Beveridge a Life of Duty and Reform Pioneering Briton
Beveridge, born 1879 in Royal India, rises from Toynbee Hall to Britain’s first labor exchanges and wartime reforms. Knighted 1919, he shapes the Army’s Fifteen system and food rationing, driven by poverty studies and a relentless focus on social improvement. He works from a sparse Buckingham Palace area office, a methodical figure who values concentration over show.
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Beveridge
England
Barrer
Heveridge
Balliol College
Oxford
AL Balliol
Woo
Wiuderts
Toynbee Hall
Losdor
Toynbee
Attac
Britain
Board of Trade
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Ministry of Munitions
Buckingham Palace
Willem
William
Sir William's relentless pace and London life
In a portrait of Sir William, a former director of the London School of Economics and now master at University College, Oxford, the text describes his intensively timed routine. He lunches, returns by two thirty, works eight hours daily, and quits evenings to tea. He spends time at Reform Club, enjoys billiards and squash, and solves a daily crossword in ten minutes.
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Sir William
London
Reform Club
Sir Wiliam
London School of Economics
University College
Oxford
Britain Sees Civilian Manpower Rush In War Drive
The article describes Britain mobilizing civilian labor and drafts to support wartime needs. It notes workers handling home chores, laundry, and errands, plus increased home guard duties. It covers selective service starting May 1939, age ranges, and shifts toward universal civilian labor participation.
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Ian
Bran
Thia
America
Britain
Aervanta
End of Year Labour Figures Cited In Census Figures
The text cites a minister of labor estimate of total gainful workers, noting a 14 to 66 percent age band and a large married or household employed population. It references volunteers and women in organizations like WYS Centrena, with a head waiter profile mentioned as having served 49 years.
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War Service
Willy
Apri
Petain
Women’s Land Army
Indy
Dune Kirk
Minister of Labor
Tully
Waorker
Yulintar
Woren'a
Man Of A Million Sermons Rev. TM Hendley Promotes Canadia
Rev. TM Hendley radio preacher of Atlanta Ga promotes Hickdeys Canaddi a tonic claiming immediate relief for bronchial irritation and coughing. The ad cites daily WAGA broadcasts, long revival plans at The Ionthan Goapel Tabernacle starting March 7 and numerous station retransmissions across multiple cities. It extols a sensational productivity claim of over 200 appearances monthly and describes the program as forceful dynamic with instructional illustrations.
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Tm, Dendley
Atlanta
Ban Gren
Wagga
Waga
Healey Carclem
Velox
Albany
Woo
Valdosta
Coolteville
Tenn
WTEC
Elihart Td
WAGE
Dothan
Ala
Theae Nermong
Hendley
Ionthan Goapel Tabernacle
Owar Wagf
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Canaddi
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Canada
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Vwaeison & Risen
Wohrem
Angie OU Uawanteed
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Wesson
J. M. Hendley Tabernacle
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