Rome Radio appeals to stop bombing Italian towns
An Italian living in Britain rebukes Rome Radio for urging Britain to spare Italian cities. He rebuts the claim that Britain bombed first and accuses the Italian government of sharing responsibility for German atrocities. He argues no help for Italy until Italians sever ties with their leaders.
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Rome
R.A. F
RAF
Italy
Muscolini
Rome Radio
R.A.F
Mussolini
London
Warsaw
Germany
Europe
Britain
Married Men Live Longer Says Insurance Bulletin
A Montreal report cites the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company finding that single men aged 20 to 24 suffer TB deaths at 19.1 percent versus 11.4 percent for married men. It notes higher alcoholism and cirrhosis among singles, and fewer accidental deaths among the married, with more singles ending their own lives. The piece suggests domestic responsibility prompts healthier living and care.
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Statistical Bulletin of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Ottawa Journal
Ivy Low Litvinov Becomes Soviet Hostess in Washington
Ivy Low Litvinov, wife of Maxim Litvinov, is unveiled as Russia’s new official hostess at the Soviet Embassy in a grey stone Washington mansion. Born into British titled circles, she is connected to Sir Walter Low, Sir Sidney Low, Sir Maurice Law, and is a cousin of Mrs. Anthony Eden. Author of The Ghastly Beast, she translated Russian children’s stories in recent years.
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Litviney
Ivy Low
Washington
Russia
Ivy Low Litvinov
Maxim Litvinov
United States
Walter Low
Agnes Herbert
Sidney Low
England
Maurice Law
London Morning Post
Anthony Eden
John Masefeld
Britain
Training School Graduates at No 15 Service Flying School
No. 15 Service Flying Training School Claresholm Alberta awarded Wings on December 3 1941 to a list of Western Canadian graduates including H J Miller Grimshaw S C Miller Olds A P V Cheater Regina James Baillie Saskatoon M A Churchill Prince Albert L A Garley Sutherland F H DeNevers Vandura R H Dougall Plenty T D Dakin Regina W J Drope Regina C R Embury Saskatoon D R Lorimer Rose Valley N C G Luther Sintaluta R E McLurg Wilkie H J McMillan Delisle F S McNabb Moose Jaw J E OGrady Saskatoon J A Preston Moosemin E W J Reeves Saskatoon H L Saunders Fort QuAppelle L W Scobie Rosetown R O Sherwin Coronach Dean W Smith Regina G A Seeder Saskatoon J D Steele Arcola R H Story Netherill R G West Moose Jaw S A Young Weyburn Manitoba H A Partridge Rossburn G F Ullyot Carman.
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Alberta
H. J. Miller
Grimshaw
S. C. Miller
Olds
Saskatchewan
A. P. V. Cheater
Regina
James Baillie
Saskatoon
M. A. Churchill
Prince Albert
L. A. Garley
Sutherland
F. H. DeNevers
Vandura
R. H. Dougall
Plenty
T. D. Dakin
W. J. Drope
C. R. Embury
D. R. Lorimer
Rose
More Than A Pastime In The Days Of Yesterday
A reflection on declining walking culture with rising transport speeds. The piece contrasts modern travel with the old country where long walks of 20 to 30 miles are valued. It cites Lord Tweedsmuir’s 73 mile day as an example of traditional endurance.
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Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Lethbridge
Clark Bryan
Harvard University
Smithsonian Institution
North America
Bryan
Sandia Cave
New Mexico
Harvard
Sandia
Minnesota
Mankato
Gulf Coast
Gulf
Sydney expert links eye color to blackout driving skill
A Sydney specialist says people with pale blue or nearly albino eyes drive better in a blackout. He recommends cats eye tests for men in fire police and ambulance services to identify those best suited for blackout duty.
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Sydney
The Pabus Captures and Kills a Man in South Seas
A large clam known as the pabus reportedly surfaced in the South Seas, trapped a man inside its shell, and held him prisoner until death, according to local maritime legends and fragmentary reports.
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South Seas
Lamp
Three Brothers Start Family Tank Boost for Red Army
A tale from London Calling describes three Russian brothers in the Red Army who asked to share a tank. Their request led to a broader movement of families serving together in tanks and bombers, bolstering morale against German war machines and inspiring the Soviet public.
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Michael
Soviet Union
Red Army
Napoleon
London
Whistles in daily life a curious price
A playful meditation on whistles seen everywhere from work whistles to street sounds. The piece notes the ubiquity of whistles in daily tasks and weather, from traffic police to trains, suggesting no one would overpay for a whistle since one cannot easily lose it to another.
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Christian Science Moniter
Investigators Were Clever in Catching Saboteur Etzel
Newsweek notes the FBI and company detectives used a trap by promoting Michael Etzel to a better job to reassure him. Once confident he was not suspected, he broadened sabotage, allowing detectives to seize proof and convict him at an American aircraft plant.
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Newsweek
Michael Etzel
F.B.I
Etzel
New Motor Cars Cut To Simpler Victory Model
Automobile officials say the Victory model will drop many luxury features. Only two and four door sedans may be produced with no brightwork wool upholstery rubber floor mats and extra gadgets. Other body styles may disappear and the car will come in fewer colors and coatings.
Air Strategy Forms Europe as One Battlefield
The Christian Science Monitor notes that air strategy now binds Europe into a single battlefield with Britain and Germany at the center. A 2,000 mile front runs from Russia to Libya as commanders move “troops” between wings as easily as moving soldiers shorter distances in prior wars.
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Europe
Christian Science Monitor
Britain
Germany
Russia
Libya
Churchill Message Compared With Great Commanders
The article recalls Winston Churchill’s words to the Army of the Western Desert and compares them to Napoleon’s Egypt claim and Henry V’s Harfleur cry, while noting butter as New Zealand’s long valued export.
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Winston Churchill
Western Desert
Napoleon
Egypt
Henry
Harfleur
Harry
England
Saint George
Flour shipment from Lethbridge to Hongkong tops month
Since January about 9000 barrels of flour have been shipped from Lethbridge Alberta to Hongkong, reflecting robust overseas trade. The movement highlights continued ties between Canadian grain producers and Asian markets amid global demand.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Hongkong
Easy To Crochet Winter Fun Pattern 7128
Pattern 7128 offers quick mittens directions in small medium and large sizes. Illustrations show construction steps and materials. Provided by Household Arts Department Union at 175 Manitoba Avenue Winnipeg Man with listing details.
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Pmittone
Household Arts Departmen Union
Avenue EE
Winnipeg
Man
Salvage Drive Boosts War Resources Across Canada
The coast to coast salvage drive has recovered thousands of tons of materials for Canada’s war effort. Federal and CBC programs push public action, with volunteers, trucks, and even wagons and strollers used to deliver scrap metal, paper, fats, and bones to local depots as shortages bite and time runs short.
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Canada
CBC
Dominion
National
William Knightley
Mr. Knightley
Prairie wheat production estimated from weather data
Dominion Bureau of Statistics officials report that a method using precipitation and temperature data to estimate prairie wheat yields showed encouraging results in 1941. Previously estimates relied on hundreds of local reports with sometimes high error. Research since 1937 linked weather to yields, and this year used those conditions to estimate prairie returns.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prairies
Bureau
Date Was Wrong About Vatican Palace Construction
Professor Redig de Campos of the Vatican Museum says Nicholas III built the Vatican Palace, not Nicholas V. Alterations in the third floor pavement revealed a wall and 13th century wall decorations in the Chiaroscuri hall, aligning with Nicholas III’s reign from 1277 to 1280.
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Vatican Palace
Nicholas V
Nicholas III
Christendom
Redig de Campos
Vatican Museum
Academy of Sacred Archaeology
Vatican
Lateran Palace
Obituary Regulations Suppress German Losses In Russia
London report says German authorities regulate obituaries to hide heavy casualties. Four orders cited by R. H. Crossman include banning arms and party bodies from notices, halving notice size, limiting to 25 items daily, and forcing editors to censor text.
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Russia
R. H. Crossman
London
Thester Arcturus Bright Star Diameter Report
Thester Arcturus, a prominent northern star, is estimated to have a diameter of 46,000,000 miles. The report notes its immense size among the brightest celestial bodies observed this season.
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Thester Arcturus
Colossal Barney Worth Guards Bristol Channel
Barney Worth of Severn Beach near Bristol attempted to enlist in the British army and the A R P but weighed too much for any role. The Home Guard finally fitted him with two coats sewn together and a custom gas mask, allowing him to serve guarding the Bristol Channel against invasion.
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Barney Worth
Severn Beach
Bristol
Eng
A.R.P
Barney
Army
Home Guard
Bristol Channel
Photographs Show Heart In Action With Disease Clues
Electrical experts designed apparatus that photographs a human heart in action revealing pulsation rate changes and features that may indicate disease.
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