Mixed World War II era items from Cairo to Ottawa
An eclectic Cairo announcement recognises Russia while a bullock sale in Stratford-on-Avon. Eisenhower receives the Grand Cross from Giraud, Bevin cites Britain’s mobilization, Albacore aids Ashford relief, an RAF raid on St Nashire, prison escapes, Ducks Unlimited funds, a sea water distillation device, lifeboat fuel types, Uganda rye trials for Polish refugees, and an Ottawa remark on meat aid under income tax exemptions.
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St. Nashire
Prion Gates
United
Uganda
Sfrow
RAF Wing Commander Survives Shell Blow to Helmet
Wing Commander Arthur Hay Donaldson recounts how an enemy shell ripped past and struck his helmet during an attack on an enemy airfield. Knocked unconscious, he recovered and resumed flight to return to his base.
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RAF
Arthur Hay Donaldson
Retouched Portrait of Hitler Withdrawn For Repaint
A Nazi era painting by Kurt Schmitt depicting Hitler in a healthy, confident pose was pulled from display in Berlin to be repainted to match Goebbels's propaganda of a weary Fuehrer. The artist will adjust the work to show worry and anxiety before exhibition resumes.
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Hitler
Kurt Schmitt
Berlin
Goebbels
London Daily Sketch
Like Father Daughter of Lieut Gen Kenneth A Anderson
Brigid Kaplowitch, shown with Auxiliary Territorial Service girls handling precision instruments at an anti aircraft gun post in England, inspects the unit. Her husband serves as a major in the British army.
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Kenneth A. Anderson
First Army
Tunisia
Brigid Kaplowitch
Auxiliary Territorial Service
England
Kaplowitch
Two-Piece Anne Adams Summer Pattern 4332 Ad
Two-piece Anne Adams summer pattern 4332 offers a yoked blouse with clean lines and a slim front panel skirt. Describe size name and pattern number and send twenty cents to order. mail delays may extend delivery.
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Anne Adams
Anne
Bey
Production of Torpedo Parts Requires Twenty Thousand Operations
An estimate indicates that manufacturing parts for a single torpedo involves about 20,000 distinct operations by workers, reflecting the complexity and precision of the production process.
Indians to be X-rayed in Saskatchewan TB drive
The Department of Indian Affairs ordered X rays for every Indian man, woman and child across Saskatchewan reserves to find and treat tuberculosis. M Christianson said the program aims to immunize reserves as white communities reduce TB. The Saskatchewan Anti-Tuberculosis League cites proof TB can be eliminated in Indians too.
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Regina
Saska
Saskatchewan
Department of Indian Affairs
M. Christianson
Indian Affairs
India
Saskatchewan Anti-Tuberculosis League
Palmyra Atoll Taken By United States After 150 Years
The Pacific isle Palmyra, about 960 miles southwest of Hawaii, long known as an island without a country, has been taken over by the United States after 150 years in status.
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Palmyra
Pacific Isle
Hawaii
United States
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Russia
Cairo
Stratford-on-Aver
RAF. Benevolent Fund
Gen
Dwight Eisenhower
Henri Giraud
Alglers
Labor
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Ashford
Kent
Inc. Bone
Atle
Junior
Ottawa
Promis
Peter
Jesus Saran
Moffatt
God
Christ
Mickie
Vouke Gettini
Leimeei
T.B
By Fred Neher
Gene Byen
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