Price Board Sees Rationing Expansion After War Production Curtailment
Donald Gordon, chair of the prices board, warned at the Maritime Board of Trade meeting that extended consumer rationing is likely as civilian production is reduced to free manpower for the war effort. The plan outlines ten policy points including prioritizing health and efficiency, orderly curtailment, labor transfers, and keeping exports in line with commitments to the United Nations.
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Moncton
Donald Gordon
The
Prices Board
Maritime Board of Trade
Gordon
National Selective Service
Canada
United Nations
Unrest in Occupied Europe Drives Martial Law Across Regions
A Basel dispatch says Serbia is under martial law with mass arrests after insurgents reportedly planned revolt. Gestapo executions claimed by Arbeiter Zeitung and Quisling orders in Norway threaten church leaders. Berlinpushed labor deadline tests loyalty of Lava and government opposition persists.
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Berne
Switzerland
Serbia
Europe
Norway
France
Balkans
Belgrade
Budapest
Basel
Quisling
Berlin
War Production Review Sees Promise for September October
The Pacific war council analyzed U S and United Kingdom war production for September and October. Members said the outlook looked promising and encouraging.
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Washington
Pacific War Council
United Kingdom
Victoria Cross winner Merritt writes from Nazi camp
Lt Col Charles Cecil Merritt of Vancouver the first Canadian VC winner in this war writes his wife from a German prison camp he enjoyed the Dieppe raid though it was brief. He says he and his quarters are adequate and asks for Red Cross help for food and clothing while noting wounds from the August 19 assault. He commanded the South Saskatchewan regiment during the Dieppe operation.
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Belleville
Ont
Charles Cecil Merritt
Vancouver
Dieppe
Col. Merritt
Russian expert argues air power alone cannot beat Germany
Major-General Zhuravnev says Allies misjudge and wars are won by massive ground and air forces. He asserts aviation without a ground force cannot create or win fronts and notes Germany failed to defeat Britain with air power.
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Moscow
Germany
Zhuravnev
Britain
Soviet envoy says UN unity vital for victory in Canada visit
Fedor Gusev, first Soviet minister to Canada, told Governor General that close cooperation of all United Nations is the necessary condition for victory. He said the Soviet Union, in cooperation with Canada and other UN members, fights a titanic struggle against the enemy of liberty-loving people.
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Ottawa
United Nations
Fedor Gusev
Canada
Soviet Union
Smuts Declares Empire Stands Against Worst War On Record
London field Marshal Smuts told Parliament that the British Commonwealth remains unshaken by storms and setbacks as the heart of defense against a terrible onslaught on human rights and liberties. He praised unity amid losses and fatigue, urging support for Victory Bonds and stressing the islanders as heroes in a global war effort.
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London
Field Marshal Smuts
British Commonwealth of Nations
Union of South Africa
Commonwealth
Northwest Mounted Police Complete Northwest Passage Voyage
Led by Sgt Henry Larsen the eight man crew of the expedition sailed from Vancouver to Halifax by way of the Northwest Passage. They became the first to complete the passage from west to east aboard the vessel Lt Roch.
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Sergt
Henry Larsen
Lt. Roch
Vancouver
Halifax
Northwest Passage
Northwest Mounted Police
Patrick Farrar
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
St. Roch
Montreal Soldier Encourages Victory Bond Purchase
FO ER D Campbell of the Royal Canadian Air Force, now a prisoner in a Nazi camp, told his mother Mrs. R. D. Campbell in Pointe Claire that he invested his savings in Canada’s third Victory Loan and asked Lloyds Bank in England to move funds home. She noted he already had more than $2,000 in Victory Bonds.
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Montreal
Canada
Germany
D. Campbell
Royal Canadian Air Force
Campbell
R. D. Campbell
Pointe Claire
Lloyds Bank
England
Joint Canada U S report on Great Lakes fisheries regulation
An international board of inquiry recommends joint regulation of the Great Lakes fisheries. The two-year investigation, announced by the Canadian fisheries department, seeks common management practices for the shared waters.
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Ottawa
Great Lakes
Canada
U.S
International Board of Inquiry
Canadian Fisheries Department
Coal Shortage in Western Canada Prompt Action Call
A Winnipeg board of trade committee outlines a letter to federal officials and the Montreal based Canadian Chamber of Commerce urging immediate steps to boost coal production. The note asks Prime Minister King Labor Minister Mitchell Finance Minister Sisley and Elliott M Little to consider releasing experienced miners from war work or service to aid coal mines this winter.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Winnipeg Board of Trade
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Montreal
King
Mitchell
Sisley
Elliott M. Little
National Selective Service
Armed Services
More Air Power Is Required To Achieve Victory
The article argues Allied bomber forces based in Britain must be trebled in the coming months to threaten Nazi war industries in France and Germany. It urges rapid concentration of air power, using current production and transfer of aircraft, to enable spring invasion and prevent Hitler from rebuilding during winter. It also notes repurposing submarine scouting aircraft to boost bomber capacity.
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London
France
Germany
Hitler
Britain
Europe
Humanity Laws Of Warfare May Be Repudiated
New German propaganda signals a possible repudiation of humanity laws in war as Berlin cites claims that Allies violated codes. Reports mention Japan and Germany accusing the other side of inhumanities and discuss plans to denounce the Geneva and Hague conventions.
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New York
Berlin
Deutschland Diplomatisch-Politische
Japan
United States
Reuters
Stockholm
Germany
Red Cross
United Nations
Hepburn Resigns as Ontario Liberal Leader
Toronto and Ontario politics reel as Premier Hepburn resigns after two terms since 1904. Attorney General Gordon Conant succeeds him. Hepburn to stay briefly as provincial treasurer before retiring from public life. Conant sworn in by Lieut. Governor Matthews. he is 57 and former Oshawa crown attorney. Hepburn retains Elgin seat and treasurer post for a time.
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Toronto
Mitchell F. Hepburn
Ontario
Gordon Conant
Hepburn
M. Conant
Bombing tolls and civilian losses reported in Commons
Sir Archibald Sinclair told the House of Commons that Malta suffered 1,660 bombing attacks and destroyed 1,069 enemy aircraft through Oct 19. He cited 1,250 civilian deaths through Oct 20 and 6,704 buildings destroyed or damaged.
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London
Malta
Archibald Sinclair
House of Commons
Pounds of Weight Put On by ATS Joined Forces
London reports that one unit of the ATS alongside its British counterpart has collectively gained about 1.5 tons in weight since joining. General Sir Ronald Adam states the increase is solid muscle and not fat.
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London
ATS
Cw.a C
Ronald Adam
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