Donald Gordon New Wartime Prices Leader Born Immigrant to Canada
Donald Gordon, aged 40, named chairman of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board after rising from a penniless Scottish immigrant to Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada. He will curb inflation with a firm, realistic approach while acknowledging wartime grief and the broader national sacrifice.
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Ing World of Finance
Donald Gordon
Bank of Canada
Prices and Trade Board
Horatio Alger
Bank of Nova Scotia
Canada
Toronto
Iceland Base Hosts RAF Planes In Battle Atlantic
The Royal Air Force operates from Iceland, with big airfields and flying boats along the fjords. Landplanes, seaplanes, and flying boats patrol the coast daily as RAF expansion grows rapidly after the first Fairey battle bomber arrived from France. Early turf runways and tented camps gave way to huts and improved facilities, with operations rooms evolving from a warship corridor to a hut and then a gymnasium.
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Royal Air Force
Iceland
R.A.F
France
McNaughton: A Strategist Vital to Victory in War
Ottawa Journal editorial lauds Lieutenant General McNaughton as key to defeating Hitler and shaping war aims. It notes his ill health in England and urges a swift return to full strength, praising his broad grasp of history and wider implications of the conflict.
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McNaughton
England
Adolf Hitler
Andy” McNaughton
Napoleon
Ottawa Journal
Canadian Troops Use 1,263,000 Y.M.C.A. Notepaper
In Britain during one month Canadian troops used 1,263,000 sheets of Y M C A notepaper with matching envelopes. The record highlights wartime administrative efficiency and the widespread use of YMCA stationery among Allied forces.
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Britain
Y.M.C.A
Nonferrous Smelting Drives Canadian Manufacturing Growth
A notable trend in Canada’s manufacturing sector is the expansion of non ferrous smelting, reflecting heightened investment and industrial diversification in recent years.
Death of a Traitor and Soviet Codes of Courage
The piece discusses Soviet propaganda denouncing cowardice and treachery among troops with the Moscow account Death of a Traitor. It notes traitors face a military trial and execution while wounded or abandoning equipment is condemned. It also highlights tactics to avoid German encirclement and the emphasis on preserving arms.
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Moscow
Piroshkov
Milakov
Kingston man proves canaries thrive in freezing winters
Snow in diet Edward Crawford of Kingston Ontario keeps about 1000 canaries in a two story greenhouse. He removed the stove after winter losses and found birds thrived even as temperatures dropped to five below zero. The birds eat snow for water and remain lively despite the cold.
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Edward Crawford
Kingston
Ont
Crawford
Spicer Family Clothed in Tweed for 50 Years Faces Loss
For fifty years the Spicer family of Chippenham England has been clothed in tweed from wool of a flock of black sheep kept on their estate. Now the short age of feeding stuffs means the sheep are being destroyed.
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Spicer
Chippenham
England
Blind Photographer in Manila Develops Unique Studio Craft
A Filipino photographer who is blind is believed to be the world’s only blind cameraman. He uses a personal method to judge distance and light and has built a thriving studio, gaining recognition for his innovative approach.
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Manila
Northwest Territories Gold Production April Output Rises
Mines in the Northwest Territories produced 6,879 ounces of gold in April this year, up from 3,971 ounces in April 1940. This increase reflects stronger mining activity and higher ore yields across key operations.
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Northwest Territories
German Bombs Hidden Markings Found On Attacking Ordnance
A Norwegian vessel, repaired in an American shipyard, reports two German bombs struck its hull amid a convoy along Britain’s east coast. One bomb pierced the starboard hull and lodged in hatch covers before ricocheting, while the other exploded at sea. hours later a letter V was found on an unexploded bomb, implying sabotage.
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Britain
New York Times
British Advice For Winter From Lt Cmdr Fletcher
Lt Cmdr Reginald Fletcher told Britons to ignore boasts of German oil or sudden crack, read astrologers for fun not profit, work harder, reduce grousing, and keep humor strong. He urged focus against wartime fatigue by recalling Hitler’s aim to demoralize Britain. A hummingbird fact followed.
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Cmdr
Reginald Fletcher
Lord
the Admiralty
Kettering
Germany
Hitler
Countess Runs Her Own Bomb Workshop For War Aid
In wartime Britain the Countess of Wharncliffe operates a private factory turning bombs and nose caps for delivery to the war effort. She works 12 hours daily with Mrs. Parker, profits funding comforts for four corvettes and supporting four crews. The countess, wife of a Home Guard commandant, has five children and her daughters join war work.
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Countess of Wharncliffe
Germany
Hitler
Britain
George Parker
Home Guard
Gift For RCAF From CP Employees Fund Drive
A cheque for 50000 dollars from the Canadian Pacific Railway Employees Golden Aircraft Fund will be presented to the Royal Canadian Air Force in Montreal. The campaign began months ago inviting employees to donate old gold objects including watches and jewelry.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Golden Aircraft Fund
Royal Canadian Air Force
Montreal
Hitler seeks Italian farmers to cultivate occupied Russian lands
Reports indicate Nazi leader Adolf Hitler plans to enlist Italian farmers to work occupied Russian territories, aiming to bolster agricultural output and maintain control over the front lines. The move signals a broader push to exploit captured resources and enforce discipline in the occupied areas.
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Hitler
Russia
German Motorship Odenwald Brought to San Juan Harbor
The German vessel Odenwald arrived in San Juan under British naval escort bearing a false American flag and claimed home port Philadelphia. Evidence aboard shows flag display and theft of an American merchant ship name, with the ship surviving an attempted crew destruction. The incident demonstrates German deception at sea.
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San Juan
Odenwald
Philadelphia
New York Times
New Life Saving Box Fire Signal At Sea
A two foot square box tested by the Ministry of Shipping emits a smoke signal for one hour when triggered. A British patrol pilot spotted the reddish orange column over the Atlantic and recognized it as an SOS. The device floats and releases thicker smoke if water enters. Shipwrecked men can deploy the box to summon aid.
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Atlantic
Ministry of Shipping
European Russia as a vast rolling plain
A concise geographic note describes European Russia as a nearly continuous broad plain, highlighting its expansive, gentle topography and uninterrupted landform stretching across the region. The description emphasizes the uniform landscape rather than notable elevations or depressions.
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European
Russia
Hatreds Across Europe From Oslo To Bucharest
In a London Spectator piece Harold Nicolson reports a traveling observer’s view of Europe’s tensions. He notes multiple national hatreds from Italy to the neutrals and highlights French hatred as uniquely unexpressed and unsettling.
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Europe
Germany
Italy
Oslo
Bucharest
Heydrich
Harold Nicolson
M P
The
London Spectator
Spiritual Fight Called for Moral Renewal by City and Nation
Mayor La Guardia and the U S director of Civil Defence urged a spiritual dimension to America’s defense on a special November America Sunday. They argued that true security rests on moral conviction and religious democracy joining to shape a better world and a nation devoted to liberty.
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Mayor la Guardia
New York
United States
Chinese war savings committee organized in Edmonton
Believed to be the first of its kind in Canada a Chinese war savings committee was formed at a Edmonton Chinese Benevolent Association meeting. The group will promote and organize the sale of war savings stamps and certificates among Edmonton district Chinese.
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Canada
Edmonton
Edmonton Chinese Benevolent Association
Canadian Red Cross to serve Christmas dinners in Britain
Canadian forces on duty in Britain will receive yuletide meals of turkey and plum pudding provided by the Canadian Red Cross. The announcement was made by Dr. F W Rout ley, national commissioner.
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Britain
Red Cross
F. W. Routley
Women's Light Fortnight Entered Hong Kong by Chinese Women
A new Chinese language fortnight titled Women's Light begins in Hong Kong, organized and conducted entirely by Chinese women, signaling a localized cultural activity aimed at women readers and writers.
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Hong Kong
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