Third Tribal Class Destroyer Now In Service
HMCS Huron, Canada's third British built Tribal class destroyer, has entered service joining HMCS Iroquois and Athabaskan. The vessel features enhanced armament, 2000 ton displacement, twin 4.7 inch mounts, anti aircraft guns, torpedoes and depth charges with a crew of 14 officers and about 250 men under Lt Cmdr H R Rayner.
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Europeans See Allied Air Offensives as Invasion Prelude
Berlin dispatches say Nazi leaders view heavy Allied raids on French air fields as a prelude to an invasion of France. The Berlin correspondent notes raids near Marseille and along the north coast are linked to broader strategy and a new European front. Reports claim 35,000 troops and 4,500 wounded evacuated from Sicily, with salvage of 17,000 tons of ammo, 9,600 cars, 100 field guns and 47 tanks.
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Stockholm
France
Berlin
RAF
Germany
Levenska Dagbladet
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Sicily
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Post War Plans Show Optimism From Canadian Business Leaders
Montreal—P A McFarlane says a chamber poll finds strong optimism about postwar Canada among business leaders from Atlantic to Pacific. Findings include plans to reinstate ex service workers, uncertainty about hiring new staff without policy clarity, commitment to employing the physically handicapped, and smooth peacetime factory transitions. The group urges rebuilding a world market and improving agriculture as key postwar goals.
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Montreal
P. A. McFarlane
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Canada
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Pacific
Prison Camps Discussed In War Prisoner Aid Efforts
Britain proposes repatriation and transfer of long term prisoners through neutral camps via Sweden Switzerland and Turkey with Red Cross mediation. Foreign Minister Eden notes the idea is under consideration as Parliament member Sir Jocelyn Lucas pursues renewed questions after summer recess.
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Red Cross
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Switzerland
Turkey
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Jocelyn Lucas
Eden
Dieppe
The King Visits Home Fleet During Swift Naval Tour
The King completed a whirlwind visit to the Home Fleet aboard the Duke of York and Malaya. He spoke with Raj Wali, the Indian chief yeoman of signals aboard Godavri, who hoisted the royal standard on the first Indian vessel to do so, marking a historic milestone.
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Canadian Brigadier Kay named Military Attache to China
Brigadier Orville M. M. Kay, Deputy Adjutant General (B) since 1941, has been appointed Canadian Military Attache to China. A former Winnipeg barrister, he served in the First World War with the Royal Flying Corps and commanded the Winnipeg Grenadiers at the war's outbreak.
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Orville M. M. Kay
China
Kay
Winnipeg
Royal Flying Corps
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Allied Air Attacks on Germany Shape Battle of Britain Tactics
Allied air offensives against Germany increasingly mirror Luftwaffe raids as Allies seek air superiority. They target aircraft production centers, create new fronts in central and southern Germany, wear down fighter squadrons through round the clock missions, and strike airfields to destroy Luftwaffe units.
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London
Germany
Luftwaffe
Asaults
Britain
France
Record hits Messerschmitt 109 at extreme range
A south coast anti air craft gun scored a direct hit on a Messerschmitt 109 at 36 000 feet. An anti air craft officer said the shell blasted the German raider at an unprecedented range for heavy guns. Buy War Savings Stamps Regularly
New Medicos Ottawa Names 180 Successful Medical Council Candidates
Dr J F Argue registrar of the Medical Council of Canada announced 180 successful candidates in recent examinations. He said 95 percent of those medically fit are entering the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. The list includes John A. McFadden of Dauphin Man and others already serving with RCAMC.
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Ottawa
J. Fenton Argue
Medical Council of Canada
Medical Council
Argue
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
Rc.a.mc
John A. McFadden
Dauphin
Man
Westward harvest plan moves farmers from Ontario
Selective Service Director Arthur MacNamara announced Ontario farmers and experienced farm workers will be moved voluntarily to Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta for the harvest. Officials will ensure Ontario remains staffed as long as needed. More than 5 000 moved last year.
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Ottawa
Arthur MacNamara
Dominion
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ontario Agricultural Department
Federal
Department of Labor
MacNamara
French Patriots Burn Crops and Mills in Rebellion
Reports from London relay a Lyon radio broadcast noting French patriots intensified saboteur acts against German war targets. Mills and threshing equipment were set ablaze and crops burned in fields and bins to deny supplies to the Germans, despite Vichy penalties.
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Berne
Lyon
United States Office of War Information
London
Fear of Japanese invasion unsettles Australians
C P Smith, editor of two Western Australian newspapers, says Australians are fearfully uneasy about a possible Japanese invasion of the continent. He notes many now believe a full-scale invasion is unlikely and expect only small attacks or incursions.
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Edmonton
C. P. Smith
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