King visits Canadian Force at Aldershot
The King inspected the First Division of the Canadian Active Service Force at Aldershot England. He spoke with officers and men about bravery decorations and war service, praising the Royal Canadian Army and noting vivid memories in chats with Victoria Cross recipients and long-serving soldiers.
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Aldershot
England
Canada
Germany
GR Pearkes Calgary
M. F Gregg
Ottawa
House of Commons
Tyler
Fredericton
Carleton and York Regiment
Carteton- Yorks
L. M- Jones
Law
Royal Canadian Artiery
RL Mitchell
Princess. Pats
Mitchell
Vic
Gi W. Grifith
Rossland
Grifith
RCA
F. E. Woodard
San Francisco
Seaforths
Woodard
Princess Pats
W. G. Kear
Winnipeg
A. R. Jones
Sherbrooke Que
Fritzies Moose
Bullet Proof Gas Tank Revealed After Raid Over Scotland
British aviation experts report German secret fuel tank design leakage after a Heinkel bomber was shot down over Scotland. Tank uses fibre ribs wrapped in buckskin and layered rubber to seal bullet holes, keeping gasoline contained when ruptured.
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London
Canadian Broadcasting appoints Morin as chairman and Odlum as vice chair
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation names Kene Morin of Montreal as chairman of its board of governors and Brigadier-General Victor Odlum of Vancouver as vice-chairman. Transport minister C. D. Howe announced the move after L. W. Brockington’s retirement on October 18. Major-General R. LaFleche becomes military attaché to the Paris legation and Air Commodore W. R. Kenny to Washington. LaFleche has been on sick leave from deputy minister of national defence duties since September. Lieutenant-Colonel Walter A. Harrison of Saint John, N.B., named to the War Supply Board. Resignation of R. C. Vaughan from the board accepted.
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Ottawa
Kene Morin
Montreal
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Victor Odlum
Vancouver
C. D. Howe
L. W. Brocington
Morin
LR. LaFleche
Paris
WR. Kenny
Washington
LaFleche
Anal Defence
Walter A. Harrison
Saint John NE
War Supply Board
R. C. Vaughan
Fuehrer assures Mussolini on Soviet risk to Italy and Hungary
The newspaper de Petit Parisien reported that Hitler personally assured Mussolini that any Soviet attempt to threaten zones of interest in Italy and Hungary in southern Europe would meet German resistance. A January memorandum allegedly formalized this guarantee, noting Italian interests would be safeguarded even if wartime actions in the Balkans became necessary.
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Paris
de Petit Parisien
Fuehrer
Hitler Pernally
Musset
Soviet Union
Italy
Hungary
Europe
Balkans
Britain Italy to exchange naval and air data
London Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons that Britain and Italy are exchanging military information under the 1938 Anglo Italian agreement and that naval and air data exchange would be completed before the end of the year. He said Italy had previously found British frontier proposals unacceptable between Italian East Africa and Sudan Kenya and British Somaliland and that these questions remain under diplomatic consideration.
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Britain
Italy
London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Great Britain
Italian East Africa
Sudan
Kenya
Bruch Somaliland
Chamberslain
Russia
Moscow
Finland
Belgium
France
Albert Canal
British born John Barbirolli to lead Vancouver concert
British born conductor John Barbirolli of the New York Philharmonic will conduct the Vancouver Symphony Society in a concert here on May 28. The performance marks Barbirolli's return to the city and features a program of standard symphonic works conducted with his characteristic vigor.
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Vancouver
John Barbirolli
New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Vancouver Symphony Society
Parachute shell from Ottawa eyed for British defense
Ottawa inventor G. D. Wright has aligned a parachute shell that drops small parachutes with wires to trap attacking aircraft. The national defence department sent the shell to the British War Office for consideration, and it is said to be more fully developed than a comparable American design tested in France.
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Ottawa
G. D. Wright
Great Britain
National Defence Department
British War Office
France
Appointment of Honorary Air Marshal Bishop as RCAC director
Ottawa Defence Minister Ian Rogers announced that Honorary Air Marshal W. A. (Billy) Bishop will serve as director of recruiting for the Royal Canadian Air Force under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The appointment follows a recommendation from Air Vice-Marshal G. M. Cro, chief of the RCAS, overseeing the plan.
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Loa
Bishop
Ottawa
Ian Rogers
W. A (Billy) Bishop
Royal Canadian Air F
G. M. Cro
RCAS
Bankers Hear Canada Centralization Promotes Stability
R W Putnam president of Farmers National Bank Alexandria Minnesota addressed 500 Bankers Lecture Club members praising Canada’s early centralization of banking. He cited a 1 to 10 lower bank-failure ratio in Canada compared with the United States, noting stability unequalled there until recent years.
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Inesota
Canada
Winnipeg
R. W. Putnam
Farmers’ National Bank
Alexandria
Minn
Bankers’ Lecture Club
United States
Putnam
RAF Plans for Canadian Training Centers and Board Meeting
The Defence Ministry announced Ottawa will host a star force headquarters and four more training sites in Toronto St Thom Trenton and Camp Borden as part of the air training plan. Norman Rogers chairing the supervisory board meeting praised progress and said UK and Australian reps were impressed by rapid establishment of schools since the agreement was signed.
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My Ave
Star Force
Ottawa
Air Training Command
Toronto
Technical School
St. Thom
Ont
Trenton
Camp Borden
Defence
Norman Rogers
Air Training Plan
Air Force Headquarters
Canaan
United Kingdom
Rogers
London Youth of War Front Visit Sparks Commons Questions
Edmund Ironside, 15, son of General Sir Edmund Ide, drew the House of Commons debate after a highly exceptional Western Front visit. War Secretary Olver Stanley called the case exceptional due to an invitation from General Jamelin for Ironside to see his father decorate with the Legion of Honor. Maritime sources note separate Allied attacks on German submarine bases with unclear results. Overseas gifts to the Lord Mayor’s Red Cross fund for the sick and wounded reached $504,000.
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London
Edmund Ironside
Edmund Ide
Imperial General Staff
House of Commons
Western Front
Olver Stanley
Fom
Jamelin
Young Ironside
Legion of Honor
Jane
Lord Mayor
Red Cross
Duke of Windsor Returns to France to Resume Duties
Sources report the Duke of Windsor has returned to France to resume duties with the British Expeditionary Force after several days in England. The move signals a continuation of his wartime responsibilities despite prior travel.
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London
Kenanie
Duke of Windsor
France
England
Britain Ready to Offer Prompt Aid to Belgium
London reports Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House Britain stands ready to provide rapid aid to Belgium if attacked. He cited Allied obligations with France and Britain to assist Belgium immediately, noted plans for swift action, and said Britain and Italy have shared military information under a treaty.
Oil shipment dispute with Roumania expands crisis
London reports add a new complication as Roumania is accused of diverting oil to Germany and withholding supplies from the Allies. Britain is said to have pressed Roumania and hinted that German demands could influence access to British war materials, expanding the wartime standoff.
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London
Roumania
Germany
Britain
Romania
Aircraft Procurement Program Under Consideration in US
New York Journal says the United States may launch its most extensive aircraft procurement to date with British and French governments showing interest. A decision is expected soon and the plan could include 5000 to 6000 bombers and many pursuit planes, totaling 1.0 to 1.7 billion dollars for aircraft, spare parts, and armaments, in addition to about 70 million dollars already backing American industry.
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New York
Inewan Street Journal
United States
Paper
Germans Admit Officials In Near Ukraine Region
Moscow and German quarters acknowledge the presence of a few hundred German officials near the Ukraine border by Romania. They are reported to be in charge of repatriation efforts for Germans in the area.
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Moscow
Ukraine
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McNaughton
GOC
Chain
Rene Morin
Hitler
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Mekhlis
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Red Cross Fund
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