Russians and Finns Wage Strange Northern Conflict
AP dispatch from Helsinki reports Finnish and Russian forces in Lake Ladoga area using modern weapons in forest warfare. Front lines blur as camouflage and long-range artillery shape engagements, with Finland counting on forest knowledge to limit casualties and uphold defense near Leningrad.
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Helsinki
Berlin
Lake Ladogan
Republic
Finland
Leningrad
Mannerheim
Independents Plan Edmonton Conference for August 30
Edmonton reports an August 30 conference called for 19 Independent Alberta legislators. Percy Page of MILA announced the meeting to set an agenda for a provincial Independent movement conference planned for November. The gathering follows the last session when a summer meeting was deemed necessary to discuss important matters and conference plans.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta Legislatire
Percy Page
Mila
Independent Movement
Legislatur
Patch Dispute at Hamilton Ends After Four Day Strike
About 400 workers at the National StepL Car plant in Hamilton ended a four day strike after M S Campbell chief conciliation officer of the federal department of labor announced that all differences with the company have been settled. He said a mutually acceptable understanding has been reached and no further trouble is to be expected. The dispute began July 28 over the government negotiate policy with the union and followed an April 27 strike over reinstating a dismissed employee George Tanner.
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T ! Campbell
Fderal
George Tanner
Legion Praises Soviet Armies in BC Convention
Delegates at the British Columbia Command Canadian Legion convention in New Westminster adopted a resolution praising the Russian armies and the Soviet people for their fight against invading German forces and ordered a cable to Moscow. Thomas A. Barnard of Nanaimo was elected president, with Capt. Macgregor Macintosh of Ganges as first vice president and R. J. Laurie of Cranbrook as second vice president.
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New Westminster
B.C
British Columbia
Canadian Legion
Soviet Union
Moscow
Thomas A. Barnard
Nanaimo
Macgregor Macintosh
Ganges
R. J. Laurie
Cranbrook
Monarch Theatre Rebuild Advances Amid Air Conditioning
Workers install fifty tons of steel beams to support the roof as the Monarch theatre reconstruction quickens. Despite a heat spell the site stayed cool thanks to an efficient air conditioning system. Reopening is expected in a few weeks.
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Monarch Theatre
Monarch
German advances threaten Leningrad and Kiev in Russian front
Russian troops fight to stem a two headed drive on Leningrad with Nazi columns pushing from the south along Lake Peipus and German Finnish forces attacking from the north on the Karelia Isthmus. Soviet high command doubt Kiev or Leningrad reach. German losses reported. British review notes slow advance and high casualties.
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Leningrad
Lake Peipus
Karelian Isthmus
Reuters
Moscow
Kiev
Red Army
Hitler
Ukraine
London
Smolensk
Bel Tserkov
Caucasus
Crash Kills Son of Duce in Bomber Testing Flight
Capt Bruno Mussolini aged 23 died when a long range bomber he commanded crashed near Pisa at 10 am. His father, Mussolini, rushed to the scene. Two other crew members perished and the rest were injured in the accident.
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Rome
C.P
Bruno Mussolini
Pisa
Hard Surfacing Underway on Medicine Hat Walsh Section
Dr. J. L. Robinson reports from Edmonton that the Medicine Hat to Walsh portion of the trans Canada highway is advancing from both ends and should be completed before freeze up. Uncertainty in wear makes a firm date unlikely. East end work uses provincial gear from Monarch and Macleod.
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Medicine Hat-Walsh
Trans- Canada Highway
J. L. Robinson
M.L.A
Edmonton
W. A. Fallon
Monarch
Macleod
First Ride After 12 Years Ends with Ambulance Trip in Bowell
Hans Hanson, 70, long-time Bowell resident and former carpenter, left his Bingville farm after a government settlement moved 125 families for a military proving ground. He rode gratis in an ambulance to Bowell, hoping to buy the ambulance mattress, while adapting to a new home and reopened barbed wire telephone link for two way chat with neighbors.
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Bingville
Medicine Hat
British Empire
Hans Hanson
Nott
Bowell
Hanson
Canada May Hit 250 Million Trade In July
Ottawa reports that July trade may reach 250 million in cash value, boosting seven month total for 1941 to about 1.615 billion. This would surpass 1940 figures as government statisticians note the rising inter national exchange and ongoing record trade levels.
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Canada
Iti
Next Move Of Britain Seen Near
Commentators in London speculate Eden will push Britain toward a new Middle East action. Options include renewed attack on Italian North Africa or advancing into the Russian oil field area to aid the Soviet Union. A 500000 strong force with aircraft, tanks, and munitions is ready, with plans for possible actions on the Egyptian frontier, Syria, or a drive into Cirenaica for an Axis cleanup.
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London
Middle East
Eden
House of Commons
Italian North Africa
Russia
Britain
United States
Syria
Cirenaica
Africa
Alaska Highway Again Discussed
Congressman Warren Magnuson of Washington and former Alaska governor Thomas Riggs met Canadian officials led by Norman Robertson to stress the defence angle of the Alaska highway. The talks were described as wholly informal, with plans to push the project for consideration at the joint permanent defence board meeting in September.
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Otawa
Warren Magnuson
Washington State
Thomas Riggs
Alaska
Riggs
Norman Robertson
Canada
Pacific
Joint Permanent Defence Board
Thailand May Resist Japs With Democracies' Help
Britain expects Thailand to resist a Japanese invasion with Western help only if the United States cooperates beyond a blockade. British, Australian and Indian forces prepare for a Japanese thrust into Thailand to threaten Singapore or the Burma road, while U S authorities see Japan’s move as part of a wider Axis strategy.
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England
Alberta
Pte
L. Skow
Calgary
R. C. Deslauriers
Val d’Or
Quebec
S. Pakroski
London
Britain
Thailand
United States
Japan
India
Singapore
Burma Road
Chungking
Reuters
Ministry of Information
Burma
South China
Washington
Vichy
Dakar
British Losses in Greece and Crete Evacuations
War Secretary Margesson told the House that British and Imperial forces left 25,680 prisoners and dead in evacuations from Greece and Crete. He noted 57,757 started in Greece with 44,865 evacuated, and 27,550 in Crete with 14,580 taken away.
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London
Margesson
House of Commons
Greece
Crete
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Afternoon Rain Not General Across District
A .26 inch of rain fell between 3:50 and 5:00 pm yesterday at the local weather bureau, about half July’s total. Heavy showers occurred district wide but no general rainfall or hail reports followed despite cooler temperatures.
Harris Protests Open Sessions Of War Committee
Ottawa Aug 7 Joseph H Harris Conservative Toronto Danforth protested closed meetings of the wartime expenditures committee while subcommittees studied salvaging waste materials for the armed forces Harris left the room when the press was kept out He said the committee is doing good work and has saved hundreds of thousands of dollars Graham Liberal Swift Current explained some off the record discussions were necessary for a frank panel view of a common problem involving different branches.
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Ottawa
C.P
Joseph H. Harris
Con
Toronto-Danforth
R. T. Graham
Lib
Swift Current
House of Commons
Harris
Graham
Service
The
Treasury
Mystery disease claims sixty lives in the Northwest
Fargo reports a baffling illness likely mosquito born with a medical corps working around the clock. Doctors label it encephalitis or sleeping sickness as researchers race to identify source and stop the spread.
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Fargo
N.D
C.P
Special Medical Corps
United States
RAF Raids Hit German Industrial Centres and Shipping
The Royal Air Force reports raids on western Germany industrial centres and shipping off the Netherlands, with eight planes lost in last night’s operations. Targeted cities include Frankfurt Mannheim and Karlsruhe with fires and heavy bombing noted. Blenheim bombers attacked a convoy off the Dutch coast, one ship downed, and a Norwegian airfield attacked by night. Six German planes were destroyed in 24 hours.
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London
Royal Air Force
Germany
Netherlands
France
Frankfurt
Mannheim
Karlsruhe
Air Ministry
Norway
Norwegian
R.A.F
City Glances and Local Notes From Town
Second course RC AF pilots receive their wings at 34 SFTS Friday at 11 o'clock. New security guard starts at local air base. Welcome home. Clearing house returns show this week 364 940 dollars, last week 335 518, year ago 221 483. Petunia blooms near City Hall police office entrance. Local ball ump pumps flat tire for 30 minutes after friends removed the valve.
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R.C.A.F
S.F.T.S
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Peter Crerar
H. D. G. Crerar
Louis P. Lochner
Associated Press
Hamilton
Legion
Duce
RAF
Petunia
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