Greenwich Time The World Standard For Maritime Navigation
A historical overview explains how Greenwich time became the world standard. It covers Big Ben and Greenwich Observatory, Charles II’s role, Harrison’s marine timepieces, and the shift to a universal prime meridian adopted after the 1883 Washington conference.
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Greenwich
Charles II
Charles
Royal Park
Sir Christopher Wren
River Thames
Wren
John Harrison
Harrison
United States
Washington
St. Thomas
Two Ulster Sons Ranked Among Great Soldiers
The Toronto Globe and Mail lauds Sir Harold Alexander and Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery as beld leaders and fine strategists, pairing them with Rommel and Nicholson in a proud Scoto-Irish martial tradition. It notes rope making was widespread among primitive peoples and defines kauri gum as a fossilized resin mineral.
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Harold Alexander
Bernard L. Montgomery
Sons of
Ulster
Derry
Rommel
Reichswehr
Lawrences
John Nicholson
Toronto Globe and Mail
Churchill's speech and the tanks behind it
The article notes Churchill’s speech about fighting in all theaters arose from stark facts. It explains his oratory’s power came from truthful, plain intent voiced at the right moment as Britain built tanks and faced France's fall.
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Winston Churchill
Churchill
Hous of Commons
France
Britain
Christian Science Monitor
Quick Embroidery For Many Lines Pattern 7433
Colorful quick to-do motifs for towels and pillow-cases. Pattern 7433 offers 24 motifs from 4 x 11 inches to 1 x 1 inches with materials listed. Send twenty cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Manitoba with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Mouth Organ Toss Sparks Tentative Win in Raucous Guessing
Three soldiers competed to name a tune played on a mouth organ as the sergeant mediated. A quirky medley produced several guesses with Alf named the likely winner for correctly guessing the farcical tune.
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Alf
A Perfect Steward Arthur Smith Earns Navy Fame
Arthur Smith a West Indian from Barbados and former dancer is celebrated in the Royal Navy as the perfect steward never spilling a drop of soup or tea even in rough seas. His skill and discipline set a standard for steward duties aboard ships.
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Arthur Smith
Barbados
Royal Navy
Never Again Association Sets War Peace Principles
The Never Again Association outlines a definite program with headquarters at 1A Baker Street London. It prefers gatherings at the Savoy or Grosvenor House and calls for Germany to prove pledges before any treaty, urging strong defense and distrust of German influence.
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The
British News Review
Baker Street
London
Savoy Hotel
Park Lane
Grosvenor House
Germany
Common Courtesy and Courtesy on the Phone
The Guelph Mercury argues that loud rude callers show an inferiority complex and gain no respect. It urges polite behavior and criticizes anonymous callers who refuse to identify themselves.
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The
Guelph Mercury
Oldest American Mine at Mt Chalchihuitl Turquoise Source
The Mt Chalchihuitl mine south of Santa Fe New Mexico is claimed as America's oldest producing turquoise mine. Operated by Indigenous peoples long before 1540, it remains in limited production today. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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America
Mt. Chalchihuitl
Santa Fe
N.M
British Home Fleet Outguns German Navy in Hypothetical Clash
A wartime analysis argues the British Home Fleet could outnumber and outgun the entire German navy. It cites Tirpitz at 35,000 tons with eight 15 inch guns and the battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau with nine inch guns as formidable, though untested vessels.
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Germany
Sli
Tirpitz
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Graf Zeppelin
Luetrow
Deutschland
Scheer
Hipper
Prinz Eugene
Seyslitz
Nurnberg
Leipzig
Emden Koeln
Bumper War Crops and Modern Naval Shifts Across Years
The article links wartime conditions to record crops in North America with 1915 U.S. wheat output at one billion bushels and Canada’s peak in 1928. It weighs German fleet strength versus Britain’s home fleet, noting cruisers and destroyers could strike decisive blows. The San Francisco is cited for recent combat success in the South Pacific.
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Canada
U.S
Browning
Pippa
Germany
Britain
Royal Navy
United States
San Francisco
Master of Spitfire Bylines A Scare At The Bike
In Britain a Royal Air Force squadron faces routine air combat drills while Mickey, nicknamed Queenie, mourns a spate of bicycle mishaps. He prangs again and laments riding a bike back to the mess after a training scramble. The piece blends wartime humor with vivid cockpit action.
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Britain
Mickey
Fellows
Halifax
Young Lady From Holyoke Heads to Edmonton High Way Post
A Holyoke native living in Massachusetts travels to Edmonton Alberta to join a U S engineering office on the Alaska highway. She will be posted in a village of about 95 725 residents where rail service ends and dog sled travel is needed in winter. The account praises her courage and curiosity about life in Canada and the cold wilds as she awaits adventures and reports back.
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Amit
Alberta
Massachusetts
Sprinfield Union
Holyoke
U.S
Alaska Highway
Edmonton
United States
Alaska
Canada
Springfield
Edmonton Journal
Tiger the cat granted Regent's Park leash permit
Tiger the cat walks in Regent's Park under a leash after Mrs. A. Martins obtained a permit from the Ministry of Works and Planning. The sole feline allowed enjoys privileged strolls within the park.
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London
Regent's Park
Tiger
A. Martin
Ministry of Works and Planning
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Tower
House of Commons
Greenwich Observatory
Moon
Africa
New Zealand
Alice Brooks
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Japan
Navy
Guadalcanal
South Pacific
Spitfire
Bike
R.C.A.F
Hun
F.O. John Clare
O.K
Rickey, R-C.af
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