Artists Of Britain To Make Accurate Record Of The War
Critics praise a National Gallery show of British wartime art from 1939 and 1940. Works span sea air army and daily life with major pieces by Cundall Burich Ravilious Nash Ardizzone MelGrath Bone Kennington and others, reflecting national spirit and government support for artist as state servant.
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Britain
Eric Newton
London
Sunday Tisees
National Gallery
Arctic Circle
Gelf
Aden
Front Line
England
Dunkirk
Cundall
Burich
Norway
Ravilious
Scapa Flow
Paul Nash
Anthony Cross
Edward Ardizzone
France
Raymond MelGrath
Si. Muirhead Bone
Dover
Ajax
Exter Parading
Graf Spee
Eric Kennington
Creation Story Sparks Venus Life Possibility
Dr H Spencer Jones, astronomer royal of Great Britain, suggests Venus may be undergoing a new creation episode. A Smithsonian review notes evidence of rudimentary life forms on Earth’s neighbor and argues Venus may mirror early Earth conditions around 10 million years ago.
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Venus
H. Spencer Jones
Royal
Great Britain
Smithsonian Institution
Earth
Jones
Remembering London and Lost Homes in Distant Images
The text notes the lasting impact of wrecked London homes and the absence of untouched structures among many buildings. It contrasts measures of farmland in Hyde County North Carolina using corn hills per acre and mentions Caribou interference with telephones and wires at Mount McKinley National Park.
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London
Hyde County
N.C
Mount McKinley National Park
Plastic Veneer Promises Tougher Home Furnishings
Chicago manufacturers unveil a plastic veneer at the Fall National Home Furnishings Show promising fire water and scratch resistance. They claim it is 70 times stronger than wood and will cover tables amps pianos and children’s pieces as well as upholstered furniture and full dining and bedroom suites. The display features a complete house built from plastic.
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Tion
Chicago
American Furniture Mart & Wau
New Nazi Ally Comment Echoed By Toronto Telegram
Thomas Richard Henry recalls a wartime remark on the German Italian Japanese alliance. The piece likens alliances to a business now in good health, suggesting caution about accepting new partners. London fog endangers city finances with multi million losses in normal times.
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Asia
Thomas Richard Henry
Toronto Telegram
Balloons and Modern Anesthesia Show Two Fronts of War News
London balloons once mocked as toys now deter bombers and help air defenses. In the U S a new individualized anesthesia approach emerges, with continuous spinal anesthesia keeping patients immobile longer and safer during operations. Medical researchers note varying brain oxygen effects across anesthetics and caution against excessive alcohol.
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London
Air Ministry
19 Year Old Civillian Heroine Receives George Cross
Sonta Vera Carlyle Straw, only 19, is awarded the George Cross for risking her life to save others during an air raid. She is pictured at her post as a civilian spotter watching for German air raiders.
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Sonta Vera Carlyle Straw
Germain Air Raiders
Swedish Farmers Kill Off Large Cattle Herd
Farmers report unusually high cattle losses this fall due to fodder shortages. Lack of feed, whether domestic or imported, leaves herds culled as breeders struggle to secure essential forage.
Sunkist Oranges Traced From China to Americas and Back
A Chinese university study traced the orange’s journey from China through India and the Mediterranean to Florida and California, then returning to China. The research notes that ancient Chinese desserts featured oranges while Europe offered a one course uncooked meat menu.
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China
Europe
Globe
India
Mediterranean
America
Florida
California
Exclusive Scarf In Various Lengths Pattern 6748
Transformation through filet crochet scarf and mat patterns with charts and stitches. Instructions list materials and how to obtain pattern 6748 by sending 2 cents to Household Arts Department, Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Ave. E. Winnipeg. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Thames River Patrol Defends London Against Night Raids
A Royal Navy river patrol guards the Thames by day and night, repelling air raids as civilians-turned-sailors monitor the river approach to London. A lieutenant commander ferries coffee and calm, while gunfire downs parachute flares and raiders. The piece notes Britain’s broader wartime recovery and renewed confidence among neutral nations.
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Thames River
Royal Navy
Thames Highway
London
His Majesty’s Navy
Thames
Home Guard
Britain
Empress Of Britain Remembered As Liner And Wartime Support
Editorial notes from The New York Times praise the Empress of Britain for decades of service and wartime duty carrying troops to the old country. The cruiser’s loss is marked as a significant naval tragedy, with tribute to her pride, grace, and anti aircraft defense in its final battle.
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The
New York Times
Britain
Mediterranean
Canada
Free Dominions
Old Country
England
Admiralty
Odd Facts Tie Humans Apes Birds and Baseball
The text contrasts human adolescence with a two year ape change, notes the California condor is about 5,000 times larger than the calliope hummingbird, and claims the Italian navy breaks rules by hitting home runs without hits yet never scores.
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America
California
Canadian Navy commissions twelve surgeon lieutenants
Hon Angus Macdonald announced that 12 Canadian doctors were commissioned as surgeon-lieutenants in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve. They were sent to England for training in naval hospitals before overseas service. Among the medical officers are W. Locke and JL Silvermole of Winnipeg.
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Angus Macdonald
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
England
W. Locke
JL. Silvermole
Winnipeg
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Ford Hospital
Detroit
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Sky
Les Gwynn
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Sir Char
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