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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 23, 1944
Page
3
Ottawa announces Canada has produced the 2 pounder Sexton turretless Ram tank based gun mount. It integrates crew and ammunition, uses a 25 pounder gun, and grades high speed and range. It is in use by Canadian and British forces, seen in Normandy and the invasion of Southern France.
General Henry Maitland Wilson leads Allied troops invading southern France from Allied Headquarters. The plan mirrors Eisenhower's western command as southern forces prepare to join western operations, with Lt General Jacob Devers and Gen Harold Alexander in key subordinate roles. An airborne army under Lt General Lewis Brexton Breerton is announced but not deployed.
Regina F McCallum a junior engineer of the water development branch of PF R A left with a party to survey lands in interior British Columbia for postwar settlement. districts include lower Similkameen Okanagan Kamloops areas with a preliminary reconnaissance by E L Gray earlier this month as part of PFRA postwar development program.
Polish underground fighters in Warsaw received a small amount of arms and ammunition from the Allies in the west, allowing continued resistance though the supply remains extremely limited. London reports show concern that General Bors’s forces could be wiped out without more aid.
General Eisenhower cautioned reporters that the European war should not be counted as ending in weeks. He noted a climax in one operational phase since D-day, stressed German forces taking a beating, and urged continued intensified effort toward final victory despite uncertainty.
War Food Administration chief Marvin Jones announces 1945 wheat acreage goals at about 68.5 million acres, up 1.9 million from this year. Nationwide totals show a 13.5 million acre increase since 1943, reflecting wartime food production needs.
General Henry Matland Wascon told the French after the southern France landings that the objective is to drive out the Germans and join with Allied forces from Normandy. The armies of the United Nations have landed in the south of France and aim to liberate France and unite with Normandy operations. French troops fight by sea land and air alongside allies to end the war quickly.
Wing Commander M. F. Pellard of Montreal received the Air Force Cross at a field investiture at an Allied Expeditionary Air Force medium bomber station. Among Canadians lined up for the ceremony was Flying Officer J. Williamson, pilot of a Boston bomber from Pambrun Saskatchewan.
Lieut. W H Pope of Ottawa, Royal 22nd Regiment and son of Major General M A Pope, rejoined his unit in Italy after 71 days evading capture. He was captured while aiding wounded men, escaped, and returned unharmed to his platoon.
Allied landings on the Nice to Marseilles coast are expected to trigger a surge of Maquis resistance in the nearby mountains. Military officers say beachheads will boost Maquis strength, with arms and equipment turning them into a potent Allied asset. A movement toward Italy could spur Italian Maquis, while terrain will slow German and Nazi forces in mountainous corridors.
In Ottawa preparations for the Dominion Provincial conference resume after the federal election. D. A. Skelton of the Bank of Canada has drafted an agenda and gathered data to discuss restructuring Dominion and Provincial finances after the war. In London Allied gains boost bets on the war ending by October, with odds moving from 100 to 7 to 100 to 15.
Ottawa reports that the draft agenda for the Dominion provincial conference outlines postwar Canada priorities. Def Min Ralston proposed topics on private industry support and public improvements, with aims to raise living standards, employment, and national income while clarifying intergovernmental responsibilities.
John Bracken the Progressive Conservative national leader spoke at a public meeting in Kamloops BC outlining wartime style restrictions and a peace time extension. He called for removal of Japanese from British Columbia and proposed a protective zone expanding to 500 miles from the coast, beyond the current 100 mile limit.
A Marauder crew from Macleod Alberta crashlanded after repelling three Messerschmitts in a 25 minute low level engagement off Marseilles. The six man crew including two other Canadians survived unhurt despite the 89 holes in the aircraft.
London reports seven chaplains dead and twelve wounded in the D Day operations. The war toll among army chaplains now stands at fifty seven killed, sixty nine wounded, one hundred twenty seven captured and seven missing. Vancouver orders draft calls for Chinese residents in British Columbia have been received at Pacific command.
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