Life In London Shelters Amid War Time Fashion
Milo M. Thompson describes deep underground shelter life in London during nightly bombing. He notes families and workers enduring cold concrete, nurses with babies, and a spectacle of resilience. He recalls shelter fashion from sweaters to tailored suede outfits and mentions odd items like a soap dish and skin-stretching claims by surgeons.
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Milo M. Thompson
London
Asenciated Press
Pat
Wildlife aid in air raids noted by Hardy
Eric Hardy, British naturalist, argues birds and other wildlife reveal enemy planes and alert humans during air raids. He cites camouflage ideas from wildlife, birds’ reactions to parachute landings, and the general impact of raids as causing confusion more than fear.
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Britain
Eric Hardy
Natural History
American Museum of Nature History
Hardy
Red
Greenland air bridge plan by Hobbs for Europe America flights
Dr William H Hobbs of the University of Michigan proposes a Greenland crossing to create an air bridge between Europe and America with no water hops beyond 100 miles. He cites two wind holes over Greenland aiding east and westbound routes and notes southern Greenland is near the main Atlantic route.
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Greenland
Europe
America
William H. Hobbs
University of Michigan
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Labrador
Iceland
British Isles
United States
North America
Maine
Canadian production of 47 military vehicle types grows overseas
Maj. M. M. Evans of the national defence head quarters reports nearly 10,000 units of 47 vehicle types in use with Empire armies. He notes thousands more serve in Canada while about 50,000 are on order for South Africa.
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M. M. Evans
National Defence Headquarters
Engieering Institute of Canada
Canada
Maj. Evans
South Afria
Peace After War We Must Win The Peace As Well As War
Godfrey D N Haggard British Consul General in New York urged faith in Britain and postwar Britain and warned that allies won the war but lost the peace 22 years ago due to divided counsels. Lieut Gen Hugh A Drum warned the US may need drastic action beyond arming frontiers to stop war spreading to shores.
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Godfrey D. N. Haggard
New York
Britain
Society of Colonial Wars of
New York State
Hugh A. Drum
United States Army
United States
Realistic Oils Mark Royal Society Show with War Themed Titles
The Royal Society of Oil Painters exhibition at Piccadilly shifts from sunlit scenes to war aware works. Works include From my studio window before the bomb fell and Bombed but unbowed. Sir Harold Gillies shows landscape painting off duty and David Jagger offers portraits and Service heads.
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Royal Society of Oil Painters
Piccadilly
Harold Gillies
Test
David Jagger
Air Force
Navy
London Daily Sketch
Wartime Golf Rules At London Club
A London area golf club posts wartime play rules. Red flags mark delayed bombs and balls hit by enemies may be replaced near the original lie or dropped without penalty if lost. Players may take cover during gunfire or near exploding shells without penalty.
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London
Netherlands Army to Train Volunteers in Canada
Eight officers and 42 non commissioned officers and corporals from the Netherlands army will go to Canada to aid in training Netherlands subjects called up in Canada and U S volunteers. They will report to Lt. Col. G J Sas and be billeted in Montreal until the Juliana camp at Stratford is ready. The NCOs correspond to warrant officers in the Canadian army.
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Canada
United States
Montreal
G. P. Luden
G. J. Sas
Stratford
N.C.O
Ojibway radio tech first in air force enlistment
Clever radio technician from Garden River Reserve near Sault Ste. Marie Ontario, Lac Laurence Syrette age 21, has joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in Toronto as a radio technician. He self-financed travel to North Bay, earned a diploma after completing a three year correspondence course in technical radio work, and, with his test results, attained the rank of leading aircraftman.
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Lac Laurence Syrette
Garden River Reserve
Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Manning Pool
Royal Canadian Air Force
Toronto
North Bay
R.C.A.F
Export of Eggs Surges in Early 1940 From Canada
Canadian egg exports rose to nearly eight million dozen in the first nine months of 1940, mostly sent to the United Kingdom, compared with 703 thousand dozen in the same period of 1939.
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United Kingdom
Britons Reuse Envelopes in Wartime Economy
Miss Betty Swallow, a London stenographer, writes from England about wartime economy measures. She describes turning envelopes inside out, re-sticking them, and reusing letters while a typist sticks new labels on old addresses in a push for victory.
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Betty Swallow
London
Kansas City
England
Prince Philip Joins British Navy as Midshipman
The 19 year old Prince Philip becomes the first Greek royal to enter Britain's forces. He takes active duty in the British Mediterranean Fleet as a midshipman on a battleship. He is the son of Prince Andrew and cousin of King George II.
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Prince Philip
Britain
Prince
Prince Andrew
George I
George II
Seven Seas Figurative Meaning for World Oceans
A usage note explains that the term seven seas now commonly refers to all seas and oceans globally rather than a specific ancient subdivision. The expression appears in contemporary writing as a broad metaphor for Earth's interconnected maritime areas.
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Seven Seas
Canadian Girl Heads British Economic Warfare Post in Canada and U S
Mary McGeachy of Sarnia Ontario leaves London to become the representative of Britain's Ministry of Economic Warfare in Canada and the United States. Based at the British embassy in Washington she will study oil aluminium minerals and trade policy while accounting for wartime supply routes and postwar reconstruction prospects.
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London
Washington
Mary McGeachy
Sarnia
Ont
Britain
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Canada
United States
Miss McGeachy
University of Toronto
League of Nations
Geneva
France
David Bowes-Lyon
Germany
Europe
League
Reich
Hitler
Marseilles
Lyons
Portugal
England
Magnificent view over Mont Blanc after Turin raid
After the Fiat Works attack near Turin the bomber crew spoke of a memorable flight 1600 miles from base. The moonlit Alps and Mont Blanc dominated the sight as one airman sketched the scene in his logbook.
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Fiat
Turin
Mont Blanc
Alps
London Times
Honey bees in America origin story
The text notes that honey bees are not native to the Americas and that wild populations arose from domesticated bees imported from abroad, establishing their introduced status and subsequent naturalization in the New World.
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New World
America
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