Canada poised to meet bacon export pact with Britain
Agriculture Minister Gardiner said Canada can fulfill the new bacon contract with Britain if weather cooperates and farmers and government departments work together. He cited a cable from Lord Woolton praising Canada’s food program and noting 1943 bacon shipments to Britain will rise from 600 million to 675 million pounds aided by abundant feed grains.
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Ottawa
Gardiner
Canada
Britain
Agriculture
Lord Woolton
Farm Labor Shortage Threatens Canada 1943 Output Plan
Agriculture Minister Gardiner told the Dominion conference that a labor shortage endangers meeting 1943 production goals. He urged enlisting youth and older workers, and reallocating labor if 500,000 military personnel depart. The plan calls for 18 percent wheat acreage cut to boost coarse grains, plus 29 percent egg, 15 percent butter, 10 percent poultry, and 6 percent milk gains.
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Ottawa
Gardiner
Dominion
Canada
Britain
Miners urged not to take long holidays over coal shortage
Ottawa Labour Minister Mitchell urged western Canada's miners to avoid long lay-offs during the holiday season. He warned that worker shortages and low coal stocks could worsen the crisis and even force closing training camps. A defence spokesman said plans were considered to release coal miners from the army to ease the fuel shortage.
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Ottawa
Mitchell
Western
Canada
Mitchel
Defence Department
Lumber Workers Shortage Reported in Edmonton Area
Government figures show 1000 to 1500 lumber camp and sawmill workers needed in Edmonton Alberta to meet demand. Officials note 800 men have already been sent to bush camps, and although conditions improved recently a severe labor shortage persists in the lumber industry.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Censorship Tightens on Vichy Press by German Authorities
Reuters report from Zurich notes stricter German censorship of Vichy French newspapers. Front pages like Gringoire were nearly blank with leading articles banned. Censorship focuses especially on Toulon events and the scuttling of the fleet.
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London
Reuters
Zurich
Switzerland
Gringoire
Toulon
High Morale Praised as Canadians Train in Britain
General Sir Bernard Paget lauded the Canadian army in Britain for a high standard of training and morale during strenuous maneuvers. He toured camps across England and predicted Canadians will give a splendid account in future battles, noting their improved fighting efficiency.
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England
Sir Bernard Paget
Britain
Bernard
Hoarding of New Nickels Stirs Toronto Coin Shortage
Toronto banks report a coin shortage tied to public hoarding of the new 12 sided nickel. Bankers blame seasonal demand, tax changes, and bonuses that increase small-change use, while the Royal Canadian Mint works 24 hours daily to meet demand.
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Tronto
Toronto
Royal Canadian Mint
New City Names For Indies Regions Proposed
A Tokyo radio report states Batavia in Java to be renamed Dayakarta while British and Netherlands Borneo would be called North Borneo and South Borneo respectively, signaling a shift in territorial naming practices.
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London
Tokyo Radio
Batavia
Java
Dayakarta
British
Netherlands Borneo
North
South Borneo
Axis coordination unit leaves Berlin for Tokyo
London reports the Japanese military committee led by Vice Admiral Naokuni Nomura in Berlin for nearly two years is returning home. The move suggests Tokyo may pursue more independent Axis policy rather to coordinate with Berlin and Rome.
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London
Vichy
Naokuni Nomura
Berlin
Tokyo
Toronto inventor touts new tire able to turn lamination to rubber
James Alexander of Toronto says Ontario authorities promised a trial for his tire using forest material found on the ground as a key ingredient. The design, 65 percent lamination and 35 percent wood separators, uses pins instead of bolts or nuts and reportedly turns into rubber. Deputy Minister Frank McDougall says the tire will undergo government truck tests up north with a potential government purchase if it passes.
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Toronto
James Alexander
Ontario
Alexander
Frank McDougall
Lands and Forests
Central Africa Roads Extend Across Continent War Effort
United States and allies push a thousand mile network across Central Africa forming a transcontinental highway from Lagos Douala to Khartoum and Cairo. Brigadier Generals Fitzgerald and Hyde direct SOS efforts while native workers and troops build bridges, water plants, radio stations, laundries and bakeries as supply lines move in by trucks trains camels and ships. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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Africa
United States Army
United States
Lagos
Nigeria
Douala
Pointe Noerie
French Equatorial Africa
Sudan
Khartoum
Cairo
Shepler W. Fitzgerald
Central Africa
James F. C. Hyde
United States Service of Supply
Teheran
S.O.S
Pro German Party Reported as France Move
The BBC quotes a Berlin cast stating Pierre Laval leads a single pro German Fascist party to rule France under Hitler. Marcel Dent’s Paris faction backs the plan while Laval meets Petain in Vichy. Reports cite arrests of Jean Boretra and others across occupied Europe as Nazi control tightens.
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London
BBC
Fratee
Pierre Laval
Laval
France
Hitler
Marcel Dent
Paris
Londen
Jean Boretra
Holland
Belgium
Czecho-Slovakia
New Emergency Coal Production Board Formed in Ottawa
The government set up an emergency board headed by J. Me. Stewart to boost Canadian coal output. The order in council grants the chairman and appointees sweeping powers to direct mine operations, transfer labor, secure financing, enforce production incentives, investigate, seize coal supplies, and take possession of premises with compensation to follow.
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Sir Ramaswami Mudaliar
Government of
India
Chats
Ranam J. Phelan
International Labor Office
I.L.C
Montreal
Sir Ramaswarmi
Ll.o
Institute of Pacific Relations
Mont Tremblant
Que
Viceroy’s Executive Council
Pacific War Council
London
Rarhead
W. Cunningham
Ottawa
J. R. Stewart
Victoria
Pte
N. O. Ness
Emergency Coal Production Board
J. Me. Stewart
K.C
Halifax
Stewart
Coal Administrator and Prices Board
Gift for Nation: Cliveden estate given to promote friendship
London reports Lord and Lady Astor donate the Cliveden estate to the nation to foster understanding among English speaking peoples. They may continue to reside there, while the 300-year-old estate will later serve to advance international relations among the United States Britain and the dominions. The National Trust foundation will own and manage the property with limited public use and tax considerations.
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London
Cliveden
Lord
Lady Astor
the Thames
U.S
Britain
Dominions
The
National Trust For Places of Historic Interest
Natural Beauty Foundation
CBC leases Prince Rupert radio station for armed forces needs
The board of governors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announced leasing the radio station at Prince Rupert B C to ensure the fullest radio facilities for the armed forces.
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Ottawa
Board of Governors
The
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Prince Rupert
B.C
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Sir Charles Forbes
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Stockholm
Norway
NEW Coal Board
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