Soviet Grain Fields Saved From Invaders
Soviet authorities claim a bumper grain harvest behind the front lines despite German aims to disrupt it. Guerrilla actions in Ukraine urged citizens to derail transports and seize depots. Red Army counterattacks in the Smolensk area report heavy enemy losses as fighting continues near Porkhov, Novgorosh, Zhitomir, and Kiev approaches.
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Moscow
Ukraine
Pravda
Red Army
Semeon Budyonny
Res
Smolensk
Soviet Information Bureau
Porkhov
Novorshev
Leningrad
Zhitomir
Kiev
Italy East Africa in British Occupation Declared
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced in London that all territories formerly Italian East Africa are now occupied by His Majesty. He noted Canada has Trading with the Enemy Act authorization for trade with entities in the former Italian territories, while other regulations remain in force for permits on export goods including those from China.
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Britain
Ottawa
Mackenzie King
London
Italian East Africa
Ethiopia
King
Canada
East Africa
Italy
China
Ickes Demands 100000 Gasoline Stations Closed
Interior Secretary Harold Ickes urged the oil industry to shutter 100000 service stations in the eastern states from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m daily, beginning August 3, as part of compulsory restrictions on gasoline use. Stainless steel weddings rings gain traction in Germany.
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Washington
Interior
Harold Ickes
Germany
Axis Plans in Dardanelles Menace Rumors Stir Turkey
Reports from Ankara claim German naval personnel reached Varna and Burgas as fears rise of operations against the Russian fleet. Turkish circles call Axis threat premature but observers warn a swift September strike could follow if Kiev falls, with Britain warning of heavy RAF bombing on Axis ships near the straits.
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Ankara
Turkey
Bulgaria
Black Sea
Varna
Burgas
Dardanelles
Bosporous Straits
Germany
Kiev
Russia
Crimea
Royal Air Force
Praise For War Effort From Canadian Advertising Leaders
Saint John N B E W Reynolds Montreal president of the Canadian Association of Advertising Agencies says despite hundreds of thousands in the war effort Canada faces no domestic economic disturbance. He notes advertising publishers and radio groups cooperate toward a common war finance publicity goal.
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Saint John
N.B
E. W. Reynolds
Montreal
Canadian Association of Advertising Agencies
Canada
Notnough
Reynolds
For Trouble Melbourne Air Defence Bases Strengthen
Air Minister John McEwen announced Australia has built a strong chain of defence and reconnaissance air bases to deter invasion threats. He and Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Burnett returned from inspecting the advanced bases, stressing they form a formidable barrier against any approaching enemy. Catalina flying boats are conducting long sea patrols and reconnaissance over strategically vital waters.
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Melbourne
John McEwen
Australia
McEwen
Charles Stuart Burnett
Royal Australian Air Force
Catalina
Britain Warns Iran Over German Infiltration Threat
Great Britain has warned Iran about German infiltration and urged immediate effective measures while Russia cooperates with Britain on the Iranian issue. Reports from Ankara indicate a coup against the Shah of Iran may be attempted soon, echoing Rashid Ali’s revolt in Iraq.
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London
Great Britain
Iran
Russia
Britain
Ankara
Rashid Ali
Iraq
Middle East
Menzies Launches Australian 9000-ton Merchant Ship
Prime Minister Menzies lays the keel for Australia’s first 9000-ton merchant ship under a new program promising 66 merchantmen in five years and employment for 15,000 men simultaneously.
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Sydney
Australia
Menzies
RAF Drives War on Waste With Weighed Swill Policy
The Royal Air Force begins a campaign to curb waste by weighing all swill before disposal and sending reports to headquarters. Catering experts will assess whether cooks can be more economical based on the data gathered.
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London
Royal Air Force
All-Party Panel Formed to Hear Ministers Quiet War Views
An All-Party Panel in London aims to keep MPs informed on wartime developments. The hush hush body has already heard Food Minister Lord Woolton twice, with several other ministers, and expects an early speech by Foreign Secretary Eden.
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London
House of Commons
Lord Woolton
Eden
Canada reports record wheat surplus for 1940 41 year
Ottawa announces a record-breaking wheat surplus for the 1940 41 crop year with 171 290 541 bushels exported by July 25 across Canadian and American ports. The wheat policy aims for a 1942 carryover no larger than this year, producers see five bushels per seeded acre, and a government guaranteed price of 70 cents a bushel No 1 Northern. Serious damage in Saskatchewan could reduce 1941 42 production.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Satistics
American Seaboard
MacKinnon
Canadian Wheat Board
Dominion Bureau of Staistics
Saskatchewan
Rescued Spitfires Return to Canada After RAF Service
Flying Officer R. F. Leavitt of Regina visits relatives in Canada after over two years with the RAF. He recalls a mission days after France fell in which he and fellow squadron members destroyed enemy aircraft and returned to base in Spitfires and Fairey Battles.
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Canada
RAF
R. F
Bob) Leavitt
Regina
France
End Of Trail London Baron Werra Killed On Russian Front
The Daily Herald reports Baron Franz von Werra the German aviator who escaped a Canadian prison train last winter was killed on the Russian front. He was shot down near London in September 1940 and remained a POW after two Britain escapes. He later fled the US on a forged Swiss passport and returned to Europe via South America and Rio de Janeiro to resume service with the Luftwaffe.
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London
The
Daily Herald
Franz von Werra
Britain
Canada
Ontario
St. Lawrence River
United States
New York
United Staes
South America
Rio de Janeiro
Europe
Ferry Pilots London Defense of U.S. Ferry Crew
J T Moore Brabazon, minister of aircraft production, defends employing 162 United States ferry pilots at annual salaries near 8000 dollars. He says air force personnel are needed elsewhere and U S aviators are the best option. The House of Commons inquiry noted Canadian pilots and radiomen also in the ferry service.
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London
J. T. Moore-Brabazon
United States
Air Force
House of Commons
Britain
Finnish Gain Hailed By Berlin As Finland’s Rise
A German spokesman says Finland is rewarded for joining the war against Russia and breaking with Britain. Finland’s position will be exalted above other Scandinavians and recognized for aspirations toward a greater Finland.
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Berlin
Finland
Russia
Britain
Turning point feared in Soviet invasion may alter war
London reports the German campaign against Russia could be the war’s turning point with vast global stakes. Analysts warn three outcomes are possible by autumn: German victory, Russian holdout, or Russian victory receding the front.
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London
Russia
Near East
Mediterranean
Europe
Far East
Japan
Britain
United States
Germany
Hitler
England
Middle East
Asia
Siberia
Dutch East Indies
Urals
Americans Arrive to Aid Northern Ireland Harbor Work
A corps of 460 U S construction men arrived at a Northern Ireland port identified FE. A. W. MacPherson of New York said the group would work on harbor facilities. They will form a self contained colony with police and medical services and provided their own provisions and clothing.
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London
United States
Northern Ireland
David Margesson
A. W. MacPherson
New York
Margesson
Japanese Troops Occupy Saigon In French Indo China
Saigon under Japanese occupation as troops enter the city with a first class army reported by observers. Japanese forces move methodically to naval and air bases, bring in tents and supplies, and civil businessmen begin buying cotton and arranging shipments. A destroyer docks near the Majestic hotel, and transports gather at Cap St. Jacques after a naval convoy enters the harbor.
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Saigon
Indo-China
Trops
Tokyo
Japan
Majestic Hotel
Cap St. Jacques
No Campaign This Fall Ottawa
War Services Minister Thorson announced the Canadian Red Cross will join a united spring appeal with other auxiliary war services and skip a separate autumn drive. The Red Cross plans to fund operations next spring and raise weekly food boxes for imperial prisoners of war from 10,000 to 35,000.
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Ottawa
Canadian Red Cross Society
United Appeal
War Services
Thorson
Red Cross
Camouflage Plan Futile for Berlin Trees
A tree research authority calls Berlin camouflage by rooftop tree plantings completely futile. F A Bartlett of Stamford Connecticut, founder of Bartlett tree research laboratories, says covering 350 square miles would need over 200 million trees, which would still be sparsely placed.
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New York
Berlin
F. A. Bartlett
Stamford
All-Out Bombing Planned as RAF Attacks Germany
Noel Monks of the London Daily Mail said at a press conference that the Nazis will need a new word for blitz as the Royal Air Force prepares all-out bombing of Germany in autumn. He expects Britain’s air offensive to begin in early September when nights are longer.
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RAF
Churchill
England
A. G. L. McNaughton
New Brunswick
Canada
New York
Noel Monks
London Daily Mail
Royal Air Force
Germany
Monks
R.A.F
France
Great Britain
Repair Battleship Veneto Reaches Italian Port
British naval officers say the 35 000 ton Italian battleship Vittorio Veneto, torpedoed March 28 at Matapan, is undergoing repairs at an Italian base. Initial reconnaissance suggested she sank, but officers now believe she has reached port after the March sea battle.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Vittorio Veneto
Matapan
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U.S
F E. W. Reynolds
United Kingdom
Indo-China Port
Canadian Red Cross
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