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They warned us % -but we laughed

... newspapers, and in one of his articles he considered the possibilities of another war. Even at that date . thought that a second world , war was inevitable. pointed out that in the years prior to 1914 a general conflagration appeared improble. an anachronism ...

Published: Wednesday 20 November 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 827 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Minister’s Firm View

... President Roosevelt, in a message to-day to the annual convention the American Farm Bureau Federation. says: “Nowadays, the second world war is having an injurious effect upon our economy and the economy of the world; but out of this war there has already emerged ...

Published: Wednesday 11 December 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 417 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Britain’s best

... Britain’s cause in the United States of America may well be hailed in the future as one of the most decisive events in the Second World War. Not so long ago, hardly issued an appeal—“ From anybody over here had ever this day on, America must heard of William ...

Published: Wednesday 08 January 1941
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 580 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

lnw:isloia at its

... Hughes, after a distinguished r in the submarine service in the last v became Chief of Staff at Plymouth. outbreak of the second world war he appointed to command the aircraft Glorious, and went down with his ship * she was sunk during the Norvvcj withdrawal ...

Published: Wednesday 05 February 1941
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 110 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Claudette Colbert and the Second World War

... Claudette Colbert and the Second World War From Our London Film Critic SO great is the flood of Hollywood's anti-Nazi films that this week we have seen both sophisticated Claudette Colbert and doe-eyed Joan Bennett as spokesmen for democracy in two of ...

Published: Saturday 15 February 1941
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 642 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

CRITICS OF AID BRITAIN BILL NO INTENTION TO PROLONG DEBATE SENATOR’S FEARS FOR U.S. DEFENCE Washington, ..

... Vandenberg emphasised his personal support of aid for Britain, but said that the White House had become G.H.Q. for the second world war, and the Bill would make President Roosevelt Power politician No. 1 of the world. Senator Nye demanded to know whether ...

Published: Wednesday 19 February 1941
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 476 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Our Military Correspondent that April 1941 Five NEW DRIVE IS And that Hitler will also make great assault on ..

... was in a Heinkel III The raider dropped from the skies ?VER since then the squadron has played briLliant part in the Second World War It has destroyed over raiders in day (says the Air Ministry News Service) Its badge is a gamecock and the pilots can ...

Published: Sunday 06 April 1941
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1715 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

OF SALONIKA

... opposite goals, must covet the white city with equal intensity. If the Balkans are to be the main battleground of the second World War—the threshold where the powers of evil are to be destroyed, then Salonika is destined to take a place in history transcending ...

Published: Tuesday 08 April 1941
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 823 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

CITY FINANCES REACTIONS FROM FIRST YEAR OF WAR

... OF WAR The direct and important reactions upon the finances of local authorities, resulting from the first year of the second world war, are examined by the Birmingham City Treasurer (Mr. J. R. Johnson) in the City Council’s Blue [Book ” for the year ended ...

Published: Thursday 22 May 1941
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 293 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SOVIET WARNED

... preparedness, “Komsomol Pravada,” organ of the Corrtmunist Youth League, writes: The most important conclusion of the second world war for us is that we must not be weaker militarily than our adversaries. The Red Army must be the strongest in the world ...

Published: Friday 23 May 1941
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 127 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SOVIET TOLD PREPARE FOR WAR”

... League, writes: The international situation obliges us daily to prepare for war. The most important conclusion of the second world war for us is that we must not be weaker militarily than our adversaries. The Red Army must be the strongest in the world ...

Published: Friday 23 May 1941
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 108 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

FAMILY SAVED AFTER ELEVEN HOURS

... military preparedness, “Komsomol Pravda,” organ of the Communist Youth League, writes; The most important conclusion of the second world war for us is that we must not be weaker militarily than our adversaries. The Red Army must be the strongest in the world ...

Published: Saturday 24 May 1941
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 704 | Page: 4 | Tags: none