Allied Armies Capture Key North African Campaign Milestones
London reports the Allied invasion of North Africa and the Soviet winter offensives dealt a decisive setback to Germany. The 1942 year-end war review calls it a turning point with Axis initiative waning and United Nations on the defensive in Europe. El Alamein marked a turning point as Montgomery’s forces halted Rommel and began momentum toward Tunis and Bizerte.
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London
North Africa
Russia
Germany
War Office
8Th Army
Libya
Tunisian
Solomons
Axis
United Nations
Axia
Erwin Rommel
Egypt
Sir Bernard Montgomery
el Alamein
Tunisia
Algeria
Tunis
Biserte
Mediterranean
Hitler
Britain's light naval forces prove their worth in four months
Britain organized light warships two years ago and they report 16 enemy ships sunk and 31 damaged in four months. These ships patrol along the enemy coast at night to smash convoys and attack from close range near Dieppe. They often pull off captures despite coastal guns, showing bold effectiveness in the war effort.
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Britain
London
Hitler
Admiralty
Dieppe
Lttle
Unusual Sale Of Purebred Calves In Calgary For War Charity
A Calgary sale of purebred beef calves to raise funds for war charity is to be held at Victoria pavilion. It is believed to be the first event of its kind in Canada, with all proceeds dedicated to charity.
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Calgary
Canada
Victoria Pavilion
Toronto man recovers after harrowing in flight in Quebec hospital
Harry Griffiths of Toronto sustains injuries after a perilous fall from 4000 feet when a Boston bomber hatch opened. Captain John Gerow of Minnesota steered the craft to a safe descent allowing Griffiths to drop to safety. He endured a grueling survival ordeal clinging to the stricken plane as it descended.
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Harry Griffiths
Toronto
Quebec
Boston
John Gerow
Minnesota
Ing
Meat Shipments Steer Out Of Canada To Britain In 1942
Canada sent about 25 percent of its meat supplies to the United Kingdom in 1942. J Gordon Taggart says 75 percent of inspected hog slaughterings went overseas to meet British bacon demand, though not all slaughterings were inspected. Bacon shipments totaled about 25 percent of all meats. About 85 percent of cheese and 15 percent of egg production also went to the UK.
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Comte
Britain
Ottawa
Canada
United Kingdom
J. Gordon Taggart
Taggart
Agriculture Department
Atlantic
Butter rationing improves supplies across regions
Ottawa reports butter rationing starting December 21 has made supplies available to areas with shortages. Food administrator J Gordon Taggart says nearly everyone can obtain adequate butter and that the situation has greatly improved since rationing began.
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Ottawa
Food Administration
J. Gordon Taggart
the Prices Board
Taggart
Pioneer Deed Dies at Home in Exeter Ontario
Pioneer Deed is dead at his home in Exeter Ontario. Authorities report the death occurred at the residence with no immediate signs of foul play. The deceased is identified as a local longtime resident and former community organizer. Burial arrangements are pending with family notified.
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Exeter
Ont
British Air Mail Delays Push Surface Delivery Forward
Postmaster general Mu eek announced that only about 10 percent of UK to North America air mail could be carried by commercial aircraft. Britain will dispatch many letters by surface routes as aircraft capacity is devoted to vital war needs. Officials seek all avenues to increase air capacity while explaining delays are War related.
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Atlantic
Ottawa
Mueek
United Kingdom
North America
Io Canada
Britain
Iroquois Commissioned Tribal Destroyer of Royal Canadian Navy
The Iroquois, a Tribal class destroyer built for the Royal Canadian Navy, is now commissioned at sea with an all Canadian crew under Cmdr. W. B. L Holmes from Victoria. Other Tribals, Athabaskan Huron and Haida, were launched and await commissioning as crews include diverse Canadians. Tribal destroyers displace 1870 tons with 190 crew, eight 47 inch guns and four torpedo tubes at a peacetime cost around 2 million dollars each. London reports Allied plans to bomb targets in former occupied France.
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Cmdr
W. B. L Holmes
Victoria
Britain
RCN
W. P. Hayes
Swift Current
Sask
Mediterranean
Crete
Maritimes
Royal Navy
Empire
No Near-term German Victory Seen in War Economy
The Financial News assesses Germany's war economy in the fourth winter of war and finds no weak spot strong enough to give hope for a near collapse. It cites material shortages, aircraft industry strain, and deteriorating transport as critical flaws, with railways and logistics called the weak link in Nazi Europe.
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London
Financial News
Germany
North
Africa
Occupied
Maikop
Rumania
Poland
Europe
Aussia
Goering
Sugar Shortage Warns Bakers to Heed Restrictions
Toronto deputy sugar administrator H J Hobbins told Dominion Retail Store Bakers Association that during early rationing the industry paid little heed to rules. He warned next year could be tighter and urged substituting bread and simple cakes for luxury items as Ontario faced a labor shortage and prairie beet crops set a record.
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Bakers’ Association
Toronto
H. J. Hobbina
Prices Board
Dominion Retail Store
Hobbins
Prairie Provinces
Ontario
Generous Tars Fund Tottenham Old Folk Home Party
Two British sailors in New York wired the equivalent of 75 dollars to the British War Relief Society so the Tottenham old folk home could hold its Christmas party as planned.
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Bolish
London
Tottenham
New York
British War Relief Society
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