British Cruisers Engage Raider In A Stiff Fight
In Montevideo harbor the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee sought refuge after a sea battle with three British cruisers. Exeter suffered heavy damage and was forced out, while Ajax and Achilles pressed the pursuit until Graf Spee entered Montevideo for shelter with crew casualties reported.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Graf Spee
Tok
Atlantic
Admiral Scheer
Admiralty
London
Exeter
South Atlantic
Clement
Ajax
Achilles
Formosa
Graf Spe
Punte del Este
Uruguayan
Harter Ig
Russians Complain of Finnish Ski Warfare
A Red Karelia war dispatch near the Finnish frontier reports Finnish ski troops using bandit tactics with sudden ambushes. Soldiers clad in white robes skitter from woods to fire on advancing units, then retreat as they shed boots to ski in stockings. Another piece notes Finnish mine laying on roads and paths.
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Moscow
Sev
Finland
Red Karelia
Bombers Ordered by Britain and France From U S Firms
Britain and France place large bomber orders with American firms as World War II mobilizes. Britain signs for 200 Hudson bombers from Lockheed in California for offshore patrol and defense, with engines up to 1 200 hp possible in a second batch. France orders 70 and 100 Douglas bombers from Santa Monica, boasting speeds well above 200 mph and a rooftop ceiling near 24 000 feet, both using advanced Pratt and Whitney engines.
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Britain
France
New York
Air Ministry
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Burbank
Calif
Rai
French
Douglas Aircraf
Santa Monica
United States
Douglas
Pratt and Whitney
Broadcast will close with King’s Empire message on Christmas
BBC announces Round the Spire Christmas broadcast featuring diverse voices from Canada New Zealand Australia Malaya and India. The program travels from a World War I hospital behind the front to greetings from French troops British forces Royal Navy Royal Air Force and South Africa before returning to Britain for the King’s 3 pm message.
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Empire London
Canada
New Zealand
Malaya
Empire
British Broadcasting Company
English Channel
Western Front
Broadcasting Company
France
BBC
Royal Navy
Royal Air Force
India
South Africa
Coastal Defence Service of the Union
Real
Britain
Spain May Have Monarchy Report Second Son to Ascend
The Daily Sketch foresees Don Juan of Asturias, the second son of ex king Alfonso, ascending the Spanish throne within two weeks. It describes a limited constitutional monarchy with all parties participating, republican factions restored, and exiled Spaniards invited to return.
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Alfonso
London
Daily Sketch
Ani
Spain
Don Juan of Asturias
Seality
Lifeboat Service Downturn Despite War at Sea
London lifeboat service statistics show 490 launches to distress calls up to mid November, five more than all of 1938, marking the busiest period in the service’s history. Since the outbreak of war an average of 19 launches per week has been recorded.
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London
Lifeboat Service
Berlin’s beerhouses and phones per resident figures
Berlin shows one beerhouse and one telephone for every 271 residents. The statistic reflects urban amenities distribution and public access indicators within the city.
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Berlin
Treats For The Sailors In Canadian Ports
The Navy League of Canada announced treats for sailors in port on Christmas Day at Vancouver Victoria Esquimalt Prince Rupert Halifax Sydney Saint John St John s Newfoundland and Labrador. An appeal for funds for Christmas dinners drew a fine response and hundreds of women are making bags filled with gifts for sailors. The first shipment of bags will be sent from Toronto to Canadian sea cadets and navy members who will also receive the treats.
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Toronto
Vancouver
Vienna
Esquimalt
Prince Rupert BC
Halifax
Sydney
Saint John
N.B
St. John's
Navy League of Canada
Toronto Canadian Sea Cadets
Navy
Ats
Salute Flag Urged To Approve Ceremony Edmonton
Edmonton public school board hears a notice motion by Trustee Mrs Ross urging daily saluting of the Union Jack and pledge of allegiance. She requests cooperation of teachers to guide pupils in flag salutes and reciting I salute the flag and I pledge my love and loyalty.
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Edmonton
FE. Ross
Seh Ross
Ols
Bacon and Hog Board to Back Canada Bacon Sale
A federal bacon board to support producers will be set up with Hon J G Taggart as head and members from Quebec and Ontario. An agricultural advisory group and a price spreads board will work with the bacon board under the department of labor to protect producers from speculation and secure markets and better prices amid low bacon prices in the United Kingdom purchase agreement.
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Saskatoon
J. G. Taggart
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Ontario
United Kingdom
Canada
JG Gardiner
Feder
Department of Labor
United
Heavy Duties War Adds To Responsibilities
War has added new duties to Vincent Massey the Canadian high commissioner in London. He carries out responsibilities for Canada and Canadians in Britain while London trims social life. He is so busy he takes work home at night and keeps up private correspondence and reading Canadian newspapers. Occasionally he plays golf with Mrs. Massey who is also busy.
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War
Vincent Massey
London
Canada
Great Britain
Mr. Massey
Diminutive Soldiers Claim Largest and Smallest Feet
Private Richard Barrett of the Seaforth Highlanders, at five feet one inch, claims he will be the shortest member of the Dominion's expeditionary force. Meanwhile Corporal C. A. Mailette of the Canadian Dental Corps, from Montreal, wears boots size 15, contesting the big foot distinction.
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Vancouver
Montreal
Richard Barrett
Dominion
Barrett
Seaforth Highlanders
C. A. Mailette
Canadian Dental Corps
Public opinion on Chamberlain war conduct in UK survey
The British Institute of Public Opinion reports sixty one percent are satisfied with the Chamberlain government's war conduct, eighteen percent dissatisfied, eleven percent think the war should stop, and ten percent declined to express an opinion.
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New York
United Kingdom
British Institute of Public Opinion
Air Patrol Targets German Mine Laying Over Heligoland Bight
The Royal Air Force patrols over Heligoland Bight aim to curb German mine laying seaplanes and bomber types. British fighters’ maneuverability may keep them ahead in air battles. If Germans mass fighting aircraft near Heligoland, a major dogfight could ensue, testing both sides’ air superiority.
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Royal Air Force
Heligoland
Great Britain
Heligoland Bight
Air Privileges Ottawa Hearings for Franchise Rights
Negotiations between the United States and Canada on reciprocal franchise rights for international air trade are under way. A Washington hearing will examine Trans-Canada Airlines applying for a U S franchise. Canadian ministers say US airlines operating into Canada should grant Canada equivalent rights in the United States.
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Ottawa
United States
Washington
Trans-Canada Airlines
C.D. Howe
Howe Aid
Canada
RAF airman John Naylor dies in car crash after leave
Aircraftsman John Naylor, 19, was reported killed when his car collided with another while on leave at Marlow Buckinghamshire. He had just shown his parents shrapnel from a raid on Heligoland and had survived several RAF attacks.
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Low
John Naylor
Royal Air Force
Heligoland
Young Naylor
Marlow
Buckinghamshire
South African Woman Donates Mobile X-Ray Unit
A South African woman who wishes to remain anonymous has donated a mobile X-ray unit valued at about £3,000 to the Royal Army Medical Corps. The instrument can operate at a point as it provides its own electrical current.
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London
Royal Army Medical Corps
War Office
Alberta student defers tests after graduation
Francis Lloyd Rigby, 21, an agricultural student at the University of Alberta and twice crowned world wheat champion, said he will not undergo laboratory tests to determine Peace River wheat milling qualities until after his graduation.
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Edmonton
Francis Lloyd Rigby
University of Alberta
Peace River
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