Canada Applauds Dieppe Raid Troops Overseas
Prime Minister Mackenzie King conveyed Canada’s deep admiration to Lt-Gen A G L McNaughton and Canadian troops for their Dieppe raid. He noted pride in Canada's premier role, praise for disciplined soldiers, and gratitude for navy and air force support. He expressed sympathy for families of the fallen and wounded.
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Mackenne King
A G. L McNaughton
Canada
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NcNaughton
Navy
Close Check-Up Reveals Sugar Purchases For Canning
Questionnaires from the Wartime Prices and Trade Board sent to Vancouver housewives record purposed sugar purchases for canning. A Vancouver spokesman said some women may be chiselling sugar for non canning uses, with similar checks in other Canadian regions disclosed.
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Vancouver
Prices and Trade Board
Board
Canada
New Mailing Rules From US and Canada Cover Printed Matter
War Services Minister Thorson announced new rules affecting printed matter and clippings sent to neutral European countries. Arrangements by US and Canadian censorship authorities bar departure from Canada and the United States after Sept 1, with enforcement applying to full copies as well as clippings dispatched directly from the office of publication.
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U.S
Canada
Ottawa
Europe
United States
Unte
War Services
Thorson
Washington
Hamilton Plants Prepare to Produce Bonderized Tin Substitute
Construction is under way at two Hamilton steel facilities to manufacture bonderized steel, a tin substitute, with production expected to begin in October. The material is reported to have been in use in the United States for about a year successfully.
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Hamilton
Ont
United States
Missing British officer Earl Haig in Middle East
London reports Earl Haig, 24, son of the wartime commander in chief, believed a prisoner of war in the Middle East. He joined the Scots Greys on 1 August 1939 and his sisters have been informed.
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London
Valuable List Halifax Thieves Break Into Store
Thieves broke into the store of Mrs. George M. Keating in Halifax during the rationing era, taking items deemed valuable. The incident illustrates the era's shortages and the strain on households. Police are investigating the burglary and reviewing surrounding evidence.
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Halifax
George M. Keating
Early European winter fears hit fuel supplies
Reports from central and northern Europe indicate an unusually early winter with widespread concern over fuel shortages. Frosts reach northern Sweden villages and Taasjor potato crops suffer as grain growth slows. In Jamtland snow causes extensive crop damage, affecting military implications on the eastern front.
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Europe
East Front
Sweden
Taasjor
Jamt—land
Stockholm
Churchill Holds Cordial Talks With de Gaulle in Cairo
London reports Prime Minister Churchill had a long, cordial discussion with General Charles de Gaulle, leader of the Fighting French in Cairo. The Fighting French press service said the talk covered all subjects related to French British cooperation in the Middle East.
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London
Churchill
Charles de Gaulle
Cairo
Middle East
Postwar Plan Urges Full Employment for All Canadians
Dr F Cyril James of McGill told the Dominion Association of Chartered Accountants that postwar policies must secure employment for every man and woman who wants it. He outlined three policy groups: within Canada, cross-border issues, and international cooperation among leading governments.
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Calgary
Canada
F. Cyril James
McGill University
Dominion Association of Chartered Accountants
James
Dominion Committee of Reconstruction
War Production Board Surpasses Roosevelt Shipbuilding Goal
The War Production Board says shipbuilding output will reach about 9 million tons this year, roughly 10 percent above the 8 million ton target. Officials claim steel supplies will meet the ask, allowing 80 to 90 additional cargo vessels beyond prior plans. July set a record of 790,000 dead weight tons in a single month, with the annual average needing over 1,000,000 tons to meet the new schedule.
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Washington
United States War Production Board
Roosevelt
Maritime Commission
Belgians Fined for Armed Attempts Against Nazis
The Free Belgian news agency says Brussels was fined 5.0 million francs by the Germans for eight armed attempts in ten days. One attempt involved a dynamite explosion damaging premises of the Black Brigade, a Flemish Nazi group. A Brussels paper in Stockholm said Brussels University would close due to hostile Belgian professors.
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London
Free
Brussels
Black Brigade
Stockholm
Cairo Front Quiet as Rommel Loses 10000 Prisoners
Gen Sir Claude Auchinleck reports Axis losses in Egypt nearing ten thousand prisoners in two months. He notes Allied forces halted the enemy in the last two weeks while Gen Harold Alexander assumes Britain's Middle East command. US troops bolster Allied reserves for the next phase of the fight.
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Cairo
Suh
Claude Auchinleck
Egypt
Erwin Rommel
Middle East
Sir Harold Alexander
Britain
United States
Japanese airfields in Aleutians deemed unbuilt
Reports from the Aleutians say Japan failed to establish landing fields on Kiska and nearby islands. USAAF notes single sea plane fighters used, but land-based air defenses seem absent. Experts cite hard rock and geology as possible reasons for setbacks in excavating runways, making airfield construction lengthy and difficult.
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Alaska
Kiska
Aleutians
US Army Air Force
Aleutiana
Canadian writers arrive in Britain for press tour
A party of 12 Canadian journalists from news services daily and weekly papers farm and business papers and magazine groups has arrived in Britain. The group represents various media sectors and will conduct their briefing and engagements during their stay.
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London
Britain
War work frees two thousand Stoke pottery girls
In Stoke On Trent two thousand girl pottery artists have been released for war work as their original jobs ended with a government decision. The move supports wartime production efforts while maintaining local industry roles for women.
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Stoke-On-Trent
Moslem League Receives Proposal and Fires Warning
The Moslem League working committee issued a resolution stating it will consider proposals for a provisional government but warns against interference with Muslim livelihoods. It pledged to negotiate with other parties if the Pakistan principle is recognized. The league also urged a clear British commitment to Muslim self determination. In Bombay reports severe mob violence in the Madras presidency, including looting and arson by demonstrators. police fired on crowds at Bhimavaram after a 3,000-strong mob attacked a police station in the west Godavari district.
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New Delhi
League
Bombay
Madras Presidency
West Godavari
Bhimavaram
Transfer Of 2000+ US Citizens From Canadian Forces
An exchange of notes between Canada and the United States reveals more than 2,000 U.S. citizens who served in the Canadian armed forces have transferred to the U.S. armed forces under a wartime transfer agreement drawn up last March. The Canadian note dated July 10 to Cordell Hull notes transfers are virtually complete, with Hull calling these men ambassadors of goodwill. Air Minister Power thanked American volunteers who joined the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
External Affairs Department
Cordell Hull
Leighton G. McCarthy
Washington
Hull
Power
Mackenzie King
McNaughton Vows UN Strike Across England After Dieppe Raid
Lt General A G L McNaughton the Canadian commander said British American and Canadian forces along with the Fighting French will strike again and again until the Nazi post is crushed out of existence following the Dieppe raid. He described the combined sea land and air assault as a heavy blow to the enemy.
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McNaughton
United Nations
England
A. G. L. McNaughton
United Kingdom
United States
Canada
Gandhi's Son Arrested Under Defence Of India Rules
Devadas Gandhi son of Mohandas K Gandhi Hindustan Times managing editor was arrested under the defence of India rules in New Delhi British authorities held Mohandas K Gandhi earlier Aug. 9 after Congress named him general of a civil disobedience drive for immediate Indian independence.
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Gandhi
Defence of India
New Delhi
Devadas Gandhi
Hindustan Times
Mohandas K. Gandhi
All-India Congress Party
Roosevelt Orders Takeover Of Woods Machine Plant
President Roosevelt directs War Secretary Stimpson to seize and run the 5 A Woods Machine plant in South Boston Massachusetts after a management labor dispute halted war production. The government action aims to restore output for the war effort and stabilize operations at the facility.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Henry Stimson
5. A. Woods Machine Company
South Boston
Mass
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