Canada’s Empire Air Plan Hinges on Unified Transport
Lt Col George A Drew Ontario premier-designate urged Canada join an empire air transport system to secure aircraft production and postwar aviation growth. He linked air transport with military air power, saying geography supports a united empire network and Canada could become its most powerful economic unit. Roy P. MacLean of Kelowna Courier emphasized weekly newspapers as essential to national efforts and Victory Loan success.
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Toronto
George A Drew
Ontario
Canstion
Drew
CEC
Canada
Col. Drew
Iteetf
Roy P. MacLean
Kelowna
B.C
Courier
Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association
Foral Canada
Dominion
Daily Press
Submarine Attack Misses Canadian Freighter In St Lawrence
During last summer's Nazi submarine attacks along the St. Lawrence a torpedo missed a cargo carrier by inches as Capt. Mac Lamoureux of Montreal and Capt. Ross Sinclair of Toronto guided the ship out of range. The periscope depth charges forced the submarine to dive, it vanished beneath the freighter and many believed it sank to the bottom after the failed collusion.
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Montreal
Ross Sinclair
Toronto
St. Lawrence
Art
Inch
Mac Lamoureux
Tomanoeuvre
Women Help Handle Mail in North Country
Dominion and provincial postal officials report women playing a major part as mall handlers during a 4500 mile inspection through the Northwest Territories and the Yukon. The tour covered McMurray Cano project Fort Norman Fort Nelson Daweon City with officials including G Herring Major J B Cor Mey G H Clarke and T J Reilly.
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North Country
Edmonton
Dominion
N.W.T
Yukon
McMurray
Fort Norman
Fort Nelson
Daweon City
G. Herring
Ottawa
Dominion Postal Department
J. 8. Cor Mey
Calgary
G. H.clarke
Vancouver
T. J. Reilly
Edmmonton
Malta Defence Valetta Strong From Allied Co operation
American anti aircraft gunners helped bolster Malta defenses, new evidence shows Allied cooperation strengthening the island’s air defense network amid ongoing siege and coastal patrols.
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Malta
Valatta
Sewere
Huge Nazi Army Built Up to Steady Morale
London reports Hitler has begun a broad expansion of the Waffen SS, an elite force rivaling the regular army. Estimated at 15 to 20 divisions with 800,000 men, it trains for street fighting and uses modern weapons though lacking an air force. Commanded by Kurt Daluege under Himmler, the force includes panzer divisions and elite Schutzstaffel units with international recruits.
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London
Adolph Hitler
Nazi Party
Aterm
Hitler
Mussolini
Waffen SS
Norway
Denmark
Holland
Reichamarshal
Hermann Goering
Kurt Daluege
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Leibstrandarte
Adolf Hitler
Hitiler
Das ‘Reich
Totenkopf
Viking
Mountain
Allied forces seize Axis planes in Sicily report
Allied Headquarters report capture of a thousand Axis warplanes in Sicily as part of ongoing operations. The dispatch credits air battles and ground advances by Allied units consolidating gains on the island.
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Sicily
Allied Headquarters
North
Police seek owner of $10,000 cache found in Montreal cupboard
Police began a search for the owner of a $10,000 hoard discovered in a cupboard under a sink at a north end Montreal house. The cache includes $5,000–$6,000 in Canadian money, 25 pounds of silver in tin cans, $150 in US currency, jewellery, and over 50 pounds of sugar.
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Montreal
United States
Seed Supply Drive for Forage Crops Across Nations
Ottawa reports Canada aims to supply the largest forage crop seed volume this year to aid global reconstruction. Nelson Young notes urgent need for Alsike clover seed, alfalfa, red clover, and clover mixtures, with profit participation shared among growers. Seed dealers require authorization from the Lindsay seed export office.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Nelson Young
Mr. Young
Lindsay
Ont
The
King Calls Nation to Prayer on War Anniversary
Buckingham Palace announced that King orders Sept. 3, the fourth anniversary of World War I’s outbreak, observed as a national day of prayer and dedication. The King urged all Britons to join in devotion and reflection on that Friday.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Seed Production Aims To Meet Domestic And Allied Needs
Canadian officials cited Roy L. Hendrickson deputy administrator for the United States War Food Administration stating there should be no fear of excess seed production. He said still greater increases in seed production are needed to meet domestic needs the needs of the United Nations and those of liberated areas during and after the war.
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Agriculture Department
Frey Ducts Board
Asi
Roy L. Hendrickson
United States War Food Administration
United Nations
Subsidy Plan For Civilian Lumber Buyers Announced
Ottawa announces subsidies for civilian lumber buyers to keep retail ceiling prices. Subsidies apply to softwood lumber, lath, posts, and shingles sold to individuals for personal trade or maintenance. Excludes dwellings, contractor sales, hardwood, and millwork. 10 percent subsidy rate subject to revision. approvals needed for large sales. essentiality certificates required.
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Ottawa
Prices Board
Bombs Dropped on Germany Reach 186 Thousand Tons Since 1939
London reports official air ministry figures show RAF and RCAF bombed Germany 186100 tons from Sept 2 1939 to July 31 1945. Ruhr area received 68700 tons, 44700 in first seven months of 1944. Mediterranean forces dropped 28000 tons from June 10 1940 to June 3 1945, with 22700 in first six months of 1945. Nazis dropped 71000 tons on Britain, 2000 in 1943.
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Germany
London
R.A.F
R.C.A.F
Air Ministry
Ruhr
LAF
United States
Maediter
Panevan
Italy
Britain
Berlin evacuation reported as Nazi government plans move
Stockholm based Dagens Nyheter cites a Zurich reporter saying Germany prepared to evacuate government offices from Berlin. No corroboration exists, but a nonessential civilian exodus has been under way since August 1 and ministries were said to be taking secrecy driven steps to relocate.
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Stockholm
Zurich
Dagens Nyheter
Germany
Berlin
Benin
Coal Output Drops Six Percent In First Half Of Year
Ottawa Dominion bureau reports Canadian coal mines produced 1,346,851 tons in June versus 1,386,452 a year ago. For the first six months, output totaled 3,853,082 tons a 6 percent decline from the first half of 1942.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Submarine statement postponed in wartime briefing
Washington officials said a statement on July anti submarine operation was postponed by agreement of the president and Prime Minister Churchill. The Office of War Information provided no further details on the delay.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Churchi
O.W.L
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Kathleen M. Fournier
Windsor
Canadian Women's Army Corps
D. Loretta Owens
Yeoman
Seattle
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Directorate of Personnel
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