LaFleche declares no Quebec or French problem
Major General L R LaFleche, associate deputy minister of national war services, told a Toronto luncheon that there is no Quebec or French problem and none unless created from outside. He praised Canadian resolve for war, noted two divisions of French Canadians trained, and urged continued health and strength for the rising generation. He stressed Canada could become the empire's arsenal and emphasized universal duty during wartime.
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L. R. LA FLECHE
QUEBEC
TORONTO
L. R. LaFleche
national war services
Advertising and Sales club of
LaFleche
Québec
Canada
Hill Arsenal
Empire
Expansion of Canada's explosives and chemical program announced
Ottawa announced a major expansion of Canada's explosives and chemical program. Munitions Minister Howe cited over 2 million in new work, bringing total capital spending to above 112 million. Seventeen plants already operating or near start, with 9,000 workers on construction and 13,000 on production. full program could employ about 30,000.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Howe
Dover Schools Reopened Under Shelling Pressure
Dover England Oct 14 17% Schools reopened Monday for the first time since the Dunkerque retreat. Board chairman Capt PF Powell warned that if a shell hits a school parents will be to blame as children live in caves pale and miserable. The ministry should remove children from town. One school windows were shell blasted and boarded up as town endured two hours of heavy coastal battery fire.
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DOVER
England
Dunkerque
Dover board of education
PF. R. Powell
ministry of home security
English Channel
Gold Medal Kidney and Bladder Capsules Ad
Advertisement urges readers to use Gold Medal Haarlem Capsules to cleanse kidneys and bladder. Claims swift relief from waste buildup, backache, moist palms, leg cramps, and puffy eyes. Promotes non prescription diuretic effects and authenticity with a Gold Medal label.
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ile
Haarlem
Canada
Unfit Men May Get Treatment Free of Charge
OTTAWA October 14 an official at the department of national war services announced a plan to offer surgical and hospital treatment free of charge to young men called up for military service who are unfit due to a curable condition. Participation will be voluntary and not compulsory.
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OTTAWA
CPI
department of national war services
Serious discontent reported in Essen
Moscow radio via Reuters reports rising unrest in Essen Germany’s armaments hub. Arrests followed an anti fascist demonstration in Werden where workers demanded names of soldiers killed on the eastern front and questioned whether the war would end this year as promised by Hitler.
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LONDON
C.P
Moscow radio
Reuters news agrner
Essen
German armaments center
Royal Air Force
Werden
Moscow
Vitler
International Wheat Parley to Resume in Washington
Canadian delegates head by George McIvor announce resume of international wheat conference in Washington after adjournment. Delegation cites aims to allocate markets and govern acreage. expects heavy postwar demand from Europe. 1941 Canadian harvest estimated 306 million bushels. U.S. output about 958 million, up 140 million from 1940. Argentina and Australia crops attract focus.
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WASHINGTON
DTITAWS
south
George McIvor
Wheat Beard
C. F. Wilson
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
A. M. Shaw
agriculture department
E. Bidtulph
the
wheat board
Canada
United Statina
Australia
United States
Argentina
Labor Stand Behind Britain To Bitter End, Green Declares
Seattle origin story notes President William Green of the AFL vows unwavering support to Britain and Canada, urging delegates to convey American workers’ resolve to stand with them to the bitter end. He warns of possible U.S. mobilization beyond mills and mines to defend liberty and democracy as British and Canadian leaders praise wartime solidarity.
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U.S
PRES. GREEN
SEATTLE
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Britain
Canada
Green
A.F.L
Ralston Outlines Trip Aims To Britain
Canadian defence minister J L Ralston, in a London press conference, listed three reasons for his visit to Britain. He said he wants to see Canada’s fighting forces, consult senior Canadian commanders on organization, and review the army’s tasks and the role Canada can play in those tasks. He arrived in London yesterday after crossing the Atlantic by plane. Maj Gen Crerar accompanied him and visited the war offices.
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HAROLD FAIR
LONDON
cPi
J. L. Ralston
Britain
Ministry of Information
Canada
A. G. L. McNaughton
Hat Kinsmen Prepare For Auction Sale
From Medicine Hat a Kinsmen charity drive gears up for a mammoth benefit auction sale. Volunteers collect diverse donations from citizens across southeastern Alberta as they organize the event. Local, organized efforts highlight community support for the sale.
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MEDICINE HAT
cnh
Blue Blood Cattle Soon Will Provide Blood Transfusions
In Atlantic City on October 14, Dr. M V Veldee of the National Institute of Health announced that certain dairy and beef cattle will soon supply transfusions for humans. He has already transfused serum albumin, a protein from animal tissues, to human volunteers.
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ATLANTIC CITY
United States
M. V Veldee
National Institute of Health
U.S. public health service
erican
Coleman Bars Are Affected By Union Move
In Coleman the new unionization drive through the Pass has led to a near boycott of refreshment bars on Saturday and Monday. Hotels did not picket but street parades urged customers to avoid patronizing establishments that refuse union recognition. Beer sales declined in Blairmore while Bellevue bars and Vendors stores stayed busy. Tom McCloy of the Canadian Congress of Labor praised the start and suggested Lethe bridge as a potential union locale.
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Fron
COLEMAN
Coleman hotels
Blairmore
Bellevue
Tom MeCloy
Canadian Congress of Labor
McCloy
Lethebridge
Mercantile Workers’ Union
New Wage Rates Extend to All Government Contractors
Ottawa reports the Dominion government announces new minimum wage order extending coverage to all employees of contractors and sub contractors. Rates fixed at 35 cents per hour for men 18 plus, 25 cents for women 18 plus, 20 cents for under 18, with scaled beginner rates and penalties for nonpayment.
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OTTAWA
Dominion
labor department
P.C
Whaling Ship Beats Hun Sub In Atlantic Escort
In Reykjavik a Norwegian whaling ship carrying supplies to Britain reported a direct hit from a German torpedo but survived. The vessel, with a huge hole in its side after the attack, limped into port after a gale, claiming its gun crew fired at the submarine and may have sunk it as it vanished behind a water spout.
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REYKJAVIK
Iceland
Britain
Months-Old Memories Of Agonizing Hardships Recalled
Saint John New Brunswick October 14 The story recalls months of hardship in a drifting lifeboat after the sinking of the British freighter Marconi off Greenland. English youths Fred Farrell 16 Manchester and Frank Cooper 17 London and Michael Johnson 43 West African died or survived in brutal conditions. The men endured scurvy, thirst, and exposure as lifeboats separated, with battles against waves and a surrounding war scene in May. A U.S. coast guard cutter General Green aided survivors, while two more perished. The tale blends vivid memories with wartime tragedy and personal sacrifice.
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SAINT JOHN
Fred Farrell
Manchester
Frank Cooper
London
merchant marine
Michael Johnson
Marconi
Greenland
Shailstone
Farrell
Cooper
U.S. coast guard
General Green
Bismarck
Britain
United States
Open Conference Wartime Wages Discusses Policy Extension
Representatives from provincial labor departments met with federal labor minister Norman McLarty in Ottawa to discuss extending wartime wage policy to all industries in the Dominion. The exchange aimed to broaden wage controls beyond existing sectors.
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OTTAWA
Norman McLarty
Dominion
Melarty
Edmonton Ends Cash Unemployment Relief Vouchers Now Used
Edmonton officials say they halted cash unemployment relief and will issue vouchers instead. City commissioners reported the policy change as they sought council confirmation, aligning with Alberta government direction.
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EDMONTON
kEdmonton
Alberta
Alberta Saskatchewan auction aids bombed Britain babies
On Oct 15 proceeds will fund milk for babies in bombed Britain areas. Six Alberta and Saskatchewan auctioneers donate services. Items donated include three used cars two Shetland ponies homing pigeons a player piano porcelain ware fur coats and baby buggies. Objective is 1800 with good weather forecast attracting rural buyers from up to sixty miles.
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Britain
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Chinese gets commission in Canadian Army
Roger Cherg a 26 year old Vancouver Chinese man believed the first of his race to win a commission in the Canadian Active Army has been ordered to Brockville Ontario for a six week advanced course in signals technique The eight day search for James Meammond 18 of Winnipeg ended with no clues to his whereabouts after hunting near Lake Brereton in the Whiteshell forest reserve in eastern Manitoba
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VANCOUVER
Roger Cherg
Brockville
QOnt
RENNIE
James Meammond
Winnipeg
Lake Brereton
Whiteshell
Tranitoba
Wartime Wages Policy Talks Foreseen In Ottawa Meeting
Mr. McLarty outlined that wartime wages policy would be among topics but expected a broad agenda. The session referenced Order-in-Council 744, which covers wages guidelines for industries under the Industrial Inquiry Act and recommends policy for all others during the wartime period.
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McLarty
Banks Says Dominion Progress Satisfying War Effort
London October 14 C P Cable C A Banks London representative of the Canadian department of munitions and supply reports he is well satisfied with the Dominion’s war effort progress. He praises Canadian manufacturers and workers for their adaptability to industrial war needs.
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LONDON
C.P. Cable
C. A. Banks
Canadian department of munitions and supply
Canada
Dominion
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