U-Boat Crews Show Mental Strain Reported Delaying Repairs
Chicago Daily News correspondent Nat A. Barrows reports evidence from Sweden and London that U-boat crews display signs of strain by delaying repairs and hull hauls to stay in port longer. Workmen describe crews distracting, hiding tools, and slowing maintenance as morale weakens.
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Sweden
London
Nat A. Barrows
Chicago Daily News
Norway
France
Adm
Gadow
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Germany
All Can Be Used In War Effort From Spare Odds Ends
A pamphlet urges women and pack rats to recycle scraps and worn textiles into wartime aid. Gather fabric bits, old clothes, linens, and towels to support hospitals, Red Cross, and soldiers, with revamping for personal use as patience runs thin.
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Red Cross
Spelling Problems Highlighted by Two Newspapers
The Detroit News notes 87 man hours yearly lost to dictionary spelling of bachelor laureate while the Ottawa Citizen recalls the challenge of recalling the correct I count in Wendell Willkie during graduation season.
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Detroit News
Ottawa Citizen
Wendell L. Willkie
Sokoto Province Donates Toward Empire War Effort
The Sokoto province in Nigeria contributed nearly 150000 dollars to support the empire's war effort, underscoring regional backing for national sacrifice during the conflict.
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Sokoto
Nigeria
Must Be Eliminated Germany Should Never Again Become Great Power
The London Daily Sketch reports Duff Cooper at Guildhall calling for the permanent elimination of Germany as a great power after Allied victory. He clarifies he does not seek extermination of Germans and predicts Russia as the dominant power in Eastern Europe, with Anglo Russian friendship as a peace pillar.
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Germany
Duff Cooper
London Daily Sketch
Duchy of Lancaster
Guildhall
Europe
Russia
Bombing leaves Pantelleria with lone underground hangar intact
A tour of Pantelleria after Allied air operations shows that the eight by four mile island is largely destroyed with a single underground hangar, buried under 25 feet of rock, remaining intact and housing only a few obsolete Italian aircraft before surrender.
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Pantelleria
Folding screens in China traced to early second century B C
Folding screens were known in China as early as the second century before Christ, indicating long cultural use.
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China
Light travels six million miles per year
A light-year is defined as the distance light travels in one year, approximately six million miles, a unit used to measure vast cosmic spans.
Canadian pilot receives DFC for Ruhr dam attack
Dam attack pilot Officer H. T. Taerum of Calgary Alberta was among Canadians in the assault on German Ruhr dams. He is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his role in blasting the dams and aiding destruction in the Ruhr valley.
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H. T. Taerum
Calgary
Alta
Ruhr
Ruhr Valley
Free of interest loans to British government outlined
The article states nearly £49,000,000 has been lent to the British government at zero interest. It notes many investors in war bonds waived interest and accepted only repayment of principal at maturity, highlighting widespread non charged loans.
Broadcasts Use Thirty Four Languages by Overseas Service
The main British broadcasting station reports its overseas broadcasts use thirty four foreign languages. The multilingual effort aims to reach diverse international audiences and reflect global outreach programs.
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British Broadcasting
British Aircraft Output Surges 55 Percent in First Quarter 1943
Britain’s aircraft production in early 1943 rises 55 percent compared with the same period in 1942. Overall 1942 war output up 50 percent on 1941. Scrap metal 110000 tons collected weekly and railings near 500000 tons, enough for 20900 cruiser tanks. North Africa operation required 440 troop trains, 680 freight trains, and 13000 wagons.
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Britain
Hidden Wealth and Theft at Manchester House
A Manchester Quarter Sessions report disclosed that £5254 in cash plus jewelry and valuables were stolen from a private residence. The article questions the secrecy of home safekeeping of savings certificates and securities.
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England
Manchester
Nottingham Guardian
London Physician Describes Early Hay Fever Case
A London physician first described hay fever in 1819 calling it summer catarrh during a discussion of war savings certificates.
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London
Wonderful New Device Helps Lifeboat Survivors
A London Daily Mail report details a new lifeboat stove that distills water and boils it to make hot drinks, drying clothes and heating blankets. Inventors James Mulhern and George Keenan, ages 70 and 38, designed the unit named KM from their initials, inspired by a chief engineer’s improvised still that kept a crew alive for 19 days.
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James A Mulhern
Liverpool
George Keenan
Board of Trade
Great Crosby
Ex-soldier-turned-shipyard inventor boosts naval wartime parts
Ker, a former army instructor, is back in service as a machinist fitter on the west coast where his inverted punch press multiplies brass washer production for ship water-tight doors by over twentyfold. Officials prize the device as crucial to Royal Canadian Navy hull integrity, awarding a cash bonus and appreciation letter.
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Ker
Royal Canadian Navy
Vancouver
Synthetic rubber production fuels wartime supply lines
Supplies for Russia Canada and the United States produce synthetic rubber for war needs following Soviet Russia as a pioneer. British aid to Russia includes crepe rubber unloaded at a Caspian Sea port and transferred to Russian cargo boats on the final leg of a long voyage through distant scenes.
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Canada
United States
Russia
Great Britain
Caspian Sea
Ottawa Citizen
Kufra Oases in Libyan Desert Thrive with Date Palms
The Kufra oases in the Libyan Desert comprise five cities with thousands of residents and over 1.5 million trees. More than a million are date palms on land valued up to $5,000 per acre.
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R.C.A.F
R C.A.F
Alaska
Kiska
al Crimmins
Westmount
Que
A. C
Fanning
Winnipeg
Bill MacLean
Campbellton
N.B
Keeling Barrie
Edmonton
Ronnie Cox
George Stiles
Cornwall
Ont
Frank Galbraith
Shelburne
H. Hobbie
Roanoke
Ray Bell
Hot Springs
Ark
Kufra Oases
Libyan Desert
Canadian Fighter Pilots Tie Victory Loan Pennant to Bomb
An RCAF fighter squadron in the Aleutians tied a Victory Loan pennant to a bomb destined for Jap held Kiska. The award honors leading Western Air Command in bond purchases. The image shows Sergt. William Eric DeForest of St. Catharines with a group of airmen from Saskatchewan British Columbia Ontario Alberta and Manitoba in the armament area.
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R.C.A.F
Aleutians
Kiska
Western Air Command
William Eric DeForest
St. Catharines
Ont
John E. Robinson
Sask
B.C
Bob Ralston
Vancouver
Harry Connor
New West
Lifeboat Described as Safest in World by English Designer
London Times reports Francis H. Lowe of Lamport and Holt claims a new lifeboat is unsinkable. The 55 passenger craft rights itself from a 99 degree list, remains buoyant after submersion, and refills drinking water tanks to twice the usual capacity.
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Ministry of War Transport
Francis H. Lowe
Lamport and Holt Line
London Times
Gems of Thought Collection of moral quotes
A compilation of quotations on safety patience virtue and self defense from Shakespeare Theophylact Mary Baker Eddy George Eliot and Conway. The sayings contrast distrust and vigilance with meekness and steadfast defense of right and the power of good to curb evil.
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Mary Baker Eddy
George Eliot
Plato
Conway
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Ottawa
D. E. Franklin
Ossie Bissonnette
St Paul
Shakespeare
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