Dope in the Nazi Luftwaffe: a Stuttgart veteran’s confession
A London magazine report draws on refugees and a Paris connection to expose a Nazi air force crippled by dope and heroin use. It centers on a Stuttgart youth who admits drug use, boasts of bombing London and Plymouth, and describes the mental strain of high speed raids and the urge to kill.
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Luftwaffe
Tangier
Paris
Morocco
le Bourget
England
Holland
Norway
R.A.F
Bean Spiller
Stuttgart
London
Plymouth
Royal tour scenes in Wales and a nursery school
During a South Wales visit the King and Queen toured a nursery school. A 3 year old miner’s daughter protested to a doll pram with a sharp quip, while Queen Mary in an apron helped a West of England cantine scene and received polite tea service from two soldiers.
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South Wales
Gillian Llewellyn
Manchester “Guardian
Queen Mary
West of England
Bass Tideless Offer Sparks Child Toy Debate
A wary mother refuses a whistle after her child nearly swallowed one while a pushy salesman suggests a bass tideless as an alternative, illustrating a tense moment of street commerce and parental caution in a fragile market.
Men of a New World on Laudanum and Leave
A speaker recalls laodanum addiction in troops and questions the promised cure. The commanding officer promises an extra week’s leave and a rest farm in Denmark before returning home, but the speaker doubts that food and sleep will curb the craving for drugs.
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Denmark
German youths in Stuttgart reveal drug addiction trauma
A Stuttgart 17-year-old and other youths describe drug use amid war as a source of hunger and fear. They confess becoming drug fiends, coping with hunger after raids, and worrying how peace will shape their future as German youth. One soldier recalls aeriel escapees crying, noting tears as a habit.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Roosevelt
Mr. Churchill
Reaty
This Shaving Business Drastic blade cuts and cold rust
Scarcity of razor blades amid quota cuts is offset by stockpiles and exemptions for services. Science suggests reducing lather time and warming blades, with tips on blade maintenance and rotation. Experiments show hot water dip, longer rest, and multiple blades per week yielding smoother shaves.
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London
Paul Eaton
Florida
Changes in God Save the King Tempo Detailed
Peterborough reports George Windeatt, musical director at His Majesty's Theatre, reworking God Save the King for contrast with its usual rhythm. The version opens with drum rolls and brass, features a quiet oboe middle, and ends with full orchestra amid audience applause. A Times letter notes past monarchs urged tempo shifts between 80s dirge pace and too-fast speeds, with a modern compromise.
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George Windeatt
His Majesty's Theatre
Theatre
Windeatt
Peterborough
Daily Telegraph
Edward Elgar
Edward VII
George V
Sir Edward
Sir George Arthur
Times
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