Nazi Plan for National Church in Germany, Reichskirche Proposed
The Christian Science Monitor summarized an alleged Rosenberg scheme for a National Reich Church to replace existing churches in the Reich. The plan would form a military church under Mein Kampf as creed, ban all other religious groups, allow no priests, and permit only Nazi orators to speak, with churches existing only architecturally.
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Germany
Christian Science Monitor
Reich
Monitor
Alfred Rosenberg
Rosenberg
N. R
National Reichskirche
Propaganda as an Old Word Finds New Meaning in War
The piece examines propaganda’s evolving meaning in World War II through Goebbels, BBC broadcasts, and resistance efforts. It notes Russian disruption of German announcements, V for Victory campaigns, and the BBC’s round‑the‑clock multilingual reports to Europe. It asserts oppressed peoples seek BBC truth and hope for release from Nazi domination, with victory tied to freedom and democracy.
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Goebbela
Russia
Reich
British Broadcasting Corporation
Vichy
France
BBC
Dr. Goebbels
Royal Air Force
Luftwaffe
Europe
Britain
Germany
Goebbels
Paris
Wood fire engine built from bombed houses in Woolwich
Harry Osborne, a Woolwich commercial traveller, crafts a wooden fire engine from bombed houses. It features two automobile wheels, an automobile axle with two extension ladders, four sandbags, a water tank and numerous firefighting tools.
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Harry Osborne
Woolwich
England
Savoy Menu contrasts spark simple wartime dining
Noel Barber notes wartime menus at the Savoy. A lunch for the Governor of Bermuda, Viscount Knollys, showed a stark three item slip: Macaroni Chicken Sweet. He recalls a Duke of Orleans feast from fifty years earlier with eighteen courses and six wines, highlighting the shift from opulence to frugal wartime dining.
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Savoy
Noel Barber
Overseas Daily Mail
Courtauld Thomson
Bermuda
Viscount Knollys
Duke of Orleans
Coffee global trade and deep Atlantic claim
A fragmented quote notes the US does not cultivate coffee yet consumes half the world’s output. It mentions Amares north of Porto Rico as a claimed deep Atlantic spot at 2438 units, suggesting a significant underwater depth.
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United States
Amares
Porto Rico
Atlantic Ocean
Pies Through History and the Classic Meat Pie
England gave the original pie with a flaky thick crust and a one dish meal of meat vegetables and gravy. Modern meat or chicken pot pies trace to that early entree. Apple pie developed later with many fills refined over years, Webster defines pie as a pastry crust with a filling.
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England
Apple Pie Moderne Recipe Card from 9 Inch Bake
Corn flakes form a crumb crust with butter and sugar pressed into a pie pan. Apples are layered with sugar and cinnamon, dotted with butter, and topped by remaining crumb mixture. Bake at 350 degrees F for one hour then at 300 degrees F for another hour until apples are tender. Yield: One 9 inch pie.
Gesture To Rasiane Flag Raised In Exeter Assizes
Exeter mayor R Grave Sanders ordered the Soviet flag hoisted as the city assizes opened. He said the flag was raised as a gesture to the gallantry of the Soviet people over a British public building.
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Russia
R.grave Sanders
Exeter
England
Funeral of RAF Pilot in Norway Sparks Anti-German Demonstration
The funeral of an RAF pilot in Norway drew a strong anti-German demonstration as fishermen and farmers contributed to the funeral costs while women wept and men sang national songs.
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Norway
R.A F
England Home Accident Toll Reaches Seven Thousand Annually
An annual total of 7,000 fatal accidents occurs in the homes of England during peacetime, highlighting the persistent risk of domestic hazards and the need for safety measures to reduce fatalities.
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England
Sheep Dogs On Payroll Aid Wales Railway
The Great Western Railway reports two percent of sheep dogs in Wales are paid on its payroll to patrol fences where sheep break through. The dogs operate without orders, locate openings to shepherd stock back, learn line sense, and delay trains if workmen ignore oncoming trains.
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Great Western Railway
Wales
Manchester Guardian
Illinois Railroad Clerk Receives Long Overdue Paycheck
Richard Grady, 73, of East St Louis, a retired railroad clerk, was paid 29.03 dollars by the Illinois Central Railroad after a 38 year delay. He worked as a laborer for 15 days in 1908 and attempted to collect the paycar money but missed chances due to high water and a missing claim ticket. A post retirement attorney letter prompted a checkup that finally showed the funds were due. Also noted are two fatal pedestrian traffic accidents in the news item.
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Illnois
Richard Grady
East St Louis
Minois Central Railroad
Grady
Hay in Green Park London Tall Grass and Loads of Hay
In Green Park London the grass was allowed to grow nearly three feet tall this year. Nearly 40 loads of hay were harvested and moved by heavy carts supplied by a South London cartage firm that still utilizes 40 Shire horses. A haymaker quipped that after cutting hay in the park one feels like opening a lost property office.
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Green Park
London
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