Russian grain fields saved from invaders struggle
The Soviet press reports a hard fought harvest behind the front lines as collective farmers push a bumper crop in Ukraine and other areas. Despite German attempts to disrupt, Red Army counter offenses push back in the Smolensk corridor while guerrilla actions and a broad front effort aim to deny supplies to the invaders. Prisoners and loot are claimed, with key zones around Smolensk Porkhov Novorshev and Zhitomir noted.
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Moscow
Ukraine
Communist Party
Pravda
Gutherifies
Red Army
Guerrilia
Semeon Hudvenny
Smolensk
Soviet Information Bureau
Porkhov
Novorshev
Leningrad
Zhitomir
Kilev
Britain Takes Full Control of Italian East Africa
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced in London that the whole of former Italian East Africa is now under British occupation. He noted Canada has authority to trade with groups operating in the former territories, though other regulations remain in force and require special permits for exporting a wide range of commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Ottawa
Mackenzie King
London
East Africa
Italy
Dominion
Italian East Africa
China
Gasoline use curb in east set as oil firms asked to close stations
Interior Secretary Harold Ickes urges the oil industry to shut 100,000 service stations in the eastern states from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m seven days a week starting August 3 to enforce compulsory restrictions. Stainless steel rings become standard for weddings in Germany amid steel shortages.
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Washington
Interior
Harold Ickea
Axis Eyes Dardanelles Seizure Amid Turkish War Turmoil
Diplomatic reports from Bulgaria say German naval crews reached Varna and Burgas as Axis plans surface to seize the Dardanelles and Bosporus and ram into the Black Sea. Turkish circles doubt the menace while observers warn of a potential lightning strike by September if Germany advances against Russia. British experts anticipate RAF involvement with heavy bombing of Axis ships at the straits.
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Ankara
Turkey
Bulgaria
Black Sea
Varna
Burgas
Dardanelles
Bosporous
Germany
Kyev
Reathers Fussia
Rimea
Royal Air Force
All-Party Panel Forms in Britain to Hear Ministers
A hush hush all party panel in London has been formed to hear ministers private opinions for MPs. The panel has already heard Foot minister Lord Woolton twice and several other government members and hopes for an early talk by Foreign Secretary Eden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
London
House of Commune
Foot
Lord Woolton
Eden
Praise For War Effort From Advertising Leader
E W Reynolds Montreal president of the Canadian Association of Advertising Agencies praised Canada's war effort saying hundreds of thousands serve yet the domestic economy remains undisturbed. He cited broad cooperation among advertising agencies publishers radio and publicity groups toward a common war finance publicity goal.
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Canada
E. W. Reynolds
Saint John
N.E
Montreal
Canadian Association of Advertising Agencies
Reynolds
Australia builds defence ring with new air bases
Melbourne reports Air Minister John McEwen announcing a strong ring of defence air bases to deter invasion. McEwen and Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Stuart Burnett say inspection of advanced bases confirms a formidable barrier. Catalina flying boats patrol long sea routes over crucial Australian waters.
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Melbourne
John McEwen
Australia
McEwen
Charles Stuart Burnett
Royal Australian Air Force
Catalina
Iran Warns Of German Infiltration Threat
London reports Britain has warned Iran about the danger of German influence and urged immediate steps. Russia is said to be cooperating with Britain on the Iranian issue. The notice came after reports in Ankara of a possible coup against the Shah of Iran modeled after the Rashid Ali revolt in Iraq.
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London
Great Britain
Iran
Russia
Britain
Ankara
Rashid Ali
Iraq
Middle East
Menzies Announces 60 Merchant Ships Planned in Five Years
Prime Minister Menzies unveiled Australia’s new shipbuilding program, laying the keel for the first 9000-ton merchant vessel. He said sixty merchantmen would be built over five years, employing about 15,000 workers simultaneously as part of the push to expand national shipping capacity.
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Sydney
Australia
Menzies
RAF drives crackdown on waste weighing swill in London
The Royal Air Force launches a waste reduction drive in London orders all swill weighed before disposal and a report filed to headquarters for expert review to determine if cooks should be more economical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Royal Air Force
Ee Ventering
Canada reports record wheat surplus for 1940 41
Ottawa officials announce a record breaking wheat surplus for the 1940 41 crop year with exports reaching 171 290 541 bushels by July 25, mainly to the United Kingdom. Government introduces a policy aiming for a 1942 carryover not exceeding this year’s level, limits deliveries, and imposes a permit book system while reducing acreage by about a third.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of
American Seaboard
United Kingdom
MacKinnon
Canadian Wheat Board
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Saskatchewan
RESCUED SPITFIRES BACK IN CANADA AFTER RAF SERVICE
Flying Officer R F Bob Leavitt DFC of Regina returns to Canada visiting relatives after over two years with the RAF He recalls days after France fell when he and fellow squadron members flew back in Tiger Moths Spitfires and Fairey Battles destroying enemy planes and bringing back several good plans to their base in Britain
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Canada
RAF
R. F
Bob) Leavitt
Regina
France
Ferry Pilots Salary Defense by UK Minister
London. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon, minister of aircraft production, defended employing 162 United States ferry pilots at annual salaries near $8,000. He said he could not recruit suitable air force personnel and must hire the best aviators, amid a Commons query on the value of ferrying planes to Britain versus active service. Canadian pilots and radiomen also work on the ferry service but were not noted in the exchange.
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London
J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon
United States
Air Force
House of Commons
Britain
Americans Arrive in Northern Ireland to Build Harbor Facilities
A unit of 460 trained U S construction men landed at an unidentified Northern Ireland port and were welcomed by War Secretary David Margesson. Led by E A W MacPherson of New York, the group plans to form a self contained colony with its own police and medical services and will bring provisions and clothing for work on harbor facilities.
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London
United States
Northern Ireland
David Margesson
E. A. W. MacPherson
New York
Margesson
End Of Trail London Nazi Ace Franz von Werra Killed on Front
The Danly Herald reports Baron Franz von Werra the German pilot who escaped a Canadian prison train last winter was killed on the Russian front. He was shot down near London in September 1940 after being captured as a POW and escaping twice in Britain. He later fled via Canada and the United States using a forged Swiss passport before returning to service in Europe.
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London
Danly Herald
Franz von Werra
Britain
Canada
Ontario
St. Lawrence
United States
New York
United Staes
South America
Rio de Janeiro
Europe
German
Air Serve
Berlin promises Finland greater standing and aims
A German spokesman stated Finland’s wartime rewards for allying with Germany and severing ties with Britain would be twofold. Finland’s role would be exalted among Scandinavian nations, with recognized territorial ambitions toward a larger Finland.
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Berlin
Finland
Russia
Britain
Invasion of Russia Could Prove Turning Point in War
London reports the German campaign against Russia may be the war’s turning point with vast global stakes. Analysts cite three possible outcomes by autumn or winter, noting advantages for Hitler if Germany wins, risks if Russia holds, and potential Russian counterplay into 1942 as Britain and the United States bolster aid.
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London
Russia
Near East
Mediterranean Basin
Europe
Far East
Japan
Britain
United States
Germany
Hitler
England
Mediterranean
Middle East
Asia
Siberia
Dutch East Indies
Urals
Japanese Troops Occupy Saigon in Indochina
Saigon in French Indochina reports Japan formally enters the city with a first class army. Troops move from docks to three secured stations, aided by army navy and air force coordination. Japanese business interests begin cotton and rubber purchases as a destroyer docks near the Majestic hotel. Thirty transports arrive at Cap St Jacques after a naval contingent enters Saigon harbor.
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Saigon
Indo-China
Tokye
Japan
Majestic Hotel
Cap St. Jacques
No Campaign This Fall Ottawa Red Cross Joins Spring Appeal
War Services Minister Thorson announced that the Canadian Red Cross Society will not run a separate autumn fund drive. The Red Cross will join a united appeal next spring to finance operations, including expanding food boxes for imperial prisoners of war from 10,000 to 35,000 weekly.
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Ottawa
Canadian Red Cross Society
United
War Services
Thorson
Red Cross
Camouflage Plan Futile for Berlin Says Tree Expert
German efforts to camouflage Berlin by rooftop tree plantings were deemed completely futile by a tree research authority. F A Bartlett of Stamford Connecticut founder of Bartlett tree research laboratories warned that masking 350 square miles would need over 200 million trees, which would still be sparsely placed.
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New York
Berlin
F. A. Bartlett
Stamford
All-Out Bombing Starts as RAF Plans Autumn Offensive
Noel Monks of the London Daily Mail said in a New York press conference that the Nazis will need a new word for blitz as the Royal Air Force begins all-out bombing of Germany this autumn. He predicted Britain’s air offensive will really start around September 1 when nights lengthen, noting his experience reporting with the R.A.P. in France.
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New York
Noel Monks
London Daily Mail
Royal Air Force
Germany
Mr. Monks
R.A.P
France
Great Britain
Repairs Reported for Italian Battleship Vittorio Veneto
British naval officers say the 35 000 ton Italian battleship Vittorio Veneto, torpedoed March 28 at Matapan, may be under repair at an Italian base. Initial reconnaissance suggested she sank, but later reports claim she reached port.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Vittorio Veneto
Matapan
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R.A.F
Churchill
A. G. L. McNaughton
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Western Canada
Saliries
Indo-China Port
Canadian Red Cross
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