Britain Must Rely on Own Efforts in War
Rt Hon. Malcolm MacDonald says Britain rests and rebuilds after air raids and will not win the war for them. He urges steady empire-wide production and renewed aid to Russia while Canada raises production rates. Churchill and ministers appear rested despite continuous burdens.
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Britain
Ottawa
United Kingdom
Oman
Malcolm MacDonald
Canada
MacDonald
London
Russia
Mr. MacDonald
Churchill
Canada to follow Britain on increased dependents allowances
The article reports Britain to raise dependents allowances for soldiers starting in November and notes Canada is considering a similar step. It mentions possible action to cover more than two children and outlines current Canadian rates: $35 monthly for a sergeant’s wife and $12 per child up to two. officers’ wives start at $45 for lieutenants and rise with rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
London
More Workers Insured in Canada Under Unemployment Plan
The unemployment insurance commission reports over 2.7 million Canadian workers insured, 200 thousand more than expected when the plan began July 1. Nearly 140 thousand employers are registered. In Manitoba, 600 air cadets organized in Winnipeg. Major R C Huggard notes the Manitoba branch is active. London–British and German talks on repatriation of POWs halted Oct 6 and not resumed, BBC reports.
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Ottawa
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Winnipeg
Manitoba
R. C Huggard
Air Cadet League of Canada
London
British Broadcasting Corporation
Gift deadlines for overseas Canadian forces parcels
The post office sets mailing windows from November 10 to 14 to reach troops by Christmas with gifts for Canadian forces overseas. Regions have staggered latest dates and weight limits vary. parcels must be clearly marked gift and include only unsolicited items.
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Ottawa
Post Office Department
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
Maritime Provinces
Dilke St
Chelsea S.W
London
Eng
Gibraltar
Secretary Hull denies U S role in Panama changes
Secretary of State Hull rejects reports that the United States influenced Panama’s government. He says he is profoundly shocked by inaccuracies and misrepresentations in a newspaper despatch claiming U S involvement.
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Washington
Hull
United States
Panama
Mussolini Faces Internal Strife and Unrest Across Italy
Reuters reports Mussolini sacking prefects in 19 districts including Bolzano Catania and Leghorn amid growing Tuscany discontent. Heating cuts start December 1 in northern Italy with fuel at 30 percent of 1940. many areas may lose heat by January. Yugoslav spokesman cites 80 000 armed rebels resisting German rule in Serbia triggering road attacks and a munitions dump strike near Belgrade. Famine in Southern Rhodesia blamed on drought with crop failure at 50 percent of normal.
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Ministry of Corporations
Reuters
Italy
London
Legation
Serbia
Smederevo
Belgrade
Boston
Rhodesia
Africa
Arthur J. Orner
American Board of Foreign Missions
Tank production rises sharply in September
Washington reports substantial growth in U S tank output during September with medium tanks nearly doubling August production and light tanks showing a solid gain though exact figures were not released.
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Washington
United States War Department
Attlee Calls for Collective Force to Enforce World Peace
Clement Attlee told the National Defence Committee that while the League of Nations failed its core aims, its principles should guide postwar reform. He urged a collective peace enforcement force and a far reaching reform in Germany to eradicate Nazism before any German resurgence.
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London
Clement Attlee
League of Nations
National Defence Committee
United States
Germany
Polish Troops Raid Axis Strong-Point At Tobruk
Polish units defending Tobruk conducted a successful raid on an Axis held strong-point outside the siege ring. British headquarters reported the Poles fought with great gallantry and determination, killing 20 enemy soldiers with four Polish casualties.
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Cairo
Tobruk
Britain Needs More Food From Lend Lease Aid
United States Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard told a Senate committee that Britain’s supply of dairy products meat poultry and fruit remains far below the level needed for healthy civilian production due to shipping and invasion risks. He defended a proposed 1.6 billion lend-lease food appropriation while a 5.895 billion total lend-lease bill was discussed. William S. Knudsen outlined a defense production plan totaling 56 billion through 1943 as airman Alva Adams noted progress and Knudsen cited 50 billion already made available.
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Washington
United States
Claude Wickard
Great Britain
Wickard
Senate
Britain
William S. Knudsen
Office of Production Management
Alva Adams
Knudsen
Eskimo Census Taken On Nascopie Voyage
Despite ice conditions described as the worst in 40 years the government vessel Nascopie finished its annual 12 000 mile eastern Arctic voyage two days early. Officials say enumerators on board distributed identification discs to Eskimos bearing their number and syllabic mark to record native population and usual habitation accurately. Natives had to place their mark on the disc as personal identification for years ahead.
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Ottawa
Northern Mail
Nascopie
Arctic
Canadians Urged to Double War Savings Drive
Toronto Finance Minister Ilsley urged Canadians to raise per capita investment from 50 cents a month in war savings stamps. He cited 1,400,600 participants with 10,044,416 applications totaling $91,403,841 and 30,000 volunteers enabling low government costs. He projected needing $900,000,000 this year to aid Britain and cover war spending. Ontario centers to supply funds for monthly quantities of war materiel.
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Toronto
Ilsley
Canada
Great Britain
Ontario
Strength of the Far Eastern Defence Lines
Melbourne reports a cabinet review of plans to strengthen the continuous defence line from India through Malaya to North Australia and New Zealand. British commander Sir Robert Brooke-Popham attended as talks considered a Japan Portugal air service to Timor and greater co operation with Britain Australia the United States Philippines command and the Netherlands East Indies.
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Melbourne
India
Malaya
Australia
New Zealand
War Cabinet
Japan
Portugal
Indo- China
Timor
Netherlands East Indies
Robert Brooke-Popham
Far East
Far Eastern
Robert
Britain
United States
Philippines
Manila
Absorb Freight Costs for Western Eggs to Britain
Vancouver MP G. G. McGeer advocates Ottawa absorbing internal freight on eggs to Britain to pay Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia at Montreal price. Special Products Board weighs policy to bolster western production to meet 30 million dozen annual British orders. He also seeks equal feed grain assistance for BC poultry Producers, with Ottawa already footing one third of western feed grain costs.
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Ottawa
Britain
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
I.o.b
Montreal
Special Products Board
Whch
Department of Agriculture
G. G. McGeer
Vancouver
M.P
McGeer
Prairies
Livestock For Britain Arranged By Irish Officials
Eire agricultural officials arrived in London to finalize arrangements for shipping about 15 million pounds sterling of Irish cattle and sheep to Britain. The deal is described as the largest sale of Irish livestock ever arranged, amid a surplus of around 450000 head in Eire after months of export disruption due to foot and mouth disease.
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London
Eire
Britain
License Granted for 100 9000 Watt Short Wave Station
The Federal Communications Commission grants Associated Broadcasters Inc a license for a 100 9000 watt international short wave station. General Manager Lincoln Dellar of KFSO states broadcasts will target the Far East Australia and Central and South America.
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San Francisco
International Broadcasting
Federal Communications Commission
Associated Broadcasters, Inc
Lincoln Dellar
KFSO
Far East
Australia
Central
South America
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China
Frederick Whyte
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Ministry of Aircraft Production
BBC
House of Commons
Josef Terboven
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Otto von Stuelpnagel
France
Alexander Ernst von Falkenhausen
Belgium
Reinhard Heydrich
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