Canadian Selective Service details outlined by official
Ottawa reports national selective service will enforce a Canadian style system protecting individuals as far as possible. Elliott Little explains that the program assigns each man to the best job, with strict rules on restricted occupations for men 17 to 45, including bookkeepers and other peacetime roles, while permits are temporary and revocable. Farmers, students, and those in war-related training face special provisions and possible postponements.
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Ottawa
Elliott BM. Little
Selec
Canadian Broadcasting Corportion
Little
Selective Service
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Lite
Canada may seek embassy status in Washington
Reports from Ottawa indicate Canada could elevate its Washington mission to an embassy with an ambassador, reflecting Canada's growing role in wartime councils and as a major supplier. If approved, the shift would largely honorific, with possible retirement for current appointees and future reciprocity from the United States in Ottawa.
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Washington
Canan
Leighton McCarthy
United States
Canada
New Zealand
Walter Nash
Australia
Herbert Evatt
Lord Halifax
Emassy
Ottawa
J. Pierrepont Moffatt
RAF raids halt major German tank production in France
London reports the air ministry says British bombers destroyed enough to equal loss of five armored divisions' equipment at Reims and Matford works. In six hours with four bombers and 25 men, the raid stopped daily German production of motor trucks and many tanks, some for the war's duration, an immediate Allied advantage on Russian and Libyan fronts.
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London
Air Ministry
Re and Matford Motor Works
France
Path
RAF
Passenger Buses in Canada to Adopt Khaki Color Scheme
Canada plans all future passenger buses in a dark khaki with grey roofs. Vancouver Island transit controller Harold Husband reports advice from Ottawa with paint changes on current buses and unobtrusive display of owner company names. In Calgary a teachers training camp for air cadet instruction will be held at No 3 service flying training school as stated by Flt Lt WM Bowman.
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Victoria
Canada
Harold Husband
Vancouver Island
Federal Transit
Ottawa
Calgary
No. 3 Service
Flt
WM. Bowman
No 4 Training Command
The
Alberta Teachers’ Alli
Canadian press censorship praised as sensible in wartime
Ronald McEachern of Montreal assistant editor of the Financial Post told a Rotary club the wartime press should curb information and described Canadian censorship as probably more sensible than any other in the world. He forecast a tighter press for Canada in the near future.
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Faitor
Canada
Halifax
Ronald McEachern
Montreal
Financial Post
Rotary
McEachern
Nazis Concentrate Troops on Belgian Coast Amid Landing Fears
The News-Chronicle reports German forces are massing along the Belgian coast as a precaution against possible British landings. Thousands of new troops were diverted from Cambrai in northern France, a rest center for soldiers evacuated from the Russian front.
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London
News-Chronicle
Cambrai
New Stamps Canadian Issue In Preparation Will Be Available
Canadian postal authorities announce new stamp issue in preparation and plan release during July. The move aims to refresh offerings for collectors and mail users, with officials confirming production and distribution steps underway.
Canada to issue new stamps honoring Britain in war effort
Ottawa reports an impending Canadian stamp issue praised by the English Postmaster General Mulock. The stamps honor Britain for recent RAF bombings in occupied France and Germany. Officials say the new stamps may arrive in July amid calls for postal customers to refrain from requesting them while the war continues.
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Ottawa
Canada
Kuibyshev
Russia
Mulock
Moscow New
Britain
France
Germany
Goebbels
Post Office
Mayor La Guardia Praises Canadian War Effort
New York Mayor La Guardia, while returning from Montreal, lauded Canada’s wartime production and manpower. He contrasted Canada's population with its persistent industrial output and praised the country’s efforts in agriculture mining manufacturing fishing and maritime activities. He noted an upcoming board meeting on April 27 in New York and withheld details of the Montreal meeting, citing a crowded calendar.
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la Guardia
New York
Canada
la Gui
Montrea
Serting
Permanent Defence
Montreal
Canadian driver commended for halting oil tank fire
Private Donald Stewart Lucking of Montreal was cited in routine orders for risking his life to combat a burning oil tank. He hacked through a wall with an axe and sprayed water on the blaze, despite imminent explosion danger. The act occurred January 28 and was commended by Maj General Montague.
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London
Donald Stewart Lucking
Montreal
P. J. Montague
Defence Steps Taken To Guard British Columbia
Ottawa officials said guerilla units along the British Columbia coast could form a highly equipped civilian defense force. Minister Ralston announced 40 units are organized, with up to 150 planned, as hunters, trappers, and even Indigenous communities stock rifles and ammo. Officials noted Ross rifles could use the standard .203 cartridge, and militia rangers may receive ammunition support despite calibre variety. West coast woodsmen famed for hunting grizzlies and deer are described as capable sharpshooters ready to counter any invasion.
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Ottawa
British Columbia
Canada
Defence
Ralston
RESTRICT TELEPHONES In Futor Ottawa
The wartime Prices and Trade Board ordered telephone service to follow a strict priority. Providers warn households with multiple lines may be asked to give up one as equipment shortages grow. High priority users like armed services and plants may force John Citizen offline if supply fails. Escaped from Java: Majority of NEI Air Force, Gen Van Oyen, and Lt Gov Dr Van Mook reported in Australia.
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Ottawa
Prices and Trade Board
Armed Services
Java
Sydney
Australia
Netherlands East Indies Air Force
LH. van Oyen
Hubertus J van Mook
The
Netherlands Inlands
Wartime Prices Board Dismisses Real Estate Ceiling Plan
Ottawa reports the wartime prices and trade board states that freezing real estate sales or placing a ceiling on real estate prices is not under contemplation nor advisement by the board. This clarification comes amid broader wartime controls and price stabilization efforts. The notice underscores policy continuity and avoids speculation on forthcoming measures.
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Ottawa
Prices and Trade Board
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