New Gasoline Rationing To Come Into Force
Ottawa announces a new gasoline rationing category for personal car use effective Oct 1. Category AA limits and category A allowances are outlined with regional unit values and six month quotas. Howe warns of dwindling oil reserves, increased wartime demand, and that fuel oil heating is at risk this winter.
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Ottawa
Howe
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Maritimes
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
Prairies
Mr. Howe
Halifax
Canada
Air Blitz Urged as Weather Drops Bombing Days
London reports air experts urging immediate concentration of British and American bombers for a sustained air blitz against Nazi Germany. They warn poor weather will limit days of operation and emphasize mass raids to soften the war machine by spring, noting Bremen as a city already raided 100 times or more.
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London
Hitler
R.A F
Bremen
Germany
India
Egypt
China
Arthur T. Harris
R.A.F
Flying Fortress
Brazil Builds War Mobilization To Fight Axis Threats
President Vargas orders general mobilization across Brazil after declaring war on Germany and Italy on August 22. Brazilian sea and air forces bolster Allied efforts, with potential to field 250,000 trained infantry as the nation shifts to a military basis amid heavy Axis losses to merchant shipping.
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Brazil
Germany
Italy
Start Deportations In Luxembourg As Nazi Rule Spreads
Reuters reports German frontier sources say Luxembourg’s anti German activity triggers deportations as Nazi commissions draw up black lists of loyalists to the grand duchess. First batch reportedly rounded up and officials threaten wider removal of the population to supply German workforce for iron mines.
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London
Luxembourg
Little
Grand Duchy
Reuters
Fur farming boosts wartime Canadian economy says editor
C D Lang of Winnipeg editor of Fur of Canada spoke at a Dominion Council of Fur Breeders meeting in Ottawa. He noted fur exports to the United States fund the war effort and discussed labor and food supply issues with government officials. Lang reported mink markets improving and lower grades used for army clothing including maps. J E Crawford of Fort William was re elected council president with Archibald Campbell of Saskatoon named third vice president and secretary.
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Canada
United States
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Winnipeg
Fur of Canada
Dominion Council of Fur Breeders
Lang
J. E. Crawford
Fort William
Archibald Campbell
Saskatoon
Frelishburg to Rename Lidice in Honor of Czech Village
Quebec's Frelishburg municipality, about 40 miles south of Montreal, will change its name to Lidice to honor the Czech village razed by Nazis last July. Lidice near Prague was destroyed with many killed and deported. a new Lidice opened in Illinois two weeks after the incident. A Mexican town has also adopted the Lidice name.
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Montreal
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Czecho-Slovakia
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Mexico
French Leaders Warn Petain Against Dictatorship
Edouard Herriot and Jules Jeanneney sign a letter in the name of the French parliament accusing Marshal Petain of attempting an unlimited dictatorship and warning him not to draw France into war against Allies. The letter says France faces its greatest crisis since its fall in 1940.
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Marshal Philippe Petain
France
Belgian Patriots Strike Hits Jumet Power Station
BBC reports Belgian patriots blew up a power station at Jumet causing iron works and rolling mills nearby to close. Coal production in the district was noticeably affected due to the damage.
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New York
BBC
Jumet
Tani Named Japanese Foreign Minister After Togo Resigns
Tokyo reports Masayuki Tani, president of the board of information, will replace Shigenori Togo as foreign minister following Togo’s resignation on September 1.
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Tokyo
Masayuki Tani
Board of Information
Shigenori Togo
CBC to Sign Off Early Across Canada Starting Sunday
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation will end broadcasts at 11 30 p m local time in all regions next Sunday to reduce equipment wear and extend life. General manager Gladstone Murray says most CBC stations will implement the early sign off, with few exceptions including CBA Sackville and others in major cities.
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
CBC
Gladstone Murray
Murray
Dominion
CBS
CBY
Toronto
CBF
CBM
Montreal
CBV
Quebec
CBJ
Chicoutimi
CBR
Vancouver
CBK
Watrous
Saskatchewan
Meatless days under consideration by wartime board
The wartime prices and trade board admitted meatless days may be introduced in Canada to offset a beef shortage. The board previously denied such rumors but says the measure is under consideration with no definite steps taken yet.
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Ottawa
Prices and Trade Board
Canada
British United Press
Army to wear overalls for training in Canada
Headquarters of M D No 4 announces Canadian active army men in Canada may soon wear overalls for routine training and other duties to conserve serge stocks.
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Montreal
M.D. No. 4
Canada
Submarine Service Claims Bold WW2 Successes
Admiral Sir Max Horton reports British submarines have sunk 300 enemy supply ships and damaged 87 German and Italian warships since the war began. The tally reflects ongoing submarine warfare and strategic impact in the Atlantic theatre.
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London
Max Horton
Britain
Yugoslav Recruitment for War Roles Hints at Canadian Training
Col. D. P. Savitch aims to recruit and train Yugoslav citizens in Canada for service in the Yugoslav air force squadrons with the RAF and Mihailovic’s army. He seeks fit Canadians for training at Windsor Ontario and says some may train in parachuting to infiltrate Yugoslavia. The effort targets weaponry, munitions, and supplies as well as personnel.
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D. P. Savitch
Canada
R.A.F
Middle East
Mihailovic
Col. Savitch
Windsor
Ont
United States
Yugoslavia
Europe
Price Ceiling Control Must Be Maintained
Ottawa reports that after a year of price ceiling policy the wartime prices and trade board will resist further relaxations. Donald Gordon warns inflation danger remains and adjustments were made only for hardship or seasonal needs. The system, begun a year ago, keeps ceilings set for Sept 14 to Oct 11, 1941, with general stability amid occasional fixes. Londoners still leave gas masks in public transport at 400 weekly.
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Donald Gordon
Prices and Trade Board
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U.S
Canada
Dominion
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