Tension Grows Over Vichy Stand In World War II
London reports mounting strain in Franco Allied relations as Britain warns Vichy France and Paris reports claim French industry backs Hitler. Washington discounts Martinique attack rumors while Churchill allies push for decisive action against suspected German collaboration.
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London
Vichy
Washington
Britain
Hitler
America
Paris
Martinique
United States
Cordell Hull
Anthony Eden
Parliament
France
Eden
Renault
Citroen
Peugeot
Marseille
Ger
Veteran Publisher J H Woods Dies at 73 in Calgary
J H Woods longtime publisher of the Calgary Herald and head of South Western Publishers Ltd died at his home aged 73 after months of illness. A leading Canadian newspaperman he shaped trade policy, helped found The Canadian Press, led the Canadian chamber of commerce, and chaired Empire Press Union delegations. He served as Alberta Boy Scouts provincial commissioner and received the Silver Fox award and other honors.
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Calgary
J. H Woods
South Western Publishers, Ltd
Calgary Herald
Woods
Canada
United States
Mr. Woods
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
South America
Old Western Associated Press
Canadian Press
Empire Press Union
Melbourne
Australia
England
Boy Scout Movement
Alberta
Baron Tweedsmuir
Boy Scouts’ Association
Order of St. Michael and St. George
Red Cross Movement
National Council of the Canadian Red Cross
Air Minister Flags New Middle East Air Support
John McEwen announced possible sending of more Australians to the Middle East to bolster Royal Air Force squadrons in Syria and Iraq. He warned of German air activity toward Iraq and said manpower gaps would be filled by the Commonwealth air training plan.
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Sydney
Australia
John McEwen
Middle East
Royal Air Force
Syria
Iraq
R.A.F
Canadian Freighter Portadoc Sunk Off Africa
Fort William Ontario businessman reports unofficial word that Peterson Shipping Co freighter Portadoc has been sunk by enemy action off the African coast. Portadoc was one of the Great Lakes ships rebuilt for ocean service after wartime outbreak.
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Montreal
Peterson Shipping Co
E. B. Sutherland
Fort William
Ontario
Africa
Great Lakes
Largest Ocean Convoy Crosses to Great Britain
Collier's Weekly reports the largest ocean convoy in history with over 50 ships carrying $100 million in wet supplies and food, safely crossing from Canada to Great Britain. Quentin Reynolds, staff correspondent, traveled aboard one vessel.
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New York
Great Britain
Canada
Collier's Weekly
Quentin Reynolds
the Magazine
Parliament may reconvene in summer over Saint Lawrence pact
Prime Minister Mackenzie King disclosed that Canadian parliament may reassemble in summer to debate the Saint Lawrence waterway agreement. If no return is ordered, the session will adjourn until fall.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Unusual Fee Charged for Garden Party Coats
An unusual fee was charged for overcoats used as admissions to a garden party and fashion show organized by the British War Relief Society. The top coats will be shipped to Britain for use by men over military age who patrol roads at night.
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New York
British War Relief Society
Britain
Mounties Expand Force as Canada War Effort Grows
Commissioner S. T. Wood announced in Toronto that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police strength has reached 4,000, nearly double the peacetime level. He cited wartime deployment across services and effective use of registration cards for locating manpower. He said there is no evidence of underground Bundist groups operating.
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Toronto
Canada
Armed Services
S. T. Wood
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
R.cm P
Wood
Girls Carry Messages In Vancouver War Strain
War disrupts Vancouver messenger services forcing CP Telegraphs to hire girls and middle aged men. Three girls now make limited area trips while remaining youths handle long bicycle routes. Veterans keep to short foot runs as CPR Telegraphs report losing up to 15 boys in one week.
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Vancouver
Messenger Service
Canadian Pacific Telegraphs
C.P.R
Famous Flyer London Appointed Home Guard Leader
Sir Arthur Whitten-Brown, famed co pilot with Sir John Alcock in the 1919 trans Atlantic flight, becomes lieutenant colonel and battalion commander in the Home Guard. He holds the honor of leading a unit in Britain’s defense forces.
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London
Arthur Whitten- Brown
John Alcock
Home Guard
King Victor Emmanuel Honors Duke of Aosta with Gold Medal
King Victor Emmanuel awards a gold medal of military valor to the Duke of Aosta viceroy of Ethiopia and commander of the defeated forces who surrendered to British troops at Amba Aleji in Rome.
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Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Duke of Aosta
Ethiopia
Amba Aleji
Ill-Fated Zamzam Sunk Despite Insured Cargo Claim
Dr Ernest Pathy of Toronto, U S representative for the Alexandria Navigation Co owner of the Zamzam, declares the 4000 ton cargo contained civilian goods for Egypt not contraband. He lists fertilizer for cotton, steel for building, foodstuffs and newsprint and notes the ship was insured for $400000.
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Toronto
Ernest Pathy
United States
Alexandria Navigation Company
Zamzam
Egypt
Pathy
Speedy cargo ships being built in United States
Washington reports that Navy Secretary Frank Knox indicates the United States is rushing preparations to employ small aircraft carriers to protect merchant ships. He notes the navy is busy on the undertaking and mentions experimental speedy cargo ships as carriers and new types of transports while declining to detail steps. He also says naval air power has grown by more than 50 percent in a year with 1,304 additional planes.
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Washington
United States
Navy
Frank Knox
Knox
Great Britain
Germany
Sikorski Arrives in London After Atlantic Flight
Prime Minister and commander in chief Gen Wladyslaw Sikorski lands in London from Scotland to greet by Polish government members and service officers. He traveled the Atlantic in a United States built bomber consigned to Britain.
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London
Air Force
Wladyslaw Sikorski
Scotland
Sikorski
Atlantic
Britain
Stuck To The Ship In Grim Maritime Loss
A British sea captain and part of his crew braved German bombers to salvage the 7978 ton tanker San Conrado. The vessel was attacked six times, abandoned, then towed and attacked again. Fire spread the next day and the ship was declared a total loss.
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New York
San Conrado
Postmasters Contribute to British Post Office Relief Fund
Officials of the Canadian Postmasters Association report more than 3000 contributed to the British post office relief fund to aid widows and children of postal workers killed or serving. Dominion Secretary Charles D. Griffin of Estevan, Sask. oversees the appeal. US postal associations are joining in the effort.
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Ottawa
Canadian Postmasters’ Association
Post Office Relief Fund
Dominion
Charles D. Griffin
Estevan, Sask
United States
Saskatchewan Teachers Raise 15540 for War Fund
Canadian teachers contributed 15 540 toward the war effort through a fund started by the Canadian Teachers' Federation last December. G D Eamer secretary of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Association noted the total.
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Regina
Canadian Teachers’ Federation
G. D. Eamer
Saskatchewan Teachers’ Association
Britain says new measures will worsen German bombing
Ronald Tree, parliamentary secretary for information, returns from the United States claiming no surprise for Germany will prevent further difficulties in flying over England. He predicts 4,000,000 tons of American shipping for Britain by 1942 and swarms of American planes entering action before next spring, including a new 7,000 mile range type.
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Lisbon
Ronald Tree
Ministry of Information
United States
England
Tree
Vancouver steel rolling mill to use BC scrap
Ottawa announces a new steel rolling mill in British Columbia to convert surplus scrap metal into plate steel for the 100 vessel shipbuilding program. Munitions Minister Howe says about 70 000 tons of scrap accumulate annually and would be utilized domestically rather than exported.
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Vancouver
Ottawa
Howe
British Columbia
Air mastery urged as key to Britain’s war effort
Toronto hearing by Rt. Hon. Malcolm MacDonald, British high commissioner to Canada, urged air dominance through the British Commonwealth air training plan, saying mastery of the air would decisively precede victory. He praised Canadian workers in war production and said Canada’s factories, shipyards, and aircraft plants shorten the war while workers’ rights remain vital.
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Toronto
Malcolm MacDonald
Canada
Germany
Britain
Wartime Tinplate Conservation Drives Substitute Packaging
Government officials warn wartime shortages may push lipstick holder production to substitutes and gasoline storage in black sheet-iron containers. Preserved fruits could be packed in waxed paper board car ton units to save tinplate.
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Canberra
Reduction of Wheat Surplus In Prospect
Ottawa reports a looming 550 million bushel wheat surplus by July 31 1941 with export momentum improving through May. Government figures show higher 1940 41 exports than 1939 40 and a possible 190 million bushels of exports for the year amid renewed estimates and a large future sale to Britain.
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Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Dominion
Canadian Wheat Board
Canada
MacKinnon
House of Commons
Ministry of Food
New York Hostess Raises 10000 for Spitfires in Vancouver
Elsa Maxwell, famed hostess, organized a star studded party at the Hotel Vancouver to raise 10000 for Spitfire fighters for Britain. About 4000 guests attended as proceeds were sent to Lord Beaverbrook in London.
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Elsa Maxwell
Vancouver
New York
Canada
Britain
Census Questionnaires Sent By Mail Proposal Discussed
Trade Minister MacKinnon told the House of Commons that newspapers may publish census questionnaires so residents can prepare answers before enumerators call. He noted the proposal to mail in advance questionnaires did not meet with approval from census branch officers.
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Ottawa
MacKinnon
House of Commons
T. S. Church
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