Great Decisive Fought This Year With The British Army
A British staff officer describes a potential major Allied push west of the Rhine this year, contingent on weather and supply. He notes a large Allied build‑up, a slogging phase after Normandy, and preparatory operations at Aachen and Nijmegen as steps toward a sustained major push against Germany.
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Europe
Rhine
Germany
Inon
Normandy
Aachen
Nijmegen
Drought Cuts NSW and SA Wheat Crops Sharply
New South Wales wheat output is officially estimated at 20,000,000 bushels this season, down from 47,000,000 last year due to drought, forcing at least 10,000,000 bushels of imports. South Australia faces a still deeper loss with a crop of about 5,000,000 bushels, compared with 20,000,000 last year.
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New South Wales
South Australia
Sydney
Australia
Wheat Trade Authority
Shoe investigation in Ottawa targets children's shoes
C H Wallace of the prices board said the standards division is closely examining the children's shoe industry for quality issues. Two inspectors are checking Ontario and Quebec plants after public complaints cited as ten to one against adult footwear complaints.
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Ottawa
C. H. Wallace
Standards Division
The
Prices Board
Wallace
Fitting Return Oricon Rejoins Greek Reconquest
The British cruiser Orion led a naval squadron back to Greece and anchored without interference in Piraeus roadstead. Once a principal victim of the 1941 evacuation of Greece and Crete, Orion was loaded with troops and struck by German bombs, crippling decks and causing heavy casualties before limping to Alexandria.
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Oricon
Greece
New York
Orion
Piraeus
Crion
Crete
Egypt
Alexandria
Former King Carol of Romania Reaches New Orleans En Route
Former King Carol II of Romania, who led his country during the 1941 Nazi occupation, landed in New Orleans from Mexico aboard an Argentine steamer en route to Brazil and possibly back to Romania. He traveled with Mme Magda Ragescs 2501.
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New Orleans
Cero
Romania
Mexico
Brazil
Romanis
Hes
Mme
Magda Ragescs
Regulation Of Air Transport After The War
London government drafts a white paper proposing a new civil aviation convention after the war. It affirms national air sovereignty and calls for an international air authority under a world security organization. Canada backs the plan, aiming for discussion at Montreal empire parley and Chicago conference next month.
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London
Canada
Montreal
Chicago
World Security Organization
Report Correct With US Troops On British Front
Report notes American troops on the British front faced a scare when local Netherlands civilians claimed the Germans would arrive in America. A closer look at a small scale map confirmed the error showing America and Holand.
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Netherlands
America
Holand
Canada Has Built Over 13000 Warplanes Since War Began
Canada has produced more than 13 000 warplanes since the start of the conflict. The production milestone reflects sustained industrial output and defense commitments amid ongoing hostilities.
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Canada
Admiral arrested in Paris over Toulon fleet scuttle order
French navy minister announced the arrest of Admiral Jean de la Borde, commander at Toulon, who in November 1942 ordered the scuttling of ships. He is charged with failing to ensure the fleet could escape to North Africa when Germany seized the port.
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Paris
Jean de la Borde
Feet
Toulon
Mediterranean
North Africa
Canadian Wheat For Liberated Areas Of Europe
Ottawa reports a large quantity of Canadian wheat and flour is requested by the United Nations combined food board to aid liberated areas in Europe. Eastern shippers are asked to hold back non perishable rail shipments until lake navigation ends around Dec 15. Transport controller Lockwood is to provide 1450 cars daily to move grain to the lakehead, signaling a shipment totaling over 106 million bushels.
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Ottawa
Europe
Trade Department
Combined Food Board
United Nations
T. ©. Lockwood
Near East
Canadian naval officer assumes acting command with new role
Commander Shawn wears his brass hat as Acting Commander E D Simmons of Victoria promoted from lieutenant-commander. Simmons earned the Distinguished Service Cross in 1941 when HMC S Chambly sank a U boat, and the Distinguished Service Order in 1943 after Port Arthur destroyed a submarine. Now captain of HMCS Beacon Hill, he leads an all Canadian naval striking force.
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Shawn
E. D
Ted) Simmons
Victoria
B.C
Cmdr
Simmons
H.M.C.S
Chambly
Port Arthur
Mediterranean
Beacon Hill
Grain shipment plan strains Canadian rail and ports
Transport officials warned immediate movement of prairie grain to seaboard by rail and water would require transferring many empty box cars from eastern Canada, causing a shortage there until navigation ends. Canada may ship up to 800 million bushels of wheat to meet Middle East, India, and liberated European needs amid Australia crop issues and UN relief efforts.
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Prairies
Seaboard
Canada
Australia
Middle East
India
United Nations Relief and ‘Rehabilitation Administration
Dominion
Grapefruit Returns To Wartime Ration List In Ottawa
The wartime prices and trade board in Ottawa announces canned grapefruit in glass is returned to the ration list valued at 20 ounces per preserve coupon. Grapefruit juice remains unrationed. London hosts Canada’s Meet the Navy show touring Britain and continental centers.
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Ottawa
Prices and Trade Board
Canada’s Uganda to be commissioned in US yard
Ottawa announces Uganda, a flat cruiser renamed for the protectorate, will join Canada’s Pacific offensive. Capt. E. R. Mainguy will command the vessel, with Vice-Admiral Jones and Ambassador McCarthy in attendance. Canada plans three aircraft carriers and more cruisers, linking with the Royal Navy. The Marine service expects a substantial Pacific role, including Tribal-class destroyers and escort ships, as 350 ships and a quarter of personnel may join the Pacific theatre.
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Ottawa
Canada
Uganda
United States Navy
Germany
Leighton McCarthy
Washington
Delver
George Jones
E. R. Mainguy
Chemainus
B.C
Aasiniboine
Navy
Macdonald
United States Navy Yard
Royal Navy
Protectorate
Canadian Navy
Colling Bay
Ont
Pacific
R.C.N
Praise for Canadians by Air Chief Sir Trafford Leigh Mallory
Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh Mallory praised Canadian fighter squadrons as spearhead units in the Allied air forces during the Normandy landings. He said German air power reserves would have been used if available and commended the Royal Canadian Air Force’s significant contribution to western Europe since D-Day.
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Calla
London
Trafford Leigh- Mallory
Battle of
Expeditionary Air Force
R.c.af
Europe
France
Normandy
R.A.F. Bomber Command
Dominion Air Forces
R.A.F
Trafford
R.C.A.F
Postwar Navy Size Dependent on Parliament Spending
Vice Admiral G C Jones, chief of naval staff, said in Vancouver that Canada’s postwar fleet size will hinge on Parliament’s willingness to fund it. He noted no detachment to the south Pacific yet, the navy focusing mainly on the Atlantic and expecting activity there until Germany’s defeat. He also said no demobilization plan has been adopted as the air force had announced one.
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Vancouver
G. Co. Jones
B.C.N
Canada
South Pacific
Atlantic
Germany
Much Ag
Air Force
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King Carol
San Merino
San Marino
Republic of San Marino
Eighth Army
Oliver Leese
Republic
Regent’s Palace
Howe
House of Commons
Dunkirk
W. Wingate-Grey
M. Pouwells Maurice
Red Cross
Britain
Paul Levengeur
Interior
22Th Grenadier Regiment
Nevers
Levengeur
Seventh Army
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