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August 25, 1940: Front page of The People, London, England. |
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Note the report in column 1: "And Now Another 47" |
(Keeping the "Never Doubt" clause in mind, the Air Ministry officially announced that 45 German planes had been shot down on Aug. 24th. The actual number of German losses were; 24 lost in combat, 1 missing, 5 lost in non-combat incidents.) |
Also note the report in columns 5-6: "Trawler Hits 4 Bombers With 3 Shots" |
(The trawler survived this adventure. The master, Temp. Skipper William Hilldrith, RNR was Mentioned in Despatches, Act./ Able Seaman Cyril John Ashford was awarded the DSM. German aviators caught up HM Trawler Arctic Trapper again on Feb. 3, 1941, this time she was sent to the bottom along with 17 crewmen.) |
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August 25, 1940: Front page of the Sunday Pictorial, London, England. |
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August 25, 1940: Front page of the Sunday Telegraph, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
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Note the headline: Germany claims Turakina sunk" |
(The ship had been sunk by the Hilfskreuzer (auxiliary cruiser) Orion. The photo shows 4 men of the crew standing at the rails just before the ship left port. The man on the right, Sidney K. Jones, is quoted as saying his job was "too dull" but it was he who sent out the S.O.S. when the ship was intercepted. He was given the King's Commendation for Brave Conduct and the Lloyd's War Medal for Bravery at Sea, both posthumously.) |
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August 25, 1940: Front page of The Sunday Mail, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
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August 25, 1940: Front page of The Sunday Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
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Note the report in column 6: "Italian U-Boat Bombed" |
(The report was true, the submarine, Iride, was sunk by Swordfish aircraft of 824 Squadron, FAA launched from HMS Eagle.) |
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August 25, 1940: Front page of The Sunday Star, Washington, D.C. |
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Note the report in columns 3-4: "Eight Men Fleeing Devil's Island In Open Sloop Held in Miami" |
| [See "Food Tastes Good After Devil's Isle Escape" in The Evening Gazette of Aug. 27, 1940 for photo.] |
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August 25, 1940: Front page of The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, West Virginia. |
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Note the report at bottom left: "Alien Registration Starts At Post Offices Tuesday" |
(Note the report on page 4 at top left "21 Synagogues In Berlin Burned") |
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August 25, 1940: Front page of The Kingsport Times, Kingsport, Tennessee. |
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August 25, 1940: Front page of The Escanaba Daily Press, Escanaba, Michigan. |
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August 25, 1940: Front page of The Hammond Times, Hammond, Indiana. |
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Note the report in columns 6-7: "Infantile Paralysis Here Under Control, Weis Says" |
(At this time the U.S. was facing an epidemic of polio. Schools were closed in some areas, people were encouraged to keep children away from other children and public places, people were urged not to gather in large groups and so on. Sound familiar?
I have heard many pundits claim that we have never closed schools or other venues before during a pandemic. Guess this will be a history lesson for them.) |
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August 25, 1940: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas. |
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August 25, 1940: Front page of The Cedar Rapids Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. |
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August 25, 1940: Front page of the Butte Montana Standard, Butte, Montana. |
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August 25, 1940: Front page of the Nevada State Journal, Reno, Nevada. |
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August 25, 1940: Front page of the Völkischer Beobachter, the official newspaper of the NSDAP. |
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1. Schiffe mit Navicerts sind Feindschiffe. |
(Ships with Navicerst are enemy ships.) |
2. Hafen von Portsmouth in Flammen. |
(Harbor of Portsmouth on fire.) |
3. 50 Flugzeuge am Samstag abgeschossen. |
(50 aircraft shot down on Saturday.) |
[On Saturday the R.A.F. lost only 12 fighter aircraft in combat, 1 missing and 1 in a non-combat incident. One bomber was also lost over Holland.] |
4. In 8 Tagen 100.000 BRT. versenkt |
(100,000 GRT sunk in 8 days.) |
[The headline was almost correct, the actual tonnage lost over the eight day period was 69,256 tons.] |
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Page published August 25, 2021 |
