Britain Ready to Repel Any Enemy Attack
A two day tour reveals Britain’s prepared battle positions and fortifications across the coast. Commanders stress mobility and depth, with coastal defences and camouflage shaping a fast, flexible response to invasion while civilians are moved from danger zones and air raid measures expand nationwide.
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Britain
London
Flanders
Royal Air Force
Edward W Beattie
United Press
Belgium
Adolf Hitler
Unemployment Insurance Limits Discussed in Commons
Officials explain Canada’s unemployment insurance limit affecting wage earners under two thousand dollars annually. The U K sets two hundred fifty pounds and the United States three thousand dollars. Canada will use stamps to record contributions in worker books, which become the worker’s property when leaving employment.
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Ottawa
Canada
Commons
United States
United Kingdom
Nazi Invasion Threat Report Delayed Invasion Plans
Diplomatic sources in London say Hitler postponed invasion plans against Britain after British naval successes. They claim he prepared a combined air sea and land assault for July 3 or 4, but delay was temporary as a large armada gathers near the Channel with hundreds of small ships. Relief in government circles cites imminent assault as driving Britain’s concessions to Japan over the Burma road.
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London
Weil
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Hitler
Channel
North Seacoast
Japan
Burma Road
Car Radios Ottawa licensing figures show year decline
The radio division under Munitions Minister Howe issued 35,578 auto radio licenses in the year ending March 31, down from 38,844 the year before. Ontario remained the exception, supplying 42 percent of licenses. Free licenses for 4,699 blind Canadians were issued, up from 3,926.
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Ottawa
Air Services Branch
Howe
Ontario
Canada
Earl of Athlone speaks on ties of kingship in Ottawa
The Earl of Athlone told the Canadian Club of Ottawa that “For King and country” is a righteous cause not to preserve a dynasty but to uphold the keystone of national life. He noted the governor-general’s limited public role and praised the King’s daily efforts to support the war effort and unity against Nazi despotism.
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Ottawa
Earl of Athlone
Canadian Club of
Royal House
England
Buckingham Palace
France demands reparations from Britain over French fleet damage
The Daily Mail reports the Petain government seeks reparations from Britain as a precondition for restoring diplomatic ties. Foreign Minister Paul Baudoin indicated reparations will not be discussed at this stage, and Britain is unlikely to engage now.
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Petain
Britain
London
Daily Mail
Paul Baudoin
France
Production Rising for Ottawa Training Plan Aircraft
The department of munitions and supply announced that production of the 808 elementary training aircraft is increasing with over 20 percent delivered. De Havilland Tiger Moths and fleet planes are advancing on an accelerated schedule as about 12,000 Canadians work on the program.
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Ottawa
Department of Munitions and Supply
de Haviland
Canadian unit places over 1 million in parachute orders
Buffalo New York reports the Canadian War Supply Board has awarded more than 1 000 000 dollars of parachutes and parts to Irving Air Chute Ltd Canadian subsidiary. President George Waite said the new orders add to existing Canadian orders.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Canadian War Supply Board
Irving Air Chute, Ltd
George Waite
Irving Air Chute Company, Inc
Waite
King and Governor General Rally Support for Monarchy
The King and Governor General urge unity across continents and all social strata, claiming near universal world support for a cause. They say monarchy remains intrinsic to Canada’s identity, rooted in British and French heritage, and that their visit inspires resilience amid dangers ahead.
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Canada
Roosevelt Nominated for Third Term by Acclamation
The Democratic national convention noisily nominated Franklin D Roosevelt for a third term by acclamation. A large majority of the convention’s 1100 votes favored the president amid cheers as James A. Farley announced his support and moved to suspend rules for the acclamation.
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Chicago
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
James A. Farley
Stalin Holds Long Talk With Cripps In Moscow
Report says Joseph Stalin met with Sir Stafford Cripps the British ambassador in Moscow for a lengthy discussion. Officials gave no official comment on the dialogue, drawing keen interest in foreign quarters.
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Moscow
Josef Stalin
Stafford Cripps
Britain Refuses New Obligation to Romania
London states it is under no further obligation to Romania to aid their independence. Foreign Under-Secretary Richard Butler told the House of Commons that Britain considers herself free from the old guarantee and not bound to resist threats to Romanian independence.
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London
Great Britain
Rumania
Richard Butler
House of Commons
Relief Recipient Arrested for Swastika Display in Edmonton
A relief recipient of Germanic birth was arrested in Edmonton after scratching a crude swastika on the relief headquarters notice board. He left for an internment camp at noon.
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Edmonton
City Relief Headquarters
Cost of Jap War Hong Kong declares Japanese losses
Chinese military headquarters says three years of warfare cost Japan 1,644,985 men killed wounded or dead from disease. Tokyo reports 85,800 Japanese killed and claims Chinese losses at 3,000,000.
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Hong Kong
Japan
Tokyo
China
Banks Reopen in Paris After Withdrawal Limits Lifted
Berlin based dispatch reports Paris banks have reopened with withdrawal limits removed and interest payments on government war loans resumed.
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Paris
Berlin
National Registration to Run Three Days in August
Ottawa outlines a three day national registration period with two deputy registrars per polling division paid 3 dollars a day and registrars paid 6 dollars per day. Registration will follow the same polling division setup as the last Dominion election and begin upon notice from the chief registrar.
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Ottawa
Jules Castonguay
Canada
Caston- Suay
Castongay
Royal Air Force Faces Plane Shortage and Rebound in Production
Britain reports 573 planes lost to enemy action by July 12 while over 2,500 of the enemy were shot down. Only about a third of 33 air ministry plane types are vital, led by bombers and fighters. Beaverbrook boosts June production, with estimates near 2,000 added between June 1 and July 1 as U.S. and Canadian plants supplement domestic output.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Regina
Ken Irwin
Toronto
J. Jamieson
Truro
N.S
Henry Hartridge
Vancouver
Air Ministry
France
The
Lord Beaverbrook
Winston Churchill
Air Force
Fleet Air Arm
Britain
United States
Canada
U.S
Britain to Accelerate War Material Purchases
London reports Britain will spend faster and more freely on war materials from North America. Lord Woolton told the House of Lords the Ministry of Supply has been stepped up after criticism by Lord Addison, with aims to secure quick munitions from Canada and utilize American resources to balance Europe.
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London
Britain
North America
Lord Woolten
House of Lords
Ministry of Supply
Lord Addison
Labor
Germany
Europe
Canada
Lord Woolton
United States
Air Raid on Dortmund Ems Canal Damages Key Waterway
RAF airmen raided the Dortmund Ems canal damaging the vital link in Germany’s internal transport. They studied a model of the double aqueduct crossing the Ems river before the strike. Captains noted risk of misidentifying targets without prior models and photographs. Post raid photos showed the canal unusable and barges stranded.
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London
Royal Air Force
Dortmund-Ems Canal
Germany
Ems River
Air Ministry
Italian Leaders React to Roosevelt renomination
Italian political circles expressed disappointment at Roosevelt's renomination, arguing it would prolong a Roosevelt pro English policy. They feared continued non belligerent aid to Britain and potential anti Italian effects if he won another term.
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Rome
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
United States
Britain
Air Force Raises RCAF Age Limit to Forty Five
Ottawa announces the Royal Canadian Air Force will accept applicants up to age 45. New class entrants must have 500 flying hours, or reduced hours for those with good modern flying practice.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canadian Built Ships to Bear Canadian Wildflower Names
The munitions and Supply department announced that warships built in Canada for the Royal Navy will carry the names of Canadian wild flowers. This move will distinguish Canadian built vessels from those constructed in Britain.
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Ottawa
Canada
Royal Navy
Munitions and Supply Department
Britain
Average farm income decline shocks Ontario farmers
Hy Nam Han Nam, secretary of the United Farmers of Ontario, told a York county farmers gathering that average farm income has dropped from 1000 dollars in 1926 to 400 dollars in 1939 and warned that continued decline could spell disaster for the nation.
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Newmarket
Ont
Hy. Hannam
United Farmers of Ontario
York County
Newfoundland Eyes Record Cod Liver Oil Output This Summer
Newfoundland producers plan a much larger cod liver oil output than usual this summer aiming to meet rising demand. Fishermen expect higher catches and local factories to run at peak capacity through the season.
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Newfoundland
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Lee
Muselier
Free French
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Stalin
Cripps
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