Artists Of Britain Make Accurate Record Of War Phases
A British curatorial appraisal details how wartime art captures the broad phases from sea to air and home front. The National Gallery hosts works by Cundall Eurich Ravilious Nash Cross Ardizzone McGrath Bone Kennington and others showing Dunkirk Norway and Ajax exploits as a living record of 1939 and 1940.
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Britain
Eric Newton
London
Sunday Times
National Gallery
Arctic Circle
Gulf of Aden
Front Line
Arts
England
Dunkirk
Mr. Cundall
Eurich
Anthony Cross
Edward Ardizzone
France
Raymond McGrath
Sir Muirhead Bone
Dover
Ajax
Exter Parading
Graf Spee
Eric Kennington
Creation story may unfold anew on planet Venus
Dr H Spencer Jones astronomer royal of Great Britain reviews Smithsonian findings suggesting Venus hosts rudimentary life forms. He notes conditions on Venus resemble Earth’s environment about one billion years ago and mentions possible life on satellites of sun-like stars.
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Venus
H. Spencer Jones
Royal
Great Britain
Smithsonian Institution
Earth
Wrecked London Homes and Odd Measurements
Pictures reveal widespread damage to London homes and buildings amid the war. In Hyde County North Carolina acreage is humorously measured by hills of corn, with one acre equaling 2750 hills. In Mount McKinney National Park Caribou entangles telephone lines, causing outages.
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London
Hyde County
N.C
Mount McKinney National Park
Plastic veneer debuts to shield furniture in Chicago show
Chicago makers unveil a plastic veneer claimed to be 70 times stronger than wood and impervious to fire water and scratches. Shown at the Fall National Home Furnishings Show the material is applied hot to tables lamps pianos and children pieces with whole dining and bedroom suites available.
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Tion
Chicago
American Furniture Mart
Remark on Nazi Asia alliance sparks city talk
Thomas Richard Henry in the Toronto Telegram recalls a caustic remark about the German Italian Japanese union. He notes the old saying that one does not take on a new partner when business is good amid wartime alignment talk.
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Asia
Thomas Richard Henry
Toronto Telegram
Balloons Guard London as War Sentinels in the Skies
Londoners praise the air balloons that have endured weeks of raids and long-range fire. The giant bags of Egyptian cotton are filled with hydrogen and used to deter dive bombing, guiding anti-aircraft guns and fighters. They have been targeted and have occasionally been downed, yet more are deployed to cover vulnerable areas.
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London
Air Ministry
Finland
Hyde Park
Young civilian heroine to receive George Cross for gallantry
Seventeen year old Sonta Vera Carlyle Straw receives the George Cross for risking her life during an air raid as a civilian spotter. She kept watch for German raid signals and faced danger to alert others.
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Sonta Vera Carlyle Straw
Germain
Unusually High Cattle Killings Strain Swedish Farms
Farmers report a severe fall with many cattle killed due to fodder shortages. The crisis stems from difficulty obtaining feed, whether domestic or imported, impacting livestock health and farm livelihoods.
Origin Of The Orange Traces Global Route From China To Florida
A Chinese university began researching growing Sunkist oranges in China and found that historically Chinese ate oranges as dessert while Europe had a one course uncooked meat menu. The orange’s voyage traces from China through India the Mediterranean to America’s Florida and California before returning to China.
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China
Europe
Globe
India
Mediterranean
America
Florida
California
Exclusive scarf pattern for crochet projects in Winnipeg
Pattern 6768 offers instructions and charts for making scarves with illustrations and stitches. It lists required materials and costs 20 cents to Household Arts Department, Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Ave. E., Winnipeg. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Britain’s Amazing Recovery Restores Confidence Among Neutral Nations
Maj Gen Sir Charles Gwynn notes the Empire’s four month recovery elevates neutral trust. He credits naval sea control, RAF air power, and army rearmament, including the home guard, to sustain supply lines, deter invasions, and keep the base safe while expanding operations in Egypt and the Middle East.
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Britain
British
Europe
Germany
Middle East
France
Atlantic
British Isles
R.A.F
Home Guard
Royal Air Force
Royal Navy
Egypt
Empress of Britain remembered in Times tribute
The New York Times editorial extols the Empress of Britain after its loss, praising the liner for wartime service and its iconic status. It notes her role carrying troops, her graceful design, and her end on the ocean floor, while hinting at a new ship inheriting the name.
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The
New York Times
Britain
Mediterranean
Canada
Free Dominions
England
Admiralty
Canadian doctors commissioned as surgeon-lieutenants overseas
Hon. Angus Macdonald announced twelve young Canadian doctors were commissioned as surgeon-lieutenants in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve and sent to England for naval hospital training before serving afloat. They are the first Canadian medical officers sent overseas by the Canadian navy. The officers include W. Locke and J. L. Silverside of Winnipeg.
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Angus Macdonald
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
England
Canadian Navy Service
W. Locke
J. L. Silverside
Winnipeg
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Ravilious
Scapa Flow
Paul Nash
City of
Thomas
Detroit News
American College of Surgeons
United States
Virginia Apgar
New York
Apgar
F. W. Hartman
Ford Hospital
Detroit
Thames River
Heroes of the
Thames Highway
River Patrol
His Majesty’s Navy
Thames
Sir Charles Gwynn
Peeters
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