Dieppe Raid Re evaluated in New Defence Report
The Dieppe operation of August 1942 is re examined following the Defence Department release The study by Col Charles Stacey notes the raid failed yet yielded vital lessons that aided Allied success on D Day It highlights German miscalculations and the absence of heavy bomber support in the plan.
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Dieppe
Dominion Department of Defence
Charles Stacey
General Staff
Europe
Defence Department
Canadian Army Pride in D Day Effort Despite Costly Failure
The article notes Major General J. H. Roberts faced limited and erroneous shore reports aboard a destroyer during the D Day landings. It acknowledges planning missteps due to topography and fortifications but urges pride in the Canadian army’s essential contribution to the operation’s overall significance.
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J. H. Roberts
Col
Stacey
Feed grain exports banned in British Columbia
The Wheat Board announced that export permits for oats barley and mixed feed oats from British Columbia will not be granted until feed grain supplies improve on the west coast. Demand remains high due to flooded pasture land and reduced railway connections to prairie shipping points.
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Winnipeg
The
Wheat Board
British Columbia
B.C
Family Cow Keeps Pianists Fingers Nimble
CAPEVILLE Tennessee twelve year old William Ellis credits a family cow with keeping his fingers nimble for piano. He began milking the cow over a year ago at his father's suggestion to exercise his hands. Now his three sisters also want to help with milking.
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Capeville
Tenn
William Ellis
Bill
Bil
Discipline Needed Vancouver Trade Minister Says
Rt. Hon. C. D. Howe, the trade minister, urged Canadians to maintain wartime price discipline in peacetime, arguing there is no reason to fear further price increases if consumers continue voluntary restraint.
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Vancouver
C. D. Howe
Funny One Liners From A Smattering Of Daily Jokes
A collection of short quips and light exchanges featuring a teacher, charity collector, citizen, woman and man in domestic life, a pharmacist, newlyweds, a child seeking a policeman, and a weather comment, all with quick punchlines. The bits reflect everyday humor and social observations in compact exchange form.
Gully Erosion Threatens Prairie Farm Lands
A Birch Hills Sask group of farm scientists warns water erosion endangers prairie soils where crops have thrived. They advocate year round stubble, reduced cultivation, and wide use of selective weed killers like 2 4 D to protect topsoil and curb gullies. Oil prospects shown strong across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with Imperial Oil planning up to 20 million in Alberta in 1948.
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Central Press Canadian
Saskatoon
Sask
Birch Hills
Edmonton
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
United States
Prairie
Imperial Oil
Henry H. Hewetson
Farmers Receive 700 000 Tax Guide Books
Ottawa. Revenue minister J J McCann told the commons that 700000 special income tax guide books have been issued to Canadian farmers. He recalled plans that farmers using cash basis reporting would not need to file a net worth statement on the 1947 prairie farmers returns unless insufficient information requires an additional statement. The guide book serves as a recording aid and a source of answers.
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Ottawa
J. J. McCann
Commons
Canada Sends Wheat Grass to Australia
Ottawa reports a supply of Canadian developed wheat grass selected for drought resistance will be taken to Australia by W. A. Meares of Forbes New South Wales. The strain, gifted by the Dominion department of agriculture, will be developed for Australian pastures and forage use.
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Ottawa
Australia
W. A. Meares
Forbes
New South Wales
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Selassie Sends Sympathy to British Columbia Flood Victims
Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia cables condolences to the victims of the floods in Victoria and British Columbia. The message expresses solidarity and sorrow for the affected residents and families.
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Victoria
Haile Selassie I
Ethiopia
British Columbia
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Yorkton
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Les Carron
Canada
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