A Giant Airplane Armada Flies Over London Tribute Flight
The article recalls a WWII homage in London with Spitfires and Tempests forming a grand parade. Battle of Britain aces led by Douglas Bader guided formations as 12 pilots and about 1,000 flyers, including Polish- and Canadian-led units, honored September 15, 1940, and Churchill’s “never have so many owed so much to so few.”
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Norman Cribbens
London
Battle of Britain
Luftwaffe
Douglas Bader
RAF
Bader
Britain
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Harry Sharp
Red” Godwin
Trafalgar Square
Sharp
Fader
Fighter Command
Lord Dowding
Johnny) Johnson
Life in Japan A comic snapshot of Tokyo life then and now
A humorous author describes Tokyo habits and customs with contrasts to Western life. He notes limited plumbing, plentiful radios, many newspapers, and a nightlife window for liquor. Sights include hotels with self supplied amenities, Popeye popular entertainment, dormitory bound Geisha style performers, carp as favored fish, and festivals with hot sour bath water.
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Tokyo
Fujiyama
Japan
Shakespeare
Bernard Shaw
Washington Irving
Yeats
Smith
Suzuki
Lovers United In Camp Love Across Barbed Wire
Missionary Gerhard Barden and Audrey Jeffery, bound for Australia, endured separation in a Fukushima internment camp. They forged signs, planned a Kashmir wedding, and awaited a Tokyo reunion after escaping aboard the Nankin's capture and later settlement in Asia. Jeffery longs to see family and enjoy a wedding in church.
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Gerhard Barden
Audrey Jeffery
Fukushima
Honshu
Barden
Miss Jeffrey
Golburn
New South Wales
Australia
Mr. Barden
Ruler
Indian Ocean
India
Kashmir
Tokyo
Jeffrey
Premier Higashi Kuni urges missionaries to aid new Japan
The Tokyo Asahi quotes Premier Prince Higashi Kuni inviting foreign missionaries to stay and help build a nation with high morals and culture. He urges acceptance of defeat, eradication of hatred, and cooperation with Christian groups while postponing or revising school texts to align with the Emperor's surrender rescript.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Asahi
Higashi-Kuni
Japan
Educational Ministry
May visit by Indian War Memorial committee abroad
Representatives of the Indian National War Memorial committee may soon tour the United Kingdom Canada and the United States. The group is tasked with outlining a scheme for a military academy in India as a war memorial and a sub committee will travel abroad to study methods.
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Indian National War Memorial Committee
United Kingdom
Canada
United States
India
Gale Brings Strong Cold Air Pressure Increase
A cold gale hits with force greater than a warm wind moving at the same speed as colder air is heavier.
Mass Race For House In Luton's First Let Ad In Years
In Luton England a crowd chased the first house to let advertisement to hit the streets. A woman won the sprint to the real estate office by about five minutes as houses drew eager buyers.
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Luton
England
Young Fellow Urged to Start On Shirt Sleeves
The Galt Reporter notes a practical motto for youths waiting for opportunity: begin with what you have, starting with shirt sleeves as a symbol of taking action and effort.
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Galt
Rubber Rehabilitation Plans Backed by London Growers
Sir John Hay outlines a government approved project to restore Malaya rubber and tin for world markets. The plan groups estate owners into 10 000 acre divisions with local boards, while the government handles small holders and may buy rubber through a central unit, aiming to ease Britain's dollar crisis.
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Malaya
Dutch East Indies
London
John Hay
London Rubber Growers’ Association
John
Harold Guard
United Press
Britain
United States
Rubber Growers Association
Rubber Estate Owners Co., Ltd
Sir John
United Kingdom
Sir John Said
Colonial Office
Canada to push standard army gear with US and UK
Newsweek reports Canada plans to urge the United States and Britain to standardize all army equipment for future integration. Each country would produce specific items to cut costs, with potential for other United Nations members to join later, forming a basis for an international police force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newsweek
Canada
U.S
Great Britain
United Nations
Children Learn Welsh From Evacuee Experiences
London evacuee children returning from Wales now speak Cymric fluently and know Welsh songs. The article notes hundreds of children gaining Welsh language skills and cultural repertoire during relocation.
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London
Wales
Repatriation Work By British and U S Soldiers In Norway
Lieutenant General Sir Douglas Brownrigg recounts how a small Allied force in Norway organized the disarmament and repatriation of German, Polish, Czech, and Yugoslav troops. He notes reliance on German discipline, the scale of dumps and forts, and anticipates future challenges with Japanese surrender and repatriation tasks.
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U.S
Norway
Douglas Brownrigg
United States
Germany
Russia
Finmark
Skaggerak
Arctic Circle
Boehme
Wehrmacht
Hitler
Mein Kampf
Poland
Harstaad
Trondheim
Far East
Britain to Expand Royal Navy With 107+ Ships
The Daily Express naval correspondent reports Britain plans to add at least one battleship 16 aircraft carriers 10 cruisers and about 80 destroyers to the fleet. All orders were placed before Japan's surrender and many are under construction. Peacetime RN strength is five battleships four large fleet carriers at least 12 light carriers and no heavy cruisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Daily Express
Japan
Royal Navy
Pocket radios could shrink to cigarette-pack size
Executives from two firms involved in the radio proximity fuse project predict three likely offshoots: pocket radios no larger than cigarette packs, improved hearing aids, and tiny walkie talkie devices. The forecast highlights ongoing military tech spin offs from the Allied weapon.
Germans Reveal Viper Piloted Anti Aircraft Rocket
The Air Ministry disclosed a piloted anti aircraft rocket named Viper to destroy Allied heavy bombers. It flew vertically using auxiliary rockets, released rockets at range, and allowed the pilot to parachute clear while the rear section parachuted for reuse.
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British
Air Ministry
New Chrysanthemum Doily Crochet Pattern 7328
Learn to crochet a chrysanthemum doily for any room. Create a single piece or a set to decorate and protect furniture. Pattern 7328 provides directions, obtainable for twenty cents by mail to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Man. Include name and address.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg
McDermot Avenue
Man
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