Merritt at Dieppe Remains a Symbol of Courage
Canadian war correspondent Wallace Reyburn recalls Lieut. Col. C. C. L. Merritt, Canada's first World War V C, leading men bareheaded across the Dieppe bridge under heavy fire. Reyburn details Merritt's calm leadership, crossing the bridge six times, directing retreating and advancing troops, and inspiring his regiment amid shelling and gas from Focke Wulfs.
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Col
C CL Merritt
Canada
V.C
Dieppe
Merritt
South Saskatchewan Regiment
Wallace Reyburn
Reyburn
English
South Saskatchewans
Winnipeg Camerons
Col. Merritt
Focke-Wulfs
Germans flee Rhineland amid intensifying Allied bombings
Reports say increasing numbers of Germans are leaving the Rhineland as air raids extend, with Goering admitting limited RAF recourse. Refugees are moving to Bavaria Austria and Berlin while British American officers warn that all Germany may be bombed this winter. A Greek-sourced telegram notes 10,000 Rhine refugees headed to Athens.
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Rhineland
Rhine
Reich
Royal Air Force
Malta
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Tese
R.A.F
Bavaria
Austria
Berlin
Germany
United Nations
Ankara
Athens
Paratroop Volunteer Confesses Nerve Failure
In a Canadian military camp, paratroop volunteers prepare for training in the United States. One sergeant confesses he has not told his wife he volunteered, asking a fellow sergeant to inform her by phone. The moment grounds a heroism doubt amid bravado.
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United States
A Colorful Portrait of Laval as Artist and Traitor
The piece portrays Laval as a French artist hiding ugliness behind makeup. He accepts harsh judgments and uses striking yellow and purple to symbolize ambitions. His life is described as a web of deceit and treachery, centered on his own base passions.
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Bon Accord
Aberdeen
Scotland
Laval
France
Aviator Alcock Reaches Two Million Miles In Command
E S J Alcock, brother of Sir John Alcock who first bridged East West trans Atlantic, completed 2,000,000 air miles in command of the flying boat Castor of British Overseas Airways, landing recently at Durban, South Africa.
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E. S. J Alcock
John Alcock
Castor
British Overseas Airways
Durban
South Africa
Ships pass Suez Canal under own power with canal pilots
Vessels traverse the Suez Canal relying on their engines while pilots aboard guide them through the waterway ensuring safe passage.
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Suez Canal
Goering Assets Could Be Seized If Found in U S Banks
Officials in San Francisco warn that securities owned by Hermann Goering found in a Japanese bank there would be handed to the alien property custodian in Washington and likely confiscated. British radio cites a Goering fortune including 600000 in bonds in a San Francisco bank. Liquidators will trace claims to determine ownership once calls go out.
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Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
San Francisco
Washington
William J. Murphy
Goering
Trans-Canada Air Lines Reports Mail and Passenger Rise
TCAs total mail for the first nine months rose by about 500000 pounds versus 1941, with Express up over 90000 pounds and passenger counts up by 13530. September mail reached 216970 pounds, up 8353 from August and 86422 from September last year. passengers totaled 10149, rising 565 from August and 984 from September last year.
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Trans-Canada Air Lines
O. T. Larson
T.C.A
Express
New Wheat Variety Found In Moscow Radio Report
Moscow radio reports Russian scientists discovered a new wheat variety a cross with couch grass. It can produce a full harvest two years running without resowing and is said to be immune to blight and drought.
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Moscow Radio
Farm Income Tax Aims to Simplify for Farmers
Interviewed by Federation of Agriculture and Farm Press, Minister Colin Gibson says lower tax base and better prices will bring many farmers into the tax system. The Revenue Department will work with farmer representatives to simplify forms and procedures, considering seasonal incomes and farm expenses. He urges farmers to start keeping accounts for 1942 receipts and expenses.
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Federation of Agriculture
Farm Press
Colin Gibson
National Revenue
Gibson
Woman completes 170 foot cooling tower painting
Mrs Walter L Helliwell of Halifax England and her husband have become a notable married steeplejack duo after finishing a 170 foot high cooling tower painting at a factory in Britain. The feat is described as among the biggest undertaken by a woman in the country. The Assyrian Sabbath is on Wednesday.
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Britain
Walter L. Helliwell
Halifax
Eng
Stalingrad Climate Described by Detroit News Writer
Detroit News columnist Philip A. Adler describes Stalingrad’s climate as continental. The city’s inland position, surrounding mountain barriers, and the Caspian region create harsh conditions with hot dry summers and brutal winters down to about 30 degrees below zero.
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Stalingrad
Philip A. Adler
Detroit News
Caucasus
Crimea
Caspian
Kirkhiz
Arctic
Joyce Grice Succeeds With Victory March Song
Song writer Joyce Grice, Humboldt student, sees her poem Victory March set to music by J Charles McNeil of Los Angeles and copyrighted in Washington. She received the copy on her 14th birthday after writing it on a British Columbia holiday. The debut occurred at the local school with pianist D Robinson leading teachers and students.
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Joyce Grice
Humboldt, Sask
J. Charles McNeil
Los Angeles
Cal
Washington, D.C
Just Presses Buttons Run Boiler System in 47-Story Hotel
A lone operator in a 47 story New York hotel remotely controls pulverized coal boilers. By pressing a button he releases the exact amount of coal from bunkers to the fire box ensuring steady heat. The article notes the cushion as an ancient furniture item.
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New York
A Message From J. W. McAree on War Effort and Morale
A wartime appeal urges continuous sacrifice and thinking beyond battle. It argues that war planning must start now, highlights the Four Freedoms, and warns that personal prosperity must support victory rather than Hitler. It stresses conscience, duty, and the aim of a peaceful postwar world.
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Canada
Hitler
United Nations
Europe
London cabby finds purse and returns it for reward
Harold Davies, a London Ontario cab driver, found a purse with 610 dollars in his taxi. He kept it at his office for the owner to claim and helped verify the owner's identity. A woman offered a 25 cent reward, but she demanded the 410 dollars and purse from a rival cab firm.
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London
Harold Davies
Ont
Mr. Davies
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H.Q
Middle East
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Russia
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McKinnon Industries
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