Hudson Bay trade route eyed for year round flow
Saskatchewan officials and the On-to-the-Bay Association discussed expanding Hudson Bay port Churchill traffic to a two way year round route. Labor Minister C Williams and Co operatives Minister L F McIntosh outlined talks with Britain on exchanging western raw materials for British goods. Churchill port management, inequitable freight rates, and harbor modernization were debated, with calls for a public conference and potential federal administration shift. Hudson Bay Route Association was renamed. W G Streeton named president, J M Henderson vp, Frank Elingon secretary.
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Saskatoon
Hudson Bay
Churchill
Manitobe
C. Willams
Saskatchewan
L. F. Mctlntosh
Great Britain
Britain
Williams
C. A. Hurst
Treasury
Dominion
Great Laker
McIntosh
Hudson Bay Railway
Manitoba
Regina
Montreal
J. L. Phelps
Natural Resources and Industrial Development
National Harbors Board
Hurst
Hudson Bay Route Association
W. G. Streeton
Plunkett, Sask
Chesen
J. M. Henderson
Frank, Elingon
Navy expects 12 ships daily as war pace rises
Rear Admiral Frederick G. Crisp announced at a Metal Trades conference that twelve ships per day are sliding from the ways. He emphasized the production program will continue to rise with ample civilian staff and that the output goal lasts until Japan is defeated. The surge is driven by intensified Pacific combat, creating new production demands.
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United States
New Orleans
Frederick G. Crisp
United States Navy
Crisp
Metal Trades Department
American Federation of Labor
Navy
Japan
Pacific
Honey rationing in Calgary clouds postwar plans
Canadian Beekeepers Council members at Calgary caution lifting honey rations will not occur until sugar supply improves. PF. C. Colquhoun and W. G. Le Maistre outline ongoing sugar shortages and limited domestic demand growth. A. M. Pugh notes provincial spins and modest expansion, with no large export plans.
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Calgary
Canadian Beekeepers Council
PF. C. Colquhoun
Maple Creek
Sask
W. G. le Maistre
Alberta
Apiarist
A. M. Pugh
Fort Qu’Appelle Kaskatchewan
Pugh
Council
Canada
Churchill and De Gaulle Brave 100 Mile Blizzard Journey
Prime Minister Churchill and Gen. de Gaulle endured a perilous 100 mile drive through a Jura blizzard to inspect French army units on the Vosges front. Ten cars finished from an original convoy of thirty as snowbound roads and wrecked vehicles hampered the trek. Mary Churchill rode with Churchill amid the grueling test.
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Churchill
de Gaulle
Bilzzard
Vosges
Gen
Jura
Mr. Churchill
Gen. de Gaulle
Mary Churchill
Canadian Sappers Build 30-Foot Bailey Bridge in Italy
Maj. Ken Wade of Hanna Alberta led Canadian sappers to construct a 30 foot Bailey bridge over the Ghiaia canal near Ravenna in three hours. The bridge was built at night under shell fire, enabling British armored cars to cross and attack a Nazi post, leaving 10 Germans dead and 20 wounded.
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Italy
Adriatic
Ken Wade
Hanna
Alta
Ghiaia Canal
Ravenna
Nazis prompt Sweden tensions claim bombers in Stockholm
Dr. Paul Schmidt, German office spokesman, accused Swedish areas in Berlin of fomenting enmity between Sweden and Germany. He said Sweden is being exploited by belligerent America as an assembly place for its bombers, fueling diplomatic strains.
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Stockholm
Paul Schmidt
Berlin
Sweden
Germany
America
Canadian forces overseas integrate Allied arms in Allied command
Defence headquarters released a statement on how Canadian units overseas integrate with Allied arms while maintaining Canadian reinforcements and depots. It notes the First Canadian Army may vary in composition and can draw strength from neighboring armies, with Italian corps serving with the British Eighth Army and similar arrangements for operations in northwest Europe.
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Ottawa
Defence Headquarters
England
Europe
United States
H. D. G. Crerar
Italy
Eighth Army
Road of Death Surfaceed at Remblinka Camp Site
Survivors report a "black road of death" near the Remblinka death camp in northeastern Poland formed from ashes of millions murdered by the Germans. The camp area allegedly used a mixture of human ashes and bones instead of asphalt to pave the road for transport and disposal.
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Moscow
Germany
Remblinka
Poland
Canadian bombardier Walter Daniel helped sink Tirpitz in raid
In London Walter Daniel of Rivers Manitoba stated he pressed the 12000 pound earthquake bomb trigger during the raid on the Tirpitz in Norway's Troms Fjord. He and six Lancasters participated in the long distance attack with 29 of 32 aircraft dropping bombs.
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London
Walter Daniel
Rivers, Man
Teading
FLA
Norway
Tromece Fjord
Daniel
Tirpitz
Ris Lancaster
Johnny Loftus
Toronto
Canada to supply France large quantities of goods
Negotiations ongoing to provide Canada’s raw materials and fertilizer to France for reconstruction. France seeks Dominion materials for rehabilitation, with decisions pending on whether items will flow under mutual aid or export.
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Ottawa
France
Dominion
Canada
Alberta Oil Drilling Expands In Southern Plains
Oil operations spread across southern Alberta with 1, possibly 2, wells in progress. California Standard Co. reports a well near Princesa, 125 miles east of Calgary, testing at 200 to 250 barrels daily through a narrow opening. If water drawdown risks clear, its potential of 1000 barrels daily may be realized, signaling Devonian rock layers under 400,000 square miles of western Canada can carry commercial oil.
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Ing
Calgary
Pera
Alberta
California Standard Co
Princesa
Rumeer
Canada
High Tribute To France By Anthony Eden
Foreign Secretary Eden told the House of Commons that Germanys tyrannous rule over France had placed Britain's friendship with France on a surer foundation than ever. France will recover, he said, and Gen. de Gaulle embodies French unity with a band of young colleagues who proved their worth through ordeals. He praised the welcome accord at the Paris conference and the united Allied strength behind France.
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London
Eden
House of Commons
Germany
France
Britain
Gen. de Gaulle
Churchill
Paris
Belgian gratitude message to Canadians in liberation of Belgium
The Earl of Athlone received a message from Prince Charles regent of Belgium, expressing deep gratitude and sincere admiration for the Canadian army’s role in liberating Belgium. The note underscores strong Allied solidarity and Belgian appreciation for Canadian sacrifice and effort.
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Ottawa
Earl of Athlone
Charles
Belgium
Sweden Revises Alien Laws to Bar War Criminal Refugees
Stockholm government commission reviews alien laws to close avenues for entry of war criminals and other undesirable refugees seeking haven in Sweden, a spokesman said.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Canada Promise Britain Market for All 1945 Beef Surplus
Ottawa reports British Food Minister Liewellin stated Britain will buy at least 112 million pounds in 1944 and 134.4 million in 1945, guaranteeing Canada a market for all surplus beef in 1945. Agriculture Minister Gardiner notes the new agreement removes a maximum limit, assuring producers of a fixed market.
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Ottawa
Gardiner
House of Comtrons
J. 3. Liewellin
Canada
Britain
Col. Liewellin
Canada ramps up heavy ammunition output for war effort
Canada’s heavy ammunition program remains at a record pace with nearly 10,000 workers needed to boost production. Officials report strong use of concentrated artillery fire and overseas demand driving a surge in shells and bombs from a $200 million industry, with total production surpassing $1 billion in value.
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Ottawa
Canada
Washington
Robert Patterson
United States
NONE IN RESERVE Wear Front Needs More Artillery Ammunition
Robert Patterson, undersecretary of war, said Gen Eisenhower has an imperative need for much more artillery ammunition than the U. S. is producing. Troops on the western front are firing 35 days of heavy artillery supply in 10 days and there are no reserves in the United States. This implies a tremendous drain on European stockpiles.
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Washington
Robert Patterson
United States
Eisenhower
Europe
Churchill Roosevelt Stalin peaks named in Peace River area
Lands Minister Kenney announced three named Churchill Peaks and several other 9,500 foot summits in the Peace River block. The peaks lie north of the Finlay River and just south of the Alaska Highway, honoring Prime Minister Churchill President Roosevelt and Marshal Stalin.
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Victoria
Peace River
Churchill
Roosevelt
Marshal Stalin
Kenney
Finlay River
Alaska Highway
Resigning Post Ottawa High Commissioner MacDonald Retires
Malcolm MacDonald, the United Kingdom high commissioner in Ottawa, has intimated to the national labor party executive his decision to resign his Ottawa post at year’s end. His election agent at Dingwall, Scotland, disclosed in an interview.
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London
Malcolm MacDonald
United Kingdom
Ottawa
National Labor Party
MacDonald
Dingwall
Scotland
Soviet Word Meaning Quotation in Engilah Interpretation
An odd linguistic note claims the term soviet translates to com es in Engilah, with a garbled phrase swan TT appearing as part of the explanation. The snippet reads as a speculative glossary entry rather than a historical citation.
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Engilah
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