Hitler’s Proclamation Signals Tenfold Terror To Rally War Effort
London reports Hitler urged Germany to mobilize military and home front resources, vowing to break terror with tenfold terror and crush saboteurs as he spoke to Nazi followers in Munich. He claimed the Reich’s mass support and warned for years of hardship, while insisting victory would be achieved.
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London
Europe
Reich
Nazi Germany
Occupied
Hitler
Munich
Germany
France
Home Front
Berlin
Munich Holfbrauhaus
Herman Esser
Eden says Madam Chiang Kai-shek to visit Britain
London Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons that Madam Chiang Kai-shek will visit Britain before returning to China. She is currently a guest of President and Mrs. Roosevelt at the White House in Washington.
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London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Chiang Kai-shek
Britain
China
White House
Roosevelt
Evatt to Visit Washington and London on Pacific Policy Talks
Herbert V. Evatt attorney general and external affairs minister will visit Washington and London soon to discuss supply problems and Pacific policy within Allied global strategy, according to informed quarters.
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Allied Global Strategy
Canberra
Herbert V. Evatt
Will
Allied Bombers Ground Japanese Warship at Rabaul
Allied headquarters in Australia said air forces forced a Japanese warship aground at Rabaul on New Britain. The attack damaged two other warships and a merchant vessel.
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Australia
Rabaul
New Britain
War Savings stamps Grow Into Certificates Buy Regularly
War Savings stamps can quickly mature into War Savings certificates through steady purchases. Buy them regularly to build up savings and maximize returns.
U S Army Supply Stores Consider Alaska Highway Warehouse
Winnipeg hosts a proposal to establish a United States Army supply warehouse as a staging point for seeds and essentials for Alaska highway units and civilians. Washington reviews warehousing options including 50 000 square feet near a railway siding in western Canada, with a small staff planned.
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg Free Press
United States Army
Allcy
Washington
Alwan
Canada
United States
World Political Association Proposed by Morrison Plan
London reports Herbert Morrison outlined a postwar plan for a world political association to govern currency, commodities and commerce. He urged Britain, the United States, Russia and China to mobilize free peoples to shape a global economic and political framework after the war.
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London
Home
Herbert Morrison
Guildhall
Labor
Morrison
Hie
Britain
United States
Russia
China
Verwood flyer awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
Flying Officer Walter Franklin Parks of Verwood Sask received the Distinguished Flying Cross for a Lille bombing raid. His aircraft took heavy anti-aircraft fire and was badly damaged yet he continued the mission and attacked the target.
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Walter Frankin Parks
Verwood
Sask
Lille
Parks
RAF bomber tonnage report on German and occupied territory
Britain’s RAF says about 100000 tons of bombs were dropped on Germany Italy and occupied countries in the last year. The figure implies more than half of the total wartime tonnage fell in the past 12 months. Buy War Savings Stamps Regularly.
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RAF
Bomber Command
Germany
Italy
Hope to Provide More Information From Hong Kong Prison Camps
A meeting to form a Hong Kong Fellowship aims to supply regular news from Japanese prison camps. Mrs. Beryl Tilbury notes support from the Admiralty War Office and Colonial Office. About 1,500 Canadian soldiers and other civilians were captured when Hong Kong fell. many prisoners remain missing or unaccounted for. The fellowship plans to share official general information via newsletters to about 5,000 members without detailing individual prisoners.
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Hong
Hong Kong
Admiralty War Office
Colonial Office
Beryl Tilbury
O. H. Tilbury
Submarine threat prompts possible St Lawrence closure
Rear Admiral W G Brodeur warns that 500 to 600 U boats could harass Atlantic convoys next summer near Halifax and Newfoundland. If so, the St Lawrence may close to navigation to protect convoys, as Canada weighs escort vessel allocations and convoy defenses.
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St. Lawrence
Quebec
Halifax
Newfoundland
W. G. Brodeur
Legation
Washington
Eighty?8 Honored for Burma evacuation bravery awards
Gallantry and bravery during the British evacuation from Burma last year earned 54 civilian awards. Acts include guiding elephants over mountain tracks to save 100 people from starvation and a Roman Catholic priest who stayed with children.
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Bombay
Burma
Japanese Labor to Work in British Columbia Lumber Camps
Ottawa announced that an order in council permits Japanese and Chinese labor in the lumber and logging industry on provincial crown lands in British Columbia for the war period. The move aims to offset lumber shortages, with 4000 additional Japanese loggers expected in the southern interior. Total wartime costs and camp expenses were itemized, including wages and land appraisals.
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Ottawa
Munitions Depart
British Colum
British Columbia
Allan Ho Wi Mamson
Okanagan Valley
W. K. Esling
Kootenay West
Labor Department
Mines and Resources Department
A Difficult Job Finding Enough Workers in France
Police raids on motion picture theatres in French cities target conscripting workers for Germany. Pierre Laval's government struggles to meet a 250,000 man Nazi demand and threatens to cut food cards for men who do not register for work. Some French workers are already engaged by the Germans building fortifications along the Atlantic coast.
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France
Berne
Germany
Paris
Pierre Laval
Geneva Journal
Atlantic
Postwar Plans Raise Idea of International Police Force
London Foreign Secretary Eden said Britain supports co operation with the United States and other United Nations in creating an international police force after the war. He noted considerable progress in groundwork for talks with the US on postwar economic and financial probes.
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London
Eden
House of Commons
Britain
United Nations
Germans fortify Dutch coast as large sections razed
A Netherlands source reports Germany rushes coastal defense works removing 100000 residents from The Hague IJmuiden and nearby towns. Large city areas near the coast are being razed to build forts.
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London
Netherlands
Hague
Ijmuiden
Air Secretary Reports US Ordered Dive Bombers Arriving
London Sir Archibald Sinclair the air secretary told the House that dive bombers ordered from the United States are arriving and in some cases have been placed in operation at British bases.
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London
Arcnipaia Sinclair
House of Compans
United States
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