Allies Pool War Weapons For A Common Cause
London production minister Lord Beaverbrook told the House of Lords that the Washington based combined raw materials board plans to produce 490000 tons of synthetic rubber annually with Britain receiving about 50000 tons in six to seven months. He cited post war output boosts, pledged aid to Russia, and urged tighter Allied coordination with Canada and the United States to tap sources of supply and expand tank and aircraft shipments while noting machine tool exports and misrouted deliveries.
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London
Lord Beaverbrook
House of Lords
Washington Combined Raw Materials Board
Britain
Andrew Duncan
House
Russia
Moscow
Canada
United States
Australia
Middle East
Nazis Evacuate Narvik as Bases Build in Norway
Reports from Norway say Nazis are evacuating civilians from Narvik while preparing the city as a major naval base in the North Atlantic. Fortifications and submarine docks on an island in the main fjord are nearly complete.
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Stockholm
Norway
Narvik
Germany
North Atlantic
Bread-smuggling dog spotted at border bridge
Customs officials report a dog seen at a frontier bridge between North Ireland and County Donegal repeatedly carrying a loaf of white bread tied to its neck. Guards pursued the animal but it slipped away each time.
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Belfast
North Ireland
Eire
County Donegal
Sabotage Disrupts South Africa Telegraph Lines
In Johannesburg a fresh sabotage outbreak disrupted telephone and telegraph links between the Transvaal and Cape Province. Escorts were assigned for line repair crews after two linesmen were attacked while repairing damaged communications.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Transvaal
Cape Province
Halifax enlistment vows service to China allies
Gnr. Howard Soong aged 22 son of a former Cantonese banker now believed in Hong Kong took the oath of allegiance for active service with the Canadian army here and pledged to fight for China's allies He is a Moose Jaw school alumnus.
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Halifax
Gnr
Howard Soong
Hong Kong
China
Moose Jaw
Churchill outlines Beaverbrook role in wartime production
In the House of Commons Churchill said Lord Beaverbrook becomes minister of production to coordinate with the United States on war resources. Bevin and Beaverbrook will settle labor questions. Beaverbrook, a Canadian-born publisher, has strong ties to American production chiefs and Roosevelt’s confidence.
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London
Churchill
House of Commmons
Lord Beaverbrook
Britain
United States
Donald M ‘Nelson
America
War Production Board
Ernest Bevin
Roosevelt
British Air Losses and Axis Toll Through 1941
Britain reports 3951 air losses to end of 1941 while Axis losses total 6440 for Germany and 2119 for Italy. Air Secretary Sir Archibald Sinclair notes Axis figures exclude naval and merchant ships plus Free French losses. Free French losses are not included in British tallies.
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London
Archibald Sinclair
House of Commons
Royal Navy
Terms Of Sale For Used And Repaired Tires Ottawa
A wartime order by Supplies Controller Alan H. Williamson tightens rules on used and retreaded tires. Used tires must cost no more than 75 percent of new prices, with trade ins disallowed and ownership limited to essential needs. Theft cases require certificates from wartime price and trade board, and new tires remain under priority control.
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Ottawa
Supplies
Alan H. Williamson
Prices and Trade Board
Williamson
Ottawa to Ship Canadian Eggs to Britain as Dried Powder
The special products board orders Canada’s export eggs for Britain to be shipped in dried powder form rather than shell. Prices remain unchanged for 1942 export eggs and the three cent per dozen bonus for grade A eggs continues. Exporters will still offer eggs to the board. shipments will be dried as directed.
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Britain
Special Products Board
Ottawa Says Gasoline Rationing Self Supporting
Munitions Minister Howe announced the April 1 start for the gasoline rationing plan will be self supporting. He said the $1 vehicle registration fee funds printing of forms and coupon books, regional offices, and related operating expenses.
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Ottawa
Howe
Belgian sheltered British flyer condemned by Germans
A Belgian man named Sylvian Vande Velde from Brussels was executed by German authorities in Laethem St. Marie Flanders for sheltering a British airman who parachuted from a wrecked plane. The report cites Brussels papers for the identity.
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Vichy
Flanders
Laethem St. Marie
Sylvian Vande Velde
Brussels
Home on Leave Lieut Medland Tells of Ark Royal Sinking
Lieut Barney Medland of Winnipeg and Lieut William Fowler of Toronto were among the last to leave the Ark Royal before she toppled near Gibraltar. Medland, home on leave, says looking into a camera is worse than facing U boats and torpedoes while Fowler remains at Gibraltar mopping up.
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Lieut
Barney Medland
Winnipeg
Ark Royal
William Fowler
Toronto
Gibraltar
Medland
Fowler
South African Leader Renews Colonial War Aims
Bernard Schonegevel, leading Gen. Jan Smuts party in the provincial house, claims a Canadian factory produced a gun barrel in one third the time taken by Britain. He notes South Africa has seven and a half percent of its white population in active service, all voluntary, marking higher mobilization than any other British dominion.
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Toronto
Bernard Schonegevel
Jan Smut
Britain
Kiwanis Club
South Africa
Dominion
Sugar Purchase Rule Bans Beekeeping Feed Without OK
In Ottawa an order by Sugar Administrator S. R. Noble requires beekeepers to apply for permission to buy sugar for feeding bees. Applications must go through the provincial apiarist for approval before purchases.
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Ottawa
S. R. Noble
British Army Casualties By Nation In World War II
A British press service report cites 1941 end casualties among British land forces totaling about 100000. It notes 71.3 percent were from the United Kingdom, with Australia 13000, India 7000, New Zealand 6000, South Africa 5179, Canada 2335, and Newfoundland 106. New Zealand shows the highest ratio given its small population.
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New York
United Kingdom
London
Australia
India
New Zealand
Canada
Newfoundland
King approves honours for three RC Navy officers
Navy Minister Macdonald said word from the British admiralty confirms King George VI has approved awards for three Royal Canadian Navy officers. Lieut R C MacMillan of Charlottetown receives a bar to the Distinguished Service Cross, Lieut J M Ruttan of Port Arthur receives the Distinguished Service Cross, and Lieut George Douglas Cook of Montreal and Lakefield receives a bar to the George Medal.
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Royal Canadian Navy
Ottawa
Navy
Macdonald
Royal Canadian
R. C. MacMillan
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Charlottetown
J. M. Ruttan
R.C_N.V.R
Port Arthur
George Douglas Cook
Montreal
Lakefield
Ottawa Optometrist Price Ceiling Order
Canada Gazette publishes an order placing services by optometrists under price ceiling rules. The order covers lenses frames and all articles supplied by an optometrist whether services are performed. It also allows sales slips bills advertisements or catalogues as prima facie evidence in prosecutions under price ceiling legislation.
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Ottawa
Canada Gazette
Increased Production Of All Feed Crops In Canada 1942 Plan
Dr G S H Barton federal deputy minister of agriculture outlined Canada's 1942 plan to boost feed crop output with emphasis on coarse grains. The program seeks more western coarse grains to meet wheat needs, a fertilizer policy for eastern feed, 25 percent rise in vegetable crops, 17 percent more hogs, and a 500 million pound lift in fluid milk plus improved farm labor direction.
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Toronto
Canada
Dominion
G. S. H. Barton
Ontario Crop Improvement Association
Barton
West
Britons Confident of Victory Amid War Comments
Ottawa reports former Canadian aide Leonard W. Brockington says Britons show enthusiasm for Canada and understand little of Canada’s war role. He notes optimism about Russia, belief in Britain’s resilience, and the idea that war could be won in several places.
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Ottawa
Leonard W. Brockington
Mackenzie King
Canada
Gas Rationing Keeps 7 P.M. to 7 A.M. Hours Unchanged
Ottawa reports gasoline rationing will not alter sale hours. Munitions Minister Howe says the 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. closure and Sunday sale ban remain in effect. He notes service station attendants are pleased to be able to lead normal lives and no change is planned for closing times.
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Ottawa
Howe
Composer Felix Powell Dies From Gunshot Wound
Felix Powell, famed for Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag, died at about age 60 from a gunshot wound in a home guard headquarters in Brighton. His brother George wrote the words. the song became a top hit of the last war.
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Brighton
England
Felix Powell
Home Guard
Powell
George
Fewer Immigrants Arrive in Canada in 1941
Ottawa reports 1941 immigration total 9,329 with more than half from the United States. The count marks the smallest total since 1860 when 6,276 arrived, and is about 2,000 less than 1940's 11,324 entering the Dominion.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Dominion
Lord Reith Named Minister of Works and Planning
Arthur Greenwood announced in the House of Commons that Lord Reith will head postwar town and country development as minister of works and planning, succeeding his previous role as minister of works and buildings. A warning note cites one road death every 15 minutes year round.
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London
Lord Reith
Arthur Greenwood
House of Commons
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