Canada ups hog marketings to meet UK bacon contract
Ottawa reports strong August gains across provinces as Canada eyes a 675 million pound bacon export to the United Kingdom. Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario post double digit increases while Quebec and British Columbia lag. overall provincial rise reaches 21 percent over 1942.
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Ottawa
Federal Agriculture Department
Canada
United Kingdom
Saskatchewan
Maritime
Manitoba
Alberta
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
World Order Tied to Allied Pact Amid Tripartite Talks
London reports Anthony Eden urging practical steps over grand plans for a future world order at a national women’s conference. He says progress hinges on agreement among Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and China to enable regional security schemes and joint action in peace and war.
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London
Anthony Eden
Eden
British Commonwealth
Soviet Union
United States
China
Tus
Russia
British Civil Servants Turn Spare Time Into Nets
In London, over 200 civil servants at the Ministry of Defense spend four hours weekly making camouflage nets, turning spare time into a practical wartime contribution.
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London
British Ministry
Thunderbolt pilot claims near supersonic dive over Emden
Lieut Robert H Knapp of Norwich New York is reported as having achieved about 840 miles per hour in a dive during a Thunderbolt air fight over Emden Germany. If confirmed he would surpass the prior fighter speed record of 780 miles per hour set by Col Cass Hough in England last spring.
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England
Robert H Knapp
Norwich
Emden
Germany
Knapp
Col Cass Hough
Sth Air Force
Record honey crop in Canada reaches near record
The Dominion bureau of statistics estimates the 1943 honey crop at 32.5 million pounds, one of the best on record, up from 24.1 million in 1942. Prairie provinces produced 14.0 million pounds versus 10.6 million pounds in 1942.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prairie Provinces
Italian soldiers deported to Germany for Reich labor
Italian troops disarmed by Germany were deported to Germany and placed in Reich labor ranks, a formal notification disclosed by La Gazzetta di Venezia. In London the City of London Court of aldermen elected Sir Frank Edwin Newson-Smith as lord mayor for a one-year term, succeeding Sir Samuel Joseph.
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Germany
Reich
la Gazetta di Venezia
London
City of London Court of Aldermen
Frank Edwin Newson-Smith
Frank
Samuel Joseph
Anglo American air raids cripple German industry
A survey based on aerial reconnaissance and German reports says 15 leading German cities have been knocked out for at least six months, tying up about 3,000,000 workers and eroding fighter plane strength on the Russian front. Hanover and Mannheim are among the hardest hit with 60 percent or more destruction. other cities include Hamburg, Cologne, Wilhelmshaven, Dortmund, Stettin, Osnabruck, Bremen, Dusseldorf and Emden. The Ruhr heavy industry has been virtually erased.
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London
Germany
Hanover
Mannheim
Hamburg
Cologne
Wilhelmshafen
Dortmund
Stettin
Osnabruck
Bremsen
Dusseldorf
Emsen
Ruhr
Meat packing bottleneck prompts Alberta staffing appeal
Deputy minister D S Longman urged Alberta farmers to assist urgently as Edmonton plants require about 100 workers and Calgary plants need 100 more. He warned current staff are too short of skilled help to train unskilled workers, risking losses for farmers, packers, and consumers. He urged recalling skilled meat processors from other industries or the armed forces.
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Alberta
Edmontox
Edmonton
Calgary
D S Longman
Plans Made to Forward Messages to Repatriates
An external affairs department source said arrangements are being made for Canadians returning on the Gripsholm liner to receive messages from their next of kin. Next of kin will be advised by circular letter and through the press about how to send messages to relatives.
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Ottawa
External Affairs Department
Gripsholm
Canada
Japan
Crown reserves radioactive minerals in Yukon and Northwest Territories
The federal government enacted orders in council reserving to the crown in right of Canada all radioactive substances present in minerals found in Yukon and Northwest Territories. The orders appeared in Canadian war orders and regulations.
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Crown Rights
Ottawa
Crown
Canada
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Italy's War Status May Be Redefined Based on Allied Collaboration
London reports that Italy, labeled a defeated aggressor, could win reprieve if it fully cooperates with the Allies. Italian ships and troops are said to be serving in direct Allied operations behind German lines, aiding transport and sabotage as armistice terms hinge on collaboration and potential forgiveness of trespasse.
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London
Italy
Atus
Germany
Churchill
Sth
Norman Wells Oil Plans Demand Big Pipeline
Workers in Norman Wells prepare for oil output once the 600 mile Yukon pipeline to Whitehorse is finished. Experts estimate capacity could run for six years, while geologists say the field may be larger than expected and someday rival Oklahoma. Oil’s low pour point aids transmission but sub zero temps pose flow challenges. Current production comes from a small plant with twenty four wells ready to start. oil from the original 1920 well continues to flow.
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Norman Wells
Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
P. W. Lambright
W. L. Taylor
L. A. Landon
University of Kansas
Norman
Oklahoma
Arctic
Norman Fields
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Canadian Meat Board
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Cherub
R.A.F
Bar Harbor Naval Base
Bar Harbor
Atlantic
Uberty
Norman Oil Wells
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