Britain orders 16 cargo ships to aid war effort
Director general in the munitions and apply department says Canada will build 16 cargo ships for Britain, each 500 tons with two to be built on the eastern water ports and six on the Pacific coast. Ships expected ready by October. Corvette production continues with 54 ordered by Britain and 10 by Canada. Quebec and Montreal yards add capacity while steel orders and plant work proceed. Labor remains fair and shipyards expand modestly.
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Great Britain
Pacific
Carswell
Canada
Quebec
Montreal
Corvette Construction
British Fighters to Mount Long Range Cannons
Report says RAF will arm fighters with carinons to extend range and firepower as Germany builds up for invasion. Experts deem cannons more potent than Browning machine guns while trials of the 37 millimetre cannon on the Bell Airacobra near Lake Ontario are referenced and US supply discussions noted.
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Germany
RAF
Bell Airacobra
Britain
Lake Ontario
Terror Bombing Policy Urged In Daily Mail Editorial
The Daily Mail urges Britain to retaliate against German terror bombing. It says Germany has abandoned military aims, aims to break British morale, and that civilians must be used as a test of victory if Nazi terror continues. It condemns restraint and calls for reprisals to forestall an unequal fight.
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London
Daily Mail
Britain
War Services seeks co operation to mobilize scrap drive
War Services Minister Gardiner meets Commons to secure cooperation of Canadians in a nationwide salvage campaign. The plan aims to mobilize Canadians to collect scrap iron steel brass and aluminum for the war effort as the department continues to build the campaign under way.
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Ottawa
War Services
Gardiner
Commons
Ead
Britain Britain India Caribbean colonies war supplies talk
A query by Mr. Simmons questions rumors that Britain might offer colonies in the Caribbean and along the Atlantic coast in exchange for U S war supplies, reflecting speculation abroad and at home.
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Mr. Simmon
Britain
United States
Caribbean
Atlantic Seaboard
Churchill probes means to curb attacks on shipping
London reports Prime Minister Churchill weighing options against intensified Axis air and submarine assaults on British overseas supply lines. Sir John Anderson tells the House of Commons the danger to shipping is grave, with weekly losses around 75,960 tons. Morgenthau directs U.S. ships to Britain as submarine warfare worsens Britain’s link to North America. the maritime commission approves sales of four American freighters and plans to offer 15 laid up ships for sale.
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London
Winston Churchill
John Anderson
Council
House of Commons
Anderson
British Isles
Washington
Britain
Extra Rations For Christmas Warned By Lord Woolton
Lord Woolton, food minister, announced extra rations for Christmas including 12 ounces of sugar per week and 4 ounces of tea for the week before Christmas. He warned that bacon rations will be cut by one fourth as part of winter tightening efforts.
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Lendon
Lord Woolton
Woolton
Device For Night Mapping Washington Disclosed To RAF
The United States Army Air Corps released a magnesium light device for night aerial photography to the Royal Air Force after years of research. Maj A W Stevens, known for stratosphere flights, is named among the contributors. Experts say the technique could help RAF locate targets and assess bombing damage.
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Washington
United States Army Air Corps
Royal Air Force
A. W. Stevens
Stratosphere Flight
Great Britain
United States
R.A.F
Edmonton pilot Blatchford awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
Howard Peter Blatchford of Edmonton received the Distinguished Flying Cross for gallantry in air operations. Attached to No. 257 Squadron in November he led a squadron that destroyed eight and damaged five enemy aircraft in one day. He rammed a hostile fighter after ammo ran out and made two head-on feint attacks, driving them off.
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London
Howard Peter Blatchford
Edmonton
Blatchford
No. 257 Squadron
Trade With Turkey Marks Economic and Political Shift
Diplomats call the Turkey treaty a bold commercial move and a political stroke in the Balkans signaling Britain challenges German influence. The pact creates special accounts to settle payments between Turkey and the British empire as Germany eyes Turkey with attractive propositions. Britain has under 10 percent of Turkey's trade vs Germany's about 50 percent.
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Turkey
British Empire
Balkans
Berlin
Germany
Britain
Britons Seek American Support in War Effort
Edwin Johnson, returning Canadian Press war correspondent, says Britain needs planes and trained personnel from North America to win the war. He describes bombing in transit, seasickness at sea, and refugees aboard the ship bound for Boston as he tours Canada before taking a post in Ottawa.
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Edwin
Johnson
Canada
North America
United Kingdom
London
Mr. Johnson
England
Ottawa
Britain
Boston
U.S
Britain Hopes to Overcome the Nazi Blockade
Britain faces submarine and air threats to lifelines for food and war materiel. Officials compare losses with 1917 but emphasize improved escort craft and more anti submarine vessels. Italy and neutral nations alter submarine dynamics while Germany expands coastal bases.
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London
Britain
Italy
Norway
Denmark
Holland
France
Germany
North Sea
Belgium
Eire
Atlantic
Needed For Salvage Work Ottawa Officers Visit
Ottawa reports describe Alex Patterson, England and Wales prisons commissioner, meeting Col. Stethem, director of internment operations, amid talk in the British House of Commons about selecting civilian internees for work in a Pioneer Corps for salvage in England. Patterson planned to inspect Canadian internment camps holding British civilians and other prisoners brought to Canada earlier this year.
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Ottawa
Alex Patterson
England
Wales
Col. Stethem
Patterson
House of Commons
Home
Herbert Morrison
Pioneer Corps
Morrison
Canada
Great Britain
Build A Better Coventry London
Coventry city architect D E Gibson told the Royal Society of Arts that German bombs may have cleared the way for a city centre of greater riches and beauty. He said land values and legal delays thwarted his plan to replace old buildings with a dignified city centre a year and a half ago.
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London
Coventry
D. E. Gibson
Royal Society of Arts
Plattsburgh Legion Offers German Naval Gun to Canada
The Plattsburgh New York post of the American Legion offers to donate a large German naval gun to Canada for use in the war effort. If accepted, the transfer would aid Allied forces in the ongoing conflict.
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Ottawa
Plattsburgh
N.Y
American Legion
Canada
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