Canada reports all time wheat record in 1942
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics estimates Canada's 1942 wheat production at 615,243,000 bushels, a record and nearly double 1941. Prairie yields rose with abundant summer fallowed land, while eastern regions and Ontario also improved. Oats and barley production also surged, with rye, flaxseed, and hay clover rising accordingly.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Bureau
British Columbia
Ontario
Prairies
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prairie
Bombing at Brussels cinema sparks arrests and reparations
A Reuters dispatch quoted Brussels officials saying 50 prominent Belgians were arrested as hostages after a bomb at a cinema showing a German eastern front film. One girl was killed and many injured. German authorities ordered Brussels to reimburse cinema damages and deliver 5,000 bicycles.
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London
Reuters
Stockholm
Brussels
Danes Smarten Firebugs Reported in London Blaze
British officials hear that Danish saboteurs set a recent blaze and then rang in false alarms for other plants. By the time firefighters arrived, significant damage had been caused.
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London
Gun Factory Dismantled In England Sent To United States
Edward R. Stettinius Jr says a British gun factory bombed in an English city was dismantled and shipped to the United States as part of lend-lease. He notes it shows the program is no longer one way and that Britain repays the damage with the guns sent to U.S. soldiers. Britain also sent barrage balloons and other aid including guns tools and scientific information.
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United States
Philadelphia
England
Edward R. Stettinius
Stettinius
Saturday Evening Post
U.S
Britain
Canada Faces Gravest Timber Shortage In History
Munitions Minister Howe stated Canada endures the gravest timber shortage in its history and unveiled an eight point program to boost output and curb civilian use. 1942 production may fall from 1941’s about 5 billion feet, with 1.04 billion feet pledged for war needs for the remaining months.
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Ottawa
Howe
Canada
Britain
United States
National Selective Service
Elliot M. Little
Pacific Coast
Dominion
Prices and Trade Board
R. L. Weldon
Montreal
United States Pacific Coast
Commodity Prices Stabilization Corporation
Major General Peake Appointed Pacific Command Leader
Major-General G. R. Peakes V. C. now commanding the 1st Canadian Division overseas has been named general officer commanding in chief of the Pacific command. This marks a senior reorganization as Allied forces widen their Pacific theater leadership.
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G. R. Peakes
V.C
Pacific Command
Prisons Counted as War Prisoners in Axis Hands
In the House of Commons War Secretary Sir James Crigg announced at least 77,000 British war prisoners were in Axis hands as of August 25. The figure excludes those captured in Malaya and most Far Eastern areas except Hong Kong.
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London
House of Commons
James Crigg
Malaya
Far Eastern
Hong Kong
Soviet List Claims 75 German Divisions Routed in Russia
Moscow reports a Soviet agency tally shows 75 enemy divisions routed on the Russian front between May 1 and August 31. It details 54 German divisions and additional Axis units suffering heavy losses, with 21 German infantry divisions said to have lost 40 to 50 percent of their effectives.
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Moscow
Soviet Bureau of Information
Canadian Soldier Adopts Brave British Sailor
W Emperingham, a Canadian Army veteran, adopts Liverpool sailor G F A Thomas after Thomas saves his son at Dieppe. Emperingham learned of Thomas's loss in an air raid and chose to adopt him to give him a family connection and last words with his dying son.
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London
Dieppe
W. Emperingham
G. F. A. Thomas
Liverpool
Emperingham
Canada
Britain
Saskatchewan
Thomas
A Drastic Move By Washington On Vehicle Controls
The U S office of defence transportation will assume sweeping control of millions of commercial vehicles from Nov 15. It will ration gasoline tires tubes and accessories for trucks buses taxis and similar vehicles to conserve equipment for war purposes. About 5 000 000 trucks 150 000 buses and 50 000 taxis will need certificates of war necessity to obtain fuel and parts.
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Washington
U.S. Office of Defence Transportation
O.D.T
Canadians Curb Canned Fish for Britain and Forces
Fisheries Minister Michaud said Canada will stockpile canned herring and Pacific coast salmon for Great Britain and overseas forces. He noted only limited canned salmon and herring will be available for Canadians, with other forms like fresh frozen salted and pickled fish also in supply.
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Saint John, N.B
Great Britain
Michaud
Pacific
Post-war relief plan eyed for Benoni soldiers
Benoni in Transvaal weighs a council plan to employ discharged soldiers under a post-war scheme costing £2,000,000 about $8,900,000. The initiative aims to provide jobs for veterans in the municipal area and reflects local postwar recovery efforts.
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Benoni
South Africa
Transvaal
Adopt New Plan For Call-Up For National Service
Ottawa outlines a pre-classification system for potential conscripts tied to essential industry. Pre-medical checks and employer groupings aim to reduce uncertainty and train substitutes. Officials expect 250000 needs in five months with about 150000 must fill armed forces gaps.
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Ottawa
National Selective Service
Labor Department
A. Gunn
Ministry of Labor and National Service
Canada
Elliott M. Little
Establish War Time Board of Information in Ottawa
Prime Minister King announced the formation of a 10 member wartime information board in Ottawa. The board includes chair Charles Vining and vice-chair F Philippe Brais, with members Georges Bouchard Henry Borden R B Bryce T C Davis H A Dyde A D P Heeney Elliot M Little L B Pearson L Clare Moyer. The body will set policy and supervise expenditures while operational duties are carried out by its executive staff and the transferred public information division of the national war services department under G Herbert Lash.
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Ottawa
King
Charles Vining
F. Philippe Brais
Georges Bouchard
Agriculture
Henry Borden
K.C
Munitions and Supply Department
R. B. Bryce
Finance Department
Justice T. C. Davis
National War Services
Vining
U.S
National War Services Department
G. Herbert Lash
United Nations
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War Time Board of Information
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Defence Council
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Privy Council
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L. Clare Moyer
Senate
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