War Without Gloves Propaganda and Nazi Pressure Warned
The document warns of a likely Nazi propaganda drive aimed at influencing American and possibly Canadian public opinion before winter. It argues the scheme would involve cloaked pressure to urge Britain to lift blockades and feed subjugated Europeans, while concealed by Christian and humanitarian fronts. It cautions that Germany would favor its own soldiers and civilians, and that British concessions could backfire, aiding Nazi aims rather than democracy.
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Schoons
Pembiea
Great Briain
Europe
Hitten
Hitler
Canala
Not Of Any Value Scarecrows Fall From Favor In Britain
In Britain scarecrows are viewed with scorn by prominent agriculturists in a London survey. Replies say they are of little value beyond a day or two and require moving every half hour. A boy with a rattle is deemed worth more by some respondents.
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Britain
London
Carefully Named Pullman Cars Reflect Limited Naming Rules
A historical note explains that Pullman cars with Mount or Mountain in their name are observation cars with sleepers. Sleeping cars titled Lake Camp or Fort contain ten sections two compartments and a drawing room. Also mentions large ancient Cretan storage jars. It ends with a rhetorical question about Italian bombers and churches in Greece.
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Pullman
Inis
Selected Recipes for Cup Pastry Nour 4 Cup Durham Corn
A compact set of steps for making cup pastry with corn syrup bran fruit date or raisin mix. Mix butter and syrup, then alternate dry ingredients with beaten egg and milk, add fruit, bake 10 to 15 minutes in a hot oven. Substitutions include sweet milk with baking powder for sour milk and soda. Makes about one dozen large or one and a half dozen small.
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Durham
Danish Fruit Dumplings From Frugal Kitchen Notes
Danish fruit dumplings use Holland rusk and suet with eggs milk and fruit. Mix dry ingredients add suet then eggs and milk into a stiff batter. Drop spoonfuls into boiling fruit, cover simmer ten minutes, lift dumplings to a warm dish and pour fruit over.
Libyan grain role compared to Dust Bowl by geographer
A geographer warns Libya's North African colony cannot be relied on as a steady granary, likening its reliability to America’s Dust Bowl. The comment underscores concerns about agricultural stability and imperial grain supply dynamics.
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Italy
Libya
America
Life On Channel Islands Man Escaped From Occupation
George Turner, a 43 year old bachelor, tells how he fled occupied Jersey with seven other men and a girl aboard an Irish ship. He recalls German looting, confiscation of money, food, and goods, the banning of news and radios, forced labor, and the belief the islands would remain under German rule.
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George Turner
London
Turner
Germany
Ribbentrop
England
London van driver averts danger from unexploded bomb
A Dany stewa van driver altered his route in London to avoid a road hazard marked Danger Unexploded Bomb. He warned an oncoming lorry and hurried back as bomb removal squads sped toward the scene seeking to remove the dangerous device.
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London
Banshee noises aid spooky film near London
A London area film crew filmed a seance scene when a bizarre siren howl, described by Mr. Churchill as the Banshee, produced uncanny noises that pleased producers who joked about sending a donation to the Government for unexpected help. The report comes from the London Daily Sketch.
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Jens
London
Nazi troops rifled Paris embassies and raised swastika
A London Daily Sketch report notes the Palace of the President and the British Embassy in Paris were entered by Nazi detachments during occupation. At the Elysee residence a caretaker remained. the swastika flag was ordered flown as a symbolic act. The British Embassy rooms were searched while the building stood empty.
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Iheysee
St. Honore
Paris
London Daily Sketch
Elysse Palace
Gestapo
Office of Works
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