London’s enduring rise after fires and wars through history
The article traces London’s long arc from ancient Llyndin through Roman and Saxon eras to medieval growth, major plagues, the Great Fire of 1666, and modern expansion. It highlights London’s resilience in war and disaster, noting rebuilding with brick and stone, and its subsequent growth to 8 million people by the late 19th century.
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Bilton Bronner
NEA
Whitehall
London Bridge
Ludgate Hill
St. Paul’s
Cheapside
Exchange
Bishopsgate
Aldersgate
Moorfields
Cornhill
Islington
Highgate
Loon
John Evelyn
The
Thames
London
England
Llyndin
Londinium
Alfred
William the Conqueror
John
Elizabeth
Britain
Parliament
Cromwell
Charles I
Southwark
Shakespeare
Lon
Don’s
Queen Victoria
Lonton
Vitamin K Offered as Possible Cancer Preventive
Philadelphia reports at the bicentennial conference of the University of Pennsylvania that vitamin K may help prevent cancer. Harvard chemist Louis Fieser outlined experiments using synthesized K to curb tar derived hydrocarbons in skin cancer models. Trials will inject K to assess protective effects against carcinogenic compounds and probe prothrombin's role in the body's defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Harvard University
Louis F. Fieser
Harvard
Fieser
Willkie Urges Texas Toward Party Change
Wendell Willkie spoke in Amarillo and New Mexico urging rotation in office to preserve democracy and challenging Southerners to shift party allegiance. He cited Sam Houston and warned Roosevelt could enlarge the national debt to 75 billion if re elected, while pledging to revitalize the economy and strengthen defense.
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Amarillo
Texas
Wendell Willkie
The
South Today
Willkie
Sam Houston
New Mexico
Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Debt relief urged for draftees and guardsmen
The War Department asked Congress for swift action to revise the 1918 soldiers and sailors civil relief act to aid citizen soldiers in financial straits. Major Edwin Barber told the House Military Committee morale of draftees and national guardsmen hinges on timely debt relief and improved psychological conditions. Draftees and guardsmen already have limited relief under current conscription and National Guard bills.
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Washington
War Department
Congress
Edwin Barber
General Staff
House Military Committee
Italians Press Into Egypt In Desert Push
Italian motorized columns have advanced about 40 miles into Egypt from Libya in three days of fighting as British forces report heavy losses for the fascist drive. The advance threatens Alexandria while border areas near Salum and Bugbug see continued combat in extreme heat with scarce water.
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Cairo
Egypt
Libya
Empire
Mediterranean
Alexandria
Salum
Bugbug
Buggbug
Italy
Nile Valley
Mexico in the Eyes of Ada High Student
Mary Frances Treadwell recounts two weeks in Mexico, praising easygoing people and a plant called maquey while describing Mexico City attractions, social customs, schooling, Sunday trips to Guadalupe and the bullfight, and the carnival atmosphere near churches.
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Mary Frances Treadwell
Ada High School
Pan American Club
Ada High
Mexico City
Ces
Papa
Mama
Don Pancho
Mexico
Shrine of Guadalupe
Italians Say Libyan Troops Take Sidi Barrani After Desert March
Italian dispatches claim Libyan soldiers marched 60 miles through a sandstorm to surprise and seize Sidi Barrani Egypt from British forces. They report British armor routed and eleven planes destroyed while Italians drilled wells and laid water pipes to sustain the advance toward Alexandria and the Suez Canal.
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Rome
Sidi Barrani
Egypt
Alexandria
Suez Canal
Sahara
East Central alumni dominate Oklahoma district school leadership
In East Central district 7 of 11 county superintendents are East Central graduates and 63 district leaders hold degrees from Ada’s college. Counties including Coal Garvin Hughes Pontotoc Johnston McClain Murray Okfuskee Okmulgee Pottawatomie Seminole list East Central as training ground for many superintendents and city leaders.
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East Central District
East
Central College of
Coal
Garvin
McClain
Murray
Okmulgee
Okfuskee
Pottawatomie
Pontotoc
Johnson
Hughes
Coal County
W.H. Northcott
B. Wise
Clarita
Harold Garrett
Lehigh
Robert Brashears
Olney
G. E. Parker
Tupelo
Dolph Trease
East Central
Garvin County
G. M. Cunningham
Stratford
Richard Burch
G. A. Powell
O. A. Campbell
Burch
Wynnewood
Powell
Whitehead
Campbell
Pernell
East Central State College
Hughes County
Jim Ragland
Oklahoma
J. Grady Simmons
Atwood
Guy A. Webber
Moss
Johnston County
Lloyd Harden
Mill Creek
J. E. Jinks
Ravia
Earl Rogers Connerville
Ray Thomason
Ed Gill
Bussett
Ada
McClain County
Richard J. Duty
East Central Alumni Association
M. E. Oxley
Byars
Joe Russell
Roosedale
Noel E. Vaughn
Washington
Wao
Murray County
Oscar Huffins
Cid F. Jones
Woodland
John Reynolds
Joy
State Board of Education
Okfuskee County
Viola Griffith
Oscar V. Rose
Bearden
J. B. Waters
Graham
Okmulgee County
James Nevins
A. A. Cherry
Wilson
al Jennings
Liberty
Blaine Glover
Nevaka
W. E. Brians
Twin Hills
Miss Zula Cott
Oakdale
Pontotoc County
Ray Stegall
C. Dan Procter
Allen
L. R. Watson
Roff
B. W. Weems
Stonewall
D. D. Duke
Latta
M. L. Stegall
Byng
J. E. Teague
Homer
Homer Kuykendell
Fittstown
Dale Rogers
Fitzhugh
Albert Horn
Lula
A. A. Makoske
Jesse
Clint Morrison
Owl Creek
W. B. Hokett
Vaness
J. M. McKeel
Pottawatomie County
Rex Ratchford
Macomb
F. E. Willingham
Tecumseh
O. C. Walker
Dale
A. O’neill
Harjo
Frank Vanlandingham
Bay City
H. N. Richardson
Centerview
George Williams
Bethel
Tishomingo School Opens With Steady Classwork
Superintendent J I Dunlap says Tishomingo schools start the year with good conditions and only minor changes in faculty and program. The district has pursued a forward looking education plan emphasizing practical study and civic defense contributions while advancing democratic ideals in student life.
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J. 1D
Dunlap
Tishomingo
Red Cross Promises Prompt Aid to Stricken British
Washington dispatch reports the American Red Cross pledging to act promptly and generously on all legitimate requests for assistance for the stricken British people. The pledge comes amid ongoing relief efforts and appeals for support.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Air Corps offers skilled paths for enlistment and aviation roles
The Army Air Corps emphasizes specialized training and technical work from aerial photography to engine maintenance and radio, inviting ambitious recruits to pursue ratings, schooling, and progression. Flying cadet opportunities exist at Randolph and Kelly Fields, Texas, with commissioning as second lieutenants after graduation. Enlisted airmen serve as crew, gunners, mechanics, radio operators, and specialists in varied mission types.
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AIR Corps
Army
Army Air Fleet
Army Air Corps
America
Randolph Field
Kelly Field
Texas
Advanced
Air Corps Reserve
Secret sessions weigh German air strikes in Britain
London debated the effects of Germany’s air assaults in a secret Commons session after a brief public meeting. An official note cited London members urging action. Sir John Anderson, home security minister, answered questions. The Lords also convened in secret.
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London
Germany
Britain
House of Commons
John Anderson
House of Lords
Fancy Apples Grown Here
Kenneth Neal of Portland Park shows apples pears and small fruits thrived despite a late spring freeze. He notes six top apples weighed 4 pounds total, largest fruit over a pound and 12 3/4 inches around. Ten trees yielded six bushels per tree. Evelyn and Mrs Ann Neal canned 1050 quarts of assorted fruits.
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Kenneth Neal
Portland Park
Evelyn Neal
Ann Neal
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