City Drive Tops 645000 in Alberta Campaign
National and local drives report continued fundraising momentum with subscriptions nearing 790 million goal. Alberta totals show progress toward campaign marks as organizers note hundreds of ballots pending and morning tallies exceeding targets. The drive enters its final stretch with Nov. 7 as the last day.
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Art Bass
immediaceir antoune
aregation
AES
chuck
menco
Lazhbridge
mary
Mr. BaNEAR
OTTAWA
Canada
a Vic
Ferry Crash Kills Sixteen Near Montreal Dorval
Montreal October 26 Sixteen persons were killed when a Royal Air Force Ventura aircraft crash near Dorval island fifty yards from the Dorval post office. The initial report listed a crew of two and the rest passengers. Names to be released after next of kin notification.
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MONTREAL
Royal Air Terce tery
porial island
Deseret
vlare
Core De Liesse road
Dorval
Life of a Shirt-Marine Disasters on Georgian Bay
A wartime eyewitness describes German raids and their brutal effects near Georgian Bay. He recalls a store scene in Niedlakeck Street and a mother losing her child in the Mauthausen camp, while brutal beatings and arrests unfold nearby. The piece frames the Georgian Bay disasters as among the worst in the region’s history, noting the 25 residents lost from Midis Pentang and McNicol in past ship losses and signaling a continued feature on the back page.
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Bay—Luxury
cently
England
Netherlands
Ter Jates Knickerbocker
Niedlaexerk Straat
Eke
Mauthausen
beng
sen ste
ana
Toss island
Midis Pentiang
McNicol
J. HE
denes
Cape Crozer
Georgian Bay
England Lifts Daylight Ban On Heating
The British government eased the daylight ban on central heating in England and Wales due to fuel shortages and earlier weather delays. A temporary relaxation followed unusual winds and a brief relief in fuel supply. the policy had restricted heating before November 1.
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England
LONDOS
ministry of fuel
Wales
Seo Jeng
waposec
Van Vliet Dies at Coast Age 39 in Victoil Hospital
Ottawa reports Group Captain W D Van Vliet commander of No 116 Army Cooperation Squadron died in hospital at Victo last night after going overseas with the unit this war. A former football player he was widely known in Ottawa before sailing overseas in January.
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OTTAWA
W. D. Van Vliet
RCAF
Victo
Van
Red Army Holds Fast in Stalingrad as German Assaults Continue
Soviet and German forces fought hard around Stalingrad with hand to hand combat in factory districts. The mid day communique reported German blockhouses and trenches occupied, tanks leading advances, and Soviet artillery decimating a regiment. Red army reserves were sent to street fighting as weather improved.
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HENRYE C. CASSIDY
Associated Press
Miscok
Red army
Stalingrad
Germain
NAID DEAN
Moztok
Caucasus
Gromy
Stalinstad
igh
earier
Quisling Propaganda Chief Dies in Car Crash
Reuters reported a German broadcast said Br. Gulbrand Lunde Quisling's Norwegian minister of propaganda and his wife were killed in an automobile accident in central Norway.
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LONDON
C.P
Reuters news agency
Br. Gulbrand Lunde
Quisling
Noarwar
Six Possible Choices For New India Viceroy
Speculation mounts on Churchill recommending a viceroy if the king is the successor to the Marquess of Linlithgow. Six candidates are listed including Sir John Anderson Clement Attlee Richard Carer Lord Greene and Capt. Brisk Africa. Linlithgow is noted for steady leadership since 1936 and the usual process for a viceroy appointment is described.
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DOUGLAS AMARON
Wii LONTXON
P. Cabiei
ainister Churchill
Marquéss of Linkingon
vceroy
India
Sir John Anders
council
Dominions
Clement Attlee
Richard Carer
Middle East
Lord Greene
rob Brisk Africa
eng
WOTIS
Lord Linlithgow
cone
wiceroy
Allied Drive Important
London dispatch notes British Egypt offensive could become a decisive war turning point. Axis forces under Rommel press in the Caucasus context as Allied control of the Mediterranean and Middle East looms large. The piece discusses oil, resources, and strategic stakes shaping the conflict.
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LONDON
Egypt
Mediterranean
Middle East
vila
El Hitler
lower
Caucasus
mnio
RAF strikes hit Italian war plants across northern Italy
London reports RAF bombers damaged war industries and supply centers in northern Italy in a four day Alpine raid. Milan faced a heavy Saturday night assault on Caproni works with four motor bombers dropping blockbusters. Genoa and Savona were also targeted during the wave.
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LONDON
R.A.F
Italy
Alps
Milan
Caproni
Traly
bosebo
Genoa
Savona
Genoese
Fierce Fight in Solomons
Japanese troops land fresh forces at Guadalcanal and assault American positions five times Friday night into Saturday morning. U S navy reports heavy artillery, air raids, and naval gunfire support, with US forces repelling each assault and damaging enemy ships and equipment.
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WASHINGTON
Guadalcanal
United States navy department
cers
Allied Tanks Infantry Mass For Attempt To Smash Defences
Allied forces press the assault on Rommel in North Africa with tanks infantry and mobile artillery under heavy air cover. The battle spans the Qattara area as Axis defenses crack under bombardment and prisoner captures rise to about 1,450. American U S and South African air power blasts Axis positions while French forces under Gen De Larminat participate in the field.
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Don Whitehead
Associated Press
Geo
Br army of the
Rormels
Qattara
Cairo
London
U.S
desert
El Alamein
ats id
De Larminat
Istrian
Pierre Kecaniz
Bir Hacheim oasis
Libys
Yanks Strike Hong Kong Area in Pair of Air Raids
United States Army Air Force bombers hit Hong Kong early, then targeted the White Cloud airdrome near Canton. The North Point power station in Hens Hong was destroyed and two hazardous devices landed in the target area, according to Lt Gen Stilwell's headquarters. Japanese forces attempted to intervene.
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United States Army Air Force
Hong Kong
tedas
White Cloud
Canton
north point
Hens Hong
Joseph W. Stilwell
Tater Cort audrome
ine
Dominion Public Relations Staffs Coordinated in Canada
Oct 6 report lists Joseph W. G. Clark as director of information for armed services with three service chiefs under him. H. C. Howard becomes director of information for naval services, G. Herbert Sallans director of information for air services, and Gerald M. Brean director of information for army and air force. All are veteran newspaper professionals.
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prine
united
Joseph W. G. Clark
army
air force
armed services
Mr. Clark
alo
H. C. Howard
Montreal
naval services
G. Herbert Saulans
Bontreal
Toronto
Varicetier
Gereld M. Brean
ree Tew
Brown
Forenso Daly Star
Sallans
British United Press
Howard
Canada
Enemy foiled as Rommel fails to close gaps in early dawn clash
British report says Rommel could not join gaps in the battle line this morning as Allied air and ground forces intensified. An Axis supply ship was bombed and damaged while several enemy aircraft were shot down.
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Romocel
Rommel
Alced
Three Canadians Win Malta Honors
Three members of the Royal Air Force were decorated for their service in the Malta defense. The awards recognized acts of courage by pilots and crew during sustained operations against enemy forces.
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Malta
Beets growers to receive final Taber factory payments
The 1959 notice outlines final payments on beet deliveries under the Taber factory agreement. Beets from 1939 to 1950 show escalating penalties and per ton payments, totaling about $153,000 to be distributed among Southern Alberta growers. Severe frosts damaged 1949 crops, but payments proceed through 1955 contingencies.
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RAYMOND
Alberts
Tn advissor
Taber
oliverigs
Edmonton Utilities Profit Reported Amid Market Fluctuations
Officials note a profit for Edmonton utilities as market conditions shift. Weaker demand and rising costs press on earnings though the city agency projects cautious gains.
Air raids strike India airfields and Japanese casualties reported
Bullets flash over India as Japanese aircraft attack airfields in Southeast Assam near Burma. One raider shot down, two crew parachuted. casualties and damage heavy. Concurrently German raiders hit London with deadly raids. eight dead and many wounded. Additional items report Red Army claims German losses in Russia and ferry crash deaths in Toronto.
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IAPS
INDO-BURMA
NEW DELUE
India
Assam
Burma
aidrome
Chntacenz
Red army
prusener
Raia
TORONTO
C.Pi—Tay Terentia
SORE
Dervalawport
Montreal
Maurice Miles
John Barry
MEXICO
TORONTO EXCHANGE
Bulzaria
Bulzarian
Black Sea
Farna
Helen Grigley
Raymond
John
sioye
St. Michael's hospital
Jein
Eizabeth
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