Canada hopeful for 1943 bacon contract with Britain
Agriculture Minister Gardiner said Canada could meet Britain's bacon demand under a new contract if weather cooperates and farmers, along with provincial and federal departments, help. A luncheon audience heard a cable from Lord Woolton praising Canada's food program and noting rising bacon and cheese exports. The 1943 plan aims to raise shipments from 600 million to 675 million pounds with ample feed grain.
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OttIawe
Gardiner
Canada
Britain
Agriculture Department
Lord Woolton
Farm labor shortage threatens Canada’s 1943 production goals
Agriculture Minister Gardiner told the Dominion conference that the main obstacle to higher output next year is farm labor. The plan envisions reducing wheat acres by 18 percent to boost coarse grains, eggs, butter, poultry, and milk while relying on existing and new civilian labor, including older adults and nonmilitary youths, to meet Allied needs.
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Ottawa
Gardiner
Dominion
Canada
Britain
Appeal to Miners Urges Short Coal Holiday Layoffs
Ottawa Labour Minister Mitchell urged western Canadian coal miners to avoid long lay-offs during the holiday season. He warned prolonged stoppages could worsen a severe coal shortage and even threaten training camps and the war effort. A Defence Department spokesman said plans were explored to release miners from the army to help relieve fuel shortages.
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Ottawa
Mitchell
Canada
Defence Department
Lumber shortage in Alberta prompts call for workers
Government figures show Alberta requires between 1000 and 1500 lumber camp and sawmill workers immediately. Officials note 800 men have already been sent from Edmonton to bush camps, with some improvement but a continued labor shortage in the lumber industry.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Germans Tighten Censorship of Vichy Press
Reuters report from Zurich says German censorship of the Vichy French press grows stricter. Front pages such as Gringoire appeared nearly blank with leading articles banned, and mention of Toulon events and the scuttling of the French fleet suppressed.
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London
Reuters
Zurich
Switzerland
Gringoire
Toulon
Canadians Praise Morale in England Manœuvres
General Sir Bernard Paget, head of Britain's home forces, lauded the Canadian army in England after a 100 mile tour of camps. He noted their high training, strong morale, and rising fighting efficiency, expressing confidence they will perform well in future battles.
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England
Sir Bernard Paget
Britain
Bernard
Toronto Banks Fight Coin Shortage Hoarding Cited
Toronto banks report a coin shortage worsened by hoarding of the new 12 sided nickel and record demand for small change. The Royal Canadian mint is operating 24 hours a day but banks struggle to meet customer needs amid seasonal effects and new taxes and bonuses.
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Toronto
Royal Canadian Mint
Japanese war council heads home from Berlin
London reports that the Japanese military committee led by Vice Admiral Naokuni Nomura, based in Berlin for nearly two years coordinating Axis strategy, is returning home. London circles say this may indicate Tokyo plans to act more independently.
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London
Vichy Radio
Naokuni Nomura
Berlin
Tokyo
Tokyo Radio redesignates Batavia and Borneo regions
The Tokyo radio announced name changes for colonial territories. Batavia in Java becomes Djakarta, while British and Netherlands Borneo are renamed North Borneo and South Borneo respectively.
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Tokyo
Batavia
Java
Djakarta
British
Netherlands Borneo
North
South Borneo
Ontario official tests new tire built from forest material
Toronto inventor James Alexander says a government trial will test his tire made from a forest based lamination material. He describes the tire as 65 percent lamination 35 percent wood separators with no belt or nuts and claims the lamination forms rubber. Deputy minister Frank McDougall says the tire will run on government trucks up north and may be purchased if it performs well.
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Toronto
James Alexander
Ontario
Alexander
Frank McDougall
Central Africa Gets Modern Road Network Amid World War II Efforts
United States forces and allies push 10 000 miles of arterial supply routes across Central Africa. Lagos Douala and Pointe Noire serve as major terminals with a cross Sudan Cairo linkage. Brig. Gen. Fitzgerald and Brig. Gen. Hyde direct the project while native laborers and American soldiers build defenses, water plants, radio stations, and logistics hubs as the war drive advances. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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Africa
United States Army
Shepler W. Fitzgerald
Central Africa
James F. C. Hyde
United States Service of Supply
Teheran
Service of Supply
Laval Moving to Form Pro German Party in France
BBC reports final step to unify France under a single fascist party led by Laval with Hitler backing. Paris’ Marcel Dent faction supports the move as Petain and Rundstedt coordinate in Vichy. Arrests in France and neighboring countries rise as Nazi repression spreads. Western Europe defences strengthen while German control tightens through police actions and monitoring of broadcasts.
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London
BBC
France
Pierre Laval
Laval
Hitler
Marcel Dent
Paris
Berlin
Vichy
Marshal Petain
von Rundstedt
Continent
Jean Borotra
Holland
Belgium
Czecho-Slovakia
Washington
Europe
Moscow
Stockholm
Norway
Ottawa Orders Emergency Coal Board With Sweeping Powers
Government sets up a three member Emergency Coal Production Board headed by J McG Stewart to direct mine policy, labor transfers, finances, and production incentives with powers to seize premises and set prices. Orders grant the coal administrator wide authority beyond court challenge as of November 26.
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Ottawa
Emergency Coal Production Board
J. McG. Stewart
K.C
Halifax
Stewart
Coal Administrator and Prices Board
Gift for Nation brings Cliveden estate to UK for friendship
London reports the Cliveden estate, once a Canadian military hospital, will be given to the nation by Lord and Lady Astor to promote understanding among English speaking peoples. The Astors may continue living there, while the 300 year old estate will eventually serve to improve international relations, especially among the U S Britain and the dominions, under the National Trust.
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London
Cliveden
Lord
Lady Astor
The
Thames
U.S
Britain
Dominions
National Trust For Places of Historic Interest
Natural Beauty Foundation
CBC Leases Prince Rupert Radio Station for Armed Forces
The board of governors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announces leasing the Prince Rupert station in British Columbia to provide the fullest radio facilities possible for the benefit of the armed forces.
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Ottawa
Board of Governors
The
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Prince Rupert
B.C
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