Effect of War on Demand for Farm Products
Ottawa reports Canada's agricultural outlook remains strained amid wartime. Agriculture Minister Gardiner presents year budget of 13.13 million with cautions on wheat acreage. He notes Britain’s demand shifts for pork and butter, rationing, and Ontario subsidies to bolster cheese output, urging restraint in expanding dairy production while maintaining export levels.
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Ottawa
Canada
Gordimer
House of Commons
Gardiner
Great Britain
Britain
Brittain
United States
United Kingdom
Ontario
New Zealand
Roosevelt backs wiretaps on aliens and traitors
President Roosevelt endorses wiretapping against noncitizens and U.S. traitors amid wartime espionage concerns. He argues national defense justifies the measure and says citizens who aid enemies should be targeted. The president’s letter to Rep. Eliot of Massachusetts was released to the judiciary committee.
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Roosevelt
United States
Thomas Eliot
Dem
Massachusetts
House of Representatives Judiciary Committee
Eliot
RCMP Report Highlights Public Co operation and War Preparations
Commissioner S T Wood notes surprise at lack of public cooperation in stopping prairie safe blows and urges greater vigilance. He details security measures before and after war, cites 1940 force strength of 3 767 with 94 officers and 1 215 special constable guards, 1 828 recruitment applications with 124 hired, and 30 murder cases investigated with 29 closed.
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Ottawa
S. T. Wood
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Wood
Compensation Promised for War Damage in Britain
London policy proposals by Sir Kingsley Wood, the chancellor of the exchequer, promise householders up to £200 for loss of goods, plus £100 for furniture and £25 per child under 16. An insurance scheme offers additional coverage beyond £200, with caps on valuables, and advances on claims rising to £800, including separate advances for new homes and new business premises.
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London
Kingsley Wood
House of Commons
King Ferdinand of Bulgaria Celebrated on 80th Birthday
German press notes former king Ferdinand of Bulgaria turning 80 and living in Coburg. Hitler and Ribbentrop sent congratulatory messages while the Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung calls him a Prussian field marshal general and a friend of Germany.
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Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Berlin
Ribbentrop
Ferdinand of
Coburg
Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung
Germany
Canadians Celebrate First RCAF Arrival in England
The first Royal Canadian Air Force formation to land in Britain the Canadian Army Co-operation Squadron held its one year anniversary dinner on February 25 at a Royal Air Force station in England. Officers and airmen dined together and applauded a London entertainment concert. Col. J. C Kennedy of the United States Army Air Corps praised the squadron's work with the British armored divisions, triggering a large round of applause.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
England
Britain
Canadian Army Co-operation Squadron
Royal Air Force
Sta
London
Col
J. C Kennedy
United States Army Air Corps
War Effort Praised by Northern Ireland Speech
In Belfast the throne speech read by the Duke of Abercorn praised wartime contributions from Northern Ireland. It noted many volunteers for the armed forces and civil defense, and lauded employers and workers for energy and adaptability sustaining the home front.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Duke of Abercorn
British Capture Italian Isle Off Turkish Coast
London announced seizure of Kastelorizo, off Turkey and east of Rhodes, a possible British base for actions against Dodecanese islands guarding the Aegean. Garrison shortages in the Dodecanese and Italian supply interruptions complicate Italian options while Britain emphasizes the move as a terminal disruption to Italian use of the base.
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Kastelorizo
Italy
Mediterranean
Rhodes
Dodecanese
Aegean Sea
Britain
Estelorizo
Alexandria
Crete
Greece
Aegean
Ottawa Recruits Urgently Sought For Active Army
A Defence Department spokesman says recruiting proceeds as planned and reports from Calgary confirm a critical call for recruits. Maj. J H Gainor notes 1756 positions in Military District 13 with skilled trades in high demand as 40 000 to 40 000 more men are expected to join in 1941 to replace overseas troops.
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Ottawa
Department of National Defence
Calgary
J. H. Gainor
No. 13
Mackenzie King
Defence
Ralston
Sabotage Plot in Sofia Targeted Waterworks
Bulgarian police uncovered a plan to blow up Sofia waterworks and contaminate the water supply. Police said many suspects were arrested and large quantities of explosives and chemicals were seized.
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Sofia
Moscow Russia Signs Commerce and Navigation Treaty with Romania
Moscow reports Russia has signed a commerce and navigation treaty with Romania. The accord aims to strengthen trade routes and maritime cooperation between the two nations.
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Moscow
Russia
Rumania
Military rule imposed in North Holland amid Amsterdam strikes
The German military commander Gen Fredrich Christensen imposed a military administration on North Holland after strikes and riots in Amsterdam. Work in all enterprises must resume. marching and gatherings are banned. political parties and uniforms are prohibited. Violations attract military court action with penalties up to 15 years or capital punishment in severe cases.
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Berlin
North Holland
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Hague
Fredrich Christensen
Netherlands
Christensen
Ontario Mayors Oppose Census Taking
The Ontario Mayors Association passed a resolution urging the Dominion government to postpone this year’s census and save the country about 2 million dollars. If a census must proceed, municipalities would offer their machinery at no charge.
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Ontario Mayors’ Association
Toronto
Dominion
RAF May Soon Adopt German Tactics
London reports debate in parliament over the RAF using mass bombing of German cities rather than targeting military aims alone. Sinclair asserts Britain will strike faster and harder, aiming to crack German morale while prioritizing industrial targets and ocean patrols with new long range aircraft.
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Royal Air Force
Berlin
Sinclair
Germany
Coventry
Daily Mail
the Star
Birmingham
English
Hitler
Britain
Balkan Tensions Surge as Rifts Open in War Axis
In Bucharest reports say Soviet Russia reversed course opposing a German push through Bulgaria to Greece, prompting Yugoslavia to speed up mobilization. Bulgarian axis alignment rumors rise, with Britain threatening Bulgaria and Anglo Turkish talks reaching accord on eastern Mediterranean issues.
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Bucharest
Bulgaria
Greece
Yugoslavia
Balkan
Alexander Cincar-Markovic
Belgrade
Budapest
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Russia
Hitler
Vardar
Salonika
Europe
Sofia
Herbert von Richthofen
Planes From Australia Export Training Machines to Dominion
Prime Minister R G Menzies told a London audience that Australia has produced elementary training planes in volume and plans to export them to British dominions by mid year. He noted over 400000 Australians work in munitions and that number could reach nearly 600000 by year end. Seventy five firms make machine tools now versus five at war start. He praised British armored divisions for Libya achievements.
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London
R. G. Menzies
Australia
Commonwealth
National Defence Public Interest Committee
Libya
Ban On Gold Plate Ownership Reported by Tokyo Ministry
Tokyo Domei reports the finance ministry will issue a decree prohibiting purchase or ownership of any gold plate articles. Previous bans already forbade solid gold items such as eyeglass frames necklaces and rings with fines from 500 to 5 000 yen.
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Tokyo
Hen House Bombed in East Anglia Raid
German air raids on East Anglia aimed at farm stock failed to achieve targets beyond destruction of 50 chickens when a bomb hit a hen house. BBC report notes this as the raid's only claimed success.
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London
East Anglia
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
Government Members In Army London
Government white paper shows 166 Lords and 116 Commons serve in Britain's armed forces. Of these, 225 are in the army, 31 in the navy and 26 in the royal air force.
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London
House of Lords
New Appointment at Ottawa Munitions Dept
Hon. C. D. Howe announces R. C. Berkinslaw of Toronto named director general of the department priorities branch in Ottawa.
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Ottawa
C. D. Howe
R. C. Berkinshaw
Toronto
Department
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