Our Airmen Play Important Part In Desert War
London reports Canadian airmen dominate desert operations in the Middle East. Fighter squadrons, torpedo planes, and ground crews supported RAF and US forces at El Alamein, destroying tanks, air targets, and supply lines while individual Canadians are cited for daring actions and mission readiness.
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London
Middle East
Rommell
RCAF
Egypt
RAF
United States Army
Remmell
PO. RV Manning
Vancouver
Sgt
K. B. Taylor
Preeceville
Sask
PO. L. H. Curphey
Ottawa
el Alamein
Canada Year Book May Cover Two Years In One
Ottawa reports a new economy campaign by the government may cause the Canada Year Book to cover 1943 and 1944 in a single issue with no 1945 edition. Dominion Bureau of Statistics officials say combining years is under consideration, with an early decision expected. annual cost runs about 25000 dollars, reduced by sales.
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Onssue of Canada
Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Locomotives in Britain cut steel use for war transport
The British Ministry of Supply announced new locomotives designed for universal rail use in wartime. The engines will require only four tons of steel casting instead of 21, saving thousands of man hours in production. They can haul 700 tons at 30 to 40 miles per hour.
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London
Ministry of Supply
King’s message lauds Allied victory in Middle East battle
The King sent a message to General Sir Harold Alexander praising a hard-fought victory in the Middle East. He thanked Alexander and Air Marshal Tedder, General Montgomery, Air Vice Marshal Coningham, and all ranks of the three services for their "far reach" success achieved through untiring cooperation.
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London
Harold Alexander
Middle East
Royal Navy
Tedder
General Montgomery
Coningham
Harvest Labor Boosts Saskatchewan Crop Yields
The Saskatchewan Harvest Labor committee secretary states that sending 4500 students and farmers from Ontario and Quebec to Saskatchewan and Alberta harvest fields succeeded. In a government letter, the officer notes millions of acres were threshed thanks to this help and the cost to the government was small compared to the crop value saved.
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Ottawa
Labor Department
Saskatchewan Harvest Labor Committee
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Department
Sharp Decrease in Butter Stocks in Canada
Ottawa reports a sharp drop in butter stocks for November versus October, per Statistics Bureau figures. Prices board administrator J. Gordon Taggart cautions it is too early to predict rationing, noting the data reflect only part of national storage and do not indicate the full trend. November 1 stocks in specified cities totaled 23,131,262 pounds, down from October 1 and November 1, 1941 levels. a new order restricts holdings on November 30 to 75 percent of November 20 last year, leaving a month to adjust.
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Ottawa
I Bureau of Statistics
J. Gordon Taggart
Focds
The
Prices Board
Canada
Fourteen Canadian Army Men Awarded Belgian Decorations
Belgium awards honor to fourteen Canadian Army personnel for wartime aid. Ten receive medals from Baron Silvercrays Belgian ministers to Canada. Twelve officers get Militaire Belge while a warrant officer and a noncommissioned officer each receive Militaire Belge. Ottawa.
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Oes
Baron Silvercrays
Canada
Ottawa
Christmas tree shipment rules eased for rail delivery
Ottawa announces changes by the prices board industries control board and transport department permitting wider Christmas tree distribution. Rail shipment is allowed until November 15 regardless of cut date, after which prior permit from the timber controller is required. Also mentions war savings certificates regulation.
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Ottawa
Prices Board
Industries Control Board
Transport Department
Lockwood
Commission to Record Crimes Of German Invaders Named
A special Soviet commission to document the crimes of the German fascist invaders and their accomplices was announced in Moscow. Author Alexei Tolsto is named among the commission members.
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Moscow
Price Board Studies Curbs on Industries and Advertising
R F Chisholm, director of the board's industrial division, says there is no secret list of non essential industries. Curtailment is by administrators with advisory committees and industry representatives. Advertising and selling controls vary by industry and no country bans newspapers or advertising entirely.
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R. F. Chisholm
Chisholm
Women supervisors training in western Canada plants
Mrs. Ethel Colwell organizes courses for women supervisors in Winnipeg and Vancouver after Toronto start. The program aims for one supervisor per two hundred women, with talks on policy, welfare, nutrition, safety, and factory life. Colwell brings 14 years in personnel work and heads Canadian Facts. In Moscow, seven factory heads received prison terms for absenteeism and worker welfare failures.
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Canada
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Ethel Colwell
Toronto
P. Page
Calgary
Alta Ing
Jean Reid
Western Canada
Edmonton
Moose Jaw
Ontario
West
Colwell
Wnipeg
Selective Service
Canadian Facts
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Britain
Axis General
Gener
Ervin Rommel
North Africa
Canadian
Midland
Price Board
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