Canada Congratulates Dieppe raid as Canadian valor shines
Ottawa broadcasts Prime Minister Mackenzie King’s cable praising Lt Gen A G L McNaughton and Canadian troops for their role in the Dieppe raid. He conveys deep admiration for officers and men, notes Navy and Air Force support, and expressions of sympathy for the fallen and wounded. The message stresses homefront solidarity and resolve to back troops.
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Mackenzie King
A G L McNaughton
Canada
Dieppe
NecNaughton
Vancouver Housewives Targeted by Sugar Check-Up
Questionnaires from the Wartime Prices and Trade Board in Vancouver seek amounts of sugar bought for canning and schedule inspector visits. A board spokesman says some women may be misusing sugar and stresses disclosures across Canada show aims to curb non canning use.
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Vancouver
Prices and Trade Board
Canada
New Mailing Rules From U S And Canada on Printed Matter
Ottawa announces new mailing rules effective after September 1 requiring printed matter destined for neutral European countries to be dispatched directly from the office of publication. The rule covers clippings and complete copies and was announced by War Services Minister Thorson in Ottawa and Washington.
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Ottawa
Europe
Canada
United States
War Services
Thorson
Washington
Benderized Steel Plant Under Construction in Hamilton
Construction is under way at two Hamilton facilities to produce benderized steel, a tin substitute. Production is expected to start early in October, after a year of trial in the United States with reported success.
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Hamilton, Ont
United States
Earl Haig’s Son Reported Missing in War Service
London reports Earl Haig, 24, son of the British commander in chief, missing and believed held as a war prisoner in the Middle East. He joined the Scots Greys in August 1939, and his sisters were informed.
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London
Earl Haig
Middle East
Scots Greys
Thieves in Halifax Take Sugar Rationed Loot
Halifax thieves break into the store of Mrs. George M. Keating and steal a 4s 1 pound bag of sugar during wartime rationing. No other goods were taken. Patrols and investigations follow.
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Halifax
George M. Keating
Signs Of Early Winter Threa ten Europe Fuel Shortages
Berne Switzerland reports indicate an unusually early winter across central and northern Europe causing concern over fuel supplies. Early frost threatens crops in Sweden and Finland while heavy snow damages crops in Jamtland, potentially aiding Russian forces on the eastern front.
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Europe
Berne
Switzerland
East Front
Sweden
Taasjoe
Jamtland
Stockholm
Churchill and de Gaulle Hold Cordial Cairo Talks
London reports Prime Minister Churchill spoke with General Charles de Gaulle, leader of the Fighting French, in Cairo. The Fighting French press service said the dialogue was cordial and covered all topics related to French British cooperation in the Middle East.
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London
Churchill
Charles de Gaulle
Cairo
Middle East
PostWar Plans Urge Full Employment for All Canadians
Dr F Cyril James of McGill told the Dominion Association of Chartered Accountants that postwar reconstruction must ensure full and secure employment for every man and woman who desires it. He outlined three policy sections: within Canada, cross-border issues, and international cooperation for global solutions.
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Calgary
Canada
F. Cyril James
McGill University
Dominion Association of Chartered Accountants
James
Dominion Committee of Reconstruction
War Production Board Boosts Shipbuilding Schedule
The War Production Board says the Roosevelt shipbuilding goal of 8,000,000 dead weight tons will be surpassed by about 10 percent. The board raised the annual target to near 9,000,000 tons, enabling 80 to 90 more cargo vessels. July set a record of 71 ships totaling 790,000 DWT. monthly output must exceed 1,000,000 tons to reach the new plan.
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War Production Board
Roosevelt
Maritime Commission
Belgians Fined for Armed Attempts Against Nazis
The Free Belgian news agency says Brussels faces a 5,000,000 franc fine by Germany for eight armed attempts in ten days. A dynamite blast damaged the Black Brigade premises. A Brussels university may close due to hostile Belgian professors, reported in a Stockholm-distributed German Brussels paper.
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London
Free
Brussels
Stockholm
Axis losses mount in Egypt as Auchinleck reports prisoner toll
In two months in Egypt Field Marshal Rommel reportedly lost 10 000 Axis troops in prisoners. Auchinleck told his forces that in two weeks they halted the enemy and pushed him to the defensive. The Egyptian front stayed quiet as Alexander began as Britain’s Middle East commander while US troops arrived to bolster Allied reserves for the next phase.
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Cairo
Suh
Claude Auchinleck
Erwin Rommel
Middle East
Sir Harold Alexander
Britain
United States
Japs Fail To Build Air Bases In Aleutians Experts Hint Snags
Experts believe Japan cannot establish landing fields on the Aleutian islands as American bombers encounter little to no air opposition. They cite hard glassy Kiska rock and difficult excavation as likely obstacles to runway construction and project padding.
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Aleutians
Anchorage
Alaska
Kiska
Canadian press writers begin Britain tour
A group of 12 Canadian writers representing news services and various papers has arrived in Britain. In Stoke-On-Trent two thousand girl pottery artists were released for war work as their previous jobs ended with a government decision.
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London
Britain
Stoke-On-Trent
Moslem League Receives Proposal on Provisional Government
The Moslem League working committee approved a resolution to consider any plan for a provisional government in India while warning against interference with Moslem peaceful occupations. It urged British guarantees for self determination and Pakistan. Reports from the Madras presidency describe large mob violence with police firing during Congress demonstrations.
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New Delhi
Bombay
Congress
Madras Presidency
West Godavari
Bhimavaram
Transfer To The U S Forces Now Complete
Canada and the United States disclose that over 2000 American citizens who served in the Canadian armed forces have transferred to the U S armed forces under a March plan. The notes say transfers are virtually complete and highlight ambassadors of goodwill through shared war effort contributions.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
External Affairs Department
Cordell Hull
Leighton G. McCarthy
Washington
Hull
Air
Power
Mackenzie King
McNaughton Vows UN Forces Will Strike Again in England
Lt General A G L McNaughton, Canadian commander, comments on the Dieppe raid saying the combined forces of the United Kingdom, United States, Canada and Free French have dealt a heavy blow and will strike again until the Nazi post is crushed.
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McNaughton
United Nations
England
Dieppe
A.G L. McNaughton
United Kingdom
United States
Canada
Gandhi’s Son Detained Under Defence Rules in Delhi
Devaldas Gandhi son of Hindu leader and Hindustan Times editor was arrested under the defence of India rules in New Delhi. His father Johandas K. Gandhi had been taken into custody by British authorities Aug 9 after Congress named him general of a civil disobedience campaign for immediate independence.
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Defence of India
New Delhi
Devadas Gandhi
Hindustan Times
Johandas K. Gandhi
All-India Congress Party
Roosevelt Orders Takeover of Woods Machine Plant
President Hoosevelt directs War Secretary Stimpson to seize and operate the Woods Machine Company plant in South Boston Massachusetts after a management labor dispute halted war production. The government action aims to restore efficiency and keep wartime output on track.
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Washington
Hoosevelt
Henry Stimson
8S. A. Woods Machine Company
South Boston
Mass
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