Postwar Public Works and Major Transcontinental Projects
Paris reports that postwar public works include absorbing labor measures and pushing a Channel tunnel and a Sahara transcontinental railway. The plan foresees a five year tunnel project costing about 150 million dollars, with French support and partial British backing, while Sahara links would tap Manazza mines in North Africa.
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Paris
Cp-Hayas
English Channel
Great Britain
France
Lkely
WBS
Aralpay
Sahara Desert
Manazza
French North Africa
French Repel German Attempts On Eastern Warndt Front
ARIS reports heavy reinforcement repulsed German efforts to seize three French outposts in the Warndt forest area between the Moselle and Rhine. Outpost fighting widens with six sectors active in the last 24 hours. STOCKHOLM reports Prime Minister Hansson announcing a new coalition government aimed at aiding Finland while preserving neutrality and ensuring supplies.
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Aris
Warndt Forest
Moselle
Rhine
Stockholm
P. A. Hansson
Finland
Sweden
Riketag
Duggan on Churchill at Kiwanis meeting
Kiwanis welcomed three new members Charles Kent Thomas Graham and Kenneth Bridgewood then heard Hector Duggan discuss Winston Churchill tracing heredity in his rise from illness to wartime fame. Duggan noted Churchill as a bold speaker and journalist and recalled his 1914 First Lord of the Admiralty role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Charles Kent
Thomas Graham
Kenneth Bridgewood
Hector Duggan
Winston Church
Churchill
Mr. Duggan
Randolph Churchill
Jerome K. Jerome
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Admiralty
France
Kirth
John Nakonashny Committed For Murder
John Nakonashny a 25 year old Musidora farmer awaits trial in Alberta supreme court on a murder charge. The alleged victim is neighbor Mike Lashchowsky, also 25, killed November 23 at the Lashchowsky farm in Musidora district, 90 miles east of Edmonton. Nakonashny was committed to trial after the preliminary hearing.
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Vegreville
Alta
John Nakonashny
Musidora
Alberta Supreme Court
Mike Lashchowsky
Lashchowsky
Musidora District
Edmonton
Nakonashny
Medicine Hat Named in Ottawa Pilot Training Plan
Ottawa sources indicate Medicine Hat may become a main air training field with two supplementary fields nearby. Officials expect Western Canada pilots mainly from Australia and New Zealand with about 25,000 graduates per year from Dominion flying fields.
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Ottawa
Medicine Hat
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Dominion Flying Fields
Royal 22nd Regiment Mirrors Historic Citadel Training
The Royal 22nd Regiment, descendant of the 22nd Battalion, trains in the Quebec Citadel and nearby forts as part of Canada’s first overseas division. English commands dominate drills amid barbed wire and ancient walls, with French instruction noted for translation challenges. The unit has earned 342 decorations including Victoria Crosses in its First World War lineage.
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Quebec
Royal 2Nd Regiment
Royal 22Nd
Kiel
Montcalm
Wolfe
Royal 22Nd Regiment
Canadian Expeditionary Force
France
Italy tightens grip as Britain holds the Mediterranean
Vir ginio Gayda declares Italy Britain's prison in the Mediterranean and urges freer exits and colonial expansion to secure independence. He cites potential closures of Gibraltar and Suez and notes Italy's military power to press national aims. Observers recall past colonial aims in Tunisia and Djibouti.
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Rome
Cp-Havas
Virginio Gayda
Italy
Great Britain
Mediterranean
M Ust
Britain
Gibraltar
Suez Canal
Guyda
Tunisia
Djibouti
French Somaliland
France
Gayda
Faccist
Russia
Germany
Balkans
Popolo D'Italia
Berlin
BE EARLY TONIGHT AT RED GRASS THEATRE
The Littts Theatre Association presents a Red Grass staged event starting tonight at 8 o'clock. Patrons should be seated before curtain to avoid inconvenience for those already seated.
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Littts 'Theatre Association
Aid
P&mpreds
Still Another By Disaster Recorded In Germany
Seventeen killed and 41 injured when two passenger trains collided in Hagen Germany. Cause of the accident was unknown. This marks the seventh railway disaster in Germany since the war began, with 123 dead and more than 153 injured overall.
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Hagen
Germany
Christmas Cheer Contributions to Rotary Club List
William Picket Irving, 63, a Toronto veteran of the First World War and once active in Canadian hockey circles, died at Christian Street Soldiers’ hospital in Toronto. The article lists numerous donations to Christmas Cheer for various clubs and organizations, including the Rotary Club, Kiwanis, and local churches, with amounts from five to five hundred dollars and notes of specific contributors.
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Dats
Rotary Club
Hector Lang
Boyd Wholegate
C.P.R. Men's
W. B. Dempster
Kiwanis Club
City Cafe
Chow Lung
Tai Fong Greenhouse
Canadian Légion
Lewis Bargain
Park Garage
Weston Bakery
Ministerial Association
Hunt Plumbing
Fraternal Order of Eagles
B. of L.E
the Skipper
Richardson's Bakery
Medicine Hat
Dominion Fruit Co
Alexandra High School
Lake of Woods
Loyal Order of Moose
Typographical Union
Queen St. Grocery
J. C. Beveridge T. Eaton Co. Ltd
National Bakery
Savoy Cafe
Knights of Pythias
Women of the Moose
William Picket. Irving
Toronto
Christia Street
Soldiers’ Hospital
13 Nation Committee Condemns Russia Over Finland Invasion
The 13 nation League of Nations committee adopted a resolution condemning Russia as aggressor for invading Finland and urged aid to Finland while mulling Russia's expulsion from the League. It suggested even non members like the United States could aid Finland if the council desires.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Russia
League
Finland
League Assembly
United States
China
Ruasig
Japan
London
House of Commons
House of Lords
The
Daily Mirror
Chamberlain
Germany
Britain
France
Gervesu
Buenos Aires
C.P
Achilles
Admiral Scheer
Co operative Commonwealth Federation denounces Alberta broadcasts
Ches ter A. Benning of Camross Alberta protests use of public funds by the Alberta Social Credit government for politics. He cites a pamphlet by the Alberta Social Credit Board political broadcasts over a provincial network and civil servants assisting in producing materials and appearing in broadcasts.
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Edmonton
Chester A. Benning
Camross
Alberta
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Alberta Social Credit
Alberta Social Credit Board
Three-Day Battle on Lys Ends in German Repulsion
25 Years Ago report notes Germany repelling an assault on the Lys in Belgium after three days of fighting. The British sink the Turkish battleship Messadiyeh in the Dardanelles while Montenegrins rally in the Balkans attacking Austria in Bosnia. Weather forecast calls for fair and mild conditions with a temperature around 44 degrees.
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Germany
River Lys
Belgium
Messadiyeh
Dardanelles
Bosnia
Britain's New Planes Supposedly Superior To All Others
Parliament will hold a secret session on supply as Britain reveals new, faster, more powerful air craft touted to surpass German Dornier Junkers Heinkel bombers and Messerschmitt fighters. Sir Kingsley Wood hinted at definite superiority and the King ordered secrecy. Prime Minister Chamberlain and leaders Burgin Sinclair Attlee Greenwood Lloyd George may attend.
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J. F. Sanderson
London
C.P. Cable
Great Britain
Royal Air Force
Kingsley Wood
Air
Air Ministry
Britain
Junkers
Heinkel
David Lloyd George
Winston Churchill
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Weather Report Sees Chilled Night With Mild Day
A trifle colder night with a low of 12 degrees above zero followed a strong northwest wind that peaked at 42 mph between 6 and 7 PM. The breeze remained brisk overnight and eased this morning as temperatures rose to 34 degrees by 1 PM. The river remains open though shoreline ice formed due to the lower temperature.
Soviet Union declines League mediation over Russo Finnish war
In a telegraphic reply to the League of Nations drafting committee, Soviet Russia declines invitation to discuss the Finnish question. Vyacheslav Molotov signs the Dec 12 telegram, noting the U.S.S.R. cannot accept the invitation per a previous Dec 4 telegram.
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Geneva
Russia
League of Nations
Finland
League Drafting Committee
U.s.8.r
League
Joseph) Avenol
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
No Salary Increases for Langley Teachers
Langley Prairie municipal council and school board opposed the Langley Teachers' Association demand for arbitration awarded raises. Officials said farmers cannot bear any tax increase. Langley Prairie is in the Fraser Valley.
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Langley Prairie
C.P
Missing Russians Believed Drowned After Indigiirka Wreck
The Indigiirka steamship wreck off Hokkaido leaves more than 700 missing or believed dead, including women and children, after a blizzard. the Karafuto Maru arrives with 395 survivors from the crowded fishing service vessel.
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Wakkanai
Hokkaido
Japan
Indigiirka
Canadians flood Defence with naval ideas and inventions
Ottawa reports that civilians from Canada and abroad submit many naval ideas though most lack practical feasibility. The Defence department says submissions cover submarine detection and protection, life saving in wrecks, and ship damage control. Foreign contributors include the United States, Central and South America, and Australia.
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Ottawa
C.P
Defence Department
Department
United States
Central
South America
Australia
Naval Staff
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Public Works
Channel Tunnel
Trans-Sahara
Ministry of Supply
England
HO. Duggan
Batt
By Frank Flaherty
Canadian Press
Helsingfors
CCE
Aberhart
Molotoff
Tlegram
Langley
Ing
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