Russians Adopt Aggressive New Strategy On Moscow Front
Red Star reports Soviet commanders urged to spearhead mobile thrusts to trap retreating Germans. Gains claimed near Tula Kalinin and Mozhaisk as 200 settlements retaken under Govorov. Finns and Germans pressured in northwest and southwest as Rostov and Azov coast push continues.
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Moscow
Red Army
Shekino
Aleksin
Tula
Red Star
Kalinin
Govorov
Ruza
Mozhaisk
Novogorod
Leningrad
Tikhvin
Onega
Ladoga
Rostov
Sea of Azov
Kharkov
Life Saving Material Kapok Frozen for Canada
The munitions department freezes all ka pok supplies in Canada to ensure enough life saving material for Canadian and Allied airmen as well as navy and army life jackets. Alan H Williamson controller of supplies orders reporting of all kapok on hand or on order and restricts sales to the federal government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Munitions Department
Air Force
Netherlands East Indies
Canada
Navy
Army
Alan H. Williamson
Wartime Marriages Highlight Canadian Soldiers in London
High Commissioner Vincent Massey, speaking at a luncheon, noted more than 3500 marriages between Canadian soldiers and English and Scottish women. He expressed optimism that returning husbands would be welcomed to Canada in due course.
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London
Vincent Massey
Canada
King Peter of Yugoslavia on resistance and suffering
King Peter of Yugoslavia, in London with his government, told a national defence committee luncheon that Yugoslavia does not regret resisting the Axis despite daily hangings and shootings of villagers and widespread destruction. He spoke amid wartime strain and Allied support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Peter
Yugoslavia
National Defence Committee
Technicians and Navy Group Arrives in Canada for Government Work
A mixed party arrives in Canada including technicians on government work and naval personnel for training. Women in civilian attire lead the group, who keep their purpose private. Representatives from many dominions attend, with veterans like Thomas Gammel of Portsmouth recalling ships sunk during the war.
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Canada
Ottawa
Empire
Thomas Gammel
Portsmouth
Crete
New Members Appointed Ottawa War Charities Board Expanded
War Services Minister Thorson expands the national war charities funds advisory board from 10 to 16 members. New appointees include T S Dixon of Vancouver W T Henry of Edmonton and J J Leddy of Saskatoon. The board, formed December 1940 with C L Burton of Toronto as chairman, advises the minister on fund collection and expenditure. All members serve without remuneration.
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Ottawa
National War Charities Funds Advisory Board
War Services
Thorson
TS. Dixon
Vancouver
W. T. Henry
Edmonton
J. J. Leddy
Saskatoon
C. L. Burton
Toronto
National War Services
Britain and United States coordinate war plans in House debate
Government spokesmen told lawmakers that allied war plans are being coordinated with Roosevelt's world scale strategy. The talk touched on a possible unified war council, Empire defence, Far East strategy, and bases in Eire. Critics pressed for details while warnings about pay discrimination and RAF commissioning practices surfaced amid broader wartime concerns.
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London
House of Commons
United States
Roosevelt
Britain
Russia
Japan
John Winant
Richard Law
Clement Attlee
Privy Seal
House
Allied War Council
Far East
Eire
Edgar Granville
National Liberal
Duncan Sandy
War Office
Russell Thomas
Burma
Reginald Purbrick
Malaya
Sandy
Hubert Beaumont
Viscountess Astor
Frederick Bellenger
Labor
RAF
Wheat King Miller Wins 1932 Seed Prize at Chicago
William Miller of Edmonton was named world wheat king after his 70 pound per bushel sample won the 42nd annual international exposition in Chicago. He produced the seed by primitive methods a scythe hand binding and flail threshing, and the win followed a seed company's mistake.
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William Miller
Edmonton
Miller
Chicago
Timber Trade Spotlight for the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom stands as a leading timber importer, reflecting its heavy reliance on foreign wood supplies. Analysts note ongoing demand from construction and manufacturing sectors continues to drive sustained imports and market attention.
Plot Threat Fails Germans Target Bolivian Metals
German plan to stop Bolivian tin and lead exports to the United States through rail sabotage to Arica and Antofagasta was thwarted. Bolivian censorship reportedly tied to the plot, unclear if connected. Bolivia ships significant tin and lead to the United States under a purchase deal.
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United States
Buenos Aires
Arica
Antofagasta
Bolivia
Military traffic surge posed over Canadian railways
A. J. Brass, secretary of the Canadian Passenger Association in Winnipeg, appeals to the public to shift holiday travel plans to avoid peak movement days between December 22 and January 5 as thousands of armed forces move by rail.
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Winnipeg
A. J. Brass
Canadian Passenger Association
Red Army Manoeuvres Near Manchukuoan Border
A Chungking radio report quotes a Soviet broadcast from Khabarovsk about large scale Red Army maneuvers underway in Siberia near the Japanese Manchukuoan border. The activity signals intensifying military posturing in the region.
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London
Siberia
Chungking Radio
Khabarovsk
Pearl Harbor Disaster Said To Be Spy-Driven
Washington reports Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox stating Pearl Harbor was a fifth column operation by German and Japanese spies. He noted Hawaii was honeycombed with spies, detailing the attack hours, bomber numbers, carrier misperceptions, and limitations on patrols and follow up.
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Pearl Harbor
Washington, D.C
Hawaii
Norway
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
Knox
Utah
Hawaiian Islands
Ottawa reports progress on 30 million dozen eggs contract
Agriculture department officials say they are over the first hump in supplying 30,000,000 dozen eggs to the United Kingdom. The last storage egg exports have left shipping points, totaling 230,000 cases or 6,900,000 dozen eggs for September to November. Next, 170,000 cases or 5,100,000 dozen fresh eggs are planned for shipment by February 28, with British Columbia eggs arriving first, followed by Ontario and possibly Alberta in January.
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Ottawa
Agriculture Department
United Kingdom
British Columbia
Ontario
Alberta
Tire rationing to start January 4 nationwide
Government tire rationing will begin January 4 as Price Administrator Leon Henderson outlines state and local boards to issue ration cards. These boards will cover individuals and agencies needed for industrial efficiency and civilian health.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
United
Henderson
Power to Make Adjustments in Price Control Ottawa
Wartime Prices and Trade Board grants prices administrators power to adjust price ceilings for manufacturers and wholesalers subject to rigid retail ceilings. They may control goods quantities sold to commercial buyers to prevent high prices and unequal shares. Adjustments may reflect fair distribution, with consultations before increases that do not raise retail prices.
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Ottawa
Prices and Trade Board
Wartime Prices Board in Canada to Remain Postwar
R F Chisholm national administrator of wholesale trade says the wartime prices and trade board will likely continue after the war until fear of economic collapse passes. Edgar G Burton national administrator of retail trade supports this view and says key features may be kept permanently. Burton notes U S representatives are in talks with the Canadian board and studying the situation. he says the United States may adopt similar measures.
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Toronto
R. F. Chisholm
Prices and Trade Board
Edgar G. Burton
Burton
Washington
United States
Canada
Severe penalties for black market food dealers announced
London report says Food Minister Lord Woolton proposes courts charge offenders three times the value of black market goods or three times the illicit sale price. Government notes 3,130 prosecutions begun this year with 2,887 successfully concluded.
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London
Lord Woolton
Ministry of Food
Canadians In Russia Take Part With RAF Wing
Dave Ramsay of Calgary and Jimmy Walker of Edmonton are among the first Canadians to fight with Russia in this war. Ramsay says the RAF wing in Russia has done a whale of a job contributing to northern front successes. Both have fought for more than three months and Walker is expected in England on leave soon.
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London
Dave Ramsay
Calgary
Royal Air Force
Russia
PO. Ramsay
England
Jimmy Walker
Edmonton
PO. Walker
Skeena crew donate $1000 for Seaman's Club lobby furniture
Officers and men of HM C S Skeena contributed $1 000 for furniture for the lobby of the Allied Merchant Seaman s Club which opened here recently.
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Halifax
Hm.c.s. Skeena
Allied Merchant Seaman's Club
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War Charities Funds Advisory Board
Dutch East Indies
A. W. L. Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer
Banff National Park
Seaman's Club
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