Fanatics threaten Japan’s government in wartime coup tale
The article recounts how ultra nationalist military fanatics in Japan aimed to topple the Konoye and Tojo regimes, even threatening Emperor Hirohito with imprisonment. It notes such gangs seized power through terror, likening the risk to Germany and Italy, and calls for popular government to prevent despotic rule.
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Tolischus
War Party
Konoye
Maze
Hiranuma
Kyoto
Hirohito
Tojo
Pearl Harbor
Germany
Italy
Japan
New York Times
Leeds lecturer on fear sparks prison escape attempt
A Leeds man known for lectures to soldiers visited a northern military prison and gave a talk choosing The Conquest of Fear as the address. After tea with the commandant, a sergeant reported four prisoners attempted an escape following the talk.
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Leeds
Captain Scott
Leeds Yorkshire Post
Reached His Limit At Local School Prize Talk
Mr Newrich was asked to distribute prizes at the local school. During his speech he extolled education and gave simple arithmetic examples. He claimed educated people know two twos make four and four fours make sixteen, then referenced nine nines.
Nurses Needed for V A D Training in Canada
The Red Cross seeks women aged 18 to 45 to train as civilian and military hospital aides in eight week courses across Canadian cities. Volunteers supply health certificate and uniform, receive one meal daily, and may serve about three years with potential pay in military hospitals. Apply to Red Cross Headquarters for details.
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Red Cross
V.A.D
Canada
Boy Scouts Heroic Under Nazi Bombing Raids
Nearly 400 boy scouts remained on duty during and after Nazi reprisal raids on Norwich. They carried on through dive bombs and fires, sent messages, fought fires, gave first aid, and aided in countless ways. They issued notices, guided people to rest centres, reunited families, and helped rescue workers, while caring for injured animals and rebuilding efforts after losing meeting places and equipment.
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Norwich
Skipper
Lessons Well Learned From Britain’s War Effort
The Daily Express praises Britain’s wartime production and resilience. It argues Russians learn in battle, Britain built the world’s greatest air force and navy, and with 20 percent of output they arm Allies. It calls reverses a prelude to future victories.
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Britain
London Daily Express
Do I have to eat the cloth on it
A three year old girl named Sue visits a neighbor and is offered a peach. She studies the fruit intently, prompting the neighbor to ask if she likes peaches. Sue replies with a literal question about eating the cloth on the fruit, revealing a humorous misinterpretation.
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Sue
Fnally
Inventive Wing Commander Lawrence Wackett of Australia
The Australian press profiles Lawrence James Wackett, a standout early innovator in aviation. From solving a fuse setter before age 20 to building a repair workshop in Egypt, he earned praise for inventive sights and a twin-mount for dual Lewis guns while with the Royal Flying Corps at Orfordness.
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Amtralian
Ie Airways
Idses
Lawrence James Wackett
Australia
Australian Preas Union
Loig
Prs
Royal Military College
Duntroon
London
Wackett
Egypt
Orfordness
Royal Flying Corps
Great Britain
Hen found in Canterbury debris lays six eggs after nine days
A hen hidden in a masonry cavity during a raid in Canterbury survived nine days under debris. It laid six eggs all intact, and the bird appeared unharmed despite the ordeal.
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Canterbury
Stamp Issues Profitability Outpaces War Costs in Canada
A Calgary Herald summary reports stamp presses worldwide during wartime, with 93 regions issuing at least 850 varieties in half a year. Canada’s new issue paid for itself three times over on day one, with investors reaching about 40 000 by early July. Revenue from collector stamps is nearly pure profit for the post office as stamps are not used for mail. The prewar philatelic market in Canada exceeded 100 000 dollars annually.
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Canada
Mulock
Calgary Herald
Quite a Change: Silk Stockings Sacrificed for Vegetables
Women have sacrificed silk stockings so troops in the Middle East can have fresh vegetables. In a United Kingdom factory a tunnel drier, now turning out dried vegetables, was originally designed for silk stocking processing.
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Middle East
United Kingdom
Britain’s concrete barges prove seaworthy under strain
The British Admiralty built many concrete barges with 180 to 200 ton capacity and tested seaworthiness. Early ships included the Namaen fjord 200 ton, followed by Stier, Patent 600 tons, Askelad and Concrete 1000 tons. Trials showed hulls remain tight in rough seas, with Baltic voyages and river estuary trials revealing resilience.
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British Admiralty
Stier
Askelad
Baltic
Somme
Ministry of Shipping
Creteboom
Crestem
Duff Abrams
Limited prospects for Jewish state in Palestine amid war
Dr. Paul L. Hanna of the University of Florida concludes after a two year study at Hoover Library that no fully satisfactory Palestine solution exists now. The war weakens Britain's Near East position, hindering a Jewish homeland promise while making an independent Arab state unacceptable to keep Jewish national home authority.
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Palestine
Paul L. Hanna
University of Florida
Hanna
Hoover Library
Stanford University
Britain
Near East
Great Britain
Debretts Peerage to Feature Empire Gallantry List
Exclusive pages of Debretts Peerage will be opened in the next edition. It will include holders of the George Cross alongside names of common folk who won the Empire’s highest civilian award for gallantry, together with peers, baronets, and others of ancient lineage.
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Debrett
Vacuum Cleaner Manufacture Curtailed by Permit
A decree restricts the manufacture of vacuum cleaners to those with a written permit. It suggests production may halt by year end 1842 while retail sales remain unaffected.
Beginner Can Do Pineapple Design Pattern 7319
Crochet a pineapple square heirloom bedspread cloth or accessory with illustrated stitches and materials. To obtain pattern 7319 send twenty cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 MacDermot Avenue East Winnipeg Man. Include name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
MacDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Smallest Navy Costa Rica Declares War on Axis
Costa Rica, a small republic in Central America, declared war on the Axis last December and maintains the world’s smallest navy, a 22-ton converted yacht acquired in 1941 and listed in Jones Fighting Ships for 1941.
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Costa Rica
Central American Republic
Lsted
Jones
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