Ottawa House committee urges changes to gun inspection network
A House of Commons sub committee report led by Lionel Cherrier praises wartime production gains in weapons but calls for reforms in gun inspection, contractor relations, and tooling usage. Recommendations include removing duplication, aligning Canadian inspection with England's wartime practices, implementing spot and final inspections, expanding design simplification, sub contracting, and educational outreach to justify efficient production.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Lionel Cherrier
Lit
Marmont
Gen Protection
Minions and Supply Department
Hias
House
England
Small- Arma
Indian army crushed Hurs in Sind province campaign
Indian forces using parachute troops stated they have wiped out major resistance by the Hurs a Turbaned sect in Sind province. The six week operation in Makhi Chund Honey Swamp saw 27 martial law actions hundreds of arrests and parachute incidents. Communications restored and Pir Pagaro imprisoned since October.
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New Delhi
India
Sind
Makhi Chund
Hurs
Lahore
Hur
Pir Pagaro
In Home Waters London Reports Japanese Fleet Move
Official circles say the main Japanese fleet concentrates in Japanese home waters in the north Pacific after the Coral Sea and Midway battles in May and June. They expect the big ships to stay there while consolidating positions after the aircraft carriers they have aboard.
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London
Japanea
Pacifc
Corasea
Midway
Wooden tires power Minneapolis newspaper delivery trucks
The Twin Cities Newspaper Service unveils wooden tires for delivery trucks used to push multiple daily newspaper drops. Originator plans patent protection claiming easier steering but louder operation, with speed limited to 15 mph. Tires consist of 36 wooden blocks bound by an iron band.
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Twin Cities
Minneapolie
Minneapolia
Defence Transportation
Debt Legislation Urged For Relief Of The Farmer
A Prairie delegation led by Manitoba Premier John Bracken urged Ottawa to enact a permanent debt law for western farmers. The brief, read to Prime Minister Mackenzie King, calls for a tribunal to set down farm debt principals, reduce interest, revise terms, and extend protections to debtors. The Saskatoon conference, attended by three premiers and farm groups, labeled private debt a serious western problem and urged action in the public interest.
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Ottawa
Canada
Prairie Province
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Mackenzie King
John Bracken
William Patterson
Wiliam Aberhart
Sankato
Saskatoon
Supply Assured as Brita And America Boost War Munitions
Sir Andrew Duncan reports growing efficiency in war production during the final day of Commons debate. He notes united Britain and United States output, with more six pounder anti tank guns and improved tanks like Valentine and Matilda aiding operations in Russia and Libya. Sir Patrick Hannon counters critics, saying Britain leads global output per worker in war production.
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America
London
Andrew Duncan
House of Commons
Russia
Libya
Patrick Hannon
Extra Sugar for Harvest Helpers Now Available
Wartime Prices and Trade Board announces that farmers wives and others feeding harvest workers may obtain sugar for thresher gangs and fruit pickers. They must fill purchase vouchers listing number of workers and days supplied. Previously transient workers used household rations or supplied their own sugar.
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Ottawa
Farm Bill Agreed After Wheat Sales Below Parity Allowed
Washington reports final agreement on a 680 million farm bill after the House backed down and allowed government owned wheat to be sold below parity, ending a long dispute over farm support and pricing.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Gifts for Britain tightening U S aid shipments
In a letter to President Roosevelt Prime Minister Churchill urged reducing individual gifts and supplies to Britain to free ship space for war materials. The foreign office announced cargo space would go only to direct consignments via Red Cross networks and through the British War Relief Society to the Personal Service League. This marks a tightening of British aid flows affecting luxuries and non essential items while not necessarily causing hardship.
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London
Roosevelt
Churchill
United States
Britain
Foreign Office
American Red Cross
British Red Cross
Women's Voluntary Services
British War Relief Society
Personal Service League
Food needs push border seizure of north Caucasus
Washington reports Germany’s advance toward the north Caucasus threatens vital food regions Russia relies on for grain and meat. U.S. agriculture officials warn loss of this area would worsen food shortages for southern armies and fuel Russian requests for American supplies amid scarce shipping. They note reports of Germany facing a winter food shortage influencing Hitler’s push to seize the region.
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Washington
Don River
Caucasus Mountains
Russia
North Caucasus
U.S. Agriculture Department
Agriculture Department
Hitler
Europe
Germany
TO SAIL AGAIN Crew Of Torpedoed Ship Getting Berths On Another Merchant
Twenty five survivors from the torpedoed vessel in the Gulf of St Lawrence remain at Montreal awaiting berths on a new merchant ship. The 33 year old captain of the torpedoed vessel said he will stay a month or two. Survivors rowed for an hour around the sinking scene seeking three missing sailors who were later given up. The captain noted he had never before witnessed a sinking or submarine or aircraft attack on a ship during prior Atlantic crossings.
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Montreal
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Evacuated Germans Arrive in Paris Requisitioned Housing
The British Broadcasting Corporation in London reported that 60,000 German men, women, and children evacuated from Cologne, a target of RAF raids, have arrived in Paris. Hotels and apartment buildings have been requisitioned to house them.
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London
British Broadcasting Corporation
Cologne
R.A.F
Paris
Britain builds 500 warships as wartime output soars
BBC naval commentator H C Ferraby reveals Britain and Dominion yards have produced over 500 warships since the war began, averaging one new ship every two days. Destroyers total 160 in 30 months, corvettes 190, with Canadians contributing significantly. merchant ship output and ship repairs also rise, while losses include 17 cruisers, 7 destroyers, 38 submarines, five capital ships and four aircraft.
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Londitt
Dominion
H. C. Ferraby
BBC
Ferraby
British and Dominion
Britain
Study Aims to Boost Canada’s Butter Output
A Dominion provincial conference considered a butter committee report proposing periodic reviews of butterfat prices against supply to judge the six cent a pound subsidy. It urged cutting cream-trucking waste, directing dairy feeding, encouraging pasture care, addressing cream can shortages, and launching a farm press campaign to boost production.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Canada
Agricultural Supplies Board
R. J. Scott
Belgrave
Ont
Dairy Farmers of Canada
F. H. Auld
Saskatchewan
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