Propaganda battles widen new war meanings across nations
The article explains how propaganda has gained new significance in World War II, detailing the BBC's daily multilingual broadcasts to Europe, the use of V for Victory, and efforts to undermine Nazi control. It notes the courage of oppressed Europeans who seek freedom and the eventual defeat of Nazism through information and democracy.
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Dr. Goebbels
B.bc
Royal Air Force
Luftwaffe
BBC
Europe
B.B.C
Britain
Germany
Reich
Goebbels
France
Paris
Vichy
You Tell One Richard Grady Receives Late Railroad Pay
Richard Grady of East St. Louis, 73, a retired railroad clerk, finally received a $29.03 paycheck from Illinois Central Railroad after 38 years. He worked 15 days for the railroad in 1903 but was thwarted by high water and a missing claim ticket. the check was prepared only after retirement.
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Richard Grady
East St. Louis
Til
Illinois Central Railroad
Grady
Dinner Etiquette in 17th Century English Banquets
A servant carried cutlery to the hostess before the dinner date when the master was invited out. Guests found their places by locating their own forks knives and spoons at the table.
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England
Savoy lunch menu parodies grand dinners of old
Noel Barber notes a lunch for the Governor of Bermuda at the Savoy. Sir Courtauld Thomson hosted Viscount Knollys with a menu printed beside guest names, showing three words Macaroni Chicken Sweet. He contrasts with a 50 year old Duke of Orleans party menu of 18 courses and six wines, once considered bad manners to skip a course.
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Noel Barber
Overseas Daily Mail
Savoy
Courtauld Thomson
Bermuda
Viscount Knollys
Duke of Orleans
Bombed Wood Fire Engine Built by Woolwich Traveller
Harry Osborne a Woolwich commercial traveller built a wood fire engine from bombed house timber. It uses two automobile wheels and an automobile axle and carries two extension ladders four sandbags a water tank and other firefighting devices.
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Harry Osborne
Woolwich
England
Funeral of RAF pilot in Norway stirs anti German sentiment
Fishermen and farmers funded the funeral of an RAF pilot in Norway. Women wept as men sang national songs, signaling widespread anti German feeling among mourners.
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R.A F
Norway
Public doubts Hoover plan to feed Europe victims
In a Milwaukee Journal opinion, the writer argues Hoover’s humanitarian food proposal is detached from reality as Germany loots France Romania and Ukraine. The piece cites 14,000 cattle monthly and rising prices, warning safeguards would be evaded and nutrition aid could be diverted.
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Mr. Hoover
Europe
Germany
France
Walther Funk
Rome
Italy
Ukraine
Romania
Hoover
Hitler
Rumania
United States
Milwaukee Journal
Hitler Relic Smuggling Attracts Collectors Across Europe
The Glasgow Herald reports smugglers have exported alleged Hitler worn garments from Germany to Switzerland and Spain. Buyers pay well, feeding a long standing appetite for Nazi relics as future exhibitions and display plans loom amid doubts about authenticity and provenance.
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Hitler
Germany
Switzerland
Spain
Europe
Adolf
Glasgow Herald
British Ministry Secures South American Meat Contracts
The British Ministry of Food announced contracts with Argentina, Uruguay, New Zealand and Australia for 1,000,000 tons of meat. A Brazil agreement will be concluded shortly. A spokesman called this the most effective reply to Goebbels propaganda claiming the UK is bankrupt and cannot buy more South American meat.
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British Ministry of Food
Argentina
Uruguay
New Zealand
Australia
Brazil
Goebbels
United Kingdom
Pine processionary caterpillar trails silk path home
A description notes the pine processionary caterpillar travels end to end in single file with a silken track to find its nest. The text highlights how wildlife details and local actions appear in city laws and court practices.
Bomber Pilots Graduation Prayer At Ontario Training School
Air Commodore G E Brookes praised the first class of bomber pilots at No 16 Service Flying Training School in Hagersville Ontario. Station padre Flight Lieutenant Jennings led a special prayer written for the occasion calling on God to strengthen the pilots and comfort those they leave behind.
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G. E. Brookes
No. 16
Service Flying Training School
R.c.a.f
Hagersville
Ontario
J. W. Jennings
Jennings Read
Selected Recipes Pies England First in Dessert History
The text traces the origins of pies in England with meat and vegetable fillings in a flaky crust, noting the pot pie as a modern variant and apple pie as a later development. It mentions many firsts in desserts and defines pie as a crust with various fillings per Webster.
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England
Apple Corn Flake Pie From Old Newspaper Recipe
A vintage recipe outlines a 9 inch pie using 14 cups corn flakes 114 cups fine crumbs 1 cup butter and 1 cup sugar for crust and topping. Apples are sliced with 16 cups sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon then baked two hours at 350F, then one more hour at 300F until tender yielding one pie.
Woman passenger delays express train to finish breakfast
A woman aboard a Chicago to New York express refused to leave the dining car to allow a relocation. She insisted on completing her bacon and eggs as trainmen debated moving the car to a siding in Harrisburg yards. The hold-up lasted 13 minutes before actions resumed.
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Harrisburg
Deepest Atlantic Point Thought to Sit North of Porto Rico
Scientists propose a trench north of Porto Rico as the deepest Atlantic Ocean site. Measurements and bathymetric data indicate extreme depths, sparking renewed interest in ocean exploration and underwater geology.
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Porto Rico
Atlantic Ocean
Plan for National Reichskirche Would Supplant German Churches
The Christian Science Monitor summarized an alleged Nazi plan for a National Reichskirche to replace existing churches in the Reich. Alfred Rosenberg was named as promoter, with a military structure, a sword symbol, Mein Kampf as creed, and a ban on other religious groups. No priests would serve. only Nazi orators would speak.
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The
Christian Science Monitor
Reich
Monitor
Alfred Rosenberg
Rosenberg
N. R
National Reichskirche
Sheep Dogs On Payroll For Great Western Railway
A Manchester Guardian correspondent reports 25 sheep dogs in Wales are paid by the Great Western Railway to guard flocks where fences fail. The dogs roam without orders, locate gaps, and herd sheep back. They learn line sense, lying still between trains on adjacent lines, and bark to warn maintenance workers until the area is clear.
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Great Western Railway
Wales
Manchester Guardian
US Beverages Half the World Coffee Harvest
The United States does not cultivate coffee beans yet consumes about half of the world’s output. The remark highlights the mismatch between production and consumption in global coffee markets.
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United States
Pedestrian Victims Named in Two Fatal Traffic Accidents
In two of five fatal traffic crashes, pedestrians are among the victims. Authorities report that both incidents involved pedestrians struck by vehicles, with investigations ongoing and no immediate charges announced.
Haymaking in Green Park London Mirrors Scenic Mower
Nearly three feet of tall grass allowed to grow in Green Park, London, yielded about 40 loads of hay removed by a South London cartage firm. The firm uses 40 Shire horses to haul the heavy loads. A hayman quipped that cutting hay in the park feels like running a lost property office.
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London
Green Park
Exeter Mayor Hoists Soviet Flag At Opening Of City Assizes
The red flag of Russia flew over a British public building as Exeter mayor R Grave Sanders ordered the Soviet flag raised to honor the gallantry of the Soviet people at the opening of the city assizes.
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Russia
R. Grave Sanders
Exeter
England
England Sees 7000 Fatal Home Accidents Annually
An annual total of seven thousand fatal accidents occurs in English homes during peacetime, highlighting the hidden dangers of domestic life.
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England
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