Britons cheer air and sea successes amid wartime events
Reports from Parliament note Chamberlain’s stance toward Germany while a German submarine wreck was found near Goodwin Sands and seven of twelve German planes failed to return after a North Sea convoy attack. Viscount Halifax discusses Soviet actions in Poland and potential broader Anglo Soviet trade. Britain calls for volunteers across cavalry, infantry, artillery and engineers, with age limits of 22 to 35 in Britain and 20 to 35 in Northern Ireland. those enlisted must report by November 15.
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House of Commons
Germany
Dover Strait
Goodwin Sands
Air Ministry
North Sea
Britain
War Office
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
Soviet Note Denounces British War Contraband Rules
The USSR informs Britain that its contraband list violates international law and endangers neutral trade. In a Tass report, Vladimir Potemkin delivered the note rejecting Britain's Sept 6 proclamation that broad goods are contraband, warning of shortages and harm to civilians.
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Soviet
Russia
Great Britain
Tass
Vladimir Potemkin
William Leeds
People's Commissariat of Foreign Affairs
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Campaign Of Hate: Hitler Plans Bold Push Against Britain
An informant in Zurich cites Adolf Hitler telling top leaders at a recent conference to launch a hard hate campaign against Great Britain. He claims Germany will devote full effort to propaganda to "teach England a severe lesson," mirroring wartime tactics from WWI.
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Switzerland
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Adolf Hitler
Great Britain
Hitler
Germany
England
Britain
Restrictions on Jewish Trade Rise in Lodz Textiles
The Deutsche Lod zer Zeitung reports that the German occupation authority forbids Jews in Poland from dealing in textiles, leather, or leather goods. Jewish textile factories may only sell to non Jewish customers in this textile hub.
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Lodz
Poland
Deutsche Lodzer Zeitung
Remembrance Day Message From Ontario Legion
The Ontario poppy committee urges added solemnity for Remembrance Day amid wartime and thanks the King and Queen for caring for veterans of the first Great War during their Canada visit. The annual poppy drive funds veteran relief, with last year’s report showing 74 cents of every dollar aiding veterans or families, 11 cents for costs, and the remainder for overhead.
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Toronto
Canada
Canadian Legion
W. Wray Fairweather
Ontario
Poppy Fund
Increase Food Production London
Measures approved by the King to raise food output on private estates were announced by the ministry of agriculture. At Sandringham 50 acres of grassland were plowed this year, with another 50 now under way. Ninety acres at Norfolk farm Windsor park will be plowed, and royal gardens will plant extensive vegetable areas.
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Ministry of Agri
King’s
Sandringham Estate
Norfolk Farm
Windsor Park
Alberta's First Entry for Chicago Grain Show
Alberta exhibitor Tom Mynzak of Desjarlis entered for the International Livestock Exposition at the Chicago stock yards. His entry, Victory oats, reflects Alberta participation in the December 2 to 9 event.
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Chicago
Alberta
Chicago Stock Yards
Tom Mynzak
Desjarlis
Ottawa Announces $25 Million Railway Equipment Contracts
Ottawa defence purchasing board announces war emergency orders totaling about 25.0 million dollars for railway equipment. Canadian National Railway receives about 15.0 million and Canadian Pacific Railway about 10.0 million for 4 575 freight cars, including 49 locomotives, with 3 275 cars allocated to CN.
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Defence Purchasing Board
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian National
Quebec Leaders Rally Unity Behind Liberal Victory
Prime Minister Mackenzie King lauded Quebec cabinet ministers Ern est Lapointe C G Power and P J A Cardin for backing the Liberal win. Premier Godbout thanked voters and pledged heightened effort to steady Quebec finances as war looms.
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Mackenzie King
Quebec
Canada
Ernest Lapointe
C. G. Power
P. J. A. Cardin
Union Nationale Party
Duplessis
Britain
France
R. J. Manion
House of Commons
Dr. Manion
Adelard Godbout
Liberal Party
Union Nationale
Godbout
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Borah Praises Canada U S Friendship and Trade Harmony
Senator Borah told the senate that U S Canadian relations are highly friendly with no need for improvement. He quoted a Canadian inquiry and urged leaving matters to the people to maintain peace, friendship, and commerce without distrust or conflict.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Borah
Idaho
Senate
Congressional Record
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Vulcan
Alta
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Japanese purchases rise in United States during wartime
The Wall Street Journal reports a roughly one third increase in Japanese buying in the United States since the war began. Demand concentrates in petroleum machinery and iron and steel, with some orders diverted from Europe, especially Germany. The yen's link to the dollar rather than the pound is tied to higher U S purchases.
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Wall Street Journal
United States
Japan
Europe
Germany
Direct Hit Splits Gneisenau in Two in British Raid
An Oslo eyewitness quoted in Arbheider Bladet says the German battleship Gneisenau was split in two by a direct hit from a British air bomb during the RAF raid on Wilhelmshaven on September 4, the second day of the war. The 26,000-ton vessel was launched in May 1938 after earlier launch damage. it is a sister ship to Scharnhorst, launched in October 1938.
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Arbheider Bladet
Royal Air Force
Wilhelmshaven
Germany
Scharnhorse
Unity of Purpose Is Manifested in Spirit of Empire
Anthony Eden declares Empire wide resolve to pursue an end to aggressive nationalism and establish an international order with liberty and peace. He cites Canada as Empire air training hub, notes war thrust upon Britain, and condemns Nazi invasion as broken faith shown by German leaders.
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London
Anthony Eden
Dominion
Empire
Alles
Great Britain
France
Eden
Canada
Warsaw
Prague
Edmonton Native Nishikawa Joins Regiment
Walter Senmatus Nishikawa a native of Japan and Calgary Winnipeg resident joins the Edmonton regiment as lance corporal praising Canada’s freedom. He is a qualified dental mechanic with five years of first aid experience aiding the medical section of the regiment.
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Edmonton
Walter Senmatus Nishikawa
Japan
Canada
Nishikawa
Calgary
Winnipeg
Russia seeks Narvik naval base concessions from Norway
Diplomatic sources in Amsterdam forecast Moscow will press Oslo for concessions to allow a Soviet naval base at Narvik on Norway’s northwest coast, expanding strategic reach in the Arctic region.
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Amsterdam
Russia
Norway
Narvik
Norwegian
Government urges late Christmas shopping for war loan
London reports the British government urged citizens to delay Christmas shopping as a new war loan comes. The policy aims to boost funding for the war effort and mobilize public savings.
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London
Parity price for wheat agreed upon in Ottawa meeting
J H Wesson of Regina, president of the Saskatchewan wheat pool, announced at the United Farmers of Canada Saskatchewan section convention in Saskatoon that Canada must be guaranteed a parity price based on production costs. He urged suspending the futures market during the war and criticized boards for excluding agriculture from marketing decisions while urging wartime profit controls.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Ottawa
J. H. Wesson
Regina
Wheat Pool
United Farmers of Canada
Saskatchewan
Mr. Wesson
Great Britain
Canada
Nazi Threat Berlin Promises Bombardment of Britain
The National Zeitung of Essen, aligned with Hermann Goering, warned that Germany would rain bombs on England if provoked. It urged that British aggression has exhausted German patience and called for a relentless fight to secure Germany’s safety.
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Berlin
Germany
England
National Zeitung of
Hermann Goering
National Zeitung
Hyderabad Nizam Offers Monthly Aid for State Forces
The Nizam of Hydera bad, a fabulously wealthy Indian prince, offers the Viceroy of India a monthly contribution of £11,250 for cavalry and infantry costs of the Hyderabad state forces that may serve outside the state. He previously gave £1,000,001 to the air ministry and a similar sum in 1917 for anti submarine warfare.
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London
Hyderabad
India
Air Ministry
Embargo on Western Canada Grains Extended to Coarse Grains
Railway officials announced that the embargo on wheat shipments from western Canada farms to terminal elevators at the head of the lakes has been extended to coarse grains for an unspecified period.
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Winnipeg
Western Canada Farms
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