Britain Faces Critical Coal Position During Cold Winter
The article notes Britain's coal supply is critical with expected fuel saving measures and possible rationing. Officials predict limited warmth compared with prewar times and contemplates bans on central heating in flats until November. Sir Leonard Hill urges wearing heavier clothing and opening windows to conserve fuel.
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London
Britain
Department of Economic Warfare
Europe
Germany
Bone
Fuel Ministry
Sir Leonard Hill
Scrap metal essential for armor plate production
A wartime House of Commons committee heard that scrap metal is vital for armor plate and cannot be fully replaced by pig iron. Officials noted labor shortages in British Columbia, potential new coal and steel facilities, and continued reliance on various salvage sources including wrecked ships and city dumps to feed furnaces.
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Ottawa
A. W. Brown
House of Commons
M. J. Coldwell
C.C.F. Leader
Vancouver Island
Mr. Brown
British Columbia
United States
R. W. Mayhew
Victoria
B.C
Canada
Roy Graham
Swift Current
L. Levin
Levin
Old City
Plenty of Nerve And Make Escape Cairo
Two British airmen shot down in the Egyptian desert stole two German bombers from a derelict airfield and flew them back to base after reconnoitering the area at night. They seized the aircraft despite guards and wheel blocks, then escaped in the dark.
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Cairo
Winnipeg Air Observer School names new assistant general manager
W J Buchanan is appointed assistant general manager of Winnipeg Air Observer School Limited in a notice by C R Troup, general supervisor of schools at Canadian Pacific Air Lines. The appointment to the British Commonwealth Air Training post took effect October 1.
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Winnipeg
W. J. Buchanan
Winnipeg Air Observer School Limited
C. R. Troup
Canadian Pacific Air Lines, Limited
Buchanan
Winnipeg approves free tuberculosis treatment for all residents
Winnipeg city council approves free treatment for tuberculosis cases for all citizens starting November 1. The Manitoba government concurs in the plan, with free treatment already available in Saskatchewan and Ontario.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Ontario
British guest children in Canada near military age
Mrs. Archdale reports only a small share of about 6,000 British guest children in Canada under the joint scheme are nearing conscription age. Of 1532 under the government plan, some have already returned to Britain, including four boys of military age. Alberta hosts about seven nearing service. Flair says girls may return home or work in Canada at 18, with parental consent.
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Ottawa
Canada
D. S. Archdale
Children’s Overseas Reception Board
Britain
United Kingdom
Edmonton
Alberta
F. C. Flair
Four Marist Missionaries Slain on Guadalcanal
The British colonial office says four Marist missionaries were killed by Japanese soldiers on Guadalcanal. It names Father Arthur Duhamel of Boston and Father Henry Engberink of Utrecht, plus Sisters Sylvia and Odatya likely from France, bayoneted in the throat. Sister Edmee escaped.
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London
Guadalcanal Island
Solomons
Arthur Duhamel
Boston
Mass
Henry Engberink
Utrecht
Netherlands
Sylvia
Odatya
France
Edmee
Hudson's Bay schooner Fort Ross reaches Churchill battered
The Hudson's Bay Company schooner Fort Ross limped into Churchill Manitoba last week after a rough voyage through northern waters leaving the vessel battered and damaged.
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Churchill
Man
Hudson's Bay Company
Fort Ross
MORE PORK Urges 300 Pound Hogs for Canadian Farmers
Edmonton. Oscar A. Brown a live stock agent urged Canadian farmers be allowed to raise hogs to 300 pounds live weight instead of 200. He said an extra month yields larger hogs, boosting supplies for Britain and saving rail grading during the war. He noted U S producers fetch higher prices and urged using wheat and barley fed hogs to meet overseas demand. Buy War Savings Certificates regular.
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Britain
U.S
Mr. Brown
Britain Prepares Fire Watch for Incendiary Bombs
Britain gears for German incendiary raids with compulsory fire-watching squads. Men 18 to 65 and women 22 to 44 join rotations at home or work, amid controversy over women’s role and nerve for firefighting. Herbert Morrison maintains the policy despite opposition.
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London
Hitler
Reich
Britain
Herbert Morrison
Nazi General Halder Fired Amid Offensive Halt Report
A Stockholm despatch cited in The Daily Express says Col. Gen. Franz Halder, chief of the German general staff, was dismissed four weeks earlier after orders to pause large offensives in October. The report claims the Nazi party opposed the halt as Brazil is noted for cooked banana varieties.
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London
Daily Express
Stockholm
Franz Halder
Rickenbacker urges sustained Allied air superiority and invasion prep
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker returns from Britain with a report to Secretary Stimson stressing Allied air supremacy as essential before a European land front. He warns Germany may counter with new designs while urging full wartime aircraft production and continued Bomber and fighter deployment to England.
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Washington
E. V
Eddie) Rickenbacker
Britain
Europe
Rickenbacker
England
Germany
Rickenbaker
Great Need For Support Of The Victory Loan
Hon. J. L. Isley, Canada's federal minister of finance, urged broad public support for the third Victory Loan in Toronto. He urged substantial subscriptions from the well to do and middle class, and emphasized savings by wage earners and farmers as essential to meet wartime financial needs. He noted selling bonds to workers is challenging but builds on prior campaigns and war savings experience.
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Toronto
Canada
J. L. Isley
Isley
Mr. Isley
Sisley
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Que
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Livestock Commission
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American Federation of Labor
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Royal York Hotel
Communist Party
Communist Party In
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Don
R.C.M.P
Henry Gagnon
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William Kashtan
Tim Buck
Communist Party In Canada
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