Wheat Stocks Lower At End Of Crop Year
Canada faces a large wheat carryover at year end with estimates ranging from 336 to 350 million bushels, despite a reported 554 million bushels previously, as the wheat board outlines stock reductions and cash payments on certificates amid a year of heavy usage for feed and seed.
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Ottawa
B. Davidson
Canadian Wheat Board
Anid
Canada
Lavideon
Afr. Davideca
Wheat Board
BR. C. Findlay
Davidson
Plans for Invasion of Europe Studied Before 1940 Say Sources
The article notes that Allied invasion plans for France were already studied in 1940 as Germany threatened Britain. Churchill and Admiral Sir Roger Keyes reportedly discussed secret operations, with debates over a possible second front and the Dieppe raid illustrating the need for heavy bombardment beforehand. It adds that the final invasion plan began during the Sicilian campaign last summer.
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Europe
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Britain
Cherbourg
Dunkirk
Churchill
Roger Keyes
United States Army
Atar
Marshal
London
North Africa
Dieppe
Eye injury warning from rocket attack in London dispatch
A London dispatch reports the British Information Service alerting the public to the high proportion of eye injuries among rocket bomb casualties. The British ministry of health warns people to stay away from windows during an attack.
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New York
British Information Servicea
Lonon
Ministry of Health
Terrific barrage with Canadians in France
Canadian gunners supported by British regiments laid down a vast artillery barrage in France. The fire lasted 160 minutes as a loader for a single gun moved eight tons of ammunition during the salvo.
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France
British Women Playing A Vital Part In The War
London reports highlight women serving across war roles. St John Ambulance volunteers drive ambulances on invasion routes, W A A F nursing orderlies fly to France, Wrens load and repair ships, and A T S despatch riders operate on urgent duty. Women pilot ferry planes and serve as guards and conductors on railways, keeping vital transport moving despite risks.
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London
R.A.F. Transport Command
England
St. John Ambulance Brigade
W.A.A.F
France
Prince Henry
Wrens
A.T S
Germany
First Woman Drives Alaska Highway Round Trip
Mrs Rusty Down of Fort Richardson Alaska becomes the first woman to drive the Alaska highway round trip in a fully loaded truck The 3160 mile journey average about 200 miles per day She faced four flat tires a forest fire and shed 15 pounds from nervous strain from Fairbanks to Dawson Creek and back
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Edmonton
Rusty Down
Fort Richardson
Alaska
Alaska Highway
Down
Fairibanks
Dawson Creek
Water Shortage Hits London River Thames at a Third
London faces a serious water crisis as the River Thames, the city’s main supply, runs at about one third of normal. Authorities urge strict conservation amid a severe winter drought that could reduce supply to the metropolis.
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London
Thames
Hard to Obtain Calgary Radio Sets With Tube Shortage
Thousands of private radio receiving sets in western Canada are idle due to a critical tube shortage. Dack, a priorities officer in Winnipeg, reported about 6,000 sets in Saskatchewan and Manitoba unusable. He warned no improvement soon as demand for radio study for armed forces remains high.
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Calgary
Dack
Department of Munitions and Supply
Winniipeg
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
End to Britain's blackout urged by Daily Express
Lord Beaverbrook's Daily Express calls for ending Britain's five year blackout amid summer mood and glowing West End streets. It argues the blackout harms war effort by causing road accidents, slowing war plant output and delaying essential goods while Luftwaffe presence in Normandy strains itself. It notes Morrison may oppose lighting up now, urging continued patience and War Savings Stamps purchase.
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London
Lord Beaverbrook
Daily Express
Britain
West End
Luftwaffe
Normandy
Morrison
Canada’s famed airman dies in Cherbourg raid
Wing Commander Llgud B Chad burn D.S.O and Bar D.F.C. died from injuries suffered while leading fighters over the Cherbourg invasion area on June 13. A Montreal native aged 24, he had studied in Aurora Got and Toronto and worked as a bank clerk before the war.
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Llgud B. Chadburn
D.S.O
Bar
D.F.C
Canada
Cherbourg
Montreal
Que
Aurora
Got
Toronto
Unusual Film Of Ciano Execution Reported
The BBC said Mussolini had a film made of the execution of Count Ciano and other former Fascist leaders. Ciano, Marshal Emilio de Bono and two others were shot from behind by executor Pietro Caruso, Rome’s fascist police chief, now in Allied hands.
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Mussolini
Count Ciano
New York
BBC
Grand Council
Ciano
Emilio de Bono
Pietro Caruso
Faasclat
Rome
Major Randolph Church Returns to London
Major Randolph Church son of the prime minister arrived in London from Yugoslavia via Rome to report back to the capital. He traveled to London after illness in Yugoslavia and is now present in the city for official duties.
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London
Randolph Churchill
Yugoslavia
Rome
Allies Overrun German Forces Through Mechanical Might
In France the Allies shredded German transport by air and ground, while the German infantry clung to horse drawn supply lines. Cherbourg fell swiftly after Normandy beach landings as Allied air power pummeled transport, leaving mounted supply trains obsolete. The report notes Germany relied on horses for three quarters of infantry transport and used horse drawn guns, yet the Allies advanced with captured or mechanically driven equipment and fuel.
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21St Army Group F
France
Europe
Cherbourg
Normandy
Montgomery
Duty Free Entry Ottawa Trophies Of War Proposed
Finance Minister Tisley proposes tariff amendments allowing duty free entry of war trophies for personal use. Trophies defined as arms, munitions, military stores and related items must be retained as bona fide trophies to qualify. Previously these items carried varying duties.
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Ottawa
Tisley
Secret German weapon eyed as Cherbourg bomb theory
London reports general belief in a hidden Nazi weapon to follow jet bombs. Some speculate a 10 to 15 ton rock-propelled device that could ascend high, then plunge to pierce defenses with devastating impact.
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London
Cherbourg
World War Talks Shape Postwar World, Curtin States
Prime Minister Curtin returned from a three month tour of Britain Canada and the United States and said decisions made with Prime Ministers Churchill and President Roosevelt would influence world life both during the war and for years to come.
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Bisbane
Curtin
Australia
Britain
Canada
United States
Churchill
Roosevelt
RCAF Suspends Recruiting Until October 1
Ottawa reports the Royal Canadian Air Force has halted recruiting until October 1. Air Minister Power was slated to speak in the commons as the halt is said to reflect casualties running lower than operational estimates.
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Ottawa
R.C.A.F
Power
Population figures Canada June population rise and by province
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports Canada’s population in June last year at 11,612,000 including armed forces, up from 31,854,000 in 1942, an increase of 158,000. British Columbia 900,000. Saskatchewan 842,000. Alberta 192,000. Manitoba 726,000. with related figures noted.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
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Canadian Medical Services
Italy
Chedburn
R. F. L. Keller
U.S
Churchill Tours Battlefront
Winston Churchill
French Battlefront
Bernard L. Montgomery
RCAF
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