Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act urged for all Canada
The House of Commons construction and re establishment committee chaired by Gray Turgeon urged applying the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act across Canada. It called for an immediate national resources survey to guide postwar employment and a balanced economy, noting needs in fishing, coal, and agriculture and ensuring armed forces and merchant navy members face no mass unemployment.
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Ottawa
Praire
Canada
House of Commons
Gray Turgeon
Lib
Cariboo
Prairie Provinces
Alberta Feed Manufacturers Association Formed
In Calgary F W Present, Canadian feeds administrator, urged full use of supplementary feeds to support wartime livestock production. The milling and feed industry formed the Alberta Feed Manufacturers Association to set standards and grow consumer confidence and demand.
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Calgary
Dominion
Canada
F. W. Present
Calary
Alberta Feed Manufacturers’ Association
Tibet Opens New Supply Route Via Himalayas to China
The BBC reports a new supply route across the Himalayas and through Tibet to China. After negotiations between Tibet, China and Britain, the Tibetan government has permitted passage of supplies destined for China, and the first convoy is already on the way.
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New York
China
Himalayas
Tibet
BBC
Britain
Britain’s Viceroy pledges India pledge unchanged
London reports that Field Marshal Sir Archibald Wavell, Britain’s new viceroy, reaffirms Do minion status for India after the war and rejects any plan for military rule. He says progress depends on war success and that political progress is not precluded before war’s end.
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London
India
Archibald P Wavell
Britain
Queen Elizabeth presides at investiture in king’s absence
The Queen, first female investiture presider since Victoria, awards the Victoria Cross to Wing Commander Guy Gibson for leading the raid on the Moline and Eder dams. Six Canadians also receive decorations for the daring air attack as the King, in the Mediterranean, sends regrets for his absence.
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Een Elizabeth
London
Queen Victoria
Guy Gibson
Moline
Eder
Mediterranean
Farmers Urged to Order Repair Parts Without Delay
Federal agriculture engineer J. M. Armstrong advised farmers to order harvest machinery repair parts now to avoid delays during the upcoming US harvest. He noted 1943 quotas gave manufacturers 165 percent of 1940 output, but delays could still hinder supply for urgent repairs.
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Ottawa
J. M. Armstrong
Federal
Agriculture Department
Deay
Reinforcements Bolster Axis Defense Of Italy Invasion Threat
London reports Germany and Italy increasing force levels as reinforcements reach Italy including 15 to 20 Italian divisions and 5 to 6 German divisions. Luftwaffe units operate across the peninsula and surrounding islands with total Axis strength estimated at 300,000 to 400,000. A German despatch pledges aid in decisive battles on European soil.
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London
Italy
Sicily
Sardinia
Mediterranean Islands
Balkans
Medical Association Backs Federal Help for Needy Med Students
The Canadian Medical Association urged the federal government to provide bursaries or loans to brilliant but needy medical students and to include broad health insurance grants for post graduate training, cancer research, medical research per NRC, and expansion of industrial medicine.
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Medical Association
Ottawa
The
Canadian Medical Association
House of Commons Social Security Committee
Association
National Research Council
Sharp clashes as Italian troops probe French youths in Haute Savoie
Reports from France say Italian occupation troops clashed with fugitive French youths hiding in Haute Savoie forests. Vichy authorities conscripted ages 20 to 23 for examination before work in Germany. Annemasse residents aiding crossings were arrested.
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Berne
Switzerland
Haute Bavole
Vichy
Germany
France
Annemasse
Canadians Barred from U S University Scholarships
London Ontario reports that national selective service officials say students of military age in Canada are being refused permission to attend universities in the United States. Several scholarship winners are barred from leaving Canada.
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London
Canada
United States
Selective Service
U.S
Youth Labor Transfer Order Expands to Ages Sixteen to Eighteen
Ottawa Labor Minister Mitchell announced in the House of Commons that youths aged 16 to 18 are now subject to compulsory employment transfer orders, mirroring military service rules. He also barred teachers from other occupations without special permits issued by national selective service and outlined plans to review the department’s 1942-44 and 1943-44 manpower policies amid ongoing wartime labor shortages.
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Ottawa
Mitchell
House of Commons
National Selective Service
House
Labor Department
Stamp Book Records for Employee Tax Payments Proposed
G. G. McGeer urged Canada’s House of Commons public accounts committee to keep individual income tax payments on stamp books similar to unemployment insurance records. He said such stamps would give workers a tangible year end savings certificate as proof. Premier John Hart announced dry gas found near Fort Nelson BC will supply U S forces for light and fuel. US army engineers located the gas while seeking water in the Peace River district along the Alaska highway.
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Ottawa
House of Commons Public Accounts Committee
G. G. McGeer
Vancouver Burrard
McGeer
Victoria
Fort Nelson
British Columbia
John Hart
United States
US Army
Peace River District
Alaska
Eskimos Not Liable for Military Service
An official from the mines land resources department says there is no law forcing Eskimos to bear arms for Canada against a foreign nation. Indians may be liable for military service but Eskimos are not as they have never signed any treaty with the government.
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Ottawa
Mines Land Resources Department
Delegates Invited to Ottawa Postwar Economy Talks
Ottawa Senator Norman Lamber t, chair of the senate committee on economic re establishment, was authorized to invite a delegation of 8 senators to front discussion in Ottawa on postwar economic reestablishment.
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Ottawa
Norman Lambert
Canadian Senate
Government Grants to Ottawa Reported by War Services Minister
War Services Minister La lechere reported to the House of Commons that national organizations have foregone public appeals, totaling 3619.26 dollars so far this year. The disclosure outlines government grants to Ottawa based groups and their funding status.
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Ottawa
War Services
Laleche
House of Commons
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