German advance in Russia slow. Reds hold Smolensk sector
London authoritative quarters report slowed German drive into Russia with road conditions hindering the march. The German high command cites operations on the east front as proceeding as planned while Moscow dispatches praise Red army resistance, noting stubborn stand in Smolensk a week after the initial strike.
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Russia
Red Army
Moscow
Smolensk
Germany
Bombs Drop On Dundalk Harbor Amid War News
Reports say bombs were dropped on Dundalk harbor by an unidentified plane during the night. Soviet dispatches claim a German regiment was routed on the Bessarabian front with captures of armored cars and guns as battles continue across the Polotsk Nevel Smolensk Zhitomir and Besarabian sectors.
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Dublin
Dundalk Harbor
Dundalk
Eire
Northern Ireland
Irish Sea
Smolensk
Moscow
British Broadcasting Corporation
Farflung
Bessarabian
Russia
Red
Japan Moves to Occupy Southern Indo China Fortifications
Japanese warships and troop transports ready to seize strategic points in southern Indo China near Cape St Jacques and Cam Ranh Bay. Saigon reports suggest rapid fortification for possible expansion toward the Netherlands East Indies and Malaya. The United States denounces the action as a threat to American security. Sumner Welles calls it preparation for further conquests. Washington and London weigh swift countermeasures with economic steps likely, while direct military intervention is not yet planned.
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Singapore
Tokyo
Saigon
Cape St. Jacques
Camranh Bay
Netherlands East Indies
British Malaya
United States
Japan
Far East
Sumner Welles
Washington
Britain
Asphalt Project Extends Eastward On HMat-Walsh Route
Vacationers face detour two miles east of Medicine Hat as an experimental two mile asphalt stretch on the HMat-Walsh highway nears completion. One half finished, the other near done, with work extending from city limits to the Dunmore bridge over the Crow railway line. City plans for airport asphalting are in doubt due to contractor schedule.
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Diten
Medicine Hat
Provinent
Dunmore
Dunnore
Airport Road Agio
The War Reviewed Reveals Nazi Struggles in Europe
The piece notes Hitler’s crusade against Communism is tougher than expected and seeks diversions. It links sustained Moscow bombing to German setbacks, cites Russian resolve, and mentions rising East Asia tensions with no immediate shooting war anticipated. Continued on page five.
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Hitler
Moscow
Napoleon
Far East
Wax urged for preserving fruits to conserve metals
Ottawa report says Canadian households were urged by Mr. Bateman to seal preserved fruits and vegetables with wax to free up zinc used in jar rings for the munitions industry. The appeal stressed there is no glass shortage, but zinc demand remains high for sealer tops.
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Ottawa
C.P
Mictals
G. C. Suteman
Bateman
Quota Set at Five Bushels for Wheat Year
The Canadian Wheat Board announced that from August 1 the first delivery quota for the 1941-42 wheat crop is five bushels per authorized acre. It refers to acreage farmers report as total sown under the acreage reduction plan.
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Winnipeg
C.P
Canadian Wheat Board
I Board
Death of Mrs in RCMP inquiry near Northville Alto
Royal Canadian Mounted Police concluded the death of Mrs. remains under investigation near Northville Alto with details not fully disclosed. No further information on circumstances or identities was provided in the sparse dispatch.
Woman radio operators face bias in Canadian armed forces
Miss Madeleine C. Cross of Boston Ontario says she became the first Canadian woman to hold a first class commercial radio operator license. She has repeatedly offered her services since the war began but her applications are refused because she is a woman, reflecting a continuing belief that this is a man’s war.
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Canada
Madeleine C. Cross
Boston
Ont
Miss Cross
Ottawa
Pashka Soloduka Found Dead By Her Own Hand
A report states Pashka Soloduka died by hanging yesterday. Friends say she had become despondent over the fate of her parents, residents of the Brest-Litovsk area, amid fierce fighting in the Russian German war.
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Pashka Soloduka
Brest-Litovsk
White Russia
R A F Gains Objective as Luftwaffe Scrambles
London reports say heavy German opposition rising to counter RAF daylight sweeps over northern France as British bombers and fighters raid Nazi occupied territory across the Channel. Night raids hit Mannheim Le Havre and Ostend. a German ship and a fighter are destroyed off the Norwegian coast. no RAF losses reported.
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London
C.P
Royal Air Force
France
Germany
Luftwaffe
R.A.F
Air Ministry
Manheim
le Havre
Ostend
Belgium
British Isles
Liverpool
Two Killed Nine Hurt In Coast Train Wreck
A Canadian National Railways Continental Limited train and a Great Northern passenger train collided between Vancouver and New Westminster. One man died, one missing, nine injured including three in critical condition. locomotive wreckage and baggage car destroyed. A. Tillinger of Seattle identified as a victim. H. Shrinks presumed killed. rites ongoing at New Westminster hospital for J. Carey and KE. D. Flanders.
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Vancouver
Canadsian National Railways
Continental Limited
Great Northern
Seattle
Here
New Westminster
Canadian National
A. Tillinger
H. Shrinks
Canadian National Railways
New Westminster Hospital
J. Carey
KE. D. Flanders
J. R. Han
Wheat acreage claims flood in for western Canada plan
Six hundred final statements of claim have been received here for the wheat acreage reduction plan. In southeastern Alberta 3000 to 3500 farmers are expected to file, with Medicine Hat as the headquarters. No deadline exists for sworn statements, and early filers may receive payment within 10 days to two weeks if in order. Local HQ is Room 4 Post Office building. Field men are on duty and farmers in the city may sign statements.
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James Connors
Alberta
Acadia
Basiano
Grassy Lake
Medicine Hat
E. L. Gray
Plan
Western Canada
Serbs Rise Against Nazi Invaders Reported
The BBC said 5,000 Serbs rose up against German invaders in Yugoslavia attacking outposts and strongholds. A Ankara dispatch added 200 Serbs struck north of Mish village, overran a garrison, and withdrew with prisoners.
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New York
C.P
B.B.C
Yugoslavia
Ankara
Mish
Woman fatally stabbed on a Toronto street
A young woman identified as Mrs. Ida Charlotte Adair, 24, of Orillia Ont., died after a single knife blow on a front street in Toronto. Police hunted for the assailant, calling it one of the city’s most callous slayings in recent years.
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Toronto
Ida Charlotte Adair
Orillia
Ont
Verdun Thiaumont Advance and Pozieres Occupation
In Verdun near Thiaumont French forces advance successfully. British troops in East Africa seize Usambara railway. Premier Asquith wins approval for a 2.25 billion credit to sustain the war. British occupy most of Pozieres village.
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Verdun
East Africa
Usanbara
Asquith
House of Commons
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City Glances Chronicle Mixed Local Happenings
City notes show council concern over park unsightliness and tourist views after grandstand fire. Local clearings surge past year, with weekly receipts climbing to 418253, 335498, and 200960 year prior. An amphibian plane flew over the city with undetermined destination. Landscaping at Second street foot enhances Y Tee centre and a new flower patch by St Patrick's near the trans Canada highway. Overnight precipitation between 1 20 and 3 15 am measured .08 inch.
Lost parcel found in city police court
An unstamped parcel addressed to Mrs A S Trott at 6 Railway Cottages Bradford Abbas Sherborne Dorset was received at the city police court yesterday. Authorities think an airman may have left it at the Canadian Legion where it was picked up. The owner is urged to claim it so it can be sent on its way.
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A. S. Trott
Bradford Abbas
Sherborne
Dorset
England
Canadian Legion
Nestor Silver Fined for Failing to Dim Headlights
Nestor Silver of this city was fined $1 and costs in city police court yesterday for not dimming headlights when meeting an oncoming motorist after a near accident on Dunmore hill around 10 p.m. Tuesday. The magistrate warned future offences would draw stiffer penalties.
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Nestor Silver
Dunmore Hill
RAF Sinks Axis Convoy Off Pantelleria
The Royal Air Force reported sinking at least three Axis ships from a convoy off Pantelleria in the Sicily Tunisia channel. An Italian destroyer escorting the convoy was damaged by a torpedo, and a 7,000 ton ship and a 5,000 ton vessel carrying munitions were hit by bombs and disappeared.
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Cairo
C.P
Royal Air Force
Pantellaria
Sicily
Tunisia
Island boy captures bomber crew after crash in field
A 16 year old Isle of Wight boy Geof frey Janes using a double barrel shotgun captured the crew of a German JU-88 bomber after it crashed in a wheat field. He said he would have shot back if fired upon by the Germans.
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London
Isle of Wight
Geoffrey Janes
Jones
Exports Reach Record Figure Sees Growth in Six Months
Ottawa July 24 Trade Minister MacKinnon notes Canada’s exports for the six months to June 30 rose to 712 million dollars with June at 145.358 million, excluding wheat shows an unprecedented volume. He cites war supplies and food exports driving the rise while normal wheat shipments were low due to factors beyond Canada’s control.
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Ottawa
MacKinnon
Canada
Local trainees depart for east to join war effort
A new class from the War Emergency Training Centre at Second Street graduates and ships to eastern Canada. Nineteen join the Royal Canadian Air Force and 12 enter airplane plants, bringing total local graduates to 576 since July 2, 1940. This marks a sizable contribution to the Dominion's war effort.
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Second Street
Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force
R.C.A.F
Army
Dominion
Shee
Eden Replies to Franco Speech Climate of British Policy Shift
Foreign Secretary Eden told the Commons that Franco’s July 17 speech shows he does not seek more economic aid from Britain. Eden says British future policy will depend on Spain's actions and attitude. Franco reaffirmed Axis loyalty and warned the US against intervention, claiming Britain and allies had already lost the war.
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Eden
Commons Today
Franco
Axis
Britain
United States
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