Price Board Signals Rationing Likely After War Production Cuts
Donald Gordon, chair of the prices board, tells the Maritime board of trade that rationing extension is likely as production of terrilian supplies is curtailed for war needs. The ten point policy outlines prioritizing civilian goods, orderly curtailment, labor transfer, non essential line elimination, and possible pooling of profits to balance reductions.
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Moncton
N.B
Donald Gordon
Prices Board
Maritime Board of Trade
Gordon
National Selective Service
Canada
United Nations
Unrest in Europe From Norway to the Balkans
Martial law covers Serbia as insurgents face arrests and executions. Quisling in Norway tightens church closures while France observers gauge Laval’s grip amid ongoing opposition. Labor demands extend to 150000 volunteers in unoccupied France with Berlin’s deadline through Nov. 1.
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Norway
Balkans
Berne
Switzerland
Serbia
Europe
France
Belgrade
Budapest
Basel
Gestapo
Quisling
Berlin
Laval
War Production Analysis in Pacific and UK Sees Mixed Results
Washington reports the Pacific war committee analyzed wear production of UB and the United Kingdom for September and October. Officials noted mixed performance amid ongoing mobilization and calls for renewed focus to sustain critical output.
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Washington
Comci
United Kingdom
Canadian Colonel Merritt recounts Dieppe and wounds
Letter from Col Charles Cecil Merritt of Vancouver, a decorated veteran, reports his capture in a German prison camp after Dieppe. He says he recovered from wounds, praises the battle, notes sufficient quarters, and urges his wife to contact the Red Cross for details while requesting food and clothing aid.
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Prince Cums
Belleville
Ont
Charles Cecil Merritt
Vancouver
Vietoris Creas
Dieppe
Col Merritt
Russian expert warns air power alone cannot win war
Moscow reports Major-General Zhuravnev argues Allies misjudge victory through bombing. He states wars are won by armies with strong ground and air forces and that aviation without ground forces cannot create or sustain a front. He notes Germany failed to defeat Britain by air alone.
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Moscow
Germany
Zhuravnev
Britain
Soviet envoy says UN unity essential for victory
Fedor Gusev, first Soviet minister to Canada, told the governor general that close cooperation of all the United Nations is the necessary condition for victory. He stated the Soviet Union is fighting a titanic struggle with Canada and other UN members against the enemy of liberty-loving people.
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Ottawa
United Nations
Fedor Gusev
Canada
Soviet Union
Empire Tested Yet Unshaken by Storms and Setbacks
Field Marshal Smuts declares the British commonwealth stands unshaken by the greatest tests of war. He praises the cohesion of the commonwealth under hammer blows, noting hardships yet stressing continued unity and duty. The message urges buying Victory Bonds as a civic duty.
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London
Marshal Smuts
British Commonwealth of Nations
Stormia
Union of South Africa
Commonwealth
Northwest Passage Expedition Led by Sgt Henry Larsen
Sergt Henry Larsen commanded eight members of the Northwest Mounted Police on a voyage from Vancouver to Halifax through the famed northwest passage. They completed the passage from west to east as the expedition’s milestone achievement.
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Sergt
Henry Larsen
Roch
Vancouver
Halifax
Northwest Passage
Northwest Mounted Police
Patrick Farrar
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
St. Roch
Montreal Man in POW Camp Buys Victory Bonds
FO B Campbell of the Royal Canadian Air Force, a prisoner of war in a Nazi camp, sent a letter home to invest in Canada’s third Victory Loan. He requested Lloyds Bank in England transfer funds to Canada to buy more bonds. His mother, Mrs R D Campbell, said he had over $2,000 invested.
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Montreal
Canada
Germany
FO. B. D. Campbell
Royal Canadian Air Force
FO. Campbell
R. D. Campbell
Pointe Claire
Lloyds Bank
England
Campbell
W. A
Billy” Bishop
V.C
Victor
G .B.scotty Murray
Halifax
N.S
Dieppe
Canada and United States urged joint Great Lakes fishing regulation
Ottawa reports that a two year international board of inquiry recommends common regulation of Great Lakes fisheries. The Canadian fisheries department announced the board's findings after an extensive examination by the panel.
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Ottawa
Great Lakes
Canada
U.S
International Board of Inquiry
Canadian Fisheries Department
Coal shortage in western Canada prompts action letter
A Winnipeg board of trade committee outlines a letter to federal officials and the Montreas based Canadian Chamber of Commerce warning that coal requirements in western Canada may be desperate this winter without immediate production increases. It urges releasing experienced miners from military and war work to aid coal mines.
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Canada
Winnipeg
Winnipeg Board of Trade
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Montreas
King
Labor
Mitchell
Eissey
Ellicott M. Little
National Selective Service
Armed Services
Air Power Needed to Bring Victory
London notes that fewer than 200 prime targets in France and Germany could yield Hitler's defeat if Allied bombers are trebled in the next months. British and American air forces must be increased in Britain, with aircraft redirected from other tasks, and emphasis on speed to prevent winter repairs by Germany.
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London
France
Germany
Hitler
Rai l
Britain
Europe
War law questions rise as Axis threatens repudiation
New York reports German propaganda moves to repudiate humanity rules in warfare claiming Allied violations. Berlin cites alleged enemy orders, Japan hints U S airmen may be punished for bombings, and plans to denounce the Geneva Conventions are discussed. The piece notes 1899 Hague terms on POW labor and possible factory work for captured service members.
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New York
Berlin
Deutschland
Germany
Italy
Japan
United States
Reuters
Stockholm
Red Cross
United Nations
Hepburn Resigns Ontario Liberal Leaderhip
Premier Mitchell Hepburn resigns as head of Ontario's Liberal government after two terms since 1834. Gordon Conant succeeds him as premier and remains attorney general. Hepburn to retire from public life after a transition period as provincial treasurer. Hepburn will keep Elgin seat and not contest future elections.
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Gordon Conant
Toronto
Mitchell F. Hepburn
Ontario
Hepburn
M. Conant
Albert Matthews
Oshawa
Elgin
Bombing tolls in London and Malta reported in Commons
Sir Archibald Sinclair told the House of Commons that Malta suffered 1 660 bombing attacks and 1 069 enemy aircraft destroyed as of October 19. He cited 1 506 civilian deaths by October 20 and 6 704 buildings destroyed or damaged.
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London
Malta
Archibald Sinclair
House of Commons
ATS recruits gain weight on joining up in London
London reports that one ATS unit has collectively put on a ton and a half of weight since enlisting. General Sir Ronald Adam, adjutant general, says the gain isn't fat but solid healthy weight.
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London
A.T.S
C.W.A.C
Ronald Adam
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