Empire Air Training Plan Praised by Air Marshal Bishop
London reports from Canada House recount Air Marshal Bishop praising the Empire Air scheme as months ahead of schedule and a winning factor in the air war. He lauded trainees, noted brave civilians under bombardment, and stressed prioritizing Canadian and American pilots while Canada trains crews for the Royal Air Force and RCAF.
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London
W A. Bahop
Royal Canaries
Canda House
Mace
Air Ministry
Bishop
Brassbat Inn
Alan
France
Royal Air Fore
Royal Canadian Air Force
Atlantic
Netherland Troops to Leave Canada for England March
Netherland troops in Canada preparing for service in England during March. Unnaturalized Dutch youths will depart. Col. Gijebertus Sas, former military attaché, heads a Canadian mission to organize the first battalion and plans to raise several battalions of about 400 men each.
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Wil
Canada
England
Ottawa
Joint Defence Board Milestone in North American Ties
Ottawa reports the Canadian-American jet defence board marks progress in U S Canada relations. United States minister Jay Pierrepont Moffat says the declaration creates a mechanism to study shared defence issues, reflecting popular will and neighborly consultation between Roosevelt and Mackenzie King era leaders.
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Ottawa
Ogdensburg
Milestone
Jay Pierrepont Moffat
United States
Canada
Canad
Roosevelt
Mackenzie King
Permit Not Renewed for Duranty by Foreign Office
The Buenares, rumani, and Rus sanian foreign office said Walter Duranty’s stay permit would not be renewed to cut the number of non permanent resident foreigners regardless of occupation. The response followed a protest from the United States delegation regarding a reported expulsion order.
German bread quotas set high for occupied Europe
A British trade cable from Liverpool cites new German bread rations, with Germans allocated 70 ounces weekly while Poles receive 35, Bohemia Moravia 44, Belgium 56, and the occupied French and Dutch areas 72, signaling a double intake in some zones. The report notes adjustments announced by grain authorities and international circles.
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New York
Germany
Europe
Broomhall
International Grain Authority
Liverpool
Rmany
Poand
Bohemia-Moravia
Belgium
France
Holland
Sorel Industries appoints W Barnacal as General Manager
MEADS SOREI reports production engineer W Barnacal of the Munitions and Supply Department has been named General Manager of Sorel Industries Limited. Barnacal served in France during the last war with the Royal Field Artillery and the Intelligence Service, later becoming Chief Engineer of Itota Bridge and Iron Works.
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W. Barnacal
MEIC
Department of Munitions and Supply
Sorel Industries Limited
Mr. Barnacal
France
Royal Field Artillery
Intelligence Service
Itota Bridge and Iron Works
Red Cross Shoes and Quilts Aid England from Canada
Mrs Wallace R. Campbell, national work chairman of the Canadian Red Cross, said supplies in England are drained and urged support of about $10,000. She noted September 2 saw 1,300 quilts and 1,000 bed garments distributed in London, with two tons of food shipped from Canadian warehouses and four tons in three days. The aid, including 400 beds, addresses England’s desperate need.
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Windsor
Canadian Red Cross Society
England
Wallace R. Campbell
Rotary Club
Canada
London
Red Cross
Canadian Red Cross
Campbell
War Expenditures in London Run Ahead of Revenue
British treasury returns show last week expenditures nearly six times revenue. Expenditures for the current financial year to date from April total 6,101,204,226.64 dollars, while last week alone reached 24,660,321.48 dollars versus 47,626,950.12 dollars in revenue.
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London
Treasury
Petain Laval Cabinet Announces Signal Court Martial
The Petain Laval cabinet reports a signal court martial to try traitors in France. It targets those corresponding with Gen Charles De Gaulle leader of the Free French forces allied with Britain. The communique says De Gaulle has many partisans in France who misunderstand patriotism.
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Vichy
Petain-Laval
France
Charles de Gaulle Eader
Britain
de Gaulle
Letters From Nazi Occupied Belgium Poland Scarce Amid Blackout
Canadian press notes Belgian and Polish communities in Ottawa rely on newspapers for news from home. King Leopold is held at his Brussels estate, with Brussels under German control. Belgian civil servants remain in place. Lisbon channels some letters home. Polish diplomats report greater isolation and sparse news, with relatives’ letters offering little reassurance.
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Otawa
Canada
Smalt
Poland
Hel Nd
Belgie Canad
Leopold
Brussels
Belgium
Tinue
Mal
Lisbon
London
London Evacuation Of Mothers And Children Planned
Evacuation of mothers and children from badly damaged London areas is being organized on a voluntary basis. The plan aims to move those who apply to safer country locations. British authorities report about 464000 children have already been evacuated.
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London
Datiag
Britsh
New Zealand to Send 1465 Air Personnel to Britain and Canada
Prime Minister Peter Fraser announced that by year end 1940 New Zealand would have dispatched 1,465 pilots observers and air gunners to Britain and Canada. At its peak the program would provide 400 trained pilots and 60 technical personnel annually.
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Auickland
Frewdeme
Peter Fraser
New Zealand
Britain
Canada
Fraser
German language guide aids Canadian servicemen
A handy pocket guide titled Might Be Useful Ottawa German for Servicemen has been issued for Canadian soldiers by Canadian Legion War Services and the Canadian Association for Adult Education. The slim manual aims to help personnel engage with the enemy more effectively.
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Ottawa
Canadian Legion War Services
Canadian Association For Adult Education
Let George Do It Fund For Hurri Cane Planes
Cornwall Ontario campaign started by 10 year old George Phillips son of Cornwall lawyer George Arthur Phillips to raise funds for Hurri cane fighting planes. The fundraiser named Let George Do It aims to collect contributions from Canadians named George.
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Cornwall
New Measures Planned to Defeat Night Bombers
London reports three new secret weapons for night defense as experts test a sky trap, a spider web cable shell, and a self propelled explosive shell. Royal Air Force fights night raids with evolving fighters, searchlights, and anti aircraft barrages to disrupt bomber formations and force retreat.
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Goerng
Royal Air Force
Briain
Gerany
Britain
Gifts Of Planes To The RCAF From Private Owners
Four privately owned airplanes have been donated to the Royal Canadian Air Force since the war began. J P Bickle of Toronto donated a Grumman amphibian twin engine plane and J D Eaton of Toronto followed with a twin engine raft. Two American offers remain undelivered recently, including a single engine bio plane from Robert Williams of Buffalo and a gift announced by Dewitt Wallace of New York.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
J. P. Bickle
Toronto
Air Force
J.D. Eaton
RCAF
Robert Williams
Buffalo
Dewitt Wallace
New York
Evacuees Reach Provincial Guest House for British Scheme
A group of 39 English boys and girls arrived under the British government evacuation plan and were taken to the provincial government's guest house. They will notify friends or relatives later of their whereabouts.
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Vancouver
Arrest of three engineers at Ploesti oil field
Two British and one American engineers employed by the Romano American oil company in Ploesti, Romania, were arrested by Romanian authorities amid rising tensions over oil operations and foreign involvement. The incident highlights international scrutiny of Romania’s oil facilities and foreign companies operating there.
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Bucharest
Romania
Ploesti
Romano-Americanana Company
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