WIFE IS KILLED BY BOMBS
After Alleged Murder Attempt
A woman, whose husband was alleged to have attempted to murder her in an Anderson shelter, was later killed · by bombs when the hospital to which she had been taken re- -ceived a direct hit. ́
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A solicitor, Mr E. Weale, made j this statement at Dartford when the husband, Cyril William Percy Clark, 30, Inbourer, of Dartford,, was sent for trial at Kent Asalses on a charge of at- tempting to murder his wife.
Mr Weala sald that Mra Clark was found lying unconscious In the shel- ter by an ambulance driver and ai nurse. She was removed to the hos uital, and an operation performed which appeared to be successful. But shortly afterwards the hospital, was Dombed.
The word in which Mrs Clark was lying received a direct it, and she died as a reguli of the bombing.
Sleeping Children
The ambulance driver said that in the sheller lying near Mrs Clark, were her two children fast asleep.
Evidence was given that Clark
accompanied his wife to hospital.
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
EMPRESS SURVIVORS—Among 598 of 643 passengers roscued from the Empress of Britain,TM sunk by a Corman plana 60 miles off the Irish coast, were those, landed at an unidentified port. Sergeant Poaston, left, was reunited with his wife and daughter.
Automobile Industry's Big Role
In U.S. Rearmament Programme
By MACK JOHNSON
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (UP).-National defence developments revealed to- telephoned for the ambulance and day the increasingly important role the automobile industry is playing in the rearma- The doctor who operated said that ment programme. The automobile big three-General Motors, Ford and Chryslèr— He was satisfied that death was due all are becoming important factors in the building of planes, tanks and guns for an
unprecedented peace-time Army and Navy.
she had
when
chance of recovering.
to the bombing.
Del-Sgt. White, of Dartford, sald that
arrested Clark described how he and his wife sat with the childres in the shelter throughout the night of Sept. 1 and 2, and went un: Before it got light we had a quarrel because i asked her to let me zo into lodgings and have a separa- tion, I lost my temper. I struck her on the head with my fist, she fell back as though she was unconscious"
She Designed
Mobile Kitchen
The Army and the Defence Commission are preparing to construct one or more huge plants in which to assemble planes from parts manufactured in automobile factories.
Recent defence contracts placed with Chrysler and General Motors Corporations called for 1,000, medium 23-ton tanks and 71,225 Browning machine-guns.
Huge Cost
Production Rate
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HITLER HAS FIVE IDEAS
2-To sink the Monroe Doctrine
without trace.
lood
education campaign, but it will will be asked for the money Don calibre M-2's within 17 months, and
new Congresilvered within 18 months, the 305. political appendage of the Ger-
man Reich.
December 24, 1940.
CANADA'S FOOD FOR BRITAIN
An important Government mission from Canada will, I learn; come to London shortly to discuss questions relating to food supplies. It will consist of Mr. J. G. Gardiner, Canadian Minister of Agriculture and ex- pert advisers, writes a London correspondent,
The chief object of the mission will be to decide the quantities of food Britain will require in the coming year and how much could be stored in Canada rather than shipped here at once.
Shipping arrangements, methods of payment and similar. questions will be discussed and the conversations will "cover" fish as well us Conada's agricultural products.
In view of the necessity for con- serving shipping space, arrangements will be made to concentrate upon the foods of greatest nutritive value in framing the programme of Imports.
On the British side Ministers who are expected to conduct the talks In-| clude Lord Woolton, Minister of Food, Mr R. S. Hudson, Minister of Agriculture, Sir Andrew Duncan, President at the Board of Trade, and Mr Ronald Cross, Minister of Ship- ping.
BRITISH CROWD MOBS PILOT BY MISTAKE
A British pilot who baled out of his crippled fighter during a dog-fight with German bombers; on the outskirts of London, and landed in the car park of a a Nazi altman by a small crowd public-house, was mistaken for
of angry civilians, and narrowly escaped manhandling.
He was saved by a 'bus-driver,! who noticed the threatening at- titude of the crowd and persuad- led them to leave him alone.
Secretary of the Navy Frank machine-guns, 0,007 of 30 callbre Knox has accepted Henry Ford's M-2 ulrcraft machine-guns, 19,098
Hitler has five big ideas for offer of the use of his River of the 50 calibre M-2 fixed aircraft America.. Here they are:
|machine-guns, 14,741 of the .50 Rouge plant, near Detroit, to calibre M-2 flexible aircraft guns-To buy up South American train machinists for the Naval and 7,385 machine-guns, of the Republics by guaranteeing an expansion programme.
flexible, heavy-barrelled 50 calibre outlet for their exports. Defence production co-ordinator, machine-guns. William S. Knudsen, has asked auto- mobile manufacturers to pool pro- A trailer cookery demonstra bombers for the Army Air Corps. tion shall reach a rate of 50,000 of gold-the biggest in
duction resources to build 12,000 The contract specifies that produc-To make the United States' had nearly attacked a British pilot When the crowd learned that, they tion kitchen, which has been pre This order would be the first to be annually for the 50 calibre type, world-valueless.
the whose machine had been shot down sented to the London County assembled in the projected assembly 10,000 annuntly for the 30 calibre
they expressed sorrow, but explained Council by Mrs William Pater-plant or plants. son, was designed by herself.
M-2'S, and 20,000 annually for the 4-To gain political control of the infuriated by the india- |.30 cailure A-4'S.
South America afler he has won
criminate bombing of non-military "The kitchen 'is primarily in- The cost of constructing the as-
targets by Nazi alrmen. The contract, which was negotiated economic control as in Plan No. 1. tended for educational purposes bly facilities and of the first lot Inte this summer, specified that all And-
F.
The plot was slightly hurt in land- of
ing and. was in connection with the
removed to hospital, planes has been estimated as of the .30 calibre A-4'S must be de- To make the United States, a where he is still under treatment. food $2,000,000,000.- - The
One of his first visitors was the driver be used for the time being for after it con
50 calibre within 17 months.
who saved him. communal fcoding in the badly-
The news in January.
assembly facilities win be financed by the U.S. Government
The 30 calibre A-4's will cost This ambitious programme was re- hit London areas," an Evening and operated by an undisclosed air- $907.53 each, the 30 calibre M-2 vealed in a book published in New News woman representative was craft manufacturer. Defence officials xed aircraft, $11.71 cach, the 50 York by two distinguished American told recently.
said the plants, would be built near calibre M-2 flexible aircraft guns economista Dr Clark Foreman, chair- "Mrs Paterson, who is honorary automobile manufacturing centres- $1,000.20 each and the 50 calibre man of the committee on United. organiser of the welfare canteens probably in Michigan or Indiana-M-2 heavy-barrelled type $1,081.35 States economie defence, and Joan maintained by the Electrical Asso-next
each. ciation for Women, intends this A Na
spokesman said no details! mobile klichen to show the house-have been worked out between Knox wife how a small kitchen may be and Ford on the machinist training planned as a Jabour-eaving workshop programme and that if was impos- in which everything has its place. sible to determine at this time the Use of Wall Space number of men who could be given "Full we is made of wall space to training or when training could be accommodate cupboard for china and started. He estimated
that
approxi cooking utensils.
mately. 500 could be trained at one. "There is a special cool cavity time, and that
that the Brat contingent for storing better and milk, and would be sent as soon as possible. wirerseks held vegetables at the The Navy has but one apprentice back of door.
school-at Norfolk, Virginia.
DIVORCE courts in Britain' "Wires hold saucepan bandles in The Army has declined to reveal are glutted with cases, and many place, and the front of the water tank detalls of the tank and machine-gun of the couples are those who above the sink is used as a black-contracts with Chrysler and Gere married in the early days of the board for demonstration purposeS, Motors, having announced only the "An oil-cooker is supplied, and the mounts-$53,500,000 to Chrysler for kitchen
sino wired for electricity," tenks, and $61,398,872 to General Mrs Paterson designed the first of Motors for machine-guns. the fleet of seven mobile EA.W, can- teens, which serve searchlight and
A
Tanks and Guns
WARTIME WEDDINGS ENDED
War.
Uniforms and 'war glamour | have never failed to result in a
number of hasty marriages.
anti-aircraft batteries and other war} The United Press learned, how Marriages in this first year of service is in various parts of the ever, that the Chrysler contract, on war have increased fifty per
country.
a cost-plus-fixed-fee basis, calls for
the new M2A-1 tank-p 50 mile-cent. Divorces are expected to per-hour vehicle embodying all re- number about 35,000.
Roushenbush.
has
The book, "Total Defence," caused a censation in Washington, where it is considered to be an ac curate and objective account of Hitler's plans.
Wanted To See London
Plumber's Boy's Wish plumber's boy, aged 17, whose
Wanting to see London,
A
home is in Renfrew, took a train from Glasgow and duly arrived in the Metropolis. Unfortunate- ly for him, he had omitted the formality of taking a ticket, and he found himself under arrest.
your
After a week in custody on re- mand, he appeared at Clerkenwell LESS WORKLESS; equipped with a 37 MM cannon and increase in diverce,"
→ developments. It will be "War is always accompanied by an Police Court before Mr W. R
an oficial of Howard. 500,000 Cut in a Year
machine-guns for land action and the Church Army said.
Addressing him, the Magistrate re- anti-aircraft defence. Britain has nearly 500,000 fewer
"This is because many couples who marked, "When you had been before The tanks
anks will be built at a new have long been conscious of their me lust week I was afraid totally unemployed than a year ago, figures issued by the Labour Minis- renal, which is being erected at married unhappiness have felt that father and mother would be anxious try show,
Township, Michigan, at a war is such an all-inclusive crisis about you, so I asked the probation On September 10 there were 013.- cost of $20,000,000. The plant will that it is the appropriate moment for officer in get into touch with them. 671 men, women, boys and girls.rebe owned by the Government and bringing their marringe to an end." They were glad to hear of you, and
Evacuation Blamed gistered as out of works, compared operated by Chrysler. The contract
sent the fare straight away. Evacuation is having a profound with 1,932,218 on September 11 last calls for delivery of the first three
"You have tanks next July.
now, had an experience ing but effect en marriage. Salvation Army of travelling, I
am afraid you Production of 100 tanks per month officers all over the country have re-have not seen London as you wanted there has been little alteration in the November and continue at that rate The break-up
-the peak-will be attained in ported this fact to their headquarters to do, because your train home goes position since August 12,
of families has in about an hour's time. The, pro». Compared with n year ago the re-unill the summer of 1942, when the paychological, emotional and moral bation officer will see you to the train. gister of men wholly unemployed has contract expires,
reactions which many marrloges "Don't be nfrak, because your been cut la half,
of the Army.
Wives in reception areas are enjoying a new freedom, and husbands, left behind in the work-cities, are recapturing lost bachelorhood
,year.
The September figure shows that
The Ministry has ceased to give the War Department will pay seem unable to stand," say officials father and mother will be glad to sco
cach tank, it was learned, details of unemployment in Indus- That does not include the price of tries, but it records that the only the engines. industry in which there was "con- The machine-gun contract with siderable unemployment" was coal General Motors calls for production mining.
of 20,004 of, 30 calibre A-4 Bexiblo
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