Restrictions on Recruiting Skilled Workers in Canada
Ottawa announces that the Department of National Defence will limit enlistment of skilled workers to the classes needed by units. University graduates in medicine, engineering or sciences, ex cadets of RMC and COTC, bankers and accountants are restricted. Heads of factories may report unwanted loss of key staff to recruiting authorities for resolution.
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Ottawa
Norman Rogers
National Defence
Royal Military College
Rogers
Department of National Defence
Canada
Great Britain
Officers’ Training Corps
Bankers
Chartered
Army
Navy
Air Force
Four IRA suspects sentenced in London bombing case
Four alleged Irish Republican Army terrorists were sentenced to ten years each under the explosives act in London. Defendants named are Ella Woods Rose Conway Ann Conway and Cary Jones. John Woods husband of Ella Woods was acquitted.
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London
Irish Republican Army
Ella Woods
Rose Conway
Ann Conway
Cary Jones
John Woods
German Ace's Son Killed in Paris Air Battle
Paris Soir reports from Zurich that Captain Baron von Richthofen, son of famed German ace Baron Manfred von Richtofen, was shot down and killed in an air battle over Paris.
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Paris
Baron von Richtofen
Manfred von Richtofen
Paris Soir
Zurich
Switzerland
Contraband Seizures Reach 116000 Tons in Week
London reports 116000 tons of contraband goods seized in the week ended Sept 16 with an estimated value over £500000. Since the war began, nearly 200000 tons have been seized. Main items include manganese ore iron ore petroleum products and aluminum ore. The communique notes confusion over neutral ships and states normally only cargoes of suspected contraband are seized and ships are released after unloading with no neutral ships seized since hostilities began.
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London
Canadian Army Ottawa to release 750000 pounds of wool
The wartime prices and trade board announced 750000 pounds of wool on a clean basis would be exported from the United Kingdom to Canada. The wool, held by the UK wool controller under the British scheme, is needed for cloth for uniforms and military use. D C Dick, named as Canadian wool administrator, said the release would be for military purposes only, with Canada having ample wool to meet normal needs while military cloth production may require more wool in coming months.
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Ottawa
Prices and Trade Board
United Kingdom
Canada
D. C. Dick
Roosevelt Son to Serve Allies in British Ministry
Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt confirmed a report that her husband, son of Theodore Roosevelt, would join the British ministry of shipping to aid the Allies in the war. She noted his strong commitment to an Allied victory and said he recently landed safely abroad. He will be 50 next month and previously served as a captain in the British army during the last war.
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New York
Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Ministry of Shipping
Quentin
Marine Etiquette Reported From German Submarine Encounter
British trawler Alvis crew recount a German submarine commander apologizing and deciding not to sink the vessel to avoid endangering crew. The incident left only a smashed radio and no other damage.
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London
Theatres Open Late as London Wartime Entertainment Expands
Theaters in London now stay open until 10 p.m. except the West End where closing time is 6 p.m. Variety theaters in the West End and suburbs have reopened, as have suburban race tracks. Regents Park Zoo is again admitting visitors.
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London
Swanky
West End
Regents Park Zoo
NYPD Probes Cellar Areas for Bomb Protection Plans
The New York Police Department investigates cellar and sub-cellar facilities in major buildings to prepare charts for safeguarding the city’s 7.5 million residents in case of bombing.
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New York
Bermuda Likely to Increase Imports from Canada
Bermuda's imports from Canada may rise 10 percent, about 1 million dollars annually, if sterling remains favorable. Bermuda legislator B J Howard Trott noted the current exchange rate: 4.43 Canadian dollars per pound versus 3.91 dollars in the U.S. The rise would cover items including fruit vegetables canned goods and cured meats.
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New York
Bermuda
Canada
B. J. Howard Trott
Food Supply Board
United States
Britain to Buy Entire Australian Wool Clip
The British government plans to purchase the full Australian wool clip but has not set a price. The Times notes recent prices failed to cover production costs and suggests the agreed price will be higher than current maximums.
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London
The
Times
Heavy grain shipments clog Canadian rail system
Winnipeg reports that western Canada’s 1939 grain movement to the head of the lakes created severe rail congestion. From Aug 25 to Sept 17 deliveries to country elevators reached 147,748,000 bushels, with 56,000 cars loaded, far above prior years, and stocks in head of the lakes terminals rising sharply.
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Winnipeg
Western Canada
Prairie Farms
Head of the Lakes
J. A. Brass
Railway Association of Canada
Lakehead
O Ke lly Named Finance Minister in Irish Cabinet
Sean O Kelly, a strong De Valera ally, has been appointed Minister of Finance in the revised Irish Cabinet, signaling a shift in government economic leadership.
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Sean O'Kelly
de Valera
Finance
Australia to Send Air Force Canberra Crews to Britain
Prime Minister Menzies announced Australia will send trained air crews to Great Britain before year end. The expeditionary force of about 550 personnel includes 150 pilots and 250 crew with 150 administrative specialists, to man four bombing squadrons and two two seat fighter squadrons. Ground staff may follow to reach 3,000 overall. Despatch will not reduce Australia’s current air force.
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Canberra
Great Britain
R. G. Menzies
House of Representatives
Menzies
Australia
Trans-Canada Air Lines carries thousands of passengers
Winnipeg report shows 13 583 paying passengers carried from April 1 to August 31 as TCA inaugurates service. Average passenger distance was 577 miles. Mail totals reached 659 748 pounds and express shipments weighed 16 percent of a ton. Fifteen transport planes are in operation.
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Winnipeg
Trans-Canada Air Lines
T.C.A
W. A. Straith
Canada
We Must Be Prepared Cardboard Gas Mask Container Found
A London woman evacuated to the country left behind a cardboard gas mask container in a Suffolk village street. The container bears the inscription We must be prepared and is filled with a ball of yarn knitting powder puff compact mirror chocolate handkerchief letters snapshots and the respirator inside.
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London
Suffolk
Japanese Campaign Aims to Limit Britain and France in China
Foreign observers report a Japanese effort to reduce British and French holdings in China as Britain and France fight Germany. A Japan Bar Association resolution declared European belligerent troops and warships in China illegal, arguing Japan and its sponsored governments in China were neutral and could demand withdrawal of armed forces.
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Tokyo
Great Britain
France
China
Germany
Japan Bar Association
Japan
Wheat In Store Ottawa Sept 15 Dominion Bureau Report
Canadian wheat in store for the week ended Sept 15 totalled 221,952,832 bushels, up from 180,731,302 the prior week and 103,006,259 a year earlier. Canadian wheat in the United States stood at 8,276,000 bushels, versus 7,330,000 the previous week.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
New War Supply Board Formed With Wide Powers
Ottawa announces the War Supply Board will mobilize industry for war aims under the War Measures Act. Wallace R. Campbell of Windsor and R. C. Vaughan of the Canadian National Railway will serve as chairman and vice chairman respectively, both without salary. The board plans to work with the British mission in Ottawa to secure war materiel for Britain.
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Ottawa
Wallace R. Campbell
Windsor
Ont
Ford Motor Company of Canada
War Supply Board
Mackenzie King
R. C. Vaughan
Defence Purchasing Board
Vaughan
Canadian National Railways
War Measures Act
Ministry of Munitions and Supply
Campbell
United Kingdom
Red Cross
Ford Company
Toronto
C.N.R
Merchant Marine
Canada vows to stand with Britain in crisis
Viscount Maugham told the House of Lords that Canadians from all regions are resolute to support Britain in possible war. He cited conversations with the prime minister and government officials showing a free nation’s determination, matching allied resolve in history.
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London
Viscount Maugham
Canada
House of Lords
Dominions
Herr Hitler
Lord Maugham
Germany
Lord Snell
British Commonwealth
Hitler
Czecho Slovak Army to Include Canadian Recruits in London
A Daily Mail report states the Czecho Slovak army being formed in London will include Canadian Czecho Slovaks with an initial 15 000 strength. President Benes and Jan Masaryk oversee the plan to recruit from Canada where over 40 000 exiles reside. They expect French approval to form part of the army in France, replacing the foreign legion concept.
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London
Daily Mail
Eduard Benes
Jan Masaryk
Canada
Benes
France
England
Independent Army
Czech Foreign Legion
King’s Message Bible Editions For Forces Issued
Pocket editions of the New Testament carrying a message from the King were issued by the British and Foreign Bible Society and the Scripture Gift Mission for all serving with Britain's military and civil defence services. The king’s message urged reading the book as a source of comfort and inspiration during these momentous days.
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London
British and Foreign Bible Society
Scripture Gift Mission
Britain
Extend Daylight Saving London Through Nov 19
Home Secretary Sir John Anderson told the House of Commons that daylight saving time in Great Britain will run until midnight November 19, extending from the planned October 8 end. The extension aims to give city workers an extra hour of daylight to reach here before the blackout.
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London
Sir John Anderson
House of Commons
Great Britain
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