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Second World War

... Second World War The outbreak of war in 1939 naturally caused complete upset in business: many members of the staff Joined up, supplies were interrupted or stopped, and then came the air raids. ...

Published: Thursday 28 November 1957
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 33 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

during the second World War

... during the second World War. Boys Save Puppies Thrown in Pool Three puppies that had been thrown Into a pool on the Batchley Estate. Reddltch. In a weighted and tied sack were rescued by three boys. The puppies. aged between six and eight weeks, were ...

Published: Tuesday 04 September 1962
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 343 | Page: 30 | Tags: none

Naval Controversy of Second World War Recalled

... Naval Controversy of Second World War Recalled CHANGED FROM BAD LAD BY FRIEND'S DEATH' Plea for Smethwick Soldier Capt. G. L. Jay pleaded at a Donnington (Shropshire) courtmartial yesterday for leniency for a soldier who, he said. had been changed from ...

Published: Tuesday 01 June 1954
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1044 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

Outstanding poet -victim of the second World War

... Outstanding poet -victim of the second World War Keith Douglas 1920-1944. A Biography. (Oxford University Press. 15.50). By MARTIN SEYMOUR-SMITH The second World War was less hard on writers than the First. Borchert died as a result of ill-treatment by ...

Published: Saturday 22 June 1974
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 576 | Page: 26 | Tags: none

KEITH BRACE Bitter rehearsal for the second World War

... KEITH BRACE Bitter rehearsal for the second World War You are all had, said Ezra Pound: Spain is an emotional luxury to a gang of sap-headed dilettantes. This Is but one of many reactions by famous literary figures collected together by Murray A. ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1974
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 727 | Page: 24 | Tags: none

The Second World War `Life's a challenge' says cycling company chief

... The Second World War `Life's a challenge' says cycling company chief INDIVIDUALITY I s one of the chief characteristics of the Walsall Lithographic Co. Ltd. And it is a quality that stems directly from the managing director, Mr. Jack Asp=ll. Although ...

Published: Tuesday 15 June 1971
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 400 | Page: 17 | Tags: none

The surrender of Singapore in 1942 was the outstanding British humiliation of the Second World War. A new ..

... The surrender of Singapore in 1942 was the outstanding British humiliation of the Second World War. A new account of the chain of disasters that led to the final disaster is assessed by Peter Midforth. We continue to discover the real Rupert Brooke. A ...

Published: Saturday 20 March 1971
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 72 | Page: 8 | Tags: none