Queen Elizabeth addresses Empire women in wartime
British Queen Elizabeth speaks to women across the Empire in a Halifax era broadcast, noting war has broken the peace and praising the fortitude of women in every field. She urges continued service at home and abroad, recalls separation from children, and seeks divine guidance for endurance and hope.
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Queen Elizabeth
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Canada
United States
British Empire
Poland
France
Germany's knees says Hitler in New York Sun tone
Chancellor Hitler asserts no nation can topple Germany, while a contrasting view suggests Germany might benefit from facing its own past kneeling. The piece reflects wartime rhetoric and temporizing critique in brief commentary.
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Germany
New York Sun
Hitler
Germanys police head purging public enemies in camps
A Montreal Gazette report cites Heinrich Himmel directing a purge of inconvenient people in concentration camps. It claims victims are executed without trial, noting a thousand deaths since October 12, and suggests German authorities can be as savage toward Germans as toward enemies, with many Reich citizens hoping for the Fuehrer’s downfall.
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Heinrich Himmel
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Fuehlerer
Suitor asks for daughter’s hand. father blocks on theater
A suitor asks to marry the daughter, revealing he is an actor. The prospective father-in-law angrily tells him to leave before the foot lights.
Acquitted Driver Quips About Speeding to Rommage Sale
A comic courtroom exchange ends with acquittal as the defendant explains rushing home to save his pants from a rommage sale at his wife’s church. The judge approves the verdict and calls the next case.
Husband Pleads for Transfer to Avoid Payments
A husband proposes placing all possessions in his spouse’s name to dodge obligations, while the wife muses about having access to the money, revealing a discussion of asset control and financial leverage within a marriage.
A Canadian Clergyman Speaks on Peace and Brutality
Rev W E Smith of the United Church Observer argues that peace can be more intolerable than war when regimes employ secret police and brutal measures. He says a nation must not tolerate bribing governments and the suppression of the weak, urging a Christian stance.
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Babson eyes Roosevelt win if war stays out till 1940
Economic forecaster Roger Babson predicts Franklin D Roosevelt will surely win re election if the United States stays out of war until November 1940 He says both parties will campaign on keeping America out of the war and that war would not come before the elections Europe means Britain and France and the path to the White House would be a royal road afterward
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France
Babson
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White House
United States
Hventa
Purge Claims by Krivitsky Reach Soviet Tactics
General Krivitsky testified before a congressional committee that Stalin ordered killings of Communist readers in Germany Poland and Hungary recalled to Moscow and shot despite not being Russian citizens. He named nine leaders who displeased Stalin and died. He cited a 1936 37 purge that killed about 35000 Red Army officers.
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Hungary
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Stalin
Young fisherwoman questions trout catching in brook
A first time fisherwoman watches her escort pull a trout from a babbling brook. She asks if it is cruel and he dismisses the concern saying the fish likes it and points to its wagging tail.
Minister Says He Made Seven Hearts Happy Today
A playful exchange between a minister and a parishioner centers on making hearts happy. The minister claims seven, while the parishioner counts six, prompting the minister to joke about doing it for a purpose.
How to discover a fool by his questions
A Scottish student contends that foolhardy judgment reveals itself in the questions asked. He answers during a viva voce that the fool is found by the nature of the questions he would pose. The anecdote reflects on critical thinking and examination method.
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