Chamberlain rejects German peace terms in Commons
In the House of Commons Prime Minister Chamberlain denounced Hitler's peace terms as unacceptable. He declared Germany must choose between continued warfare and peace with guarantees, warning acts, not promises, would prove sincerity. Opposition leaders backed his stance, stressing peace cannot come at the price of honor.
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London
Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
House of Commons
Mr. Chamberlain
Germany
Hitler
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
France
Britain
Clement Attlee
Archibald Sinclair
Attlee
Britain and Soviet seal timber barter to feed Britain demand
The British Ministry of Supply and Soviet trade delegation in London reached a barter agreement trading Russian timber for rubber and tin. The deal aims to ease precrisis exchanges before White Sea port closures halt timber exports. Timber’s role as contraband and Nordic shipping tensions add political weight to the arrangement.
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London
Ministry of Supply
Press Association
White Sea
Britain
Ivan Maisky
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Moscow
Russian Purge Details From Krivitsky Testimony
Former Russian military intelligence officer Krivitsky testified to a congressional committee that Communist leaders from Germany Poland and Hungary were recalled to Moscow and executed despite not being Russian citizens Stalin distrusted them He named nine leaders who later fell out of favor and were killed The purge of 1936 37 allegedly killed 35000 Red Army officers.
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Washington
Walter G. Krivitsky
Congressional Committee
Germany
Poland
Hungary
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Reichstag
Russia
Krivitsky
Red Army
Airmen Decorated for Gallantry in Flying Operations
The London Gazette reports the King awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross to Flying Officers Kenneth Christopher Doran and Andrew McPherson in recognition of gallantry in flying operations against an enemy cruise early in September likely tied to the Kiel Canal raid on September 4.
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London
London Gazette
Kenneth Christopher Doran
Andrew McPherson
Kiel Canal
War Broadcasts Ottawa Plans by Prime Minister Mackenzie King
Prime Minister Mackenzie King is expected to make radio addresses on Canada’s war effort in addition to weekly defence department broadcasts. Some speculate on Quebec elections, but authorities say he will not involve himself in provincial politics or elections.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Canada
Defence Department
Chamberlain
Britain
House of Commons
Quebec
Premier Hepburn to lead public works in Campbell’s absence
Premier Mitchell Hepburn announced he would act as minister of public works while Hon. Colin Campbell is on leave for army service. Campbell has joined the Royal Canadian Engineers and been named a second lieutenant in the Second Field Forces. Campbell, 38, Queen’s University graduate, is a consulting engineer active in mining in northern Ontario and Quebec, married in 1923 with two daughters and two sons. The government plans to guarantee civil service jobs for those who enlist.
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Toronto
Mitchell Hepburn
Department of Public Works
Colin Campbell
Campbell
Royal Canadian Engineers
Queen's University
Ontario
Quebec
Increase in Turner Valley oil well daily allotment
The Alberta Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation Board raised the daily allowable crude production for 88 Turner Valley wells to 26 000 barrels, up 3 000 barrels daily, effective Oct. 11.
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Calgary
Alberta Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation Board
Turner Valley
Red Army Reinforced on Caucasus Front Facing Persia and Turkey
Government radio reports Red Army units in the Caucasus mountains on the southern frontier toward Persia and Turkey have been reinforced. The broadcast highlights strategic troop boosts and regional defense posture.
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Moscow
Red Army
Caucasus Mountains
Persia
Turkey
Audience for Turkish Leader at Cambridge University
The King received General Kiazim Orbay inspector-general of the Turkish army and leader of its military forces. A photo shows the sand-bagged entrance to Cambridge Divinity School at 2329 Cambridge University, now a recruiting office.
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London
Kiazim Orbay
Divinity School
Cambridge University
Britain gains edge in war on merchant shipping says Churchill
London reports balance in Britain's favor after U boat actions from Sept 24 to Oct 9, with 7 806 tons in surplus and 50 000 tons of prewar merchant ships entering trade. Churchill notes no British losses since Oct 9 and mentions ongoing parliamentary questions on German subs near the United States and refueling arrangements.
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London
Winston Churchill
The
Admiralty
Britain
Churchill
Britain to release more war news to the public
In the House of Commons Sir Samuel Hoare defended the Ministry of Information stressing publicity as straight news for rural areas and the Empire and rejecting propaganda. Arthur Greenwood urged clear, repeated messaging while criticizing potential muddle from new arrangements. Critics complained the government wields excessive control, likening officials to an occupying force.
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London
Samuel Hoare
Ministry of Information
House of Commons
Dominions
United States
Arthur Greenwood
Labor
Greenwood
J. J. Astor
Samuel
Evening News
Parole breach prompts RAF pilot to return to Iceland
The air ministry announced a Royal Air Force pilot accused of breaking his parole after a forced landing in Iceland on Sept. 26 would return as soon as possible. The pilot believed he had not promised to stay, while Icelandic authorities viewed it differently and accepted the return.
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London
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Iceland
Raufarhoefn
Saskatoon Dean Named Acting Chairman of National Research Council
Confirmation of the appointment to act as chairman of the National Research Council was received in Ottawa by Dean C. Jack MacKenzie of the University of Saskatchewan College of Engineering. MacKenzie succeeds Major-General A. G. L. McNaughton, loaned to command the first division of the Canadian Active Service Force. The acting chairman will assume the Ottawa NRC office and is known across western and eastern Canada and the United States. He designed the Broadway bridge in Saskatoon.
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Saskatoon
National Research Council
Ottawa
C. Jack MacKenzie
University of Saskatchewan College of Engineering
MacKenzie
A. G. L. McNaughton
Defence Department
Active Service Force
Canada
United States
Broadway
Germans Ban Books Foreshadowed In German Newspaper
The Essener Zeitung reports that German censorship targets books by the governor general to Canada and Edgar Wallace. It cites concerns that British propaganda appears subtly in Edgar Wallace and John Buchan novels and calls for ending anti German propaganda through seemingly harmless novels.
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Essen
Germany
Canada
Edgar Wallace
Essener Zeitung
General Goering
John Buchan
Lord Tweedsmuir
Brigradier Crerar to Join Ottawa HQ For Special Duty
Hon Norman Rogers defence Minister announced Brigadier HD G Crerar commandant of the Royal Military College Kingston will come to defence headquarters Ottawa for special duty. Col Kenneth Stuart director of military operations and intelligence will succeed Crerar at Kingston and Col M A Pope, secretary of the chiefs of staff committee, will assume Col Stuart's duties in addition to his own. All three officers have long records of service in the Canadian forces.
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Ottawa
HD. G Crerar
Royal Military College
Kingston
Defence Headquarters
Norman Rogers
Kenneth Stuart
M A. Pope
Chiefs of Staff Committee
Col
Stuart
Canadian Forces
Defence Department
Air plan seen as good industry boost in Canada
Four governments United Kingdom Australia New Zealand and Canada discuss an Empire air training scheme centered in Canada. It could cost hundreds of millions and expand Canadian aircraft manufacturing, with training centers across the country and new facilities at Camp Borden Trenton and Winnipeg.
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Canada
United Kingdom
Australia
New Zealand
Royal Air Force
United States
Empire
United
Camp Borden
Trenton
Barrie
Ont
R.C.A.F
Prairies
Trans-Canada Airlines
Winnipeg
Hitler vows war if Roosevelt mediates with Britain
Berlin reports Hitler urged Roosevelt to press Britain to meet Germany in conference. He warned cracking a deal would trigger a full scale war against Britain and France, with 800 bombers ready to strike Welsh targets, as Russia backs Germany and Italy weighs neutrality.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Germany
Faure
United States
Fuehrer
France
Otto Dietrich
Hitler
Chamberlain
Britain
Poland
Mr. Chamberlain
Wales
Russia
Italy
Dietrich
Dr. Dietrich
Reich
Air mail routes kept to war time schedules
London reports air mail services to dominions and colonies stay in operation with an average two day delay. Two weekly flights via Pan American route Lisbon to New York continue after northern trans Atlantic suspensions. Services to East Africa Palestine India Burma Hong Kong Malaya Australia Africa and Malta run weekly, with travel times about three to eleven days, two days longer than prewar.
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Dominions
William Babane
Post Office
Newfoundland
Canada
United States
Pan-American Airways
Lisbon
New York
Azores
House of Commons
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Labor
Mahane
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Palestine
India
Burma
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Malaya
Australia
Africa
West Africa
Malta
Mabanoe
Karachi
Calcutta
South Africa
Temporary War Branch Building in Ottawa Tenders Soon
Ottawa plans a temporary two storey wooden war branch building to house emergency offices. The structure is designed to supply about 100000 square feet of floor space for wartime administrative needs.
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Ottawa
Munition Factory Accident Kills One In London
The Ministry of Information reports a factory accident at a national munitions plant in London area. One army gunner died and six others were injured at a proof range during testing or inspection.
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London
Ministry of Information
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