Wilkie vows navy convoy to British supplies in wartime pledge
In a World War II era radio speech at NBC studios Willkie says the U S navy will convoy ships to Britain to ensure delivery of supplies. He warns that delaying action risks liberty and urges immediate aid to Britain while stressing democratic resolve and unity.
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New York
Wendell L Wilkie
Great Britain
Wilkie
National Broadcasting Company
NBC
Europe
America
Britain
Willkie
Asia
United States
Voices For Freedom
Uness
England
Fish Story London Salmon Flight Creates Royal Feat
J P Bickell, on a UK trip for the British air ministry, carried speckled brook trout to Newfoundland and onward to a British airport. The fish were cooked aboard a Royal Air Force mess and shared by passengers, sparking rumors of a King’s breakfast. Buckingham Palace denied the tale as improbable.
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London
J. P. Bickell
Britain
Ottawa
Washington
British
Air Ministry
Royal Canadian Air Force Officers
Newfoundland
Need More Doctors Chicago
The American Medical Association says British appeals for US medical volunteers have only a limited response. It notes the demand for physicians at home is great. About 65 American physicians are ready to join British medical services and 25 other volunteers likely will be available soon.
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Chicago
The
American Medical Association
United States
Navy Secretary Knox sticks to sea menace speech
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox reaffirmed his call to use the U.S. Navy to clear the Atlantic of the German menace. He declined to answer Len Burton Wheeler’s demand for resignation, saying, “Let you write an answer to that yourself.”
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Washington
Frank Knox
US. Navy
Atlantic
Len Burton K. Wheeler
Government to Aid $1,000,000 Apple Marketing Plan
The Dominion government and the British Columbia fruit board will support marketing of a large portion of the 1941 apple crop from the Okanagan valley and Kootenay districts. The assistance totals $1,000,000 under a formal agreement.
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Ottawa
Dominion
British Columbia Fruit Board
Okanagan Valley
Kootenay
British Columbia
Air Training Plan Emerges in Empire Effort
Prime Minister Mackenzie King spoke at Boundary Bay as No. 18 Elementary Flying School opened. He announced plans to increase Royal Canadian Air Force squadrons in England and cited Air Minister Power's trip to arrange more Canadian units with the Royal Air Force. The Empire Air Training plan was 18 months in preparation and now seen as decisive to the war’s outcome.
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Vancouver
Royal Canadian Air Force
England
Mackenzie King
Boundary Bay
Here
Power
Royal Air Force
Beaverbrook Urges Urgency in War Supply Effort
Lord Beaverbrook in a trans Atlantic talk with Gladstone Murray of the CBC stresses urgency in everything as the current watchword. Appointed by Prime Minister Churchill as minister of supply he urges North America to respond with maximum, unceasing effort and speed in production to assure success.
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Ottawa
Lord Beaverbrook
Gladstone Murray
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Churchill
North America
Barred From Civil Service War Time Policy in Ottawa
Ottawa government bars men of military age from civil service employment during the war. An order-in-council directs no male of military age may be appointed unless ineligible for service or the civil service commission certifies necessity in the public interest.
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Ottawa
Civil Service Commission
Perth officer awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
Acting Squadron Leader J. R. Thompson of Perth Ontario attached to RAF squadron 139 in the Middle East received the Distinguished Flying Cross for leading a flight safely to base after navigational gear failure during an attack on a large convoy west of Lampedusa between Malta and Tunis last May.
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London
J. R. Thompson
Perth
Ont
Royal Air Force
Middle East
Thompson
Air Ministry
Lampeduse Isle
Malta
Tunis
Return To Canada for army courses by 16 Canadian officers
A group of 16 Canadian officials including Capt. Douglas Cunningham GM of Calgary and Maj C A Lyndon Edmonton depart Britain for army courses in Canada with brief furloughs. Cunningham earned the George Medal for removing an unexploded bomb. Other officers include Maj A T Dixon Regina Capt G P Hartling Edmonton Capt L H Young Winnipeg Capt J S Adam Victoria Capt A F B Knight Winnipeg. Canadians overseas report good spirits and eagerness to face Hitler as Britain faces scarce chocolate bars and cigarettes.
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Ottawa
Britain
Canada
Douglas Cunningham
Calgary
Cunningham
George
C. A. Lyndon
Edmonton
A. T. Dixon
Regina
G. P. Hartling
L. H. Young
Winnipeg
J.S. Adam
Victoria
A. F. B. Knight
Hitler
Germany
Russia
Canadians Land Large Force in Britain
A massive convoy brings the First Canadian Army Tank Brigade and allied units to the United Kingdom. The landing includes a 1,200 bed hospital from Montreal with 80 nurses, forestry corps, infantry, artillery, airmen and naval personnel. The men are greeted by cheering crowds as they head to camps on Britain’s battle lines.
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Canada
United Kingdom
Canadian Army
Atlantic
Britain
Royal Navy
Montreal
Canadian Forestry Corps
Scotland
Artillery
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
Tank Brigade
Ontario
Alberta
Quebec
Canadian Tank Reinforcement Arrives in England
Geoffrey Shakespeare and Brig. Worthington with Gordon B. Johnson welcomed Canadian tank formations to England. They hailed the long anticipated reinforcement as a vital step in the war, noting tanks as crucial alongside aircraft and vowing to uphold the Empire against Hitler.
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Geoffrey Shakespeare
Dominions
F. F. Worthington
England
Gordon B. Johnson
Scotland
Vincent Massey
Shakespeare
Canada
Britain Keeps Finland Ties Amid Sweden Neutral Stance
Foreign Secretary Eden told the House of Commons that Britain maintains diplomatic relations with Finland and that relations with Sweden remain normal. He noted Sweden’s plan to stay neutral after allowing a German division passage to Finland, and gave no further comment on Finland’s neutrality since its entry into the Russo German war.
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London
Finland
Sweden
Eden
House of Commons
Britain Cuts Gas Ration for Private Citizens
The British government plans a one sixth reduction of the gasoline ration for private citizens, lowering monthly car mileage from about 200 to 165 miles as reported authoritatively.
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London
Wheat quota outlined by Mac Kinnon for 1941 crop
Trade Minister Mac Kinnon outlined an initial wheat quota of at least five bushels per acre for 1941 with increases as space allows. Temporary grain storage at Port Arthur and Fort William will hold 51,000,800 bushels, with deliveries to start by August 15. Exports are projected at 225,000,000 bushels, reducing July carryover to 475,000,000–500,000,000. He warned the wheat problem remains serious with over 500,000,000 bushels on hand as harvest nears.
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Edmonton
MacKinnon
Port Arthur
Fort William
Conference With Russian Staff On War Plans
London reports that Russian general staff leaders express confidence they can beat the German blitzkrieg. Lieut Gen McFarlane joins Moscow talks to aid Soviet generals with British blitz techniques and RAF tactics. Britain plans to send an aircraft-industry mission and share production methods to delay German advances.
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London
Soviet Union
F. N
McFarlane
Russia
Moscow
France
Britain
Royal Air Force
Great Britain
Invasion of the Nazi Held Coast May Start Soon
London report notes Aero plane magazine suggesting daylight RAF sweeps and nightly bombings of the French coast could precede Allied landings before August. It cites German belief that a combined British offensive is unlikely for months, with RAF aiming to renew war strength and pressure on France and Russia.
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London
Royal Air Force
RAF
France
Russia
Aeroplane
Reuters
R.A.F
Return To Britain Back In United Kingdom Ottawa
A large group of German and Italian born men interned in Canada have been returned to the United Kingdom with Canadian troops. They were sent home by direction of the British home office after investigation as non dangerous. The aliens are described as refugees and civilians. They were captured in the roundup of aliens in Britain more than a year ago.
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United Kingdom
Ottawa
Canada
Home Office
Britain
Trapper Walks 250 Miles to Enlist in Canadian Army
A trapper who journeyed 250 miles to join the Canadian army has arrived in Vancouver after a 12 day trek from a lonely Cariboo point to Hazelton. A Russian resident of Canada for 28 years followed a similar path seeking enlistment after hearing radio broadcasts calling for men. He laments a snowstorm on Groundhog mountain range slowed his pace.
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Vancouver
Canada
Cariboo
Hazelton
Groundhog Mountain Range
Russian defies Hitler with bold mobilization claim
Moscow declares Soviet Russia thanks the United States for support and asserts it can mobilize another 10,000,000 people if necessary. Kremlin spokesman S. A. Lozovsky says Russia remains calm in the face of difficulties and guarded against any weakness in manpower and resources.
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Moscow
Soviet Russia
United States
Hitler
Kremlin
S. A. Lozovsky
Russia
Red Cross to ship food parcels for Australian POWs
Dr. Fred W. Routley announced that Canada will ship 5,000 prisoners of war food parcels weekly to Australian soldiers captured in the east in response to a request from the Australian Red Cross.
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Toronto
Fred W. Routley
Canadian Red Cross Society
Australian Red Cross
Canadian Society
Best Leads Banting Institute in Toronto
Dr. C H Best, formerly tied to Sir Frederick Banting in insulin work, begins duties as head of the Banting Institute in Toronto. The note mentions Hong Kong's population exceeding a million.
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Toronto
C. H. Best
Sir Frederick Banting
Banting
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