Nazis in Damascus and raids expand German grip in Middle East
Reports say German forces occupy Damascus and take Aleppo airfield as Britain prepares action in Syria. RAF operations target Rhodes Derna and Benghazi amid ongoing Allied and Axis movements in North Africa and the Mediterranean.
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Kattavia
Rhodes
R.A.F
Derna
Bengasi
North Africa
High Command
London
Britain
Syria
Damascus
New York
National Broadcasting Company
Ankara
Turkey
United States
Aleppo
N.B.C
Mediterranean
Crete
Cyprus
Richard Dimbleby
B.B.C. Middle East
Supply ships sunk to aid raiders in Atlantic chase
The Royal Navy says three supply ships and an armed trawler bound for Nazi warships were sunk. The loss follows Bismarck’s sinking on May 27 after Hood’s destruction near Greenland, with analysts noting the raiders could have roamed for a year with those ships. Details on locations and ship sizes were not disclosed.
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London
Admiralty
Royal Navy
Bismarck
Hood
Iceland
Greenland
Recruiting Up Grade Sparks Volunteer Drive
The UAWA reports over 10,000 young men have volunteered for active service as the Defence Department seeks 32,000 recruits. In two weeks the push has gained momentum with local committees organized and producing results, and daily recruiting figures rising.
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UAWA
Defence Department
Two Airmen Die In Yorkton Harvard Crash
Two Royal Canadian Air Force instructors were killed when a Harvard training plane crashed about three miles northeast of No 11 Service Flying Training School Yorkton Sask Both victims were from Regina and Winnipeg respectively A court of Inquiry will be convened to determine the crash cause Rear Admiral Richard A Plowden, retired, was reported missing in London casualty lists.
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Yorkton
Sask
C.P
Royal Canadian Air Force
Harvard
No. 11 Service
J. E. MacDonald
Regina
T. 8S
Sharples
Winnipeg
Noit
Airforce
Richard A. A. Plowden
Admiralty
London
Alberta Foundry Prepares Munition Machinery in Medicine Hat
Busiest workshop in Medicine Hat is the Alberta Foundry and Machine Shop where workers are assembling heavy frames and installing munition machinery. First carload of equipment expected early next week. production of shells to begin sometime in July.
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Medicine Hat
Alberta Foundry and Machine Shop
Cash Subscriptions For Victory Loan Reach Large Totals
Ottawa reports $48,105,550 in cash subscriptions on day four of Canada's $600 million Victory Loan, lifting four day totals to $190,067,950 and 154,300 individual subscribers. Major subs include Canadian Pacific Railway at $10 million, International Nickel at $10 million, Bronfman interests and Distillers Seagrams at $2 million, with city results showing Montreal leading.
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Ottawa
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
C.P.R. Pension Trust Fund
International Nickel Company of Canada Ltd
Bronfman Interests
Calgary
Edmonton
Moose Jaw
Medicine Hat
Alta
Lethbridge
Dr. Gershaw Praises War Efforts and Victory Loan
Dr. F. W. Gershaw told the News that nearly half of Canada’s income will go to war costs this year. He commended the Victory Loan drive and credited its committee and helpers for strong public support. He also praised the week’s salvage drive and citizen cooperation.
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Canada
F. W. Gershaw
Gershaw
Victory Loan Committee
Ottawa
Victory Bonds Offer Double Interest And Liquidity
The piece urges readers to buy three percent Victory war bonds, noting they pay double the bank rate, can be sold anytime without loss, and help supply the tools of war for the soldiers. It emphasizes making savings work twice as hard for the country.
Strike May Be Termed Illegal At Montreal Plant
About 700 employees of Canadian Tube and Steel Products Limited returned to work after the Dominion Department of Labor warned the three day strike may be illegal. They sought higher wages better conditions and union recognition and will negotiate with the company.
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Montreal
C.P
Canadian Tube and Steel Products Limited
Dominion Department of Labor
Lad Strangled Fellow Inmate In Red Deer School
In Edmonton June 6 CP reports Alberta health minister Dr W W Cross said an investigation is underway into a youth death at the Red Deer training school. The RCMP said the youth was strangled by another inmate and officials noted no signs of prior anger from either boy.
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Edmonton
W. W. Cross
Alberta
Red Deer
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Health Department
D. L. McCullough
Medicine Hat Victory Loan quota nears 35 percent
After two days of canvassing since the 1941 Victory Loan opening, Medicine Hat reports 35 percent of its $414,000 quota, with $140,000 subscribed. Small towns show strong local response. Irvine, Burdett, and Bow each post gains. Canvassers urged to submit daily card totals and aim for torch pins at Victory Loan Headquarters.
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Medicine Hat
Irvine
Burdett
Bow
Victory Loan
Vctory Loan
Cousins- Elliott
Sixth Avenue
Mussolini Faces Anniversary War Speech As Axis Strategy Emerges
A year into Italy’s war, Mussolini’s prestige has fallen amid defeats in Africa and the Balkans while German intervention shapes Italian prospects. Rumors of an Axis peace gesture fade as Rome readies a warlike message and aims to regain Africa and curb British power in the Mediterranean.
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Rome
Italy
France
Mussolni
Africa
Greece
Ethiopia
East
Balkans
North Africa
Il Duce
Mussolini
Berlin
London
Hitler
Vichy
Neeple
Mediterranean
Graburn Gap Picnic Marks Ninth Annual Old Timers Day
The Old-Timers Association hosts a full day at Graburn Gap on July 1 featuring two morning baseball games and children’s races. An afternoon program includes horse racing rodeo events and adults’ races, capped by an evening dance at 8 o’clock.
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Graburn Gap
Old-Timers Association
Haliday
British block land seized for military testing near Medicine Hat
Lt. Col. Goodwyn Gibson arrives to oversee resettlement of 125 Bingville families from a 700000 acre British block 30 miles NW of Medicine Hat. By June 30 they must move as Dominion government takes over after Alberta protests. Farmers report no compensation details yet.
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Goodwyn Gibson
Tilley East
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat Court House
Bingville
Alberta
Gibson
Louis Chevrolet Dies at 62 Pioneer Auto Designer
Louis Chevrolet, 62, noted motor car designer and racing driver, died at his Detroit home after nearly a decade in retirement. He was survived by his widow and one son.
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Cis2vrolet
Detroit
C.P
Louis Chevrolet
Roosevelt Signs Bill Seizing 80 Foreign Ships
President Roosevelt signed legislation authorizing the government to take over and operate about 80 idle foreign ships in U S waters. He ordered the Maritime Commission to implement the act and said the number and selection of seized vessels, including any French ships, were not yet known.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Maritime Commission
A E Wylie Dies in Vancouver Former Medicine Hat Traveler
A E Wylie former Medicine Hat resident died in Vancouver on Wednesday June 5. Mrs R S Boyd received word last night. His body will go to Winnipeg for burial with his daughter Jessie Wylie. He formerly worked as a traveller for Barret Roofing of Winnipeg and moved to Medicine Hat about 15 years ago where he stayed ten years before retiring to the Coast. Jessie attended and graduated from the local high school.
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A. E. Wylie
Medicine Hat
Vancouver
Wheat gristed for farmer use counted in quota
Ottawa June 6 Trade Minister MacKinnon told the House of Commons the wheat gristed for home use must be reckoned within a farmer's quota. He explained the 230 million bushels total comprises 50 million for home consumption and 180 million for export, noting gristed wheat gives advantaged farmers a favored position.
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Ottawa
CGP
MacKinnon
House of Commons
Kaiser on Hitler shows training in last war remark
A BBC recounts a remark by the late ex Kaiser Wilhelm after the fall of France. He reportedly said Hitler's plan showed how well they trained their corporals in the last war.
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Kaiser
Hitler
London
C.P
British Broadcasting Corporation
Kaiser Wilhelm
France
Roosevelt blames Nazi propaganda for peace talks in London
President Roosevelt said Ambassador John G. Winant brought from Britain no peace offer at all and asserted German propaganda fueled the talks. The remark, delivered in Washington on June 6, framed the issue as a Nazi deception rather than genuine diplomacy.
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Washington
C.P
Roosevelt
John G. Winant
Britain
No Ultimatum To Batavia Says Envoy
Tokyo reports Kenkichi Yoshizawa, Japan's Batavia trade negotiator, in an important conference with Netherlands East Indies officials to gain rubber oil and tin concessions. No ultimatum has been issued and no indication of expected favorable reply.
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Tokyo
Kenkichi Yoshizawa
Batavia
Netherlands East Indies
Japan
Koh Ishii
Cabinet Information Bureau
Ishii
London Weather Reconnaissance During Air Raid Alarm
London June 6 Anti aircraft guns engaged as sirens ended the capital's daytime air raid alert. German planes crossed the city but scattered to avoid shell fire and left without further alarms. The brief alert suggests weather reconnaissance. No bombs were reported.
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London
Bevin Declares Britain Won’t Fall to Hitler
London report quotes Prime Minister Bevin at Wimbledon saying Hitler cannot conquer Britain before 1942 and that U S forces will join the fight, asserting Britain will not be conquered by the Nazi leader.
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London
Bevin
Wimbledon
Hitler
Britain
United States
Battles expand three mile front near Ypres in 1916
Reports from June 6 1916 indicate fighting widens along a three mile front near Ypres while Russian forces occupy Lutsk on the Eastern front. Allies impose restrictions resembling a pacific blockade on Greek shipping.
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Ypres
Lutsk
City Glances Highlights And Local Notes
Unemployment forms available at the Post Office for workers awaiting benefits. Dorothy Ellen praises the Medicine Hat Boys and Girls band as the best junior group heard since leaving the southwest. Canadian Legion clubroom addition under way starting with the foundation. Second street stories grow darker at night after the Monarch closed. Salvaged items include two German bayonets from the last war found yesterday.
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Dorothy Ellen
California
Medicine Hat Boys and Girls
Second Street
the Monarch
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