Faith In Freedom Faith in Freedom Bravery in War Echoes Across Nations
A New York Times excerpt celebrates courage in wartime Europe and beyond. It honors British, Finnish, Polish, Norwegian, Dutch, Belgian, French, and other challengers who defend liberty, from sailors facing German ships to air crews and resistance fighters. It argues true courage comes from faith in freedom, not fanatical zeal, and that bravery endures where freedom exists, inspiring all.
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Meg
Seward
Hser
Graf Spee
Musaien Cohmnans
Ankerque
Civiliams
Jervis Bay
Britain
Czecho- Slovakia
Poland
Norway
Netherlands
Belgium
France
China
Greece
London
Sil
New York Times
Wrights Kitty Hawk plane kept in UK cellar for safety
A fragile Wright brothers aircraft from 1903 is stored in the Science Museum in South Kensington to shield it from potential German raids. Museum officials say the decision to keep the craft in England is for Orville Wright to decide, noting it remains his property and is lent for an indefinite period.
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Orville Wright
England
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Kitty Hawk
N.C
Science Museum
South Kensington
United States
Canada buys woollen cloth for armed forces in war year
During the first eleven months of war Canada purchased 18,000,000 yards of woollen and cotton cloth for the armed forces. The line of perpetual snow varies from 18,000 feet high in the Himalaya Mountains to sea level in Spitzbergen.
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Canada
Himalaya Mountains
Spitsbergen
Bronze tablet recalls Queenston Heights heroes on Brock monument
A bronze tablet naming the fallen from the Battle of Queenston Heights was unveiled on October 12 at the Brock Monument. The ceremony, arranged by the Niagara Historical Society, drew detachments from several regiments and featured remarks by Professor Fred Landon and W F Powless.
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Canada
Queenston Heights
Brock
Sir Laase Brock
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
Department of Mines and Resources
War Office
London
Public
Ottawa
Niagara Historical Society
Lincoln and Welland Regiment
Dufferin, and Haldimand Regiment
Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders
Fred Landon
University of Western Ontario
Historic Sites and Monuments Board
Germany must undergo moral change to live with world
Sir Robert Vansittart warned Germany faces a complete change of heart and new morals before it can coexist with other nations. He said the German character and history, not individual leaders, shaped Nazism and that reform has long been a weak minority, with Germany’s past plain and ugly before Hitler’s rise.
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Robert Vansittart
Germany
Hitler
Sir Robert
No Lord Mayor's Show Sir George Wilkinson View
London’s Lord Mayor Sir George Wilkinson, elected recently, announces there will be no Lord Mayor's Show this year and that official entertainments will be minimal. At 36, he becomes one of the youngest in memory and hopes to live within an annual £1250 allowance, noting peace time costs exceed £100 of his own fortune.
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George Wilkinson
London
Guildhall
George
Farming Fifty Years Ago on the Canadan Prairie
Old timers recall the 1987 harvest on the Canadan prairie with scarce elevators and storage. Farmers bought jute sacks, piled grain at the siding, and shipped the No. 1 hard crop to the lake head despite limited facilities and freight cars.
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Lakehead
Leather coverings used for stacking before weaving era
In ancient times prior to knitting and weaving, coverings or stacks were fashioned from animal leather. The fragment notes leather as a primary material around 3388 BCE, reflecting early resource use for protective or storage purposes. The sentence suggests leather was chosen for durability before textile innovations emerged.
Closely Guarded Sperry Bomb Sight Secret Revealed
The Sperry bomb sight, famed as one of the most accurate in the world and a guarded U S military secret, reportedly enables dive bombing to be unnecessary with high altitude accuracy. After tests it is removed from planes and stored in a guarded vault. Navy and air force use is noted alongside comparisons to the Norden sight.
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United States
Sperry
Norden
Norden Company
Navy
Red Cross
Earl Heatty
Royal Navy
Earl Beatty
Toronto
Canada
England
Hed Crags
Gifts Appreciated Factory Sales Rise in 1999 Canada
Factory sales of pig iron alloys steel ingots and castings plus finished rolled products in Canada were valued at 75834.41 dollars in 1999, up 27 percent from 1938. The motorists with the worst manners in the world are those who drive other cars.
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Canada
Demand for Eggs Shipped to Great Britain Rises
Canadian shipments of eggs to the United Kingdom in the first ten months of 1340 totalled over 250 000 cages or 10 500 000 dozen, compared with 1 024 070 dozen in 1939. The agriculture department notes continued opportunity to ship more under British treasury sanctioned egg purchases in Canada. Domestic demand is rising with industrial activity and may accelerate next year.
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Great Britain
United Kingdom
Agriculture Department
Treasury
Canada
The
Department
Great Buddha of Karmakura and naval ship ratings
The history notes that the Great Buddha at Karmakura, Japan, is said to wear 830 curls on its head representing snails that once crawled there to shield the bald pate. It also mentions that British ships were grouped in ratings by gun count, with "First rate" arising from naval terminology of that era.
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Karmakura
Japan
Finland’s Air Force Reaches Peak War-Era Strength
Finland’s air force attains peak efficiency and fighting power as planes ordered during the war with Russia arrive after peace. The veteran boast is replaced by true merit.
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Finland
Russia
Aluminum foil ban ends wrapping use in Canada
A voluntary agreement with foil manufacturers will stop using aluminum foil for wrapping cigarettes confectionery and other goods in Canada after the year starts. The Department of Munitions and Supply said aluminum is needed for war materials and urged companies to seek substitutes with customers. Manufacturers to resume using substitutes and return to tinfoil where feasible.
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Canada
Department of Munitions and Supply
G. C. Bateman
Industrial Democracies Hold Long Run Edge Over Germany
The International Labor Review from Montreal notes democratic economies gain a long term advantage over Germany. The League of Nations’ International Labor Office, once headquartered in Geneva, backs the assessment amid broader world labor contrasts.
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Germany
International Labor Review
Montreal
International Labor Office
League of Nations
Geneva
Switzerland
Salvage Work Helps Sailors Recover Ship Cargo and Vessels
British salvage crews battled enemy action to refloat damaged ships or salvage cargo. In a calm sea one vessel mined off shore had its cargo cereals dried and fed to cattle, a repair patch fixed beneath the waterline, and the wreck towed to port for dry-docking as crews faced risk from shore-based jets.
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Admiralty
Taking Deb. For Granted Smith’s Downfall At Work
Smith rose from atenographer to near partner at a firm through diligence but became careless and indifferent. He arrived late, overlong lunches, and lost respect of coworkers, leading to discharge after ten years. The moral: success comes from persistent, intelligent effort and continuous contribution.
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Smith
Pueblo boy carves a removable wooden cowboy
Six months ago Frank Cooper of Pueblo Colorado carved a wooden cowboy from sugar pine and painted it. The rider, hat, chaps and gear detach from the horse and can be reassembled like a jig saw puzzle. British scientists note a 4 plate glass window near a bomb blast would likely not survive.
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Frank Cooper
Pueblo
Colo
Young Cooper
Fort Night and The Army Life Education
A compact note reflects on how ancestors measured time by nights and winters, using the term fort night as a contraction for fourteen nights, and offers a view that army life serves as a broad education, especially for those unfamiliar with beans.
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Brock Sommen
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Perry
Odd Guston
Caed Nature Canada
Cuba
Mrs. Smuts
J. C. Smuts
Cape Town
Mulppity Reese
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Phey
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