German Morale Hits The Lowest Level Of The War
Reported from Stockholm that German morale is at a wartime low with doubts about Hitler’s ability to rebound from defeats. Terror and bombing fear erode civilians while the regime expands its security apparatus, including the Aldnwacht and SS deployments. Housing shortages in Vienna and bombed cities push families to relocate, and wartime hardships worsen health and discipline amid rising crime and black market activity.
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Stockholm
Hitler
Germany
Hell
Himmier
Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung
Duesseldorf
Bremen
Kiel
Essen
Hannover
Cologne
Berlin
Vienna
Voelkischer Boebachter
British Minister Predicts Europe Markets Shift After War
Sir Gerald Campbell told the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco that Germany might fall to Communism after the war and Russia could become a major producer. He argued Germany’s wartime burden hindered its global leadership while Russia would use Europe and Asia as markets for its output.
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San Francisco
Gerald Campbell
Commonwealth Club
Germany
Russia
Europe
Asia
Berlin radio denies Hitler plans to replace commander
The Berlin radio denied rumors that Hitler will cede command of the German armed forces to a fighting general. The Associated Press notes the broadcast said reports of a new commander for the eastern front are without foundation.
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New York
Hitler
Berlin
Associated Press
Bearting Logs Coast to Coast Air Training Tour
Flying Officer George Bearting Canada's famed air ace begins a 6000 mile journey visiting air training schools from St Hubert to gauge posts and express desire to return overseas. He holds 29 enemy planes and seeks front line duty Tunisian Russia or Malta. After training tour he will request four weeks leave to return to overseas service.
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Montreal
Canada
George ‘Buze” Bearting
Tunisia
Russia
Malta
Beurling
St. Hubert
Vancouver lumber ban to last months amid shortages
British Columbia faces an unprecedented lumber shortage due to manpower and weather. Timber controller D D Rosenberry says private construction is banned for months and possibly the duration, with only war related work allowed until further notice.
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British Columbia
Vancouver
D. D. Rosenberry
Porpoise saves Malta during Axis siege as submarine tanker
The Porpoise, Britain's first submarine tanker, was rushed from the Mediterranean to aid Malta. Converted for mine laying and torpedo attack, she ferried vital fuel and ammunition and towed a small satellite craft to break the Axis blockade. Crew recount intense depth-charge attacks and near misses during 14 months at sea.
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Royal Air Force
FO. George
Verdun
Malta
Admiralty
Mediterranean
L. W. A. Bennington
Aid to Russia Fund Grows to Over 3 Million
Toronto report shows the Canadian Aid to Russia fund now totals 3 076 000 in cash pledges and clothing. Unsolicited contributions and proceeds from special events continue to arrive, said J S McLean, national committee chairman.
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Toronto
Russia
J. S. McLean
Madame Chiang Kai Shek to Address Canadian House of Commons
Madame Chiang Kai Shek plans a Ottawa visit late next month and will address the House of Commons. She will be guest of Governor General Lord Athlone and Princess Alice with Prime Minister Mackenzie King hosting a formal dinner.
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Chiang Kai Shek
Ottawa
China
House of Commons
Lord Athlone
Princess Alice
Mackenzie King
Canning sugar ration book details announced
Montreal announces that the No. 2 ration book to be picked up at local centers between February 19 and March 1 will include an application for canning sugar. Consumer ration administrator L. B. Unwin urges early applications to help the sugar administrator assess needs.
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Montreal
L. B. Unwin
Naval diver awarded British Empire Medal after halting Halifax depth charge
Ottawa reports PO John Brown, 32, from Ingersoll Ont, as a naval diver who prevented a serious explosion in Halifax harbor by recovering a released depth charge from the sea bottom. The device, loaded with hundreds of pounds of high explosive, threatened piers and ships before Brown signaled the Americans to retrieve it. He called the act a routine job and received warm praise from American officers.
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Ottawa
Naval
John Brown
Ingersoll
Halifax
Brown
Television Coming to Toronto After War End
J J Gillin Jr of Omaha Nebraska told the Canadian Association of Broadcasters annual convention that television broadcasting will be established by the end of the war and color television will follow shortly after. He cited advice from TV experts that color TV is in the laboratory now and will be released when practical.
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Neb
Canadian Association of Broadcasters
Hector Charlesworth
Leo Smith
Godfrey Hewitt
H. T. Jamieson
Ernest MacMillan
Toronto Conservatory of Music
Canadian Performing Right Society
Toronto
Flax Seed Purchase Plan Announced by Canadian Wheat Board
The Canadian Wheat Board authorized immediate sales of flax seed to feed manufacturers and pharmaceutical product makers on the same terms as domestic crushers, contingent on prior board permission.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Wheat Board
Alaska Seen As Base For Attacks On Japan Warned
Tokyo radio quoted a Japanese army official saying the United States plans a deadly assault on the Japanese mainland from the north. Alaska is described as a headquarters for attacks with Alaska China links and air field building cited as reinforcement.
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New York
Tokyo
United States
Japan
Nakao Yahagi
Japanese Army
Federal Communications Commission
Alaska
Aleutians
China
Chungking
Roosevelt
F.C.C
Yahagi
Midway Island
Dutch Harbor
Hawaii
Beveridge Plan Delayed Until After War Says Wood
London Sir Kingsley Wood the chancellor of the exchequer signaled a Beveridge social security plan may wait until after the war. He warned that higher taxation could come with immediate legislation and that the middle class should be spared. Labor pressed for prompt action while negotiations with medical professionals and setup of a new system would require time.
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London
Kingsley Wood
Beveridge
Labor Party
Members of Commons
George Buchanan
Wood
Scotland
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