Netherlands at War Fear After Venlo Border Shooting
Hedged reports describe a Venloo border clash with one version citing two dead and others injured or abducted into Germany. Netherlands authorities flooded water defences around Utrecht and between the Maas and Waal while recalling military leaves and tightening vigilance as an inquiry proceeds.
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Ammeriam
Venoo
Germany
Netherlands
Vila
Belgium
Jan de Geer
Utrecht
Maas
Waal
Venloo
Netherlands Soid
Essen
Maastricht
Canada starts first military hospital in England at Taplow
Work begins on No 1 Base Hospital at Taplow Buckinghamshire financed by the Canadian Red Cross. The temporary 300 bed facility includes operating rooms and facilities, costing about 250000 dollars. It will be run by the Canadian army medical corps after completion.
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Toronto
Taplow
Buckinghamshire
Canada
England
Canadian Red Cross
No 1
At Hion
R. B. Bennett
Sir Edward Peacock
New Zealand pilot downs German Dornier in France
Royal Air Force claims second victim in France a German Dornier reconnaissance bomber. The 21 year old pilot from New Zealand shot from above after a first burst, the bomber spiraled to 30000 feet and crashed into a village green, injuring two women and burning a barn as wreckage spread over 100 square yards.
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London
Royal Air Force
France
Maginot Line
Dominion
New Zealand
United States Lines seeks British seamen for transatlantic service
The London office advertised vacancies for deck officers, engineers, electricians, machinists and chief stewards on vessels running between the United States, France and Great Britain. It noted the new American neutrality law could cause a temporary service disruption but expected to publish freight sailing schedules and cancel passenger services soon.
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London
United States
France
Great Britain
United States Lines
Empire Training Scheme Eyed West Airports Says Mayor
Mayor George Brook of Prince Albert Sask said western airports offer clearer flying weather for the empire training scheme than eastern sites. He spoke in Winnipeg while returning from a request to establish an airport under the scheme at Prince Albert and urged selecting bases with maximum flying hours.
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Prince Albert
Winnipeg
Empire &R
George Brook
Canadian National Lines
Britain Receives Russian Timber Under Anglo-Soviet Charter
London minister Edward Burgin announced six cargoes of Russian timber have arrived in England under the Anglo-Soviet charter. Britain will exchange with the Soviets rubber and tin and has chartered 29 ships to move timber from Russia.
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London
Edward Burgin
England
Britain
Russia
Navy And Air Force Pay Schedule Under Review
Ottawa notes revision of navy and air force pay and allowances remains under consideration. Schedules are being adjusted to conform with the recent upward revision of military pay and allowances.
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Ottawa
Navy
Air Force
Ontario to Seek Injunction Over Five Toronto Periodicals
The Ontario attorney general's department will apply for an interim injunction to stop publication of five Toronto periodicals labeled filthy literature. The move aims to curb distribution while the case proceeds in court.
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Toronto
Ontario Attorney General's Department
German Steamer Seized in Retaliation for Otava Capture
Helsinki reports a German steamer detained by Finnish authorities in what is described as retaliation for the capture of the Finnish steamer Otava by a German armed vessel or submarine. The Otava seizure in the Gulf of Bothnia provoked strong resentment.
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Helsinki
Gulf of Bothnia
Hitler Narrowly Escapes Munich Beer Hall Blast
Adolf Hitler escaped injury when an explosion wrecked the Burgerbräu hall in Munich during a gathering of Nazi veterans. The blast killed six or seven attendees and wounded more than 60, with authorities hinting foreign agents may be involved. Hitler was aboard an armored train en route to Berlin.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Buergerbrau Hall
Munich
Hitler
Goebbels
Rudolf Hess
Wilhelm Frick
Julius Streicher
Robert Ley
Pia
Reich
Associated Press
Great Britain
British labor envoy reports crash and chaos in Munich
An eyewitness describes a massive crash with a roar as screams, dust, and acrid smell fill the air. Bodies lay trapped under debris while the injured and uninjured struggled for escape as police seal off the region and Munich loses telephone links for hours.
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Munich
Turkish assembly ratifies Anglo Franco Turkish pact
The Turkish national assembly unanimously ratified the mutual aid agreement signed at Ankara on Oct. 19. The pact commits Anglo French assistance to Turkey against aggression or Mediterranean war involvement and obliges Turkey to aid Britain and France if they engage in a Mediterranean war or related operations. Turkey is exempt from arms against Soviet Russia.
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Ankara
Turkish National Assembly
Turkey
Mediterranean
Britain
France
Roumania
Greece
Portal North Dakota to Be Tractor Parts Hub
Portal North Dakota will become a key distributing centre for tractor parts. Irving's Tractor Log Co of Galesburg Illinois arranged to secure Midwest Lumber Co yards and offices at Portal. Parts will be shipped through North Dakota Montana Saskatchewan Alberta and Manitoba. Parts are admitted to Canada free of duty sales tax and excise taxes. Eight to ten workers will be employed with an annual payroll of 15000 to 30000 dollars.
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North Portal
Portal
N.D
Irvings Tractor Log Co
Galesburg
Ill
Midwest Lumber Co
North Dakota
Montana
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Canada
Allies plan joint U S war purchases avoiding price fights
Britain and France will coordinate war purchases in the United States to eliminate competition and are unofficially ready to place about 1 trillion dollars in war orders soon. Arthur B. Purvis, Montreal industrialist, is named director general of British war purchases in the United States, announced by the British mission in Ottawa.
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H. H. Elvin
Trades Union Congress of Great Britain
Canada
United States
Hitler
France
H.R.H
Washington
Great Britain
U.S
Dominions
Arthur B. Purvis
Montreal
Ottawa
Canada to supply war material for Britain orders
Ottawa reports the British supply board will place initial orders in Canada for aircraft fuselages, anti-submarine boats, ammunition and gun barrels. Production will focus on fuselages built in Canada with engines imported or tested here. many aircraft will be tested domestically for Britain. Barrels for anti-aircraft guns are expected to be a large early order.
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Ottawa
Canada
British Supply Board
J. H. M. Greenly
United States
England
Britain
War Gift Sheep and Cigarettes for UK Troops
The Jasonville district in Cape Province South Africa offered 1000 head of sheep as a war gift the food ministry accepted. The War Office through the Dominions Office thanked Johannesburg mayor for a fund raising drive that has produced 1 000 000 cigarettes and other gifts for troops.
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London
Ministry of Information
United Kingdom
Jasonville
Cape Province
South Africa
Food Ministry
War Office
Dominions Office
Johannesburg
German Vessel Uhenfels Captured by British Warships
London reports the 7000 ton German steamer Uhenfels was seized and sent to Freetown on the west coast of Africa. The ministry of economic warfare says 39 American ships are detained by the contraband control group, with 32 released and seven under investigation.
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London
Uhenfels
Freetown
Africa
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Voluntary Enlistments Boost British Army At War Start
War Minister Hore-Belisha told the commons that between 70 000 and 80 000 men have enlisted voluntarily in the British army since the war began for voluntary service and national defense in London.
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London
Leslie Hore-Belisha
The
Commons
British convoy system proving very effective
London reports nearly 2,500 Allied merchant vessels sail under British convoy protection with only eight ships in convoy lost to enemy action. Dominion office cites reduced merchant losses since war began and says destruction of attacking forces remains best defense.
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London
Dominions Office
Carmarthen
North Sea
San Jose
Bermuda
Korsoer
Denmark
Zealand
New York
Great Belt
Arctic
Germany
Murmansk
Russia
Oslo
Soviet Russia
Stringent medical test for Canadian forces
Ottawa announces a national re screening of over 40,000 members of the Canadian Active Service Force. The Royal Canadian Medical Corps will conduct X rays for chest problems and diabetes checks, with radiologist review and records filing. Ear specialists will assess ear health as part of the re examination under mobilization limits.
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Ottawa
Canada
Defence Department
Royal Canadian Medical Corps
Massey Offer To Equip Convalescent Hospital Under Review
Ottawa reports an offer from Hon Vincent Massey Canadian high commissioner in London and Mrs Massey as trustees of the Massey foundation to equip and maintain a convalescent hospital for the use of the Canadian expeditionary force. The offer has received fullest consideration and has been referred to the defence department for study.
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Ottawa
Vincent Massey
London
National Defence to Gain Extra Office Space in Ottawa
Demands for expanded space due to war needs push the National Defence Department to occupy the upper floors of the new Sparks Street post office building, now nearing completion. The postal department will use the ground and basement floors.
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Ottawa
National Defence Department
Post Office
Sparks Street
Department
Postal Department
Britain seeks Brazil meat output for wartime needs
Britain aims to secure Brazil's entire meat production for the war period. The ministry of foods has opened talks with Brazilian export house representatives to arrange shipments and ensure steady supply for the Allied effort.
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London
Britain
Brazil
British
Ministry of Foods
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Caveden
Lord Astor
Massey Foundation
Canadian Army Medical Corps
U.S. Lines
Zweelf Uhr Blatt
Duke OF Windsor
Vincent
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