Farmers Urged to Make Careful Survey This Fall
Ottawa minister of agriculture J G Gardiner urges Canadian farmers to survey farm projects this fall due to potential wartime demands. He cites grain and feed, livestock, and seed needs and warns pr oduction directions may shift quickly, stressing hog production and keeping cheese and butter balanced for Canada’s food effort.
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Ottawa
J. G. Gardiner
Dominion
Canada
Mr Gardiner
Gardiner
Veterans Auxiliary Services Created in National Defence Plan
Brigadier W W Foster of the Canadian Legion is named director of a new auxiliary services directorate within the Department of National Defence. The unit mirrors the British approach to utilize veterans no longer eligible for combat in support roles for navy army and air forces. Norman Rogers states the aim is to use former service members in every possible way with provisions for welfare services including recreational huts education religious facilities sports canteens and entertainments at home and abroad.
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Ottawa
W. W. Foster
D.S.O
V.D
Canadian Legion
Department of National Defence
Navy
Army
Air
Norman Rogers
Defence Minister
Army of Poles to Fight with Britain and France
Premier Sikorski said an army of Poles will be formed to fight alongside Britain and France. He described the new Polish leadership as effectively the war cabinet and noted the challenge of maintaining an army in France for the new government.
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Britain
France
Paris
Sikorski
David A. Croll
Windsor
Ont
Hepburn
Essex Scottish Regiment
Unknown poultry disease devastates Saskatchewan flocks
An unidentified illness with encephalomyelitis like symptoms has spread quickly through Saskatchewan poultry in three weeks. In southern areas some flocks are wiped out while overall mortality among affected birds runs from 25 to 75 percent.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
New Uniforms For Ottawa Overseas Division
Members of the first overseas division of the Canadian active service force will be among the first to receive the newly designed uniforms. The ski-like outfits omit brass buttons and puttees and are described as essentially battle regalia.
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Ottawa
Contraband Seizures Reach High Totals in War Week
The information ministry said 33,000 tons of goods bound for Germany were seized by British contraband control during the week ending Sept 30. That brings the first four weeks of war totals to 289,000 tons intercepted.
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London
Information Ministry
Germany
Britain expands government press contacts and censorship
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced direct press contact with government departments to ease war news limits. Sir Walter Monckton is named chief censor to oversee central news distribution at the ministry of information, with department heads handling their own news and censorship while central censorship continues.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Walter Monckton
Duchy of Cornwall
Ministry of Information
Information Ministry
Canadian governor general inspects Trenton air base display
Lord Tweedsmuir, governor general of Canada and commander in chief, visited Royal Canadian Air Force Station Trenton Ontario. He watched a flying display of bombers and training planes, noting camouflage, speeds up to 290 mph, altitude limit of 28 000 feet and oxygen systems for crews of six or seven. He flew from Ottawa in a large air force craft, toured facilities, and returned within six hours.
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Trenton
Ont
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Armed Forces
Royal Canadian Air Force
Ottawa
Anti Nazi Demonstrations Reported in Czech Cities
Reports from Paris describe renewed anti Nazi protests in Prague Pilsen and other Czech towns under the Bohemian Moravian protectorate. Gestapo repression followed as bread rations were discarded on streets with defiant notices protesting wartime privations and condemning authorities.
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Paris
Prague
Pilsen
Bohemian-Moravian
Gestapo
Veterans Play Definite Part In War Effort
Brig. W. W. Foster of Vancouver Dominion president spoke to the Ottawa branch of the Canadian Legion stressing that veterans of the first Great War should provide a stabilizing and encouraging influence on younger members of the new Canadian active service force.
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Ottawa
Brig. W. W. Foster
Vancouver
Dominion
Canadian Legion
Woollen Mills Busy Ottawa As War Orders Loom
Ottawa valley woollen mills run at full speed with strong regular business. Government orders for army uniforms and blankets are expected soon, boosting production and employment.
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Ottawa
Aviators Found Dead Near St. Lawrence Flight
Frank Gaynor reported his son Edward and companion Clifford Frechette, missing since July 3 on a flight over the lower St. Lawrence, were found dead ten miles from the crash site. The tragedy ends a weekslong search by authorities and family.
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Montreal
Frank Gaynor
Edward
Clifford Frechette
Lower St. Lawrence
Shipping Lanes in Question as German Raider Threat Looms
The article analyzes Buenos Aires port activity in August and September during the early war period. It notes German ships entering and leaving, with several sunk, and Britain enforcing a blockade that reduced German shipping. It discusses Germany and Britain risking clashes in South American waters and highlights neutral port tie ups to avoid British cruisers Ajax and Exeter.
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Buenos Aires
Clement
South American
Latin America
Panama
Great Britain
Germany
Montevideo
Rosario
South America
Ajax
Exeter
Britain
Allied propaganda primary task in light of ministry reforms
Lord MacMillan in the House of Lords outlined the reorganization of the Ministry of Information to focus on propaganda. He said the ministry would retain high value functions, manage mood abroad, counter hostile propaganda, and keep lines of communication with foreign nations open. He also defended BBC broadcasts as outside his control and noted the public can avoid listening.
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London
Lord MacMillan
House of Lords
Ministry of Information
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
Isolate Germany Deepens as Baltic War Risk Grows
British circles report Germany moving toward isolation despite ties with Italy and Russia. Italy denies backing a peace bid, suggesting Mediterranean neutrality while Baltic tensions rise. Anglo Franco Turkish pact nears final signing as Russo Turkish accord may stay Black Sea focused. Russia to provide only economic aid to Germany.
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London
Germany
Italy
Russia
Rome
Moscow
Stefani
Mediterranean
Baltic
Ankara
Black Sea
Britain
France
Offers Being Classified Ottawa
Hon. Norman Rogers defence minister says many unconditional offers of assistance are being examined and classified at the department of national defence. Veterans of the first Great War sent offers reflecting credit, and each is referred to authorities for attention. Not all offers can be accepted, but they are sorted to take full advantage as opportunities arise.
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Ottawa
Norman Rogers
Department of National Defence
Germans Arrested Crossing Belgian Frontier
Belgian official communiqué states 12 German soldiers crossed into Belgium in automobiles. They were arrested and disarmed. no further details or border post location were released.
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Brussels
Roosevelt hints at U S minister to Ottawa
President Roosevelt said a United States minister to Ottawa is a live issue but he has not considered the problem for a week. Canada has had no permanent minister since Norman Armour left two years ago. Daniel Roper served a 90 day term during the royal visit and then departed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Ottawa
Canada
Norman Armour
Chile
Daniel Roper
Roper
Contraband Control in the North Sea
The British information ministry describes contraband control plans drawing the economic net tighter around Germany. Three North Sea bases have closed the area to contraband vessels and ships must be searched. At Weymouth base 74 ships were examined with minimal obstruction and goodwill from neutrals. Delays range from six hours to two weeks.
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London
British Information Ministry
Germany
North Sea
Weymouth
German U boat lands Greek ship survivors at Dingle
The U-35 surfaced at Dingle harbor in broad daylight and landed 28 survivors from the 4990 ton Greek vessel Diamantis sunk off Scilly. Six were injured. The submarine then sailed away after the routine landings as Ireland remains neutral. The ship was en route from West Africa to Barrow in Furness and was torpedoed at 1:30 p.m. by the German submarine.
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Dublin
Dingle
County Kerry
Diamantis
Germany
Great Britain
Cornwall
Scilly Island
Lloyds
D. J. Pateras
Chios
Greece
West Africa
Barrow -in-Furness
England
United States Refuses to Recognize Polish Government
Secretary Hull said the U S would not recognize Poland’s disappearance and would keep Count Jerzy Potocki as Polish ambassador inWashington while Ambassador Anthony J Drexel Biddle remains near the Polish government based in Paris.
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Washington
United States
Poland
Cordell Hull
Jerzy Potocki
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle
Paris
Hitler risk to British empire and Canadian fate warned
Senator C. P. Beaubien told the Empire club in Toronto that if Hitler wins the British Empire will be broken apart with parts cut adrift. He warned that Americans may be forced to fight but Canada would not be free of the struggle, citing potential French and British descent loyalties and warning of Germany’s conquest aims. He cited Paris talks with General Delattre de Tassigny and argued Hitler underestimates allied resolve while overstretching his own power. He also noted German Soviet cooperation risks and bemoaned Germany’s war economy and taxation impact on workers.
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Toronto
C. P. Beaubien
Montreal
Empire Club of
Hitler
Germany
Europe
United States
Canada
Paris
Delattre de Tassigny
Reich
Internment Camps in Canada Detain About 300
Approximately 300 persons are detained in three Canadian internment camps in Quebec Ontario and Alberta. Detention follows orders from the justice minister under section 21 of the defence of Canada regulations after review by justice officials and an advisory committee. Those detained are said to act prejudicial to public safety. Registration of enemy aliens is expanding nationwide with registrars appointed and registration points designated.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Ontario
Alberta
Justice Minister
Defence of Canada
Minister of Justice
Dominion
Appointment of S R Hodgins as agricultural supplies secretary
Ottawa reports the appointment of S R Norris Hodgins of Montreal as secretary of the agricultural supplies committee under chairman A M Shaw. Hodgins, assistant professor of English and journalism at Macdonald College, St Anne de Bellevue, also serves as English publicist for the Quebec department of agriculture. He was educated at Shawville High School Albert College Brockville Calgary College Institute and McGill University and has broad farming and agricultural journalism experience.
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Ottawa
S. R. Norris Hodgins
Montreal
Agricultural Supplies Committee
A. M. Shaw
Hodgins
Macdonald College
St. Anne de Bellevue
Que
Quebec Department of Agriculture
Shawville
Albert College
Brockville
Ont
Calgary College Institute
McGill University
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