Allied War Plans Coordinated Amid World Scale Strategy Debate
London officials said steps were taken to align British United States and Allied war plans with Roosevelt's world scale strategy while Britain refrained from asking Russia to declare war on Japan. Parliament pressed for an overarching Allied war council and broader empire defense, with mixed praise and criticism of pay and promotion policies affecting service personnel.
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London
House of Commons
United States
Roosevelt
Britain
Russia
Japan
John Winant
Richard Law
Clement Attlee
Uni Fed
Allied War Council
Shfold R .Ubert Beaumont
Astor
Frederick Bellenger
Labor
RAF
Wartime Price Board to Stay Postwar in Canada
R F Crisnorm national administrator wholesale trade says wartime prices and trade board likely to continue after the war until economic collapse fears pass. Edgar G Burton national administrator retail trade agrees best features may be kept permanently. Burton notes U S discussions with Canadian board and says the United States will likely adopt similar measures.
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Toronto
R. F. Crisnorm
Prices and Trade Board
Edgar G. Burton
Burton
Washington
United States
Canada
Wartime London High Commissioner cites many mixed marriages
In a luncheon speech, High Commissioner Vincent Massey said there have been more than 300 marriages between Canadian soldiers and English and Scottish wives. He expressed hope that the couples will soon be welcomed to Canada with their returning husbands.
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London
Vincent Massey
Irla
Canada
Life Saving Kapok Supply Frozen for Canada and Allies
Ottawa reports that kapok used in life jackets and buoyant gear is restricted under an order by Alan H. Williamson. All kapok sales are halted except to the federal government, with dealers required to report on hand and on order to ensure enough supply for airmen, navy, and army use.
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Ottawa
Air Force
Netherlands East Indies
Canada
Navy
Army
Alan H. Williamson
New Members Appointed Ottawa War Charities Board
The national war charities funds advisory board expands from 10 to 16 members, announced by War Services Minister Thorson. Members include T. S. Dixon Vancouver W. T. Henry Edmonton J. J. Leddy Saskatoon. The board, created December 1940 with C. L. Burton Toronto as chairman, advises the minister on the national drive for funds and expenditure of public contributions. All members serve without remuneration.
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Ottawa
Ntional
War Charities Funds Advisory Board
War Services
Thorson
T. $. Dixon
Vancouver
W. T. Henry
Eamonton
J. J. Leddy
Saskatoon
C. L. Burton
Toronto
National War Services
Canadians In Russia Portray RAF Wing’s Efforts
Calgary’s Dave Jamsy says the Royal Air Force wing in Russia has done a whale of a job and contributed materially to recent Russian successes in the northern sector. Ramsay, on leave in England, and Edmonton’s Jimmy Walker have fought Nazis for over three months and Walker is due back in England on leave soon.
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London
Dave Jamsy
Calgary
Royal Air Force
Russia
PO. Ramsay
England
Jimmy Walker
Edmonton
PO. Walker
Enlarging Training Schools Add Double Hangars in Western Canada
Air command announces construction of additional double hangars at three service flying training schools in No 2 training command. Estimated cost is 500000 dollars. Two hangars at Carberry Royal Air Force air school, two at Estevan service flying training school, one at Souris school in Manitoba.
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Winnipeg
Service
No. 2 Training Command
Air Command
Carberry
Man
Royal Air Force Air School
Estevan
Bask
Service Flying Training
Souris
Government tire rationing starts January 4 nationwide
Price Administrator Leon Henderson announced that government rationing of automobile tires will begin January 4 in the United States. State and local boards will issue ration cards to individuals and agencies to maintain industrial efficiency.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
United States
Henderson
Travel Winnipeg appeals to public on heavy military rail travel
A. J. Brass of the Canadian Passenger Association Winnipeg asks citizens to plan holiday travel to ease congestion as thousands of armed forces move via Canadian railways from December 22 to January 5. He urges avoiding peak movement days to help the railways cope.
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Winnipeg
A. J. Brass
Canadian Passenger Association
Wheat King from Edmonton Wins Chicago Wheat Prize
William Miller of Edmonton earns the Wheat King title at Chicago’s 42nd annual exposition after a 70 pound per bushel seed sample. He prepared it with primitive farming methods including scythe, hand-binding, and flail threshing, a mistake by a seed company.
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William Miller
Edmonton
Miller
Chicago
Britain imposes harsher penalties on black market food dealers
Food Minister Lord Woolton announced severe new penalties for black market food dealers as Christmas shoppers faced high prices and scarcity. Courts may charge offenders three times the value of the products or three times the illegal sale price. The Ministry of Food said 3,130 prosecutions were started this year with 2,887 successfully concluded.
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Ick Market
Britain
London
Lord Woolton
Ministry of Food
Yugoslav Leader Defends War Effort Amid Atrocities
A Yugoslav government delegation led by the king told a national defence committee luncheon that Belgrade does not regret fighting the Axis despite daily executions and widespread destruction across villages and towns.
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London
Nung Reter
Yugoslavia
National Defence Committee
Ottawa reports first shipment contract for Britain eggs progress
Agriculture department officials said they are over the first hump in providing 39 000 000 dozen eggs for shipment to the United Kingdom. The latest exports from storage totaled 230 000 cases or 6 900 000 dozen eggs, with deliveries planned for September to November. The department now aims to secure 170 000 cases or 5 100 000 dozen fresh eggs for shipment by February 28, starting with British Columbia eggs, followed by Ontario and Alberta.
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Britain
Ottawa
Agriculture Department
United Kingdom
British Columbia
Ontario
Alberta
Technicians Arrive in Canada for Government Work
Ottawa reports arrivals including technicians on government work and fleet airmen in Canada for training. Navy officers and ratings mix with women in smart dresses who refuse to discuss their purpose. Dominion and colonial representatives among the naval group. veteran Thomas Gammel recalls two ships sunk after war began. Nearby, Siberia sees large scale sea army maneuvers near the Manchukuoan border per Chungking radio via Khabarovsk.
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Canada
Ottawa
Empire
Thomas Gammel
Portsmouth
Crete
London
Siberia
Chungking
Khabarovsk
Pearl Harbor Disaster Attributed to Spies
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox told newspapermen that Pearl Harbor was a fifth columnists' operation in Hawaii with Japanese spies feeding targets to bombers. He said 200 to 400 bombers attacked from multiple carriers, including two German filers aboard planes, while dawn patrols failed to detect the raid.
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Washington, D.C
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Erman
Norway
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
Utah
Knox
Hawaiian Islands
Navy
German Plot To Block Bolivian Metals Reputed Foiled
A German plan to stop Bolivian tin and lead exports to the United States by damaging railways to Arica and Antofagasta was thwarted. Bolivia reportedly imposed strict censorship, though link to the Nazi plot remained unclear. Bolivia supplies tin and lead to the United States under a purchase deal.
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United States
Buenos Aires
Arica
Antofagasta
Bolivia
Fire destroys Castle Galston in Scotland where historic treaty signed
A fire engulfed Castle Galston in Londoun Scotland a 12th century fortress famed as the Windsor of Scotland. The landmark hosted Countess Londoun and was the site associated with the 1707 Treaty of Union with England.
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Galston
Scotland
Londoun
England
Windsor
Skeena Crew Donates to Allied Merchant Seaman’s Club Lobby
Officers and crew of HMCS Skeena contributed 1000 dollars for lobby furniture for the Allied Merchant Seaman’s Club in Halifax which opened recently.
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Halifax
Hmcs
Skeena
Allied Merchant Seaman's Club
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Royal Air Force Wing
Western
Travel
Dutch East Indies
A. W. L. Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer
Red Army
Seaman's Club
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