Rome Radio appeals to stop bombing Italian towns
An Italian living in Britain rebuts Rome radio humane appeals to the British public. He argues the German and Italian governments share responsibility for Europe’s bombings and that Italy must disassociate from its leaders before Britain can intervene.
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R.A. F
RAF
Italy
Mussolini
Rome Radio
Pla.f
London
Warsaw
Germany
Europe
Britain
Ivy Low Litvinov Named Soviet Embassy Hostess
Ivy Low Litvinov, wife of Maxim Litvinov, becomes Russia’s official hostess at the Soviet Embassy in Washington. Born into British titled circles, she is a novelist and translator, with ties to Sir Walter Low and the Eden family, and author of The Ghastly Beast praised by John Masefield.
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Washington
Russia
Ivy Low Litvinov
Maxim Litvinov
United States
Ivy Low
Walter Low
Agnes Herbert
Sidney Low
England
Maurice Law
London Morning Post
Anthony Eden
John Masefield
Britain
Said little Bertie quarrels over fault at home
Bertie complains that his parents always find fault with him and he is never doing anything right. He notes his mother won t let him stand on his head and his father fusses because he wears out his shoes quickly.
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Little Bertie
Daddy
Mummy
Married Men Live Longer Says Insurance Bulletin
An Ottawa Journal summary notes a Metropolitan Life Insurance Company bulletin claiming married men live longer. The industrial data shows lower tuberculosis deaths in 20 to 24 year olds among married men, and fewer fatal accidents. single men face higher alcoholism, cirrhosis, suicides, and pneumonia risks, with domestic responsibility cited as a health motivator.
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Statistical Bulletin of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Ottawa
Training School Graduates at No 15 SFTS Claresholm
Western Canadians graduate with Wings presented by Wing Commander W. E. Kennedy on December 3, 1941 at No 15 Service Flying Training School in Claresholm Alberta. Recipients include H J Miller Grimshaw S C Miller Olds A P Cheater Regina James Baillie Saskatoon M A Churchill Prince Albert L A Garley Sutherland F H DeNevers Vandura R H Dougall Plenty T D Dakin Regina W J Drope Regina R Embury Saskatoon D R Lorimer Rose Valley WN G Luther Sintaluta R E McLurg Wilkie H J McMillan Delisle F S McNabb Moose Jaw J E OGrady Saskatoon J A Preston Moose Jaw FE W J Reeves Saskatoon H L Saunders Fort QuAppelle L W Scobie Rosetown R O Sherwin Coronach Dean W Smith Regina G A Specter Saskatoon J D Steele Arcola R H Story Netherill R G West Moose Jaw S A Young Weyburn Manitoba H A Partridge Rossburn G F Ulyot Carman
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Alberta
H. J. Miller
Grimshaw
S. C. Miller
Olds
Saskatchewan
A. P. V. Cheater
Regina
James Baillie
Saskatoon
M A. Churchill
Prince Albert
L. A. Garley
Sutherland
F. H. DeNevers
Vandura
R. H. Dougall
Plenty
T. D. Dakin
W. J. Drope
R. Embury
D. R. Lorimer
Rose
Coronach
Dean W. Smith
G. A. Specter
J. D. Steele Arcola
R. H. Story
Netherill
R. G. West
Moose Jaw
S. A. Young
Weyburn
Manitoba
H. A. Partridge
Rossburn
G. F. Ulyot
Carman
More Than A Pastime In An Era Of Rapid Transport
A Lethbridge Herald editorial reflects on the decline of walking as a leisure activity. It contrasts modern travel by car and plane with the pleasure of scenic walks along roads, hills, and rivers, noting the Old World’s enduring walking culture.
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Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Lethbridge Herald
Pale blue eyed drivers better in blackout say Sydney expert
A Sydney specialist claims people with pale blue or almost albino eyes drive better in a blackout. He suggests cats eye tests for fire police and ambulance staff to identify those best fit for blackout driving. The passage also notes a large South Seas clam can grip a human until death and lampoons prejudice as a time saver.
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Sydney
South Seas
Three Russian Brothers Create a Family Tank Movement
A trio of brothers in the Red Army requested a tank to share, forming a so called family tank. Their teamwork and bravery in a skirmish with the Japanese inspired a wider sense of comradeship, spreading through the Soviet armed forces as families man tanks and bombers.
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Michael
Soviet Union
Red Army
Napoleon
London
Whistles of Life and Prices in Everyday Air
A reflective piece notes whistles shape daily life from work bells to street signals and train crossings. It questions paying too much for a whistle yet suggests the value lies in the shared rhythm of daily tasks and simple pleasures observed in weather and city scenes.
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Christian Science Monitor
Investigators Clever Tricks Behind Etzel Sabotage Capture
Newsweek details how FBI and company detectives maneuvered Michael Etzel into promotion to a better post, luring him to broaden sabotage. The piece notes the value of ingenuity in catching clever offenders and improving detection success.
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Newsweek
Michael Etzel
F.B.I
Etzel
New Motors Cut Back in War Apparel for Cars
Automobile officials say the Victory model will be simplified for wartime needs, limiting sedans to two and four door designs with no brightwork or extra gadgets. Station wagons and specialty bodies may disappear and colors and enamel coats will be reduced.
Air strategy front line spans Europe from Russia to Libya
The Christian Science Monitor says Europe is a single air battlefield with Britain and Germany at the center. Commanders move air units along a 2,000 mile front, shifting troops as easily as in the last war, with the front extending from Russia to Libya.
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Europe
Christian Science Monitor
Britain
Germany
Russia
Libya
Historic wartime messages compared to great commanders
Churchill's Army of the Western Desert message joins Napoleon and Henry V in iconic command words. The passage notes Butter as New Zealand's top export and reports about 9 000 barrels of flour shipped from Lethbridge Alberta to Hong Kong since January.
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Winston Churchill
Western Desert
Napoleon
Egypt
Henry
Harfleur
Harry
England
Saint George
Lethbridge
Alberta
Hongkong
Easy To Crochet Mittens For Winter Fun Pattern 7128
Crochet mittens for winter fun offered in two patterns one in two pieces and one in one piece with strips added. Pattern 7128 lists sizes small to large with illustrations and materials. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern.
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Household Arts Department
Winnnaipeg Newspaper Union
Dermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Alice Brooks
Coast to Coast Salvage Drive Spurs War Material Recovery
After eight months of vigorous effort Canada’s coast to coast salvage drive has accelerated. Thousands of tons of waste and materials are being returned to war industries and trebled recovery is anticipated. Federal and CBC campaigns urge Canadians to donate fats bones rags paper metal and other scraps. Local salvage committees expand with volunteers and new depots to speed collection.
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Canada
CBC
Dominion
Irom
National
William Knightley
Mr Knightley
Mr. Knightley
Weather method for prairie wheat yields shows promise
Dominion Bureau of Statistics officials report a full scale test using precipitation and temperature data to estimate prairie wheat production. Previous estimates relied on hundreds of correspondents with variable accuracy. Since 1937 the bureau studied weather correlations and applied them to 1941 estimates with encouraging results.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prairies
Bureau
Date Was Wrong About Vatican Palace Builder
Professor Redig de Campos of the Vatican Museum reports to the Academy of Sacred Archaeology that the Pope’s residence, the Vatican Palace, was begun by Pope Nicholas III, not Nicholas V around 1450. Builders’ alterations revealed a 13th century wall and decorations in the Monuments Hall area, suggesting Nicholas III reigned 1277 to 1280 and preferred the Vatican over the Lateran Palace.
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Vatican Palace
Nicholas V
Nicholas III
Christendom
Redig de Campos
Vatican Museum
Academy of Sacred Archaeology
Vatican
Lateran Palace
German obituary controls hide war losses in Russia
A broadcast cites four Nazi orders aimed at concealing German casualties. Orders banned obituaries by firms and party groups, halved obituary sizes, capped notices at 25 daily, and forced editors to censor obituary text.
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Russia
R. H Crossman
London
Arcturus Dazzles With Vast 48 Million Mile Diameter
The star Arcturus, among the brightest in the northern sky, is estimated to span about 48 million miles in diameter, highlighting its immense size and prominence in early astronomy.
Giant Severn Beach man joins Home Guard after weight barrier
Barney Worth of Severn Beach near Bristol tried to enlist in the British army and the A R P but was deemed too heavy. The Home Guard finally fitted him with a two-coat uniform and a special gas mask to guard the Bristol Channel against invasion.
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Barney Worth
Severn Beach
Bristol
Eng
A.R.P
Barney
Army
Home Guard
Bristol Channel
Heart imaging device captures real time pulsation changes
Electrical experts describe a apparatus that photographs a human heart in action to show pulsation rate and other features indicating disease. The device aims to reveal cardiac function details for diagnosis.
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