German Sea Power Myth Hurts Hitler War Plans
The essay argues Germany's failure to value a strong navy stems from 19th century land focus and classic naval psychology. It assesses how Britain's sea dominance, the Versailles limits, and German misread of submarines and aircraft shaped a flawed 1939 approach and explains why surface ships remain crucial to winning at sea.
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Frederick the Great
Austria
Silesia
England
France
Europe
Bismarck
Germany
Hitler
Mahan
U.S
Colenso
Maiwand
Baltic
Graf Spee
Admiral Scheer
Italy
Britain
Autopsy on 4000-Year-Old Egyptian Noble Wah
An autopsy on Wah an Egyptian noble of the 11th Dynasty was completed by Dr Harry L Shapiro of the American Museum of Natural History New York The examination found Wah about 30 years old five feet two inches tall with brain heart stomach and other organs intact indicating ancient mummification took more care than later periods Wah received a new outfit replacing his cloth wrap with a cellophane jacket
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Wah
B.C
Harry L. Shapiro
American Museum of Natural History
New York
Shapiro
Nazi German Angers Opposes English in Schools
The Schwerze Korps, Nazi Black Guard organ, protests teaching English to German schoolboys calling it a wasted pseudo German dialect. It concedes current use aids German airmen in surrender theatrics, hoping postwar need for English ends with guttural Nordic accents imagined by the master race.
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Schwerze Korps
Black Guard
Manchester Guardian
Temperature limits sorghum production in Canada
The study shows temperature as the limiting factor for sorghum in Canada. Frost free periods, regional yields, and trials from Saskatoon to Manitoba and Alberta reveal corn often outyielding sorghum. Early maturities may expand use, but current varieties generally should not replace corn except in well adapted areas.
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Canada
Ottawa
Swift Current
Sask
Brandon
Manitoba
Morden
Lethbridge
Alta
United States
Manyberries
R. M MacVicar
Dominion Experimental Farms Service
Official Tank Slang Describing Blitzkrieg Weapons
Maclean's Magazine explains how hornets ants and maggots serve as tank slang for anti-tank guns and machine guns in blitzkrieg. The terms appear in fire orders to tank gunners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maclean's Magazine
Romantic Career of Hugh Sewell Kingdom Ends in War
British mogul Hugh Sewell Kingdom known for vast property holdings and globe spanning ventures dies in a Nazi air raid. His life saw roles from Saskatchewan clerk to Transvaal real estate magnate and South African insurance and theatre work before returning to England and losing most fortunes.
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Hugh Sewell
London
Kingdon
Empire
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alaska
Canada
Transvaal
South Africa
England
Streatham Hill
United States
Australia
Commonwealth
Crochet Bunny Slippers Pattern 2 4 and 6 Year Sizes
Youngsters will enjoy crocheted bunny slippers and you can finish them quickly. Pattern 6844 provides sizes 2 4 and 6 years with instructions illustrations and stitch and material lists. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg for this pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Canada Builds Vast War Time Shipyards For Empire
Canada accelerates wartime shipbuilding to support Britain and shift the center of British Commonwealth ship production. Key figures including Hon. Angus Macdonald and Hon. C. D. Howe report rapid progress, with contracts for corvettes, minesweepers, and cargo vessels and plans for destroyers and larger ships. David B. Carswell oversees wartime shipbuilding. The effort aims to create a sustainable postwar empire wide shipping fleet.
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Canada
Britain
Dominions
United States
Angus Macdonald
C. D. Howe
House of Commons
Howe
David B. Carswell
Department of Transport
Carswell
Ottawa
Quebec
British Commonwealth
Macdonald
Pacific
St. Lawrence River
Editor Joins Up Under the Heading Our Last Post
Maurice Detler, former editor and manager of the Deseronto Post, has left the paper to join the Royal Canadian Air Force radio division. He explains that Britain’s urgent call for radio mechanics prompted his decision, marking eight years of local service and a move toward potential deployment to England.
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Maurice Detler
Deseronto Post
Royal Canadian Air Force
England
Detler
Deseronto
Great Britain
Belmont Mine Rats Eat Buttons During Visit
An American mining expert visiting Belmont in New South Wales examined modern coal mine equipment. In the locker room he discovered all his buttons were missing due to rats that had gnawed them off. The buttons were made of a composition with skim milk as a base, revealing a practical joke.
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New South Wales
Belmont
Suez Canal Shortens London to Bombay Route
The Suez Canal cuts the London Bombay voyage from 11 220 miles to 6 332 miles, marking a major maritime shortcut. The Taj Mahal stands in Agra India as a renowned architecturally beautiful mausoleum.
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Suez Canal
London
Bombay
Agra
India
Nations of Nerves and Gallantry Pointed in Star Journal Quote
The Minneapolis Star Journal praises American character as kindly and resilient. It highlights a Pueblo Colorado park superintendent who admonishes park users about nuts for squirrels and notes motorists aiding others in snow. The piece extols tolerance and good nature in daily frictions.
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America
Pueblo
Colo
Minneapolis Star Journal
Has No Spare Time Norman Bower
Norman Bower 33 divides his time between running a Dagenham sock factory and ARP night duty while serving on three Westminster City Council committees. Educated at Rugby and Wadham, he started the factory five years ago to lower costs, producing 6000 pairs weekly at four shillings per dozen, aiding Manchester cotton interests. He is active on London rebuilding discussions and qualified as a barrister a year before starting the business. He notes early air conditioning used ice in buses and trucks.
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Norman Bower
Dagenham
A.R.P
Westminster City Council
Rugby
Wadham
Manchester
London
London Daily Sketch
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