Sinking of Royal Oak at Scapa Flow linked to U-47 attack
The extract from U-47 log recounts the October 14 1929 sinking of HMS Royal Oak in Scapa Flow by Lieut Prien. Doenitz masterminded the plan, passing blockships and cables to reach Kirk Sound. The attack damaged ships including Repulse, with Royal Oak sinking and Northern Lights illuminating the scene.
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John Dauphinee
Royal Oak
Scapa Flow
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Lieut
Prien
Doenitz
Holm Sound
Deenitz
Repulse
U-47
Orkney Islands
Rose Ness
Skerry Sound
Kirk Sound
Cava
Hoxa Sound
Travelling companions pattern for baby toys
An old advertisement describes a simple two piece toy set a braided tail elephant a dog and a lamb sized for baby cuddling. It offers an improved pattern visual with charts photos and complete directions and asks twenty five cents to be sent to the Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union for Pattern 7246 with name address and pattern number.
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Land of Nod
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Helpful Household Tips From Aperiodic Domestic Notes
Use a vegetable brush to remove lemon rind from the grater and a spatula to lift the last bits of white or egg from the whipper. Iron light cottons on the right, dark fabrics on the wrong side. damask first right then wrong. Do not shake hooked rugs. sweep daily and vacuum weekly.
Cronin Names McCarthy To Direct Red Sox As GM
Joe Cronin announced former New York Yankees boss Joe McCarthy signed a two year contract to direct the Boston club with Cronin becoming general manager. The piece notes rising interest for the 1948 London Olympics with 50 nations invited and 10 yet to respond. Clarence Maddern’s homer gave Los Angeles Angels a 5 0 playoff win over the San Francisco Seals.
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Joe Cronin
Boston Red Sox
Joe McCarthy
New York Yankees
Boston
Cronin
Los Angeles
Clarence Maddern
Los Angeles Angels
San Francisco Seals
Named by Ancients Dog Days Spark Sirius Rising
The dog days of summer derive their name from ancient beliefs linking the hot period to the rising of the Dog Star Sirius in the sky. This fiery star's appearance signaled the height of heat and sunshine in historical times.
Scientist assigns value of 30 cents to man’s ingredients
A scientist states that the intrinsic value of the chemical and mineral ingredients composing mankind is about 30 cents. The claim frames human material worth as a provocative economic notion.
Campaign Medals Set To Be Struck At Royal Mint
The Ottawa Journal reports Defence Department plans to distribute over 3.3 million campaign medals for World War II service next year with production at the Royal Canadian Mint on Sussex Street. Large batches include 1,183,000 Canadian Volunteer Service Medals and 1,060,000 War Medals, while Britain-made decorations face a backorder. The Honors and Awards Branch is preparing records and a card index to speed delivery, and the department asks ex servicemen not to inquire about exact dates.
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Ottawa Journal
Defence Department
Royal Canadian Mint
Sussex Street
Cmg
Cbe
Obe
Canada
United Kingdom
British Empire
Britain
Pacific
Winnipeg Grenadiers
Quebec Royal Rifles
Hong Kong
Italy
Atlantic
Africa
Europe
Merchant Marine
New World Just Around The Corner
London reports Professor A M Low outlines a near future with flying cars, self opening doors, robot telephones and three dimensional news. He says peacetime research funding could yield practical devices, with television in every home and housework reduced to two hours daily. A shorter work week could raise productivity beyond today’s five to six days.
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Porf. A. M. Low
British Institute of Engineering Technology
Low
Smile of the Week Tommy and Grandma Conversational Cartoon
A humorous exchange features Tommy asking if the grandma can eat nuts and her reply about lacking teeth. Tommy asks Grandma to hold onto something until he returns from school, adding a lighthearted punchline to the cartoon strip.
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Tommy
Fewer Are Left After Saturday Motor Accidents
Statistics indicate more motor accidents occur on Saturday than Sunday. Canadian Business notes the remaining population after Saturday incidents may reduce Sunday accident numbers.
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Hm.s. Royal Oak
Darina
Lamb Holm Island
Scapa
Skildaenoy Point
Brantford
Barbara Matthews
Ont
Ross Johnson
Cookstown
Johnson
London
Bhopal
India
Ansar Husain
Aligarh
United Provinces
Tiny Thompson
Chi Hawk
Calgary
Tommy Moore
Hawks
Nick Metz
Wilcox, Sask
Farmer
Toronto Maple Leaf
Metz
Walter
Turk) Broda
Brandon
Freddy Mesot
Barbara Ann Scott
Toronto Granite Club
Schumacher, Ont
New York
Mesot
United States
Wally Pipp
New York Yankee
Pipp
Babe Didrickson
Ruth Lessing
Grand Rapids Chicks
Brussels
Seaforth, Ont
New World
Grandma
Weill
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