Fourth Victory Loan: Spinney Addresses Rumors and Goals
Ottawa officials state the Fourth Victory Loan opens April 26 with a $1.1 billion objective to fund war needs and curb inflation. War finance minister Hamiten Spinney rebuts rumors of defunding and explains loan terms, stressing that repayment timing refers to government options after the issue and that campaigns may attract enemy-origin rumors.
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National War
Canada
Aster
Spinney
United States
Ottawa boosts tar sands plant to tap Alberta oil
The Dominion government allocates 500000 to improve a tar sands pilot plant and recoup costs from Alaska highway material. Munitions Minister Howe cites ongoing challenges in mining, separation, sulfur removal, overburden disposal, and transport, with Exploratory work urged by Consolidated Mining and Smelting. Abasand Ofis Ltd. had built a 1936 plant but faced issues.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Alberta
Alaska
Howe
House of Commons
Abasand Ofis Ltd
Japanese air offensive planned against American mainland
Tokyo radio broadcast quotes Maj Gen Kenryo Sato saying preparations for a vast air attack on the American mainland have been completed. He states Japanese, German and Italian air forces will strike in collaboration in an envisioned large campaign against America.
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America
London
Tokyo
Kenryo Sato
Bureau of Military Affairs
Beattie Estate Bequest Leaves McGill One Tenth
Montreal. Sir Edward Beatty estate trustees announce McGill University will receive one tenth of the residue plus Sir Edward's library. The exact amount is not disclosed.
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Montreal
Sir Edward Beatty
McGill University
University Board of Governrs
University
Sir Edward
New Minesweeper Winnipeg Largest Ship on Great Lakes
The Royal Canadian Navy announces H.M.C.S. Winnipeg the first of a new class of minesweepers and the largest naval vessel ever built on the Great Lakes, surpassing earlier corvettes built for Canadian and British navies.
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H.M.C
Winnipeg
Great Lakes
Ottawa
Royal Canadian Navy
H.M.C.S
Naval Service Headquarters
Lakes
Canada’s national income reaches record February total
Canada’s national income rose to a record 700 million dollars in February, implying an annual rate near 8.4 billion. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics released the figure in its review of the year’s first two months.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Postwar period will be difficult for industry
The Canadian Manufacturers Association warned wartime gains in employment and production face postwar adjustment. They urged cautious removal of controls and reconversion of expanded plants to peacetime goods. Employment rose from 650,000 to 1,250,000 with output from 3.5 to 5 billion dollars yearly. About 4,000 firms aided war effort. many women may leave factory work as the economy shifts.
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Motion Sarat
Canada
Association
Battleford flyer earns DFM and DFC for North Africa work
Flight Lieutenant James Francis Edwards of Battleford Saskatchewan has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross since early this year for outstanding North Africa service. The 71 year old Canadian Air Force pilot has eight enemy aircraft claimed, five probables and others damaged in the Western Desert, with 190 hours in his logbook. He rose from flight sergeant to flight lieutenant in weeks and, dubbed a wizard for aerial gunnery, downed a ME 109 on his first operational mission.
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Superbat
Edwards
Ottawa promotes Brig. Guy Simonds to major general
Brig. Guy Granville Simonds aged 39 of Kingston Ont. is named general officer commanding a Canadian army division overseas and promoted to major general. He becomes the youngest major general in the Canadian army. He succeeds Maj. Gen. J. H. Roberts who now commands all Canadian army reinforcements units in Britain. Roberts is 52.
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Ottawa
Guy Granville Simonds
Kingston
Ont
Defence Headquarters
J. H. Roberts
Dieppe
Britain
Roberts
Simonds
Awarded Medal Young Seaman Honored For Bravery
The London Gazette reports George Alvin Decker a 21 year old Vancouver merchant seaman was awarded the British Empire Medal for bravery after his torpedoed vessel. While in a lifeboat he swam to a capsized second boat to aid sailors and help right it. He is currently employed in a war factory to fund bringing home an English bride met during an air raid in Hull.
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London
London Gazette
George Alvin Decker
Vancouver
Decker
Hull
Government to take Abasand plant for research use
In 1940 and 1941 the oil controller oversaw the Abasand operation then a fire in the fall. The government planned to take title without compensation, spend 500000 on upgrades, and keep the plant running as a pilot facility. After experiments the gov ernment could buy or return the plant. A small commercial operation aimed to produce bituminous material for the Alaska highway this summer to offset costs.
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Alaska
RCAF Flight Sergeant Joins British Infantry In Tunisia
Flight Sergeant John L. Swift of the RCAF, on leave from night bomber missions over Axis territory, joined the Scottish Black Watch offensive at the Wadi el Akharit line north of Gabes. He fought with bayonet and rifle, hid seven hours under fire, then used an Italian submachine gun to engage a patrol. Swift, from Missoula Montana, volunteered after joining the RCAF in Montreal, serving eight months with RAF Middle East command.
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RCAF
Eighth Army
Tunisia
John L. Swift
R.C.A.F
Black Watch
Wadi el Akharit
Gabes
Swift
Missoula
Mont
Montreal
R.A.F
Middle East
Health supervision plan for Canadian factory workers announced
Toronto Health League of Canada unveils a health supervision plan for factory workers with stated endorsement from the federal government. The move signals federal backing for monitoring worker health and safety practices across industries.
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Toronto
The
Health League of Canada
Canada WHEAT sales talks with United States under way
Ottawa reports discussions on a possible sale of Canadian wheat to the United States ongoing in Washington. No figures or confirmation of reports given. Transportation for grain moves and rail car shortages cited as potential US purchase factors. March stock totals show a record high 790 million bushels in Canada with oats and barley unusually large. Farms hold 357 million bushels across the prairie provinces, seed included, as 1943 crop plans target 44 million acres.
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Ottawa
Washington
United States
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Princess Elizabeth tours Grenadier Guards in first solo engagement
Princess Elizabeth, aged 17, visited a tank battalion of the Grenadier Guards where she is honorary colonel. She stood on a dais, saluted the troops, spoke with guardsmen, and later inspected a tank turret with officers explaining its workings. Her turquoise skirt and utility coat marked a rare public solo appearance.
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Elizabeth
London
Grenadier Guards
Guards
Lady Nelson named Canada West Indies Fleet hospital ship
The Canadian National Steamships announced the Lady Nelson flagship of the Canada West Indies fleet has been converted into Canada’s first armed forces hospital ship of the war. Ottawa had announced the ship earlier but kept its identity undisclosed at the time.
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Lady Nelson
Canada-West Indies
Montreal
Canadian National Steamships
Canada
Armed Forces
Ottawa
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