Grain Moving Into Market At A High Rate
Canadian grains absorb into the market at about 50 million bushels per month amid a 600 million bushel forecast for the year. George McIvor, chairman of the Canadian Wheat Board, told delegates the first quarter moved 132 million bushels from country elevators, but lake head shortages risk winter needs. He warned U S demand may decline in 1944 45, requiring compensating markets in Europe and elsewhere to sustain export volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakehead
McIvor
United States
Europe
Convoy Attack Off Netherlands Coast By Canadian Torpedo Boats
The 29th Canadian flotilla destroyed a large German merchant vessel and set an E-boat afire in a ten hour clash off Holland after dark on Nov 1. A 3,000 ton ship and a tug-towed barge led a heavily escorted convoy as trawlers, armed coasters, four minesweepers and eight E-boats clashed. The Canadian force suffered two casualties as the convoy fled following exchanges of gun fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flotila
Netherlands
Hook of Holland
Allies win Aegean control as German shipping heavy losses mount
Allied forces declare victory in the Aegean Sea after German shipping losses exceed 100000 tons. An official operations statement says the remaining German navy in the area is weak and demoralized, allowing Allied navies to patrol the Mediterranean with ease. A year earlier German effective tonnage in these waters was estimated at over 116000 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Aegean Sea
Aegean
Trans-Canada Lancaster Sets Trans-Atlantic Record
A Trans-Canada Airlines Lancaster flew non-stop from Montreal to Britain, piloted by Capt G B Lothian, in 10 hours 13 minutes, beating last January’s record by over an hour. The aircraft carried 6031 pounds of military mail and 2036 pounds of priority freight with no passengers aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Trans-Canada Airlines
Here
Britain
G. B. Lothian
South African Delegation Visits Ottawa for Trade Talks
A five member South African delegation in Canada met with Canadian trade officials in Ottawa to discuss supplies and trade for South Africa's reconstruction period and to determine what Canadian resources could be obtained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Trade Department
Oil Strike Reported in Alberta Devonian Limestone
Provincial officials report a commercial oil discovery at Princess No. 8 in southern Alberta’s Devonian limestone. The well, near 125 miles SE of Calgary and 70 miles from the Saskatchewan border, has produced 4,824 barrels in four weeks and is producing 200 to 250 barrels per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Princess No. 8
Alberta
J. L. Irwin
Provincialal Authority
California Standard
Princess
Calgary
Saskatchewan
Imperial Oil Co
Canadian
Germany reports over two million WWII casualties in six months
Official Allied sources disclose German losses from May to November totaling 2,044,090 with 2,004,090 casualties. Figures break down as Russia 790,000, western front 1,060,090, and Italy 194,000 as stated on eastern western and southern fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Germany
Russia
Western Front
Italy
Britain Hears Stalin Warn Japan as Aggressor
Premier Stalin labeled Japan an aggressor in Moscow and some London observers see it as a sign of potential Soviet aid in the Far East once Germany falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stalin
Japan
Moscow
Far East
Germany
Canada’s home defence force to receive only rank pay
Defence Minister McNaughton announced a program for Canada’s home defence army that bars draftees, nicknamed zombies, from extra earnings while outside active service. Active and home defence personnel not on duty may work in essential industries, but most draftees will not be paid extra for such work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
McNaughton
Canada
Home Defence Army
Gen. McNaughton
Civil Aviation Control to Preserve Peace at UN Conference
Viscount Swinton led a British delegation’s push at the United Nations civil aviation conference for security-centered air power controls. He argued future warfare rests on airborne forces and cited German and Allied bombers and transports, tying aviation security to world peace and UN action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Viscount Swinton
United Nations Civil Aviation Conference
A. A Berle
Lord Swinton
Holland
Burma
2Nd Army
Arnhem
Dumbarton Oaks
Moscow
Air Transport Command
A.A.F
Edmonton
Alta
Russia
Soviet Union
A.L. Perminov
I. M. Mararov
Paul F. Berezin
N. V. Novikov
Washington
Alexander A. Avseevich
I. Mokonin
Georgetown Sees Potential in Gum Industry Growth
British Guiana may profit from a chewing gum industry as Rupununi forests yield about 20,000 pounds of latex annually, offering a chicle substitute and promising economic opportunity for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
British Guiana
Humberstone Leads Canada’s New Castle Class Corvette
Lieut-Commander Allan Boucher of HMC S Humberstone commands the Castle class anti-submarine vessel. The Humberstone is the most up to date of its type and is one of 16 corvettes being built for the Royal Canadian Navy in the United Kingdom as Canadian yards also produce 16 Algerine minesweepers for the Royal Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Boucher
R.C.N.V.R
Canada
H.M.C.S. Humberstone
Halifax
Ottawa
Regina
Ketch Harbor
Humberstone
Royal Canadian Navy
United Kingdom
Royal Navy
Defence Minister appeals for more women in war industry
General McNaughton urged Ottawa women to join shell filling and assembly plants to boost munitions output for overseas troops. He praised women's precision, urged those able to take up vital work, and said their efforts save soldiers' lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
McNaughton
Canada
The
Canadian Legion
Three Canadian Specialists Aid Australians in New Guinea
A Defence HQ release notes three young Canadian army specialists aboard a troopship attacked by a submarine in the Pacific. WOs Leslie M. Harvey, Terry Haines, and Dave Blackmore, all in their twenties, were on board as they helped Australians learn temperamental Canadian equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Pacific
Defence Headquarters
New Guinea
Leslie M. Harvey
Rivers, Man
Terry Haines
Toronto
Dave Blackmore
Cardstone
Alta
Social Credit
Blackmore
New CBC Chairman Proposes National Pension and Labor Reforms
Howard B. Chase, newly appointed chairman of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, urged a national contributory pension plan with holidays with pay for all labor classes, labor representation in parliament independent of parties, and the creation of new communities during remarks to the Canadian club in Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Howard B. Chase
Roosevelt faces four-year task on peace and security drive
Roosevelt begins a new four year term amid strong public support and plans for early talks with Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin. He aims to advance the Dumbarton Oaks framework toward a world security organization and to convene a 1945 United Nations conference. Dewey is expected to cooperate similarly to Willkie in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Stalin
United Nations’ League For Peace and Security
Roosevelt
Guv Dewey
Wendell Willkie
United States
Supplies for Greece reported by Eden in Commons
Foreign Secretary Eden told the House of Commons that Piraeus port has been put to work again thanks to strenuous efforts by the Royal Navy Royal Engineers and civilians in Piraeus He cited unloading of nearly 3000 tons daily by end of October and warned that Allied lands endured merciless German devastation as they retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eden
House of Commons
Piraeus
Royal Navy
Royal Engineers
Greece
Alberta sugar beet pay set record in Lethbridge region
The largest sugar beet payment on record for southern Alberta begins at Canadian Sugar Factories Ltd plants in Raymond and Picture Butte. The rate is $7.75 per ton covering 269000 tons, up 25 cents from last year's initial payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethbridge
Alta
Alberta
Canadian Sugar Factories Ltd
Raymond
Picture Butte
Canadian Firefighters Parade Before Sail Back to Canada
The 400 member corps of Canadian Firefighters who came to Britain in 1942 to help battle blazes marched for the final time to receive official thanks from Britain. They are soon to sail home to Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Canada
Baltimore Sun Tribute Highlights Canadian War Efforts
The Baltimore Sun paid tribute to Canadian and British forces on the Western Front noting significant recent news from Holland as Canadian troops and allied forces drive momentum and uphold strength in the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
The
Baltimore Sun
Canada
Western Front
Holland
Armistice Granted After Dunkirk Raid
The German commander at Dunkirk requested a two hour armistice to bury dead after an earlier armed reconnaissance raid by Czech troops. The request was granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
21St Army Group
Dunkirk
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mcliver
Australia
India
Lancaster
Visitors
J“anpadiah
H. D. G. Crerar
Rd. W. Raczkiewicz
Poland
Manitoba
Gaton
Winston Churchill
Marshal Joseph Stalin
Mrs. Churchill
Defence
League
Gov
Dewey
Netherlands East Indies
San Francisco
Lidice
Medan
Sumatra
Java
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!