Fourth Blockade Run Fails As Mendoza Halts Offshore
The French freighter Mendoza seems blocked in her fourth attempt to run the British blockade to reach France with a cargo of food. British cruiser Astraeus stays nearby outside territorial waters as uncertainty surrounds Mendoza's next move. In other war news, RAF reports a new raid on Catania Sicily and Malta anti aircraft defenses claim five German dive bombers downed. Barracks at Derna, Libya bombed as Allied patrols support the Libyan land offensive.
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Porto Alegre
Brazil
A.P
Mentoza
France
Rio Grande
Asturias
Mendoza
Cairo
Royal Air Force
Catania
Sicily
R.A.I
Comunique
R.A.P
Malta
P.A.F
Derna
Tobruk
Libya
One Third of Italy's Forces in Albania Hit hard
Greek dispatches report gains near Tepelini and north of Klisura as one third of Italy's forces in Albania are said to be knocked out. Italian losses are put at about 70 000 killed wounded prisoners and those sent for frostbite treatment, reflecting a substantial Fascist portion.
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Athens
Tepelini
Klisura
Italy
Albania
Nazi Oslo Press Ordered to Describe King Hanson in Six Weeks Course
Reports from Oslo claim the Nazi propaganda ministry ordered the German occupied Norway press to refer to King Hanson as taking a six weeks course before he ascended the Norwegian throne in 1905.
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Stockholm
Oslo
Norway
Hanson
Road to Victory Cited by Air Secretary Speech
Glasgow January 17 Air Secretary Sinclair promised the Royal Air Force would blaze the way to victory in the coming year He expressed cautious optimism saying the goal’s reach is not for us to say but that the path to victory should be seen before year’s end by British air forces and allied ranks.
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Glasgow
Sinclair
Royal Air Force
Sir Archibald
Princess Well Produces 883 Barrels Daily in Alberta Field
Standard Oil of British Columbia reports Princess No. 2 discovery well in Alberta east of Calgary yielded 83 barrels a day after an initial acid wash and is slated for full acidizing test. Calgary officials call it a milestone for 1941 petroleum development with optimism from Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation Board.
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Calgary
Standard Oil
British Columbia
Aleop
Calgary Oil
Alberta
John O. Galloway
Robert E. Allen
Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation Board
Allen
Tragic Farm Accident Claims Mrs Robertson Life
In Enchant district a farm home tragedy left Mrs. Jennie Robertson dead when a 30 30 rifle fired during a hunting mishap. Kenneth Robertson 24, shot at a coyote and the weapon discharged through the floor striking his mother. Authorities deemed accidental. funeral planned in Lethbridge with Mrs Downing of the city among mourners.
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Indant
Jennie Roberston
James P. Robertson
Martin Brothers
Kenneth Robertson
Kenneth
R.clmlp
Carlson
Vulcan
Redmonton
Robertson
Lethbridge
Leonard Downing
Britain seeks US views on anti-contraband base in western hemisphere
London reports Britain asking the United States about setting up a contraband control base in the western hemisphere possibly in the West Indies to halt trade in contraband goods between the Americas and Germany. A leak describes cotton grain and oil machinery moving via the Panama Canal to Vladivostok then to Germany.
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London
Britain
United States
Western Hemisphere
West Indies
Americas
Germany
Panama Canal
Pacific
Vladivostock
Bristol Fire Response After Night Raid
German air raid on Bristol caused fires across the west coast shipping area. About 190 fires started but 60 were extinguished in under ten minutes with negligible damage. raiders remained overhead for hours, focusing their attack on Bristol.
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Bristol
French Navy claims sinking two Thai warships in Gulf of Siam
In the Gulf of Siam the French Asiatic squadron sank two Thai warships and damaged a third in the first notable clash between Indo-China and Thailand. French sources say they also repelled Thai air and ground forces as invading troops moved toward Sisophon in Western Cambodia.
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Saigon
Indo-China
Asiatic
Thailand
Gulf of Siam
Taai
Sisophon
Cambodia
Bauer reports tail feather supply for badminton birds cut
Eddie Bauer reports the war has shut off supply of tail feathers for badminton birds. Previously used strong Balkan goose wing feathers.
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Seattle
Eddie Bauer
Second Attack on Naval Base Highly Successful
British bombers crossed the Channel in bright daylight attacking Wilhelmshaven and other targets after a night of raids on Wilhelmshaven Ostend Calais and Boulogne. The air ministry said the Wilhelmshaven strike was highly successful though five planes did not return.
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London
Channel
Calais
Boulogne
Wilhelmshaven
Germany
Great North Sea
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Emden
Ostend
Forty Five Die In Bombed Hostel
Rescue squads dig through the ruins of a four story hostel in London where men sought shelter for a few pence. Seven bodies were recovered today, raising the death toll to 45 from a Nazi air raid on Wednesday night. Firemen and soldiers labored under screened lights, freeing 45 survivors before the ruins fell silent.
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London
Cancellation of National Automobile Show in New York
Detroit January 17 The Automobile Manufacturers Association announced the cancellation of the National Automobile Show traditionally held at Grand Central Palace New York due to pressure of defense work.
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Detroit
Assoclaimo
New York
Grand Central Palace
Tennessee Senate approves aid resolution for Britain allies
The Tennessee Senate adopted a joint resolution urging the state’s congressional delegation to back legislation providing aid to Great Britain and its allies.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
United States Congress
Great Britain
Senate
RCAF trainees report safe arrival under Empire air scheme
Safe arrival confirmed for a northwest detachment of young Canadian recruits trained for the Royal Canadian Air Force under the Empire air scheme. Recruited from across Canada, most are wireless operators.
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London
Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force
Britons and Turks Confer At Ankara
An Anglo Turkish high command conference in Ankara continued with talk of full military cooperation among the army, navy, and air force. The meetings were expected to conclude last night with Britons scheduled to depart Friday for Egypt.
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Ankara
Egypt
Radio Transmitting Unit Seized in East End Raid
Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized a mobile short wave radio transmitting unit believed used for anti-British propaganda in an east end Toronto garage. Alan B. Parsons alias James Carlyle, 26, was arrested after a struggle and remanded for sentence until January 24 for assaulting a police officer. Further charges under Defence of Canada Regulations expected from the Attorney General.
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Toronto
C.P
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Alan B. Parsons
James Carlyle
East End
Parsons
Wether
Conant
Defence of Canada
Stimson warns of possible crisis within 90 days
War Secretary Stimson told the House Foreign Affairs Committee he fears a crisis could occur in the next sixty to ninety days unless Congress acts quickly to authorize broader U S aid to Britain. He argued the powers would not drag the United States into war and urged passage to prevent defeat of aid measures.
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Stimson
Washington
United States
Ing
House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
Britain
Naturalization Approvals Set by Judge Jackson in District Court
Judge J. A. Jackson approved naturalization papers for Harold Ronnes Benjamin L Hanson William Tevel John Kerschbaum Jack Gushowatyj Nicholas Krauss Theodore Gehring and Ansgarius Jusilla in a Wednesday and Thursday session. Appeal for Basil Moore ve the King adjourned to the February sitting as hearings began yesterday.
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J. A. Jackson
District Court
Harold Ronnes
Benjamin L. Hanson
William Tevel
John Kerschbaum
Jack Gushowatyj
Nicholas Krauss
Theodore Gehring
Ansgarius Jusilla
Basil Moore Ve
King
All Out Attack Threatens Southern Italy In War News
The article discusses a probable British air offensive against Southern Italy in the central Mediterranean. It notes the loss of the cruiser Southampton and argues a full-scale air assault is needed to counter German Italian forces. The piece cites morale and strategic concerns across Sicily and the broader region.
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Mediterranean
Italy
Sicily
Southampton
Britain
Sicilian
Suez Canal
London
Africa
Hospital Board to Hold Annual Meeting at City Hall
City notes indicate the Hospital Board will convene at City Hall on Monday afternoon at 3 o clock. local recap mentions a public meeting the previous evening and a bus return from Lethbridge. two minor accidents reported with no injuries amid frosty, icy conditions.
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Hospital Board
British, Russian Actions Highlight 1916 Front News
A 25 Years Ago item reports a successful British assault on German trenches at Givenchy, a Royal Flying Corps raid on a supply depot north of Albert, and a continuing Russian advance along a 666 mile Caucasus front.
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Preas
Givenchy
Royal Flying Corps
Albert
Caucasus
Blackmore Praises Three Premiers for Saving Canada
J H Blackmore M P leader of the Social Credit Party lauds Premiers Hepburn Pattullo and Aberhart for courage and saving Canadians from a great tragedy. He compares the Rowell Sirois report to the spider and the fly and addresses the act and related provincial impacts.
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Hepburn
Pattullo
Aberhart
J. H. Blackmore
M.P
Social Credit Party
Dominion House
Capitol Hall
Mr. Blackmore
Canada
Nova Scotia
New Brunswic
Mine Disaster Reported at Hollinger Mine
Timmons Ont January 17 three men were reported dead in a landslide at the Hollinger mine as rescue teams searched the shaft and protected areas for survivors and details remained uncertain.
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Timmins, Ont
Hollinger Mine
Installment Plan for Income Tax Opens to Citizens
Citizens may begin paying under the installment plan before tax papers arrive. Individuals can compute their taxes using notices already received. The first payment is one eighth of the total and is due to the inspector of income tax at the Customs Building in Calgary by month end, with seven subsequent monthly payments.
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Inspector of Income Tax
Customs Building
Calgary
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