Huns Claim Russians in Crimea Push and Leningrad Defense
German war bulletin reports cross of the Upper Donets and continued pursuit of Russian forces in the Crimea. An infantry regiment west of Voikhovo overcomes fortified pills and takes 533 pillboxes as Neva crossings are repulsed near Leningrad. Heavy German air activity claims sinking a 3,000-ton merchant ship and damaging a large troop transport and three warships with railway and airport raids. Moscow allegedly raided yesterday.
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BERLIN
Donets
Crimea
Leningrad
Bitler
Voikhovo
Neva
eastern front
high command
Moscow
British Ships Claimed Sunk in New Blitz Report
Berlin reports Nazi high command claims 31,000 tons of shipping destroyed as bombers hit a Faroe Islands freighter and four more merchantmen off the British east coast. A tanker and three other vessels total 29,000 tons sunk, with further losses in convoy. RAF operations over north and northwest Germany say nine planes were lost.
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BERLIN
Nazi
high command
Faroe Islands
R.A.P
Germany
Hamburg
war bulletin
More bodies recovered from ruined factory in Tersfield
Three more bodies were recovered today from the ruins of a five storey clothing factory destroyed by fire yesterday. Police estimate the death toll at 47, mostly girl workers.
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TERSFIELD
England
fiesterday
anostly
Wartime harvest by scouts and guides for medicinal plants
Boy Scouts and Girl Guides with voluntary groups are gathering stinging nettles dandelion roots meadow saffron and other herbs to supply medicines. Neville fibre and green pigment are sought as prewar imports dwindled. Dried plants command high prices per ton, with hundreds of tons needed. Medical Research Council schedules chemists for English production.
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Boy Scouts
Girl Guides
edical Research Council
England
Kew
Royal Botanical Garees
shady wood
Beaverbrook editorial declares sinking of Reuben James a war act
London paper says Hitler’s move risks global conflict as torpedoing of US destroyer Reuben James west of Iceland prompts debate on neutrality. Belfast News Letter and Northern Whig mirror view that American entry into war will follow and production shifts may occur.
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BEAVERBROOK
REUBEN JAMES HITLER
LONDON
C.P
Lord Beaverbrook
Evening Standard
United States
Reuen James west
Iceland
Hitler
America
Russia
Befast
Northern Ireland
Sinking of Destroyer Reuben James prompts heavy death fears
News from Washington reports hopes of more survivors after the torpedoed destroyer Reuben James went down west of Iceland. Navy says 44 enlisted men rescued, leaving about 76 unaccounted, with radios limited in combat zones. Families of crew wait as convoys aid search and port officials note lifeboats and life preservers aboard.
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WASHINGTON
United States
Reuben James
navy
Iceland
Portland
Plan to Help Varsity Students After the War
Edmonton report says the Dominions plan rehabilitation for university students who enlist before finishing studies. Eligible students will receive $9 a week after the war to continue studies, with the same allowance for graduates pursuing post graduate work after the war.
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EDMONTON
Navy
Dominis
Robert Newton
University of Alberta
Massacre Reported During Japanese Campaign in Kwangtung
The Chinese Central News Agency says nearly 500 Chinese non-combatants were massacred and 360 were wounded in the Japanese campaign in southern Kwangtung. Invading troops reportedly razed more than 60 villages.
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NONG KONG
Kwangtung
Serbs Keep Nazis Busy in Yugoslavia War News
A neutral consul described chaotic conditions in Axis-ruled Yugoslavia with Serb guerrilla bands in control of cities and rail sabotage making travel dangerous. He noted trains run irregularly and he left family behind for safety as he traveled through the war torn region.
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ISTANBUL
Turkey
Budapest
Yugoslavia
Must Fight For Liberty Must Fight For Liberty
Navy Secretary Frank Knox told a Marine Corps graduating class at Quantico that sinking US ships is worse than piracy and that the nation will keep liberty only by fighting for it. He urged self defense under international law and warned that many want the graduates’ places, stressing the fight to the finish and no peace except one of right and justice.
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QUANTICO
Navy
Frank Knox
United States
marine corps
Knox
19 Bodies Taken From Brazeau Mine
NORDEGG Alberta Nov L A mine explosion killed thirty one coal miners at Brazeau Collieries. John Shanks said 19 bodies removed with 12 more believed trapped. Rescue teams labored to recover remains as officials planned a formal inquiry. The mine, among Alberta’s largest, had a good safety record.
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NORDEGG
Alta
C.P
Brazeau
John Shanks
Alberta
Nordege
Edmonton
A. A. Millar
mine department
Canadians In Attack On Shipping
The air ministry news service said a Royal Air Force squadron, including Canadians, scored bomb hits on Axis ships and likely torpedoed a vessel during night raids spanning northern Norway to Brittany. Canadian Hudson planes disabled at least six ships after spotting an escorted convoy near Frisian Islands.
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LONDON
air ministry
Royal Air Force
Germany
North Sea
Norway
La Pallice
Britany
United States
Frisian
Not Winning This War Warned By H Lash In Galt Speech
Herbert Lash director of the Bureau of Public Information in Ottawa spoke to a Kiwanis club in Galt Ontario on Ugly Truths declaring that Canada and Britain risk defeat unless Americans and Canadians act now. He warned that Germany seeks final defeat for England and that unity and prompt action are required to save the war effort noting a Canadian sailor and a merchant crew face great danger amid ongoing global conflict.
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GALT
Ont
C.P
Herbert Lash
Bureau of Public Information
Ottawa
Kiwanis
Lash
Germany
England
Churchill
Canada
skieq
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Meets Roosevelt in Poughkeepsie
King arrives from Ottawa for two day talks with President Roosevelt on Canadian U S affairs. He expects progress but cites no specifics on defense or Halifax base. Reporters note interest in Canada’s price fixing rules, praised as well received by housewives.
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HYDE PARK
Mackenzie King
Ottawa
Roosevelt
Hinger
Poughkeepsie
Canada
Mr. King
United States
Juliana
Netherlands
Beatrix
Irene
Roose
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Myde Park village
US. navy
Halifax
navy department
Washington
King
Hanson Sees Short Parliament Session in Canada
Conservative Leader Hanson said Canada’s government has no legislation to submit when Parliament convenes and expects a brief session. He noted no hurry to wind up and that anyone may speak. King’s speech could open extended debate, with only one minor bill likely before the house. Hanson, recently returned from the UK, intends to follow King and adjournment is anticipated soon. He plans to discuss conscription in his address.
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OTTAWA
Hanson
King
Mackenzie King
United Kingdom
Will Announce Prices Order Sunday Night
Ottawa reports the government will publicly release details of the order in council Sunday night that imposes a ceiling on commodity prices and service rates. The move aims to control inflation and stabilize essential goods.
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OTTAWA
Crim ean Situation Is Critical
London dispatches report the battle at the approaches to the Crimea growing more critical as German forces widen a breach through the Perekop isthmus. Pravda predicts a new offensive against Moscow while Red Star warns of danger to the Tula munitions center.
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LONDON
Crimten
Perekop isthmus
Moscow
Pravda
Communist party
Tula
capitel
Red Star
Reuters
wndilie
BAELC
petom
CBS
Perekop isthemus
Perekop
Canada’s car loadings hit high mark for period
Ottawa reports Canada car loadings in the week ended Oct 28 totaled 73,943, the highest since Sept 12, 1930, when landings reached 74,000. The all time high was 97,087 in the week ended Oct 27, 1926, per the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
NEWS BULLETINS AND GLOBAL WAR NOTES FROM NOVEMBER 1
Multiple brief items report on a Canadian inquiry into Brazeau disaster, four US bomber crash deaths near Findlay, Berlin denying Roosevelt map claims, US destroyers attacked by German ships, a veiled Japanese oil warning, Vichy admitting incidents in occupied France, Petain ordering wheat sowing targets, a Manchester November Handicap winner, Reuben James sinking claims, calls for a US war footing, potential international control of Axis shipping, and a mining accident at Coleman mine with a fatality and coroner’s involvement.
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CARDSTON
Ney
N. E. Tanner
igniry and mines
Brazeau nine
chief inspector of mines
bsis
musd
Edmonton
U.S
FINDLAY
APj
United States army
Ksing
BERLIN
A.P
Roosevelt
Americas
HMS SAY
United States
Greer
Kearny bea
TOKYO
Japan
Nichi Nichi
VICHY
France
Charles De Gaulle
iader
PELAIN
Mov
t(AP
Petain
MANCHESTER
C.P. Cable
Lord Glaotly
Crows Colony
L. C. Dickerson
Stuart
Reuben James
NEW YORK
Melbourne
MAX CONTROL NGN
AXIS SHIPPING
LONDON
C.2
Exchange Telegraphs
Washington
congress
COLEMAN
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