Alaska Highway Seen as Key to War Effort and Supplies
Washington Delegate Anthony Dimond told the House the Alaska route would strike at Japan by enabling rapid power projection and supply lines to Russia. He urged a committee to inspect a highway from Fairbanks to Nome, and proposed extensions to the Bering Sea, the Bering Strait, or a link from Fort St John to Prince George BC.
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War Production Near All Out Effort Says Howe
Munitions and Supply Minister Howe told a service club that Canada has nearly reached an all-out war effort in production. About 30 percent serves domestic needs, 50 percent goes to Britain and combat areas abroad, and 20 percent is shipped to the United States China Australia and Pacific theatres. He warned the war could still swing either way and emphasized a long road to victory. He urged gold miners to stay at work unless national service directs otherwise, noting potential manpower losses but no expected disaster for the gold industry.
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RAF Salvage Corps Pioneers Plane Recovery Behind Front Lines
Royal Air Force salvage teams repeatedly recover disabled aircraft under fire in the Western Desert. From dowed bombers to Kittyhawks and Hurricanes, they strip engines radios weapons and parts for repairs while sometimes returning only with vital components and even a tommy gun for defense. In a month they salvaged spare parts and scrap from 25 crashes, aiding Allied air power amid land battles.
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Western Desert
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No Man’s Land
King shows knowledge of Canada in lengthy audience
Canadian labor minister Humphrey Mitchell said the King was extremely well informed about Canadian affairs after a 45 minute audience. The King and Mitchell Hepburn, former Ontario premier, talked freely and the King asked about people he had met during his Canada visit. Bay War Savings Certificates.
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Humphrey Mitchell
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Canada
Mitchell Hepburn
Ontario
NOT IMPRESSED British Labor Leaders Critique U S War Plants
In Cleveland two British labor leaders say American war production is not fast enough. Jack Tanner president of the Amal gamated Engineers Union and Arthur Bryan Roberts secretary of the National Union of Public Employees say plants are new and well arranged but fail to turn out munitions quickly enough. They cite views from visits to several cities.
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Genoa Raid Sparks Panicked Stampede In Shelter
London dispatch reports ten thousand Italians panicked toward a single shelter as RAF raids hit Genoa. At least 354 were trampled to death at the shelter entrance. Swiss despatch says troops attempted to restore order but worsened confusion.
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Switzerland
Ottawa plant schools train for war effort enroll 4000 workers
The labor department announced that since the program began 2735 men and 1628 women have enrolled for instruction in modern industrial practice across 48 schools to relieve manpower shortages during the war emergency.
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Labor Department
Germans Extend Labor Quota Deadline Against French Strike
The Daily Mail, citing Fighting French circles, reports Germans failed to secure 150000 workers for Nazi plants after a threatened French general strike. Vichy faced a walkout ultimatum set for Oct. 17, negotiations collapsed, and the deadline was extended to December 31.
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London
Daily Mail
Vichy
Ottawa economy move targets reduced government spending
Finance Minister Ilsley seeks 3.9 billion dollars from Canadians and orders all departments to cut controllable expenditures. Col John Thompson directs ending routine dictation and form letters. The armed forces will standardize mess gear by eliminating 18 dish types. Departments urged to avoid waste and protect small items like paper clips and desk pins.
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Ilsley
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RAF Coastal Command supports Arctic convoys from Russia
The British air ministry says RAF coastal command pilots and aircraft have been based in Northern Russia since summer to protect UN convoys along Arctic sea lanes to Murmansk and Archangel. It is not yet known if any Canadians accompany the squadron. Planes include Catalina flying boats used for anti submarine bombing and reconnaissance.
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Murmansk
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National War Services Rules Clarified For Students
Winnipeg Dr Sydney Smith president of the University of Manitoba reports that the new national war services regulations can trigger immediate call for university students who fail examinations. He notes Ottawa advised a student is not called for failing a single subject and that currently each university decides what constitutes failure.
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Sydney Smith
University of Manitoba
Tional War Services
Records for Price Control Relied On by Canada Women
More than 400 000 women use blue books to track prices as part of Canada's price control system. Books compare current costs with the basic period from Sept 15 to Oct 11, 1941 and are issued on request to monitor price moves and protect consumers from higher living costs.
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Canadian parachute units train in U S and Shilo
Canada and the United States near completion of a reciprocal agreement to use each other’s winter training and testing facilities. The Canadian parachute battalion nucleus has trained at Fort Benning and is forming at Shilo Manitoba with personnel from Canada and overseas.
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Shilo
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Defence Department
Canada
Fort Benning
Georgia
Saskatchewan pilots promoted to flying officer ranks
London reports Royal Canadian Air Force promotions for Saskatchewan officers. Named are J. B. Higham Aciniboia D F C, D F C, RA Adams Regina, G Cann Gull Lake, L A Stewart Fairy Hill, W H Parks Verwood, B R Ferguson Fort San, R R Burgess Biggar, N W Mapes Watson, G C Abel Yorkton.
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Acsiniboia
R. A. Adams
Regina
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L. A Stewart
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Yorkton
Manitoba Dairy Association Cancels 1943 Convention
Winnipeg report notes the Manitoba Dairy Association will skip its annual convention for 1943, the first time in 58 years. The event was normally scheduled for late January in Winnipeg.
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Manitoba Dairy Association
Dutch Nazi plan to Germanize Holland reported
London reports a Dutch Nazi agreement to Germanize Holland by replacing Dutch with German as the official language of the country, signaling expansion of Nazi cultural control during occupation.
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