Northwest Canada tourism and settlement outlook after Alaska highway
Dr Charles Camsell deputy resources minister and Canadian chairman of the north Pacific planning project notes limited permanent population growth north of the parallel, but expected tourist traffic along the Alaska highway. He cites cooperation with the United States and needed road and rail improvements for tourism. Opportunities exist for hunting and forestry with varied regional forest value and agricultural pockets along the route.
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Ottawa
Canadian Northwest
Alaska
Charles Camsen
North Pacific Planning Project
Canada
Camsel
Ceenetit
Camsell
Northwest
Cameell
Fort Liard
Canadian
British Columbia
Interior
Prince George
Parsnip
Findlay
Alberta
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Alberta Peace River District
Peace River
Alaska Highway
Fort Nelson
Whitehorse
Postwar immigration talks with Dominions progress
London reports the Dominions have not yet given a definite reply on postwar immigration. Viscount Cranborne told the House of Lords that the Dominions must first consider local aspects and servicemen needs. He noted transfer of social security contributions poses difficulties but said a satisfactory solution is hoped.
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London
United Kingdom
Dominions
Viscount Cranborne
House of Lords
Lord Cranborne
Rommel Possible Supreme Commander as Hitler Reassesses War Leaders
Reports suggest Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, kept in northwest Europe, may be named supreme commander of the German army by Hitler to counter anti-Hitler factions including Junker generals and refugee leaders. A German army cookbook is noted for recommending gay bean flour in many dishes.
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London
Erwin Rommel
Europe
Hitler
Junker
Germany
Wish Lists From Canada’s Army Girls For Christmas
A questionnaire of 100 Canadian Women's Army Corps members shows gifts they want this Christmas. Top picks include lingerie and lace trimming, cozy housecoats, khaki shirts, handkerchiefs, cosmetics and writing kits. Luxury items like radios and cameras are noted, with a request for fudge and a plea against stuffed pandas and gaudy trinkets.
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Canadian Women’s Army Corps
No Great Change In Building Of Post War Homes
Ottawa reports Housing Administrator F W Nicolls saying postwar Canadian homes will resemble today’s houses with possible room rearrangements larger size and new fittings. Some pre fabricated homes expected but no plastic construction or circular ice boxes. Trends point to slightly larger, better arranged homes after the war.
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Ottawa
F. W. Nicolls
Nicolls
Final returns on Fifth Victory Loan in Ottawa
Final compilations show 3,008,336 cash applications for bonds totaling 1.383 billion dollars in the Fifth Victory Loan campaign ending last month. Finance Minister Eiley announced the substantial overage of 183 million over the minimum cash objective.
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Ottawa
Eiley
Spurgeon Wins Second Bronze Medal For Lifeboat Service
Albert Spurgeon a 63 year old Suffolk life boat coxswain has been awarded the Royal National Lifeboat Institution bronze medal for the second time. He already holds the institute's silver medal and is recognized for continued lifesaving service.
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Lovescroft
Suffolk
Eng
Albert Spurgeon
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Institute
Presumed Dead Airwoman Amy Johnson In 1941 Flight
Probate court granted leave to presume the death of Airwoman Amy Johnson, famed British wartime aviator and air transport member, from a Thames estuary crash on or after January 5, 1941. Executors sought the death presumption. only two bags were found near the wreckage.
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London
Lord Merriman
Amy Johnson
Thames Estuary
Miss Johnson
Simpler T 1 Special tax form for Ottawa in 1943
Ottawa readers learn the new T 1 Special income tax form for 1943 is four pages with 17 main questions, added detail, and tables showing tax payable by dependents. The pay-as-you-earn provision is not used this year, simplifying filing and expanding rate columns from single to eight dependents.
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Ottawa
Lucky He's Alive Pilot Officer George Graham Story
Saskatoon pilot Pilot Officer George Graham returned home on leave after bailing out from a Halifax bomber crippled in a dogfight over occupied Europe. He reached Gibraltar after a perilous trek through enemy territory and earned the Caterpillar club and the Order of the Boot for his walk home.
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George Graham
Saskatoon
Sask
Europe
Gibraltar
Graham
Caterpillar Club
Courage Under Fire Named Victoria Cross Recipient
Fit. Lt. William Reid of Bailieston Scotland received the Victoria Cross for flying a crippled Lancaster 200 miles over enemy lines to Düsseldorf on November 3. He ignored wounds to head shoulder and hand and endured extreme cold with no oxygen as his navigator and wireless operator were injured and killed. His bomb aimer remained unaware of his captain's injuries as Reid completed the mission and memorized the course.
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London
William Reid
Bailieston
Scotland
Duesseldorf
Shipments Of Grain Heavy From Lakehead
The Canadian wheat board and allies completed an emergency program for Lakehead grain stocks and moving large supplies to the Pacific coast. By season end 153,200,000 bushels were shipped from Lake Superior ports, with 83,000,000 bushels moved by rail in the final push, and western country elevators holding about 200,750,000 bushels.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Wheat Board
Lakehead
Pacific Coast
Great Lakes
Port Arthur
Fort William
The
Wheat Board
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Permanent Food Commission to guard postwar health
London reports the British government plans a permanent postwar food commission to guarantee health standards under any economic conditions following wartime rationing success. The move aims to sustain nutrition levels and oversee food policy beyond the war.
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London
Food Commission
UK Bacon Supplies to Be Maintained by Canada for Years
Canadian officials suggest a four to five year agreement for Canada to supply the United Kingdom with at least 450 million pounds of bacon annually for the next two years, while farmers are urged to boost production to sustain 600 million pounds yearly. Ministers warn against expanding wheat while pork demand rises, aiming to keep Britain’s four ounce weekly bacon ration.
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Ottawa
United Kingdom
Canada
London
Gardiner
Britain
Canadians
German rocket gun rumor sparks wary British reaction
British readers heard German reports of a long range rocket gun as a secret weapon. Officials stayed silent while military commentators debated potential impact. Some say tests on the Baltic coast suggested a 250 mile range gun failed.
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London
Hitler
Germany
Baltic
Armored Waistcoat Factories Earn War Thanks
British workers who produced the first body armor for American airmen received thanks from pilots whose lives were saved. Airmen visited Wilkinson Sword Company near London, recounting bullets stopped by the so called armored waistcoats. The Wilkinson firm also made the Stalingrad sword presented by Churchill at Teheran in 1942.
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London
Wilkinson Sword Company, Ltd
Wilkinsons
Stalingrad
Churchill
Stalin
Teheran
Census of New France Counts 3125 In 1666
Canada conducted its first census of modern times in 1666, enumerating 3,125 persons in New France.
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Canada
New France
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Reid
Dominion
Ont
A. McNamara
National Selective Service
K. C. MacDonald
D. L. Campbell
Roosevelt
Josef Stalin
Russia
Sarah Churchill Oliver
WAAF
Winston Churchill
England
Permanent Food Commission
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