Allied Air Forces claim 1942 air superiority over Germany
The Air Ministry hailed Allied air strength growth in 1942 as the Axis weakening. It noted RAF strength surpassing German and Italian forces, a 33 percent size increase in 12 months, and success against Uboat threats. Highlights included Bay of Biscay submarine hunts, satura tion night raids, precision daylight bombing, and expanded Empire training programs in Canada with 150 schools.
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London
RAF
Aled
Air Ministry
PAF
Germany
Commientator
Stalingrad
6Th Army
el Alamein
Egypt
Coastal Command
Bay of Biscay
North Africa
Gibraltar
United States
R.A.F
Luftwaffe
R.A.F. Ien
Canada
Sugar Shortage Prompts Bakers to Cut Luxuries in Canada
Deputy Sugar Administrator H J Hobbins told the Dominion Retail Store Bakers Association that during early sugar rationing bakers paid little heed to restrictions and used more sugar than ever. He warned next year could be tighter and urged substituting bread and simple cakes. He noted prairie beet crops were strong while Ontario suffered from labor shortages. London reports Allies may bomb targets in former unoccupied France as BBC warns French to avoid rail and ferry centers used by the Nazis.
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Bakers’ Association
Toronto
H. J. Hobbins
Prices Board
Dominion Retail Store
Hobbins
Prairie Provinces
Ontario
London
France
BBC
Natia
No imminent Nazi collapse despite weak war economy
The Financial News assesses Germany’s winter war economy, finding no strong weakness that would allow a near term German defeat. It cites material shortages, aircraft output strain, transport failures, and rail neglect, with rail transport in occupied Europe and Russia described as catastrophic.
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London
Financial News
Germany
North
Africa
Maikop
Romania
Poland
Europe
R.A.F
Russia
Aid for Students Plan for SA War Returnees
The civil re employment board announced cash and loan aid for students who left school to serve in the Union of South Africa armed forces. Eligible individuals will receive £20 in cash and a $600 loan repayable over 15 years to help resume studies after the war.
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Johannesburg
Union of South Africa
Civil Re-Employment Board
Unusual Calgary Sale For War Charity Calves
Calgary hosts a first of its kind sale of purebred beef calves at Victoria pavilion on January 22. Proceeds go to war charity, sponsored by the Alberta Short horn Breeders' Association with Calgary Kiwanis aid. Vancouver reports canned milk prices frozen temporarily as wholesalers survey supplies across Canada.
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Calgary
Canada
Victoria Pavilion
Calgary Exhibition Grounds
Alberta Shorthorn Breeders’ Association
Calgary Kiwanis Club
Vancouver
War Initiative Now Taken By Allied Armies
The Allied invasion of North Africa and Russia's winter offensives ended Germany's hope for a pause, as the war office called 1942 a turning point with Axis initiative shifting to the United Nations. Montgomery’s El Alamein and early Tunisian advances showed progress, but the Tunisian push needed broader methods as advance units withdrew in December.
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London
North Africa
Russia
Germany
War Office
Sth
Libya
Tunisian
Solomons
Axis
United Nations
Erwin Rommel
Egypt
Sir Bernard Montgomery
el Alamein
Tunisia
Algeria
Tunia
Bizerte
Tunis
Djedeida
Light naval forces endanger convoys by night action
Britain's light naval forces formed in 1940 have grown into a potent weapon with 16 enemy ships sunk and 31 damaged in four months. These small warships assault Axis supply routes near occupied coasts, often at night, racing in to close range and sometimes capturing enemy sailors despite coastal guns.
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London
Britain
Hitler
Dieppe
Tottenham Old Soli Home Hosts Christmas Party
Generous British sailors in New York wired the British War Relief Society the equivalent of 75 dollars to fund a Christmas party for the Tottenham old Soli home, ensuring a festive celebration despite funding uncertainties.
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London
Tottenham Old Soli
New York
British War Relief Society
Canadian farmers urged to diversify crops amid wartime demand
Wartime measures push Canada to cut wheat acreage by about 18 percent to 4,000,000 acres and expand coarse grains to boost livestock and dairy output. In 1942 Canada harvested 607,000,000 bushels of wheat, with a 1,000,000,000 bushel crop and a 424,000,000 bushel carryover by July 31, creating a large surplus and storage issues. The wheat board set higher prices for No 1 Northern wheat, while barley oats and flax stock policies shaped 1942-43 trade, with oats and barley shipped mainly to the United States and price ceilings in place for staple grains.
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Winnipes
Dominion
Canadian Wheat Board
Fort Willam
Vancouver
Oata
Wheat Board
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistica
Winn Red Erain Exchange
United States
U.S
Limited British Air Mail Capacity Across Atlantic
Postmaster general Mulock said only about ten percent of United Kingdom air mail could be carried to Canada and the United States by commercial aircraft. Many Britain posted letters will be shipped by surface routes due to wartime transport needs, with delays emphasized as unavoidable. The UK postmaster general seeks more aircraft capacity through all avenues.
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Atlantic
Ottawa
Mulock
United Kingdom
North America
Canada
U.S
Britain
Admiralty appoints new research and production assistants
London Cmdr. C. F. Goodeve becomes assistant controller of research and developments in the admiralty. Sir Stanley W. Goodall, director of naval construction, is named assistant controller for warship production.
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Admiralty
London
Cmdr
C. F. Goodeve
Stanley WV. Goodall
Lorry Driver Honored For Stopping Runaway Trams
Southampton mayor honors Jesse Clarke, a lorry driver, for halting two runaway tramcars by driving in front of them and using his vehicle as a buffer, presenting him with 50 war saving certificates.
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Southampton
Eng
Jesse Clarke
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Greece
Desert
B. L. Montgomery
Middle East
Pilota
Royal Hellenic Air Force
Goering
Mediterranean
J. W. Browning
Exeter
Ont
Gerow
Harry Griffiths
Quebec
Boston
John Gerow
Minnesota
Ferry Command
Griffiths
Montreal
Armers
British Air Mail
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