Royal couple interview at EP Ranch in Alberta
Duke of Windsor and Duchess grant a guarded interview to 320 reporters at the four thousand acre EP Ranch near High River. The Duke appears mature with unchanged graciousness while the Duchess showcases blue eyes and navy fashion. Reporters from Lethbridge and Calgary Heralds attend as guests mingle outside the ranch home.
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BETTY BLETCHER
Herald
High River
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Alberta
Duchess of Windsor
Middle East Army Reorganized Into Western and Northern Commands
Cairo reports a British Middle East army division into two forces the western desert western army and the northern Syria army both under Gen Sir Claude Auchinleck. Gen Sir Maitland Wilson to command the northern army. western army commander to be announced. Changes follow East Africa hostilities termination and new East African command.
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CAIRO
western desert
Syria
Middle East
Claude Auchinleck
Maitland Wilson
East Africa
war office
Honeymooners Caught in Ottawa Chateau Laurier Scene
The Left Hand Corner reports Mrs. Taylor Latta McCray formerly Suzanne Sibley of Detroit on honeymoon in Ottawa. The couple wore a peasant style dress and Indian moccasin shoes from Lanz of Bulbsburg New York. The outfit was a fashion fad and the hair was a showpiece to match the dress.
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Chateau Laurier
Ottawa
Taylor Latta McCray
Suzanne Sibley
Detroit
Lanz
Bulsburg
New York City
Moscow and Leningrad Bombed as Front News Flows
German dispatches say Russians mounted a counter assault to cross the Lower Dnieper while Hungary and Italy reported gains east of the Dnieper and prisoners taken. Helsinki and Moscow areas were bombed as the eastern front operations continued, with Finnish aims disputed by German spokesmen.
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BERLIN
Dneiper
Donets River
Dnieper
Germany
Finland
Karelan
Petrozavodsk
Murmansk
Moscow
Leningrad
agar
high command
plac
Canadians must watch every phase of life while fighting Fascism
Mrs Dorise Neilsen Unity member of parliament for North Battleford Sask told a Vancouver audience that Canadians must watch minutely every phase of life while fighting Fascism abroad. She argued strikes were not called due to indifference of workers toward the war effort.
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VANCOUVER
Dorise Neilsen
Unity
North Battleford
Sask
Two German Fliers Shot in Croatia Ambush
In Zagreb on Tuesday night a group of about a dozen German airmen were fired upon near an airport. Two were killed and ten fled toward the city, with six men bearing pistols captured and later identified as Communists. A noon decree threatened execution of 19 known Communists if further attacks occur or suspects are not seized.
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ZAGREB
Croatia
Dodgers Win Tie Up World Series At Yankee Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 3 to 2 at Anker Stadium to even the world series 1-1. Whitlow Wyatt pitched shutout innings after a rough start, Del Ennis delivered the go ahead single off Johnny Murphy, ending the Yankees 10 game World Series win streak and setting up Game 3 at Ebbets Field.
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GAYLE TALBOT
Associated Pres
ANKER STADIUM
New York
Brooklyn
Dodgers
big Whitlow Wyatt
Yankees
Wyatt
Spud Chander
Dolf Cannln
Dodger
Del
dohnny Murphy
Yanks
Ebbets Field
YANKEE
Train Kills Two Airmen Near Macleod Depot
Two airmen NCOs LAC W M McHeffey formerly Edmonton and LAC M M Wyman formerly Saskatoon were killed instantly when struck by engine cylinders of an eastbound C PR passenger train near the Macleod depot while walking toward town with LAC Felix Leonard who survived uninjured. William Ross also walked toward town.
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MACLEOD
W. M. McHeffey
Ninety-Sixth Street
Edmonton
M. M. Wyman
Saskatoon
No 7
Service
C.PR
LAC
Felix Leonard
Leonard
William Ross
Cyclist completes 3100 Mile Holiday Ride to Calgary
Wallace Farrar a 20 year old Toronto cyclist rode from Chis IECsteem to Calgary on the last lap of a holiday. Since August 10 he has covered about 3100 miles through the west and Canadian Rockies and is now pedalling homeward.
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CALGARY
Wallace Farrar
Toronto
Chis egsteem
Wallace
Canadian Rockies
Two Trains Collision Kills Canadian Gunner
Gunner G. F. Shimeko of Petawawa military camp died in a head on collision near Peninsula Ontario as two transcontinental trains No 3 and No 4 crashed after a switch overrun. Twenty eight others were injured, four seriously, with passengers and engineers named from Schreiber, Vancouver, and Sault Ste Marie.
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White River
Joseph Rolesu
af Schreiber
H D Mooney
Congress
Bond
Vancouver
Karen Ericson
A Olafson
RAF Blasts At Stuttgart And French Coast
A small British bomber force attacked Stuttgart and other aims in southwest and western Germany despite bad weather. Docks at Calais and Boulogne and the Belgian port of Ostend were hit. One German night fighter was destroyed and another damaged. one British bomber was lost. Earlier, Hurricanes dispersed eight German motor torpedo boats off the French coast. A few German bombers raided eastern England with limited damage.
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LONDON
Stuttegaal
Germany
air ministry
Calais
Boulogne
Ostend
Prench
England
Enellsn
Mames
rapid fie
RAF
Premier Arrests General Elias as Bohemia Seized
General Alois Elias, premier of Bohemia and Moravia, was arrested on charges of preparing high treason. Germany imposed iron rules across the protectorate to crush alleged revolutionary conspiracies aiding Europe’s enemies.
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Alois Elias
Bohemia and Moravia
Germany
protectorate
Europe
Huns Order Wholesale Executions In Bohemia Moravia
Berlin October 2 Nazi spokesmen report Gen Alois Vilas premier of Bohemia Moravia was not executed yet as he sought clemency which Hitler may grant. They say 39 new death sentences were issued in the protectorate amid a state of emergency and renewed efforts to quell uprisings.
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BERLIN
APY
Alois Vilas
Bohemia - Moravia
Hitler
Elias
Germany
Geremany
Hang Reds In Public in Budapest Sabotage Offer
German authorities announced that eight Communists would be taken from Nagybeckerek prison and publicly hanged to deter sabotage attributed to Communist elements in Hungary. Other reports describe foiled train wreckings near Babatie Hargarhin and a broader clampdown on suspected saboteurs across the region.
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BUDAPEST
elementa
Hungary
Nagybeckerek
Marvarovsag
Subotica
Babat tie Hargarhin
Yugoslavias
Attacks on Ukraine and Leningrad Brutal Front Battles
German forces pressed southern frontline near Ukraine and Crimea but were repulsed by the Red Army. In Leningrad’s perimeter, heavy fighting with high German losses continued as Soviet troops inflicted hundreds of casualties and captured weapons. The Red Star noted renewed assaults fading and German withdrawals.
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MOSCOW
Red army
Leningrad
Ukraine
Crimean
Are Star
armiv
Red Star
Soviet information bureau
Laval Death Sentence for Attempted Assassination
In Nazi-occupied Paris, Paul Co fette a 21 year old Frenchman was condemned to death by a special state tribunal for the attempted assassination of Pierre Laval and Marcel Dent on August 8. Laval and Dent, tagged as collaborators, were wounded during the scene. Colette testified against Laval seeking mercy but was condemned to die. Laval arrived at his estate near Vie iv while Dent left a hospital in Versailles. The attack happened as Laval and Dent watched a Paris review for a volunteer French legion for service.
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VICHY
Paul Cofette
Paris
Pierre Laval
Marcel Dent
ria
Laval
France
Deat
Ceres
Colette
Vieiv
Dent
Ver
sailies
Lava
Near-Miracle RCAF Bomber Landing In New Hampshire
A twin motor RCAF bomber with four crew members made a near-miracle landing in a hay field in New Hampshire after a mission over the Atlantic. The plane carried two 250 pound bombs and seven 2 pound bombs in its bomb racks and escaped explosion as the crew evacuated cautiously.
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R.C.A.F
NEW HAMPSHIRE
GREENLAND
Royal Canadian Air Force
ape parently
Atlantic
Backed call to tell Canada the whole truth about war
The News Chronicle backs Dr. Rogers of Regina in urging British authorities to reveal full wartime facts to Canada. It argues Canada should receive bad news to spur effort, condemns attempts to withhold information, and demands full candor as long as it does not aid the enemy.
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Canada
ion
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