Briefer on War News and Air Force Chiefs
An authoritative source reports 66,005 British Excpire men as prisoners in enemy hands. Air Chief Marshal Dowding retires per London Gazette. German sub LTO commander shot dead attempting escape from prison camp. RAF gunner survivor of North Sea bomber crash swam nine miles to shore. Indian army Navy Ottawa mission led by Sir Chan Mackam Chetty eyes Canadian gear purchases. Chess rises as pastime among British soldiers and workers. Human body withstands blast better than structures per Prof Zukerman. War Office to match German terror films. 100+ photographers released from army to serve in war zones after training. A £72,000 gift funds airplanes to Moore-Brabazon for fighter fund, total now £472,500. Armenian community informs Syria government it formed a league to oppose Germany with Russia and allies. community numbers 150,000 in Syria and Lebanon.
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Hugh Dowding
Royal Air Force
London Ga
LTO
Atlantic
North Sea
Ottawa
Sir Chan Mackam Chetty
Britain
3. Zukerman
War Office
J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon
Motor Industry Fighter Fund
End Of Royal Coach Moves To Zoo
Sir Garrard Tyrwhitt-Drake sent the three surviving white horses, the Royal Creams or Windsor Greys, to an England zoo ending the royal coach era. The horses, once six tons of coach and harness power, were notes of expense and practicality.
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Zoo
Sir Garrard Tyrwhitt-Drake
England
London Times
London
Sir Garrard
Times
Belgium
George III
Milk composition and its nutritional solids
Milk contains about 13 percent solids including proteins fats sugar and minerals. This amount is larger than in many foods, yet often overlooked because milk is liquid. Each solid serves a specific nourishing function for the body.
A Strange Parish Oversees Oil Pipelines Chaplaincy
A chaplain for an Iraq oil company tends a unique parish stretching 1,260 miles and six feet wide, covering two pipelines from Haifa to Tripoli. He administers to the men in charge of these facilities.
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Iraq Oil Company
Haifa
Tripoli
Britain Spends Billions Hourly in War Financing
An estimate puts British wartime outlay at 2,039,583 dollars per hour. The article argues the cost is steep but essential to endure the peril of defeat.
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Great Britain
Don’t be ashamed to wear old clothes until you can pay
A thrift minded reminder encourages frugality and patience in dressing, urging people to wear existing garments until they can afford new ones. The message emphasizes sensible budgeting and prudent choices over pride or waste.
Michiels Jumper Ensemble Pattern 4889 in Child Sizes
Anne Adams announces Pattern 4889 for a jumper, cap, and blouse set for children ages 2 to 8. Describes front joined jumper with shoulder straps, oval neckline, and optional blouse sleeves. Includes easy-to-stitch illustrated Sewing Instructor. Pattern prices 20 cents. order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Reflex Smile in Sleep Seen as Baby Reflex
A Hygejia magazine note reports motion picture footage showing infants often smile in sleep but rarely when awake unless the mouth area is gently stroked. The smile appears reflexive, an unconscious act. The mouth and lips are highly sensitive in infancy, and facial muscles respond to internal and external stimuli producing the smile.
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Hygejia
Secret Air Defences Strengthened As War Nets Improve
Lt Gen Sir Frederick Pile, head of British anti aircraft defences, warned that a winter Nazi air offensive could produce double last winter's losses. He noted AA fire efficiency up 15 to 30 fold since 1940, better gun and searchlight placements, improved radio location training, and new secret devices to counter aerial invaders.
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Britain
Frederick Pile
Pile
SOS Saved Ship After U Boat Attack
Officials credit Fern Blodgett, a Toronto wireless operator, for sending an SOS from the Norwegian freighter. The signal, picked up by a British naval vessel, prompted a burst of speed that deterred the U-boat as it surfaced within 300 yards and prepared to fire. The submarine chose to submerge to avoid capture.
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Fern Blodgett
Toronto
Miss Blodgett
Trafalgar Day Broadcast Notes Ship Losses
A. C. Alexander reports that total shipping losses by Britain and allies, from all causes, were lower in the last year than in 1917 when submarine attacks peaked. He cites 1,960 merchant ships and fishing vessels totaling 5,639,000 gross tons in 1917 during the peak U boat campaign, while acknowledging heavy earlier losses.
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A. C. Alexander
The
Admiralty
Britain
Mr. Alexander
Had His Number In a lunatic asylum a visitor failed connections
A distinguished visitor at a lunar asylum sought a phone line but failed to reach a contact. Frustrated, he asked the operator to reveal his identity. The reply was calm and startling, indicating the caller did not know where he was.
Lighthouse of Macelo Stands On Hill Overlooking Sea
The lighthouse in Macelo Brazil sits on a hill in midtown about a half mile from the ocean, guiding ships and marking the coast.
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Macelo
Brazil
Not The Right Word Letter on Nazi Hostage Killings
A New York Times letter criticizes newspapers for calling hostage killings executions. The author urges using murder and suggests the notice read Hostages murdered by Nazi orders to reflect the crime more accurately.
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New York Times
Webster
Iodine Extraction From Seaweed and Kelp Sources
Seaweed and kelp processing yields iodine, with chili saltpetre noted as another potential source. The statement highlights multitudinous origin inputs for iodine production across marine plants and chemical methods.
Sunday School Lesson for November 2
Golden text declares forgiveness through confession. Lesson references Genesis 3, Psalm 14, Jeremiah 17, Mark 7, Romans 1 and 6, Galatians, James, John, and Revelation with devotional reading in Psalm 51.
We Reap What We Sow in Galatians and John’s Light
A sermon-style reflection interprets Galatians 6 7 about sowing and reaping. It explains that natural consequences accompany sin, compares sowing wheat to reaping wheat, and cites John Byles A S Peake and A Plummer to define God as light with no moral darkness.
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John Byles
John
Christ
God
A. S. Peake
A. Plummer
Soldiers prefer sweets over beer in modern camps
A British survey shows today’s soldiers lean toward sweet foods and read more than sing, with only five percent of army canteen turnover from beer, contrasting with World War I when 98 percent of sales were beer. Canadians, sailors, and Indian troops are noted for specific favorites while a snack habit grows.
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Royal Navy
J. P. S. Cathcart
Canada
Norwegians pour kerosene on codfish shipment in protest
A wartime report notes Norwegians doused codfish bound for Germany with kerosene as a show of defiance against British policy. The raid on German-occupied Oslo by the RAF was celebrated by onlookers after the attack’s damage.
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Germany
Adolf
Norway
Oslo
R.A.F
Health drive urged to back Canada war effort
Dr James J McCann of Ottawa told a Toronto audience that Canada must strengthen health on all fronts to win the war. He cited 12 000 rejected volunteers for fitness, urged diphtheria vaccination for soldiers, improved worker conditions, nutrition, and a national health crusade with subsidies and federal grants to aid provinces and voluntary groups.
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Canada
James J. McCann
Ottawa
Parliamentary Health Committee
Toronto
McCann
Dr. McCann
His Legal Opinion On Fees In A Roscoe Conkling Tale
A Chicago Daily News piece recalls Roscoe Conkling defending a man charged with arson. After a hard fought case, the client refused payment saying the fee was exorbitant. Conkling defended his work, arguing it reflected the effort, while a colleague opined the man could have been convicted for less. Some readers ponder why some struggle to get by.
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F E. E. Edgar
Chicago Daily News
Roscoe Conkling
Conkling
Supreme Court
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Syria
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Lebanon
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Mickie
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