Fodder Shortage Will Strain Eastern Canada
The agriculture board warned a grain deficit will press eastern Canada as eastern farmers should order early and be ready to accept any grain type. Shortages of protein feed and millfeeds loom, with western grain surpluses but rising eastern demand. A heavy transport effort is planned to move grain eastward amid rising livestock feed needs.
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Oyvtawa
The
Agricultural Supplies Board
Canada
Mfely
United Nations
Prairie Provinces
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
United States
Anands
Canadian Wheat Board
Canadian Wheat Exports Sighted From Vancouver
Vancouver hopes to ship 10 to 15 million bushels of Canadian wheat to California if transport can be arranged. George McIvor, chairman of the Canadian wheat hoard, says the move depends on available transport with American cars already hauling feed wheat from Alberta to Utah Wyoming Washington and Idaho. Some feed wheat has reached California by barge.
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Vancouver
California
George Mc‘Ivor
Canadian Wheat Hoard
Alberta
Utah
Wyoming
Washington
Idaho
Prayer at the Wailing Wall marks war anniversary
Thousands of Jews prayed at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem to mark the fourth anniversary of the outbreak of the war. The faithful offered prayers for those who fell in battle and for the millions of victims.
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Jerusalem
Vic
Monster Planes With Free Sides Channel Axis Defense
Washington dispatch reports Gen Henry H Arnold declares future heavy bombers will carry half carloads of bombs across the Atlantic and return, aided by "eyes" and automatic fire control. He describes advanced air weapons, heavier cannons, and onboard targeting systems to deter Axis air power.
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Washington
Europe
Henry HL Arnold
United States
Amy Air Forces
Army Ordnance
Army /Ordnance Association
Arnold
Atlantic
Beaufighter Wing Disrupts Enemy Coastal Convoys
RAF coastal command introduces Beaufighter squadrons, including Canadian crews Sgt D H Pengelly and Sgt A Edwards, to attack enemy coastal convoys. The wing has reduced convoy numbers by half, with ships often escorted by nine vessels, and German fighter responses increasingly ineffective as cargoes move.
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London
Coasts Command
Thhe
Royal Air Force
Coastal Command
Sgt
D. H.,pengelly
Delburne
Alta
A. Edwards
Hamiota
Man
North Sea
Éoanial
Air Ministry
Jtwo
Beau
Motor truck road planned from Jasper to Edmonton
J M Wardle of Ottawa, director of surveys for the Dominion department of mines and resources, said a motor-truck road from Jasper National Park to Blue River, then to Edmonton, is planned for this year. He noted about 150 Japanese workers are on site and that 118 miles of the 130 mile Alberta to Blue River stretch have been completed.
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Edmonton
J. M. Wardle
Otttawa
Dominion Department of Mines and Resources
Jasper National Park
Blue River
E.C
Wardle
Alberta
Lost Otter? Red Cross ships carried over wartime supplies
During 1940 to 1942 Red Cross materials were transported on about 616 ships. Only around fourteen of these ships faced severe loss or damage, a small fraction of the total.
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Ottawa
Eeas
Pacific Offensive Looms in Pacific War, Patterson Says
Sydney reports United States under-secretary Robert P. Patterson predicts a major Allied offensive in the Pacific soon. Asked if recent Allied statements signaled a near-term push he replied you may depend upon it.
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Sydney
Australia
United States
Robert P.patterson
Pacific
Princess Royal becomes president of Papworth village settlement
The Princess Royal has succeeded the late Duke of Kent as president of Papworth village settlement, taking over ceremonial duties and guiding local civic affairs alongside the settlement’s trustees.
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Princess Royal
Duke of Kent
Papworth Village
Newspaperman Tibbs Dies in Toronto at 63
John W. Tibbs, 63, feature service editor of the Canadian Press, and a widely known figure in Canada’s newspaper world, died suddenly of a heart attack in Toronto.
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Toronto
John W. Tibbs
The
Canadian Press
Canada
Ruling Upholds Right to Detain Gandhi Without Trial
India's highest tribunal ruled that the viceroy may keep Mohandas K. Gandhi and other political prisoners jailed without trial, affirming the government's authority to detain without immediate judicial proceedings.
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New Delhi
India
Federal Court
Mohandan K. Gandhi
Grain for East Receives Freedom to Ship Direct
Ottawa announced an emergency concession to speed feed grain movement in eastern Canada. Wheat oats and barley containing up to one percent dockage may be shipped directly from western country points without cleaning at Fort William or Port Arthur. The measure aims to relieve bottlenecks at Lakehead terminals and allows free freight and existing subsidies.
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Ottawa
Agriculture Partment
Canada
Fort Wiliam
Port Arthur
Lakehead
First Australian woman likely to join Parliament
The Australian federal election nears completion with at least one woman certain to enter Parliament. Dorothy Tangney, a Western Australia teacher, is destined for the Senate as part of the Labor team, with 23 women candidates overall.
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Sydney
Australia
Commonwealth
Chouse of Representatives
Senate
Parliament
Canberra
Dorothy Tangney
Western Australia
Labor
Christmas Trees Vancouver Wartime Restrictions Cut Supply
William McKinstry, regional selective service head, announced wartime rules that will virtually end British Columbia Christmas tree production. Officers will deny work permits for cutting trees and contractors cannot hire labor. the transport department will limit railcar use for tree shipment.
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Vancouver
William McKinstry
National Selective Service
British Columbia
Selective Service
McKinistry
Department of Transport
Air Force Recruiting Urgent as War Enters New Phase
Ottawa reports that air force enlistment remains urgent with the war's next months likely to shape overall manpower. While army needs may ease, RCAF recruitment lags behind targets, leaving training schools short of aircrew, especially in Ontario Montreal and Vancouver zones. Naval intake stays steady but may face future strain.
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Ottawa
R.C.A.F
Army
Navy
Ontario
Montreal
Vancouver
Maritime Provinces
Prairies
Defence
Ralston
Air Force
Ita
Best Medical Care Given To Canada's Men
In Ottawa Col Warner says wounded Canadian troops abroad receive top care at Canadian general hospitals in England. He notes rapid evacuation from Sicily to North Africa then England, with British ships and 24 to 48 hour clearances. Canadian hospitals in England are well staffed and equipped, and can move efficiently as needed.
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Canada
Ottawa
Canadian General Hospitals
W. FP. Warner
Toronto
Defence Headquarters
England
Col
Warner
Sicily
North
Africa
Dominion
No. 5 General Hospital
8Th Army
First German Recon Plane Downed Over Britain
A British anti aircraft battery of three men and three women claimed a direct hit on a Me 109 reconnaissance plane, believed to be the first of its kind destroyed over Britain. The shot hit at 36,000 feet, described as a remarkable achievement. the new Nazi Me 109 was escorted by two fighters.
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Britain
London
Mudh
England
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Southeast Asia
Royal Canadian Navy
Louis Mountbatten
K. Stuart
Canadian General Staff
Gandhi
B.C
the Flying Ambulance
R.c.af
Rockliffe Station Hospital
Isobel Hardwick
Armada
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