Allies Pool War Weapons For A Common Cause
London production minister Lord Beaverbrook told the House of Lords that Allied nations have pooled weapons and set up disposal boards. He said Britain expects to receive 46014 tonnes of synthetic rubber annually and that tank production has peaked since the war began. He noted increased shipments to the Soviet Union and emphasized tapping all supply sources including Canada and the United States.
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London
Lord Beavertrack
House of Lords
Washington
Britain
Lord Beaverbrook
Andrew Duncan
House
Russia
Moscow
Canada
United States
Australia
Middle East
Nazis evacuating Narvik to fortify naval base
Reports from Norway say Nazis are evacuating civilians from Narvik as they prepare the port for stronger naval use. Fortifications and docks, likely for submarines, are nearly complete on an island in the central fjord, signaling Narvik's transformation into a major North Atlantic base.
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Stockholm
Norway
Narvik
Germany
North Atlantic
Dog smuggles bread into Eire via frontier bridge
Customs officials report a dog seen at a border bridge between Belfast and County Donegal carrying a loaf of white bread tied to its neck. The animal reportedly evaded guards on multiple crosses, prompting officials to monitor crossings.
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Belfast
North Ireland
Eire
County Donegal
Fresh sabotage disrupts Transvaal to Cape Province lines
In Johannesburg a new sabotage wave hit telephone and telegraph links between Transvaal and Cape Province. Repairs require escorts as two linesmen were attacked during attempts to fix the damaged communications. Halifax enlistment: Gnr Howard Soong, 22, Cantonese banker’s son, sworn for active Canadian service and pledged to aid China’s allies after schooling in Moose Jaw.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Transvaal
Cape Province
Halifax
Gnr
Howard Soong
Hong Kong
China
Moose Jaw
Churchill outlines Britain’s new labor and production links
Prime Minister Churchill told the House that Lord Beaverbrook will represent Britain in pooling with the United States and will meet with Ernest Bevin on labor questions. Beaverbrook, allied with Roosevelt, will lead production policy as US facilities expand for war. Ottawa notes Canada will ship eggs to Britain in dried powder instead of in shells, with no price changes for 1942 and a continued 3 cent bonus to producers.
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O Churchill
Lord
Britain
Beaverbrook
London
Churchill
House of Commons
Lord Beaverbrook
United States
Donald M. Nelson
America
War Production Board
Ernest Bevin
Roosevelt
Ottawa
Special Products Board
British Air Losses Against Axis Totals in 1941 End-Year Report
Air losses by Britain to the end of 1941 total 3 951 planes while Axis losses reach 6 440 German and 2 119 Italian aircraft. Air Secretary Sir Archibald Sinclair stated this in a written reply to a House of Commons question. Free French and naval losses are excluded from British figures and Axis totals reflect destroyed aircraft not ships.
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London
Archibald Sinclair
House of Commons
Royal Navy
Merchant Marine
New Tire Rules Tighten Sale of Used and Repaired Tires
Supplies Controller Alan H. Williamson issued an order limiting used and retreaded tire sales. Used tires must peg prices to the basic period and cannot exceed 75 percent of new tire prices. Vehicle owners must trade in a tire of the same size, and may keep only essential spares after purchase. Repairs, recapping, and retreading must follow basic-period pricing unless a permit is issued.
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Ottawa
Alan H. Williamson
Prices and Trade Board
Williamson
Gasoline Ration Plan To Be Self Supporting Ottawa
Munitions Minister Howe announced the April 1 gasoline rationing plan will be self supporting. He said costs for application forms, coupon books, regional offices and operation will be covered by the $1 registration fee paid by car owners.
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Ottawa
Howe
Belgian shelterer of airman condemned to death in Laethem St. Marie
A Belgian man named Sylvian Vande Velde who hid a British aviator after he parachuted from a wrecked plane was sentenced to death by German authorities in Laethem St. Marie Flanders. Brussels papers report the name.
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Vichy
Flanders
Laethem St. Marie
Sylvian Vande Velde
Brussels
Beekeepers Must Seek Permission To Buy Sugar
Ottawa reports Sugar Administrator S R Noble requires beekeepers needing sugar for feeding to apply through a provincial apiarist for permission before purchases. The order aims to regulate sugar distribution among apiaries during shortages.
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Ottawa
S. R. Noble
South Africa's War Spirit Cited by Gen Jan Smut Leader
Bernard Schonegevel told a Kiwanis club that a Canadian factory has produced a gun barrel in one-third the time of Britain. He noted South Africa has 7.5 percent of its white population in active service, all voluntary, and claimed higher European active service than any other British dominion.
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Toronto
Bernard Schonegevel
Jan Smut
Britain
Kiwanis Club
South Africa
British Army Casualties by Country as WWII Enters 1942
A British press service reports that 71.3 percent of British land force casualties through 1941 were from the United Kingdom. Official London data estimate total British army losses at 100000, with Australia 13000, India 7000, New Zealand 6000, South Africa 5179, Canada 2335, and Newfoundland 106, highlighting New Zealand's high casualty ratio given its population of 1.6 million.
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New York
United Kingdom
London
Australia
India
New Zealand
Canada
Newfoundland
Royal Canadian Navy officers awarded by King
Ottawa announces British admiralty word that the King approved honors for three RCN officers. Lieut. R. C. MacMillan of Charlottetown receives a bar to the Distinguished Service Cross. Lieut. J. M. Ruttan of Port Arthur earns the Distinguished Service Cross. Lieut. George Douglas Cook of Montreal and Lakefield receives a bar to the George Medal.
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Ottawa
Macdonald
Royal Canadian
Navy
R. C. MacMillan
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Charlottetown
J. M. Ruttan
R.C.N.V.R
Port Arthur
George Douglas Cook
Montreal
Lakefield
Optometrists Price Ceiling Sets Caps in Canada Gazette
Ottawa announces price ceilings on optometrist services and all glasses parts including lenses and frames, whether services are performed or not. The order also allows sales slips bills ads and catalogues to be prima facie evidence in prosecutions under price ceiling laws.
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Ottawa
Canada Gazette
Increased Production Of All Feed Crops In Canada
Dr. G S H Barton publicized Canada's 1942 agricultural plan urging higher output across feed crops with emphasis on coarse grains. Eastern Canada to boost feeds, western provinces to raise coarse grain acreage while maintaining wheat needs. fertilizer aid proposed. vegetable crops up 25 percent, hogs up 17 to 25 percent, milk demand up 500 million pounds. labor direction urged on farms.
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Toronto
Canada
Dominion
G. S. H. Barton
Ontario Crop Improvement Association
Barton
Britain Confident of Victory Says Ottawa Visitor
Otawa Leonart W Brockington, former special assistant to the Prime Minister, reports British confidence that the war will be won. He notes enthusiasm for Canada yet limited understanding of Canada’s wartime role and recounts interviews with Churchill and Shaw. He cites Russian optimism and a shared view that Britain cannot be defeated after Dunkirk.
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Otawa
Leonart W. Brockington
Mackenzie King
Canada
Brockington
Ottawa
Britain
Churchill
George Bernard Shaw
de Gaulle
Ivan Maisky
Singapore
England
Great Britain
France
Dunkirk
Gas Rationing Will Not Change Gas Station Hours
Ottawa reports that gasoline sale hours remain 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. with Sunday ban. Munitions Minister Howe says attendants are pleased and no change is planned at present.
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Ottawa
Howe
Composer Felix Powell Dies From Gunshot Wound in England
Felix Powell, composer of the World War I marching song Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag, died of a gunshot wound at a home guard headquarters in Brighton England. He was about sixty and wrote the music while his brother George wrote the words.
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Brighton
England
Felix Powell
Home Guard
Powell
George
Fewer Immigrants Arrive in Canada in 1941
Immigrants entering Canada in 1941 numbered 9,329 with more than half from the United States. The total is the smallest since 1860 and down from 1940 when 11,224 arrived.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Dominion
Reith Made Minister of Works and Planning in Postwar Drive
Lord Reith receives the new role to guide town and country development after the war. Arthur Greenwood announced in the House of Commons that Reith would be minister of works and planning, succeeding his previous titles as minister of works and buildings and first commissioner of works. Every 15 minutes a motor vehicle death is reported annually.
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London
Lord Reith
Arthur Greenwood
House of Commons
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