Convoy System History From 1372 to World War II
Marine editor Robert Wilder traces the convoy system from Edward III’s 1372 wine protection decree to 1941 Britain. He notes early private flotillas, later naval squadrons, and the 20th century use of planes and destroyers, with air patrols aiding but not replacing escorts.
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Edward III
Edward
Royal Navy
England
Emden
Germany
English Channel
Ireland
Wilder
Decline in British Life Insurance Continues Through 1940
Reports from major British life insurers show 1940 new business 35 percent below 1939, which was 20 percent below 1938. The trend continues amid wartime fears and risk. It compares reluctance to insure with the difficulty of recalling a discharged bullet or an unkind word.
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Britain
Spring Clean Up In Garden Will Prove Profitable
Insects spend winter in garden shelters and eggs cling to weeds and stems. Gardeners should remove egg masses and cocoons, burn standing weeds, raked leaves, and debris, and thoroughly cultivate and fertilize soil to prevent infestations. An ounce of prevention now saves a pound of cure.
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A. G. Dustan
Division of Entomology
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Britain vows to beat Hitler with US aid at press club luncheon
Sir Louis Beale of the British Purchasing Commission told the Woman's Press Club of New York that 4,000,000 Britons stand ready to repel invasion and push offensives if Washington supplies war materiel. He called timely American deliveries a matter of life and death and praised British women's war work, noting 44,000 ambulance drivers and 113,000 first aid workers among others.
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Britain
America
British Empire
South Australia
The English Bobby as a Popular Police Figure
The English policeman is portrayed as a popular, approachable public figure, unlike the New York force, sharing the views and morals of everyday citizens. A practical tip notes sealing a pottery vase with paraffin wax to prevent leaks.
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New York
Rebellion Smolders in the Netherlands Amid War Struggles
St Thomas Times-Journal notes Dutch resistance under pressure as outbreaks in Amsterdam reveal a nation with strong national pride, historical ties to science and liberty, and a vowed hatred of Germany that will outlast the war.
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Netherlands
Amsterdam
Holland
St. Thomas
Tea Gift From Quebec Helps London Raid Victims
People of We Maligne Quebec sent 1 000 bags of tea to the Queen for British raid victims. The Y W C A distributed the tea among elderly residents in Belgravia and Paddington in London.
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We Maligne
Quebec
Belgravia
Paddington
London
Y.w.ca
Traffic Cop and Naive Quip Define a Stoplight Moment
A street scene features a traffic officer addressing a speaker who offers a joking name Aloysius Sebastian Cyprian. The officer admonishes and bids the passer to avoid repetition.
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Aloysius Sebastian Cyprian
Supreme Court Rules on Hat Designs and Laughs
Dave Boone notes in the New York Sun that the Supreme Court ruled against the Millinery Creators Guild effort to curb sale of pirated hat designs. The court implied that stealing ideas is not possible while joking about egg caps and turnip bonnets, and comments on open-faced shoes.
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Supreme Court
Dave Boone
New York Sun
Millinery Creators Guild
United States Supreme Court
Record Taxi Ride Claims World Length Between Durban and East Africa
A taxi trip from Durban to beyond Nairobi is reported as a 5000 mile world record run by four officials returning to duty in Kenya. The Durban fare totaled $1200 split among passengers plus a liberal tip. The piece closes with a quip about sympathy and blond hair.
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Durban
Natal
East Africa
Kenya
Nairobi
Pattern 6912 Jerkin for All Ages With Initials
Pattern 6912 provides instructions for a jerkin in 8 10 and 12 year sizes with charts for initials and stitch diagrams. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 Mc Dermot Ave Winnipeg for the pattern. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Jiffy
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Balloon Barrage Proves Effective Over British Cities
Air Vice Marshal Ernest Gossage and British balloon command report the barrage as a key defensive measure against Axis bombers. Balloons deter low level attacks and position raiders for anti-aircraft fire, with cables serving as a public morale factor. Crews, trained like naval teams, maintain 760,000 stitches per balloon and hours of rigging amid varied sites across London and major cities.
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Ernest Leslie Gossage
British Balloon Command Headquarters
Britain
London
Piccadilly
Luftwaffe
Poland
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
British Isles
The Prince Edward Island Teachers Federation List of Qualities
The federation outlines ten requisites for the ideal teacher. They include subject knowledge discipline fairness punctuality willingness to work overtime sincerity originality loyalty appearance and participation in community life. The list emphasizes impartiality toward duller children and straightforwardness in dealings with pupils.
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Prince Edward Island
Teachers Federation
Vast North Queensland Flying Foxes Cast Coastal Dark
Miles of flying foxes darken the coast in North Queensland obscuring the sun and causing a multi hour blackout near Cooktown. Camps hold hundreds of thousands of bats that feed on orchards at night while hunting parties slaughter large numbers this year.
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Queensland
Australia
Cooktown
Shanghai Stores Run Hallrooms With Large Hostess Staff
Shanghai's three leading department stores operate hallrooms as part of their service, with about 1,000 hostesses employed in each venue.
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Shanghai
United States Produced 35 Percent of 1939 World Steel
The article states that 35 percent of global steel output in 1939 came from the United States, reflecting the country’s dominant role in world steel production during that period.
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United States
German Funds For Japan Grow Vast In U S
Official data show German assets in the United States amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars and rising faster than spendings. Berlin holds about 250 million openly, with larger sums controlled by neutrals and redirected to Japan for war use. Sources say gold seizures, private gold, confiscated U S securities, and patent fees fuel these transfers and propaganda accounts.
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Germany
U.S
Nottinghams Hero Horse Gilbert Faces Coventry Raid
The London Daily Sketch reports Nottingham horse Gilbert acted as a hero during a Coventry raid. An incendiary bomb breached his stable, and Gilbert kicked it away, stamped out the straw fire, and rubbed his tail to extinguish the blaze, saving seven other horses.
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Gilbert
Nottingham
London Daily Sketch
Coventry
It Isn’t Hard For Money To Find A Match
A terse remark notes that wealth can secure a matching partner, implying social ease for the affluent. The line underscores class dynamics where money accelerates personal matchmaking advantages. No specific people or places are named in the fragment.
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