There’ll Always Be An England Prisoner Song Joke
A World War II humor piece describes interned prisoners near a river camp who hum the tune There’ll Always Be An England without knowing the words. Guards mockingly refuse to reveal the song title, keeping the joke alive as part of camp lore. Buy War Savings Certificates.
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England
Morrison defends Britain’s wartime record and resolve
British Home Secretary Herbert Morrison urged the public not to apologize for three years in the war. He noted Britain’s early entry, resistance after France fell, and the fight against a superior enemy, highlighting production, naval escort feats, and the RAF’s air supremacy.
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Herbert Morrison
Britain
Europe
Morrison
France
Hitler
Egypt
Abyssinia
North Africa
Greece
United Nations
United Kingdom
RAF
Royal Air Force
Dominion
Allied
Ethiopia
Mr Morrison
Cripps Links India Crisis to Gandhi Violence Policy
Sir Stafford Cripps credited with saying the India crisis rests on Gandhi's violence policy. He argues Britain cannot tolerate an Indian government pledged to pacifism or peace with the Axis during Britain’s life or death struggle.
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Sir Stafford Cripps
India
Gandhi
Axis
Britain
Display of London fire brigade blitz photographs planned
The London fire brigade photographic unit from the blitz era will be shown to the public. The exhibit aims to reveal how fire fighters continued their duties during raids, illustrating courage, equipment, and operations in wartime London.
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London Fire Brigade
Service Flying Training Schools Aiding Air Training
Fragmentary notes list pilots and training schools in Manitoba and Regina. Mentions Dauphin Brandon and WInd location references with names like LAC RJ Reet Winninee and K Pates. No clear events or outcomes are stated.
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Dauphin
Man
LAC RJ Reet
Winninee
Tonner Airona
Mommnas Bane Vorkton
Bert Arhanes
Ile
No. 12
Service Flying Training School
Brandon
K Pates
Regina
Rementa Thertore
Winton
The Thousand Days Picture Shows What Canada Has Accomplished
Toronto preview notes a 20 minute Associated Screen News film charting Canada’s first thousand war days. Gordon Starling directs a factual piece highlighting war production in Canada including the largest machine gun factory and second largest tank plant. Churchill speaks to Parliament. shells, vehicles, and other outputs are shown to inspire national pride and resolve. The piece emphasizes collective effort and inspired leadership to push further.
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Canada
Toronto
Associated Screen News
Gordon Starling
Winston Churchill
GEMS OF THOUGHT And God Said There Be Light
A reader compiles quotations on light from religious and literary figures, linking divine illumination to truth and guidance. The fragment mentions John R Lord Goethe and Mary Baker Eddy alongside reflections on light. It also references British Navy ships lined with silver paper for Arctic service.
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James Russell Lowell
God
John R. Lord
Light
Mary Baker Eddy
Arctic
London
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