Seaside Resorts In Britain Altered By War Grimly
War days reshape Britain's coastal towns as prosperous seaside areas shrink or close. Aerial threats and defense rules push holiday crowds inland, with the east and south coast becoming distressed zones while the Lake District and western resorts gain visitors. Veterans and ex-officers return to sea to sustain essential supply lines as everyday leisure fades.
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Britain
Whi Suntide
Brighton
Seaboard
Cumberland
Westmorland
Britain Needs 50 000 Tanks Warned by London Experts
Military experts in London say Britain must field 50 000 tanks to defeat Germany as tank battles rage in Russia. They estimate heavy losses after three days of fighting total about 3,000 tanks lost by both sides and project costs around 2.5 billion dollars to reach the needed force. Sir Nicholas Gratton-Doyle, former MP for Newcastle, dies at 78 after a long illness.
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Paperts
Britain
Nicholas Gratton Doyle
Europe
Russia
London
Nicholas Gratton-Doyle
Ministry of Food
Sir Nicholas
Newcastle-on-Tyne
North
Missing When Needed A Big Colored Boy In An Ordance Branch
A July day scene at a military training camp shows a big colored laborer in the ordnance branch using pick and shovel as a road is built. He mutters a line about the sun and January and pauses to wipe sweat from his brow. The piece also notes road safety and a quip about manners in Rome.
Australia Air Minister cites R A F air prowess near Syrian campaign
Air Minister John McEwen said RAAF planes destroyed or damaged 19 Vichy aircraft over three days near the end of the Syrian campaign with one loss. He added the RAF was sixteen times prewar strength and nearly 200000 applied to enlist.
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John McEwen
Australia
Royal Australian Air Force
RAF
Silver Cup Inscribed by German American Bund Found in Drive
A silver plated loving cup appeared among items donated to Philadelphia defense programs voluntary aluminum drive. The cup bore the inscription Given by the German American Bund Quoit Tournament 1937 reflecting a historical and troubling origin from the era.
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United States Defence Programs
Philadelphia
Humor bones locate on humerus end in medical note
A medical note explains the so called funny bone lies at the lower end of the humerus. The text also cites Russia as a major producer, noting it as the world’s second largest producer of certain unspecified goods.
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Russia
Pattern 7055 Embroidery Transfer for Flower Prints
Pattern 7055 offers a two inch by twelve inch transfer of flower prints for embroidery. Includes color schemes illustrations of stitches and materials, with a 20 cent payment to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Alice Brooks
Canary seed growth boosts Australian agriculture
Industry expands as canary seed area rises from 711 to 36325 acres in ten years with annual value near 325000 dollars. Queensland runs a production board while other crops like artichokes peanuts and asparagus exceed 1000 acres. Garlic and coffee output reported in Queensland and a four acre popcorn venture yielded 150 dollars.
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Australia
Sydney
Queensland
Movement joins him citing Churchill call for British men
John Kerr of Winnipeg displays a V under his house number to show support for a movement praising English identity and Churchill's appeal. The V for victory supporter previously served with the Manchester regiment in the last war and notes the spread of moving picture theatres in the United States, numbering about 20 000.
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Churchill
John Kerr
Winnipeg
Manchester Regiment
United States
Etheridge family holds 500 year forge tradition in Hampshire
In a Hampshire village the Etheridge blacksmith lineage continues despite war losses. George Etheridge runs the smithy with his second son Frank and grandson David as assistants. George’s eldest son joined the navy and was lost in a submarine off Norway, but Frank will take over after him and David is already learning the craft.
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Etheridge
Hampshire
George Etheridge
Frank
David
George
Navy
Norway
Real Service Record Watch Carries Wartime History
A watch carried by a Welshwoman has served in four wars. It started in a Crimean War pocket of a soldier, was struck by a Boer bullet around 1900, accompanied French forces in 1914 to 1918, and survived a bombing that shattered its crystal. A true testament to resilience.
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Wales
France
Gripping Undersea Battles and a Lecturer's Coincidence
In wartime reports British submarines pursue U we boat chases and hazardous depth charge hunts in the Bay of Biscay and Norwegian waters. A Manchester Guardian writer notes submerged hunts ending in torpedo shots and wreckage as crews endure long, tense patrols.
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Manchester Guardian
Bay of Biscay
Geermans
Germany
Kattegat
British standard sizes eyed for children clothing
Standard sizes for children's clothes could be introduced after the British Standards Institute studied 104 boys and 84 girls and measured hips chests arms and heights. The aim is to replace age based sizing with four definite coded sizes for global use and reduce clothing fit issues.
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London
Chidren
British Standards Institute
United States
Mussolini’s yell of defiance amid Italy’s hardships
The Argonaut notes Benito Mussolini still shouts On to Moscow as Italy suffers food shortages and heavy taxes. Soldiers refuse to fight while their leader maintains bold rhetoric, despite colonial losses and widespread starvation under Ges or Ges tappo rule.
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Benito Mussolini
Duce
Moscow
Italy
England
Gestapo
Mussolini
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