British subjects to be evacuated from Japan
A British embassy notice said a ship will be sent to Japan to remove British nationals who wish to leave the empire. About 1,000 Britons live in the area, with consuls guiding those seeking departure amid freezing regulations and wartime concerns. A metals reclamation push will collect 63 iron and 76 copper products.
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Tokyo
Japan
Empire
Russia
Far East
Sir Robert Craigie
Teijiro Toyoda
United States
Washington
Kaname Wakasugi
Toyoda
War Review: Hitler’s Talks Shape Turkey’s Turbulent Role
Edward E. Bomar reports that Hitler’s plans and Mussolini’s replies raise Turkish concerns over their Black Sea access and potential involvement. Tightened security and travel checks loom as Germany eyes the route to Suez, Iran, and beyond while Turkey weighs concessions and troop movements.
Nazis In Iran Face Blockaded Escape Routes
Siimla India Aug 30 Germans in Iran will have difficulty escaping into Turkey as Soviet troops hold key mountain roads. Iranian population mixes with British troops after fighting ends, while oil-field security advances proceed. British spokesman says troops are taking no chances during Teheran government negotiations. Efforts aim to curb Nazi fifth-column activity in Iran.
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Siimla
India
Iran
Turkey
News Pub Will Skip Monday Labor Day Issue
The News will not publish on Monday due to Labor Day a statutory holiday. No issue will be released and readers are advised to check for updates later in the week.
Contribution of Workers Commended by Canadian Minister
Ottawa notes Labor Minister McLarty praised workers for aiding the war effort and urged further reductions in time lost to disputes. He cited 1940 and year-to-date gains, urging responsible unions, honoring agreements, and cooperative employers.
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Ottawa
McLarty
Canada
Camp for Conscientious Objectors Opens in Denison
A camp for conscientious objectors to military service opened at Denison Iowa on Thursday. The facility aims to provide alternative service options and a peaceful community setting for those seeking noncombatant duties.
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Denison
WPA Plans Salvage Dig Up Street Car Tracks For War
The U S Works Progress Administration announced it would dig up old street car tracks to salvage the steel for defence production, aiming to bolster industrial output during wartime.
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U.S. Works Project Administration
Europe Factions Clash Over New Order Plans
Berlin reports Nazi spokesmen reject British participation in Europe’s future order as Hitler and Mussolini pursue a joint plan. The sixteenth meeting between the dictators is cited as producing a clearer plan than Churchill and Roosevelt’s eight points. The Serbian state under Milan Nedic is noted as proof of Europe in formation.
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Berlin
Britain
Europe
Hitler
Mussolini
A. A. Berle
U.S
Berle
Williamstown
Mass
Institute of Human Affairs
United States
Americas
Milan Nedic
Churchill
Roosevelt
Allied Program Is Valid For All Nations
Coventry August 30 Allied Program urged as the path to a lasting peace. Anthony Eden said the Churchill Roosevelt eight point declaration applies to all nations and rejects any hegemony or zone leadership. He appealed for wider Allied arms production and for Britain to aid Russian forces in the war effort.
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Coventry
Anthony Eden
Europe
Hitler
Mussolini
Churchill
Roosevelt
Britain
United States
Ten Cent Bible Now Available At Low Price
The Bible can be bought for as little as ten cents, offering an affordable option for readers seeking a compact edition. This economical price may broaden access to scripture for many households.
Tragic Runaway Bicycle Crash Claims Two Boys
Vernon Nels Simpson II 13 dies in hospital at 7 am after a Division Avenue bike crash Friday afternoon. Sidney Slater, also 13, remains hospitalized with a compound left arm fracture and facial injuries. No inquest. Pattison Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Vernon Nels Simpson
Robert Simpson
First St
Division Ave
Sidney Slater
P. B. Slater
Fourth St
General Hospital
Pattison Funeral Home
Division Avenue
Slater
Simpson
First Street
D. N. Mac Charles
Canada imposes graded fuel rule limiting octane grades
Federal oil controller G R Cotrelle issues an order effective October 1 restricting Canadian drivers to only two grades of gasoline 75-78 octane and 66-70 octane and requiring dealers to clearly mark pumps with visible grade notices for vehicles operated on land with motor fuel excluding tractors and diesel vehicles.
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Toronto
G. R. Cotrelle
Canada
Alberta farmers fined for illegal purple gasoline use
Seventy Alberta farmers were convicted of using purple gasoline illegally in their pleasure cars. Each received a 5 dollar fine and 14 day vehicle impoundment. The fuel oil tax act restricts purple fuel to farm machinery with a one cent tax. Some cases involved long highway trips by tractors, including one 90 mile example.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Viipuri City Laid Waste in Finnish Push
Helsinki reported Finnish forces captured Viipuri on the Karelian isthmus and laid a large part of the city in ruin as Russians reportedly burned it before withdrawal. The city, Finland’s second largest prior to its 1939 40 capture, was said to be extensively destroyed.
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Helsinki
Viipuri
Leningrad
Finland
Russia
Pattullo to Seek Re election in British Columbia Oct 21
Premier T. D. Pattullo announced Liberal government will run for a new mandate on October 21 with 48 seats up for election and nominations due September 30. Conservatives and CCF to field full slates along with independents and labor candidates. The dissolution standing was Liberal 31, Conservative 8, CCF 7, Labor 1, Independent 1.
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Victoria
T. D. Pattullo
People of
British Columbia
Conservative
C.C.F
Labor
Pattullo
Eleven Persons Been Executed In Paris Shooting
Paris dispatches report eight more executions in the capital bringing total to eleven since the attempted assassination of Pierre Laval and Marcel Deat. Among the condemned were Naval Lieutenant Count Henri Destienne Dorbes and five others, shot by a firing squad at Vincennes prison under the new law on activity against the occupying power.
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Vichy
Paris
Pierre Laval
Marcel Deat
Henri Destienne Dorbes
de Gaulle
Vincennes
Garde Mobile
Germans Stop Moscow Advance in Heavy Battles
Russian reports say the German thrust toward Moscow was halted with about 10 000 German casualties amid rain-soaked battles. Nazi claims of destroying up to 100 Soviet ships fleeing Tallinn conflict with Tass reporting Tallinn remains in Russian hands and defenses hold.
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Moscow
Tallinn
Estonia
Germany
Tass
People’s Army
Red Army
Gas pumps running dry in Vancouver amid rationing orders
Gas service stations in Vancouver report pumps dry as the federal oil controller cuts supply to 20 percent of July demand. A Retail Merchants Association meeting will draft recommendations to address the shortages and forward them to authorities. Magnesium is noted as the lightest structural metal commercially available.
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Vancouver
Federal
Retail Merchants Association
George Matthews
British Columbia
Matthews
Bill Smithson Steps Down From Bank of Montreal
William Bill Smithson veteran messenger at the Bank of Montreal retires on Monday September 1 after thirty three years of service. He and Mrs. Smithson will remain in Medicine Hat at 515 Sixth Ave. Colleagues note he walked about 36000 miles around town over the years averaging four miles daily six days a week year round.
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William “Bill” Smithson
Bank of Montreal
Romania and Turkey at war as fronts shift in 1916
On August 30 1916 Turkey declared war on Romania and Romanian forces captured Petroseni and Kezdi Vasarykely in Transylvania while light artillery fired along the Somme. On August 31 Romanian advances continued in Transylvania and Bulgaria was invaded as German attacks near High Wood were checked by British machine gun fire.
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Turkey
Rumania
Kezdi Vasarkely
Transylvania
Sommme
Bulgaria
Ekrench
Estrees
Somme
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Edward E. Bomar
Associated Press
Edward E. Boman
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Suez
Asia Minor
Dardanelles Straits
Jankara
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Vigter
Black Sea
Baltic
Augustus Griffin
Calgary
Department of Natural Resources
Canadian Pacific Railway
S.G. Porter
Mr. Griffin
H.M.S
Duke OF York
B.C
His
H.M.S. Prince of Wales
George V
Sir John Tovey
K.C.B
D.S.O
Home Fleet
Bill” Smithson
Anna Morgan
New York
Uncle Sam
Granada
Rudy Miller
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