CN R Is Playing Vital Part In Our War Effort
The article notes Royal Air Force ferry command reports a missing Lockheed Hudson bomber en route to the United Kingdom with three crew. It covers CN railways aiding the war effort including shops to produce war materiel, minesweepers, cargo vessels, and land acquisitions for airfields and training. Canadian National also emphasizes lower per ton mile rates and extensive wartime logistics.
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CN.R
MONTREAL
Royal Air Force ferry command
United Kingdom
C. L. Larder
Delta
Alta
W. A. Hetron
Hatboro
W. J. Guy
Cardiff
South Wales
RAP ferry command
VANCOUVER
C.P
R. C. Vaughan
Canadian National Railways
Vancouver Board of Trade
Canadian railways
Dominion
Japan
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
England
Canadian National
St. Malo
que-bec
Dickens Autograph Trick Recalls Canada Visit 1842
In Ottawa Journal column W Orton Tewsen recalls a clever autograph scam aimed at Charles Dickens during his 1842 Canadian visit. A young man pressed a fake charity letter seeking Dickens name for a boy, promising future reading, and Dickens replied with a courteous but unclear response, hinting at a continued exchange on the back page.
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W. Orton Tewsen
Ottawa Journal
Charles Dickens
covciist
Canada
Dickens
ANDREW H
MARY H
Italians Claim British Repulsed At Tobruk Siege
The Italian high command says British forces were repulsed in a fresh attack on Axis positions near Tobruk in Libya and says several prisoners were recaptured. It also reports an Ethiopian engagement at Amba Georgis with more than 250 British troops killed in the fighting.
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ROME
No Relaxation U S Patrols West of Iceland
Reykjavik Iceland Oct 1 Delayed No U S ships have been sunk by German submarines west of Iceland since Sept 15 decision to ship goods via the western Atlantic British naval sources note despite reports of a new U boat campaign British authorities call the convoys safety tactical and warn against relaxing patrol bomber searches and destroyer escorts for convoys
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MIDDLETON
Associated Press
REYKJAVIK
Iceland
United States
Gertrude Lawrence Declines Medal Over Nazi Taint
British stage star Gertrude Lawrence on Broadway refused a Finnish government medal for her 1939-40 relief work, stating the medal was offered by a government now subservient to Nazi Germany. She cited Winston Churchill’s pledge to aid those fighting Nazism, and condemned aligning with Hitler’s regime.
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NEW YORK
C.P
Gertrude Lawrence
Flnnish Relief Fund
Herbert Hoover
Lawrence
Nazi Germany
Winster Churchill
Hitler
German High Command Reports Encirclement Gains in Bryansk Vicinity
Berlin reports the double battle of Bryansk and Vyazma nearing an end with pockets north of Bryansk crushed. Communique tallies 460,000 soldiers captured or taken, 888 armored cars seized, and 4,133 ruins destroyed. Germans say Russians launched counter-attacks on both flanks but were repelled with heavy losses as the drive toward Moscow continues amid bad weather.
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BERLIN
Bryansk
Vyazma
Red army
DNB
Moscow
RAF Lifts Hun Pressure Amid Air Raids
London dispatch reports RAF bombers over southern Germany during the night dropping explosives and fire, with four British planes lost. Coastal command attacked a medium enemy supply ship off Norway and another near Frisian Islands. Daylight raids targeted supply ships off Norway. a German patrol boat off France was hit and a Heinkel seaplane shot down. one British plane was lost. The air ministry said German fighter strength on the western front was reduced, easing pressure on Russia.
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LONDON
Royal Air Force
Germany
air ministry
coastal command
Frisian
Russia
RAF
U S Lags In War Output
U S officials including President Roosevelt are said to be dismayed by a report showing American war production lagging behind Canada and Britain. Despite massive funding, output of guns, shells, planes, tanks, ships and other war materiel is below allied totals and may stay slow through 1942. The article notes the program is 15 months old, authorized past 80 billion dollars, and speeding up production is urged.
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J. FP. SANDERSON
WASHINGTON
C.P
United States
Roosevelt
congress
Canada
Great Britain
Britain
Henry Stimson
Iite
U S Ships Guns Ready for Merchant Armament
Navy Secretary Knox said the United States is prepared to arm merchant ships with guns and crews as soon as Congress authorizes. He noted armed cargo vessels deter aerial and submarine raiders, citing Britain’s wartime experience with success against Nazi aircraft. The House rules committee approved the parliamentary path to lift the neutrality act ban.
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WASHINGTON
Navy
Knox
United States navy
congress
house of representatives rules committee
foreign affairs committee
Britain
British destroyer sunk claim shocks Strait of Gibraltar
BERLIN October 15 German high command claimed a submarine operation in the Strait of Gibraltar sank a British destroyer yesterday. The destroyer was not identified and British comment on the claim was not immediately available.
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BERLIN
high command
Strait of Gibraltar
Japanese Vessel Sails For States
Tokyo reports the Tatuta Maru, first Japanese ship bound for the United States since July, left Yokohama with five Americans and 300 American-born Japanese aboard. About 250 of the American-born Japanese are expected to join relatives in Honolulu, with initial reservations noted for the voyage.
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TOKYO
United States
Yokohama
Camel
honolulu
Vichy Orders Bronze Monuments Melted to Meet Metal Shortage
The Petain government decreed the melting of less valued bronze monuments nationwide to ease metal scarcity. Commissions will select which structures to save based on artistic and historical considerations. A second law dissolved all associations deemed public service, with confiscation of their property by decree.
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VICHY
Petain
Nazis Paying Tremendous Price To Win
Canadian Press dispatch notes Moscow defenses remain strained as German forces press, causing destruction in towns north of the advancing lines. Red Army fighters resist with stubborn, improved cohesion but face a widening breach in Moscow’s ring as the climactic offensive runs into its second week.
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DON GILBERT
Moscow
fenden
Witter
Red army
Tlowever
A. Lozovske
Duce Fires 10 Prefects In Italy Turmoil Grows
London reports from Reuters that Mussolini faces internal strife as heDismisses ten prefects including Tjallandstra and others across Bolzano Catania Speia Leghorn Zara Reggio Rieti Pistoria Potenza. Discontent runs strongest in Tuscany while northern Italy faces planned heating curbs starting December 1 and likely full loss of heat by January due to fuel shortages. Edmonton officials say wartime price and loan rules affect 42 credit unions in Alberta, under study by provincial authorities.
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LONDON
Reuters
Mussolini
Tjallandstra
Florence
Bolzano
Catania
Speia
Leghorn
Zara
Revigo
Rieti
Pistoria
Potenza
Tuscany
ministry of corporations
Reuters added
Italy
Reds Admit Battle Grows More Serious
Reuters reports a Moscow dispatch saying the German advance east of Mariupol on the Sea of Azov has been halted. Russian forces withdrew and repositioned, with heavier German losses than at Mariupol, prompting new preparations for a fresh assault. The Moscow region defense is described as urgent as Soviet press warns the German tide nears the capital.
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Moscow
Red Star
LONDON
Reuters
Mariupol
Axov
Rostov
Don Vahey
Ottawa to seek higher allowances for Canadian servicemembers
Ottawa reports that Canadian government officials are considering increases in dependents allowances for Canadian soldiers sailors and airmen to mirror Britain’s planned rise in November. Early action is expected to authorize payments for more than two children with larger rates for officers wives and commissioned ranks. The current child allowance is 12 per month per child up to two, with wives of commissioned officers receiving 35 to start and 45 for lieutenant rank and higher.
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OTTAWA
Canada
London
Australian envoy to Britain reaches Frisco
Sir Earle Page, Australian minister to Britain, arrived in San Francisco by clipper and said America is giving us tremendous help in winning the war. News briefs cover cargo vessel launch at North Vancouver, RAF raids on the French coast, German air activity near the Swedish border, executions in occupied France, and Canadian wheat stocks.
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FRISCO
SAN FRANCISCO
Earle Page
clipper
America
TEEL
COAST NORTH VANCOUVER
B.C
British Columbia
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