Fodder shortage to be felt in the east warns Canada
Ottawa reports the agriculture board warns grain stocks may not meet eastern needs for animal and poultry feeds. It urges eastern farmers to accept any available train, notes short protein ingredients, and highlights Western grain abundance while expecting continued eastward movement of grain to support livestock and poultry industries.
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Ottawa
Agricultural Supplies Board
Canada
United Nations
Prairie Provinces
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
United States
Beaufighters Cut Nazi Coastal Convoys in War Wing
Royal Air Force coastal command forms a Beaufighter wing, with Canadian aircrew including Sgt. D. H. Pengelly and Sgt. A. Edwards, to attack enemy coastal convoys. The tactic has halved convoy numbers and disrupted German shipping as Beaufighters bomb, gun, and torpedo targets while escorted by fighters, causing shipping delays at ports.
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London
Coastal Command
Royal Air Force
D. H. Pengelly
Delburne
Alta
A. Edwards
Harniota
Man
North Sea
Air Ministry
Canadian Wheat Exports From Vancouver May Reach Millions
George Mc Ivor, chairman of the Canadian wheat board, says 10 000 000 to 15 000 000 bushels of Canadian wheat could be shipped from Vancouver to California if suitable transportation is found. He notes American cars already haul feed wheat from Alberta to Utah Wyoming Washington and Idaho. Some feed wheat has reached California by barge.
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Canadian Wheat Board
California
Vancouver
George McIvor
Alberta
Utah
Wyoming
Washington
Idaho
Prayers at Wailing Wall Mark War's Fourth Anniversary
Thousands of Jews prayed at the wailing wall to honor those fallen in battle and the millions of victims of Nazi terror in Europe. Processions were held to the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
Europe
Mount of Olives
Monster Planes Will Blast Axis From Skies
Gen Henry H Arnold, chief of the US Army Air Forces, says air ships will carry half carloads of bombs to Europe and back, equipped with automatic fire control and guided targeting. He foresees greater defensive and offensive cannon fire and innovative bomb designs for future bombers.
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Axis
Washington
Europe
Henry H. Arnold
United States Army Air Forces
Army Ordnance
Army Ordnance Association
Arnold
Motor Road Edmonton Plan From Jasper to Blue River
J M Wardle of Ottawa outlines a motor truck road project from Jasper National Park western boundary to Blue River and Edmonton. He hopes to finish this year if Japanese labor remains available, noting 150 Japanese workers and that 1390 miles from Alberta boundary to Blue River are largely completed with some heavy side hill work encountered in grading.
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Edmonton
J. M. Wardle
Ottawa
Dominion Department of Mines and Resources
Jasper National Park
Blue River
B.C
Wardle
Alberta
Few Red Cross Ships Lost in World War II Convoy
During 1940 to 1942 Red Cross supplies traveled on 616 ships with only fourteen ships lost, about 2 percent. Most vessels reached their destinations safely, marking a high survival rate for aid shipments.
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Ottawa
Red Cross
Pacific Offensive Opened Soon, Patterson Says
United States under-secretary Robert P. Patterson predicted in an interview that a major Allied offensive would be launched in the Pacific soon and added You may depend upon it when asked about recent Allied statements.
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Sydney
Australia
United States
Robert P. Patterson
Pacific
Princess Royal becomes president of Papworth village settlement
The Princess Royal has succeeded the late Duke of Kent as president of the Papworth village settlement, taking on the ceremonial role in the community leadership.
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Princess Royal
Duke of Kent
Papworth Village
Newspaperman Tibbs Dies in Toronto at 63
John W. Tibbs, 63, feature service editor of the Canadian Press, a renowned figure in Canadian journalism, died suddenly of a heart attack in Toronto.
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Toronto
John W. Tibbs
The
Canadian Press
Canada
Ruling Upholds Viceroy Power Over Gandhi Prisoners
India's federal court upholds the viceroy's right to detain Mahatma Gandhi and other political prisoners without trial, ruling that due process need not precede confinement.
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New Delhi
India
Federal Court
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Grain for East Speeds Shipments for Livestock Feed
Ottawa announced an emergency concession to move wheat oats and barley for livestock feed from western Canada directly to eastern Canada without stop-offs for cleaning at Fort William or Port Arthur. The grain may ship with up to one percent dockage and will be eligible for free freight and existing subsidies to relieve bottlenecks at Lakehead terminals.
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Ottawa
Agriculture Department
Canada
Fort William
Port Arthur
Lakehead
First Woman Likely Among Australian Parliament Members
Australian federal election nears completion with 23 women candidates for federal seats. Dorothy Tangney, a Western Australia teacher, is certain to join parliament in Canberra as part of Labor's senate delegation, marking a historic first for the nation.
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Sydney
Australia
Commonwealth
House of Representatives
Senate
Canberra
Dorothy Tangney
Western Australia
Labor
Christmas Trees VanCouver Wartime Restrictions Hit BC Industry
William McKinstry, regional SSS superintendent, said wartime orders will nearly eliminate the British Columbia Christmas tree trade. Officers will refuse work permits for cutting, and the Transport Department will curb railway car use to haul trees, crippling contractor labor.
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Vancouver
William McKinstry
National Selective Service
British Columbia
Selective Service
McKinstry
Department of Transport
Need For Air Force Recruits Is Now Urgent
Ottawa reports that air force recruitment remains urgent as warfront developments may shape future intake. Despite a boom after lowering the call-up age to 18, openings in aircrew training remain unfilled especially in Ontario Montreal and Vancouver. Defence targets set at 177 000 total recruits for the year with 53 000 for the air force.
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Air Force
Ottawa
R.C.A.F
Army
Navy
Ontario
Montreal
Vancouver
Maritime Provinces
Prairies
Defence
Ralston
Best Medical Care Given To Canada's Men
Ottawa reports Canadian general hospitals provide premier medical care for wounded soldiers overseas. Col. W. P. Warner praises rapid British-arranged evacuations from Sicily to Canada in England. Canadian hospitals, staffed by top Canadian doctors, treat all injuries and illnesses like civilian hospitals. No. 5 general hospital moved to Sicily as a British unit.
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Ottawa
Col
W. P. Warner
Toronto
Defence Headquarters
England
Warner
Sicily
North Africa
Africa
Canada
Dominion
No. 5 General Hospital
8Th Army
Anti Aircraft Crew Downed a ME-109 Over Britain
London reports a mixed garrison crew of three male gunners and three women claimed the first ME-109 reconnaissance plane destroyed over Britain. They hit it directly at 36 000 feet despite escort by two fighters, described as a remarkable achievement at such a terrific height.
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London
Britain
England
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Royal Canadian Navy
Louis Mountbatten
K. Stuart
Canadian General Staff
Gandhi
the Flying Ambulance
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Isobel Hardwick
Armada
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