a distribution centre with up to 36 hours advance notice from the provincial government Children aged nine to fourteen will come in groups of 300 to 500 and be taken to the Odd Fellows Home to be used as a general clearing house
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Spain Declares Non Belligerent in Mediterranean War
The government issues a decree reiterating its non belligerency amid Italy joining Britain and France in the Mediterranean. The decree avoids the term neutrality, aligning with recent Spanish press sentiment.
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Temporary suspension of Empire air mail services
The postmaster general announced a temporary suspension of Empire air mail services. Principal routes affected include connections with Malta Egypt Palestine Iraq India Ceylon Burma Hong Kong Malaya Australia New Zealand the Sudan East Africa and South Africa.
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Ambassadors Arrive in Moscow in Mixed Travel Modes
British ambassador Sir Ivanora Cripps and French envoy Erik Labonne arrived in Moscow on the same plane. Italian ambassador Augusto Rosso returned to Moscow by train, all part of postwar diplomatic activity with Soviet Russia.
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Ambu Vancouver Receives BC Donations for Ambulances
Red Cross officials report cheques from organizations across British Columbia cover the purchase of 10 ambulances. A dozen other clubs have pledged vehicles, underscoring broad support for ambulance relief efforts.
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Red Cross
British Columbia
Cable Cut Disrupts Rome South America Link
A trans Atlantic cable linking Buenos Aires to Rome via Spain was reported cut. Informed sources said normal service between Rome and South America has been disrupted affecting communications to the region.
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South America
Rome
Spain
Grim German Raid Echoes Over Thames Town
After German raiders shelled a Thames estuary town, residents gathered shell splinters as souvenirs. Japan remains the world’s leading exporter of cotton piece goods.
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Thames Estuary
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Mayors Back War Effort Through Savings Drive
The Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities endorsed government war efforts after an Ottawa meeting led by Mayor Stanley Lewis. He urged municipalities to promote purchase of war savings certificates rather than fund tanks or planes via taxlevies, noting Ontario law limits such municipal fundraising.
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Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities
Stanley Lewis
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Lewis
Ontario
Alaska defense to move force to Anchorage bases
United States Secretary of War Harry Woodring states a force of field artillery and infantry will be sent to Anchorage Alaska to defend the few American army air bases being established there. This confirms a strengthened defense posture in Alaska amid wartime needs.
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United States
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Orce
Anchorage
Alaska
Italians Exchanged for Britons in Italy
London reports a prisoner exchange in which between 200 and 600 Italians including women and children are being swapped for about the same number of Britons in Italy.
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Italy
Sabotage Explodes on British Freighter in Buenos Aires
A British Royal Mail freighter Gas song was damaged by a double explosion at dock in Buenos Aires. An Argentine stevedore was killed and about four British sailors injured as fuel tanks were breached and holds opened. Authorities feared time bombs on other ships and suspended port loadings while searches proceed.
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Buenos Aires
German Food Shortage Signals Deficit Strain on War Effort
London dispatches report Allied stockade pressures on Germany at economic cost. Nazi orders call for killing all dogs not used for military service. Neutral sources note severe shortages in German staples with ration cuts of sugar cheese fats meat and RES. Signs suggest flour scarcity and a weak European wheat crop outside Italy.
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London
Germany
Italy
Czecho-Slovak Forces Join French British Front
Ardames Tours France aviators and first units of the reconstituted Czecho-Slovak army join French and British lines. The Czecho-Slovak National Committee announced in a telegram to Premier Reynaud and Prime Minister Churchill.
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Reynaud
Churchill
Britain Rallies Aid as French Forces Hold Line
Britain ships all possible aid to France including thousands of troops and matériel from Norway. Churchill Eden and Dill meet Petain as Paris and Tours come under bombardment. US envoy Bullitt stays in Paris amid warnings of relentless German attacks. About 40 British women ambulance drivers remain with French forces during the retreat to Paris. officials laud their heroism under bombing.
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Tours
United States
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Italians Must Register Ottawa Naturalized Since 1929
Italians naturalized since September 1929 must register under an order in council issued under the Defence of Canada regulations. The order requires fingerprinting and other precautionary measures for recording details of those detained.
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Defence of Canada Regul
Liberal MP Proposes Youth Training Memorial for Norman Rogers
Ottawa's Daniel Melvor, Liberal member for Fort William, tabled a proposal in Parliament to erect a memorial honoring Norman Rogers. He lauded the late defence minister's contributions to the youth training scheme during his tenure as minister of labor.
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