Sea power remains decisive in modern conflict despite new weapons
The article argues that sea supremacy remains vital. Allied convoys between the continent, Britain, the Middle East, Murmansk, and the English Channel have ferried troops and matériel to defeat Germany and cripple its air force. Sea power is also breaking Japan's empire, expected to decide its fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake
Nelson
Britain
Middle East
Murmansk
English Channel
Germany
Japan
Pacific
Has Taken Full Share Of Task
Canadian ships and seamen have taken a full share of heavy tasks the Allied Navies faced. The Royal Canadian Navy grew from 16 ships and under 2,000 men to 700 ships and 85,000 men. Merchant ships expanded from 400 vessels in 1939 to six or seven times more, boosting Canada to a higher standing among maritime nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Canadian Navy
Canada
Great Lakes
Allied Nations Suffered Losses At Sea During War
Hon J A MacKinnon reports Allied and neutral nations lost 1600 ships totalling over 22 million tons by end 1948. He notes 900 British ships sunk by end 1940 and commends convoy service personnel for their sacrifices in wartime sea service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
J. A. MacKinnon
Shipping Sale to Britain Widens Postwar Debate
Washington officials consider transferring a substantial portion of the U S merchant fleet to Britain to aid its cargo deficit and aid postwar recovery. The plan sparks controversy over how far U S aid should extend to Allied nations while some advocate making the United States the world’s leading maritime power after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
United States
Washington
Indians Fear Wetego Footprints Near Moose Lake
The Pas reports Indians near Moose Lake Man witnessed 16 inch bare foot prints in deep snow that they attribute to the Wetego a legendary eater of new and feared giant strides up to seven feet apart. Four travelers fled thirty five miles to Cedar Lake after encountering the tracks on December 27.
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Moose Lake
Man
Pas
Norman MacKenzie
Cedar Lake
MacKenzie
Photographer Harry Scott Praises Princess Alice Tops
Toronto photographer Harry Scott of the RCNVR says Princess Alice is tops after photographing her visit to the training ship HMC S Cone stoga in Galt Ontario. He notes she stood still for about 20 minutes while Wrens marched by, defying the cold. Scott has photographed Admiral of the Fleet Lord Keyes and President Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Scott
R.C.N.V.R
Toronto
Princess Alice
H.M.C.S. Conestoga
W.rc.n.s
Galt
Ont
Scott
Navy
Lord Keyes
Roosevelt
Radio Location Helped Royal Navy In Cape Matapan Defeat
F B Duncan chairman of the radio industries council said in 1941 battle of Cape Matapan depended on radio location to crush Italian warships. He praised an unnamed device whose postwar use will improve automatic anti-collision safety for ships and aircraft globally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Duncan
Radio Industries Council
Cape Matapan
War cemeteries cataloged by Imperial War Graves
Maj Gen Fabian Ware, vice president of the Imperial War Graves Commission, announced counts of war cemeteries: twenty in Normandy, thirty in the Middle East and North Africa, and twelve in Italy and Sicily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandy
Middle East
North Africa
Italy
Sicily
Sir Fabian Ware
Imperial War Graves Commission
Russian Explorers Map Gulf Stream Route Through Arctic
Russian explorers chart the Gulf Stream course through the Arctic Circle assessing currents and navigation viability. Findings support renewed interest in Arctic maritime routes and potential climate insights amid polar exploration efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic Circle
Rationing Q and A on Coupons Permits and Prices
Wartime Prices and Trade Board answers common questions about removing non valid coupons, borrowing early coupons for isolated areas, and procedures for ration books. It explains why a January 1945 ration book was removed if the applicant did not request within a month and outlines steps to obtain tractor purchase permits and the expected timing for three ounce sandwich spreads. It encourages sending questions to the local Wartime Prices and Trade Board office and requesting Consumers' News pamphlet or the Blue Book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O— QI
Consumers’ News
Prices and Trade Board
Wartime statement from Labour Minister on Europe conflict
Labor Minister Mitchell telegraphed Allan M. Mitchell in Quebec that the war in Europe remains far from over and will require full courage and determination by the United Nations to defeat their resourceful foe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor
Mitchell
Allan M. Mitchell
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Quebec
Europe
United Nations
Rowell Sirois Report Endorsed as Postwar Basis
Premier Stuart S Garson of Manitoba told Winnipeg the Rowell Sirois report is the sole foundation for a sound Canadian postwar program. The statement emphasizes the report as an essential policy framework for national planning and reconstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart S. Garson
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Canada eyes Orient market growth postwar with exports emphasis
E Harold Banks of the Canadian Pacific Railway told Oakville Rotary Club that the Orient will rapidly recover and demand Canadian goods. He cited Vancouver as ideal access, noted China credit needs, and highlighted British Malaya’s rail, road, and shipping reach plus rubber and tin as key regional resources.
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Canada
E Harold Banks
Toronto
Canadian Pacific Railway
Rotary Club
Oakville
Ont
Mr. Banks
Vancouver
Dutch East Indies
British Malaya
China
Banks
Pot Of Gold Vast Prospecting Near Odendaals
Sir Ernest Oppenheimer declares vast goldfields likely to exist in the Orange Free State around Odendaals and Rust. Intensive prospecting covers about 3,000 square miles with at least four major mines foreseen, each needing roughly £4,000,000 to reach full production.
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Orange Free States
Ernest Oppenheimer
Odendaals
Rust
New Names For Ordinary Roles Draw Critique And Humor
A reader suggests renaming trades from cobbler to shoe surgeon and garbage man to sanitationist, noting language evolution and social prestige. The piece cites examples from Calgary Herald and Ottawa Journal arguing many events and phrases are overblown while ordinary actions remain tedious.
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Toronto Globe and Mail
Richard J. Needham
Calgary Herald
Record Number of Blind Workers Employed in Essential War Work
In Britain a record 2,000 blind men and women now work in essential war tasks. Sightless workers operate intricate machinery across more than 100 war industry types. Roles once deemed beyond them are now open, with heightened touch, concentration, and adaptability aiding in drilling moulding and die threading.
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Britain
Tree planting beautifies railway right of way along CP line
Photographs show transformation at Rathwell CP section house 70 miles southwest of Winnipeg from 1929 to 15 years later. Trees planted in 1929 by E. D. Tully and tended by W. Smart now frame the section house, illustrating the PR effort to promote prairie bloom through contests and annual prizes for best gardens along the railway.
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Canadian Forestry Association
Prairies
Canadian Pacific Railway
Rathwell
Winnipeg
LaRiviere
E. D. Tully
W. Smart
Merchantmen at War booklet underplays Canadian Navy role
The first edition of a Ministry of Information booklet, Merchantmen at War, omits Canadian involvement in North Atlantic convoy work. J L Hodson wrote it and says future prints may update references as the Royal Navy and US Navy are credited, not the Royal Canadian Navy which guards most merchant ships.
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Britain
Ministry of Information
London
Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Navy
United States Navy
J. L. Hodson
Fleet Street
R.C.N
Great Britain
North America
Pulp Wood Cutting Drives War Industry in Manitoba
A United States firm runs pulp wood cutting in northwestern Manitoba, employing 130 men who have cut 6000 cards. Based in The Pas Man, established last June, the operation reports a payroll of 15 000 to 20 000 dollars monthly. Wooding covers three northern districts along the Saskatchewan border at Barrier and Clemenceau, with Wisconsin contractors selling wood locally.
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Manitoba
United States
Pas. Man
Saskatchewan
Barrier and
Clemenceau
Man
Wisconsin
Carrot River
States
E. C. Dawley
Prince Albert
Candle Lake
Big River
Meadow Lake
Compulsory Insurance Proposed by Saskatchewan Transport Group
Resolutions from the Saskatchewan Motor Transport Association urged compulsory insurance for all motor vehicles using provincial highways. The body also called for an increase in the Saskatchewan allotment of new trucks for essential purposes.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Motor Transport Association
Smiles and snippets of city humor and misread signs
A jumble of comedic exchanges and brief vignettes from urban life. A woman offers a ten dollar bill to a car conductor while jokes about husbands and smoking circulate. A hospital scene reveals a mistaken identity and family ties. The humor plays on everyday misunderstandings and social roles in a bustling setting.
War Bonnets Feathers Supplied by Denver Dealer
P M Iorce of Denver Colorado ships white turkey feathers to Sioux in western Nebraska and Navajos in New Mexico for their war bonnets. Feathers priced at four dollars a pound with standing orders in place.
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Turkey Rails
P. M Iorce
Denver
Colorado
Nebraska
Mexico
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Mefort da
V. Q
Rowell-Sirois Report
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkhan
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