Britain erases locators to hinder invading forces
Wartime report notes widespread removal of road signs posts and milestone inscriptions to conceal local landmarks. Maps, station names, post offices and parish notices are being obscured, raising confusion for travelers and aiding enemy infiltrators. A Belgian officer example shows heightened suspicion and local vigilance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London Passenger Transport Board
Northtown
Southtown
Inland Revenue
Philadelphia man builds concrete pillbox in five hours
In a wartime demonstration before war department officials and congress members, Kari Bilmur of Philadelphia constructs a concrete pillbox with gun apertures and trench approach. The concrete hardens enough to support several men on its roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Congress
Kari Bilmur
Philadelphia
French Sailors Switch to Free French Navy Aboard Meknesa
Several hundred French sailors en route home aboard the Meknesa, torpedoed by the Nazis, change their minds and join Vice Admiral Muselier in the free French navy as reported by the Press Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Press Association
Muselier
Free
Britain calls on Canada to boost fibre flax for war needs
The Dominion Agriculture Department expands flax production across Ontario and Quebec, aiming 4 5 thousand tons of exports this year. Belgian machines, saved after a torpedo voyage, speed up scotching and threshing to support linen thread and canvas for tents and gun covers. The drive supports Britain and Northern Ireland as Russian and Balkan fibre exit the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Dominion Agriculture Department
Russia
Balkans
Ontario
Quebec
Canada
Belgium
Flanders
Maurice Sonenens
Antwerp
Plessisville
Northern Ireland
British Actors Donating War Charity Funds
Dozens of film stars including Gary Grant and Charles Laughton are contributing their earnings to British war relief. Grant donates $150,000 salary from a single film while Laughton has long given all radio earnings to the Red Cross and other relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Grant
Charles Laughton
The
Red Cross
No Swastikas Removed From Whittier Building Facade
A Whittier California business had 45 large brick swastikas chiselled from its front and side walls. The symbols, once seen as Indian good luck marks, were carved into the structure during construction 24 years ago. Authorities note the vandalism occurred recently and underlines a shift in view of the symbols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittier
Cal
Accidents on Ontario farms highlighted by Ottawa Viewpoint
The London correspondent notes a stark distinction in WWI armistice rhetoric, while Peterborough Examiner reports five farm accidents in Western Ontario in a single day. A hay fork mishap, a 12 foot fall, a hay rack fall and other injuries left several farmers in hospital or bed, underscoring farm dangers hidden from road views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterborough Examiner
Ontario
Comedy Rescue Aerial Comedy At Sea Involving RAF Seaplane
German marksmen score a hit on an RAF reconnaissance aircraft fuel tank. The plane limped toward England and landed near a small naval vessel. Sailors scrambled onto the sinking wing to rescue themselves and found the crew clinging to wreckage as a destroyer arrived to pick them up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Soviet Navy to add 168 ships this year
Admiral Nikolai Kuznetzoff, com missar of the navy, announced that Soviet Russia plans to add 168 warships to its fleet this year and urged accelerating naval power to match the army and air forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nikolai Kuznetzoff
Soviet
Russia
Portland Vase: Most Valuable Roman Glass Object
The Portland vase, a Roman glass artifact regarded as the most valuable in existence, is now treasured by the British Museum for its historic significance and artistry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Museum
Parachutes Saving Lives Of RAF Pilots In War
Duncan Marshall notes Britain plans to plow up to millions of acres of grassland to boost food production as Canada aids the war effort. He describes parachutes saving scores of RAF fighter pilots, with two recent cases of forced landings and escape behind enemy lines ending safely at British shores or airfields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myny
London
Bristol
Moreton-in-the-Marsh
Stow-in-the-Wold
Duncan Marshall
Owen Sound
Britain
Royal Air Force
German exports to Latin America show late war shift
New York exporters report German agents in Argentina Mexico and Brazil placing orders in the United States for chemicals metal products and other goods with delivery by early September. They hedge on commitments after claiming a war end by September and offer cash in advance for shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Latin America
United States
Germany
Atlantic
Argentina
Mexico
Brazil
Tenpercenter Donations Highlight Public Spirit in War Effort
Sir Kingsley Wood cites notable gifts to the Treasury showing wartime generosity. A rich donor gave £250,000 with secret name, a £1 note from a disabled pensioner, and a 108 gift from a veteran. Earlier, "F. S. T." revealed as Financial Secretary to the Treasury, donor Lord Baldwin then. Climate conditions in a locality can alter paint durability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
Kingsley Wood
Times
Treasury
King Haakon VII Crowned in Exile as Abdication Demands Rise
King Haakon VII, crowned 39 years ago in Trondheim, refuses abdication amid German occupation pressures. He asserts the demand is German dictated and vows to stand with Norway, recalling his loyalty to the country and motto Everything for Norway. An incident at coronation left his crown slipping over his ears, seen by some as an ill omen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trondheim
Norway
Haakon VII
Haskon
Mercury Shipments From B C Mine Reach Montreal
First shipments of mercury from a British Columbia mine have been sent to Montreal. The mine may produce enough of the vital war mineral to meet Canada's needs and a portion of the Empire's requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Canada
Empire
Montreal
Hay storage practice improves drying of stored hay
The text notes that chopping hay during storage accelerates drying. It states stored hay should be drier than when stored loose, implying chopped storage enhances moisture reduction and preservation.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bill Jones
Oerr
Star of Trailside Museum
Bear Mountain
Mountain Park
Brer Fox
Grey Fox
Trailside
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Pauline Berube
Canadian Small Bore Association
Dominion
Ottawa Journal
Hitler
France
Dr. Goebbels
Ludendorff
Foch
Comedy Rescue
Gilad
Navy
Alice Brooks
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Wisques
St. Omer
Haakon
B.C
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!