Policy On Grain Shipping Via Hudson Bay Route Defined
Ottawa discussed policy for shipping new crop supplies via Churchill and the Hudson Bay Route. With navigation opening, 1,877,737 bushels of wheat stored at Churchill will be shipped out. Mr Martin said it was too early to provide precise information on cargo prospects and noted questions from Ross Thatcher about urging trade commissioners in Europe to seek inbound cargoes.
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Ottawa
T. x. Ada
Churchill
Hudson Bay
Martin
Germans used as beet field labor in Canada totals 400 more
Four hundred more German prisoners of war are assigned to sugar beet work in Manitoba and Ontario, bringing totals to 1,116 for Manitoba and 1,222 for Ontario, with Alberta at 1,449 and a national total of 4,000. Labor minister Humphrey Mitchell notes distribution is set by provincial and federal agricultural officials. No reference is made to Polish soldiers proposed for immigration.
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Ottawa
Manitoba
Ontario
Humphrey Mitchell
House of Commons
Alberta
Canada
Labor Department
Mitchell
J. G. Gardiner
Winnipeg mother starts babysitting agency to help parents
Mrs. Betty Latcher of Winnipeg launched a babysitting service after difficulty finding child care for a night out. She advertised for a visitor with four sick children and connected with a helper within 30 minutes, easing hotel staff and the family.
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Winnipeg
Betty Latcher
Brief urged action on education for northern Manitoba Indians
A brief to the Alberta legislature urges action between Dominion and provincial governments to educate Indian and mixed-blood children in northern Manitoba. The aim is to enable them to earn livelihoods in line with changing ways of life.
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Manitoba
Alr
Dominion
Brides Crossing To Canada Had Safe Voyages
London report on 31,000 Canadian servicemen wives and 8,000 children moving to Canada with no fatalities from illness or accidents. Col. V. N. Gill, director of the wives bureau, cites strict precautions and selective ship use including Letitia Queen Mary Aquitania and Lady Nelson with infant facilities and medical staff. Mothers with babies faced travel restrictions on some ships, prompting complaints as priority was given to suitable vessels.
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London
Canada
Col. V. N. Gill
Canadian Wives Bureau
Col. Gill
Ile de France
Lady Rodney
Red Cross
Wives Bureau
Award of Distinguished Conduct Medal for Hong Kong hero
Staff Sergeant Charlie Clark, 43, a First World War veteran, receives the Distinguished Conduct Medal after aiding his mortally wounded colonel through a heavy Hong Kong barrage. Clark helped start a $1,000,000 fire at a Tokyo area shipyard, later credited to cut production 60 percent over eight months. Cmdr Edward V. Dockweiler of the US Navy recommended him for the DCM. The colonel, Col Pat Hennessey, died of injuries in the battle.
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Toronto
Charlie Clark
Hong Kong
Cook
Far East
Charlie
Army
Sergt
Clark
Sgt
Tokyo
Pat Hennessy
Ds.c. M.C
C’’ Force
Edward V. Dockweiler
United States Navy
D.C.M
Cmdr. Dockweiler
Chile Eyes Trade With South America and Canada
Chilean Agriculture Minister Humberto Mendoza predicted trade with South American nations and Canada. He suggested Chile could adopt Canadian development methods for natural resources and require Canadian technical skill and machinery rather than direct financial aid.
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Canada
Humberto Mendoza
Chile
German Prisoners Aid London Cleanup
German prisoners of war were drafted to help clear debris and repair damage in London after the bombing, assisting local workers and authorities in restoration efforts.
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London
Army Deserters in Canada Hit 4,964 Court Martial Convictions
Defence Minister Abbott reported in the commons a Jan 1 1945 to May 1 1946 table showing 4,964 desertion convictions and 3,756 for absence without leave. Detention totaled 7,710 with 686 imprisoned with hard labor and 3 without hard labor. Five hundred were discharged with ignominy, three dismissed, and three officers cashiered.
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Ottawa
Canada
Defence
Abbott
Canadian Flour Is A Problem For U.S. Bakers
Senator Owen Brewster informed by the New England Bakers Association that US bakers receive only 75 percent of last year’s flour deliveries while Canadian flour distribution is cut 10 percent. Canadian flour remains subsidized and bread from Canada competes with US bread at the border. Secretary Byrnes says Canada’s nine point grain program aims to aid exports and that U.S.-Canada competition is regrettable and will be corrected.
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Washington
Owen Brewster
Maine
New England Bakers’ Association
Bread and Flour
Brewster
State Department
United States
Byrnes
Canada
Treasures Missing From Wartime London Refuge
The Daily Telegraph reports British authorities seek help from art dealers and collectors to locate an £40,000 collection of Persian carpets silverware and rare china hidden in a wartime London storage facility. The theft surfaced after the owner's death during estate settlement.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Telegraph
King's Birthday Honors List Includes Mountbatten Privy Council
London reports confirm Lord Louis Mountbatten receives the highest honor in the king's birthday list. Canada’s reconstruction minister C D Howe joins the Privy Council, with seven others granted baronetcies. Sir William Beveridge and Sir Walter Citrine are named peers, alongside Cadogan Listowel Mersey and Shawcross. The awards honor labor leaders and trade union officials advancing labor’s cause.
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London
Louis Mountbatten
C. D. Howe
Canada
Privy Council
Southeast Asia
William Beveridge
Walter Citrine
British Trades Union Congress
British Coal Board
Mr. Howe
Alexander Cadogan
Britain
United Nations Security Council
Earl of Listower
Viscount
Saskatchewan wheat pool officials urge Europe food push
J. H. Wesson and G. W. Robertson of the Saskatchewan wheat pool returned from London where they pressed all-out 1946 1947 food production. They urged an international agreement with Europe and Canada on quotas and price ranges to protect western producers and the consumer at a ceiling of $1.55 per bushel. The international farm conference was praised as a huge success.
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Ottawa
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
England
Europe
J. H. Wesson
Pool
G. W. Robertson
London
Canada
Wesson
Dutch Ships Idle in Australian Ports Over Java Crisis
Six Dutch ships held idle in Australian ports since September remain unable to sail amid Java's political turmoil. Australian waterside workers had declared the vessels black and refused loading over concerns the ships carried munitions and materials aiding the suppression of the Indonesian republican government.
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Sydney
Australia
Java
Thousands of Japanese Refugees Set for Shipment Home
In Seoul and port towns eighteen thousand Japanese civilians, who slipped from Manchuria and Russian-occupied north Korea, remain in refugee camps awaiting transport on Japanese ships. They are described as footsore and hungry with little possessions.
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Seoul
South Korea
Manchuria
North Korea
Japan
Veterans and forest industry absorb returning men in Canada
Canada’s largest employer, the forest sector, has taken in more returning servicemen than any other industry. Maj. Gen. C. B. Price of Montreal, president of the Canadian Legion, said veterans seek permanent jobs and favor policies that keep full employment.
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Montreal
Canada
C. B. Price
The
Canadian Legion
Rice Needed as Far East to Import Millions of Tons
A U N food and agriculture committee says Far Eastern countries must import 5.6 million tons of rice in the next two years to keep per capita supplies at pre war levels.
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Hong Kong
United Nations Food and Agriculture Department
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