Rationing Takes Effect As War Supplies Tighten
Ottawa announced a new rationing category for personal car use starting Oct 1 1942 to conserve gasoline amid submarine attacks that damaged tankers and shrank reserves. Category A limits by class and region, with coupons and six month quotas and warnings to lay up cars to ensure winter supply and next summer mobility.
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Ottawa
Howe
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Maritimes
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
Prairies
Mr. Howe
Brazil Mobilizes As War With Axis Deepens
President Vargas orders general mobilization across Brazil and declares war on Germany and Italy on August 22 after Axis attacks on merchant ships. Brazil’s sea and air forces join Allied efforts to counter the menace, with plans to mobilize up to 350 000 trained personnel.
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Rio de Janeiro
Vargas
Brazil
Germany
Italy
Brasil
Deportations Begin as Nazis Target Luxembourg
Reuters reports at a German frontier point that Nazi forces in Luxembourg are starting deportations to curb anti German activity. Commissions are compiling lists of loyal Luxembourgers and the first batch has been rounded up. German authorities threaten broader deportations and plan to bring in workers to operate iron mines.
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Luxembourg
Little
Grand Duchy
Reuters
Luxembourgesia
Air blitz urged as weather quickens wartime raids
London reports air experts warn that worsening weather shortens bombing windows and necessitates concentrated Allied air power. They urge hundreds to thousands of bombers per day, arguing larger raids could soften Germany by spring. Despite limits, R A F has hit Bremen and five inland targets over 100 times since the war began.
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London
Hitler
R.A.F
Bremen
Germany
India
Egypt
China
Arthur T. Harris
R.af
Fur Farming Contribution To The War Effort
C D Lang of Winnipeg editor of Fur of Canada notes fur farming profits aid wartime currency by exporting to the United States. He attends Dominion Council of Fur Breeders talks with officials on labor military service and food supplies. Lang cites market improvements for mink and use of lower grades in army clothing. J E Crawford of Fort William reelected president. Archibald Campbell of Saskatoon named third vice president and secretary.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
C. D. Lang
Winnipeg
Fur of Canada
Dominion Council of Fur Breeders
Lang
J. E. Crawford
Fort William
Archibald Campbell
Saskatoon
Frelishburg to Rename to Lidice in Honor of Czech Village
Frelinghburg about 40 miles south of Montreal will soon adopt the Lidice name to honor the Czech village razed by Nazis in last July’s night of July 9-10. Lidice nearby Prague was destroyed with many killed and deported. A Lidice opened in Illinois two weeks later, and another Mexico town also adopted the name.
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Freligshburg
Montreal
Lidice
Frelighsburg
Prague
Czecho-Slovakia
Tllinois
Mexico
Tani Named Japanese Foreign Minister to Succeed Togo
Tokyo reports Masayuki Tani, head of the information board, is appointed Japan's foreign minister replacing Shigenori Togo who resigned on September 1. Tani's selection marks a major cabinet change as Tokyo confirms the new foreign policy leadership.
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Tokyo
Masayuki Tani
Board of Information
Shigenori Togo
CBC to Sign Off Early Across Dominion to Save Gear
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation will end broadcasts at 11 36 pm local time next Sunday to extend equipment life by reducing operations. General manager Gladstone Murray notes most CBC stations will sign off early, except one in the network, with some nights needing a half hour to midnight at CBA Sackville New Brunswick.
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Ottawa
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
CBC
Gladstone Murray
Murray
Dominion
CBS
CBY
Toronto
CBF
CBM
Montreal
CBV
Quebec
CBJ
Chicoutimi
CBR
Vancouver
CBK
Watrous
Saskatchewan
CBA
Maritime Province
CEC
Sackville
New Brunswick
Meatless days considered by wartime prices board
Ottawa reports that the wartime prices and trade board may soon introduce meatless days to offset a beef shortage. The board had denied rumors but now says the measure is under consideration with no definite steps taken yet.
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Ottawa
Prices and Trade Board
Canada
British United Press
Montreal to issue overalls for army training
Headquarters of M. D. No. 4 says Canadian active army personnel in Canada may wear overalls for routine training and duties to conserve serge materials.
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Montreal
M.D. No. 4
Canada
British Submarines Sunk 300 Supply Ships and Damaged Warships
London reports Admiral Sir Max Horton says British submarines have sunk 300 enemy supply ships and sunk or damaged 87 German and Italian warships since the start of the war 2482 i.
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London
Max Horton
Britain
Yugoslav War Recruitment Missions In Canada And U S
Col D P Savitch seeks fit Yugoslav citizens in Canada and the United States to join and train for roles with the Yugoslav army and air force units fighting with the RAF in the Middle East and at home. Training in Canada may include parachute work, with specialized tasks to be carried out in Yugoslavia.
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Ottawa
D. P. Savitch
Canada
RAF
Middle East
Mihailovic
Col. Savitch
Windsor
Ont
United States
Yugoslavia
Moscow
U.S
Europe
Price Ceiling Control Must Be Maintained
Ottawa reports wartime prices and trade board chair Donald Gordon warns against relaxing price controls and inflation fears. He cites corrections for hardship and seasonal factors but insists the fight against inflation remains essential and that Canada must maintain stringent controls through the war. Londoners still leave gas masks in public conveyances at a rate of 400 weekly.
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Ottawa
Donald Gordon
Prices and Trade Board
Gordon
Canada
U.S
Dominion
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