Hidden Saxon and Roman Treasures Found in Bombed Britain
Ruins in Cripplegate London Exeter Cambridge Southampton and other cities reveal Roman walls Saxon doorways and medieval relics buried under postwar debris Antiquaries led by Dr Bryan Hugh St J O'Neil and Dr R E M Walker urge national recognition and funding to preserve this 2000 year archive before new foundations erase it The finds promise insight into London's early life and the wider English past
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London
Exeter
Cambridge
Southampton
Cripplegate
Londinium
London Tower
Bryan Hugh St. J. O'Neil
Ministry of Works
O'Neill
British Commonwealth
R. E. M. Walker
Peacetime Liners Enduring War Valor in Atlantic Convoys
Canadian Press reports Britain's peacetime ocean liners once served as armed merchant cruisers in war. Vessels like Montrose, Rawalpindi, Arandora Star, Duchess of Atholl, Orama, Calendonia, Carinthia and others endured torpedo strikes, gun battles, and heavy losses while escorting convoys, earning fame for speed and resilience despite not built for war.
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Frank Lowe
Britain
Elizabeth
Mary
Montrose
St. Lawrence
Europe
Forrar
Atlantic
Halifax
Germany
Admiral Hipper
Calendonia
Carinthia
Thore
First airwoman transfers to CWAC in Saskatchewan
Irene Pearl Langmo of Congress Saskatchewan becomes Pte Langmo in the Canadian Women's Army Corps after leaving the RC AF. She trained at Rockcliffe and served in Newfoundland before the transfer. Major Mary L. Mellvena of Regina welcomes recruits to No. 112 Depot. Langmo will keep rank and pay with qualifying army duties and continued postwar benefits.
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Canadian Women’s Army Corps
Saskatchewan
R.c.af
Irene Pearl Langme
Congress
Sask
Pte
Langme
C.W.A.C
Air Force Blue
Regina
Langmo
Air Force
Newfoundland
Pte. Langmo
Canadian Women's Army Corps
Mary L. Mellvena
CWAC
RCAF
Mellvena
No. 112
C.w.ac
Victoria
B.c
Carl Langmo
nAdine Atimy
Avi
Irene Pearl Langmo
Mary Scholey
Ryerson
Grandma’s calm humor guides rescue after bombing
An elderly woman among debris is found unharmed but shaken. Rescue workers comfort her and she asks for her purse in a kitchen that no longer exists, requesting brandy only for emergencies. Her wit and quick thinking reveal a resilient, hopeful spirit.
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L A. G. Strong
BBC
Bendix unveils live-longitude latitude instrument for planes
Bendix Aviation Corporation announced a new flying instrument that calculates longitude and latitude mile by mile as an aircraft flies and displays the data on the pilot's instrument board. The device is already used on Superfortresses en route to Japan.
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Bendix Aviation Corporation
Japan
Netherlands Premier hails mobile laundries aid for Holland relief
Sixteen bathing vehicles ten mobile laundries and two repair trucks will aid six months of relief work in liberated Holland areas plagued by disease from lack of soap hot water and laundry facilities. Dr Gerbrandy thanked Lever Bros the British Red Cross and St John Ambulance for enabling the project and noted the large prior impact of these machines in Britain since 1940 washing 2 256 garments and bathing over one million people in bombed towns.
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Holland
Netherlands
Pieter S. Gerbrandy
London
Lever Bros
British Red Cross
St. John Ambulance Service
A Queer Belily on Lightning Prevention Verets on Roofs
Central European belief holds lightning will spare a house if certain vegetables cover the roof. German donnerkraut or thuider cabbage is commonly cited as the deterrent.
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Central
Europe
Canadians Love Climate Pride Across Seasons
The Ottawa Citizen notes Canadians deeply value their climate and seasons, with locals defending their weather as the best. The piece contrasts affection for climate with regional pride, citing Californians and British Columbians as examples of strong climate devotion.
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Canada
Ottawa Citizen
Car in high speed crash lifts 40 cars three feet
An automobile moving at 60 miles per hour crashes into an object and stops within three feet. The impact is described as exerting enough force to lift forty cars three feet into the air, illustrating extreme crash dynamics.
Estimated 25 000 barn owls in England and Wales
A wildlife estimate places the barn owl population at about 25 000 across England and Wales. Researchers note regional variations and emphasize habitat conservation to support species numbers.
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England
Wales
Radar’s Crucial Role in Battle of Britain Highlighted
Dr J D Cockcroft told the Ottawa division of the Canadian Association of Scientific Workers that radar was a key Allied weapon in World War II. He traced its 1935 origins, noted British early use, and cited Canada’s important contribution to its development and cooperative wartime work.
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Britai
Britain
Canada
J.D. Cockcroft
F. RS
Ottawa
Canadian Association of Scientific Workers
National Research Council
Cockcroft
Ottawa Journal
Hospital Ship Captain Armit Named Master of Lady Nelson
Captain William Barclay Armit, a veteran of two wars and Commodore of trans Atlantic convoys, is appointed master of His Majesty's Canadian hospital ship Lady Nelson. Born in 1885 in St Andrews Scotland, he began seafaring at 16 and led the 13th Battalion Royal Highlanders convoy in 1914. He served throughout World War I and II, including the surrender of the German High Fleet, and joined the Government Merchant Marine Service in 1920 remaining with the Canadian National System until WWII.
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William Barclay Armit
R.D
R.N.R. R.C.N.R
Canadian National Steamships Fleet
Lady Nelson
West Indies
Canada
C.nss
St. Andrews
Scotland
Captain Armit
13Th Battalion, Royal Highlanders of
Montreal
Armit
Canadian Government
Merchant Marine Service
C.N.S
Yo Yo Champion Helps War Wounded In Toronto
Al Gallo Canadian American Yo Yo champion tours Toronto hospitals at Padre Lambert’s invitation. He demonstrates therapy Yo Yos to strengthen arms and hands, distributing about 200 devices to aid wounded and recovering children and adults. Gallo, Canadian and American champion since 1938, remained champion through wartime pauses.
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Margaret Aitken
Toronto Evening Telegram
al Gallo
Mr Gallo
Philippines
Gallo
Padre Lambert
Christie Street Hospital
Not What He Meant at the Boxing Writers Dinner
Quentin Reynolds attended a Boxing Writers' Dinner in Moscow and was gifted a penknife. An army officer arranged a meeting with the Russian heavyweight champ who expected a fight. Reynolds toasted Stalin and Roosevelt with vodka and water, the champ drank, and the bout was canceled.
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Quentin Reynolds
Boxing Writers
Reynolds
Moscow
Russia
Stalin
Roosevelt
New York Post
Jiffy Hat And Bag Crochet Pattern 7416
Pattern 7416 provides directions for a hat and purse crochet set. The pattern uses three medallions joined to form the hat and offers options for variations in corde or string. Send twenty cents in coins to the Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union to obtain the pattern, include name address and pattern number, and allow ten days longer for delivery.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Blind Girl Wins Prize in Braille Novel Contest
Elizabeth Whitehead of Edinburgh, age 34, wins £100 for a debut novel by a new writer. She penned 60,000 words in ten weeks, first on a Braille typewriter then on a standard machine. The year’s longest day lasts about 15 hours and the shortest about nine and a half.
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Elizabeth Whitehead
Edinburgh
Canadian Nurses in Armed Forces Surpass 3700 Mark
Report shows more than 3,700 nurses serving with the Canadian armed forces, reflecting expanded medical staffing. The tally indicates broader mobilization and sustained support for military health services.
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M Rockcliffe
Red Hill
Niagara Rapids
Red” Hil
Niagara River
Connie Dunn
Audrey Elwood
Bylice Brooks
Blind Gire
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