Britain Relies on Dominions for Food Supply
London reports stress Britain must lean on the Dominions as lend-lease fades. Officials note Canada, New Zealand, and Australia will supply meat, bacon, eggs, and other foods though transport and reorganization delay shipments. Canadian aid valued, with talks on post lend-lease roles ongoing.
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Plenty of Space Por Grain Storage On Prairie Farms This Year
Winnipeg reports farm storage capacity totaling 757 million bushels across temporary portable and permanent structures. The figure exceeds licensed elevator space in Canada by 154 million bushels and reflects reductions from earlier emergency bins. Manitoba holds about 142 million bushels, Saskatchewan over 339 million, and Alberta more than 275 million.
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Prairie war workers seek coastal residence now
Vancouver and Victoria officials report Canadian prairie workers in wartime plants show little sign of returning home despite possible layoffs. Several thousand may still head back to the prairies, but most prefer to stay on the Pacific coast where jobs remain available. A mauve memorial to freed Netherlands troops unveiled at Bergen op Zoom honors the Canadian Army and underground movement.
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Vancouver
Victoria
National Selective Service
Pacific Coast
Bergen-op Zoom
Eiteinland
Netherlands
Bergen-op-Zoom
Bes
Sawfly Damage Threatens Prairie Wheat Harvest
Saskatchewan and Alberta farmers face widespread sawfly infestation threatening large losses to the 1945 prairie wheat crop. Entomologists warn eight figure bushel reductions despite control efforts and swathing. Affected regions include southern Alberta and Saskatchewan with total toll historically reaching hundreds of millions of bushels. The Dominion government team remains confident the toll this year will be reduced. In related news Admiral Chester W. Nimitz receives the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross from the British fleet commander, an honorary dignity.
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Chester W. Nini
Meen
Order of the Bath
Bruce Fraser
Nimitz
Skunk Parcel Disrupts Westor Post Office
In Westor outer office parcels a skunk found in a package chewed free, was tossed outside where it was run over by a car. Perfume used by Postmaster Wilt Savage could not mask the odor all day.
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Westor
Wilt Savage
War veterans invest millions in housing plans in Canada
Ottawa reports war veterans pour millions from discharge and gratuity funds into housing. The Department of Veterans Affairs announced 4,275,680 in re establishment credits paid to veterans and ministers said ex servicemen have committed at least 20,000,000 in housing. Howe lifts all metals control on distribution of lead and lead alloys, ending 1942 permit system.
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Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Affairs
Mackenzie
New Plan To Speed Release Of Men In Army
Ottawa reports a new demobilization plan to accelerate army releases for civilian jobs amid ongoing wartime labor shortages. General officers are directed to ease discharges, with eligibility for those seeking college study, and plans likely to map further demobilization and redeployment. Layoffs include 3,700 at De Havilland and 1,200 at Massey Harris in Toronto, plus 4,000 at Noorduyn in Montreal.
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Canada
Mitchell
Defence
Abbott
Cansfadat
de Havilland
Massey Harris
Toronto
Noorduyn
Montreal
Conspiracy Charge Against Camp Commandant at Belsen
An official charge of conspiracy to commit mass murder was lodged against Commandant Josef Kramer and 46 guards at the Bergen Belsen camp. The indictment, received from London, was sent to the cells where the accused await war crime trials. Defendants may choose British or German counsel and have weeks to prepare their defense.
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Josef Kramer
Belsen
London
Genial
21St Army Group
Parliament may sanction Canadian nationality plan
Ottawa reports that recent conferences among departmental officials considered making Canadian nationality a legal status. If legislation passes this session, Canadians could describe themselves as Canadians rather than British subjects in census data and for immigration purposes.
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War Workers Lose Near 2 Million Jobs in U S
Washington reports nearly two million war workers in the United States have lost their jobs since Japan surrendered. Available postwar jobs pay substantially less than wartime positions, with higher-pay opportunities expected as reconversion progresses. A relief shipment to Polish Jews will depart from Montreal aboard the SS St Bernard for Gdynia. Halifax explosion claims total 381,221 dollars as of July events, per the explosion adjustment committee.
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Washington
Robert Cwin
United States Employment Service
Japan
Montreal
Smpmene
Poland
United Jewish Refugee and War Relief Agencies
Canadian Jewish Congress
SS. St. Bernard
Gdynia
Halifax
Dartmouth
Bedeford Naval Magazine
New Canadian destroyer Halifax HMCS to be commissioned
Micmac the first of four Halifax built Tribal class destroyers will be commissioned on September 22 in Halifax. The ship is part of Canada's navy expansion and carries the Tribal design lineage with enhanced anti air and surface capabilities. Officials say the ceremony will involve naval dignitaries and local authorities in Halifax.
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