Bells Of Quebec Toll Last Salute For Hon Lapointe
Funeral for Rt Hon Ernest Lapointe in Quebec marked by state rites. Procession from Citadel Hill to St Roch’s Church included Prime Minister Mackenzie King, RCMP, and diverse mourners. Cardinal Villeneuve presided at high mass requiem as snow fell and crowds lined snow clad streets.
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FRANK FLAHERTY
QUEBEC
Ernest Lapointe
Citadel Hill
horne
St. Roch’s
Mackenzie King
council chamber
air force
naval guards
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Rodrigue Cardinal Villeneuve
Canada
Quebec East
Hybrid muskellunge cross grows faster than musky
A Minnesota fish research column notes Dr. Samuel Eddy of the University of Minnesota crossing a big northern pike with a tiger muskellunge to create a vigorous hybrid. The cross already yields 28 inch fish and promises rapid growth with strong angling traits. Further crosses include a sliver musky variant, all part of ongoing tests and lake releases.
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Samuel Eddy
University of Minnesota
Eddy
Charles Dickens
Canada Well Represented At Stock Show
Canada has strong presence at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. The 42nd edition opens with 13,149 animals from 32 states and three Canadian provinces, plus 5,000 samples from 34 states and five provinces. The fair runs through December 6 with $100,000 in prizes and expected sales near $2,000,000.
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CHICAGO
United States
Missing Youth Found Near Edmonton On Horseback
Walter Lorenz a 17 year old from the Barrhead district 70 miles northwest of Edmonton was found after being missing since Wednesday. He rode out to round up cattle and walked into West Jock hospital late Thursday RCMP reported.
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EDMONTON
Walter Lorenz
Barrhead
West Jock hospital
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Must Purge Asia With Vengeance
British Broadcasting Corporation reported Premier Tojo addressed meetings in Manchukuo and occupied China and Japan declaring the need to purge East Asia with a vengeance against United States British exploitation. The message, recorded by CBS, quotes Tojo accusing hostile nations of exploiting East Asia and calls for erasing such practices with vengeance. A special Japanese cabinet session was held as Pacific negotiations in Washington continued. Troop movements near Singapore were canceled as a precautionary measure amid the Eastern crisis.
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Associated Press
YORK
British Broadcasting Corporation
Tojo
Japan
Manchuka
China
East Asia
B.B.C
C.B.S
Manchukuo
Great Britain
United States
TOKYO
Pacific
Washington
SINGAPORE
Britain Gratified By U S Denunciation Of Finland Pact
London reports a British authority says Britain is gratified by the United States denunciation of Finland’s adherence to the anti comintern pact. The official adds the denunciation need not speed Britain’s decision on Moscow’s request for a war declaration against nations aiding Germany’s attack on Russia.
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LONDON
Britain
United States
Finland
Moscow
Germany
Russia
Wife shoots husband then dies in Toronto home
In North Toronto on November 29, Alois Rusek, 45, and his wife were found dead. Coroner Maj Dr BR J W Brooke said Mrs Rusek apparently shot her husband as he slept then killed herself with a .22 rifle, deploying a pillow and toe trigger. The husband lay on the bed. the wife on the floor.
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TORONTO
C.P
Alois Rusek
BR. J. W. Brooke
coronier
Germans Withdraw From Rostov On The Don
Berlin says occupation troops evacuated central Rostov to prepare for measures against a population that aided the enemy. Movement described as partial and near, with no exact extent given. Earlier Berlin claimed Russian attacks on Rostov and the Donets bend inflicted heavy losses on the Red Army.
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BERLIN
Rostov
Don
Caucasus
Rotterdam
engere stadtgebeit
Donets
Russia
Red army
Huns Driven Back by Red Army From Rostov
Moscow dispatches report Rostov relieved by a strong Soviet counter offensive crossing the Don and defeating Field Marshal Von Kleist southward. A Moscow radio summary says counter thrusts northwest of Moscow pushed across the Volga and forced German advances to stall near Kalinin, with flanking slows near Tula.
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Associated PressOSCOW
Russia
Rostov
Don
Ewald Von Kleist
MOSCOW
Moscow radio today
Volga
Tevestia
Tula
Kalinin
Red army
Krun
LONDON
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Win Dominion Grid Championship
Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders 18 to 16 in Varsity Stadium before 20 000 fans to claim the Canadian football national title. Ches McCanes kicked a 38 yard field goal in the third quarter to provide the margin of victory as Ottawa miscues were turned into Bombers scores. George Fraser missed a late 18 yard placement that would have tied the game, ending Ottawa’s bid with three minutes left.
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SYDNEY GRUSON
VARSITY STADIUM
Toronto
C.P
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Ottawa Roughrders
Ches McCanes
Bombers
Ottawa
Tony Golab
George
Boom Boom
War urges Canada to sacrifice to win war
Navy Minister Macdonald told St Andrew's Society that every last measure of courage and sacrifice will be needed and that Canadians may draw on hidden strength beyond the ordinary. He framed the war as a survival struggle, noting Hitler's domination and the oppression faced by conquered peoples.
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TORONTO
Navy
Macdonald
St. Andrew's Society
Eutler
Hitler
Churchill Birthday Observed Quietly in London
London reports that Sir Winston Churchill turns eighty seven tomorrow. An official at 10 Downing Street says he will observe no special celebration, continuing work as on a typical day and remaining as busy on Sundays as other days.
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LONDON
Churchill
No. 10
Downing street
Huns Given Air Bases Across North Africa in Reports
London dispatches report France may have yielded Rabat Meknes Sfax Gabes and the Bizerte naval base to German control with ground crews and troops arriving in French Morocco and Tunisia. Some observers suspect a push for troop through routes and potential Tunisia Tripolitania frontier clashes amid Vichy resistance.
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LONDON
France
Germany
Rabat
Meknes
Sfax
Gabes
Bizerte
French
Morocco
Tunisia
Africa
Tripoliania
Vichy
Tripolitania
battle of
Libra
Sea Battle Reported Near Dover Strait
London dispatch says naval vessels clashed last night in the Dover Strait off the Kent coast. Tracer bullets and heavy guns lit the darkness as light vessels fired on each other. British planes reached the scene but observers saw no clear identification amid mist and confusion.
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LONDON
Dover Strait
England
Channel
Axis Forces Seek Escape From Trap Near Tobruk
British and Axis forces clash southeast of Rezegh in a major tank battle. Rommel trapped between Tobruk and the border struggles to break out while British and New Zealand troops widen a contact corridor. British forces capture Bir El Hamed and hundreds of Italian prisoners as heavy guns and anti aircraft artillery flood the area.
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CAIRO
Rezegh
Middle East
Erwin Rommel
Tobruk
Atis
Libya
Bir El Hamed
Will Not Call By Elections in Ontario Legislature
Premier Hepburn states the government has no intention to call by-elections to fill vacancies in the Ontario legislature. The message responds to a request to hold a by-election for the seat left vacant by the death of Charles A. Robertson nearly two years ago, noted at the Huicon Bruce Liberal Association meeting in Wingham, Ontario.
Eight Nazi Ships Sunk in Arctic Submarine Action
London reports two British submarines sunk at least eight Axis troop transports and supply ships heading for Murmansk front. Five others damaged, four likely destroyed. Submarines Tigris and Trident, under Cmdrs Bone and Sladen, credited with multiple sinkings as Murmansk remains ice free.
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LONDON
Murmansk
Arctic
admiralty
Petsame
Tigris
Cmdr
H. F Bone
Trident
G. F. Sladen
News Bulletins From The War Fronts In Italian And Allied Lines
Pilot Officer Henry Birkland a Calgary native is now listed as a prisoner of war by the RAAF. Six more war correspondents and BBC commentator Edward Ward among others are reported captured in Libya. A Warsaw ghetto execution report. fire in Smyrna harbor. Volokolamsk claimed captured near Moscow. raid on Naples by the Middle East Royal Air Force. Angola’s governor-general to be tried. Gandhi’s son jailed for contempt. Britain’s wartime savings rise over 300 percent in year two.
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CALGARIAN
Henry Birkland
A. M. Birkland
Calgary
ROME
Libya
Edward Ward
B.B.C
LONDON
1C.P. Cable.i
Polish Telegraph Agency
today
Berlin
Stockholm
Samir
Smyrna
Aegean
Turkey
N.B.C
WANS
VOLOKOLAMSK
N.B
Moscow
Red army
NAPLES
KAP. CAIRG
Middle East
Royal Air Force command
Royal Arsenal
ANGOLA
NEW YORK
Portuguese West Africa
Britain
Free France
GANDHI
ALLAHABAD
India
Navy
Devadas Gandhi
Mohandas K. Gandhi
GREAT LONDON
C.P. Cable
Robert Kindersley
National Savings Committee
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