British Action Against French Fleet Praised By U S Papers
The New York Herald Tribune and other papers across the nation hail Churchill's Royal Navy seizure of the French fleet as a decisive act in defense of democracy. Editorials assert Britain shows will to fight and moral strength, while noting the betrayal by Vichy France and the necessity of swift action to deny Nazi-handed ships to Germany.
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New York
The
New York Herald Tribune
Churchill
Royal Navy
United States
Great Britain
Hitler
New York Times
France
Boston Globe
Kansas City Star
Baltimore Evening Sun
Washington Evening Star
England
Mighty hazardous forest fires threaten British Columbia
Forestry officials describe the province's fire season as mighty hazardous as nearly 500 men tackle a dozen blazes. Over 100 fight a 1000 acre Horne Lake fire between Alberni and Qualicum, 75 battle a Cowichan Lake blaze, and Cranbrook crews sweep ashes from a seven mile by three and a half mile front near Lumberton where more than 200 work townward operations.
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Vancouver
B.C
British Columbia
Horne Lake
Alberni
Qualicum
Cowichan Lake
Cranbrook
Lumberton
Falkland Islands Transfer to UK for Warplanes Purchase
The Falkland Islands legislative council agreed to transfer stock valued at £50 600 to the British government for buying warplanes, advised by the governor through the colonial office.
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London
Legislative Council of the
Falkland Islands
Colonial Office
Canadian Troops Urged For Britain Invasion Defense
Lord Mottistone in the House of Lords proposed selecting Canadian forces to face any invasion due to their "novel conception of warfare" and suggested an Australian division handle air landings. He pressed for prompt action to boost Britain's offensive power and adapt defense methods beyond tank traps and barbed wire.
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London
Lord Mottistone
Jack” Seely
House of Lords
Britain
Mottistone
Arandora Star Sinking Triggers Deadly Lifeboat Stampede
London reports a torpedo attack off Ireland on the Canada-bound liner Arandora Star. About 1,500 German and Italian internees and 500 survivors describe a panicked scramble for lifeboats amid heavy casualties. Guards and crew recount brutal clashes as Germans and Italians fought for escape, while some rescued captains saved others.
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London
Ireland
Dominion
West Indies
Mediterranean
British United Press
British Isles
Citadel Merchandising Company formed to aid war production
The Citadel Merchandising Company Limited, fully government owned and non profit, begins operations in Canada to coordinate machine tool production and procurement for war orders. Directors serving without pay include Thomas Arnold, L J Belnap, J D Johnson, C S Gravel and F K Morrow, with offices in Montreal and reps in Ottawa and New York.
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Citadel Merchandising Company Limited
C. D. Howe
Montreal
New York
Citadel Merchandising
Canada
Citadel Merchandising Company
Mr. Howe
Thomas Arnold
Manitoba Steel Foundries Ltd
L. J. Belnap
Consolidated Paper Corp. Ltd
J. D. Johnson
Canada Cement Company, Ltd
C. S. Gravel
Bell Telephone Co. of Canada
F. K. Morrow
Ogilvie Flour Mills Co., Ltd
King George Decorates Warburton Lee Widow
The King honors the widow of Captain B A W Warburton Lee who commanded the British destroyer flotilla at Narvik on April 10. Warburton Lee was mortally wounded when a shell hit the Hardy’s bridge during the attack on Narvik. The Hardy ran aground while the Hunter was sunk and two other destroyers were damaged. The German forces lost six supply ships, one destroyer was torpedoed and three others set afire.
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London
King George
B. A. W. Warburton-Lee
Narvik
Germany
Norway
Warburton-Lee
Admiralty
Hardy
Hunter
Enlistments in Edmonton RCAF Triple in June
Figures show June enlistments in Edmonton for the Royal Canadian Air Force reached 196 men across all classes, more than three times May totals. Among them 37 were aircrewmen while the rest were mainly clerks and mechanics.
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Edmonton
Royal Canadian Air Force
Women to join London defense volunteers as home guards
Mrs Venetia Foster, widow of a naval officer and Amazons leader, announced a plan to persuade the government to allow women to serve with local defence volunteers as home guards. The effort forms an “amazon defence corps” to teach women how to use rites.
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London
Amazon Defence Corps
Venetiz Foster
First Melbourne Law School Scholar Wins Top Honors
For the first time in Melbourne University Law School history a student has secured the highest honors in scholarships. The achievement marks a landmark in academic excellence within the Australian university.
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Law School
Melbourne University
Australia
Oath Of Allegiance in Ottawa Affects Canadian Enlistment
Officials indicate American volunteers can be enlisted in Canada with modifications to the oath process. The National Defence Department would not specify changes but said the problem of the oath has been solved for enlistment.
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Ottawa
Canada
National Defence Department
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps forms coastal defence units
Fortress companies of the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps are created to aid coastal defence. About 150 men per company have been mobilized and placed at Halifax Sydney Saint John Vancouver Victoria with one unit split between the Pacific coast cities. The formations comprise electrical and mechanical workers assigned to coastal forts.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
Halifax
Sydney
Saint John
Vancouver
Victoria
Pacific
Free Postage for Canadian Forces Mail Sought
Canada and Britain negotiate free postage for troops in the United Kingdom to send letters home to Canada. A decision is expected soon as talks proceed.
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Ottawa
Canada
United Kingdom
Narrow Escape Over Hamburg Oil Tanks Raid
An air ministry bulletin reports an observer in a Royal Air Force bomber surviving a near fall from a door during a night raid on Hamburg oil storage. The aircraft then resumed duties after minor shock. A second RAF plane returning from Germany issued an SOS before sinking. crew rescued after 131 hours aboard a dinghy.
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London
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Hamburg
Germany
British Fleet Battles French Navy in North African Waters
Prime Minister Churchill disclosed in the House of Commons that Britain seized three French battleships six cruisers eight destroyers and many smaller vessels including the Surcouf. He described heavy losses on both sides with French ships sunk or damaged and many crews joining the British. British forces maintained control of the Mediterranean and pursued remaining French ships.
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London
North African
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Britain
Alexandra
Churchill
France
Oran
Mediterranean
Commons
Germany
Bomb explosion shocks New York World's Fair scene
A flame throwing bomb hidden as a portable radio exploded in the British pavilion at the New York World's Fair. Two detectives were killed and five others wounded, two critically, as the blast tore through the pavilion area and sent crowds fleeing.
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New York
James J. Lynch
The
Bronx
Ferdinand Socha
Brooklyn
William J Federer
Queens
Joseph Gallagher
Gallagher
Josephine Chmiel
Adequate Labor Supply Ottawa Emphasized for War
Labor Minister Norman McLarty told the National Labour Supply council that training must align with war industry needs to keep Canada a key war material producer. The advisory council, chaired by A. J. Hills of the Canadian National Railways, formed groundwork for future deliberations.
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Ottawa
Norman McLarty
National Labor Supply Council
Europe
Canada
Advisory Council
A. J. Hills
Canadian National Railways
Refugee Money Across Atlantic Boosts Wall Street Deposits
Mid year bank condition statements reveal billions in European refugee funds flowing into New York. Chase National Bank deposits rose to 3,190,000,000 with a gain of 23,000,000 from March and well above a year ago 2,696,486,000.
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Atlantic
Europe
Wall Street
Chase National Bank
Chase
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