How Many Know Strength of Navy
The Royal Navy sustains a vast patrol across the seven seas with far less support than in the last war. Small craft including corvettes and mosquito boats drive success. Losses in 1914 16 compared to 1939 41 are listed, and Canada contributes about 250 ships added weekly.
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Royal Navy
Seven Seas
Great Britain
France
Russia
Japan
Italy
United States
Germany
Cccca
Coronel
Jutland
Irish Sea
Britain
Canada
Paper or Clothes The German Campaign for Economy in Paper Use
The Germans urge rationing of paper to defend materials for clothing. A German source argues cellulose is scarce and citizens must choose between paper and fabric. With synthetic fibers replacing wool and cotton, the public must decide whether wood pulp goes to printing or apparel.
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Weitschrift Fur Offentliche Wirtschaft
Not By A Little Thing Like That Ellen Fletcher Dies
Ellen Fletcher aged 108 and possibly Britain's oldest woman died in Croydon Infirmary. She outlived all relatives and drank beer daily until three years ago. Calm through a bombing, she joked Napoleon could not frighten her mother and this Mitler fellow won’t frighten me.
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Ellen Fletcher
Britain
Croydon
Napoleon
Mitler
Victory Army Urged to Rise in Active Resistance
Europe's V for Victory army, estimated at 200 million, was urged by Col Briton on the BBC to switch from passive to active resistance in German occupied countries. He called for small platoons, factory tool losses, and office worker slowdown to boost the effort.
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Europe
Britton
BBC
Radio programs and war era broadcasts on CKOC Hamilton
Ona Munson stars with Edward G. Robinson on CBC and with Gail Paige on CKOC in the Big Town series. CKOC airs Army troop shows from the Hamilton Trades School Thursdays at 8 30 pm for two hours. Dixie Christmas broadcasts and other wartime features highlight the season. CKOC offers news, quizzes, and popular records including Glenn Miller tunes.
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Ona Munson
CBC
Edward G. Robinson
Gail Paige
CKOC
Charlie McCarthy
Army
Navy
Air Force
Hamilton
Army Trades School
Trades School
Yuletide
Dicken
British United Press
D.S.T
Otis-Fensom
Radio Log of North American and World Stations
A list of radio frequencies for U.S. and Canadian stations including WIA NBC Red 660k WARES CBS 880k CHME Hamilton 900k CKLW Windsor 100k CKLW and many others plus short wave entries for England Spain Russia and the United States. The log details station call signs locations and broadcast notes in a compact roster.
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Foronpo
CERE
CBE
CECEL
CBY
U.S
N.B.C
C.B
North Bay
CFCO
London
Stratford
Kingstom
Fur trade secrets hide behind false fur names
Ninety percent of U S fur sales use fictitious or misleading names rather than the true names of the fur. This practice obscures origin and type of fur in the market.
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United States
The Christian's Hope Sunday School Lesson Overview
A Sunday school lesson outlines Jesus’s farewell words in John 14 and related passages. It explains the Father's house with many rooms, Christ's return, and the path to God through him. It notes historical dates, places, and authors tied to the biblical books and emphasizes heavenly life with God.
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Tim
Peter
Christ
Jerusalem
Paul
Ephesus
Timothy
Rome
Patmos
God
Thomas
Jesus
Apostle Paul
Lord Jesus Christ
Actor Hero Answers Puzzle Across and Down
A crossword style puzzle lists many clues across and down about actors, film terms, and related items. The grid includes hints for western stars, noble terms, and common nouns, with many abbreviations and card game style clues.
Pale blue eyes may drive best in blackouts experts say
Sydney experts in N S W report pale blue or near albino eyes may excel at driving during blackouts following a series of cat eye tests.
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Sydney
N.S.W
Sam Cleland Returns to Hill Country After War News
Sam Cleland, 77, a quiet prospector from the Mirror Hills in British Columbia, plans to leave Wells and go back to the hills after hearing Britain and Germany are at war again. He recalls Vimy Ridge and says he cannot believe a new war has begun, noting he has not seen another person since 1932.
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Sam Cleland
Wells
B.C
Cleland
Vimy Ridge
Peace River
Mirror Hills
British Columbia
Britain
Germany
German Front Faces New Soviet Commanders
Time notes the Soviet High Command under Marshal Boris Shaposhnikov with Colonel Winter and Captain Mud attacking German forces on the Moscow front. Private Cootie is credited with typhus bullets, signaling a shift in German military strategy and morale.
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Moscow Front
Boris Shaposnikov
Red
Winter
Captain Mud
Cootie
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