Canadians Dine with British Cabinet Guests at Clarges Hotel
An account of Canadian editors hosted by the British Government at a lunch in London on October 1 1941. The banquet featured numerous titled guests, including Viscounts, Sir Malcolm Robertson, Viscount Bennett, and others, with dazzling surroundings at Clarges Hotel. The writer recalls the opulent setting, the Savoy hotel stay, and the unique atmosphere of being among prominent British figures.
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Britain
British Council
Cabinet
Clarnge
Canon Chamberland
R.J. Renison
Eag
Monseigneur
London
Hugh Templin Esq
Brendan Bracken
Malcol Robertson
England
Eric Crankshaw
Unwin Simson
Malcalin satrattan @Sears
Ottawa
Alexander Korst Lomt
Admiralty
Viscount Bennett
Canada
House of Lords
Loddon
Bees Kill Bees To Save Honey In Indiana War Time Panic
In Indiana and across North America honey production faces disruption as rapid bee breeding and wartime sugar rationing threaten the crop. Beekeepers urge sugar feeding to prevent colony deaths before the fall nectar flow, with clover honey a key target for recovery. A. O. Smith warns hundreds of colonies may perish without urgent sugar support.
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Indianga
Union
Departments of Agriculture
Indiana
A. O. Smith
Mt.Vernon
Ind
War 25 Years Ago Germans Began Night Air Raids on England
A London and eastern England report recalls German night raids in 1917 during the First Great War. Attacks over the North Foreland followed by the Thames estuary caused casualties and destruction in Chatham and London, revealing early patterns of aerial bombardment and the evolution of defense measures.
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Leanion
England
RY HH
Gordon Canmilan
London
Biglind
Germany
Banotre
Tho
Helftath
Alrahips
France
Flanidera
North
Foreland
Thames
Chatham
Citizen Army opens recruiting drive for civilian defense units
London reports a sustained effort to recruit thousands of men and women not yet in the armed forces for civilian defense services. The drive will train volunteers in non-fashion tactics and emergency work to bolster national readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
CCE
Bia
Paratrooper Marry Victorious Maidstone Woman
In Maidstone England Cry Love fell from the sky as a paratrooper to Grace Vallar a one year old aircraftwoman of Kent. The unnamed soldier Pie Curtlay landed in a garden while sunbathing. Now the pair plan marriage.
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Maidstone
England
Grace Vallar
Kent
Pie
Curtlay
Bark Garden
Ming Kulter
Canadian wartime appeal on Victory Bonds and self reliance
A speech urges Canadians to invest and hold Victory Bonds for the duration, warning against selling bonds for quick cash. It emphasizes duty to country, family, and self respect, urging not to seek charity and to meet obligations through saving and lending, except in extreme need.
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Canada
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