War Odds and Ends from Great Britain and Allies
Great Britain reports 18 627 armed forces killed in action since the war began with 35 756 civilians killed in air raids. Germany holds about 3 200 000 prisoners, including 2 000 000 French and 100 000 British. Red Cross officials say camps are reasonably well cared for though propaganda and German lectures pervade. Saboteurs and factory attacks are foiled but not prevented. Australian Crete evacuees despise parachutists while Anzacs describe downed planes. England imposes a new clothes rationing system, 66 coupons yearly for adults, with extra for bomb losses. Tensions rise in Washington as pro and anti war sentiments flare and a British girl at the BPC quits after a quarrel with an American assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Crete
Germany
International Red Cross
Switzerland
North Atlantic
Halifax
Great Anchorage
States
Canada
Barrington (Main) Street
Edson in Washington Bogged Down Gossip Hurts Defense Drive
In Washington, a gossip blitz about defense bogging down saps morale and tests leadership as the nation faces rapid mobilization. The piece argues for direct, clear leadership and counters rumors about delays, noting massive industrial expansion, plant builds, and thousands of workers needed for aviation and shipbuilding while highlighting defense spending milestones and procurement pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Service
White House
Army
Navy
Hitler
Armed Services
Congress
Department of Government
Defense
Europe
Halifax War Time Boomtown Struggles and Spirit
Halifax Nova Scotia emerges as a wartime hub, moving most ships in convoy to Britain while balancing housing, liquor laws, and blackout drills. The city blends British tradition with American goods, hosts sailors and soldiers, and tightens security as air raid precautions and labor shifts mark daily life. The piece sketches Haligonians’ resolve, social life on Citadel Hill, and the reliance on ships, convoys, and patriotism amid global conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Britain
Ralph Hendry
Nova
Immigration Headquarters
Norman's
Morris Street
Royal Navy
Nova Scotia
Halifax Harbor
North America
Chebucto
Acadia
Wolfe
Quebec
England
Empire
Europe
George
Elizabeth
Canada
Order of Interior Decorators
Water Street
Citadel Hill
Fort
Range Riding With Mason King at Memphis Celebration
Memphis hosts a June 17 celebration with Range Riders accepting invitation. A committee will recruit horse holders since riders will not parade. Names mentioned include Claude Wells Temple Deavers Chas Meacham Horace Tarver Hal Goodnight Eual Noel Dr Dickey J Barnes and others unable to ride. Horses will be moved by truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. K
Memphis
Claude Wells
Temple Deavers
Chas, Meacham
Horace Tarver
Hal Goodnight
Eual Noel
Dr. Dickey
J. , Barnes
Desert Castle Visions and Hidden Fears in Escape Tale
Anne Willard and companions Blaze Sherwood and Pete Mackey flee a ruthless Emir as danger deepens across clay ridges to a blue salt lake. A caravan ride, dodging treachery, reveals Sherwood’s wary charm and a looming desert fortress at Yangsar with captivity and uncertain fate ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Willard
Anne
Blaze Sherwood
Pete Mackey
Sherwood
Yangsar
Also Mentioned on This Page
Washington
FBI
Ford Motor Company
Atlantic
Washington Army
Italy
British Purchasing Commission
Edson
Rn Edson
NEA
United States
Office of Production Management
Rock Island Arsenal
Detroit
Rock Island
Defense Organization
U. S. Maritime Commission
Deefense Plant Corporation
New York
North American
By Morgan M, Beatty
Africa
O.P.M
Madison
Wis
Greenland
Resport
With Mason King
E. M. Regenbrecht
College Station
Amarillo
Sears-Roebuck & Company
Regenbrecht
Douglas
Mr. Regenbrecht
Miller Brothers
Slaton
A. D. Wenzel
Floydada
Tier
Sears-Roebuck
Sam
Panhandle
Fort Worth
Texas
Robertson County
Tenn
Old Panhandle
Julius Dorenfield
Ft. Sill
Okla
Ft. Sam Houston
Lady Joy
Anderson
Sunset Stables
Prince Peavine
B. I. Barfield
C. R. Garner
Mohler Hanson
Blaze
Mackey
Doddap
Bekkan Bula
Dr. Ol
Chuka
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