Income From Farm Products Shows Decline
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports cash income from Canadian farm product sales for the first half of 1945 totaled 707 million dollars, about 62 million less than the same period in 1944. Declines in the prairie provinces, especially Saskatchewan, account for most of the drop, with offsets from Ontario and other provinces.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Nova Scotia
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Ontario
Prairies
Radar at Stevenson Field Aids Winnipeg Air Safety
Trans-Canada Air Lines installed an experimental radar station at Stevenson Field Winnipeg to improve commercial air travel safety. The setup, loaned by the RCAF and not permanent, will be used for tests by TCA's communications department with cooperation from the National Research Council of Ottawa.
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Winnipeg
Stevenson Field
Trans-Canada Air Lines
R. M. Stevens
Tc.a
RCAF
National Research Council
Ottawa
T.C.A
Japanese Order Bans Contact With Allied Landing Forces
The Japanese government issued a non fraternization order on the eve of Allied occupation, stating there will be no contact between the general public and the landing forces while the army and government assume responsibility for provisioning living quarters and food.
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San Francisco
Ottawa park may be named war memorial in Gatineau hills
Prime Minister King announced two orders extending federal district boundaries into the Gatineau hills and park. The national park near Ottawa may be designated Canada's national war memorial honoring all men fallen in the Second Great War.
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Ottawa
Gatineau Hills
Canada
King
Federal District
Gatineau National Park
Wartime shoe repair rules eased in Ottawa
Ottawa authorities lifted another wartime control allowing shoe repair shops to use full leather soles for civilian footwear. The prices board announced that repairs may employ full leather soles on all types of shoes.
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Ottawa
Prices Board
Help Is Needed London Industrial Experts Warn
Industrial experts estimate that without large scale action the London economy faces significant strain. They urge policy makers to implement rapid measures to prevent job losses and sustain critical industries amid ongoing supply chain pressures.
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London
Canada Immigration Index Hits Low Point Amid War Strain
Ottawa reports immigration index at its lowest in 45 years due to war impact. Large waves of assisted arrivals occurred 1900 1915 and 1920 1932, then a sharp decline to 7445 grants in 1942 versus 382841 in 1913. Last year total was 9040 as officials weigh policy changes and ship capacity for servicemen returning home.
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Ottawa
Canada
U.S
Europe
Japanese Learn The Cold Facts Of Surrender
A Tokyo broadcast and Mainichi editorial warn Japanese citizens to expect conqueror’s terms after Potsdam. Domei analysis suggests Allied terms will be somewhat lenient yet enforce harsh defeat, with disarmed troops returning home, democratic tendencies revived, and Japan allowed to maintain peaceable industries and world trade access.
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San Francisco
Tokyo
Manila
Mainichi
Buntly
Domei Agency
Japan
Domei
Federal Communications Commission
Germany
Workers Shortage Hits Canadian Meat Plants Across Provinces
Ottawa reports a shortage of packing plant workers exceeding 1,000 with A. MacNamara noting high priority for filling posts. Shortages appear in Ontario cities including Toronto, Kitchener, Hamilton, London, Stratford, Guelph, Barrie, plus Montreal Hull, Vancouver area towns, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Prince Albert and Moose Jaw as appeal for workers increases.
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Ottawa
Canada
A. MacNamara
McNamara
National Employment Service
Toronto
Kitchener
Hamilton
London
Stratford
Guelph
Barrie
Ontario
Montreal
Hull
Quebec
Vancouver
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
Prince Albert
Moose Jaw
Manitoba
Outlook Grim For Europe As Winter Will Bring Hunger
Frank Munk, UNRRA training director, warned at the Canadian Institute of Public Affairs that next winter in Europe could be the worst since the German occupation with hundreds of thousands of children likely to die from hunger and cold. He cited widespread disruption of productive activity and no agreement among major powers on relief, adding coal and transport issues must be resolved to prevent starvation despite increased aid.
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Geneva Park
Lake Couchiching
Europe
Frank Munk
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Canadian Institute of Public Affairs
Munks
Mr. Munk
Canadian Metals Chief Sees Postwar Trade Shift
Toronto discussion with James A. Taylor president of Canada Metals Ltd after a seven week Britain tour. He says Europe’s reconstruction offers great opportunities for Canadian exporters but warns world trade problems require lower tariffs. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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Toronto
James A. Taylor
Canada Metals Ltd
Britain
Europe
Bank of Canada Chief says war savings stamps stay
Graham Towers governor of the Bank of Canada declares there is no plan to discontinue war savings stamps and certificates this year or next year, signaling continued government savings drives.
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Ottawa
Graham Towers
Bank of Canada
Britain’s unemployment hits wartime high in July survey
A Labour ministry survey shows Britain's unemployed number at 111 825 as of July 16, the highest since 1942 and 22 856 more than three months earlier, reflecting worsening labor market conditions in London.
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London
Labor Ministry
Britain
Fleet Wiped Out Guam Navy Declares Near Complete Loss
Rear Admiral Forrest C. Sherman told the Manila conference that the Japanese navy has effectively ceased to exist. He cited only a handful of battleships and carriers remaining, all heavily damaged or crewless, with most ships of every class either destroyed or nonoperational from the start of the war.
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Guam
Forrest C. Sherman
Manila
Mikado
Nimitz
Japan
Hayataka
Jatsuragi
Singapore
Ottawa moves to speed release of industrial key men
Labor Minister Mitchell announced new rules for the industrial selection and release boards across Canada to push direct recommendations from district committees to the armed services. Deputy minister Arthur MacNamara said several thousand men may be released in the next three months to meet peak job demand, prioritizing key qualifiers and those in priority industries, including in Canada stationed personnel.
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Ottawa
Mitchell
Industrial Selection and Release Board
Canada
Arthur MacNamara
Anxiety Over Control Of The Atomic Bomb Debate In Parliament
London reports Parliament opened a full dress debate on the United Nations charter amid anxiety over international control of atomic power. Prime Minister Attlee urged world co operation while Sir Arthur Salter pressed for control of the bomb, warning no single government could hold its secret.
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London
Britain
Attlee
Labor
Commons
House of Lords
Arthur Salter
Great Britain
Anthony Eden
New World Organization
Mr. Attlee
Lord Jowitt
Eden
League of Nations
France seeks 350000 tons wheat monthly from Canada and U S
Ottawa says France aims to import a substantial wheat quantity from Canada with final arrangements under discussion. Trade Minister MacKinnon notes Paris dispatch quotes Christian Pineau about 350000 tons monthly from Canada and the United States but limits on Canada supply and payment terms remain unsettled.
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Ottawa
France
Canada
MacKinnon
Paris
Christian Pineau
United States
Policies Extended Ottawa War Risk Insurance Extended
Finance Minister Ilsley announced government war risk insurance policies in force on August 17 1945 are extended without further premiums for three months from their expiry. He said a decision would be announced before the extension ends on whether the scheme will end or continue for another period.
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Ottawa
Ilsley
United States Takes Custody of Berlin Properties
The U.S. military government has seized custody of Berlin properties owned by 24 American-controlled firms with prewar capitalization in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Damaged assets will be returned to owners after officers complete assessments.
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Berlin
United States
Belgian embassy urges declaim on Belgian banknotes in Canada
The Belgian embassy in Montreal asked all persons and institutions in Canada to declare and deposit Belgian banknotes of 100 1000 and 10000 francs held on October 9 1944 with the embassy in Montreal.
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Montreal
Canada
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Physics Department
University of Chicago
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University of Toronto
Dempster
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
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MacArthur
Kenneth Wood
5Th Air Force
Thomas White
7Th Air Force
Fred Smith
5Th Fight Command
Surrender
Higashi-Kuni
Prince Konoya
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Jnichi Tsushima
Mitsumase Yonai
Suzuki
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