Nova Scotia Liberal lands sweeping victory gains 28 seats
In a stunning Nova Scotia election Liberal Premier Angus L. Macdonald swept to power with 28 of 30 seats, wiping out the Progressive Conservatives and reducing the CCF to two seats while preserving strong gains in Halifax and Cape Breton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angus Macdonald
Progressive Conservative
C.C.F
C.P
Nova Scotia
Angus L. Macdonald
L. W. Fraser
C.C.F. house
Donald MacDonald
Libs
eela
CCS sn beelsvee
odane
Cape Breton
J. Smith MacIvor
Colchester County
W. Rhodes
MacDonald
prermmer
Progressive Conservatives
C.C F
Labor Progressive nomines
C.F
Quisling Executed by Firing Squad in Norway
Vidkun Quisling, Norway’s wartime traitor, was executed by a 10-man Norwegian firing squad at dawn after secret arrangements. Witnesses included a state prosecutor, a clergyman, and the officer who ordered the firing. The Oslo government reported the shooting occurred at 2:40 a.m. in Oslo.
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NED NORDNESS
SLO
A.P
Vidkun Quisling
Norway
foreign affairs office
Quisling
Anneaus Schjoedt
Henrik Bergh
London
royal
Norwegian ministry of justice
supreme court
Oslo
Norowegian
Akershus
Teoths
Left Hand Corner and Four-Year Sheriff Appointment in Wyoming
The article describes Group Captain xie Chapman of Adelaide receiving notice that his deputy sheriff appointment in Wyoming has been extended four more years. It recounts his friendship with Ed Sullivan, their wartime service, and the badge exchange that led to the deputy duties, along with past roles in the Royal Australian Air Force and Bougainville. It also briefly notes Al Jennings suing over a radio broadcast claim after his criminal career.
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yoming
U.S.A
Royal Australin
Syria
xie Chapman
Adelaide
South Astralia
Ed 2
Sullivan
Wyoming
Chapman
stralan
Bougainville
lemons
Toronto Telegram
Los Angeles
Al Jennings
forernor
Oklahoma
Jengs
Left Handi Continued on Back Page News Summary
Continued on back page of the newspaper feature appears in partial scan with unclear headline and unreadable text segments. The readable portions suggest a typical in-paper feature continuation without concrete details or named entities.
Record vote forecast in British Columbia election turnout
Vancouver dispatch reports a close general election race in British Columbia with a potential record vote as 41 constituencies choose 48 members. Coalition and CCF lead with 147 nominees. voting runs 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. MST, 476,819 registered voters, possibly 60,000 service votes. Main issue: return to enterprise growth or switch to socialism under CCF. Service ballots counted later, unregistered servicemen must prove BC residence and district ties. SERVICE personnel overseas voted Oct 13 and 15.
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VANCOUVER
C.P
British Columbia
coalition
C.C.F
B.C
United Kingdom
Members Elected In Nova Scotia List of results
The Canadian Press lists elected members and majorities from Nova Scotia. Annapolis Hicks L 1492 Antigonish Gorman L 1021 Cape Breton Centre MacDonald CCF 884 Cape Breton East Beete Cunningham CCF 1773 Cape Breton North Handley L Cape Breton South MacIvor L 387 Cape Breton West Patterson L 931 Colchester Purdy L 1824 Lt McLellan L 1039 Cumberland Cochrane L Kaufman L 597 542 Members
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Annapolis
H. D. Hicks
Antigonish
Cape Breton East
Beete Cunningham
CCF
Cape Breton North
xA. O'Handley
Cape Breton South
J. S. MacIvor
Cape Breton West
A. Patterson
Colchester
G. T. Purdy
Fit
R. PF. McLellan
Cumberland
xK. J. Cochrane
M. J. Kaufman
Army to take over Alaska highway in April first
Ottawa reports Justice Minister St Laurent announced in parliament that Canada will assume control of the Alaska highway on April 1 and the Northwest Air Staging Route on June 1. The Canadian Army will operate the highway as a military road and integrate it into the national system, with the U S having so far maintained both projects as defenses against Japanese threats.
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OTTAWA
St. Laurent
Alaska
R.C.A.F
Northwest
United States army
U.S. Army Air Forces
United States
Canada
Gunnysack Of Silver Buys 1600 In Bonds
A farm woman brought a sack of silver totaling 1600 dollars to Lethbridge Victory Loan headquarters. The coins, from eggs and milk sales, were counted on the counter and converted into Victory Bonds.
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Gunnysack
Lethbridge Victory Loan
Bain
Victory
Liberal gains listed from CP Party shifts
The Canadian Press item notes Liberal gains totaling five seats. Gains include Cape Breton South from the Progressive Conservatives, Cumberland, Colchester (two), and Pictou. These shifts reflect Liberals expanding footholds in the region.
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Liberals
C.C.P
Cape Breton South
Progressive Conservatives
Cumberland
Colchester
Pictou
Railways study streamline trains and diesel engines
C N R president Vaughan told the commons railway committee Ottawa that a railway committee is studying possibilities for streamline trains and diesel engines and promised plenty of sleeping cars within six months or a year. He noted growing competition from highways water and air and said the railway is examining ways to meet it.
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OTTAWA
R. C. Vaughan
C.N.R
commons’ railway committee
Pove promoted to acting lieutenant general head of Canadian Berlin mission
In Ottawa Maj Gen Maurice Pope, former military adviser to Prime Minister Mackenzie King, was promoted to acting lieutenant general and appointed head of a Canadian mission to Berlin. Pope left for Britain to consult with Canadian HQ in London before proceeding to Berlin, with the mission to safeguard Canadian interests in Germany and an appropriate staff from External Affairs. Also in Ottawa, Lt Col D S Harkness urged extending Old Age Pensions to Indians, arguing they face injustice and should receive equal treatment after extensive service in wars.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Maurice Pove
Mackenzie King
Berlin
Pope
Britain
London
Louis St. Laurent
D. S. Harkness
P.C
Calgary East
commons
Canada
Col. Harkness
Solon Low
Social Credit
Maj
E. P. Fulton
Kamloops
Hugh Castleden
C.C.F
Yorkton
J. H. MacNaught
Prince
John Blackmore
S.C
Lethbridge
Record Pace Maintained in Ninth Victory Loan Drive
Canada’s Ninth Victory Loan nears completion with $162,660,850 raised in two days, $320,000,000 ahead of the prior drive. Canadians contributed $85,177,900 on day two, surpassing last spring’s two-day total, as repats buy bonds in Montreal and Ontario payroll campaigns reach milestones. Major firms and organizations, including Imperial Tobacco and Sherwin-Williams, plus Massey Harris sites, push totals toward the national goal.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Canada
national war finance committee
REPATS
RC.A.F
Montreal
England
Ontario
Sudbury
International Nickel
Toronto
Massey Harris company
Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada, Ltd
Sherwin-Williams Company of Canada, Ltd
Fierce Gale Hits England
A violent gale swept England with gusts up to 100 mph, collapsing a 200 foot television tower in London and killing an 80 year old woman in Hastings. Sea walls failed along the English Channel as mines washed ashore at Barton and Brighton, prompting evacuations while disposal crews neutralized several ordnance hazards. Two deaths were reported.
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LONDON
England
English Channel
Hastings
channel
Barton
Brighton
Vote Results By Constituencies Across Nova Scotia Figures
Detailed constituency voting returns with races in Pictou Annapolis Antiguish Cape Breton Cape Breton North South West and Cumberland counties showing candidate names party affiliations and vote totals from nearly complete poll tallies. Major figures include MacDonald CCF 4374 and MacQuarrie L 9983 in Cape Breton Centre and Cochrane L 6875 at Cumberland with other results across districts.
Coal Probers Shape Report On Canadian Fuel Policy
The royal commission on Canadian coal policy, chaired by Justice W F Carroll with C C McLaurin and Angus Morrison, is shaping recommendations after a nine month nationwide survey. Hearings near completion with one final session set for Nov 29 in Quebec City. final report expected early next year.
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OTTAWA
C.P
royal commission
Quebec City
W. F. Carroll
Halifax
C. C. McLaurin
Angus Morrison
Calgary
Sydney
Canada
Dominion
Local P O W Camp Leads in M D 13 Pace Setter
Lethbridge Internment Camp shows top district sales with 190 750 dollars to date, 211.2 percent of quota. The camp expects to surpass 200 000 dollars soon as sales continue to climb across Military District 13.
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Lethbridge
Military District 13
German POW Dies in Camp Hospital at Lethbridge
A German prisoner Alfred Teufel 36 died at the Lethbridge Internment Camp hospital Tuesday Born in Nuernberg he was a bookbinder by trade He will receive military honors at Thursday's burial Approximately 33 officers and 735 other ranks arrived on troop trains from He de France scheduled to reach Calgary Thursday at 2 30 p m and Friday at 7 30 a m The City of London completes first flight from Bedford Mass to Eire and will proceed to London Recent British reinforcements head to Java as unrest grows in Indonesia. 30 Indonesians reported killed while surrounding a Dutch barracks in Batavia. one Dutch soldier injured Socialist group gains 151 seats in French election with Communists 152 and MRP 138. results pending for 38 of 586 seats. De Gaulle alignment noted Heavy fire loss in Yellowknife warehouse and cafe for Negus Mining and related equipment
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P.O.W
Alfred Teufel
Lethbridge
Nuernberg
Germany
He de France
Calgary
CITY OF LONDON
FOYNES
Eire
C.P
American Airlines
United States
Europe
Bedford
Mass
London
INDONESIA
Bevin
commons
Java
Netherlands
Aneta
Batavia
PARIS
A.P
Socialist party
constituent assembly
Communists
Mouvement Republican Populaire
ministry of interior
France
Corsica
Algiers
M.A.P
De Gaulle
YELLOWKNIFE
N.W.T
Negus Mining company
Negus
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Halifax South
King
Victory Bonds
Tpr
J. Halase
Morrin
Dieppe
Don Campbell
ALASKA HIGHWAY
HOUSE
Dewolfe
Irish
Mac Tregor
MacQuarrie
Nicholson
White
Hicks
Phinney
ANTIGUISH
Jess
CAPE BRETON CENTRE
Dougette
MasIsaac
Beaton
Cunningat
MacGillivray
Colwell
Macpole
O'Handley
Cameron
Ferguson
Orr
Patterson
Blois
Flemming
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