Canada reports record 1942 wheat crop of 615 million bushels
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics estimates Canada's 1942 total wheat production at 615,243,000 bushels, a record high, with prairie yields boosted by favorable weather. Spring wheat totals reach 591,246,000 bushels, and durum adds 9,700,000. Oats and barley also rise sharply, while rye flaxseed and hay show gains.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Bureau
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Ontario
Prairies
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada faces gravest timber shortage in history Ottawa
Munitions Minister Howe warned that 1942 timber output may fall from 1941's 5 billion feet due to labor shortages. An eight point program, led by timber controller A S Nicholson, aims to classify the industry as essential, boost manpower, restrict civilian use, conserve pulpwood, limit exports to the US, allow price increases, and create a wartime lumber division to finance production.
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Ottawa
Howe
Canada
Britain
United States
National Selective Service
Elliot M. Little
Pacific Coast
Dominion
Prices and Trade Board
R. L. Weldon
Montreal
United States Pacific Coast
Commodity Prices Stabilization Corporation
Brussels Hostages Linked to Cinema Bombing
Reuters dispatch quoted a Brussels report saying 50 prominent Belgians were arrested as hostages after a bomb exploded during a German eastern front film. A girl was killed and many wounded. German authorities demanded damages from Brussels and 5,000 bicycles as punishment.
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London
Reuters
Stockholm
Brussels
Danes Fired with Failure In London Plant Fire Incident
British officials report Danish saboteurs caused a blaze then issued false alarms to misdirect fire crews. By the time firefighters arrived, substantial damage had occurred at the plant location.
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London
Lend Lease Facts Seen In Dismantled Gan Factory Move
A gan factory from a bomb scarred English city was dismantled and shipped to the United States, Edward R. Stettinius Jr. says in the Saturday Evening Post. He notes it proves lend lease is no longer a one way street and that Britain repays with German and Japanese targets. Britain also sent barrage balloons and various guns and tools to aid Allied efforts.
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United States
Philadelphia
England
Edward R. Stettinius
Stettinius
Saturday Evening Post
U.S
Britain
British War Prisoners In Axis Hands Rise, Crigg Says
In the House of Commons War Secretary Sir James Crigg disclosed that at least 77,000 British war prisoners were in Axis hands as of August 25. The figure excludes those captured in Malaya and most Far Eastern areas, except Hong Kong.
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Commons
James Crigg
Malaya
Far
Hong Kong
Soviet Release Counts Nazi Divisions Routed in Russia
Moscow reports that from May 1 to August 31 the Soviet army routed 73 German divisions on the Russian front. The release lists numerous German units and notes 21 more infantry divisions with 40 to 50 percent losses. It also tallies Soviet losses and mentions allied Axis numbers across infantry, motorized, tank, and SS formations.
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Moscow
Was Grateful Canadian Soldier Adopts British Sailor
Canadian soldier W Emperingham adopts British sailor G F A Thomas of Liverpool after Thomas saves Emperingham’s dying son at Dieppe. Emperingham, who settled in Saskatchewan after World War I, returns to Britain with his three sons and credits Thomas with allowing a final word with his son.
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London
Diepze
W. Emperingham
G. F. A. Thomas
Liverpool
Emperingham
Canada
Britain
Saskatchewan
Thomas
Dieppe
A Drastic Move as US Seizes Control of Commercial Cars
The U S office of defence transportation announced nationwide control of millions of commercial vehicles on November 15. Vehicles including about 5,000,000 trucks 150,000 buses and thousands of taxi cabs will need a certificate of war necessity to obtain gasoline tires tubes and accessories under new conservation measures.
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Washington
U.S. Office of Defence Transportation
O.D.T
Canadians face limited canned fish as Britain rents supplies
Fisheries Minister Michaud said in Saint John that Canada will ship as much canned herring and Pacific salmon as possible to Great Britain for wartime needs and armed forces overseas. Canadians will get fresh, frozen, salted and pickled salmon and herring, with other varieties available canned only if possible.
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Saint John
N.B
Great Britain
Michaud
Pacific
When Peace Comes Benoni Employs Discharged Soldiers Plan
The municipal council of Benoni in Transvaal weighs a post-war employment scheme for discharged soldiers costing £2,000,000 ($8,900,900). The proposal aims to provide jobs and stabilize the town after the conflict, reflecting regional efforts to aid veterans.
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Benoni
South Africa
Transvaal
Adopt New Plan For Call Up For National Service Ottawa
The plan introduces pre classification of men by civilian essentiality and pre medical exams to identify future call ups. Employers would receive early warnings to train substitutes and workers may be grouped as dispensable or indispensable. A Gunn aids Canada’s manpower efforts while Elliott Little cites a 250000 need for armed forces and industry in the year’s final five months.
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Ottawa
National Selective Service
Labor Department
A. Gunn
Ministry of Labor and National Service
Canada
Elliott M. Little
War Time Board of Information Formed in Ottawa
Prime Minister King announced the establishment of a 10 man wartime information board chaired by Charles Vining with F. Philippe Brais as vice chair. Members include Georges Bouchard Henry Borden R. B. Bryce T. C. Davis H. A. Dyde A. D. P. Heeney Elliot M. Little L. B. Pearson and L. Clare Moyer as secretary. The board will guide policy and supervise expenditures while the executive staff runs daily operations. The public information division of national war services led by G Herbert Lash transfers to the board to foster informed support for the war effort.
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Ottawa
King
Charles Vining
F. Philippe Brais
Georges Bouchard
Agriculture
Henry Borden
K.C
Munitions and Supply Department
R. B. Bryce
Finance Department
Justice T. C. Davis
National War Services
Col. H. A. Dyde
Defence Council
A. D. P. Heeney
Privy Council
Cabinet
Elliot M. Little
National Selective Service
L. B. Pearson
Washington
Vining
U.S
National War Services Department
G. Herbert Lash
Order-In-Council
United Nations
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Pacific Command
Russia
Soviet Bureau of Information
Winston Churchill
Charles St
Fish For
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Malton
Toronto
Atlantic
Newton Collins
Mississippi
Clyd Pangborne
C. D. Howe
War Time Board of Information
L. Clare Moyer
Senate
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