McNaughton Urges Better Tanks From Canadian Industry
Lt Gen A G L McNaughton, commander of the Canadian forces overseas, urged Canada to study every weapon and produce improved tanks and weapons. He praised Canadian industry and stressed combining manpower with industrial power to accelerate war production. The Ram tank was described as the best yet, and he planned a short stay in Canada to renew contacts and oversee mobilization efforts.
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More Money To Spend Ottawa
Retail trade in Canada reached a 13 year December peak in 1941 with spending 61 percent higher than December 1940. The Dominion bureau of statistics cited stronger consumer power and Christmas buying as the driving force behind the advance in retail establishments.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Canadian advertising pioneer J J Gibbons dies at 64
Toronto obit notes J J Gibbons founder and president of J J Gibbons Ltd. advertising agency dies at home after a three month illness. He led the firm for 43 years and became one of Canada's outstanding advertising men.
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Toronto
J. J. Gibbons
J. J. Gibbons Ltd
Canada
Daylight Saving Time Affects Montreal Suburban Rail
Canadian National Railway official C W John Stom announced daylight saving changes will mainly impact suburban services. Travellers should check timetables for departures and arrivals as through trains largely keep old hours. The shift aims to standardize time for international service with the United States.
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Canadian National Railways
Preas
United States
Hitler Prepares For Offensive Against Russia
The article analyzes potential spring offensives by Germany against Russia, noting uncertain troop sizes and Ukraine and Crimea as launch bases. It highlights German winter buildup, Allied munitions shipments, and concerns in Washington and London over delayed aid to the Soviet Union.
Egypt Political Crisis Sees Wafd Leader Form Union Government
Cairo King Farouk asked Mus tapha Nahas Pasha head of the Wafd Egypt's largest political party to form a national union government replacing the Sirry Pasha cabinet which resigned. Nahas says the move has majority support and British approval. The Wafd had refused prior cabinet participation. A united front administration would be the first since the war began.
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Farouk
Mustapha Nahas Pasha
Wafd
Egypt
National Union
Husein Sirry Pasha
Nahas
State of Siege Reported in Amsterdam by Nazi Authorities
Reuters dispatch from Stockholm states Nazi authorities in Amsterdam are near a state of siege due to demonstrations and sabotage. Civilians may not go outside after dark and streetcar service ends at seven.
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London
Reuters
Stockholm
Amsterdam
Canada Accepts Naturalized Aliens for Foreign Forces
Ottawa decides naturalized Canadians from Poland Norway the Netherlands Belgium or Czecho Slovakia may join foreign forces raised in Canada by their home governments. The policy excludes free French and requires French naturalized citizens to enlist in Canada’s army.
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Poland
Norway
Netherlands
Belgium
Czecho-Slovakia
Canada
France
Ottawa plans secret archive for valuable public records
Dominion archivist Gustave Lanctot said in the annual public archives report that Ottawa will house priceless manuscripts pictures maps and printed material in a secret repository. The items will be moved from Ottawa at the first military warning to protect them from air raids.
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Gustave Lanctot
Dominion
Public Archives
House of Commons
Officers reshuffle as Winnipeg Grenadiers form new battalion
Lieut.-Col. J. N. Simmons, commander of the 2nd battalion Winnipeg Grenadiers, is assigned to lead the new active battalion replacing the unit lost at Hong Kong. The Royal Rifles of Canada, which served at Hong Kong with Winnipeg, is also being reconstituted.
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Winnipeg Grenadiers
Hong Kong
Royal Rifles of Canada
Winnipeg
Typhus Spreads from Eastern Front to Germany and Occupied Areas
The German health ministry reports spotted typhus spreading from the eastern front to Germany and Nazi occupied regions. Authorities list 126 cases in Germany and 138 cases in the occupied eastern countries.
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Berne
Switzerland
Germany
German Health Ministry
Road to Alaska: Gruening urges two US to Alaska highways
Alaska Governor Ernest Gruening told the House road committee that two or more United States to Alaska highways should be built to meet wartime land transport needs. He supports a $50 million international highway and warned delays could push construction back a year. He cited rapid supply movement to Alaska bases. Representatives Burdick and Andersen urged the prairie route from Minneapolis to Edmonton and Prince George as a safer alternative farther from the ocean. The territorial executive said the prairie route could follow after the first road.
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Ernest Gruening
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House of Representatives Road Committee
Canada
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Asher Burdick
North Dakota
H. C. Andersen
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Minneapolis
Edmonton
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May Allow Changes In Air Raid Defence In Canada
A two day conference of air raids precautions leaders from across Canada recommended keeping strict lighting restrictions on the coasts while easing rules in central regions not in imminent danger. The proposal urges exemptions from blackout rules subject to military district approval. Ottawa officials, including Pensions Minister MacKenzie and Dr R J Manion, oversee the discussions with navy army and air force officials.
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MacKenzie
R. J. Manion
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Army
Air Force
Far-Reaching War Plans From Canadian Front Leader
Lt Gen A G L McNaughton, commander of the Canadian corps, now back in Canada after two years on the English front, is to establish liaison with authorities here. He has spent six weeks drafting new army plans and held London conferences and home parleys. He has built ties with British leaders including Gen Sir Alan Brooke and Gen Sir Bernard Paget.
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England
A. G. L. McNaughton
Canada
London
Alan Brooke
Imperial General Staff
Bernard Paget
Home Forces
New Russian Tank Strength Claim Reported by BBC
The British report that the Russian army in Ukraine now possesses 1200 new tanks delivered FOB from German factories. Moscow dispatches cited by the BBC claim the tanks were seized during the Lozovaya capture before use, underscoring the ferocity of the attack.
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Ukraine
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Moscow
Lozovaya
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Allied Air Forces Sink or Damaged 74 Axis Vessels in January
Allied air forces across Europe Pacific waters sank or damaged 74 Axis ships in January. In the Pacific 52 Japanese vessels were hit. the Mediterranean saw 15 ships sunk or damaged including a 20,000-ton liner. In the North Sea and Atlantic coast, six supply ships and a tanker were sunk or damaged.
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Pacific
Mediterranean
North Sea
Atlantic
Equipped In Six Weeks New Army Division Pace
Victor T. Goggin of War time Housing Ltd Canada told the Canadian Club of New York Canada is producing to equip a new army division every six weeks. He said Canadian plane makers have orders for nearly 8,500 planes, the equivalent of 93,500 for the United States by population. In 1941’s first 11 months Canada produced and shipped more food munitions and equipment to Britain than the United States.
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United States
Russia
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Britain
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Toronto
Wartime Housing, Ltd
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Army Minister Denies Bengali Troop Involvement
Canberra reports Army Minister Francis Forde calls German propaganda an absolute lie. He denies Australians are in the Bengali area, labeling the claim as Axis disinformation aimed at sowing tension between Australia and Britain and lowering public morale.
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Army
Francis Forde
Forde
Australia
Britain
Travel Restrictions Hit Berne as Germany Reallocates Rail
Germany tightens civilian railway travel in Berne Switzerland for a second time in under three weeks to free rolling stock. The move aims to speed dispatch of troops and arms to the eastern front amid ongoing supply constraints.
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Switzerland
Germany
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