Premiers Asked to Consider the Sirois Report
Prime Minister Mackenzie King urged early action on the Rowell-Sirois royal commission findings. He sent invitations to provincial premiers for a January conference to discuss implementation aimed at boosting war effort and postwar reconstruction.
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Sirois
Ottawa
Royal Commission On
Mackenzie King
House of
Commons
King
Dominion
Government of Canada
Rowell-Sirois
Master Gauges Ottawa for Wartime Production
Canadian craftsmen in 50 shops produce master gauges for guns shells tanks aircraft and other war essentials. Munitions Minister Howe notes the output is highly satisfactory and far larger than prewar capacity with over 4,000 types now made. He praises skill adaptability and cooperation of manufacturers in rapid wartime expansion.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Howe
Canada
Ottawa urges fit single men to report for training calls
War services department officials warned physically fit single men aged 21 and 22 who did not receive calls during the first or second training periods should notify their divisional registrars. Faulty registration cards or address changes may have caused missed calls. Under new rules changes of address must be reported to the Dominion statistician in Ottawa and divisional registrars. All 21 and 22 year olds listed and some 23 year olds have been called. Recruits asking for medical postponement have eight days to apply to their divisional registrar.
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Ottawa
War Services Department
Dominion Statistician
Bronx cheer noise bomb proposed as wartime reprisal
An anonymous British inventor describes a plan for a noise making bomb to counter Nazi screamer bombs. He suggests attaching small rubber vibrators used by boys to produce a loud rasping 5900 foot Bronx cheer as a hostile response to German raids.
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London
Britain
CPR Scholarships Free Tuition At McGill University
CPR scholarships offer free tuition at McGill University in several faculties. Open to railway apprentices and employees under 21, and to their minor children, subject to competitive examination. Program forms part of CPR educational initiatives.
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Montreal
McGill University
CPR
D C. Coleman
C.P.R. Montreal
C.P.R
British Press Pays Tribute To U. S. President Roosevelt
London papers applaud F D Roosevelt after his re election noting it as a blow to Hitler and Mussolini. The Daily Mail says he belongs among Washington and Lincoln and will speed war supplies and aid Britain. The News Chronicle calls his victory a historic event for free men and stresses his resolve to defeat aggression.
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London
Daily Mail
Roosevelt
Washington
Lincoln
Hitler
Mussolini
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Britain
News Chronicle
Willkie
United States
Bracken Sets Manitoba Legislature Session for November 18
Premier John Bracken announced the Manitoba legislature will meet in regular session on November 18. Observers expect mostly minor amendments to existing laws. The date follows the province forming a new non partisan government and hints at an election date after the session.
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Winnipeg
John Bracken
Manitoba
Bracken
Plan for youth training in democracy endorsed
The Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation executive endorsed a federal backed plan proposed by Miss Evelyn McDonald of Bloor Collegiate Toronto. It would be directed through provincial education departments and implemented in all secondary schools to teach duties and privileges of Canadian citizenship and war issues for greater wartime contribution.
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Toronto
Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation
Evelyn McDonald
Bloor Collegiate
Dominion
Teachers’ Federation
Feeding Londoners to End Underground Life
Violet Markham deputy chairman of the London assistance board argues daylight meals above ground will break an almost total underground existence. The move follows the creation of feeding facilities in underground tubes for nightly occupants.
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London
Violet Markham
London Assistance Board
Union Now Movement Expands in Canada
Gregory Goldwin of Oakville Ontario acts as acting secretary for Canada's provisional Union Now organizing committee. He says a permanent Dominion organization hinges on voluntary financial support as Streit’s federally united democracies plan launches nationally with an organizer meeting and provisional committee gathering.
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Toronto
Goldwin Gregory
Oakville
Ont
Canada
Dominion
Clarence K. Streit
New York
Order Rescinded on Hong Kong Departure for Britons
London instructed rescission of compulsory departure for British women and children from Hong Kong. An official statement said those remaining would not be forced to leave, easing British fears of a Pacific crisis.
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Hong Kong
London
Pacific
Italy’s submarine losses rise in early WWII period
The British Broadcasting Corporation reported that Italy had lost 29 submarines since entering the war, about a quarter of its underwater fleet. Two subs were recently confirmed sunk by the admiralty. Jane’s Fighting Ships listed 104 Italian submarines as of September 1939.
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New York
Italy
British Broadcasting Corporation
National Broadcasting Company
Admiralty
Jane's
Chimpanzee Influx Boosts Toronto Zoo Below 70 Characters
Three chimpanzees from London arrive at Riverdale zoo for wartime understrips. Toronto now hosts four chimps, the most of any continental city zoo.
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Toronto
Zoological Gardens
London
England
Riverdale Zoo
Toronto Zoo
Western Canada Dental Society tohold biennial convention
Dentists of the western Canada Dental Society will hold their biennial convention in Edmonton next June, announced by President Dr. J. M. Dixon of Calgary after an executive meeting. Dr. P. W. Winthrope of Saskatoon and Dr. K. M. Johnson of Winnipeg attended as first and second vice-presidents.
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Edmonton
Western Canada Dental Society
J. M. Dixon
Calgary
P. W. Winthrope
Saskatoon
K. M. Johnson
Winnipeg
Western Canadians Receive Humane Society Award Certificates
Eight residents from Alberta British Columbia and Saskatchewan are cited by the Royal Canadian Humane Association for acts of heroism. Edmontons Nel Graden William Szerban rescue John Kondrovski from the North Saskatchewan river on Feb 2 1939 and Saskatoons Arthur Parker rescued Dorothy Daniels on the Saskatchewan river March 7 1940. Victoria’s Sheila Chambers and Alfred Savage helped rescue Frederick MacPherson at Thetis Lake August 13 1939. Naksup BC resident John Houston saved Louis Gensick at Naksup Hot Springs April 27 1940. Courtenay BC pair A R Clement and Gordon Lindsey Mason aided in saving A E Jeffrey from drowning at Comox Bay July 1 1940.
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Hamilton
Ont
Western Canada
Royal Canadian Humane Association
Nel Graden
William Szerban
Edmonton
John Kondrosky
North Saskatchewan River
Sheila Chambers
Alfred Savage
Victoria
Frederick MacPherson
Thetis Lake
B.C
John Houston
Naksup
Louis Gensick
Naksup Hot Springs
A. R. Clement
Gordon Lindsay Mason
Courtenay
A. E. Jeffrey
Comox Bay
Royal Air Force Eyes Control of German Skyways
London reports Britain plans a winter campaign to destroy German war factories and rail and shipping facilities with a focus on morale. The RAF prepares to intensify counter attacks as Italy joins Germany in bombing London, while Rome remains a key target for potential action.
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London
Britain
Rome
R. A. Butler
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Berlin
Germany
Spandau
Ministry
Butler
House of Commons
Italy
the Aeroplane
Refresher Courses for WWI Officers Set in Canada
Veteran officer pilots from the First World War begin refresher courses November 11 at elementary flying training schools under the British Commonwealth air training plan in Edmonton and Regina. Upon completion they will join the Royal Canadian Air Force as commissioned pilots assigned to various staff duties.
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Ottawa
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Edmonton
Regina
Royal Canadian Air Force
U S Plans Expanded Aid to Britain and Pacific Defense
Washington reports indicate expanded U S aid for Britain as Cordell Hull urges post election unity to advance Roosevelt era policies. Talks focus on boosting British sea power, shipbuilding to replace losses, and possible more American destroyers. China aid and Pacific defense cooperation with Britain are also under discussion.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Cordell Hull
Roosevelt
Hull
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Oceans
Winston Churchill
Royal Navy
Britain
Hemisphere
Marquess of Lothian
London
Lord Lothian
Pacific
Japan
Germany
Italy
Netherlands East Indies
Singapore
China
RAF Chief Warns Rome Attack Could Happen
London broadcast quotes Air Marshal Sir Philip Joubert saying the Royal Air Force would attack Rome if necessary. He noted it would be regrettable yet condemned invaders for “vandalism” and cited Italian hesitation to strike London due to fear of retaliation.
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London
Philip Joubert
Royal Air Force
Rome
Sir Philip
British Broadcasting Corporation
Britain
Trans-Canada Air Lines Winnipeg September figures
Trans-Canada Air Lines carried 6 337 passengers in September an increase from 1939 though down from August due to the shorter month and vacation decline Mail loads totaled 86 049 pounds double the 1939 volume Express rose to 12 776 pounds. In the three quarter period the airline carried 38 110 passengers up 24 078 from 1939 and freight tonnage grew to 646 785 pounds with express at 75 704 pounds.
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Winnipeg
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Express
Nehru and Bhave Sentenced in Anti War Protests
In Gorakhpur India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was sentenced to four years of rigorous imprisonment for antiwar speeches chosen by Gandhi as part of a nationalist plan. Vinoba Bhave had already been sentenced to three months for defying the law with antiwar talks.
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Gorakhpur
India
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Manhandas K. Gandhi
Vinoba Bhave
A Gesture of Friendship Reduces Turkish Soviet Troop Presence
Reports indicate Soviet Russia may withdraw some troops from the Turkish Caucasus frontier as a gesture of friendship with Turkey. Sources also say Moscow and Ankara could open negotiations on a new trade agreement soon.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Russia
Moscow
Ankara
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Air Staff
L. W. Murray
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Kenneth Stuart, Ds.o
General Staff
Humane Society
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Dorothy Daniels
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