Wheat Stocks Lower At End Of Crop Year
Canadian wheat board executive says carryover for July 31 1944 is estimated between 310 and 330 million bushels. End of crop year projections include large reductions in wheat oats barley rye and flax stocks and record feed use in western Canada.
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Tive
Canadian Wheat Board
Canada
Commons Committee On Agriculture and Colonization
Davidesn
Davidson
Wheat Board
RC. Findlay
Board
Hidden Plans for Invasion of France Revealed
The record outlines early Allied invasion planning from 1940 1942 including Churchill Keyes and Marshal meetings secret in London and Washington. It notes debates over a second front and emphasizes Dieppe as a learning prelude to a large continental landing.
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al- Ned Expeditionary Force
France
Britain
Cherbourg
Dunkirk
Churchill
Roger Keyes
United States Army
Marshal
London
North Africa
Dieppe
Eye injury surge in rocket attack warns to seek shelter
London dispatch reports the Royal British Information Services says injuries from rocket bomb blasts are so common that the British Ministry of Health urges the public to stay away from windows during an air raid.
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New York
British Information Services Office
London
Ministry of Health
Canadians Fire Barrage in France with British Artillery
In France Canadian gunners joined British regiments to unleash a massive barrage that lasted 160 minutes. During the bombardment a Canadian gunner loaded more than eight tons of ammunition for a single gun.
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France
British Women Playing A Vital Part In The War
London report details how British women serve across the war effort from ambulance drivers and nursing orderlies to Wrens and WAAF and ATS personnel. Describes radio and flight mechanics, ferry pilots, railroad roles, and home front support aiding convoys and raids.
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London
RAF Transport Command
England
St. John Ambulance Brigade
WAAF
France
Prince Henry
Wrens
ATS
W.a.a-F
Fleet Air Arm
Germany
Shortage of Radio Tubes Hits Western Canada
CALGARY Thousands of private radio receiving sets in the west are being reduced to silence due to a severe shortage of replacement parts especially tubes. E N Dack priorities officer said about 6000 sets in Saskatchewan and Manitoba are not operated. He warned there is no expected improvement because tubes are needed for armed forces.
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Calgary
E.N. Dack
Department of Munitions and Supply
Winnipeg
Dack
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
First Woman Drives Alaska Highway Round Trip
Mrs. Rusty Down, chief orderly at Fort Richardson Alaska, became the first woman to drive the Alaska highway round trip in a fully loaded truck. She traveled 3160 miles averaging about 200 miles daily, endured four flat tires, a forest fire, and lost 15 pounds from nervous strain during the journey from Fairbanks to Dawson Creek and back.
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Edmonton
Rusty Down
Fort Richardson
Alaska
Down
Fairbanks
Dawson Creek
Thames Water Shortage Forces Rationing Urges
London faces a severe water crisis as the River Thames, the citys main supply, flows at about one third of normal levels due to a harsh winter drought. Authorities urge residents to conserve water and reduce waste.
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London
River Thames
End the blackout in Britain says Daily Express
Britain should end the five year blackout as it harms war effort and safety says Daily Express. The piece argues light up Britain though risk remains with German air power and Morrison is unlikely to push early changes before Christmas. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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London
Lord Beaverbrook
Daily Express
Britain
West End
Luftwaffe
Normandy
Chadburn Dies Wing Commander Lloyd B Chadburn
Canadian air ace Lloyd B Chadburn commander dies from injuries after leading fighters over Cherbourg June 13. Born in Montreal and educated in Aurora and Toronto he worked in a bank before the war. He was 24.
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Lloyd B. Chadburn
D.S.O
Bar
Df.c
Canada
Cherbourg
Montreal
Que
Aurora
Ont
Toronto
Mussolini film shows execution of Ciano and others
The BBC reported a film of Count Ciano and other former Fascist leaders sentenced to death. They were shot by Pietro Caruso, the Rome executioner now in Allied hands. Major Randolph Churchill, son of the prime minister, arrived in London traveling from Yugoslavia via Rome to report.
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New York
BBC
Mussolini
Count Ciano
Grand Council
London
Randolph Churchill
Yugoslavia
Rome
Fast Moving Allies Dominate In Normandy Mobilization
The report notes Allied forces moved swiftly through Cherbourg and across the Normandy peninsula while German infantry relied on horses and horse drawn transport. It cites Montgomery's staff claiming German losses of motor transports and horse drawn supply means as Allied air power and mechanization overwhelmed German mobility.
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21St Army Group
France
Europe
Cherbourg
Normandy
Duty Free Entry Ottawa War Trophies Proposed
Finance Minister Isley proposes tariff amendments to allow duty free entry of war trophies for retention as bonable trophies. Weapons military stores munitions of war and other articles would qualify under the new provision. Previously these trophies bore various duty rates.
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Ottawa
Isley
Secret Weapon Rumors Circulate in War Report
A London dispatch notes widespread belief that Germany plans a second secret weapon to deploy with jet propelled weapons. Reports speculate on a huge rock propelled device that could weigh 10 to 15 tons, soar to altitude, and then drop with devastating piercing power.
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London
Cherbourg
Curtin Heads Home After Major WW2 Talks
Prime Minister Curtin returns to Australia after three months visiting Britain Canada and the United States. He says conferences with Churchill and Roosevelt produced decisions that will affect world life now and for years to come especially in war conduct and postwar plans.
R C A F Suspends Recruiting in Ottawa
The R C A F has suspended recruiting until October 1, a reliable report from Ottawa indicates. Air Minister Power was expected to make a Commons statement. Casualties are cited as the main reason for halting recruitment, according to operational commanders’ estimates.
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Ottawa
R.C.A.F
Power Wuld
Rmurh
Eae
Population figures Canada June last year rise noted
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports Canada’s population including armed forces at 11 812 000 in June last year up from 11 654 000 in 1942 an increase of 158 000. British Columbia 900 000 Saskatchewan 845 000 Alberta 792 000 Manitoba 726 000.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
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R. M. Luton
Italy
Mr. Morrison
West
Morrison
Chadburn
R. F. L. Keller
Churchill Tours Battlefront
Winston Churchill
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
R.C.A.F. Recruiting
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