Dublin bombings spur protest as Nazi raids widen
German bombs hit neutral Ireland in a week of raids with Curragh Julianstown Duleek and Borris named. Dublin government plans protest to Berlin and the cabinet weighs expelling the German minister. De Valera presides as flare dropping incident at Glasnevin cemetery is clarified.
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London
Germany
Eire
Britain
Dublin
Berlin
Bire
Glasnevin
Government Information Bureau
England
de Valera
Cabinet
Donore Avenue
Curragh
Julianstown
Duleek
Borris
Department of External Affairs
Temperature steady near zero in Medicine Hat
Temperatures settled near zero in Medicine Hat today with north wind and sun. Averages showed yesterday’s high at 22.8 degrees, low last night at 2 below, and the 1 PM reading at 2 above as wind blew from the north and west at six to ten miles per hour.
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Medicine Hat
Nick
Important Crude Oil Field Opens Near Patricia
The Standard Company's CPR No. 2 Princess well 18 miles northeast of Patricia blew in with a roar producing 160 barrels daily of heavy crude and 5,000,000 cubic feet of gas. Back pressure 75 pounds. Oilmen see potential in the Steveville field and expect storage tanks and acidizing tests within days. If similar, a full production site could be ready in a month, cheaper than Turner Valley.
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Dawson
Steveville Struc
Ture
Turner Valley
No. 2
Princess
Distress Calls From Unlisted Ships Reported Near Dakar
Mackay Radio said the steamship Galgory wirelessed at 3 20 p m MST that she had been torpedoed. Her position placed her about 500 miles NW of Dakar on the West African coast and 500 miles south of Tenerife. Other ships named Nalgora and Zeal were also unlisted and reported torpedoed or being traced by a mysterious vessel.
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New York
A.P
Mackay
Galgory
Dakar
West Africa
Tenerife
Canary Islands
Lioyd’s
Nalgora
India
Zeal
British Sub Sinks Italian U Boat in Enemy Waters
The admiralty credited the British submarine Thunderbolt with sinking an Italian submarine as it proceeded to a base in enemy occupied territory under escort. The Thunderbolt, formerly Thetis, sank June 1 1939 with 99 men, later raised and renamed.
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London
Admiralty
Britain Reveals Four New Types In Production
Lord Beaverbrook announced four new aircraft in Britain’s production program the Manchester bomber the Sterling bomber the Whirlwind fighter and the Tornado fighter three are already flying Britain is receiving more US built planes and expanding production to maximum capacity the Whirlwind and Tornado are described as advanced new fighters with high speed and range the Tornado’s status remains a closely guarded detail until now
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London
C.P
Lord Weaverbrook
Britain
Manchester
Lord Beaverbrook
United States
Atlantic
Press Association
Tripoli Hit Hard in RAF Bombing Raids
RAF bombers pounded Tripoli in two heavy raids on Jan 1 and the night of Jan 2. Two large motor vessels were struck and fires in the Libyan port could be seen for 60 miles, according to the general headquarters communique.
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Cairo
Royal Air Force
Tripoli
General Headquarters
Plan Building of 200 Ships
President Roosevelt announced steps to begin building about 200 merchant vessels of 7,500 tons each with an estimated cost of 300 million to 350 million dollars. He said he could not say if the program would directly aid Britain and offered no definite answer on releasing ships to Britain. Some ships may be ready for use within a year.
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Washington
Jan
Roosevelt
Britain
British and Japanese Steamers Sunk in Mediterranean War Action
Three British steamers and one Japanese ship were sunk by enemy action in the Mediterranean. Albania declared war on Austria, and Allies arrested about 1,000 Germans in Salonika.
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Proaas
Mediterranean Sea
Albania
Austria
Salonika
City Glances December Stamp Sales Rise Over 1939
Stamp sales for December 1940 were higher than December 1939 at 7108.46 versus 6371.90 dollars. Butter priced at 28 cents a pound and eggs at 25 to 30 cents a dozen reflect plentiful supplies. Local storekeepers remove Christmas decorations as painters prepare Empire Club rooms for early Sunday opening at 10 30 am. The Soviet Japanese fisheries agreement lapsed without a new accord signature at year end.
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Empire Club
Cardiff Under Severe Luftwaffe Raids
German bombers pounded Cardiff South Wales last night with heavy raids causing considerable damage and casualties. Firemen and ambulances battled incendiaries and high explosives as sections of the port city were described as reminiscent of Ypres.
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London
Cardiff
South Wales
The
Press Association Today
Ypres
French Submarine Sfax and Tanker Rhone Sunk in Dec. Torpedoing
Paris reports the French submarine Sfax and the oil tanker Rhone were torpedoed on December 19 by an unidentified naval force while en route from Casablanca to Dakar. The Sfax was convoying the Rhone. 64 sailors aboard the Sfax and 10 aboard the Rhone were lost.
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Vichy
Naval Ministry
Sfax
Rhone
Casablanca
Dakar
French West Africa
Newfoundland Board Seeks U S Base Concessions
The St Johns Board of Trade urged Newfoundland to push for economic concessions from the United States leveraging its bases in St Johns. A reciprocal agreement was proposed but no specific terms were outlined.
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Deal
ST. Johns
Mid
Newfoundland
United States
Australian Troops Open Final Phase At Bardia Libya
Australian troops attacked the besieged Italian base of Bardia in Libya and penetrated its defenses with tank aid. The communique gave no further details though London interpreted it as the start of the final assault to clear the way for broader Libyan operations.
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Cairo
Bardia
Libya
London
Enemy lines pierced by the Greeks on Adriatic front
Greek reports say Italian defence lines from Chimara to Kli sura Tepeleni have been breached along the coast and in central Albania. Fierce Fascist tank assaults were repulsed and forced into headlong flight as Greek forces advance. Elbasani, the Italian base in central Albania, was raided by the Royal Air Force with considerable success yesterday.
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Athens
Chimara
Adriatic
Klisura-Tepeleni
Albania
Pogradetz
Elbasani
Royal Air Force
Nazi view on Canada as Empire base shocks Ottawa
Berlin cites a Nazi economic expert claiming Britain may fall and Canada cannot sustain a war economy or fleet. He argues Canada lacks munitions, aviation capacity, skilled workers, and capital to replace Britain, foreseeing emigration of Britain to Canada and a stalled empire. Ottawa reacts with amusement.
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Ottawa
Berlin
Canada
Britain
Hitler
British Isles
Royal Navy
England
United States
Dominion
Butter price limits urged by Manitoba minister
Manitoba Agriculture Minister D L Campbell urged the Wartime Prices and Trade Board to set both maximum and minimum butter prices to protect producers. He criticized the recent maximum wholesale price fix at the December 12 level and urged a higher minimum in summer when 75 percent of fat is sold, typically around 15 or 16 cents per pound.
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Winnipeg
C.P
D. L. Campbell
Manitoba
Campbell
Inspector H C Sweet Leaves Here Monday
H A MacGregor appointed school inspector for Cypress and Tilley East divisions with base in Medicine Hat to replace H C Sweet who leaves Monday for Calgary high school inspector post. MacGregor previously led Foremost division six years and taught at Camrose Normal. The family will reside at 534 Eleventh Street.
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H. A. MacGregor
Cypress
Tilley East
Medicine Hat
H. C. Sweet
Calgary
MacGregor
Camrose Normal School
Believed Luckner to Command Pacific Raider
London reports naval circles think Count Felix Von Luckner, famed Seeadler commander, likely heads a wide ranging German raider in the Pacific. Sources say he traveled to the United States after the war began and would be assigned such a command despite not being a formal Nazi navy officer.
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London
C.P
Pacific
Felix von Luckner
Seeadler
von Luckner
United States
RAF Stages Second Bremen Raid In Two Nights
The RAF conducted a second large raid on Bremen lasting Thursday night and ignited enormous fires. The air ministry said bombers returned to Bremen to continue destroying shipyards and factories and to prolong the city’s disorganization.
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London
Royal Air Force
Bremen
Air Ministry
R.A.F
Hopkins to be Personal Envoy to England
President Roosevelt announced he would send Harry L. Hopkins as his personal representative to England until a new ambassador is chosen. Hopkins will have no official status and will maintain personal contacts with the British government, possibly for about two weeks. The nomination of a new ambassador to succeed Joseph P. Kennedy will be sent to the Senate next.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
England
U.S. Senate
Joseph P. Kennedy
Hopkins
Third Class Recruits Due Jan. 10 in Canada War Training
Ottawa reports reserve army training centres will resume normal pace as the third class of recruits under the National Resources Mobilization Act reports Jan. 10 at 38 centres. Men aged 21 to 25 form this class with a 30 day training period under consideration for extension. Defence Minister Ralston’s overseas return delays a final decision. The third period quota is 28 750 men across all divisions.
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Ottawa
C.P
Canada
National Resources Mobilization Act
Defence
Ralston
War Services
Bombs On Eire Could Help Britain, Writer Claims
The dispatch argues German bombs on neutral Eire may aid Britain by pressuring Dublin to allow bases. It questions weather or deliberate intent, notes Irish defiance of force, cites Dublin’s report of a bomb with German markings, and predicts a British response.
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Kirkel. Simpson
Associated Press
Eire
Hitler
Britain
Berlin
Roosevelt
Dublin
Trish Sea
Germany
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