Wheat Crop Sets All Time Record In Canada 1942
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics estimates Canada's total 1942 wheat production at 615,243,000 bushels, a record, with prairie yields and higher per acre output. Oats, barley, and rye also rise sharply, while fall rye and flaxseed show large gains and hay and clover reach 15.5 million tons.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Matistica
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Bureau
British Columbia
Ontario
Prairies
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Bombing in Brussels Cinema Sparks Hostage Arrests
A Brussels dispatch reported 50 prominent citizens were arrested as hostages after a bomb exploded during a German eastern front film. A girl was killed and many wounded. German authorities ordered Brussels to pay damages to the cinema and deliver 5,000 bicycles.
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London
Reuters
Stockholm
Brussels
Danes Were Smart Fire Alarm Response Details
London officials report that after a recent blaze crews activated Sulee alarms for other plants. By the time firefighters arrived, considerable damage had occurred.
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London
Comend
British factory shipped to United States as lend-lease proof
A British gum factory torn from a bomb scarred city in England was dismantled and shipped piece by piece to the United States. Edward R. Stettinius Jr. cites the transfer as evidence that lend-lease is no longer a one way aid to allies. Britain also sent barrage balloons and other guns, tools, and information, with both sides contributing to the war effort.
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Philadelphia
England
Edward Ro Stettining
Stettinius
Saturday Evening Post
Britain
Shortage of Timber Worst in History Says Howe
Ottawa reports the gravest timber shortage in Canadian history with an eight point wartime program to boost output and curb civilian use. Production in 1941 reached about 5 billion feet and 1942 could drop due to labor shortages while four months of 1942 require 1.04 billion feet for war needs, mostly for Britain, the US, and Allies.
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Ottawa
Howe
Canada
Britain
United States
Nicholson
National Selective Service
Elliot M. Little
Pacific Coast
Dominion
Prices and Trade Board
R. L. Weldon
Montreal
United States Pacific Coast
Commodity Prices Stabilization Corporation
British prisoners in Axis hands exceed seventy thousand
In the House of Commons War Secretary Sir James Crigg disclosed that about 77,000 British prisoners are held by the Axis as of August 25. He noted this count excludes those captured in Malaya and most Far Eastern areas, except for Hong Kong.
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London
House of Commons
James Crigg
Malaya
Far Eastern
Hong Kon
Soviet announce large Nazi losses on Russian front
A Soviet bureau report details heavy combat losses from May 1 to August 31. It lists 54 German divisions routed across infantry, motorized, SS, mountain, and tank units, with 21 infantry divisions suffering 40 to 50 percent losses alongside numerous Axis units from Romania Hungary Italy and Slovakia.
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Ther
Soldier Adopts British Sailor After Dieppe Heroic Act
Canadian W Emperingham, from Saskatchewan, adopts Liverpool seaman G F A Thomas to honor his gallant effort that allowed the soldier to say a last word to his dying son at Dieppe. Thomas carried the wounded youth to the ship as Emperingham and his three Canadian army sons served.
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Loendon
Dieppe
W. Emperingham
G F. A. Thomas
Liverpool
Emperingham
Canada
Britain
Saskatchewan
Thomas
A Drastic Move United States Takes Control of Cars
The U S office of defence transportation will assume sweeping control over millions of commercial vehicles including trucks buses taxis and similar units. A fuel gasolene tire and accessory rationing system will require a certificate of war necessity for fuel and supplies. The order aims to conserve equipment for war purposes and supplements existing regulations.
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United States
Washington
U.S. Office of Defence Transportation
O.D.T
FISH FOR BRITAIN To Organize Large Herring Pack
Fisheries Minister Michaud said in Saint John New Brunswick that Canada plans the largest possible pack of canned herring for Great Britain and armed forces overseas. He noted the program covers salmon canned on the Pacific coast and Canadian supplies will include fresh and preserved salmon and herring.
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Canada
Saint John
N.B
Great Britain
Michaud
Pacific
WHEN PEACE COMES Benoni SA EMPLOYMENT SCHEME PLANNED
The municipal council of Benoni in Transvaal contemplates a post war program to employ discharged soldiers at a cost of £2,000,000 8 800 900 dollars. The plan aims to provide jobs and stabilize the town’s economy after the war.
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Benoni
South Africa
Transvaal
Adopt New Plan For Call-Up For National Service
Ottawa discusses a pre classification system for national service to identify essential civilian roles and pre medical checks for potential draftees. The plan aims to ease worker and employer uncertainty by providing advance notice and allowing substitution training. A Gunn and Elliott M. Little are cited as key figures shaping the manpower drive for the final five months, with needs estimated around 250,000 for the armed forces and industry.
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Ottawa
National Selectives Service
A. Gunn
Ministry of Labor and National Service
Canada
Elliott M. Little
National Selective Service
War Time Board of Information Established in Ottawa
Prime Minister King announced a 10 man wartime information board to guide policy and supervise expenditures. Members include Charles Vining as chair, F Philippe Brala as vice chair, Georges Bouchard Henry Borden R B Bryce T C Davis H A Dyde A D P Heeney Elliot M Little L B Pearson and L Clare Moyer as secretary. The board will coordinate inter-departmental information services and transfer the public information division from national war services. The aim is an informed understanding of Canada's war effort and its UN partnership.
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Ottawa
King
Charles Vining
F. Philippe Brala
Georges Bouchard
Agriculture
Henry Borden
K.C
Munitions and Supply Department
R. B. Bryce
Finance Department
Justice T. C. Davis
National War Services
Col. H. A. Dyde
Defence Council
A. D. P. Heeney
Privy Council
Cabinet
Elliot M. Little
National Selective Service
L. B. Pearson
Washington
L. Clare Moyer
Senate
Vining
U.S
National War Services Department
G. Herbert Lash
Order-In-Council
United Nations
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Atlantic
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Mississippi
Clyd Pangborne
C. D. Howe
War Time Board of Information
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