Changed Nazis to humble prisoners in Canadian POW camp
Article recounts how German POWs in Canada shifted from boasting Nazi superiority to meek conduct after Germany’s defeat. It details early arrogance in 1940 at Ozada and later at Lethbridge, where captives boasted of Dieppe and threatened Canadians, then gradually showed humility as surrender became final.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GEORGE A. YACKUSAC
Canada
Dominion
Germany
Hitler
arge
Ozada
Banff
Dieppe
Lethbridge
Goebbels
Left Hand Corner War Correspondent Visits European Capitals
The London wire reports FRIEND, a war correspondent with an RAF command, toured major European capitals in days and praised meals in Copenhagen on liberation day. He enjoyed a first class supper there for about 6 shillings, while in Paris a similar feast could cost around 5,000 francs. Continued on page eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.A.F
y air
London
Ottawa
Copenhagen
Paris
Manitoba Campaign Nears General Election Monday
Garson and Saskatoon leaders urge Manitoba voters to back their coalition in a 55 seat legislature race. Premier Garson cites lower taxes for Manitoba residents and a moratorium program for distressed farmers while Douglas touts Saskatchewan welfare measures and wage laws as Manitoba campaign rhetoric intensifies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WINNIPEG
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
T. C. Douglas
Oakland W. Valleau
social welfare
Stanley Knowles
C.C.F
socialist party
Stuart Garson
Garson
prairie
DOUGLAS LAUDS SALK
Dauphin
Douglas
Canada
trade union act
Large Credit Vote Sought in House of Commons
London reports the exchequer requested a 2,000,000,000 pound supplementary vote of credit to cover expenditures to March 31, 1946, aiming to avoid another parliamentary vote. The rate would raise total credit to 4,750,000,000 pounds for the current financial year, about 21.38 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
C.P
exchequer
MacArthur outlines plan to home 1.25 million troops
Tokyo dispatch reports Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced moving home 1,250,000 American soldiers from the Pacific in six months, at about 250,000 monthly. By March only about 400,000 occupation troops would remain across Japan, Korea, and the broader theater, with four combat divisions in Japan and two in Korea.
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TOKYO
A.P
MacArthur
Pacific
United States
Pacific theatre
Japan
Korea
Coal Miners Meet Today In Western Canada
Edmonton report states 9000 miners across Alberta and British Columbia halted work since Sept 21 over meat rationing. Wages lost range from 759000 to 1 million dollars as shortages in coal stockpiles grow. United Mine Workers of America District 18 executive board recommends ending the two week strike, with decision left to the miners at sub district meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EDMONTON
C.P
Alberta
British Columbia
United Mine Workers of America
District 18
Local Brewery Faces Shutdown Over Coal Shortage
Sicks Lethbridge Brewery Ltd. warned it may close Friday due to a depleted coal stockpile. Brewery manager G A Frisby said the plant runs entirely on coal and without fresh supplies 110 employees would be laid off. Miners in North Lethbridge met to discuss the strike situation with Crow's Nest Pass locals across District 18 UMWA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Frisby
Lethbridge Brewery Ltd
Frisby
Lethbridge
Crow's Nest Pass
Michel
Fernie
B.C
U.M.W
Ottawa
Premier Manning calls federal action to end Alberta walkout
Premier Manning of Alberta urged federal intervention to break the miners strike and warned of unprecedented hardship if not ended immediately. Miners faced meat ration changes easing meals including bologna, as Edmonton coal dealers reported delays in deliveries for at least a week.
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Manning
Alberta
Edmonton
Fatal Bullets Fired At Close Range
Vancouver police analyst Inspector J F C Vance testified at the coroner s jury inquest into taxi driver Reginald Claude Price s death stating four bullets were fired from close range. Two .38 caliber bullets struck his back and two hit his head, with powder marks near his temple and chin suggesting the gun was held within an inch of his face. The rifling on the bullets indicated they came from a similar revolver.
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VANCOUVER
Reginald Claude Price
J. F. C. B. Vance
Price
Inspector Vance
Campaigning heats up in British Columbia race
The campaign for the October 25 British Columbia general election reaches full stride with Liberals and Progressive Conservatives backing coalition candidates. Harold Winch leads the CCF challenge while Premier John Hart promotes rural electrification and an American Route Victory Highway proposal. Maitland condemns Winch's Calgary 1943 remark as intolerant. Winch reiterates police power warning if elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Liberals
Progressive Conservatives
C.C.F
Harold Winch
John Hart
Liberal party
Victoria
Trail
Rossland
VICTORY HIGHWAY
United States
Mackenzie King
Grand Forks
Noorthport
Wash
Laurier
B.C
Kamloops
R. L. Maitland
K.C
Maitland
Winch
Calgary
Labor ministers outline Ford workers strike and wage rules
In Ottawa the Labor Minister described a conciliation board finding union security as the core issue at Ford, with union dues and shop rules at stake. He said wage demands should go to the regional war labor board, and warned strikes violate wage control. He urged government action if needed. A bill to amend the Aeronautics Act and a plan to boost Trans-Canada Air Lines capital to 25 million were announced, hinting at a possible split from parent CNR CP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
Ford
Toronto
Mitchell
regional
war labor board for
Ontario
war labor boards
war labor board
board of conciliation
T.C.A
Trans-Canada Air Lines
commons
Reconstruction
Howe
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific Airlines
C.N.R
C.P.R
Reforms For Japs Premier Shidehara Meets MacArthur
Gen MacArthur laid five basic social and political reforms before Premier Shidehara at a one hour meeting to reshape Japan s government toward a servant role for the people and liberalize the constitution He urged swift vigorous action to ensure the Japanese people are clothed fed and housed this winter indicating a new crisis premier policy trajectory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SHIDEHARA
TOKYO
A.P
Gen. MacArthur
Japan
Five Plants Are Involved Five Plants Are Involved
Premier King Bevin guest at private dinner in London despite a cold. Foreign Secretary Bevin hosted Canada House announces the visit includes Viscount Addison and Hugh Dalton. Informal talks cited as main purpose of Mackenzie King’s UK visit. King canceled engagements and missed a National Book League reception for Canadian publishers.
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LONDON
C.P. Cable
Mackenzie King
Bevin
Canada House
Viscount Addison
dominions
Hugh Dalton
King
United Kingdom
National Book League
Tension in Palestine after raid on training depot
Palestine military HQ said armed Jews raided a training depot early today, overpowering guards and taking weapons. The raid raised tensions despite British reinforcements and police cordons around Beth, Oren, and Yagur. One British constable was killed and an Arab and Jewish policeman injured as Jews fled from the camp.
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JERUSALEM
Palestine military headquarters
Palestine
Duchess of Bedford
Beth
Oren
Yagur
Canadian prisoners in Hong Kong camp fed by bribing guards
Lt Col William James Home of Quebec recounts life at Samshui po camp near Kowloon where Canadian forces held after Hong Kong capitulation in 1941. Bribery funded by pooled funds and cigarettes, forming a fragile lifeline as Formosan guards swapped food for goods. officials estimate meals improved late in captivity before rescue.
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JOSEPH LAITIN
MANILA
Reuters
William James Home
Quebec
Hong Kong
Samshuipo
Kowloon
Home
Col. Home
J. K Lawson
Samshulipo
Red Cross
Royal Rifles of Canada
Lawsor
John H. Price
George Trist
Ives
Queenstown St
Winnipeg
Maj. Price
Maj
Trist
Winnipeg Grenadiers
Far East
Australia
Handles For Beer Cartons Recommended By Jury
Winnipeg coroner's jury ruled accidental death after Carlo Ferro was knocked down by an electric bus and run over by a car on October 1. Ferro carried a case of beer on his shoulder and the verdict urged handles on beer cartons to prevent obstructing the view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WINNIPEG
Carlo Ferro
Ferro
bé&r
Talks on Higher Pay and Five Day Week Across Canadian Pack Plants
Workers in five meat packing plants from Manitoba to British Columbia plan strike ballots this week. Union officials warn a general strike may follow across the three major Canadian packing chains. An official of the United Packinghouse Workers of America says votes will be held in Burns and Company plants at Winnipeg, Edmonton, Vancouver, Regina, and Prince Albert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
British Columbia
United Packinghouse Workers of America
Burns and company
Winnips
Edmonton
Vancouver
Regina
Prince Albert
Sask
Burns Employees Take Strike Vote at Edmonton Plant
A strike vote began at 11 a.m. for about 400 Burns and Company workers in Edmonton. Results to be announced at a mass meeting with UN union reps from C.I.O. and AFofL, as U.P.W.A. pushes for a 30 percent wage increase and a 40 hour week. Alberta Industrial Relations not yet called in.
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EDMONTON
C.P
Burns and Company packing plant
John Lenglet
United Packinghouse Workers of America
C.1
John Wallin
packing plant employees union
A.FL
U. PW
Alberta board of industrial relations
Lenglet
Alberta
Lethbridge Girl Wins Bursary at University of Alberta
A University of Alberta supplement list shows three Southern Alberta students as scholarship winners. Margaret Gibson of Lethbridge won the matriculation bursary from the Friends of the University, Rosalie M. Dinzey of Calgary earned the Viscount Bennett scholarship, and Helen I. Huston of Macleod won the University Women’s Club bursary for first-year students in medicine.
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EDMONTON
University of Alberta
Southern Alberta
Friends of the University
Margaret &. Gibson
Lethbridge
Viscount Bennett
Rosalie M. Dinzey
Calgary
Helen I. Huston
Macleod
University Women’s club of
Miners defer action on meat ration strike at Crow's Nest Pass
Lethbridge miners meeting Thursday morning chose to defer action on the meat ration strike until the Crow's Nest Pass miners decide. Pass meetings are set for Wednesday. Edmonton reports say about 300 miners on strike there will await the Pass union's return-to-work decision affecting 2,500 miners.
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LETHBRIDGE
Crow’s Nest
Edmonton
VANCOUVER
C.P
M.S
Canada
Westbank Park
Magdalena Bay
Lower
California
here
Park Steamship Company
Tipperary Park
TORONTO
F. W. Dowling
United Packinghouse Workers of America
C.I.0
Burns and Company
Dowling
Burns company
WHITEHORSE FAIRBANKS
Grant McConachie
Canadian Pacific Ai Lines
C.P.A
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Lethbridge Herald
Churchill Flat
ING
News of the Blind
David Bell
Battle of
Elamein
St. Dun
D.C. HOUSE
U.S
C.C.P
Premier King
Burns
S. Hughes
U.P.W.A
John Langler
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