Royal Navy sinks Bismarck after dramatic Atlantic chase
A Royal Navy account recalls the May 1941 pursuit of the German battleship Bismarck, her sinking near Brest after a running battle with British ships and RAF aircraft. The Hood's destruction, Bismarck's final maneuver, and a Swordfish attack marked a costly Allied pursuit ending with the Bismarck going down with colors flying.
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Royal Navy
London
London Gazette
Brest
RAF
Hood
Sir John Tovey
Home Fleet
Atlantic
Sir John
Iceland
Greenland
North Sea
Norway
Faroe Islands
Denmark Strait
Suffolk
Norfolk
Bismarck
Prinz Eugen
Prince of Wales
Victorious
Tovey
Queue Fever Grips London as Habit Forms
Londoners have developed a queue habit with many joining lines seen as soon as they appear. Reports describe queues forming behind exhibition catalogues and even at stores or cloakrooms, with people fearing they will miss out on something good. The Evening Standard calls it queue fever, noting many join queues out of habit rather than need.
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London
The
London Evening Standard
Kitchen and household tips from a dated instruction page
Helpful hints cover substituting bread flour for pastry flour with a small adjustment, silver care when salt is used, and frequent shaker cleaning. It warns against DDT exposure around food and suggests a waiting period before returning items, noting butter and milk are especially sensitive to DDT residue.
Royal Funeral for William Booth Sparks Global Tributes
The Lord Mayor led Booths funeral as 65 000 people lined London streets. Kings and presidents sent flowers while the Salvation Army 5000 strong followed singing hymns. The General is said to have been promoted to glory and not mourned as dead.
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William Booth
London
Europe
United States
Salvation Army
Food for Health Need More Public Attention
Health experts note many people treat meals as chores rather than vital health decisions. They urge study of how food affects physical and mental well being and remind readers that scientific guidance is available from health departments and local units.
Boxing in Australia sparks controversy in corner rules shift
The report notes a boxer may stand by a fallen opponent and kill him upon rising in Australia. It also covers Frank Duce winning the bareback bronco riding title at Madison Square Garden, Irene Strong earning the Beatty trophy, Johnny Murphy leaving the Yankees for scouting, and other sports items from golf to cricket in Canada and South Africa.
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Australia
Frank Duce
Cardston
Alta
Madison Square Garden
New York
Duce
Assured Market Alberta Linseed Oil Expands Flax Industry
Southern Alberta farmers boost flax acreage as prices near five dollars a bushel. The Alberta Linseed Oil Company in Medicine Hat enlarges its plant to double output, processing linseed oil and byproducts for a coast to coast market. The operation starts with government graded flax, then milling and pressing yield about 94 percent oil with oil cakes sold for livestock feed. Flax is a dependable cash crop in western farming, tolerant of frost and synchronized with early wheat varieties.
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C Frank Steele
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Alberta Linseed Oil Company, Ltd
N. G. McNally
Dominion
China
English Language Vital in India After British Era
The English language remains essential in India as a common link across a multilingual population. It will grow more necessary with expanding trade and communications, with educated Muslims Hindus and Sikhs often speaking it fluently even when not native speakers.
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India
Potatoes at Cookery School Cause Kitchen Shock
The mistress walks into a chaotic kitchen and scolds the maid for a messy scene. Jane explains the daughter has been demonstrating how they boil a potato at her cookery school, clarifying the cause of the mess.
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Jane
Eyes Point Sideways In Many Animals
A note explains that most animals have eyes positioned on the sides of their heads producing separated visual fields. The description highlights how lateral eye placement broadens peripheral awareness and aids detection of predators and movement.
William Draayer elected Alberta Weekly Editors president
Mr. William Draayer publisher of The Wetaskiwin Times was chosen as the new president of the Alberta Division Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association at the annual convention in Edmonton. He succeeds Mr. Clive B. Nesbit of Brooks Alberta.
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William Draayer
The
Wetaskiwin Times
Alberta Division
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Edmonton
Draayer
Clive B. Nesbitt
Brooks
Alta
Baked Potatoes Should Be Served Immediately
Families enjoy baked potatoes and should serve them straight from the oven. Cook 30 minutes to an hour depending on size, then vent steam, add butter cheese or evaporated milk, and serve immediately to maximize vitamin C. Delays reduce vitamin C content by up to half after an hour.
New Medallion Crochet Pattern 7404 Promises Easy Stitching
Instructions advertise a medallion crochet pattern that yields large or small accessories. It touts an improved, charted visual with photos and complete directions. Send twenty five cents to Household Arts Depart ment Winnipeg Newspaper Union for Pattern 7404 with name and address.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue E
Winnipeg
Man
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Canada
E. H. Banks
Royal Canadian Golf Association
Irene Strong
Vancouver
Beatty
Miss Strong
Victoria
Ace Curner
Peter Salmon
Boston Red Sox
Johnny Murphy
New York Yankees
Cincinnati
Walter Mallery
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National Hockey League
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Red
Fort Smith
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Babe” Zaharias
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
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Woodstock
R. O. Biggs
Dundas
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