Thousands of Canadian troops arrive in Britain for second front
Thousands of Canadian soldiers and hundreds of ground crew for FUCA squadrons reach Britain in a twilight crossing. Escorts drop depth charges but no definite submarine shadowing. Army, air force, and support units continue to flow in as officers and ranks prepare for camps from Scotland to the Channel. Hal Mills of Moose Jaw, a Legion sports officer in Royal Canadian Air Force dress, says the Legion will provide organized support after the war.
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Beitisn
Britain
Canada
Forestry Corps
Army Service Corps
Air Force
Atlantic
English Channel
Hal Mills
Moose Jaw
Sask
Canadian Legion
Royal Canadian Air Force
Mills
Restrict Colors Limit Paint Shades Issued by Ottawa
Ottawa issued an order restricting paint production to 14 shades for first quality house paint, down from 32, and 10 shades for second quality and six for third quality. Shingle stains and shingle paint now total 10, varnish stains to four, and barn and roof paint to four shades. The measures are announced by Mrs Phyllis G Turner, administrator of orts and fats.
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Ottawa
Phyllis G. Turner
Orts and Fats
Radio Employees Classified Essential To War Industry
Private Canadian radio station workers are listed under war services rules. The War Services Minister Thorson announced that boards may receive lists of industrial or servicing activities deemed essential to the war effort. An employer in such activity is termed a war industry.
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Ottawa
Nations War Services Regulations
War Services
Thorson
National War Services
Riveter Johnny Gorenko Sets Canadian Riveting Record
Vancouver report says riveter Johnny Gorenko and his crew set a new Canadian mark by driving 1,226 rivets in a seven hour and ten minute graveyard shift at a west coast shipyard. The previous record was held by B. Hanson, another riveter from a west coast yard.
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Vancouver
Johnny Gorenko
Nest Coast
Gorenko
B. Hanson
Manitoba Seeks Rail Help For Harvest Transport
Manitoba Agriculture Minister Douglas Campbell says the government is seeking federal action to secure special railway rates to move harvest supplies and support during the busy campaign period. He indicates ongoing discussions with Ottawa to ease grain transit costs for farmers.
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Winnipeg
Douglas Campbell
Manitoba
Herveet
Prove Effective Sew Anti Aircraft Gain
Anti aircraft guns underwent a rear test last week as Nazi air forces sent up the largest flight to England in months. Defences were said to be manned by gunners and Auxiliary Territorial Service members operating Predictors, though official details were withheld. Listeners noted an unusual twang amid the usual gunfire as German efforts were scattered and failed to cause concentrated damage.
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England
Giris
Auxiliary Territorial Service
Nightliers
Casualties In Hong Kong Said To Be Lower
Defence officials discounted unofficial estimates from Lourenco Marques about Canadian casualties in Hong Kong. Of 2,200 sent, 1,985 were in the contingent. Japan reported 1,689 Canadian prisoners. about 296 dead or missing. Red Cross says prisoners’ health and treatment are satisfactory, with visits to Worth Point, Shamshuipo, and Argyle Street camps showing housing, food, clothing, and care adequate.
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Ottawa
Defence Department
Lourenco Marques
Department of External Affairs
International Red Cross
Hong Kong
Geneva
E. L. Maag
International Red Cross Committee
Worthpoint
Shamshuipo
Argyle Street
Brave Captain Churchill Arrives in New York for London Trip
Capt Randolph Churchill, son of Britain's PM, wearing a back brace after a crash in Egypt, arrives in New York with U S pilots en route to London. He predicts the United Nations may win the war by end of 1943 if fortune favors them.
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Randolph Churchill
Britain
New York
Egypt
U.S
London
Churchill
United Nations
Dutch Destroyer Isaac Sweers Crew Earn British Decorations
Six officers and men from the Dutch destroyer Isaac Sweers received high British honors for bravery during Mediterranean actions. The Dutch agency says the crew aided British destroyers in a night battle that sank two Italian cruisers and a torpedo boat, with a second torpedo boat badly damaged.
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London
Isaac Sweers
Mediterranean
Sweers
Prairie lumber aid eyed as storage needs rise
Timber officials told prairie lumbermen that British Columbia would make a desperate effort to help meet the prairies urgent need for lumber for large grain storage facilities. Delegation members from Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, Lethbridge, Calgary and Edmonton outlined plans to use coast timber for granaries and livestock housing as grain and feed storage expands.
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Basid Greate
Vancouver
D. D. Rosenberry
Prairies
Rosenberry
British Columbia
H. Steinthorson
Prairie
A. K. Godfrey
Winnipeg
R. J. Gourley
J. T. Davies
Charles Wentz
Saskatoon
W. A. Snider
Moose Jaw
Norris Stoltz
Lethbridge
A. E. Critchiey
Calgary
Ed. Staccy
Edmonton
Secret stores of Italian arms found in Eritrea
Italian forces hid stores of guns ammunition machinery and other equipment in Eritrea along the Red Sea coast over years. The caches are supplying scrap metal for war plants at the U S base there and were likely intended for campaigns against the Sudan Egypt and the Arabian peninsula.
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Eritrea
Cairo
Red Sea
United States
Sudan
Egypt
Arabian Peninsula
Air cooled tanks studied for desert warfare
London Oliver Lyttleton told the House of Commons the Ministry of Supply has formed a committee to study air cooled tanks for desert warfare.
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London
Oliver Lyttleton
House of Commons
Ministry of Supply
Wartime Prices board seeks feeder cattle supplies
J G Taggart of Wartime Prices and Trade Board told the beef cattle advisory committee the aim is to assure sufficient feeder stock for eastern and western feed lots. The Wartime Food Corporation would coordinate eastern and western cattle interests to maintain year round beef for Canadian consumers. George Ross of Aden Alberta presented western rancher views, representing Short Grass Cattlemen's Association and Western Stock Growers' Association.
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Fred Lota
Ottawa
J. G. Taggart
Fords
Wartime Prices and Trade Board
Beef Cattle Advisory Committee
Pri.es
Taggart
George Ross
Aden
Alta
Short Grass Cattlemen's Association
Western Stock Growers’ Association
A Registration Of Women For War Industry
A registration of Canadian women for war industry work is expected soon to replace men sent to military service. Officials weigh Dominion-wide or localized scope. Elliott M. Little emphasizes a 250000 person target for five months. a women’s registration would be part of manpower efforts alongside a biweekly unemployed men registration.
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Ottawa
National Selective Service
Elliott M. Little
Selective Service
Canadian Glider Plane Flies Successfully in Tests
The first Canadian made glider plane passed flight tests with a two hour flight reaching 5,800 feet. Officials from de Havilland reported a forced spin recovery and dives. The craft was towed aloft by a Tiger Moth and released at 1,380 feet.
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Canada
Toronto
de Havilland Aircraft
Plan To Tighten The Control Of Supply Of Labor
Ottawa reports a government push to tighten manpower control with a cooling off period before an employee leaves, likely one week, plus elimination of three days grace for new hires. Regulators intend to require permits for all hires and to curb absenteeism, especially where many women work, as selective service officials push labor realignment and recruitment strategies.
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Ottawa
Canada
Elliott M. Little
National Selective Service
Selective Service
Queen Accepts Canadian Women Kitchen Presentation
The Queen accepted seven mobile kitchens presented by the women of Canada at an informal ceremony at Canadian Red Cross headquarters in Berkeley Square. Viscount Bennett stated the kitchens symbolized Canadian sympathy and pride in Britain’s heroic wartime conduct.
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Women of Canada
London
Women of
Canada
Canadian Red Cross
Berkeley Square
Viscount Bennett
Postmaster General Sees Little Hope for War Time Postage Cut
In the House of Commons Col. Mulock, Postmaster General, said he could hold out little hope for a reduction in postal rates during the war. He noted suggestions for higher rates had been made rather than reductions being proposed as post office estimates were considered.
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Ottawa
Mulock
House of Commons
Col
Igloo Shelters Rise in Alaska Wartime Snow Construction
In Kotzuhe Alaska near the Arctic edge the war has revived snow igloo building as Kakimosa construct air raid shelters for protection and morale.
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Kotzuhe
Alaska
Kakimosa
Howe outlines limits on expanding Canadian merchant marine
Munitions Minister Howe told the House of Commons that government plans to enlarge the Canadian merchant marine depend only on the number of available crews. The statement underscores manpower as the key constraint in expanding shipping capacity.
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Merchant Marine
Ottawa
Howe
House of Commons
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McGill University
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U.S. Marine Air Station
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