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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 30, 1941
Page
7
Churchill told Parliament that four million armed and uniformed Britons guard the isle and its defenses. He noted factories, munitions, and agriculture will demand manpower in coming months, with labor stringency and shifts toward production. Hopkins attended, Bevin’s plan on civilian power registration debated.
Canadian authorities report no remaining prisoners of war interned in Newfoundland. The last group of German merchant seamen were moved by special train with other Nazi prisoners to an interior Canada camp after arriving from Britain. Earlier, Italian internees were sent to another camp.
Lieutenant General A G L McNaughton, commander of the Canadian Corps, said there is quiet faith in Britain about the war's outcome. Speaking at the London Liberty Club, he noted Canadian army leaders have learned to trust British staff commanders from whom they will receive direction in battle when needed.
Washington states the department cannot confirm reports that Germany will establish a bomb practice range in an area of France containing United States war graves. The statement cites lack of verifiable information and ongoing inquiries with allied intelligence channels.
A survey shows 1,000,000 Londoners rely on air raid shelters as the city adapts to a new normal since 1939. Public shelters hold about 250,000 nightly, with apartment and hotel shelters adding 150,000. many still use private and Anderson shelters, running into hundreds of thousands. Acknowledges disease risks persist, but resilience is prioritized over postwar reconstruction.
London reports the Mediterranean fleet aided by land and air forces in Libya removed 54,000 Italian prisoners and large war stores without loss. A British destroyer captured two 400 ton Italian motor schooners off the Libyan coast, the Maria Giovanna and the Tiberia, with no resistance. Thirty crewmen were taken prisoners and one officer quoted say they were fed up with the whole show.
Air Vice Marshal E. W. Stedman OBE a member of the Air Council for Engineering and Supply interrupted an engineering career to serve with the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Air Force. He became technical director of Canada’s young air force in 1920 and remained with the service.
A 25 year old German fighter pilot, once among Goering’s top three aces with 56 downs since Spain, arrived in Canada en route to an internment camp after being captured amid Britain’s defenses. He had fought for Franco, and later with the luftwaffe over France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Britain. Identification withheld by regulations. A British pilot shot him down over the English Channel.
Henry R. Luce editor of Time Life and Fortune told the National Automobile Dealers Association convention that the United States must state its war aims for all to see. He warned Hitler will soon claim the right to declare war and urged an end to deceit about participation in the war.
Vancouver city prosecutor Orr announced no action against Y Matsumoto secretary of the Japanese consulate after he filmed near Jericho air station. The consulate here had officially apologized for the incident.
British sources say Tobruk in Libya strengthens supply lines by sea port access for over 200 miles west of Matruh, dominates a coastal road, and provides three potential outposts at El Adem Gazala and El Temini along with a seaplane base at Bomba. Tobruk lies 65 miles west of Bardia and hosts 4200 residents.
Ottawa farewell message from Sir Gerald Campbell, British minister to Washington, urged Canadian munition workers to slog hour after hour in factories for Allied arms. He called industrial effort of unparalleled importance and stressed victory came from the many, not the few, in both wars.
London reports a reduced manumen ration for British troops at home from ten to eight ounces starting January 6. Soldiers bread ration drops from twelve to ten ounces and flour from two and a half to two ounces daily, effective February 1, as War Secretary David Margesson disclosed.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports that Canadian business operations rose steadily since early 1939 and peaked in 1940. The index averaged about 145.0 in 1940, up from 125.5 in 1929, reflecting improved economic conditions.
A stark World War II era report tells how John Blake, now alone after a single bomb claimed 22 relatives, lies bereaved as the family perished in a common grave. The piece emphasizes the scale of loss and the lone survivor's sorrow.
London reports Britain would swiftly send battle-tested fighters to the Mediterranean to counter a possible surge of German dive bombers, while denying any need to weaken the home defense. Observers note Germany and Italy fail to draw British forces from the Isles, even as headlines warn of a potential Mediterranean escalation.
T H Manning a British scientific explorer and Cambridge graduate, living as an Eskimo on Baffin Land and Southampton Island 2000 miles north of Winnipeg, returns en route to Ottawa after completing survey and ornithological work for the Royal Geographic Society and the British Museum. The Manninges, cut off from news, only learned of the war in September 1939 when their radio batteries arrived.
Reports from Bangkok and Hanoi indicated leaders of Thailand and French Indochina were ready to pursue a peaceful settlement of ongoing territorial disputes. Informed sources said both sides insisted on their positions yet faced fear the frontier strife could broaden into full scale conflict.
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