First Canadian Overseas Force Being Organized
Hor Norman Bugera, defence minister, announced the planned formation of Canada’s first overseas force. A primary plan calls for two divisions plus ancillary troops with a division to be sent overseas when required and a second division kept on alert. The organization uses the non-permanent militia structure, awaiting discussions with the British authorities before dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cittawe - AM Parte
Canta
UpeTre
Divigiten
Sore
Norman Bugera
Rogers
Pscia
Erithah
Canada
Inter
Canadians Form Preparatory Committees for Troops in London
Prominent Canadians in Britain establish two committees to ready welfare and comfort services for a potential Canadian expeditionary force. Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett chairs a nine member Red Cross coordination group, with Vincent Massey and C. A. Dunning also involved. Aims include directing resident Canadians in welfare efforts while in the United Kingdom.
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London
Great Britain
Red Cross
United Kingdom
R. B. Bennett
Vincent Massey
Comfort and Welfare
Mr. Bennett
C. A. Dunning
Associated Press
B. Bennett
No Sugar Shortage in Canada Despite Calls for Import Duty Cuts
Wartime Prices and Trade Board officials led by Hector B. McKinnon say adequate raw sugar supplies from the West Indies mean no sugar shortage in Canada. Import duties would be dropped only as a last resort if an acute famine arose. tariff protection will continue while British sources remain available.
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Ottawa
West Indies
Canada
Boand
Hector B. McKinnon
Pioneer film producer Carl Laemlein Sr leaves estate
Hollywood producer Carl Laemrale Sr died leaving an estate valued at about 4 million dollars. The will provides annuities to his two children Carl Jr and Rosabelle and also benefits his two brothers his secretary and family servants.
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Hollywood
Carl Laemrale, Sr
Carl, Jr
Rosabelle
Polish Government in Limbo as Paderewski Weighs Return
Reports from Bucharest claim Poland’s gold stock is held by the Roumanian National Bank and could be used by a future Polish government. President Moscicki considers resigning to ensure Poland’s fate, while Paderewski in Zurich awaits an offer as Polish officials may be freed if they resign.
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Bucharest
Roumania
Ignace Jan Paderewaki
Moscicki
Poland
Paderewski
Zurich
Switzerland
France
Aid For Poles Could Be Handled Through Red Cross In England
J H Woods president of the Calgary Herald and Red Cross publicity chief urged that Poland aid raised in Canada be managed by the Canadian Red Cross committee in England. He noted money and goods must avoid enemy capture and said Canada’s government has organized wartime relief efficiently.
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Red Cross
England
Winnipeg
J. H. Woods
Calgary Herald
Canadian Red Cross
Poland
Canada
Canadian Society
Woods
Calgary
National Council of the Red Cross
Ottawa
Organization of Canada
Wartime agriculture plans eyed for postwar Canada
Hon J G Gardiner urged a conference of federal and provincial agriculture officials to ensure wartime food production plans do not disrupt the industry after hostilities end. The meeting of the agricultural supplies committee and provincial ministers outlined current federal roles in gaining foods and production. A M Shaw presided and described organization and responsibilities. Budapest reports a Polish officer said captured German prisoners received pamphlets claiming Goebbels would speak from London by Christmas.
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Ottawa
J. G. Gardiner
Dominion
Canada
Agricultural Supplies Committee
Dominion Agriculture Department
Dominion Agricultural
A. M. Shaw
Budapest
Warsaw
Goebbels
London
Mateus Jaycki
Delegations From Sweden Belgium Netherlands Talk Contraband Rules
Delegations from Sweden Belgium and the Netherlands are expected in London shortly to discuss problems arising from British contraband regulations and U boat interference with neutral vessels trading with Great Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sweden
Belgium
Netherlands
Great Britain
New Market Emerges for Frozen Berries in Sydney
Frozen straw berries from British Columbia find a ready market in Australia. Trial shipments sent recently met excellent demand in Sydney. Prices were below those for Australian berries.
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Sydney
Australia
British Columbia
Polish airmen seek Allied service after perilous flight
Nine Polish army flyers arrived at a Scottish airport after a hazardous flight from Poland in three small combat planes. They described constant enemy fire and pursuit as they crossed frontiers and said they now wish to join Allied forces and await government instructions via the Polish embassy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Daily Herald
Scotland
Poland
Saud
Australia to keep troops home amid European threat
Prime Minister R G Menzies warned the Empire faces a serious menace and stated Australia will retain most troops for home defence. Australian aid to Britain will focus on aviation units for the present as the war in the east looms.
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Melbourne
Australia
R. G. Menzies
Britain
Britons Ready to Shoulder the Tax Burden
British newspapers react to Sir John Simon’s war budget, urging citizens to bear the heavy cost. Editorials from The Daily Telegraph, The Yorkshire Post, The Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Glasgow Bulletin and Birmingham Gazette emphasize fiscal resolve and the strain to come.
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London
Great Britain
House of Commons
John Simon
Exchequer
Daily Telegraph
Yorkshire Post
Independent
Anthony Eden
Dominions
John
Daily Mail
Ind
Germany
Britain
Daily Mirror
Glasgow Bulletin
Birmingham Gazette
Fair Increase in Canada Employment At Sept 1
Official figures show a rise in Canadian employment with a 20 247 increase across 11 856 reporting establishments as of Sept 1 totaling 1 165 631. Manufacturing payrolls gained 13 100 in August, with vegetable foods and textiles rising and iron and steel reversing the usual downward trend amid wartime uncertainty. The bureau calls the change especially interesting given recent declines in 13 of 18 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Saskatoon Elevator Considers Wheat from Wheat Board
Federal officials saw no reason why wheat sold to the Canadian Wheat Board could not be consigned to the Saskatoon elevator. R Seddon, in charge at Saskatoon, said the elevator with a 5 500 000 bushel capacity was about a quarter full and unloading roughly 150 cars of wheat daily.
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Saskatoon
Canadian Wheat Board
R. Seddon
Mr. Seddon
Windsor Magistrate Rules Pinball Machines Illegal
Magistrate D M Brodie convicted six pinball machine operators in Windsor Ontario for running gaming houses. They were fined up to 433. Counsel said the case would be appealed as the magistrate cited a Saskatchewan appeal court ruling in a similar case.
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Windsor
Ont
D. M. Brodie
Saskatchewan Court of Appeal
Canada House in London Busy War Hub for Canadians
At Canada House in Trafalgar Square Ottawa’s Dominion office coordinates wartime needs. Officials aid stranded Canadians and those affected by emergencies as Massey’s staff manage requests from veterans and aspiring nurses while English youths seek service with Canadian forces.
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Canada House
London
Trafalgar Square
Vincent Massey
Canada
Euro
Athen
Eping
Dominion
Ottawa
Nazi Troops Concentrated on Western Front Reported
Paris reports Hitler is concentrating forces on the western front ahead of possible peace terms with Britain and France. Ribbentrop travels to Moscow amid a suspected bid to win a military alliance, while German artillery targets four French salients and towns behind the Lauter river as heavy bombardment continues.
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Paris
Adolf Hitler
Great Britain
France
Germany
Hitler
Poland
Soviet
Russia
Britain
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Moscow
von Ribbentrop
Joseph Stalin
Siegfried
Lauter River
Brentwald
Hagenau
Wissembourg
Bienwald
Hornbach
Higher Returns for the Producer From New Crop
Western Canada anticipates a bumper wheat harvest with an estimated 492,561,000 bushels to be harvested this year. The survey projects over 246,000,000 dollars added to prairie incomes, with last year at 336,601,000 bushels yielding 190,610,600 dollars. Farmers accelerate purchases as threshing ends and farm dealers report rising sales of machinery, tractors, and implements amid growing demand in Saskatchewan and other provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Western Canada
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewroy
Great Lakes
British Fleet Escapes North Sea Air Attack
Winston Churchill announced in the House of Commons that about 20 German planes attacked a British squadron in the North Sea. No British ships or casualties were reported, one German flying boat was shot down, another damaged, and a further German aircraft was forced down with four prisoners brought aboard a destroyer.
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London
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
House of Commons
North Sea
Churchill
Charles Forbes
Home Fleet
Paris Raids Target Communist HQs and Affiliates
Dawn raids under cabinet authority seized Communist headquarters district offices and affiliated cells and unions in Paris. Conservatives began moves to convoke parliament and expel seven Communist deputies and two senators.
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Paris
Reres
Chamber of Deputies
French Navy Intercepts War Contraband at Start of Hostilities
French naval units report interception of more than 109.61 tons of war contraband at the outset of hostilities. The seizure includes 24,000 tons of liquid combustibles as part of the seized material.
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Paris
Ministr
Red Cross Delegation Sail for Europe to Study Relief
Norman H. Davis, chairman of the United States Red Cross, announced a delegation would sail for Europe to investigate war relief problems and coordinate relief efforts.
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Washington
Norman H. Davis
United States
Fed Cross
Red Cross
Europe
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Rumania
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