Pacific Forces to Disband in Canada After Japan Surrender
Prime Minister King announced the disbanding of the Pacific Army and Air Force totaling about 53 000 men as Japan signs surrender terms. Demobilization will proceed immediately with transfers to the standard discharge points. The navy remains active in the Pacific with Prince Robert and Ontario, while one or two naval units may stay for security duties.
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Cottawa
Mackeree King
Pacific Army
Air Force
Esd
Canada
Japan
Far East
King
Mr. King
Camp Shilo
Manitoba
Barriefield
Ont
Debert
N.S
Bert M. Hoffmeister
Brockville
Pacific
Roy Slemon
Eastern Air Command
Maritimes
Prince Robert
Hong Kong
Ontario
Far Eastern
Plenty of Space for Harvest on Prairie Farms
Winnipeg survey shows farm storage capacity at 757 million bushels including temporary and permanent structures. Manitoba farms hold about 142 million bushels, Saskatchewan over 339 million, Alberta above 275 million. Reduction tied to removal of temporary bins from storage congestion era before 1942.
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The
Winnipeg Tribune
Dominion
the Tribune
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Skunk Found Loose in Parcel Box at Weston Post Office
A skunk escaped from a parcel wrapping at the Weston post office outer office while a mail collector was emptying boxes. He threw the animal onto the road where an auto ran over it. Perfume used by staff could not mask the odor all day.
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Toronto
Weston
Wilf Savage
War veterans invest millions in housing aids in Canada
Canada's veterans affairs department reports 4,275,680 paid in re establishment credits to veterans. Minister Mackenzie says ex servicemen and women have likely committed at least 20,000,000 dollars in housing and home needs.
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Ottawa
Canada
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Affairs
Mackenzie
Ottawa lifts metals control on lead distribution
Munitions Minister Howe announced the removal of all metals control restrictions on lead and lead alloys. The initial restrictions were set in May 1942, requiring virgin lead sales by smelters to operate under a permit system.
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Ottawa
Howe
Arrest of Paris Counterfeiters Netted Vast Franc Note Ring
Paris police announced the arrest of a gang charged with manufacturing and distributing nearly 100 million francs in 1,000 franc notes over the past two months. The action involved multiple suspects and aims to curb major currency fraud.
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Paris
Britain Relies on Dominions for Food as Lend Lease Ends
London officials warn it is too early to know if UK rations will be cut further after lend-lease ends. Dominions like Canada and Australia are expected to supply meat, eggs, and bacon while reorganization for New Zealand shipments unfolds. Canadian help, including 2.6 billion pounds of bacon, is seen as vital until new Commonwealth supply lines stabilize.
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London
United Kingdom
Dominions
Ministry of Food
United States
Britain
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
Commonwealth
Ottawa
Whitehall
Dominion
Graham Towers
Bank of Canada
Finance Department
New Legislation Might Make Canadian Nationality Law
Ottawa reports that officials hint at a bill to define Canadian as a nationality. If passed in this session, Canadians could describe themselves as Canadians rather than British subjects for census and immigration purposes.
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Ottawa
Relief ship carries Jewish aid to Poland from Montreal
A shipment of relief supplies for Polish Jews organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress will depart Montreal on the British ship S S St Bernard bound for the Polish port of Gdynia.
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Montreal
Poland
United Jewish Refugee and War Relief Agencies
Canadian Jewish Congress
S.S. St. Bernard
Gdynia
New Canadian destroyer Halifax to be commissioned Sept 12
HMC S. Micmac the first of four Halifax built Tribal class destroyers will be commissioned here on September 12. The event marks a milestone for the fleet with ceremonies expected to involve naval leaders and local officials, highlighting Canada’s naval modernization program.
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Halifax
Hmc.s. Micmac
Prairie wheat sawfly still a major loss in Alberta and Saskatchewan
The wheat stem sawfly continues to threaten prairie crops in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan with over 1,000,000 acres infested. Despite swathing and control measures, entomologists warn the 1945 prairie wheat crop will be reduced by eight figures, with a historical toll approaching 350 million bushels.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Prairies
Prairie Provinces
Canada
War workers lose nearly two million jobs after Japan surrender
Robert C. Goodwin, director of the United States Employment Service, reports about 2,000,000 war workers in the United States have lost their jobs since Japan surrendered. General job openings pay substantially less than wartime positions, but higher paying roles are expected as industries reconvert to peacetime production.
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United States
Washington
Robert C. Goodwin
United States Employment Service
Japan
Plan to Speed Up Demobilization of Canadian Forces
Canada moves to ease manpower strain with new army release plan. General officers are instructed to free personnel for civilian jobs while Defence Minister Abbott says army members may return to college study immediately. Expected cabinet decision may outline demobilization and re deployment for all services and future force size. Layoffs continue in aviation with De Havilland Massey Harris Noorduyn cuts in Toronto Montreal areas.
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Ottawa
Canada
Mitchell
Defence
Abbott
de Havilland
Massey Harris
Toronto
Noorduyn
Moentreal
Russia China treaty signed amid 34 year calendar note
London reports that the Russo-Chinese friendship treaty and related accords were signed in year 34 according to the Chinese calendar. Moscow broadcasts show both Western and Chinese dates, noting China marks modern years from the 1911 revolution, making it 34 years since then.
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London
Moscow
China
Prairie War Workers Stay in Vancouver and Victoria
Prairie war workers who came to Vancouver and Victoria during the war years show little sign of returning home despite lay offs. Officials say several thousand may leave the prairies, though inquiries remain few. Most prefer to remain on the Pacific coast where jobs are expected to be plentiful.
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Vancouver
Victoria
National Selective Service
Prairies
Pacific
Monument Unveiled for Canadian Troops at Bergen op Zoom
A monument to fallen Canadian troops was unveiled at Bergen op Zoom with local officials and former underground movement representatives. It commemorates the 1st Canadian Army’s major role in liberating the Netherlands from German control. Bergen op Zoom lies east of the Schelde estuary.
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the Hague
Bergen-op-Zoom
Netherlands
Schelde
Saskatchewan seeks canceling relief debts tied to seeds aid
Ottawa reports Provincial Treasurer Fines and Attorney General Corman of Saskatchewan urged cancelling relief debts owed by provinces before any new tax rights deals. They referenced the seed grain guarantee and wartime tax agreements, noting potential subsidy set offs and possible removal of wartime schemes. Some provinces hold unpresented treasury bill debts as well.
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Ottawa
Corman
Saskatchewan
T. C. Douglas
Douglas
Isley
Rowell-Sirois Commission
Dominion
Ersatz food factories reopen in British zone
Nazi Germany reopens ersatz food plants in the British occupation zone. They produce artificial eggs and yeast from wood. Officials say the phoney food, high in protein, will help Germany’s civilians through what is expected to be a harsh winter.
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21St Army
Canada forces begin home move with Saskatoon unit
Lt Col Drayton Walker of Saskatoon leads the first Canadian unit home with troops. His Saskatoon Light Infantry served at Nijmegen Spitzbergen the Mediterranean and in northwestern Europe. The unit is first infantry from western Canada to start the move home as a unit.
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Camp Utrecht
Drayton Walker
Saskatoon
Canada
Walker
Nijmegen
Saskatoon Light Infantry
Spitzbergen
Mediterranean
Europe
Japanese swordsmiths turn to farm tool production
A Tokyo broadcast recorded by the FCC reported that Japanese swordsmiths are nearly converting swords into farming implements and are already producing sickles and spades for agricultural use.
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San Francisco
Tokyo
East Asia
Federal Communications Commission
Halifax Explosion Claims Totaled in Bedford Area Report
The Halifax explosion claims from the July 18 19 Bedford naval magazine blasts total 381 321 dollars as announced by the explosion adjustment committee.
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Halifax
Dartmouth
Navy aims to cut personnel to 500k men 50k officers
Navy Secretary Forrestal announced a plan to reduce active personnel to 500000 sailors and 50000 officers within a year, with about 2839000 men discharged as a result. The statement outlines a major downsizing of manpower across the service.
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Washington
United States Navy
Forrestal
Navy
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