Britain's Narrow Escape Foreshadowed by 1871 Battle of Dorking
Secret German plans revealed after Dunkirk show a possible invasion of Britain in 1940. The article recalls Chesney's 1871 Battle of Dorking tale predicting a Channel crossing and occupation, with Winston Churchill vowing to fight on and Britain’s fleet and navy countering the threat.
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Britain
Blackwood’s
Dorking
France
Germany
Channel
Hitler
Dunkirk
Winston Churchill
London
Blackwood
Europe
Queen Victoria
Drake
Portsmouth
Harwich
Sussex
Great Britain
George Chesney
Royal Engineers
Lord Roberts
India
Roberts
Chesney
England
Royal Indian Civil Engineering College
Staines
Churchill
Luftwaffe
R.af
Royal Navy
Births and Social Events In Great Falls
Great Falls residents welcomed a baby boy born May 5 to Mr and Mrs Alfred Johnson weighing 8 lb 8 oz and a baby girl Judith Jane born to Mr and Mrs Evert Johnson at 9 lb 1 oz. Visitors included Mrs Clara Clark Arthur Arneson and Charlie McIntyre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Johnson
Evert Johnson
Judith Jane
Great Falls
Clara Clark
Arthur Arneson
Charlie McIntyre
Life and goodness shape existence into loveliness
A Mary Baker Eddy quotation stresses making views of life favor freshness and continuity over age and blight, urging a positive, moral perspective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baker Eddy
Moscow Meeting Not A Failure Says Foreign Ministers
The piece argues that the Moscow Conference yielded a gain as the three foreign ministers Marshall Molotov Bevin state that it was not a failure. It notes shared resolve to avoid domination by any super power and hints at future costs. Included are brief notes on wheat research and local community happenings.
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Marshall
Molotov
Bevin
Moscow
Bruce Bairnfather
Old Bill
Alf
Palestine
Oly
Henry Ford
Lenin Hitler
Gandhi
Churchill
Roosevelt
Jimmy Watt
Earth
Wallace
Nikolai Tsitsin
Ussr
Siberia
Texas
Kansas
Canada
Love of a Man for a Machine in Our Town
A reflective column jokes about human affection for engines and machines counting as romance. It notes Irving Berlin’s long career with no love songs for men and machines, citing garages, farms, moonshine stills, and printing presses as objects of mechanical devotion by editors and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Berlin
Mr. Berlin
Myrna Loy
Vancouver Sun
Brych Couple Plan House and Restaurant Project
Mr and Mrs Tony Brych intend to build a residence and restaurant in town within weeks. Miss Thelva Wardrop has departed for Winnipeg for a new position. Mrs D M Wardrop visited the city as guest of her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Leslie Wardrop. Misses N Gardner and Margaret Price stayed with Mr and Mrs Henry Steiner last weekend. Mr and Mrs Walter Sinclair were also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Wallegham
Steve Musseta
Helen Wallegham
Tony Brych
D. M. Wardrop
City
Leslie Wardrop
N. Gardner
Margaret Price
Henry Steiner
Pine Falls school events and a Saturday party
A Pine Falls gathering featured dancing music and lunch after the party. A Student Council meeting on May 8 planned this year’s high school graduation and hopes to make it an annual event. The high school outdoor PT enjoyed baseball broad jumps and high jumps as the play A Ready Made Family impressed the audience. Leonard Romano received gifts at a Sharpe home surprise party with Hope Sharpe presenting presents before lunch.
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North America
Oscar Noel
Seven Sisters
Noel
Irene Johenson
Whitemouth
Pine Falls
Leonard Romano
Sharpe
Hope Sharpe
Leonard
Surprise Birthday Party for Leonard
Vid and Eileen hosted a large surprise lunch with Tre Higginson and Mar Pasaluko helping. The spread included socks ties a pencil an initiated belt and a sum of money. A huge three decker birthday cake with pink icing and candles topped the meal. Leonard was really delighted.
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Eileen
Tre Higginson
Mar
Pasaluko
Leonard
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Federel
Spring
Post Office Department
Ottawa
Lee du Bonnet
Cliff Brown
W. S. Kennard
Seven Sisters Falls
M. Everson
Pinewa
H. Leith
Pointe du Bois
Alex Brown
Tyndall
L. A. Wawryshyn
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Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association
Audit Bureau Circulations
the Spectator
Mr. Gladstone
Whitby
Greenwich
Betty Jean
Alex Bradley
Mona Texmo
The
Bay
H. Reynolds
Agnes Hansen
Winnipeg
M. Reid
K. Texmo
G. Kroeker
M. McKeand
Messrs
S. Oakes
Jimmy Knowles
ASI
Elmore Philpott
M. Ambrose
P. R. Paulson
Ed Malkoske
Bill Dunn
Brandon
Eddie McInnis
Rennie
Tabor
Alberta
Mary Boychuck
Royal Bank
Mike Huck
Emma Bartley
Hucks
Shelley
Mrs. E. Gridley
Mr. Gridley
J. E. Laird
Irene Zolondek
Zolondek
St. Boniface Hospital
Evelyn Wardrop
Allan Karpoff
J. Bartlett
N. McCullough
Kenora
Eric Rerick
Jackie Karpoff
Robbie Johenson
Walter Malkoske
Hospital
Mike Boychuck
Wergan-Staerk
Our Town
T. G. Erskine
Thelva Wardrop
Walter Sinclair
Baba Bayly
P.T
Eaton’s
Monty
T. Eaton
WinniPte Canada
Eatons
Professional Services
B.B. Dubienski
K.C
Confederation Life Bldg
Winnipeg, Man
Lac du Bonnet
Man
Drache & Matlin
Beausejour
Joseph Bellan
Manitoba
Harry Hershfield
Somerset Bldg
Rics, Seccseteer Copeier
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