War Service Gratuities Begin This Week in Canada
Canada to mail about 25 004 gratuity cheques averaging 10 dollars to discharged servicemen and dependents. Most cheques go to former Army and Navy personnel. many ex servicemen have not applied. Rates: 7.50 for 30 days in western hemisphere. 15 for 40 days overseas or in Aleutians. additional seven days pay for each six months overseas. Dependents of personnel killed on active service may receive gratuities if they had a dependents allowance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottawa
Ce Trantan Ciues
Giahurseert
Firaree Department
Army
Duncan
Veterans Affairs Department
Western Hemisphere
Alewtifin Islands
Aleutians
Wild fowl flourish during war in Canada and U S
Wildlife authorities report hunters returning from war will find more birds in Canada than in years past. Both countries see increased wildfowl due to reduced hunting pressure and dam projects under the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act creating new feeding and resting spots for migrating waterfowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
United States
Parcels Delayed to RAF Soldier in Overseas Service
The forces fund at Baildon reports two parcels sent to Roland Weaving in the Middle East during October 1942 and October 1943, arriving back in October 1944 due to delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baildon
Eng
Forces Fund
Roland Weaving
Middle East
Farmers Gift Ottawa Supports Penicillin Makers
The agriculture department announced a farmers gift to Ottawa showing that from March 1 to October 1 about 200 tons of milk powder were provided for Canadian penicillin manufacture. During these months about 1,500 farmers in Ontario and Quebec supplied 60,000,000 pounds of whey for milk sugar and whey powder used in cultures. Penicillin plants say current needs are about 45 tons of milk sugar monthly, with plant capacity increases possibly pushing 1945 demand beyond 60 tons per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Agriculture Department
Ontario
Quebec
Massacre in Italian Village by German Elite Guard
An overseas dispatch reported by the Office of War Information states that fifty five men women and children from Madonna Dei Albero, a village five miles south of Ravenna, were killed by German Elite guard troops on November 24. Villagers said the Germans acted out of anger believing some locals had provided information to the Allied lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Madonna Dei Albero
Ravenna
Office of War Informaion
Salvage Work at Dieppe Harbor Under Allied Command
Lieutenant Colonel Harold Hacking of Vancouver leads a combined army and navy salvage effort at Dieppe Harbor to clear mines and wrecks, repair damaged quays, and discharge ships for Allied forces. Majors E. T. Clendinning of Vancouver and Bob Hunt of Toronto assist as naval and Army engineers coordinate port operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dieppe
France
Europe
Vancouver
Harold Hacking
Tobruk
Algiers
Bengazi
Naples
North Pacific Shipping Company
E. T. Clendinning
Bob Hunt
Toronto
Army
Navy
Penicillinooned Cold Treatment Unavailable During War
London doctors announce penicillin-based therapy to shorten common colds by targeting nasal bacteria. however drug supplies will be scarce until after wartime. The doctor notes colds are virus-driven and penicillin does not affect the virus itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Native herdboy survives mamba bite after self-treatment
A Natal native herdboy bitten by a mamba recovered after 24 hours. He killed the snake, cut out the venom, and swallowed the poison to neutralize it, actions likely saving his life. The incident highlights a remarkable self-administered response to a deadly bite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durban
Natal
Allied Invasion Of Norway From West Urged In Radio
Norwegian Prime Minister Nygaardsvold urged an immediate Allied invasion of Norway from the west to break Germany’s power in the north and save Norway. He outlined government positions including harsh action against traitors, elections, restoration of a free press, and aiding liberated areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Norway
Germany
Johan Nygasardsvoid
Vraaridsvoid
Nygaardsyuld
Finmark
Oslo Cautle
Ny- Baardsvold
Nutrition Lab Winnipeg May Yet Stay Open
Negotiations proceed to shift the Nutritional laboratory from the R C A F to the University of Manitoba after Ottawa suggested closure at year end. Manitoba officials and local groups press to keep it, arguing postwar nutritional research needs and that equipment would be hard to replace if shut. The National Research Council is thought to favor the transfer, but no final decision has been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
R C_A.F
R.C.A.F
University of Manitoba
Ottawa
Manitoba
National Research Council
New Canadian Army Pistol Issued To Troops
The First Canadian Army begins issuing a new snub-nosed automatic pistol to replace the .38. It resembles the American Army 45 but fires a nine millimetre round, uses a ten-shell butt clip, and is made in Canada by the Bren gun firm. It first saw combat in the Trun Gap pursuit of the German Seventh Army to Rouen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Canadian
Canada
Trun Gap
Seventh Army
Rouen
British films praised by U S official in London
Robert Riskin, chief of the motion picture bureau of the overseas branch of the United States Office of War Information, praised Britain's documentary films during a London visit saying the British “seem to know that type of film better than we do.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Robert Riskin
Motion Picture Bureau
Overseas Branch
United States Office of War Information
Murmansk Route Calgary Aid to Russian Fronts
Rear Admiral Douglas B. Fisher recalls the Murmansk convoy, noting vast British and American wartime supplies to the Soviet Union through Murmansk. He cites this flow as crucial to the defense during Stalingrad and emphasizes diversions from US and UK war efforts to aid Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Russia
Murmansk
Douglas B. Fisher
A.D.C
Royal Navy
Admiral Fisher
United States
Great Britain
Fisher
German secret weapon combines V-1 and V-2 traits
London reports a new German device on the western front described as not V-3 or V-4 but V-145. The self propelled shell acts as a barrage weapon and is likened to a small V-2 rocket, sharing features with both the V-1 flying bomb and the V-2 long range rocket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
London
Western Front
War planners push victory date further as fronts shift
Military strategists now pencil in three to six more months for Europe victory as Allied leaders admit tempered hope. Overextended German high command blamed for some setbacks while rosy forecasts retreat to fall or winter. Russian action looms as a critical factor in whether Berlin falls soon or war extends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Europe
United States
Allies ban military topics taught in German schools
General Eisenhower told the German people via Luxembourg radio that the Allies will ban teaching in German schools of military subjects or anything dealing with the art of war. The broadcast framed the policy as part of postwar education reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eisenhower
Luxembourg Radio
Krupp Official and Family Arrested for Defeatist Utterances
Travelers report that Dr Krupp Von Bohlen head of the Krupps armaments firm and one of his two daughters with her husband have been arrested in Zurich for defeatist utterances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zurich
Germany
Krupp von Bohlen
Krupps Armaments
Isle of Wight Suffers 115 Air Raids Since 1940
The Isle of Wight endured 115 air raids from June 1940 to February this year with 199 killed and 249 treated in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowes
Isle of Wight
Kane
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elizabeth
Royal Household Regiment
England
Royal Trin
P.J. Montague
M.C
Cansding
Military
Montague
Bis Deak Fm
West
Supreme Headquarters
L. B
Mike) Pearson
Leighton McCarthy
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Council
Montreal
Japan
Asia
Pacific
Red Army
Polish
Berlin
V.C
British Columbia
Ernest Alvin
Smoky) Smith
Seaforth Highlanders
Smokey
Savio River
Cesena
Point Blank
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!