Canada plans synthetic rubber from grain production
Ottawa outlines plans to produce synthetic rubber in Canada using wheat grain and petroleum derivatives. Estimates show 25 000 tons rubber from roughly 1 000 000 bushels of wheat, with 6 000 tons annual target needing 18 20 000 bushels. Government anticipates a 40 000 ton output by a grain to alcohol method, amid wartime and postwar considerations.
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Ottawa
Canada
National Research Council
House of Commons
Oso Grist
Ontar
Howe Ellves
Tokd Bestuh
Howe
NO GOLD STANDARD AFTER WAR SAYS BRITAIN
Viscount Simon the lord chancellor told the house of lords there is no whisper of Britain returning to the gold standard after the war. He recalled that Britain’s postwar return to the gold standard after the last war was unhappy and warned that war related transfers of large sums harm both payer and payee.
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Britain
London
Simon
House of Lords
Great Britain
Mackenzie King on Tar Sands and Synthetic Rubber
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Mackenzie King described the issue as a government policy matter to be announced in due course. He referred to appointing a committee to study progress in synthetic rubber manufacture and the Athabaska tar sands development.
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Athabaska Tar Sands
Ottawa
Mackenzie King
FBI rounds up enemy aliens in New York area
Assistant director P. E. Foxworth announced that FBI agents with New York and Dempstead police have rounded up 42 enemy aliens. The group includes 40 members of the Federation of Malian World War Veterans.
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New York
P. E. Foxworth
F.bi
FBI
Dempstead
Federation of
Defences of Malta Claim Massive Luftwaffe Losses
Valetta Malta says its defences, amid relentless bombing, claim to have destroyed 49 enemy planes during 2,787 alarms since Italy entered the war on June 10, 1940. The report highlights Malta as a heavily bombed frontline area protected by British forces.
Wartime Demands May Force Rail Travel Rationing
W M Neal of Montreal CPR vice-president says wartime demands on transportation facilities may require a system of travel rationing. He stresses the duty of the transport system to aid the war effort while meeting public and private business needs.
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Kentville
W. M. Neal
Montreal
CPR
Valuable Tungsten Discovery Near Nelson BC
A tungsten deposit in the Emerald group of claims eight miles south of Salmo near Nelson BC is described by the provincial department of mines as undoubtedly the most outstanding discovery in British Columbia in recent years and of inestimable value to Canada’s war effort.
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Nelson
British Columbia
Victoria
Emerald
Salmo
Provincial Department of Mines
Canada
Roosevelt Signs Legion of Merit Decoration Bill
President Roosevelt signed a bill creating the Legion of Merit, a new decoration for armed services personnel showing exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Legion of Merit
Eskimos to be released after Belcher Island killings ruling
Toronto Attorney-General Gordon Conant reported that four of the five Eskimos tried last summer for the Belcher Island killings will be released shortly on orders from the Dominion government. The fifth man is dead.
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Toronto
Gordon Conant
Ontario
Belcher Island
Dominion
Rail link to Alaska urged as military necessity
Delano, Roosevelts uncle and head of the National Resources Planning Board, urged President Roosevelt to push railroad construction to Alaska. He argued the line from Prince George to Fairbanks is a vital postwar development even if the war ends soon. He listed five gateways from the United States to the northern route: St Paul and Duluth, Minot and Jamestown, Great Falls and Billings, Spokane, and Seattle via Vancouver.
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Terete
Beattie
Frederick A. Delano
National Resources Planning Board
Roosvelt
United States
Alaska
Post-Intelligencer
Delano
Prince George
Fairbanks
Resources Board
Winnipeg
St. Paul
Duluth
Saskatchewan
Minot
N.D
Great Northern
Jamestown
Northern Pacific
Lethbridge
Edmonton
Great Falls Mont
Billings
Canada
Seattle
Vanouver
Canada to Call 25,000 Men in August for Training
War Services Minister Thorson told the House of Commons that about 20,000 notices were sent out to obtain roughly 2,400 to 2,500 men for compulsory training in the Toronto district under the July call. Defence Minister Ralston said 15,000 men were called in July and 25,000 in August, with shifts due to manpower pools and agricultural exemptions. when one district lacked enough men, calls extended to neighboring divisions.
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Canada
Ottawa
War Services
Thorson
House of Commons
Toronto
Defence
Ralston
National War Services
National Defence Department
Grain Storage Crisis Hits Western Canada Harvest
Western grain terminals near capacity as harvest nears with 130.5 million bushels stored at lakehead and 373.1 million in principal elevators. Canada’s total storage tops 601.2 million, leaving about 200 million bushels room for new crop while up to 400 million may stay as carryover. Ottawa cites 200 million as a likely figure.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Board of Grain Commissioners
Lakehead
Fort William
Dominion
United States
Ottawa
MacKinnon
Aid for China Plans for Delivery of Supplies
The Pacific war council outlined plans to deliver military and material aid to China. Walter Nash said the council has determined what China needs and how, when, and where to ship the supplies. The group aims to ensure China can mount the strongest possible defense.
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Washington
Pacific War Council
China
White House
Walter Nash
New Zealand
Cuba Prohibits Shipments to Spain and Provisioning
Cuba bans shipments of all foodstuffs to Spain and provisioning of Spanish merchant ships in Cuban ports, stating the move aims to curb aiding enemies. The action was announced by Carlos Hevia, price and supply control administrator, who argued such shipments would ease hardship for Germans and other enemies.
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Cuba
Spain
Havana
Carlos Hevia
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