Wheat policy plans formed for 1941 as storage and sales loom
Ottawa and Western Canada farmers, with federal and provincial authorities, map a 1941 wheat policy amid wartime export blockages. Toronto hosts the Canadian Agricultural conference mid January to craft a policy for Parliament, with MacKinnon to announce.
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Ottawa
Western
Canada
Europe
Dominion
Toronto
Canadian Agricultural Conference
MacKinnon
Britain
The
Wheat Board
Lakehead
Fort William
Port Arthur
China
French Socialists Send Greeting to Britain in War Message
The BBC reported a smuggled French message to Britain praising Britain's resistance in World War II. It expresses admiration for Britain defending freedom against Hitlerism and fascism and states the French socialists share the conviction of collective effort for liberty.
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London
France
Britain
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
New York
England
Dominion-wide salvage campaign starts in Canada soon
The Ottawa Journal reports a nationwide salvage drive to raise over 1 000 000 dollars in scrap metal. Directed by Mr Justice T C Davis, associate deputy minister of national war services, the effort aims to improve steel supplies as domestic production lags wartime needs.
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Canada
Ottawa
Ottawa Journal
Justice T. C Davi
National War Services
RAF spokesman cites growing use of American aircraft in Middle East
A Royal Air Force spokesman said American built planes flown to Britain under their own power are being sent to the Middle East in increasing numbers and have proved effective there. He rejected British press claims the American craft are inferior, noting official test pilot reports show American planes are very satisfactory.
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Britain
Middle East
Royal Air Force
Africa
Alania
Minister of Aircraft Production
After The War Rehabilitation Challenge in Canada
Montreal. Rehabilitation will be a major postwar issue as returning Canadian soldiers readjust to civil life and Europeans seek entry to the Dominion. Dr J P Cathcart, chief neuro psychiatrist, warns the letdown to softer living may trigger trouble and a swing away from discipline during the postwar period.
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Montreal
Dominion
J. P
Cathcart
Dominion Depart ‘Ment of Pensions
Canadian Psychological Association
Smuts Sees U.S. Intervention Necessary for Victory
In a New Year message from London Gen. Jan Smuts of the Union of South Africa predicts American entry into the war. He argues the United States will be compelled to intervene to secure victory and protect freedom, despite initial reluctance.
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London
Gan Smuts
Union of South Africa
United States
America
Smuts
Destroyers Await Crews in Canadian Ports
Eleven of fifty U S Navy destroyers traded to Great Britain remain in Halifax and St John s due to crew shortages. British Freighter Dromore crew reported seeing seven of the four stackers at Halifax and four at St John s after arriving from those ports. Some destroyers are already on convoy escort duty near Liverpool.
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Beven
U.S
Boston
United States
Great Britain
Halifax
St. John's
Mid
Dromore
Furness Line
Liverpool
St. John’s
Fire damages RCAF motor-vessel at Halifax berth
A Royal Canadian Air Force owned motor-vessel at Halifax berth was gutted by fire. Damage was estimated at 2000 to 3000 dollars. The cause was not known and none of the crew were aboard when the blaze broke out.
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Halifax
Royal Canadian Air Force Command
March 0 Ottawa Dimes Boost War Effort Receipts
Ottawa reports that dime contributions to Canada's war effort rose with the march of dimes. Through Dec 30, receipts reached 1433 dollars, per a finance department official.
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Ottawa
Tissey
Canada
Finance Department
Not Wanted Princess Stefanie Hohenlohe Wallenbourg
Princess Stefanie Hohenlohe Wald enbourg Schillingsturst has been expelled from the United States by the Justice Department and has kept a low public profile. Federal agents located her in San Francisco with Capt. Fritz Wiedemann, Germany’s consul general and a close associate of Hitler.
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Stefanie Hohenlohe-Waldenbourg-Schillingsturst
United States
Justice Department
San Francisco
Fritz Wiedemann
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Beav erbrook Thanks British for Lockheed Vega Gift Plane
Lord Beaverbrook lauds the Lockheed Vega workers gift bomber called the spirit of Lockheed Vega as an immense encouragement to Britain. The plane departed Burbank December 22, reached Montreal December 25 and landed safely in England December 29, according to Beaverbrook.
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Burbank
Calif
Lockheed Vega Aircraft Company
Great Britain
Aeronautical Chamber Chief Promises Steady Production Rise
Col. John H. Jouett, president of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce, replies to Roosevelt's appeal for more planes with a pledge of sustained production increases. He says the aircraft industry fully understands the grave responsibilities involved.
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X Production
Washington
John H. Jouett
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
British American plan eyed to shift pacific routes
London reports that Britain and the United States consider a plan for American merchant ships to operate Pacific routes freeing British vessels for urgent Atlantic and Mediterranean service. Hervey Klemmer of the US maritime commission left London for Washington to discuss the proposal and is to return in about six weeks. The idea was proposed by Britain nearly a year ago but was previously rejected by the United States for unclear reasons.
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London
Great Britain
United States
Pacific
Atlantic
Hervey Klemmer
United States Maritime Commission
Washington
Message to Turkey Minister Churchill Stresses Friendship
Prime Minister Churchill sent New Year greetings to the Turkish people praising the unwavering friendship of Turkey during hard months. He reviewed a year of grievous trials and noted that even Britain’s best friends doubted the nation’s ability to endure, though few still harbor such doubts.
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Churchill
Istanbul
Great Britain
Turkey
Britain
Eire Faces Food Shortages Warns of Imported Goods Cut
Agriculture Minister James Ryan warned of a worsening food position in Dublin during a broadcast. He urged rapid home production of essential foods and warned he could seize land from farmers who do not increase tillage by 20 percent by February to avert famine.
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Dublin
James Ryan
Ryan
Morrison outlines compulsory part time civil defence work
London report notes Herbert Morrison, minister of home security, announced plans to require part time civil defence service for every Briton. The plan aims to expand national readiness and involve the public in defense duties.
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London
Herbert A Morrison
Home Security
Britain Reviews War Progress At Year End
A Royal Air Force source says 1940's standout air war moment was the defeat of mass daylight raids. He notes Britain's fighters triumphed amid immense odds as Germany pressed the island, Dunkirk as a shock, and the Battle of Britain expanding squadrons while invasion threats linger.
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London
Royal Air Force
RAF
Canada
Dunkirk
Poland
Holland
Britain
Ralph Ingersoll
New York
Hitler
Germany
Italy
British plan to fit RAF planes with night detection device
Washington reports that British scientists may have developed a ground style detector for locating enemy aircraft at night. Air Chief Marshal Dowding hinted the device could be installed in planes, potentially guiding guns for automatic targeting.
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Washington
Annenovates
Britain
Hugh Dowding
Ottawa
Ottawa lets contracts for new type anti-sub ships
Contracts have been awarded for the construction of 20 anti-submarine vessels of a new type. The ships will be built in Canadian shipyards with the hulls and depots produced domestically.
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Ottawa
Canada
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