Churchill outlines Britain's manpower drive for overseas and home defense
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that conscripting labor will meet six months of demand for men and women to build a large army for overseas fighting and domestic defense. He said army size was fixed soon after the war began, with equipment for ten more divisions and production ramping across munitions and farms. The war economy shifts from peace to total exertion as plants reach full output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Churchill
Britain
House of Commons
Europe
Australians Break Through Tobruk Defences to Enter Town
Australian shock troops led by a British regiment penetrated Tobruk Libya and entered the town at noon as Italian defenders in the western sector held out. The Royal Navy and RAF bombarded the harbor while 30,000 Italians faced siege and a newly captured Italian general raised total enemy leaders taken to twelve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Tobruk
Libya
Royal Navy
Air Force
Poth
Mediterranean
San Giorgio
Royal Air Force
Bardia
Wilkie Heads for Britain as Private Citizen Visitor
Wendell Wilkie began his trip to Britain aboard the cover plane stating he goes as a private citizen to learn what is happening. He carried a personal Roosevelt letter to Churchill but stressed he is not envoy or official representative, traveling in a personal capacity.
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New York
C.P
Wendell Wilkie
Britain
Rds
Boisevelt
Winston Churchill
Repubican
Four Killed in Virginia Coal Mine Blast Near Kimball
Four men died and 14 were injured in a Carswell mine explosion near Kimball West Virginia. Eighteen men were trapped while loading coal on conveyors during the night shift. twelve were hospitalized in Welch and two escaped with minor burns. Foreman Carl Michen attributed the blast to a spark from a cable igniting dust or gas. no mine damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WELCH
W. Va
Carswell
Koppers Coal Company
Kimball
Carl Michen
Belgian war dead tolls set at 7500 soldiers and 5995 civilians
Berlin report cites Belgian office for the Identification of War Dead with provisional tallies for losses from the German advance in the low lands. Dienst Aus Deutschland News Service attributes the figures to Belgian sources.
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Berlin
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Mitchell Ships Nine Cars of Cattle to Sacramento
James Mitchell shipped nine railroad cars of cattle this week to Sacramento California with prices quoted at 82 cents for eight cars and 834 cents for the ninth. Demand for cattle runs high this year with sales earlier than usual. Swanton and Son, packers, purchased the Mitchell steers, who have long bought in southwestern Alberta and are expanding toward Medicine Hat.
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James Mitchell
Sacramento
Calif
Swanton and Son
Mitchell
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Tobruk Route Opens in British Counter Moves
British strategy focuses on Tobruk as a pivotal gain in North Africa. Italian Libyan forces, defended by the Barca plateau and Mekili routes, face intensified pressure as Tobruk nears siege and potential breakout by sea. A successful Tobruk operation could reshape coastal advances and Greek/Albanian aid efforts.
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Tobruk
Libya
North
Africa
Mussolini
Britain
Greece
Albania
Sicilian
Bardia
Derna-Mekili
Derna
Mekili
Mekill
War needs to urge adoption
Premier J Bracken declared Canadians war needs will force the implementation of the Sirois report or its equivalent. He issued the statement on returning from Ottawa where he attended the Dominion provincial conference called by Premier Mackenzie King to discuss the Sirois report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
J. Bracken
Ottawa
Dominion
Mackenzie King
McNary Opposes Lend-Lease Bill in Present Form
Senator Charles L. McNary of Oregon Republican leader and Willkie running mate says the lend-lease bill grants extraordinary and total power to one person and objects to the current form while endorsing aid to Britain short of war.
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Washington
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Wendell Willkie
United States Administration
McNary
Britain
Ralston Returns From UK Trip With Praise for Britain
Defence Minister Ralston arrived back in Canada after a trip to the United Kingdom. He praised the courage and unshakable determination of the British people, saying reports could not convey their spirit. He spoke of learning first-hand about conditions during the Battle of Britain.
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United Kingdom
Ralston
Britain
British Isles
British destroyer captures Italian schooners off Libyan coast
With the British Mediterranean Fleet on January 22 a British destroyer captured two 440 ton Italian motor schooners off the Libyan coast without a fight. The Maria Giovanna and the Tiberia carried war supplies between Bardia and Tobruk. Thirty crewmen were taken prisoners. A destroyer officer quoted the Maria Giovanna saying they were fed up with the whole show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.P
Tiberia
Bardia
Tobruk
Two Nazis Downed in Air Fights
London reports British fighters shot down two German bombers today as raiders attacked the Kent coast near Hell Corner and the East Riding of Yorkshire. No casualties or major damage were recorded. A Kent town was briefly bombed pre dawn with six bombs falling harmlessly. later a single raider dropped bombs in the East Riding with little effect.
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London
C.P
Kent
Hell Corner
East Riding
Yorkshire
Air Ministry
Plan for Cheaper Feeds for East in Ottawa Move
Calgary January 22 An order in council on freight rates aims to supply cheaper feed to eastern hog raisers and relieve western wheat storage. Agriculture Minister Gardiner told Alberta farmers the plan is under government consideration and would involve provincial distribution costs with Dominion and railways sharing freight costs. He noted eastern farmers could buy feed around Fort William prices.
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Calgary
Ottawa
J. G. Gardiner
United Farmers of Alberta
Palliser Hotel
Gardiner
Dominion and Railways
Fort William
Lord E. Montague Appears In Court
Lord Edward Montague, son of the Duke of Manchester, appeared in Montreal court charged with obtaining board valued at 418 dollars from a city hotel under false pretenses. He was remanded until Friday for the hearing, after two prior remands. He has been free on bail since arraignment ten days ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Lord Edward Montague
Amedee Monet
Duke of Manchester
Turkish-born Sarandoz executed in Bucharest slaying case
A Turkish-born Greek citizen named Sarandoz was executed at Bucharest for killing Major Doering of the German military mission in Romania. The Dominion government announced Quebec would receive a 300000 loan for urgent public works.
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Sarandoz
Belgrade
C.P
Bucharest
Doering
Romania
Quebec
Dominion
Minimum Butter Price Expected In April Says UFA
Hon James G Gardiner Alberta agriculture minister told United Farmers delegates that a minimum price for butter is likely in April. He said the price peg decisions were discussed with Wartime Prices and Trade Board, but a full announcement would come after careful planning.
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U.F.A
Calgary
James G. Gardiner
United Farmers of Alberta
Gardiner
Prices and Trade Board
US Lifts Moral Embargo on Aircraft Exports to Soviet Union
The United States ends its moral embargo on exports of airplanes and air equipment to Soviet Russia. The 1939 embargo, imposed during the Russo Finnish war, is removed with Soviet ambassador Constantine Dumansky notified. Materials now fall under the licence control system, signaling a friendlier stance.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Russia
Constantine Dumansky
State Department
Soviet Union
Soviet
Russia
Italian Prisoners Moved By Navy in Libyan Campaign
The Admiralty announced that ships of the Mediterranean fleet cooperating with land and air forces have removed 54,000 Italian prisoners and large quantities of war booty from the North African war theatre.
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London
Admiralty
Magazines and Papers Sent to S.F.T.S. No 34
A large selection of magazines and papers, gathered by the Junior Board of Trade, was sent to S.F.T.S. No. 34 today. The parcels, marked Compliments of Citizens of Medicine Hat, Junior Board of Trade, will be welcomed by the men there, with hopes for more British publications in the future.
Gow Moves Law Office to 217 Sixth Ave Above Wright's
Ww D Gow relocates from Second Street to 217 Sixth Avenue above Wrights Jewelry. Harry Lambert CPR investigator, once based here, returns from Vancouver. Red Cross annual meeting set for Wednesday January 29. Murray’s Beauty Studio on Third Street shows champagne and dares in window display.
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Ww. D. Gow
Second Street
Sixth Ave
Wright
Red Cross
Murray
Third Street
RAF Punishing Raid on Elbasani in Albania Reported
Athens reports the Royal Air Force launched a heavy bombing raid on Italian military buildings and railway lines at Elbasani in central Albania. RAF bombers dropped high explosives and incendiaries as Greek forces claimed additional gains in the Tepeleni sector.
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Athens
C.P
Britain
Royal Air Force
Elbasani
Albania
Pignes
R.A.F
Tepeleni
Romania on edge as Iron Guard clashes erupt in Bucharest
Belgrade reports intensified street fighting between Ion Antonescu forces and Iron Guard extremists creating a near siege in Bucharest and major cities. Antonescu mobilizes army to police and suspend internal order while German troops rush to Romania to quell the violence.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
C.P
Ion Antonescu
Iron Guard
Bucharest
Balkan
Romania
Sofia
Antonescu
George Petrovicesu
Start Recruiting Armored Company In Canada
Orders to recruit the first armored brigade of the Canadian Army to full strength were issued by National Defence HQ. Recruits include truck and car drivers auto mechanics motorcyclists cooks and butchers who will train at Camp Borden. Major W A de Graves of Edmonton will command the unit during recruitment.
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Edmonton
Canadian Army
Active
National Defence Headquarters
Camp Borden
W. A. de Graves
Nazi Pressure on Romania Seen as Balkans Strategy
Turkish radio argues Nazi forces could not mass enough troops in Romania for conquest. It says Romania would supply about 16 divisions, with the Balkan front active and British forces possible, while stressing Turkey’s focus on resisting any invasion and using Romania for pressure rather than conquest.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Thrace
Balkans
Romania
Balkan
Germany
Bulgaria
Sofia
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Willkie
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E. Montague
Us.a
S.F.T.S
Harry Lambert
C.P.R
Vancouver
Hitler
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