Axis naval strength exceeds U S say officials in testimony
Washington Navy Secretary Frank Knox testified before the House Appropriations Committee that Axis naval power totals about 1 435 000 tons on January 1 compared with 1 255 000 tons for the United States and warned that French fleet acquisition would boost Axis strength while two-ocean fleet projects won t be completed before 1946 47. He outlined two dangerous scenarios and urged preventing either by U S actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Frank Knox
House of Representatives Appropriations Committee
United States
Col Knox
Great Britain
Japan
Far East
Britain
Atlantic
Stark
Coast Guard
No Food Shortage urged by A V Alexander broadcast
First Lord of the Admiralty A V Alexander appealed to Britons to avoid wasting food won at sea by merchant navy sailors. He praised naval heroism in dangerous convoys and urged farmers to grow more food at home to prevent waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
Navy
Alberta to lease lands for Yukon air route sites
An Alberta government official said the province will lease Crown lands free to the Dominion government for airport sites along the federal plan to build an air route through northern Alberta and British Columbia to the Yukon. Grande Prairie is the only Alberta site proposed so far in the Alaskan chain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
Dominion
British Columbia
Yukon
Grande Prairie
Ottawa Charwomen Back Canada War Savings Plan
Ottawa government charwomen join the war savings drive with 1,113 of 1,300 workers pledging to buy annually 16,560 dollars in war savings certificates and stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Dominion
Canada
Freighter Intercepted by British Ships Reaches Gibraltar
A French freighter of about 1 560 tons was intercepted by British warships and escorted into Gibraltar harbour, one of several French vessels guided to Gibraltar in recent weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algeciras
Spain
Gibraltar
Mill Receives Large Cloth Order in Lancashire
An order for 1,000,000 yards of cloth reaches a Lancashire mill, demanding 40,000,000 pounds of yarn to fulfill the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancashire
England
Manitoba dissolves legislature sets April 22 election
Manitoba Lieutenant Governor R F McWilliams dissolves the 20th legislature after Premier John Bracken announces a provincial election for Tuesday April 22. Nominations close April 12 with writs issued and new returning officers named in 10 constituencies. The 1936 election follows a fragmented legislature with Liberal-Progressives, Conservatives, CCF, Social Credit, and Independents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Manitoba
R. F. McWilliams
John Bracken
Liberal-Progressives
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Social Credit
Mr. Bracken
Revenge and exile in wartime Austria and Canada
W terse reminiscence by G. W. Loewi, 26 year old Austrian in the Royal Canadian Air Force, recalls imprisonment in a concentration camp after the 1938 Anschluss. He and his father Professor Otto Loewi, Nobel laureate, were aided to Canada by Dr. C. H. Best of Toronto before fleeing to England and then Canada. the son remains with the RCAF hoping for overseas service to fight those who seized his country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
G. W. Loewi
Royal Canadian Air Force
Austria
Loewi
Otto Loewi
Canada
C. H. Best
Frederick Banting
Dr Best
Sir Frederick
Loewis
England
Prof
New York University
Dr. Best
R.C.A.F
Gift of 150 pounds to wartime soldiers in England town
A Royal Artillery gunner and a comrade in a town in England receive a surprising gift from a fashionably dressed woman. She hands Phelps a packet containing 150 pounds and a letter from a sorrowful mother explaining her son was killed in the current war and her husband in a prior war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Bombardier Glover
Gunner Phelps
Royal Artillery
Phelps
Laddie
Ontario Receives Western Feed Grain Supply Quickly
Agriculture Minister P. M. Dewan reported Ontario is receiving Western feed grain at about 60 cars daily. Half of the 3,200,000 bushel provincial quota has been used, with full use expected in a few weeks. Governments share freight from Fort William, Ontario, with Ontario's cost estimated around 125000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ontario
P. M. Dewan
Ottawa updates Canadian passport rules for U S visits
The passport office of Canada’s external affairs department announces changes effective April 1. One year special passports at $1 are discontinued. Regular passports cost $5 for five years and renewals bring the total to ten years with a $2 renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
United States
Passport Office
The
External Affairs Department
Churchill salutes United States for lease and lend act
London reports Prime Minister Churchill reading a tribute to the United States for the lease and lend act calling it a new Magna Carta and an inspiring act of faith. He lauds U.S. support to defeat Naziism and secure freedom, with Parliament and the public cheerfully acknowledging the gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Churchill
United States
U S Army Mission Joins Churchill Talks On Air Plans
The U S Army mission met with Prime Minister Churchill in London to coordinate air plans with Britain. After the speech Churchill greeted the Americans privately for 15 minutes on United States aid. Luncheon followed with MPs led by Capt. L F Plugge and include Admiral Sir Murray Sueter and Wing Commander Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Army
Churchill
United States
L. F. Plugge
Parliamentary Science Committee
Sir Murray Sueter
Wright
Arthur Evans
Carlyle H. Walsh
Millard F. Harman
J. L Hatcher
B. M. Giles
J. G. Moore
A. J. McChrystal
R. E. Nugent
C. P. Cabell
John G. Winant
London
Benjamin Cohen
Britain
Defence staff college to move to Canada from England
Defence Minister Ralston said the army staff college now operating in England will be relocated to Canada after the officers on current staff courses finish their studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Defence
Ralston
England
Canada
Government to Rig Butter Control in Italy March 24
Rome announces strict government control of butter production distribution and sale with rationing to begin March 24. Authorities will oversee all aspects of the butter supply under new regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Rome
Nazi Agents Write Letters To Congress Opposing Aid Bill
Ernest Gibson, chairman of the committee to defend America by aiding the Allies, reports that 90 percent of letters opposing the lease-lend bill are forged or fictitious. He suspects a Nazi fifth-column propaganda scheme and urges broader production of armaments for Britain and convoy delivery by the U.S. Navy if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Ernest Gibson
America
Congress
Gibson
Great Britain
United States
Britain Sends Australian New Zealand Troops to Middle East
The Dominions office disclosed Britain dispatched Australian and New Zealand troops from England to fight in the Middle East. The arrival at their destination was noted as having occurred some time ago. Details on their participation in Libya were not revealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dominions Office
Britain
England
Middle East
Libya
Flyers From United States Aid RAF and RCAF
More than 500 flyers from the United States are listed with the Royal Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force since mid July last year. Over 400 are Canadian flying instructors, about 40 ferry England bound bombing planes, about 50 transfer British made planes to airdromes, and a few have joined the Eagle squadron the American fighting unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canada
Atlantic
Eagle
Ottawa outlines plan to cut wheat acreage and pay farmers
The policy aims to reduce wheat acreage by about 9,000,000 acres with a total payout of 36 million dollars. Farmers receive 4 to 2 dollars per acre for summer fallow, coarse grains, or grass, with phased payments through 1942. The program, announced by Agriculture Minister J. G. Gardiner, seeks to support western agriculture by shifting land from wheat to other uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Gardiner
Gardiner
Wheat price decision sparks farmer income concern in Canada
Winnipeg reports United Grain Growers president R. S. Law warns that the 1941 wheat program keeps the basic wheat board price unchanged, predicting disappointment and possible shifts in farming toward oats, barley, and livestock as bonuses offset losses. He notes 230 million bushels at the base price would yield about 115 million for Western farmers and that regional incomes may vary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
R. S Law
United Grain Growers, Limited
Basic Wheat Board
Western
Canada
West
Wheat Board
Jap Minister To Australia Brisbane
Tatsuo Kawai the first Japanese minister to Australia says friendship outweighs trade and that no quarrel is needed if nations understand each other. He praises Australia’s future as an industrial hub and its role as wool and wheat producer on his Canberra credentials tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Australia
Tatsuo Kawai
Japan
Tatsuo
Canberra
Red Sea Strait Bab el Mandeb Declared Dangerous
The Admiralty warned the Bab el Mandeb strait at the Red Sea’s southern end is dangerous to navigation and instructed vessels to use the large strait via the Gulf of Aden. Ignoring the warning risks peril to ships. The closure channels naval focus to prevent Italian ships from escaping into the open sea amid Eritrean land pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Admiralty
Bab el Mandeb
Red Sea
Gulf of Aden
Eritrea
Bevin Links War Sacrifices to New World for Workers
British labor minister Ernest Bevin told the American labor committee that victory in the war could usher in a new world for workers worldwide. He urged American labor to ensure sacrifices are not in vain and to provide all possible aid before it is too late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ernest Bevin
Britain
American Labor Committee
Bevin
Also Mentioned on This Page
U. S
Bracken
Western Feed Grain
U.S
House of Commons
George W. Rendel
Bulgaria
Instanbul
New Zealand
Tion
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!