Alexander Is To Succeed The Earl Of Athlone
Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander named governor general of Canada to succeed the Earl of Athlone in 1946. He will be the 17th governor general since Confederation and the second British soldier to hold the post after leading Canadian troops in battle. He is 53, comes from a titled family, and arrival will follow Athlone’s five year term.
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Ottawa
Harrd Alexander
Canada
Earl of Athlome
Italy
Alexander
Mediterranean
Baron Byng of
Vimy
London
MacKensie King
Vincent Massey
United Kingdom
Gen. Crerar
Viscount Cranborne
Dominions
Marshal Montgomery
Lord Burleigh
Bermuda
Winston Churchill
Harold
Earl of
Caledon
County ‘Yrone
Ireland
Jo Auchan
Tibeaudeau Rinfret
Sugar rationing to continue nine months says executive
O H Lamborn, president of Lamborn and Company sugar traders, told the New York war food advisory committee that U S sugar supply will continue desolate for the next nine months. A War Food Administration spokesman said civilian sugar per capita would be 73 pounds this year, compared with 100 pounds prewar.
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New York
O. H. Lamborn
Lamborn and Company
Sugar Trakers
United States
New York City
War Food Advisory Committee
War Food Administration
Bristol port handled 150 million tons of commodities
Hugh Roberts regional port director for the southwest states that Bristol ports managed about 150 million tons of commodities over the last fifty years. The goods ranged from guns to butter, reflecting a broad cargo mix and long-term throughput.
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Bristol
Angina
Hugh Roberts
Berlin war casualty totals reveal over four million losses
Berlin reports seized documents at Gen. Hermann Reinecke's home claim 4 064 438 army navy and air force casualties since war began through November 30. The figures list 1 911 300 killed or fatally wounded, with army 3 630 269, air force 200 839, navy 94 470, plus desertions 383, executions 9 313 and others.
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Berlin
Germany
Spd
Hermann Reinecke
Reinecke
Flensburgre
Army
Air Force
Navy
Montgomery offers three world security suggestions
Field Marshal Montgomery spoke in London after being granted the freedom of Brentford and Chiswick. He urged a strong British Empire, understanding of wars, and a post-war civilization grounded in spiritual values. He warned that peace requires balance and readiness and that tyranny must fear a powerful lion. He cautioned against building solely on material wealth.
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Montgomery
London
Brentford
Chiswick
War brides may cross Atlantic this fall
The Daily Express reports English wives of Canadian and American servicemen could travel to North America in October and November instead of next spring. About 32 000 wives and 8 000 children are awaiting transport. The move reflects confidence in Washington and London over the Pacific war and expects American steamship lines to start trans Atlantic service with hospital and troop ships, plus faster Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth sailings docking at Southampton.
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London
The
Daily Express
Atlantic
North America
Washington
Southampton
Scotland
Two More Wells Hit In Conrad and Princess Fields
The California Standard Co. reports two new wells in Alberta with Princess 78-22A drilling to 3954 feet yielding 34 gravity crude during a three hour test at 166 to 256 barrels daily. Conrad No. 31 5A shows muddy oil at 420 feet in one hour, rated about 60 barrels per day, 15th well for Conrad area, with Conrad field 49 miles southeast of Lethbridge and Princess field 125 miles southeast of Calgary.
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Conrad Field
Calgary
California Stanard Co
Princess
Conrad
Lethbridge
Heroic airman wings through Okinawa mission blast
Edward J. Waller of Hamilton Ontario risked his life to strike an enemy radio station off Okinawa. An enemy shell shattered his dive bomber cockpit, yet he finished the mission and, after bandaging his face, flew 100 miles back to his carrier ship despite severe blood loss. He earned two air medals and a commendation from Admiral Chester Nimitz.
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Okinawa
Adm
Chester Nimitz
Hitler plan for British administration outlined in manuscript
Hamburg report describes a red bound 23 page German plan detailing deportation of males 17 to 43 to the continent, occupation by Sept 9, 1940, and transforming Britain into Germany s main war workshop under Nazi direction for war against Russia. Only 195 copies printed, 78 sent to top Nazi authorities.
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Hamburg
Mit Command
Britain
Hitler
United Kingdom
Germany
Russia
Ocean tests show airnaes tried in midsea success
The Sunday Observer reports airnaes trials conducted in mid ocean with successful results. The exact location remains secret, but landing fields up to 2000 feet long are formed by multiple linked pontoons that flex to ride wave motion.
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London
Airneas
The
Sunday Observer
Strangers Meet Twins by Chance in Department Store
Twin sisters Marion and Margaret, long separated by distance, recognize each other on a department store stairway. Both say they are 21, born Jan 4, and have been married to navy men. Marion grew up in Toronto and Margaret in British Columbia after a C W A C posting.
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Marion
Toronto
Margaret
British Columbia
C.W.A.C
Ottawa
Margaret Mitchell
Roland Judson
Labor plans socialization of major industries in UK
Prof. Harold Laski says Labour aims to socialize ownership of vital production tools stage by stage with the Bank of England first. He predicts a planned direction of investment and nationalization of mines, electrical power, iron and steel, and transport, with science and technology integrated into industry.
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London
Harold Laski
Labor Party
Lords
Labor
United States
House of Commons
House of Lords
Commons
Prof. Laski
Bank of England
Disbanding of Britain's Famous Eighth Army Ends Four-Year Career
Rome reports Britain's famed Eighth Army has been disbanded after a four year campaign that pushed the enemy from El Alamein to Austria. The 5th Corps becomes British forces in Austria under Lt Gen Sir Richard L McCreery, commander since January 10. The 13th Corps, which crushed Marshal Graziani's Italian army in Libya, transferred to Allied field HQ under Field Marshal Alexander.
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Rome
Britain
Sth
el Alamein
Austria
5Th Corps
Antria
Richard L. Mc‘Creery
13Th Corps
Rodolfo Graniani
Libya
Allied Field Headquarters
Alexander
Goering to stand trial as war crimes suspect
Mondorf les Bains Luxembourg Reichsmarshal Hermann Goering who collapsed from a heart attack during a thunderstorm will face trial when his time comes if brought into court on a stretcher. The informant said Goering remains in a highly nervous condition but is not in real danger.
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Mondorf - Les - Bains
Luxembourg
Reichmarshal
Hermann Goering
Wil
Wehrmacht
Goering
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Liverpool
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England
Murray Mather
Black Watch
May P. Stewart
Montreal
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Vere Cotton
Norway
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