Gibraltar Community Grows in Wartime London
Gibraltar evacuees in London have formed a distinct 12,000-strong community. The Ministry of Health, 34 centers, and the British Council provide care, education, and work links while a local Gibraltarian council coordinates entertainment and cultural activities including a symphony orchestra and concerts at Westminster Central Hall.
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Gibraltar
London
Ministry of Health
British Council
London County Council
LCC
Technical
Westminster
Central Hall
American Millionaire Builds Seafaring Dream to Cure Seasickness
Winans, an American millionaire, sought to conquer seasickness after a deadly voyage in 1870. He led engineers and draughtsmen in 27 years of failed trials to create a vessel that would neither pitch nor roll, dying in exile before success.
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Winans
England
Cadet Groups to Stay Voluntary with Govt Backing
A House of Lords debate on postwar youth military training concluded that cadet organizations in Britain will be maintained as voluntary service with government financial support. Lord Munster argued the next generation will resist compulsion and favored expanding voluntary cadet activities.
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Britain
Army, Navy
Air Force
Lord Munster
House of
Lords
Duke of Montrose
India
Chrysanthemums and Ash in Persian Kingdom Notes
A brief fragment notes chrysanthemums grow wild in Persia and wood yields 10 to 20 percent ash comparable to coal. The text pairs plant presence with fuel ash values in a concise, observational fashion.
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Kingdom of
Persia
German Vice Admiral Reuter dies of heart disease
Berlin broadcast reports Vice Admiral Ludwig von Reuter died of heart disease. He ordered scuttling at Scapa Flow in 1919 to prevent ships from falling into enemy hands, following Kaiser Wilhelm II's 1914 order. The action sank 11 battleships and many destroyers, impacting postwar repairs and forcing Germany to surrender docks and cranes.
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Ludwig von Reuter
Berlin
Associated Press
Kaiser Wilhelm
von Reuter
Baden
Great Britain
Italy
France
Germany
Republic
Man Buys Chanel No. 5 By Mistaking Bedspread Critique
A Toronto man shopping for his wife’s Christmas gift asks for a perfume named Bedspread No. ers. The clerk suggests many scents until Chanel No. 5 is found, which the man recognizes as correct after explaining his mix up with a chenille bedspread.
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Toronto
Toronto Telegram
British Anthropometry Seen Shaping Postwar Labor
Sir Ernest Graham-Little predicts reconstruction will rely on British Anthropometry to match workers to roles. He tells Parliament that every labor exchange could employ an anthropometrist to prevent round pegs from square holes and asks Churchill to consider a National Anthropometric Survey Board.
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Ernest Graham-Little
Churchill
House of Commons
Sir Ernest
Help Wanted and Wartime Theater Usher Tale
A wartime anecdote tells of a movie theatre manager who hires an eager young man as usher only to have him quit after an hour. The usher says he wants better hours and pay, claiming he has already seen the picture. The paragraph notes 300 ships in 1941 continuously supplying British armies in the Middle East on a 12,000 mile Cape route.
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Cape
Middle East
Britain’s Debt Could Force Wartime Tax Burden Abroad
Newsweek warns Britain faces rising external debt at an estimated 8 billion dollars yearly. Unlike the U.S. debt, Britain's borrowings are global, with six billion in Lend-Lease obligations possibly waived by Washington. Britain may need to curb living standards and export more to pay for Middle East and other army costs, likely sustaining high taxes for years.
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Britain
U.S
Middle East
Newsweek
Nine orphans find new life with a private adoptive mother
Miss Dorothy Kerin of Chapel House Ealing has legally adopted nine orphans from the blitz. She keeps their past private and has them rechristened in her private chapel under the same surname Kerin. She says she believes God sent them to her.
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London
Kerin
Dorothy Kerin
Chapel House
Ealing
London Daily Mail
General Cunningham's Troops Reach Addis Ababa
General Cunningham's forces advanced 1,725 miles in 53 days during the East African campaign, marking a rapid advance. The passage notes nutritional value of dark meat chicken, rich in vitamins and minerals.
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Cunningham
Addis Ababa
English Language Seen As World Peace Token
Harold Nicolson recalls visiting Danish Jewish refugees in Sweden and noticing relief when he spoke a few English words. He notes English as a growing global language of peace mercy and protection amid refugee hardship and asks future opportunities to prove its value.
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London Spectator
Harold Nicolson
Sweden
Vancouver businessman Clement Cave to inherit long title
London cables report Clement Cave, Vancouver entrepreneur and proprietor of Cave and Co., Ltd., likely to succeed a 300 year old baronetcy. Born in Winnipeg, son of Edward Cave-Brown-Cave, he moved to Vancouver in 1904. Lady Cave is Dorothea Owen, formerly of Chicago, with family now in New Orleans. They have a son, Robert. Buy War Savings Stamps Regularly.
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Clement Cave
London
Vancouver
Cave and Co., Ltd
Cave
Winnipeg
Clement
Edward Cave-Brown-Cave
Lady Cave
Dorothea Owen
Chicago
New Orleans
Robert
Mask For Airmen Revealed As Anti Frostbite Gear
A 26 year old U S flight surgeon at a British bomber station unveils an anti frostbite mask that shields faces to 65 degrees below zero. Captain William F Sheeley of Grand Island Nebraska and assistants craft the masks at the base, sewing them by hand between duties aiding wounded airmen.
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U.S
Britain
William F. Sheeley
Grand Island
N.B
Sailors Break 13 Superstition on H.M.C.S. Swansea
The Royal Canadian Navy frigate H.M.C.S. Swansea marches to 13 as pennant numbers 13 and 13 messes, boiler number, and 13 electric fans stand in its favor. Sailors say 13 is not unlucky and hope the number brings misfortune to Hitler.
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Royal Canadian Navy
H.M.C.S
Swansea
Don Paterson
R.C.N.V.R
Windsor, Ont
Hitler
Australia housing plan to start in 1944 with $706 million cost
A national housing scheme for Australia is estimated to cost upwards of 706 million dollars over five years and will begin once labor and materials are available, likely late in 1944. Two tons of stainless steel sheets cap a monument to Admiral Peary in Northwest Greenland, erected ten years ago.
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Australia
Admiral Peary
Greenland
Food groups and wartime nutrition in Canada
The article explains how medical officers emphasize proper food selection for soldiers and civilians amid shortages. Dr Pett outlines eight food groups, five major and three minor, with substitutions within groups to maintain nutrition and energy. Extras cover flavorings and beverages, highlighting psychological value.
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LR. Pett
Nutrition Services
Canada
Physical perfection in 2043, a six foot three demi god
London Free Press cites Dr James Shelby Thomas predicting future humans will reach six foot three and live to 125 by 2043. He attributes longevity and immunity to advances in medical, chemical and dietary sciences and to a regime of good living.
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James Shelby Thomas
Clarkson
N.Y
London Free Press
Quotations on Change and Progress Across Thought Masters
A compilation of paraphrased and quoted lines on impermanence progress and reform from Feltham Herrick Burke Parker and Mary Baker Eddy along with a biblical verse Ezekiel 21 27. The excerpts discuss the inevitability of change and the idea that improvement follows upheaval as history moves forward.
Macintosh challenges taxi driver over fare dispute
Macintosh saluted his status and demanded respect after a taxi driver asserted his rights. The heated exchange featured a loud, harsh confrontation as Macintosh asserted his identity.
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MacIntosh
Tucker Among Anzacs A Food Term Remembered
The piece notes that food is called tucker by Anzacs as part of early military slang reflecting daily life and routines. It highlights linguistic detail within historical military culture.
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R.A.F
Art Bellis
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Prince Albert
Sask
Paul T. Sargent
Chester B. Steeves
Elgin
Steeves
Sargent
W. F. Beals
D.F.C
Vernon, B.C
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Fifth Army
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Teano
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Herrick
Burke
Dore Parker
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Ezekiel
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