Scrap metal is armor plate material for Canadian war needs
Ottawa officials told a House committee that scrap metal is essential for armor plate and cannot be fully replaced by pig iron. A limited shift toward converter steel would reduce scrap demand, but large quantities will still be needed. Labour shortages and the cost of new steel plants and coal impact supply, with potential use of wrecked ships and dumps to keep furnaces fed.
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Ottawa
Essort
W Brown
House of Commons
Coldwell
CCF
Fas
Vancouver Island
Mr. Brown
British Columbia
United States
Mayhew
Victoria
Canada
Roy Graham
Swift Current
L. Levin
Brown
Levin
Old City
Furnac
Nerve and daring: Airmen steal German bombers in desert escape
Two British airmen shot down in Egypt trek ten miles east and, under cover of darkness, approached a German airfield. They slipped onto the field, overpowered guards, and took two bombers, blasting off despite tight security to return to their lines.
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Cairo
Nigntrail
Winnipeg approves free tuberculosis treatment plan
Winnipeg city council approved free treatment for tuberculosis for all residents beginning November 1 with Manitoba government concurrence. The program mirrors efforts in Saskatchewan and Ontario where free TB care is provided.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Juvenile Delinquency Concerns Raise Toronto Meeting
Nelson McEwen executive secretary of the national boy council of the YMCA told a Toronto service club that juvenile delinquency is increasing in alarming proportions. He spoke about rising youth crime and the need for community programs.
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Toronto
Nelson McEwen
National Boy Council
The
YMCA
Bombing near Sarkrokur causes no casualties
A German plane dropped two bombs near the small northeast coast village of Sarkrokur in Iceland. The incident caused no casualties or damage, according to United States and headquarters announcements.
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Reykjavik
Keana
Sarkrokur
Cashes
United States
Hudson's Bay Fort Ross Reaches Churchill in Damaged Condition
The Hudson's Bay Company schooner Fort Ross limped into Churchill last week after a rough journey through northern waters leaving the vessel battered and damaged.
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Churchill
Hudson's Bay Company
Fort Ross
Brazil Produces Bananas Varieties Eaten After Cooking
A Brazilian note highlights several banana varieties cultivated for cooking. The article explains these bananas are consumed after heating, reflecting regional culinary use and agricultural diversification.
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Brazil
MORE PORK Urges 300-Pound Hogs For War Supply
Edmonton stockman Oscar A. Brown urges Canadian farmers to raise hogs to 300 pounds liveweight instead of 200. He argues an extra month yields larger hogs, boosting supplies for Britain, and notes U S producers fetch up to 15.70 dollars per hundredweight while Canada ships bacon hogs at lower dressed weight.
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Edmonton
Oscar A. Brown
Stock Commission
Britain
U.S
Mr. Brown
Missionaries slain on Guadalcanal by Japanese troops
Four Marist missionaries including two priests Father Arthur Duhamel of Boston and Father Henry Engberink of Utrecht were killed on Guadalcanal by bayonet wounds. Sisters Sylvia and Odatya, likely French, also died. Sister Edmee escaped.
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London
Guadalcanal Island
Solomons
Arthur Duhamel
Boston
Mass
Henry Engberink
Utrecht
Netherlands
Sylvia
Odatya
France
Edmee
Nazi General Halder Reportedly Dismissed Four Weeks Ago
A Stockholm despatch reported in the Daily Express that Col General Franz Halder, head of the German general staff, was dismissed four weeks earlier. The cause was said to be orders to halt large offensives in October to consolidate positions for winter quarters, a move said to have faced opposition from the Nazi party.
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London
Daily Express
Stockholm
Franz Halder
Winnipeg air observer school names new assistant manager
Buchanan was appointed assistant general manager of Winnipeg Air Observer School Limited in a Canadian Pacific Air Lines announcement. The British Commonwealth Air Training post takes effect October 1.
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Winnipeg
Buchanan
Winnipeg Air Observer School Limited
C. R. Troup
Canadian Pacific Air Lines, Limited
Fire Watchers Mobilized In British Fire Bomb Defense
London reports Prime Minister Hitler's promised reprisal raids will meet a nationwide fire‑watch system. Every house now requires civilian fire squads with hefty fines for noncompliance. Civilians 18 to 65, later expanded to women aged 22 to 40, must take turns manning posts amid controversy over women in firefighting duties.
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Weitalm
London Hitler
Reich
Britain
Herbert Morrison
British guest children in Canada near military eligibility
Mrs Archdale said few of the 6 000 British guest children in Canada under the government scheme are reaching military age. Of 1 532 children in Canada, some have already returned to Britain including four boys of military age. Alberta hosts 111 children with about seven nearing service. Girls may return or do war work in Canada at 18.
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Ottawa
Canada
Archdale
Children’s Overseas Reception Board
Britain
United Kingdom
Edmonton
Alberta
F.C. Flair
Concent
Great Need For Victory Loan Urges Toronto Support
Hon J L Isley federal minister urges Canada to back the third Victory Loan stressing broad subscriptions from all classes. He notes wage earners and farmers must save now to fund postwar needs, and that factories face a new task selling bonds to workers. A large city paper uses about 2000 acres of forest annually for paper pulp.
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Toronto
Canada
JL Isley
Ess
Celubs
Sisley
Isley
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