Coal Position In Britain Said To Be Critical
London dispatch notes Britain's coal supply is strained with only a limited heat loss reduction possible this winter. Officials warn Europe faces harsher fuel limits while Britain contemplates rationing. central heating is banned in flats until November and citizens are told to wear warmer clothing and open windows. Sir Leonard Hill prescribes open windows and layered clothing.
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London
Britain
Department of Economic Warfare
Europe
Germany
Fuel Ministry
Sir Leonard Hill
Scrap Metal Essential For Armor Plate During Wartime
A House of Commons committee heard that scrap metal is essential for armor plate production and cannot be fully replaced by pig iron. Experts and MPs discussed limits to pig iron use, potential new steel plants on Vancouver Island, labor shortages, and alternative scrap sources as supplies tighten.
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Ottawa
A. W. Brown
House of Commons
Coldwell
CCF
Vancouver Island
Mr. Brown
British Columbia
United States
Mayhew
Victoria
B.C
Canada
Roy Graham
Swift Current
L. Levin
Brown
Levin
Old City
British Airmen Steal Nazi Bomber From Field
Two British airmen shot down in the Egyptian desert walked 19 miles east to a German airfield. Surrounded by guards they seized two bombers at night, started engines, and flew them back to base amid threats and deception. Winnipeg reports W J Buchanan named assistant general manager at Winnipeg Air Observer School Limited, effective Oct 1.
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Cairo
Winnipeg
W. J. Buchanan
Winnipeg Air Observer School Limited
C. R. Troup
Canadian Pacific Air Lines, Limited
Buchanan
Winnipeg approves free tuberculosis treatment for all residents
The Winnipeg city council approved free treatment for tuberculosis cases for all citizens, with plans to start on November 1. The Manitoba government agreed to the program, which is already offered free in Saskatchewan and Ontario.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Ontario
British Guest Children in Canada Near Military Age
Mrs Archdale notes about 6 000 British guest children in Canada with 1 532 in the government scheme. Some have returned home and four boys of military age have already left. In Alberta 111 children, seven nearing conscription. Girls may return home or stay for war work at 18. temporary school cases may return with parental consent.
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Ottawa
Canada
D. S. Archdale
Children’s Overseas Reception Board
Britain
United Kingdom
Edmonton
Alberta
F. C. Flair
Missionaries slain on Guadalcanal by Japanese forces
Four Marist missionaries including two priests Father Arthur Duhamel and Father Henry Engberink and two sisters Sisters Sylvia and Odatya were bayoneted to death on Guadalcanal in the Solomons, the British colonial office said. Sister Edmee escaped.
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London
Guadalcanal Island
Solomons
Arthur Duhamel
Boston
Mass
Henry Engberink
Utrecht
Netherlands
Sylvia
Odatya
France
Edmee
Fort Ross Reaches Churchill After Rough North Seas
The Hudson's Bay Company schooner Fort Ross limped into Churchill port last week battered from a dangerous voyage through northern waters. The vessel sustained damage during the journey and awaits repairs. The crew is reported unharmed.
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Churchill
Hudson's Bay Company
Fort Ross
Canadian farmers urged to raise hogs to 300 pounds for Britain
Oscar A. Brown, live stock agent in Edmonton, argues Canadian hogs fed to 300 pounds liveweight could boost supplies for Britain. He notes it costs six months to reach 200 pounds versus an extra month for 300 pounds, and says wheat and barley fed hogs should compete with U.S. corn fed hogs. He cites income gaps with American producers at $15.70 per hundredweight and calls for wartime production changes.
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Britain
U.S
Mr. Brown
Nazi General Halder Dismissed By Orders Of High Command
Stockholm dispatch reports Col. Gen. Franz Halder, chief of the German general staff, was fired four weeks ago after orders to halt large offensives in October to solidify positions for winter quarters. The Nazi party opposed the move. Brazil produces several banana varieties eaten after cooking.
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London
Daily Express
Stockholm
Franz Halder
Rickenbacker Urges Allied Air Supremacy Over Germany
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker returns from Britain with a stark assessment that Europe remains an air theatre until the German air force is defeated and German aircraft production paralyzed. He argues Allied plants must stay at full capacity, with steady bomber and fighter deliveries to England to maintain air superiority. The German fleet reportedly totals about 4,700 combat planes, mostly not bombers, and future German designs could offset Allied gains.
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Rickenbacker
England
Germany
Rickenbaker
France
Britain prepares fire squads as incendiaries loom from German raids
London reports a nationwide mobilization with compulsory fire watching for all ages. Men 18 to 65 and later women 22 to 44 join rotation duties at home or work. Herbert Morrison defends the policy despite protests that women lack nerve for fire defense.
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London
Hitler
Reich
Britain
Herbert Morrison
A F L Meets In Annual Convention In Canada
William Green president of the American Federation of Labor addressed the opening session of the annual convention in Canada. He said the nation has won the battle of production since Pearl Harbor and urged workers to fill the skies with planes and the seas with ships.
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William Green
American Federation of Labor
Pearl Harbor
Royal York Hotel
Toronto
Members Of Communist Party Released In Toronto
A group described as Communist Party members were released in Toronto after detainment. Official sources did not disclose specific charges or duration of detention. The incident underscores political tension in the city during the period.
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Communist Party
Toronto
Communist Party In Canada
St Laurent
Don
R.C.M.P
Henry Gagnon
Samuel Lifshitz
William Kashtan
Tim Buck
Communist Party In
Great Need For Support Of The Victory Loan
Canada must back the third Victory Loan, urged by Hon. J. L. Sisley in Toronto. He called for broad subscriptions from all social groups, stressing savings by wage earners and farmers, and the need for widespread organization and public support to fund wartime needs.
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Toronto
Canada
J. L. Sisley
Isley
Mr. Isley
Ilsley
Paper mills consume vast forest area for pulp needs
A major city newspaper notes its paper production draws about 2,000 acres of forest annually for pulp.
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Ernest Bertrand
Fisheries
Somerset, Que
Oscar A. Brown
Stock Commission
Edmon
Brazil
Washington
E. V_ Exidic
Fuckenbacker
Henry Stimson
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