Combined North American force formed for special warfare
Washington announces a joint Canadian American 1st special service force for offensive warfare. Col Ralston confirms details. Lt Col J G McQueen of Calgary named second in command. Training to occur in the United States and Canada plus Helena Montana, with parachute, coastal, mountain and desert operations in its scope.
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Ottaws
Canada
United States
Washington
Defena
Ralston
J. G. McQueen
Calgary
Helena
Mont
1St Special Service Force
Emphasia
Ito
Robert T. Frederick
United States Army
McQueen
Calgary Highlanders
Fort Benning
Newfoundland
Royal Canadian Air Force
Alaska
Royal Canadian Navy
Women's Army Corps Expansion In Canada Outpaced
Ottawa reports a large expansion of women's services as about 30,000 Canadian women are expected to wear the King's uniform within a year. The C W A C aims for 10,000 by year end, the RAF women's division targets 15,000 by 1943, and the newly authorized Women's Royal Naval Service plans 7,000 eventually. Overseas moves may begin small, prioritizing stenographers, telephone operators, filing clerks and drivers.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canadian Women's Army Corps
C.W.A.C
Air Force
Royal Naval Service
R.C.A.F
Ban Tightened on Electric Toasters and Other Appliances
Ottawa reports the department of munition and supply issues a ban forbidding the manufacture of electric toasters electric irons and electric fans after August 15. The new order rescinds a prior limit set at 50 percent of 1940 output and extends controls to a variety of electrical appliances including grills percolators coffee makers toasters roasters and waffle irons.
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Ottawa
Department of Munitions and Supply
Free cross border harvest labor and gear plan
Calgary officials announce a reciprocal Canada U.S. arrangement allowing harvesting units to cross the border with owner or lessee and up to four helpers. Units may stay 29 days. a vehicle travels with the unit but cannot switch jobs. Ottawa reports over the counter sale of war savings certificates at Canadian banks and post offices, enabling cash purchases of 5 10 and 25 dollar denominations with certificates issued instantly.
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Calgary
Canada
U.S. W
Harry Ross
Rosy
U.S
Ottawa
Chartered Bank
Britain’s ordnance factories surge production in a year
London report says Britain's 42 government ordnance factories now produce 414 times more guns than a year ago and double the original targets. Sir Andrew Duncan notes 60 percent of the 30,000 workers are women and output per worker rose 40 percent in the past year as factories improve beyond expectations during a Commons debate on the committee report.
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London
Britain
Andrew Duncan
House of Commons
Grenfell Memorial Tablet Unveiled in St Anthony
A tablet was unveiled in St Anthony to mark the 50th anniversary of Sir Wilfred Grenfell's Labrador landing and the start of his lifelong work for Northern Newfoundland and Labrador. Grenfell died in 1940, leaving a lasting legacy in the region.
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St. Anthony
Mid
Sir Wilfred Grenfell
Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Sir Wilfred
Sugar beet payments race to record in southern Alberta
Raymond Alberta mails 297 273 dollars to 1200 beet growers as the largest postwar beet payment in the region. The 1941 crop basis is one dollar per ton, shared among growers, marking the third payment since December’s six dollars per ton. Total beet payments for 1940 reach seven dollars and eleven cents per ton, with two more payments planned in fall and late December.
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Raymond
Alta
Alberta
Australia to ship 1200 tons of aid for prisoners of war
Sydney reports Australia will send 1200 tons of food and medical supplies valued at £1,000,000 to prisoners of war held by Japan. The consignment will leave the Dominion and be joined by 5000 tons from other Allied nations, transferring to a Japanese vessel at a neutral port.
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Sydney
Australia
Dominion
Spies in Russia use ruses to probe Leningrad defense
Moscow reports Commissar of State Security P. Kubatkin says German besiegers employ espionage and Trojan horse tactics to breach Leningrad. A wounded Russian in uniform sought information in hospital, while peasants, refugees, and parachutists in Red Army garb were used to infiltrate. He cites Lenin grad counter‑revolutionary activities by youths and attacks on Soviet defenders.
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Moscow
P. Kubatkin
Leningrad
Russia
Pravda
Kubatkin
Red Army
Winnipeg Air Traffic Rises With War Business In June
Trans-Canada Airlines reports June gains in passenger, mail, and express traffic led by war business. Passengers total 10,317, up 768 from May and 1,668 from June 1941. Daily mail near 6,000 pounds, June 174,104 pounds total, up 7,684 from May and 55,201 from last year. Express tonnage climbs to 27,406 pounds, up 5,222 from May and 16,803 versus June 1941.
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Winnipeg
Trans-Canada Airlines
Two New Minelayer Ships Enter Canadian Navy
Port Arthur Ontario reports two more warships of the minesweeper class have been christened to join Canada's navy. The vessels named H.M.C.S. Kenora and H.M.O.8 Milltown are advanced a step toward sea service, marking a roll of progress in wartime shipbuilding.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Canada
Navy
H.M.C.S
Kenora
H.M.O
Milltown
Measures For Security Of The Nation In Wartime Canada
Saint John report quotes Labour Minister Mitchell describing forthcoming wartime manpower and womanpower plans, measures to ensure state security, and extraordinary actions in the next months. He urges continued sacrifice, shipping boosts for UN forces, and price controls. He notes pensions and social aids are safeguarded.
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Saint John
Canada
Mitchell
Ottawa
United Nations
Allot Lumber For Storage Of Grain In West
H Steinthorson of the Western Retail Lumbermen's Association says about 80 million feet of lumber will be available for prairie grain storage in the next three months but the storage situation remains extremely acute. Ottawa insists on adequate lumber and nails for farms, with 20 million feet from northern spruce and 60 million from B C coastal manufacturers. Monthly diversion from B C could reach 15 to 20 million feet, while total needs rise to as much as 360 million feet given crop prospects.
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Winnipeg
Prairies
H. Steinthorson
Western Retail Lumbermen's Association
Ottawa
MacKinnon
West Coast
Rosenberry
Steinthorson
B.C
Canada
Britain
U.S
Western Retail Lumbermen’s Association
Ecrop
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Labor Exchange
National War Finance Committee
Luigi Romanelli
Murray Bay
Que
Grenfell Memorial
Airlines Business
Oxford
Oxford University
Christ Church College, Oxford
Queen
New York
David Bowes-Lyon
Willabeth
Hogland
Fleet Air Arm
W.R.N.S
W.rn.s
West
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