Wheat board quotas set for western Canada grain
The Canadian wheat board unveils delivery quotas for the 1940 western grain crop to share storage space fairly. Initial limits assign five bushels per seeded acre for wheat barley and oats, nontransferable, with district adjustments possible. Permits issued via elevators and dealers require farm boundary description and seed acreage. Rye and flax have no limits. excess old wheat carryover noted.
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Wpe
Western
Canada
United States
Shanges Forecast Shakeup Of German Diplomatic Starts
A western hemisphere diplomatic shakeup for Germany was forecast as Havana Pan American conference measures target subversive activities. German career diplomats reportedly favor withdrawing active Nazi party members from Latin American posts to reduce influence.
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Western Hemisphere
Washington
Havana
Trade Report Suspension Affects Canada April 1940
Dominion Bureau of Statistics suspends the monthly trade report for Canada starting with April 1940 to prevent sensitive data on strategic commodities from reaching the enemy. The decision follows wartime precautionary measures affecting publication and public access to trade figures.
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Canada
Ovawa
Dominion Bureau
Sts T
Istics
Freight car munitions explosion near Miramas France
Dozens of freight cars loaded with munitions exploded in a fire of undetermined origin near Miramas a major rail center west of Marseille and close to Istres seaplane bases injuring about 20 people and leveling nearby buildings.
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Miramas
France
Mar
Istres
Romania Adopts Nazi Style Jewish Law Limiting Rights
Romania imposes a three tier system for Jews, granting limited rights to front-line descendants while barring public office, professions, and land ownership for others. Jews in lower categories face tax, labor service, and exclusion from public life, with confiscation of farms to be compensated by bonds. The issue mirrors Nazi rhetoric and calls for a Jewish population purge as a prerequisite for peace.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Romania
Privileges for Mennonites and Doukhobors in Wartime
War Services Minister J G Gardiner outlined plans for compulsory training while promising to respect long standing privileges for Mennonites and Doukhobors in Canada regarding military service. Historical orders from 1873 and 1895 addressed these sects which oppose war.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
War Services
J. G. Gardiner
House of Commons
Canada Parliament Adjourns Until November Five
The session that began May 16 adjourns to November 5 with both houses ready to reconvene if needed. A treachery death penalty bill and an amendment to the Canada Wheat Act receiving royal assent reflect wartime urgency and economic controls.
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Canada
Ith
Commons
Senate
New Zealand to Supply 107000 Tons Cheese to Britain
A British Broadcasting Corporation report cites a New Zealand marketing minister announcing plans to supply at least 107000 tons of cheese to Great Britain in the current season. Last season New Zealand produced 92000 tons.
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London
British Broadcasting Corporation
New Zealand
Great Britain
Norwegian Airmen Gather in Toronto to Continue War Effort
A group of Norwegian naval and military fliers, newly arrived in Toronto after escaping Norway, are billeted at two downtown hotels to study operational techniques of U S bombing planes. They will receive machines ordered before Norway’s fall, be delivered from U S factories, and flown to England to join British and Allied forces. Captain H Ruiser Larsen leads the unit as the advance guard of a new Norwegian legion to fight the common enemy.
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Toronto
Norway
Germany
Prevent
United States
England
H. Ruiser
Larsen
Mobile canteens ease British troops in Egypt
The British Broadcasting Corporation reports that mobile canteens in forward areas of Egypt lighten soldiers’ discomforts. The service delivers cigarettes, razors, notepaper and other items by subscription from volunteers across Egypt.
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London
Egypt
British Broadcasting Corporation
Min
Volunt
Italians Recruited for German Factories Northward Move
Reich Brennero in Italy reports 30 trainloads of Malian industrial workers moving to Nazi steel mills motor plants and chemical plants. The trains run almost daily through August 6 toward Germany, aiming to place 20,000 Italians in German factories.
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Brennero
Italy
Brenner Pass
Germany
Britain and Europe Face Food Shortage Amid War Measures
The British economic warfare ministry reports Europe may avoid general famine this winter but warns famine in Belgium is tied to German looting and distribution failures. John Cudahy says Belgian famine risk rises to 60,000 unless foreign supplies arrive. Holland gas rationing hinders harvest work.
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London
Europe
Britain
United States
Ministry of Econo
John Cudahy
Belgium
Germany
Cudahy
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Holland
Begium
Ottawa tightens national registration for all over sixteen
An order in council extends compulsory registration to everyone aged sixteen plus with exemptions for nuns, active service citizens, and inmates of asylums. Employers must require employees to show registration cards by August 21 or face a 200 dollar fine or up to three months in jail. Employers must report unregistered workers to the national war services department or the local police. penalties apply for noncompliance.
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Ottawa
National War Services Department
Trade talks urged with Russia after London meeting
Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax pressed British ambassador Sir Lord Cripps in London to pursue fresh trade negotiations with Russia at the earliest opportunity. In Moscow, Richard Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, told the House of Commons of the renewed push.
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London
Viscount Halifax
Lord Cripps
Moscow
Russia
Richard Butler
House of Common
Britain and De Gaulle Forge New War Time Accord
Britain and General Charles de Gaulle reach a memorandum to organize French forces in British territory and prioritize French personnel language and duties. De Gaulle accepts British high command direction and may delegate command to British officers as needed. Britain will cover initial costs as an advance for the French force.
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Ange
de Gaulle
Tsmorandum
France
Gen. de Gaulle
Allee
Bri
Batain
Special Arrangement With Banks For War Savings Certificates
The War Savings Committee in Ottawa announces a new plan to buy war savings certificates through chartered banks. Canadians may authorize fixed monthly deductions from their bank accounts, with pledge forms available at local war savings committees. Deductions occur on the 15th each month and certificates are mailed to the depositor.
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Ottawa
War Savings Committee
Canada
War Savings Committees
Addition To Canadian Navy Margaree To Join Royal Navy Lineup
A new addition to the Royal Canadian Navy will be HMCS Margaree formerly a Royal Navy destroyer. Rear Admiral Percy W. Nelles announced the plan to commission Margaree in an English port soon to replace HMCS Fraser lost during evacuation off Bordeaux. Surviving Fraser crew will join Margaree.
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Ottawa
Royal Navy
Percy W. Nelles
HMCS
Fraser
Bordeaux
Engish
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