Queer Tribes Reported in India Between Bombay and Calcutta
A St Thomas Times Journal note claims about 26 million people in a mountain belt between Bombay and Calcutta live in primitive conditions and remain unfamiliar with Gandhi. Missionaries Elwin and Grigson studied tribes such as Bai Bas Murias and Khonds, some worshiping Hinduism, some practicing human sacrifice, with poor contact to other Indians.
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India
Mohandas K Gandhi
Bombay
Calcutta
Verrier Elwin
W. W. Grigson
Mr. Elwin
All India Congress
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Italy's electric railways vital yet vulnerable asset
Analysis notes Italy's electrified rails span thousands of miles and power both industry and agriculture. With coal imports disrupted, hydroelectricity remains Italy's key resource. Allied bombers have targeted plants, potentially crippling railways and aiding Rommel's reinforcement routes to Libya and Tunisia.
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Italy
Germany
United States
Rommel
Libya
Tunisia
Montreal Star
Gurkhas Question Jump Height For Parachute Trial
Two Gurkha soldiers volunteering for India's sky troops asked an NCO about jump height. The NCO said five hundred feet, they objected to 300 feet. He warned low altitude risks to parachute deployment, and they smiled, asking if parachutes are provided.
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India
Sky Troops
N.C.O
Flexible word peacetime driving restraint reflection
A brief reflection on how the word necessary has been used in wartime and peacetime to justify restrictions on motorists. The item notes that drivers adapt to limits and the term’s flexible meaning appears in public discourse and policy.
Early glazes drew on colored glasses in copper and iron
The article notes that ancient glazes used colored glasses with copper or iron. It also mentions that long coast Peru shows climatic variation spanning from the equator to the poles.
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Long Coast
Peru
Wavell’s humor aids new Viceroy of India post
The Toronto Star notes Archibald Wavell’s wit may help him in the fourth British empire post as Viceroy of India. It recalls a wartime exchange with a Canadian private about losing an eye and jokes that he and his aide must now look four ways to gain perspective.
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Wavell
India
Toronto Star
Inside a Tank and Lake Level Changes
A historical note explains tanks feel cool due to suction fans cooling engines and drawing air through crew quarters creating a continuous draught. It also records that the Great Salt Lake in Utah varied its water level by more than 18 feet from 1851 to 1940.
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Great Salt Lake
Utah
Printing industry in Britain struggles to stay afloat
Before the war Britain employed about 270 000 in printing. By July 1942 the figure fell to 170 000 and a further 20 000 may be withdrawn by end 1943 for essential work. Walter L. Hayes says the commercial printing sector is just holding its head above water as printing volume declines ease paper shortages.
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Walter L. Hayes
Britain
Well-Dressed Skipper of Torpedoed Ship Boards Rescue
British corvette Azalea crew saving survivors in the mid Atlantic watched a torpedoed merchantman skipper reboard after seven hours on a raft. He climbed aboard in a spotless collar with kid gloves and binoculars over his shoulder, appearing calm amid the rescue.
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mid-Atlantic
Belfast air raids of 1941 leave thousands displaced
More than 53,006 houses were damaged and 3,200 demolished by enemy air raids on Belfast in 1941, with extensive destruction reported across the city.
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Belfast
Greeting card makers face new weight and design limits
The Prices Board issued a rule restricting greeting card manufacturers to two thirds of 1942 paper weight and capping card sizes to conserve paper. The order also bars producing more than eight percent of 1942 designs, effective in 1944, while aiming to keep card availability steady.
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the Prices Board
Indian Army researchers develop warm cotton fabric using tree seed treatment
Indian scientists devised a process to treat cotton cloth with seeds from two native trees and created a warm soft durable fabric for military use. The announcement highlights a practical textile innovation aimed at improving winter gear for soldiers.
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India
Nazis land in England by Col. General von Arnim
The report notes that Col. General von Arnim is among the few Nazi leaders to have actually reach British soil, highlighting a rare wartime incursion.
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Col
General von Arnim
England
Caves Revealed in Gibraltar Excavations by Royal Engineers
London Call ing reports Gibraltar tunnels reveal five subterranean chambers rich in calcite formations. The third chamber resembles a ghostly forest with hollow straw stalactites, and the fourth hosts a forty yard lake with stalagmites and crystal rims. A fragile raft crosses the lake toward the final chamber guarded by two pillars.
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Royal Engineer
Royal Engineers
Gibraltar
London
Aid From Colonies In War Effort Cited By Secretary
Colonial Secretary Oliver Stanley said colonies contributed more than 23 million pounds to war costs and lent 8 million pounds to the British government free of interest.
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Oliver Stanley
Saved Church Bells Hidden to Save Estonia Bells
Svenska Dagbladet reports that Estonian residents under Nazi occupation hid church bells to prevent confiscation and melting for German war industry.
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Svenska Dagbladet
Estonia
Separation Frustration Among Evacuated Children
Psychologists report many children evacuated from vulnerable areas resented leaving their homes. Minor delinquency and truancy appeared as symptoms of this separation impact.
Airwomen rise in skilled trades at No 3 Bombing and Gunnery
Leading Air Woman I Dunsheath replaces an airman at No 3 Bombing and Gunnery School Macdonald Manitoba. Airwomen fill roles from para chute riggers to fabric workers while relatives in the Dunsheath family enlist in war tasks. The Dunsheaths originate from Scotland and many members serve or work in war effort roles.
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No. 3
Macdonald
Man
I. Dunsheath
Dunsheath
Law Dunsheath
N. Dunsheath
Agnes St
Winnipeg
Canada
Scotland
Fort Osborne Barracks
Canadian Women's Army Corps
Ottawa
Saved Civilization People Of Russia And Britain Refused To Be Beaten
In World War II analysis the Detroit Free Press recalls Russia and Britain resisting Hitler. Moscow remained under Soviet control as two years of battle nullified blitzkrieg, with Russians and Allies buying time for the United Nations and shaping a lasting defense.
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Russia
Britain
Adolf Hitler
Moscow
France
Low Countries
United Nations
Napoleon
Detroit Free Press
Gems of Thought in Victorian Voices
A compact collection of famous quotations on perseverance victory and virtue from Dickens Colton Eliot Eddy Whittier and Bancroft. Each line extols steadfast effort for the right cause and the eventual triumph of justice and faith.
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George Eliot
John Greenleaf Whittier
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