Veteran Scottish shipmaster keeps sailing past age limits
In Murmansk a 75 year old Scottish chief engineer of an American freighter attended an opera, enjoying warmth and music after months at sea. Rejected by Canadian forces for being too old, he found a berth with the American Marine Commission and has sailed again for two years, after a lifetime at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murmansk
Bors Goudenof
Canadian Navy
Canadian Merchant Service
New York
George Smith
Ayreshire
Saltcoats
London
George Blair Smith
Sherwood Avenue
Canadian Bank of Commerce
North
Arctic Ocean
George Smith, Sr
Firth of Clyde
Rio de Janeiro
Australia
Navy
Merchant Service
Washington
American Marine Commission
Montreal
Second Front League of Dutch Children Harasses Nazi Force
Dutch refugee officer Wilum Berghuis describes a youth resistance in Holland where children as young as ten sabotage the Nazi occupation. They deflate tires steal ammo and outmaneuver lone German troops using quick opportunistic acts and the American football habit as a tool against invaders.
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Celéren
Holland
Second Front League
Wilum Berghuis Berghuis
Berghuis
Torture Under the New Order in Nazi-Occupied Netherlands
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports Dutch subjects caught printing anti Nazi material faced brutal treatment. Victims endured forced immersion threat of boiling water, public humiliation, eye dazzling lights, fingernail removal, and long interrogations by Gestapo officers. The piece notes a shift from initial cautious German restraint to harsher suppression as resistance grows.
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Netherlands
Gestapo
Europe
Germany
Washington
British boy’s jumble sale boosts war effort and spirit
After the Birmingham Blitz, 13 year old Johnny collects clothing at a jumble sale held in his mother’s backyard to aid war charities. A visiting American soldier is told Johnny will use the proceeds to help bombed families and soldiers abroad, prompting praise for British pluck.
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Johnny
Birmingham Mail
Go Back to the Kitchen A War Time Trend in England
The piece contrasts English and American dining during wartime. It recalls kitchens as warm social spaces with sunlit rooms, geraniums, a rocker, and family rituals. It notes utensils, a clock, almanac, and a turkey duster while praising efficient cooking and dining to save fuel.
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Daily Times
Watertown
England
King-Hall
New England
New York
Guadalcanal and the fate of ordinary young men
The piece recalls a time before war when soldiers appeared like civilians in New York streets. It dwells on Guadalcanal as a place of death and destiny, where young men from Texas, New York and elsewhere paid with their lives to seize or defend a distant struggle.
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New York Times
New York
South Seas
Lae
Salamaua
Rabaul
Savo
Tulagi
Guadalcanal
Texas
Grateful To Airmen Help BC Fishermen
British Columbia fishermen praise RCAF personnel at a west coast post for sacrificing leave to aid in a record salmon haul. Airmen held a pow wow after chores and took turns unloading boats transferring fish to canneries and assisting with tasks across staggered shifts.
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B.C
R.C.A.F
British Columbia
West Coast
Astrology and Astronomy Diagram Unlinked
A brief note distinguishes astrology from astronomy, stating no scientific connection between the two fields. The message also promotes purchasing War Savings Certificates as a separate public service appeal.
Jute Suit Designed During War Material Shortage
A Melbourne tailor models his own austerity suit made from undyed sugar sacks, with stencil markings showing their origin. The caption notes wartime fabric limits on clothing but does not specify the sacks’ original contents.
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Melbourne
Australia
Longevity Beliefs From Dr Woellner On Life Span
Professor Frederic P Woellner of the University of California says a man can reach 100 and stay fit. He adds death before 69 is often fear of death not old age, and notes vanity as a key enemy for women over vanity before the mirror leads to aging signs.
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Frederic P. Woellner
University of California
Dr. Woellner
Noted Professor Analyzes Sea Water Gold Content
A renowned professor states sea water averages four grains of gold per kilogram. This figure reflects the mineral content of seawater as reported by expert analysis.
Gremlins Designer Named Halifax Crew Mascot
Pilot Officer Cyril Spencer of Peterboro revealed as discoverer of the gremlins said to ride with RAF Halifax crews. His bomber renamed G for Gremlin from G for George. crew saluted the mascot for safe passage before raids. In a fatal crash, four of six crew saluted and survived as prisoners, two did not and were killed, the legend claims.
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Cyril Spencer
Peterboro
Germany
R.A.F
Spencer
George
Halifax
Gallant Seamen Praised by Destroyer Officers
British destroyer returning from Malta convoy rescue praised merchant seamen from a sunken ship. The crew saved 45 sailors while bombs fell nearby as the ship pressed to rejoin the convoy, and one diver was saved after clinging to a spar.
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Malta
London Daily Sketch
Colorful navy slang described in a sailor’s dictionary style
A playful explainer of Royal Canadian Navy jargon and ranks, detailing terms like tidd ley and passer for strict, dobeying for laundering, and flake out for rest. It covers expressions for punishment such as rattle and blast, and explains ranks like pea roller, hunting tosser, sparker, and Jimmie One in colorful, landlubber friendly prose.
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Noah Webster
Royal Canadian Navy
Jack
Air Photographs Aid Canadian Natural Resources Admin
Air photographs taken by the Royal Canadian Air Force in peacetime assist the department of mines and resources in managing forests. A 1939 map of Cape Breton lands was created from these photos, enabling rapid forest surveys from Atlantic to Pacific and to Yellowknife and Great Slave Lake. The air imagery speeds up timber estimates and guides ground work when needed.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Canada
Department of Mines and Resources
Cape Breton
R.C.A.F
Atlantic
Pacific
Yellowknife
Great Slave Lake
It Is The Navy Will Decide Our Survival
The navy will be the decisive factor as claims of all arms are tested. Past neglect of sea power harmed us and we failed to maintain naval dominance and air service. Yet the high efficiency and courage of seamen in the Royal Navy and fishing fleets carried us through.
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Royal Navy
Navy
London
Beeswax Used In Wide Range Of Manufactured Articles
Beeswax is employed in the production of at least 400 distinct articles with usage spanning diverse industries. The figure underscores beeswax as a versatile component in manufacturing and goods production.
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Russia
Western Desert
Erwin Rommel
Island
Globe Trotter
Britains
Ernest Bevin
Labor
M.P
Devon
Howard
House of Commons
G. A. C. Duckworth
Shrewsbury
Bo’sun
Harry Tait
Heath Robinson
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