Oil strike reported in Alberta area sparks development
Edmonton officials report a Devonian limestone oil discovery at Princess No.8 in southern Alberta. The well yields 200 to 250 barrels per day, with 125 miles southeast of Calgary cited as a fueling center for Imperial Oil's renewed leasing of 90,000 acres. The find suggests a potential province wide system of reservoirs and future activity in Prairie oil development.
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Edmonton
Princeas No
Alberta
J. L. Irwin
Provincial Oil Authority
California Standard
Princess
Calgary
Saskatchewan
Imperial Oil Co
Canadian
Princess No. 8
Torpedo narrowly misses Allied troopship in Pacific
Defense headquarters disclosed an enemy submarine attack in the Pacific that failed to strike the Allied troopship. A brief press note cites the incident as part of the broader war activity and mentions three Canadian army specialists aboard the vessel. The specialists, all in their early twenties, are WOs Leslie M. Harvey, Terry Haines, and Dave Blackmore.
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Ottawa
Pacific
Defence Headquarters
New Guinea
Leslie M. Harvey
Rivers
Man
Terry Haines
Toronto
Dave Blackmore
Cardstone
Alta
Social Credit
Blackmore
Armistice Granted After Dunkirk Reconnaissance Raid
German commander at Dunkirk asks for a two hour armistice to bury dead after a prior armed reconnaissance raid on the fortress by Czech troops. The truce was granted.
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MST Ans
Dunkirk
Georgetown gum industry moves toward profit
Iritan Guiane is reported to be favorable for building a profitable chewing gum industry. Rupunun forests yield an estimated 20 000 pounds of latex annually as a substitute for chicle.
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Georgetown
Iritan
Villages Burned By Japanese in Dutch East Indies
The Netherlands forces in the Far East report two Dutch East Indies villages destroyed by the Japanese. One near Medan on Sumatra was burned with kerosene and petrol while inhabitants attempting escape were shot. A Java village was set afire by incendiaries and machine gun fire directed at escapees.
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San Francisco
Lidice
Netherlands East Indies
Netherlands
Far East
Medan
Sumatra
Java
Lancaster Sets Trans Atlantic Record From Montreal to Britain
A Trans-Canada Airlines Lancaster flew non stop from Montreal to Britain in 10 hours 13 minutes, beating the previous record by one hour. Captain GB Lothian piloted the plane, which carried 6031 pounds of mail for Canadian armed forces overseas and 2036 pounds of priority freight with no passengers aboard. OTTAWA a five member South African delegation visited to discuss supply and trade for reconstruction.
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Montreal
Trans-Canada Airlines
Here
Britain
GB Lothian
Ottawa
Canada
Trade Department
Commands Corvette Humberstone’s Royal Navy Role
Lieut-C-icer Allan Boucher of the RCN V R commands HMCS Humberstone, a Castle class Corvette built in Britain as one of 16 for anti submarine work. A Halifax Ottawa Regina native, his wife resides in Ketch Harbor NS as Humberstone joins 16 Algerine minesweepers for the Royal Navy.
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Allan Boucher
RCN
V.R
Canada
CS. Humberstone
Halifax
Ottawa
Regina
Ketch Harbor
Humberstone
Royal Canadian Navy
United Kingdom
Royal Navy
Pension plan calls from CBC chair in Toronto speech
Howard B. Chase newly appointed CBC chairman urged a national contributory pension plan with holidays and pay for all workers. He also proposed labor representation in parliament independent of party ties and the creation of new communities.
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Toronto
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Howard B. Chase
McNaughton Details Home Defence Pay Plan
Defence Minister McNaughton outlines a plan paying home defence army members only at their rank while out of active service. Draftees, nicknamed zombies, cannot earn extra remuneration by working on construction, farming, mining, or woods projects. Active personnel will see no change and some low category draftees may aid essential projects without extra pay.
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Ottawa
McNaughton
Canada
Home Defence Army
Convoy Attack by Canadian Torpedo Boats Near Netherlands
A flotilla of 29 Canadian motor torpedo boats engaged a heavily escorted German convoy off the Hook of Holland after dark on November 1. A 3,000-ton merchant vessel and a tow barge were destroyed or set afire as the Canadians fought for ten hours, suffering two casualties.
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Netherlands
Hook of Holland
Germany reports over two million casualties in six months
Official Allied sources tally German losses from May to November at least 2,004,090 across fronts. Eastern, western, and southern fronts confirm large numbers with western front listed at 1,060,090 and Russia 790,000, Italy 194,000, totaling 2,044,090.
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New York
Germany
Russia
Western Front
Italy
Sugar beet pay sets record in southern Alberta farms
Canadian Sugar Factories Ltd began the largest sugar beet payment in southern Alberta for 269000 tons at Raymond and Picture Butte. The rate is 7.75 dollars per ton, 25 cents above last year's opening payment.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Alberta
Canadian Sugar Factories Ltd
Raymond
Picture Butte
Britain cheers Stalin on Japan aggression stance
British observers welcomed Stalin's Moscow speech calling Japan an aggressor, interpreting it as a potential sign of Russian aid in the war in the Far East once Germany falls.
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Londgay
Stalin
Japan
Moscow
Far East
Germany
Civil Aviation Control Debate Shapes Peace Effort
Viscount Swinton, leading the British delegation, urged the UN civil aviation conference to address security as future air power grows. He argued that airborne divisions can seize cities and cited German and British air operations in 1940 and Arnhem to stress security concerns.
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Chicago
Viscount Swinton
Onter
United Nations Civil Aviation Conference
A. A. Berle
Lond Swinton
Holland
Burma
2Nd Army
Arnhem
Lord Swinton
Dumbarton Oaks
Defence Minister Seeks More Canadian Women for Shell Work
Defence Minister McNaughton urged Ottawa Legion attendees for more Canadian women to join shell filling and assembling plants. He said women can handle delicate gear with precision and are suited to munitions work, urging willing volunteers to contribute to saving lives of military personnel.
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Ottawa
Defence
McNaughton
Canada
The
Canadian Legion
German Losses In Aegean Battle Exceed Hundred Thousand Tons
Allied Mediterranean headquarters report heavy German shipping losses in the Aegean as operations weaken the German navy. The statement notes remaining German tonnage in the region is demoralized and vulnerable, permitting freer Allied patrols. A year earlier German major shipping was estimated above 110000 tons.
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Aegean Sea
Mediterranean
Aegean
Firefighters Parade Before Departure Home to Canada
The 400 Canadian Firefighters who volunteered in 1942 to fight fires in Britain paraded for a final farewell to a grateful British public. They are soon to sail back to Canada.
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London
Britain
Canada
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