Canada to Draft Industry Workers for War Effort
Canadian Labor Minister Mitchell told the Commons that after taking draftees from industry under mobilization, further requirements would rely on bringing 18 to 19 year olds into service. He said about 100,000 young men reach military age each year, with roughly 1,000 available for the forces under the act, as officials assess who can be spared from industry while maintaining food and equipment supplies.
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Ottawa—Llabor
Mitchel
Commons
Howard Green
Vancouver South
Green
Mitchell
United States
Canada
United Nations
Possible No Quota For Wheat This Year In Canada
Ottawa reports the possibility of western marketings in 1944 45 without delivery quotas. Officials note high demand for Canadian grains, declining carryover of wheat, and open delivery quotas for oats and barley while equalization payments support producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
United States
MacKinnon
The
Commons
United
Army rookie at Fort Knox finds password humor
Fort Knox, Ky. Pte. Alex Cooley, 20, from Lewis County, relates his first days in the army. After a guardhouse misstep, he writes home that soldiers ask Who goes there and mean What is the password, a reminder of the funny side of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Knox
Alex Cooley
Lewis County
Pte
Cooley
Alberta renews RCMP policing pact for five years
An order in council from the Alberta government approves a five year renewal of the policing agreement between the Dominion and provincial governments. The current arrangement, set on June 1, 1936, expires May 31 of this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
R.C. P
New German airplane described by Canadian airmen
Canadian airmen reporting from St. Ghislain Belgium described a new German aircraft battered railway yards in a heavy attack. FO Martin AK of Mirror Alberta called the craft peculiar resembling a rocket that rose then shot off horizontally in the attack reported as highly successful.
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London
St. Ghislain
Belgium
Martin Akbers
Mirror
Alta
Lion Squadron
Air Training Calgary aims for use of closed schools
Air Marshal Robert Leckie says Commonwealth air training plan centres being closed will be repurposed and that reduced production allows focus on quality training. He emphasizes the victory bonds drive and the plan’s positive shift in training strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Robert Leckie
Rc.a.f
Farm Machinery Output Slated For 1945 in Canada
Ottawa reports H H Bloom says farm and construction equipment production for 1945 will be about half the 1940 41 tonnage. Only essential farm machinery per Canadian authorities will be produced, with extra output for veterans lands. Rationing to continue. quotas begin July 1 1944 with limited delivery before January 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
H. H Bloom
Prices Yard
Broom
Britain Seeks Return to World Trade Routes After War
Viscount Halifax, speaking at the Charleston chamber of commerce dinner, said Britain must revive shipping and overseas trade not as a luxury but to live at all. He stressed the issue is about strength between allies and urged vigorous partnership postwar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Britain
Viscount Halifax
Aero nautical Institute outlines 400 Canadian airports plan
At its second annual convention, Aero nautical Institute of Canada President C. Roy Patterson presented a plan to develop about 400 airports and landing strips across the Dominion at a cost near 20 million dollars. He urged equal cost sharing by municipalities provinces and the federal government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Aeronautical Institute of Canada
Dominion
Institute
C. Roy Patterson
Patterson
Victory Loan canvassers enlist flying veterans as buyers
Two Distinguished Flying Cross holders repatriated from overseas tours sit for a Victory Loan canvass in Winnipeg. Flight Lieutenants John Higham and Allan Watts, now in Trans-Canada Air Lines training, share war wisdom as Mrs. D H Christie promotes the bond drive in TC A Link Trainer room.
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Trans-Canada Air Lines
John B. Higham
Df.c
Assiniboia
Sask
England
T.C.A
Winnipeg
Tc.a. Link
Canadian Navy Patrols North Labrador Winds Down
A six-ship Royal Canadian Navy ML flotilla under Lieut. Jack Sharp returned to port after three months patrolling north Atlantic sea lanes from H.M.C.S. Preserver. They faced cold, icebergs and dehydration food but morale stayed high, with crews noting no U boat contact and a belief their presence deterred enemy subs. The crew recalled tough seas with 25 to 30 foot waves and praised their weathered operations despite sparse meals and limited shore leave.
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Royal Canadian Navy
Labrador
North Atlantic
Jack Sharp
R.C.N.V.R
Duncan
B.C
M.L
Britain
English Channel
H.M.C.S. “Preserver
H.M.C.S
M.l.’S
Northern Territory
Lieut
Ross McDiarmid
Winnipeg
Gavin
Toronto
Clark
Nazi Paratroops Transferred To Dancer Zones
London dispatch notes Nazi paratroops moved from Italy to danger zones along the Atlantic wall. Berlin reports these troops are fanatical specialists in close quarters fighting, aiding Germany’s defense for what some expect to be a historic amphibious invasion.
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London
Eurpe
Hitsler
Ortona
Berlin
Italy
Wall
Stalingrad
Sweden
German General Kreipe Captured in Crete Raid
Maj Gen Heinrich Kreipe, commander of the 22nd Panzer Grenadiers known as the Sevastopol division, was captured by British officers during a Crete raid. He reportedly led about 20,000 Nazi troops and holds the knights cross of the Iron Cross. Cairo announced the capture.
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London
Heinrich Kreipe
Crete
Kreipe
22Nd
Panzer Grenadiers
Sevastopol
Iron Cross
Cairo
Britain loans China up to 50 million pounds and lends military aid
London announces Britain will loan China up to 50 million pounds and supply military equipment on a lend lease basis. Eden says this shows Britain's willingness to help China. Also notes first Women’s Auxiliary Air Force overseas contingent sails for the Middle East from a British port. Ottawa sets May 22 to 27 as a tribute week to Canadian women amid anti inflation exhibits and “Mrs Consumer” tributes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Anthony Eden
Britain
China
Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Middle East
Ottawa
Prices Board
Canada
Dominion
Seizure of German Maps Highlights Border Cache
Stockholm reports Swedish authorities seized two thousand German made maps in transit from Oslo to Finland. The collection marks the third consignment of such maps found in Sweden in recent weeks.
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Stockholm
Oslo
Finland
Sweden
Luftwaffe Fighter Strength Estimated at 1500 Planes
Victor Lewis of the Daily Express notes the Nazi air force remains reluctant to engage Allied bombers and estimates Germany’s total fighter strength at about 1,500 aircraft.
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London
Victor Lewis
Daily Express
Germany
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Mr. Green
Dario Sforza
Italian Action Party
Badoglio
Aviation Project
North Patrol
Mary Churchill
ATS
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Nipper
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France
Low Countries
Denmark
Norway
Hitler
Eden
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