Malta Defies Raid on Mighty Island by Luftwaffe
Governor Sir William Dobbie declares Malta will not surrender as it endures the year of heavy air raids. Paul Norton notes Malta’s audacious defense with hundreds of raids endured, deep rock shelters, and stone buildings limiting blast damage. The island’s terrain and anti-aircraft defenses keep casualties low and raise morale as Malta could become a spearhead against Italy and Nazi forces.
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Malta
William Dobbie
Ior
Italy
Dobbie
Paul Norton
London
Sicily
Maita
Crete
Isle of Wight
Greater
Britain
No Questions Asked Chinese Language Test Gull
Richard Olney, secretary of state under Cleveland, refused to appoint diplomats unless they spoke the country’s language. A politician sought consul to a Chinese city and challenged Olney with a Chinese question. He reportedly answered it and was appointed.
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Richard Olney
Cleveland
Olney
Australian Navy Hits Threefold Growth Says Admiral
Vice-Admiral Sir Ragnar Colvin, Britain-bound after four years as the first naval member of the commonwealth naval board, declares the Australian navy is now three times its prewar size. He notes every ship has fired its guns and says the service has had its chance, with evident results.
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Ragnar Colvin
Britain
Commonwealth Naval Board
Unconventional Pulpit Tactics Revealed by Great Preacher
An elder generation recalls the preacher of Spur geon's Tabernacle London Newington Butts who used dramatic stunts to illustrate salvation and damnation. He once climbed pulpit stairs and slid quickly down banisters to show entering Heaven versus descending into Hell.
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Spurgeon
Tabernacle
Newington Butts
London
Heaven
Hell
Government Training Centres take on women engineers
Barmaids, hairdressers and charwomen are among the most promising recruits at Government Training Centres for women engineers in London. Instructors say barmaids will learn capstan lathes, hairdressers excel in precision work, and charwomen handle heavy tasks like painting and cleaning heavy castings from moulds.
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London
Britain
Gallant Old London in Wartime Spirit
A reader expresses admiration for London during the Blitz, noting calm resilience and normality amid destruction. He recalls storefront signs and the enduring determination of the city's people, describing the experience as worth many sacrifices.
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London
O E
Christian Science Monitor
Fire in Kansas City Basement Sparks Investigation
In Kansas City a basement fire at Tom Lipari’s home prompted a fire department report by John Hall. The cause is linked to a gas leak search that involved lighting a match. The incident notes a risky sequence during a gas-leak inquiry.
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Kansas City
Tom Lipari
John Hall
Nazi policy punishes Germans for kindness to prisoners
The Manchester Guardian notes Nazi rules punish Germans for aiding prisoners of war, with four month to ten month sentences for bread giving to French POWs and even small acts like dressing wounds or lending a book. The piece cites German papers and a Prague Nazi report, contrasting with ancient Greek and Athenian wartime treatment.
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Kasseler Post
Essener Allgemeine Zeitung
Prague
Diodorus Siculus
Athens
Syracuse
Thucydides
Diodorus
Augustus
Manchester Guardian
Prince Michael Petrovich Opposes Montenegro’s Regent Plan
Prince Michael Petrovich, nephew of Queen Elena of Italy and grandson of Nicholas the last Montenegrin king, swore loyalty to Serbia and refused to be regent of a puppet Montenegro. He was promptly interned by German authorities.
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Peter
Michael Petrovich
Elena
Italy
Nicholas
Montenegro
Egg Drying Industry Returns to U S After War Demand
Wartime demand revives a 60 year old American industry that had fled to China in 1915. Egg drying converts shell eggs into powder to save shipping space and avoid refrigeration. Trade experts predict 1941 output will top the 1939 record of 10,037,000 pounds and the Agriculture Department asks doubling production to reach 100 million pounds for shipment to Britain.
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United States
China
Department of Agriculture
Britain
A Soldier's Uniform and its Hidden Costs
The piece explains how a soldier’s uniform is only part of the equipment. It notes vast depots with over 70 million square feet of storage space for clothing and gear, and estimates boosting British Army strength doubles the boot count and adds many nails and laces. It also mentions Canadian government land retention for the air training plan after the war.
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London Daily Sketch
Gay Fruit Motifs Inspire New Textile Trend
A Winnipeg notice describes gay fruit motifs as a fresh textile trend for tea cloths and scarves. Pattern 7 offers a 15 inch main motif, four corner pieces, eight small motifs, and stitch illustrations with color schemes and materials. To obtain the transfer pattern, send 20 cents in coins to the Household Arts Department, Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Avenue East, Winnipeg, Manitoba. No Alice Brooks pattern book exists.
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Household Arts
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Alice Brooks
Bravery Awards Highlight British Heroism in Africa Campaign
British soldiers earning honors after a victorious push in Africa are named in the London Gazette. Distinguished Service Order goes to 2nd Lieut. James Cochrane for single handedly destroying two machine guns and leading a ridge capture. Major Dennis Reid and L/Cpl Stanley Gray receive Distinguished Conduct Medal and bar to the DSO for sustained fighting near Keren.
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Britain
Africa
London Gazette
James Cochrane
Queen's Own
Cameron Highlanders
Keren
Eritrea
Cochrane
Charles Llewellen
Royal Armored Corps
Hussars
Fort Capuzzo
Stanley Gray
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Dennis Reid
5Th Mahratta Light Infantry
Kere
Gray
Reid
Major Glubb Rumored Dead Is Denied by Arab Patrol Leader
The reports from The Arabs German about Major J. B Glubb of the Arab Legion being killed in Iraq are dismissed as wishful thinking. Glubb has spent two decades among Arab tribes restoring order and making peace between Iraq Transjordan and Ibn Saud. He is a bachelor and former sapper celebrated for living the Arab life, nicknamed Abu Hen eik meaning Father of the Jaw.
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J. B Glubb
Desert Patrol
Arab Legion
Irak
Arabia
Theasjordan
Ibn Saud
Iraq
Hune
Transjordan
Glubb
Frederick Glubb
Second Army
Messines Ridge
France
T. E Lawrence
Abu Heneik
Father
News of the World
London
Proved Identity
A Sudbury Daily Star Sentry excerpt presents a tense exchange as a guard demands identity and the Canadian respondence stalls over reciting a verse. The piece ends with a note on snakes and their hiss produced by air rushing from deflated lungs, linking to a broader musings on voice and knowledge.
Abusing Red Cross Sign In German Army At Paris Area
In a Berlin Diary excerpt William Lchierer describes German forces near Paris misusing Red Cross markings on supply trucks and ambulances. He recalls a German officer quickly moving them away to avoid scrutiny over the improvised deception. The note warns of Gestapo or military intelligence pursuing such writings.
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Berlin
William Lchierer
Gestapo
Belgium
France
Red Cross
Paris
Mountbatten's double narrow escape near Crete to London
Lord Louis Mountbatten survived a destroyer loss off Crete and a prior torpedoing while aboard the Kelly last winter. He has returned to London with an epic tale of peril at sea, the second narrow escape in nine months.
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Louis Mountbatten
Crete
London
Kelly
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Major Glubb
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