Canada to double cargo ship output in wartime program
Montreal reports Munitions Minister C D Howe announced Canada will equal Britain’s 1942 cargo ship output with the Fort Ville Marie the first of 150 freighters ordered to rebuild shipyards. Vancouver will launch a sister ship next week as 20,000 workers rise to 30,000, expanding to 44 berths across 14 yards.
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Montreal
Canada
Britain
C D Howe
Fort Ville-Marie
Dominion
Howe
Fort Ville- Marie
Vancouver
Pictou
N.S
Saint John
N.B
Quebec City
Lauzon
Que
Sorel
Victoria
Prince Rupert
B.C
Formation of Canadian highway commission urged at Good Roads meeting
At the 26th annual Canadian Good Roads Association convention in Niagara Falls Hon. W. A. Fallon urged forming a federal underwritten highway commission to coordinate provincial programs. The panel proposed a national study, with federal aid for main highways and a plan aligning provincial and Dominion efforts for a war economy and postwar road system.
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Good Roads Association
Niagara Falls
Fallon
Canada
Dominion
Theodore G. Morgan
Association
Morgan
Canada Weighs Communist Party Status in Parliament
The government considers the legality of the Communist party in Canada. No change in its illegal status is foreseen. Justice Minister Ernest Lapointe says the issue will be raised when parliament reconvenes. The cabinet has discussed the problem and several leaders and members remain interned.
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Ottawa
Communist Party
Canada
Ernest Lapointe
Russia
Rate of Pay Announced for Canadian Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force headquarters announced pay for the newly established Canadian Women's Auxiliary Air Force at two thirds the RCAF rate. Senior officers and medical officers receive rates matching wing commander and RCAF, respectively. Subsistence outfits transport travel civilian clothing and personal effects allowances mirror the RCAF.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canadian Women's Auxiliary Air Force
RCAF
Hess' Father Dies
A New York broadcast reports the death of Fritz Hess, father of Rudolf Hess. The notice states the passing occurred recently and names Rudolf Hess as the son of the deceased. The source provides a brief obituary note without further details.
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New York
Fritz Hess
Rudolf
Nazi Octopus Threat Warns of European Invasion
Navy Secretary Frank Knox warned in a broadcast that an invasion of the Middle East and the British Isles is guaranteed once the Nazi power can strike. He described Hitler's forces as an "iron octopus" preparing for assault and said the United States is on Germanys unfinished business list.
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Chicago
Navy
Frank Knox
Middle East
British Isles
United States
Hitler
Leningrad
Odessa
Near East
Halifax Navy League Members Thanked For Gifts
Arthur Randles praised Halifax members of the Navy League of Canada in the closing session of the annual meeting for their wartime work. He cited the year’s report showing 5,000,000 cigarettes 150,000 chocolate bars and 20,000 dirty bags worth 140,000 distributed to Canadian seamen.
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Halifax
Navy League of Canada
Arthur Randles
Dominion
League
Long Journey to San Francisco by Solo Rider
Edwin Gothberg and his horse Trigger reached San Francisco after a 1500 mile trek in 75 days. The 20 year old art student traveled along wagon trail remnants from Casper Wye, aiming to learn what early travelers endured on the Pacific coast.
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San Francisco
Edwin Gothberg
Trigger
Casper Wye
Pacific Coast
Embarkation Facilities Halifax Revamped by RCAF
Air Minister Power announced a complete revamp of Halifax embarkation facilities for air force personnel to overseas service. The new organization will include a representative from the Royal Air Force and from Australian and New Zealand forces.
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Halifax
Royal Canadian Air Force
Power
R.c.af
Royal Air Force
New Zealand
Bevin Defends British Labor Policy On War Women
In the House of Commons Ernest Bevin argues against delaying women entering war work. He cites Germany’s coercive methods and says Britain has mobilized tens of thousands of women monthly. Bevin plans a nationwide labor resources survey using August employment cards.
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London
House of Commons
Labor
Ernest Bevin
Germany
Bevin
Bevin Compares Nation's Training to Germany’s Military System
Bevin notes Germany’s dual focus on fighting and production, citing its streamlined communications and rapid mobilization in Russia. He argues Britain lagged as skilled workers wasted, while Germany trained thousands, creating a mechanically minded army.
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Germany
Russia
Russian Confidence London Broadcast Commentary
From besieged Lenin grad comes a BBC transmitted report on Russian confidence. It notes savings bank deposits rising steadily in Leningrad and new accounts being opened.
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London
Leningrad
British Broadcasting Corporation
Penalty For Plotting Rome Decree Expands Death Penalty
Mussolini issued Oct 3 a decree extending the death penalty to acts against the state across Italian annexed territories. It targets armed insurrections, dismemberment efforts, terrorism, and associations oppose the regime. Penalties include imprisonment, life terms, and death for certain offenses.
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Rome
Mussolini
Britain Gaining Upper Hand in Atlantic Battle
Washington reports indicate Britain is gaining the upper hand in the Atlantic war as Hitler focuses on Russia. Britain cites ample supplies and reduced sinkings, with American aid flowing through lend lease. Secretive naval measures target German submarines while insurers cut war risk rates to Portugal and Gibraltar.
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Washington
Britain
Atlantic
Hitler
Russia
United States
British Isles
Lord Woolton
House of Lords
London
Harry Hopkins
Lend Lease
White House
Portugal
Gibraltar
American Marine Insurance
Ickes
British Columbia salmon pack may top 2 million cases
Chief supervisor J. A. Motherwell predicts BC salmon pack could exceed the 1,760,000 case estimate as cannery workers anticipate a peak in production. Dominion officials report talks with Britain on a further 20,000 tons of canned BC herring, adding about 1,000,000 cases to reach 2,600,000 cases in the 1941 season worth about $7,000,000.
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Vancouver
J. A. Motherwell
British Columbia
Dominion Department of Fisheries
B.C
Wartime Wage Board to Review Disputes and Structure
Ottawa reports that a cabinet reviewing P C 7440 will consider revisions to cost of living bonuses and the machinery to operate the order. Proposals include a separate wartime wage board with industry and labor reps or regional boards in the Maritimes Quebec Ontario the Prairies and the Pacific coast to expedite rulings.
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Ottawa
P.C
Labor Department
Maritimes
Quebec
Ontario
The
Prairie
Pacific Coast
Canada
Order In Council
Great Britain
United States
Shah of Iran Hopes for Postwar Progress and US Ties
Shah Mohammed Reza, 21, speaking in English in a one hour interview with an American correspondent, says Iran’s territorial integrity will be assured after Britain’s victory and outlines a path toward progress. He credits five years of Swiss schooling, cites broad knowledge of Iran, and hopes to visit the United States after the war to meet American scholars.
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Teheran
Iran
Shah Mohammed Riza
Oriental
Britain
Shah
England
Switzerland
United States
Stassen Urges Speed Up in Defense Material Production
Gov Harold E Stassen told the 61st AFL convention that there must be fewer stoppages of defense production. He urged voluntary wage and price ceilings by labor and agriculture to guard against inflation.
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Seattle
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
American Federation of Labor
Stassen
Labor
Attlee to Represent Britain at New York Labor Conference
Prime Minister Church announces Clement Attlee leader of the Labor party and lord privy seal will travel to New York to represent Britain at the upcoming international labor conference in the absence of the prime minister.
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London
Church
Clement Attlee
Labor Party
Privy Seal
House of Commons
New York
Britain
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