Canada's vast grain stocks promise long term food security
Ottawa officials estimate the new crop at 615,243,000 bushels, adding to a carryover near 400,000,000 and a total of at least 1,000,000,000 bushels. Domestic wheat use runs about 50,000,000 yearly. barley could finish hogs on 20 bushels. Estimates suggest grain could feed ~100,000,000 hogs or 40,000,000 baby beef cattle or 154,589,900,000 pounds of butter, with exports and seed needs considered.
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Ottawa
Canada
United Kingdom
Russia
Soldier Escapes Occupied France After Dieppe Raid
Montreal reports the first Canadian officer to escape from occupied France after the Dieppe raid is Lieutenant A. Masc on of Montreal. He was listed as missing and believed killed, later said interned in unoccupied France. Details of the escape are unavailable in the message to his parents.
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Dieppe
France
Montreal
A. Masgon
Masson
Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal
Unified South Africa Rhodesia Command Announced
A joint statement by the prime ministers of South Africa and Rhodesia announces a new unified command embracing Rhodesia as South Africa's military strength grows. The move reflects expanded regional defense coordination and strategic authority in the area.
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Cape Town
Rhodesia
South Africa
Rodney heir Flt. Lt. George Rodney killed in Egypt
Edmonton reports Flt. Lt. George William Rodney aged 24, heir to the Rodney peerage and son of Lord and Lady Rodney of Fort Saskatchewan, was killed in action in Egypt, with word reaching his parents.
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Edmonton
Rodney
Lord
Lady Rodney
Fort Saskatchewan
Italy Losing Hope Of Reward From Axis War Effort
A Berne report notes Italian dissatis faction with Axis gains and doubts about material rewards. An Italian weekly Relazione Internationale article criticizes France and hints Laval cooperates with Germany to restrain Italian ambitions and gain advantage for Vichy.
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Italy
Berne
Switzerland
France
Relazione Internationale
Laval
Vichy
Canada boosts gun and small arms production surpassing 1941 output
Ottawa says Canada in August produced in one month more naval and field guns and small arms than all of 1941. Three plants began new ordnance types including a 4 inch naval gun and Browning tank gun. Magnesium plant near Renfrew shows high purity metal for aircraft engines, with capacity projected to 10 tons daily next year.
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Ottawa
Canada
Munitions and Supply Department
Renfrew
Ont
Poultry Output in Canada Surges Ahead of War Levels
Agriculture department officials say Canada now houses about 68 million birds, ten million more hens and chickens than pre war years, driven by demand from the United Kingdom for eggs. Contracts for 45 million dozen eggs this year are being met, with a 20 percent rise in dressed poultry. Officials urge timely marketing to avoid November December surges and note labor and transport strains may limit handling.
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Ottawa
Agriculture Department
Canada
United Kingdom
Franco moves to restore monarchy in Spain
Berne Swiss papers report Franco has nearly finished talks with the Spanish royal family to restore the monarchy. He would accept Prince Don Juan as king and plans to raise the issue publicly in three to six months as ground work proceeds.
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Franco
Don Juan
Berne
Switzerland
Madrid
Berner Tagblatt
Women to patrol city beats as men leave for war
Phoenix announces openings for women to patrol regular police beats replacing departing male officers. Positions pay 1620 to 2328 dollars yearly for ages 25 to 45 with high school education and preferably college, plus social work experience.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Belgian boy escapes to London joins Belgian officer father
A 12 year old Belgian boy travels alone from Brussels in German occupation to London to reunite with his father, an officer in the Belgian forces in Britain. He had recently helped produce a covert anti German comic paper at his Brussels school.
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Peter
London
Brussels
Britain
Beef bootlegging alleged by Wartime Prices board official
Winnipeg official George R. Cormack, regional foods officer, says there is reason to believe wholesale meat houses are hiding and bootlegging beef to defeat price ceilings. He warns that if evidence supports the claim, drastic actions will follow with heavy fines and possible imprisonment.
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Winnipeg
George R. Cormack
Prices and Trade Board
Mr. Cormack
Baltimore Roundup of 55 Enemy Aliens
A roundup in Baltimore announced 55 enemy aliens for violations of proclamations and the U S Registration Act. Contraband seized included 1300 rounds of ammunition 21 rifles shotguns and revolvers a shell reloading kit field glasses 30 cameras 17 radios with short wave bands Nazi propaganda and insignia. Twenty three were Italians and the remainder Germans.
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Baltimore
Atlantic Sinkings Reach 742, AP Reports
The U S navy said a medium sized U S merchant vessel was torpedoed and sunk by an Italian submarine several hundred miles off the northern coast of South America in mid August. The Associated Press total of announced neutral and United Nations sinkings in the Western Atlantic now stands at 742.
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Washington
U.S. Navy Department
U.S
South America
Atlantic
Associated Press
United Nations
Warn French To Evacuate Areas Along The Coast
The BBC urged French residents to evacuate coastal zones as a United Nations offensive against Hitlerite Germany is prepared. No advance warning will be given for attack day or location, but coordination will come when the moment arrives. The message urges French cooperation to spare blood and supports incoming Allied landings and naval and air operations on occupied France.
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London
BBC
United Nations
Germany
R.A.F
France
Brigadier Swears In His Daughter To Canadian Army
Brigadier W. W. Foster of Vancouver now commands M D 6 at Halifax administers the oath to his daughter Miss Jocelyn Foster who has joined the Canadian Women's Army Corps and trains at Ste Anne de Bellevue Quebec He is a noted British Columbia figure with two sons in the forces The picture includes Miss Foster Lieutenant Arnold and Brigadier Foster.
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Ring
Swea
W. W Foster
Vancouver
M.D. No. 6
Halifax
Jocelyn Foster
Canadian Women's Army Corps
Ste. Anne de Bellevue
Que
Foster
Regina
British Columbia
Miss Foster
Lieut
Arnold
Cw.a.c
Brig. Foster
Cargo ships to be named after military camps
Montreal reports that 4,700-ton class cargo ships now under construction across Canada will be named after well known military camps.
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Montreal
Canada
Japanese Navy Joins Atlantic Force With Axis Support
Imperial headquarters announced that Japanese naval forces are operating in the Atlantic in close cooperation with Axis navies. The statement emphasizes coordinated efforts with Germany and Italy amid ongoing global conflict.
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Tokyo
Imperial
Atlantic
Axis
Alaska Highway Nears Readiness for Winter Use
The Alaska highway will be ready about December 1, with 1600 miles opening for two way traffic from Dawson Creek to Fairbanks. Muskeg proved a minor problem as engineers built a well graded, well drained truck road. Army engineers undertook the project with winter camps and weather stations along its length. Construction began in March.
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Washington
Stimson
Trafic
Corps of Engineers
Dawson Creek
B.C
Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
Alaskan
Fairbanks
Canada
Alaska
Army Engineers
Sabotage Actions Rise Across Dutch Provinces
A Basler Zeitung correspondent reports growing Dutch sabotage against German forces as Allied invasion fears mount. Germans fortify coasts, relocate troops, and punish with mass arrests including writers scientists and officials sent to Germany.
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Berne
Switzerland
Netherlands
Basler National Zeitung
Germany
Big Allied convoy reaches northern Russian port
The admiralty announced that a large convoy of British American and Russian merchant ships with war supplies for Russia reached northern Russian ports despite Nazi air and sea attacks. It noted some losses but dismissed Germany's claim of sinking 38 of 45 ships as exaggerated and said no escort vessels were lost.
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London
U.S
Russia
Admiralty
Arctic
Earl Jellicoe Receives Distinguished Service Order
London reports Earl Jellicoe, 24, son of the First World War admiral, awarded the Distinguished Service Order while serving as a Commando captain in Egypt.
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London
Earl Jellicoe
Egypt
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