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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 24, 1940
Page
3
London residents hold firm morale despite two weeks of bombing. Officials report limited damage to industry and food stores, with coal reserves intact and aircraft production higher. Civil defence and salvage teams repair infrastructure quickly while voluntary evacuations continue.
Military observers say the 11 day German air campaign against Warsaw Barcelona Madrid and London has not achieved its two main goals of disrupting communications and demoralizing civilians. They note London has suffered heavy raids yet invasion prospects seem reduced. A British MP debated effects in a secret Commons session.
Edward R. Murrow reports from London that the London office of the Columbia Broadcasting System has suffered partial wrecking by German bombing. The European staff broadcast the update to CBS affiliates, including reports heard in New York.
Lady Mayo-Robson of London told a Montreal women’s club that the war has erased class distinctions. She declared that nothing now retains its old value and English people have shown their best during these hardships.
Ottawa born New York Times correspondent John MacCormac told a Canadian Club luncheon that the proposed Canada United States defence pact would bind Canada to defend the United States and keep the option of neutrality unlikely if Japan entered war. He noted U S bases in Canada could be used for attacks on any fleet threatening the United States and raised the broader imperial implications with Britain Australia and New Zealand in view.
Admiral William H Standley retired US Navy urges the United States to provide an adequate number of mosquito boats to Britain to counter German U boat threats in the Atlantic He spoke at a Chicago meeting of the committee to defend America by aiding the allies.
London air minister Sir Archibald Sinclair announced Col. Charles Sweeney the U S veteran of the Lafayette escadrille is organizing an Eagle squadron of American volunteers to fight for Britain. The unit will resemble the Lafayette squadron from World War I before U S entry.
Fifty thousand anti tetanus serum packages will be shipped from Canada immediately to aid Britain in air raid prevention. Announcement came from the national headquarters of the Canadian Red Cross.
A Victorian, via a Northampton relative, reported German bombs over England were forged in Nazi annexed Czecho Slovakia. One Northampton fuse bomb failed to explode, was roped off for a week, then examined and found stamped as made in Czecho Slovakia and filled with sand instead of explosives.
Heavy rains flood Savoy in Vichy and surrounding areas. Roadbeds are swept away and mountain villages isolated over about 500 square miles. Damage is estimated at 20 million francs as waters torrent through normally dry riverbeds.
London reports Germany has lost 1,867 planes to Britain’s 621 since August 8, with German air crews nearly 4,000 to Britain’s under 600. Air Chief Sir Archibald Sinclair says RAF bombs are reducing German production and boosting morale, while British pilots fight daily to defend freedom against Nazi tyranny. He notes a Kent airdrome crater caused by a bomb likely from a French dump.
Reuters dispatch from the Spanish French border reports rising De Gaulle support in unoccupied France. An escapee says De Gaullists, including many soldiers, hold secret meetings in Marseille and other towns as food deteriorates and sabotage hinders relief efforts.
A British defense informant hints at a secret tank or tank weapon hidden by Britain. He asserts Britain’s armored force now rivals and may surpass German designs, noting improved armor and a gun capable of penetrating German armor.
Defence Minister J L Ralston announced two new internment camps will replace one in northwestern Ontario from which two estates have been made. A special board under Col P A Pruze proposed precautions against escape and prisoner identification now implemented with increased camp staffing.
The general restrictions on issuing naturalization papers in wartime have been lifted for American citizens in Canada who are near completion. Pending applications were set aside during wartime security reviews, and now those that are in order will be processed.
Lt General A G L McNaughton said Canadian troops in England have a positive defence task but are also forming an offensive instrument. He toured an advance defensive area with Maj General the Duke of Gloucester, inspected a Saskatoon manned machine gun unit, and noted Britain’s growing manpower and improved supplies. Engineering tasks ease congestion. a mobile operating laundry and a western Canada anti aircraft battery were visited.
Ottawa broadcasts report Hon. J. G. Gardiner, national war services minister, announced compulsory 30 day training for single young men to build a ready defense nucleus. Camps begin Oct 9 with medicals, calls, and penalties for noncompliance. He warned of a long war with air and land threats, urging full national effort and unity to ensure Britain’s victory and deter invasion.
Britain tests a new method to down German aircraft aimed at protecting small vital areas. It is not a gun a ray or balloons and has not yet been used in the London barrage. The device promises cheap production and simple operation requiring few personnel.
Edward H. Bostock, 81, famed circus impresario nicknamed the Barnum of Britain, died. He retired in 1931 selling his menagerie to the London Zoological Society. his family began in the business in 1805.
Paderewski, 80 year old pianist and former Polish premier, awaits permission to travel through France and Spain to reach the United States where he hopes to spend the rest of his life.
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