Longue Pointe Ordnance Depot shines as wartime hub
At Longue Pointe Quebec the vast Ordnance Depot, a major UN supply center, handles warehousing and shipping of military stores from optical parts to tanks. The 210 acre complex features 22 miles of track, 15 harbor sheds, three sub depots, and a busy workforce including CWAC and civilians.
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EMMETT KELLEHER
POINTE
Que
BASRA
C.WAC
lme
Longue Ordnance Depot
Canada
TICE
Montreal
L.P.O.D
nes
National Defence Headquarters
Ottawa
wolk
LP.OD
United Nations
Longue Pointe
Russia
China
Grénand Depot
Health Ad for Azmo-Tabs Claims Free Sample
An old advertisement fragment from Hamilton Ontario markets Azmo-Tabs for asthma relief. It references J Richards at 201 rd St and promises free samples by mail, claiming dramatic weight stability and seizure-like spasms averted, with contact details in Ontario.
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J. Richards
rd St
Hamilton
Ont
wastic
Knox Bldg
the
North
Rosal cure ad promises arthritis relief offer
A short advertisement claims a compound named Rosal rapidly circulates in the blood to remove poisons causing soreness and arthritic pain. It offers a free trial for $1.00 with no obligation, requesting referrals, and lists Knox Co. H.23 Knox Building, Fort Erie North, Ontario.
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Knox Co
Knox Bidg
Fort Erie North
Ontario
King Pius V.C. On Triquet's Chest
Maj. Paul Triquet received the Victoria Cross from King George at Buckingham Palace for gallantry in Italy. He learned of the award March 6 while recovering from a wound and was met by war correspondents in London. He plans to return to Canada then resume combat duties after a brief trip home.
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SYDNEY GRUSON
LONDON
C.P. Cable
Paul Triquet
Buckingham Palace
Ortons
Triquet
Haly
Montreal
Chris Vokes
Italy
V.C
Oil executive J V McMahan dies suddenly
J V McMahan aged 62, former president of Sinclair Oil and Gas, died of a heart attack in Tulsa. He was known as the poet laureate of the oil industry. In Calgary, Millward Anderson elected president of the Alberta branch of the National Association of Master Plumbers and Heating Contractors, succeeding Charles Frost of Edmonton. Theodore Franklin Hook also died in Calgary after a brief illness.
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TULSA
Okla
J. V. McMahan
Sinclair Oil and Gas Company
HEADS PLUMBERS
CALGARY
Millward V. Anderson
Anderson Plumbing Company
Alberta
the
National Association of Master Plumbers and Heating Contractors
Anderson
Charles Frost
Edmonston
Joseph Marsh
Medicine Hat
T. F. HOOK
Theodore Franklin Hook
Mrs. H. C. Howard Dies In Montreal
Mrs. H. C. Howard, wife of the director of naval information, died suddenly at her Montreal home. A native of England, she is survived by her husband and two sons, Roy at home and Stephen in the Royal Canadian Navy.
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MONTREAL
H. C. Howard
director of
naval information
England
Roy
Stephen
Royal Canadian Navy
Chaplin to Testify in Mann Act Case This Week
Chaplin may take the stand this week to deny charges he transported Joan Berry to New York for immoral purposes. The 54-year-old comedian’s Mann Act trial resumes tomorrow before Judge J. F. O’Connor in Los Angeles. The disputed case centers on alleged traffic in a minor for illicit purposes.
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LOS ANGELES
Charlie Chaplin
Joan Berry
New York City
J. F. T O'Connor
Five Negroes Sentenced to Death in Nurse Attack
Five American Negroes have been convicted and sentenced to death by a United States army court martial for raping a White American Red Cross nurse near Townsville Australia. Four are American soldiers and one a merchant seaman.
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TOWNSVILLE
Australia
United States army
Red Cross
Crerar Takes Command of 1st Canadian Army in England
Lt Gen BH B D Crerar assumed official command at army headquarters in England today after a week’s leave. The former Canadian Corps leader in Italy replaces Lt Gen A G L McNaughton, with Lt Gen Kenneth Stuart previously acting chief of the staff. No ceremony was held as Crerar inspected the guard and began briefing on invasion planning. He must quickly get up to speed on months of staff work.
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ROSS MUNRO
ENGLAND
C.P. Cabie
D. G. Crerar
1st Canadian Army
army
Italy
A. G. L. McNaughton
Canada
Kenneth Stuart
German prisoners escape from Monteith camp near North Bay
Four German prisoners escaped over the weekend from a prisoner of war camp at Monteith 175 miles north of North Bay Two were recaptured and two remain at large Police search for Erlc Weisser 31 and Otto Huber 40 The other two were arrested at Matheson by Provincial Constable Tappenden found them on a train
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NORTH BAY
Ont
Monteith
here
Erlc Weisser
Otto Huber
Matheson
Tappenden
New Hungarian press chief named as papers banned
Stockholm March 27. The German-dominated Hungarian government appointed Dr Eugen Zilak Sebess as press chief and banned two large Budapest newspapers, according to Aftonbladet's Berlin correspondent.
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STOCKHOLM
Eugen Zilak-Sebess
Budapest
Berlin
Aftonbladet
Merritt Wears Makeshift Ribbon For Victoria Cross
In Dieppe action hero Lt Col Cecil Merritt earns the Victoria Cross while captive, as Maj Brian S McCool of Toronto sends a rust colored cloth sample to comfort his fellow Canadian. Prison camp officials reportedly staged a mock investiture with the improvised ribbon. Mrs Merritt says the gesture was playful and doubts it was serious.
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TORONTO
C.P
Cecil Merritt
Vancouver
Dieppe
Brian S. McCool
Col. Merritt
South Saskatchewan Regiment
Maj. McCool
V.C
Merritt
CP Airlines Reports Loss for 1943 Operations
Canadian Pacific Airlines Limited shows a 1943 loss of 236,573 dollars. CPR's annual report notes 2,027,000 dollars lent to finance aircraft, radio facilities, and defense installations. Transport miles rose 17 percent, passenger miles up 82 percent, and freight miles up 18 percent. About 9,500 staff employed. observers and overhaul plants expanded under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The report urges a Canadian air policy to enable industry growth alongside other nations.
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MONTREAL
Canadian Pacific Air Lines Limited
C.P.R
Canada
Dominion
Guards Face Court Martial in Buckingham and Thurso
Cpl. William Lee of Montreal, Veterans' Guard of Canada, pleads not guilty at an open court martial to six charges linked to conduct involving German POWs in Buckingham and Thurso. Trial for Pte. Nelson Skinner of Granby is adjourned to tomorrow morning as more charges are reviewed.
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BUCKINGHAM
Que
Cpl
William Lee
Montreal
Veterans’ Guard of Canada
Thurso
Pte
Nelson Skinner
Granby
Veterans Guard
U S Grain Imports Show Big Increase
Washington report shows 1942-43 Canada grain imports more than doubled in value. Oats rose from 939.0 percent to 56,701,000 bushels, barley from 1,690,000 to 26,487,000. Full duty wheat imports fell from 6,857,000 to 4,415,000 bushels, with declines in other wheat and flour.
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WASHINGTON
Canada
census bureau
Chinese Newspapers Urge Burma Offensive Near Salween
Chinese newspapers call for a Chinese offensive against Japan, especially on the Salween front near Burma. One paper says conditions are excellent for a drive into Burma to join the Chinese-American expeditionary force led by Lt Gen Joseph Stilwell.
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KUNMING
China
Salween
Burma
Joseph Stilwell
Canadian Pacific Railway earnings rise in 1943 annual report
The Canadian Pacific Railway reports record gross earnings of 297,107,791 in 1943, up 15.7 percent from 1942, with net earnings of 42,982,718. Freight and grain handling rise amid wartime demand, while operating costs and taxes also advance. Passenger earnings climb, and expense ratios widen with taxes.
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MONTREAL
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
D. €. Coleman
Dominion
Canada
Agri
Newer Varieties Of Seed Grain Tested In Alberta
Edmonton March 27 Dr A G McCalla chairman of Alberta varietal zonation committee says newer seed grain varieties like Ajax oats and Titan barley remain under test. The report places such kinds as other varieties after the recommended list and could later be accepted or rejected. Under old practice varieties were split into recommended and not recommended. the committee has dropped undesirables such as Gopher oats Regal barley Garnet and Renown wheats and now lists those under test as other varieties.
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EDMONTON
Alberta
A. G. McCalla
field crops department
University of Alberta
British Wives Of Canadians Reach Canada
British wives of Canadian soldiers and their children have arrived in the Dominion along with Canadian veterans from the Mediterranean campaign. Also noted were category men from England and Canadian navy and RCAF personnel with a few merchant seamen. A tall Seaforth Highlander Pte Edward Croweswords of Vancouver wore the Military Medal and described his decoration as for different things.
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Dominion
Mediterranean
England
R.C.AF
ath Army
Seaforth
Sicily
Italy
Canada
J. B. Newton
Joan
John
Calgary
John Newton
merchant navy
Dons Turner
baby Anne
Kimberley
B.C
George Turner
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