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References
- ↑ "Grey Cup Memories: 1944". CFL.ca. 2005-11-05. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
- ↑ "CANADIAN FOOTBALL TIMELINES (1860 – 2005)" (PDF). footballcanada.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ↑ http://manitobia.ca/content/en/newspapers/WPT/1944/08/25/articles/125.pdf/iarchives%5B%5D
- ↑ http://manitobia.ca/content/en/newspapers/WPT/1944/10/03/articles/132.xml/iarchives?query=roughriders%2BAND%2Bdoctype%3Anewspapers%2BAND%2Byear%3A1944%5B%5D
- ↑ "Casinos & Gambling in Manitoba".
- ↑ "The Winnipeg Evening Tribune 30-OCT-1944 : Digital Resources on Manitoba History". manitobia.ca. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ↑ "The Winnipeg Evening Tribune 13-NOV-1944 : Digital Resources on Manitoba History". manitobia.ca. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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