Britain seeks Canadian arms to fuel war effort
Britain plans to treat Canada as a second arsenal to speed war supplies, Arthur Greenwood tells Parliament. He says Canada’s flow of quality arms will grow as production expands, while critics call for self-reliance and a more aggressive strategy to defeat Germany.
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London
Arthur Greener
War Cabinet
Cor Mons
North America
United States
Britain
Churchill
Greenwood
Canada
Mail Lost At Sea Report From Canada Becomes Ottawa Issue
Post office authorities cite London report that letter and parcel mails from Canada posted between October 18 and 23 disappeared, with officials presuming loss aboard the Canadian steamship Beaverford.
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Ottawa
Post Omce
London
Canada
Beaverford
Longon Lora Woonen Declines Regulating Luxuries
Longon Lora woonen, a master of food, said it is not his business to regulate luxuries like turkey and caviar. He insisted his role is to control prices only for items essential to national life.
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Longon
Lora Woonen
Turkey
Canada to Become Industrial War Arsenal Says Howe
The munitions minister says Canada is shifting to a full industrial nation to aid the war effort. Production in September 1940 rose sharply from 1939 with cars and trucks up 204 percent and iron and steel, textiles, and construction also climbing. Contracts totalled 849 million dollars by November and new plants go into production, aiming for 2,000,000 shells monthly and expanding auto and tire output alongside shipbuilding.
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Howe
Arthur Greenwood
House of Commons
Canada
British Columbia
Department of Munitions and Supply
British Empire
Smilar
Viscount Rothermere Buried Simply in Bermuda Graveyard
Viscount Rothermere, builder of a vast British publishing fortune, was quietly buried in a Bermuda graveyard three thousand miles from Britain. A brief service at St Paul’s Paget parish preceded interment in St Paul’s churchyard with flowers sent by cable from around the world, in the presence of only a few.
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Henry Marriott
Prowler shot by police on Langlois avenue dies in hospital
Ant Windsor Croson, 19, died after Police Constable G FitzGerald discharged his service weapon while slipping on ice during a pursuit of Croson who was believed to be alarming residents on Langlois avenue. The incident occurred as officers chased the alleged prowler.
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Windsor
Ant —Romna Croson
G. Fitzgerald
Croson
Langlois Avenue
Penalties for Sabotage Bill in National Defence Industries
Washington senate approved a drastic penalties bill targeting sabotage in national defence industries and materials. The measure imposes stringent sentences and broader enforcement powers to deter threats to security and supply chains.
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Washington
Senate
British scientists ready for war after peace research base
C J Mackenzie of the Engineering Institute of Canada told the Washington Society of Engineers that British science has prepared to shift overnight from peacetime to wartime efforts. He cited a wartime research council uniting experts to solve problems such as the magnetic mine and poisonous gas, arguing Britain now plans for active offence.
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Washington
Britain
C. J. Mackenzie
Engineering Institute of Canada
Dean Mackenzie
Washington Society of Engineers
France
Maginot
Dean Mackenziet
Briish
Canada
Scrap metal drive invites 1940 license plate donations
Hamilton residents and motorists are urged to support the war effort by turning in 1940 license plates at service stations and garages. Plans call for patriotic organizations to collect the plates as scrap metal, easing participation for the public.
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Hamilton
Labor's Responsi New Orleans Union Reform Resolution
The American Federation of Labor adopted a resolution condemning racketeering in labor unions and authorized its executive council to act if unions evade their responsibilities. The action reflects a push for accountability within organized labor in New Orleans and beyond.
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New Orleans
American Federation of Labor
Nazi Plans London Russia and Bulgaria linked to Suez route
Reports from Moscow and Bulgarian officials describe German efforts to gain Sofia's adhesion to a pact and chart a route through Bulgaria toward Turkey and Suez. Soviet diplomacy is portrayed as guiding Bulgaria's stance while Bulgarians express satisfaction at staying out of war.
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London
Ussia
Middle East
Mos
Bulgaria
Russia
Sofa
Turkey
Suez
CBC Report on CBC annual results for year ending March 31 1939
The Canaan Broadcasting Corporation shows income of 3 752 061 and expenditures of 3 498 071 leaving a net surplus of 253 990. Grants and licenses include 700 56 for commercial broadcasting 72 658 miscellaneous and 47 449 for the royal visit. During the year CBC aired 29 880 broadcasts totaling 10 475 hours, an average of about 2.9 hours per day, compared with 18 810 broadcasts and 7 020 hours in 1938 39.
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Ottawa
Canaan Broadcasting Corporation
CBC
Canada’s steel plants hit high October production level
Ottawa reports steel furnaces ran at 92 percent capacity with October ingot and casting output totaling 56,041 tons, up from 164,515 the prior month and 149,590 a year earlier. Basel note cites Alsace reports of alleged Nazi camp detentions for perceived disrespect to Germany.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Move in Britain to speed tempo of war effort
The British public and leadership show a shift toward offensive action against Germany and Italy. Cabinet members hint at a major mobilization before June, with expanded forces and home defense roles shifting to enable attack. Officials warn American weapons flow will rise next year, aiding a potential axis front break sooner than anticipated.
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Britain
Bull
Hitler
Mussolini
United States
Berlin
Atlantic
Great Britain
Home Guard
Betain
Mediterranean
London
Greece
East
British official praises Greek air force adaptability after Cairo visit
Sir Arthur Longmore returned to Cairo after inspecting RAF operations in Greece and meeting Premier Metaxas and General Papagos. He was received by King George and said Greek leaders thanked the RAF for its assistance and the airmen’s swift adaptation to new conditions.
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Cairo
Reyp
Arthur Longmore
Greece
John Metaxas
Alexander Papagos
King George
RAF
German leader promises workers a Reich car ride if victory
Robert Ley, head of the war front, told munition workers that if Germany wins, the German father will take his wife and three or four children in a "people's car" to travel on Reich auto roads from Klagenfurt near the Yugoslav border to Narvik in northern Norway, illustrating wartime speech.
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Robert Ley
War Front
Germany
Reich
Klagenfurt
Narvik
Europe
Arctic Circle
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