Rome Radio Appeals To RAF To Stop Italian Bombing
An Italian listener in Britain rebukes Rome Radio for pleading with the RAF to spare Italian towns. He argues Italy shares responsibility for German crimes and that British humane sentiment cannot shield a democracy from aiding its ally while Mussolini’s regime remains aligned with Nazi policy.
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RAF
Italy
Mussolini
Rome Radio
London
Warsaw
Germany
Europe
Britain
Ivy Low Litvinov to Head Soviet Embassy Hostess
Ivy Low Litvinov will assume duties as Russia s official hostess at the Soviet embassy in Washington. Born into British titled circles, she is a writer and translator, daughter of Sir Walter Low and Agnes Herbert. She is related to Sidney Low Maurice Law and Anthony Eden s wife.
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Washington
Russia
Ivy Low Litvinov
Maxim Litvinov
United States
Ivy Low
Walter Low
Agnes Herbert
Sidney Low
England
Maurice Law
London Morning Post
Anthony Eden
John Masefield
Britain
Child complains of parental fault over nicked shoes and headstands
A boy named Bertie vents to a friend that his father and mother are always criticizing him. He says he cannot stand on his head because his mother forbids it and his father scolds him for wearing out his shoes quickly.
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Little Bertie
Daddy
Mummy
Married Men Live Longer Says Metropolitan Bulletin
A health statistics note from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company asserts married men aged 20 to 24 have lower deaths from tuberculosis and alcoholism than single men, with fewer accidental deaths and suicides. It reasons domestic responsibility and health vigilance reduce risks for the married.
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Statistical Bulletin of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Ottawa Journal
Western Canadians graduate from No 15 SFTS Claresholm
No. 15 Service Flying Training School at Claresholm Alberta presents wings to a long list of graduates on December 3 1941. Recipients include H J Miller Grimshaw A P Cheater Regina James Baillie Saskatoon M A Churchill Prince Albert and many others from Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta.
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No. 15 Service Flying Training School
Claresholm
Alberta
W. E. Kennedy
H. J. Miller
Grimshaw
Cc. Miller
Olds
Saskatchewan
A. P. V. Cheater
Regina
James Baillie
Saskatoon
M. A. Churchill
Prince Albert
L. A. Garley
Sutherland
F. H. DeNevers
Vandura
R. H. Dougall
Plenty
T. D. Dakin
W. J. Drope
C. R. Embury
D. R. Lorimer
Rose
More Than A Pastime in the Old World Walkers
The piece contrasts past and present mobility from the Lethbridge Herald. It notes people once walked long distances, with examples like 20 to 30 miles and Lord Tweedsmuir's 73 miles in a day, and asks if modern speed harms countryside enjoyment.
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Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Lethbridge
Eye Color Affects Driving In Blackouts Says Sydney Expert
A Sydney specialist claims pale blue or almost albino eyes enable better driving in blackouts. He urges emergency service recruits to take far sighted “cats eye” tests to identify those best suited for blackout driving.
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Sydney
Three Russian Brothers Create Family Tank Movement
Three brothers in the Red Army asked for a tank to share and were granted one. Their teamwork and pride inspired others, spreading a sense of comradeship across units as families began manning tanks and bombers, contrasting with mass-produced warfare.
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Michael
Soviet Union
Red Army
Napoleon
London
Whistles of Daily Life and the Price of a Smile
A reflective piece notes whistles accompany daily life from work signals to street scenes. It muses on the value of simple sounds like a boy’s whistle and the cheerful murmur of everyday moments. The tone from the Christian Science Monitor celebrates ordinary moments and asks who would sell such small joys for too much money.
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Christian Science Monitor
Air strategy makes Europe a single battlefield say monitors
The Christian Science Monitor says air strategy treats all of Europe as one battlefield. Britain and Germany form the center of a 2000 mile front from Russia to Libya, with commanders shifting "troops" between wings as in earlier wars.
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Europe
Christian Science Monitor
Britain
Germany
Russia
Libya
Investigators Clever Tricks Behind Etzel Sabotage Case
Newsweek surveys the Michael Etzel sabotage case at an American aircraft plant noting how investigators used deception. They promoted him to a better position to reassure him and expose his sabotage, highlighting detective ingenuity as key to catching him with evidence.
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Newsweek
Michael Etzel
F.B.L
Etzel
Victory era car model to simplify U S auto production
Automobile officials say the Victory model will simplify output for the war era by dropping brightwork, wool upholstery, rubber mats, and many gadgets. Only two and four door sedans remain possible while wagons and luxury styles may disappear. The car will have no double bumpers clocks radios or other extra parts and come in fewer colors and coats of enamel.
Churchill Message Among Historic Commander Appeals
The quote from Winston Churchill to the Army of the Western Desert joins Napoleon and Henry V as famed war-time appeals. Napoleon’s line about forty centuries and Henry V’s cry at Harfleur are cited, while the note also states butter remains New Zealand’s top export for years.
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Winston Churchill
Western Desert
Napoleon
Egypt
Henry
Harfleur
Harry
England
Saint George
Flour shipments begin from Lethbridge to Hongkong
Since January about 9 000 barrels of flour have been shipped from Lethbridge Alberta to Hongkong reflecting a growing export movement.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Hongkong
Coast To Coast Salvage Drive Boosts War Materials
After eight months of drive, Canada recovers thousands of tons of salvage for war industries and targets a treble increase. Federal and CBC push public campaigns highlighting needs for iron steel non ferrous metals fats bones and waste paper as citizen volunteers haul scrap to depots.
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Canada
CBC
Dominion
National
William Knightley
Mr. Knightley
Mr Knightley
Weather data boosts prairie wheat yield estimates in 1941
Dominion Bureau of Statistics officials report a full scale test using precipitation and temperature data to estimate prairie wheat production. Previous methods relied on hundreds of local reports with variable accuracy. Since 1937, weather-based estimates have been refined and show encouraging results for the prairies this year.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prairies
Bureau
Date of Vatican Palace Start Updated to Nicholas II Era
The Vatican Palace, long thought begun by Nicholas V circa 1450, is re dated to Nicholas II who reigned 1277 to 1280. Professor Redig de Campos reported to the Academy of Sacred Archaeology after recent renovations revealed a thirteenth century wall and decorations. Nicholas III is noted as the first pope to favor residence in the Vatican over the Lateran Palace.
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Vatican Palace
Pye
Nicholas V
Nicholas II
Christendom
Redig de Campos
Vatican Museum
Academy of Sacred Archaeology
Nicholas III
Vatican
Lateran Palace
German obituary controls hide losses in Russia
The broadcast cites four wartime orders from 1942 restricting obituary notices to mask Germany's heavy casualties in Russia. Orders banned firms and party bodies, halved notice size, limited to 25 daily, and forced editors to censor text.
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Russia
R. H. Crossman
London
Man Of Unusual Size Joins Home Guard Roles At Bristol
Barney Worth of Severn Beach near Bristol tried to enlist in the British army and ARP but was deemed too heavy. The Home Guard fitted him with two coats into one and a special gas mask, and he now guards the Bristol Channel against invasion.
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Barney Worth
Severn Beach
Bristol
Eng
ARP
Barney
Army
A.rlp
A.rp
Home Guard
Bristol Channel
Heart Pulsation Imaging Device Developed by Electrical Experts
Electrical experts designed apparatus to photograph a human heart in action, capturing changes in pulsation rate and other features that may indicate disease, demonstrating an early, specialized medical imaging approach.
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