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- Thread starter loisand
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Saturday Feruary 8 1941
"BREAD PRICES FIXED"
From Monday the prices of all types of bread must not be higher than on December 2.
This order is complementary to the Goverment's offer of a subsidy of a half penny a quartern for bread sold at 8d. a quartern or less.
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"BREAD PRICES FIXED"
From Monday the prices of all types of bread must not be higher than on December 2.
This order is complementary to the Goverment's offer of a subsidy of a half penny a quartern for bread sold at 8d. a quartern or less.
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Monday March 31 1941
"COWS ON HALF RATIONS"
It was announced at the weekend that the weight of the ration unit of feeding stuffs for milk producing cows in Northern Ireland will be reduced from 14lb. to 7lb. from April 7. Supplementary ration books are to be issued to owners of herds producing Grade A, B, or C milk.
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"COWS ON HALF RATIONS"
It was announced at the weekend that the weight of the ration unit of feeding stuffs for milk producing cows in Northern Ireland will be reduced from 14lb. to 7lb. from April 7. Supplementary ration books are to be issued to owners of herds producing Grade A, B, or C milk.
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Monday March 31 1941
"WOMANS DEATH RIDDLE"
Mrs Jane Turner, aged 64, a Birmingham Lavender seller, of no fixed address, was found battered and dead on the footpath in Franklin Road, Cotteridge, early on Saturday morning. Last night the police stated that a man had been detained and will appear in court today.
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"WOMANS DEATH RIDDLE"
Mrs Jane Turner, aged 64, a Birmingham Lavender seller, of no fixed address, was found battered and dead on the footpath in Franklin Road, Cotteridge, early on Saturday morning. Last night the police stated that a man had been detained and will appear in court today.
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Tuesday May 13 1941
"THE RIGHT BREED"
When German bombers started a fire among farm buildings near an East Anglican town early yesterday it was extinguished by stampeding cattle which broke out of their stalls and trampled blazing timber underfoot.
The brigade arrived to find the fire out.
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"THE RIGHT BREED"
When German bombers started a fire among farm buildings near an East Anglican town early yesterday it was extinguished by stampeding cattle which broke out of their stalls and trampled blazing timber underfoot.
The brigade arrived to find the fire out.
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Tuesday May 13 1941
"NEW POTATOES 5d. A POUND"
New potatoes will be 5d. a pound next Saturday.
Maximum prices for the season laid down in a Ministry of Food Order, cover sales by growers, wholesalers and retailers, and will be reduced as the season advances and supplies increase. The maximum price at the end of July will be 1 3/4d a l.
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"NEW POTATOES 5d. A POUND"
New potatoes will be 5d. a pound next Saturday.
Maximum prices for the season laid down in a Ministry of Food Order, cover sales by growers, wholesalers and retailers, and will be reduced as the season advances and supplies increase. The maximum price at the end of July will be 1 3/4d a l.
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LONDON HEARS IT'S FIRST RAID WARNING
London was calm yesterday when it hear it's first air raid warning.
This is the official statement issued by the air ministry:-
At 11-30am,an aircraft was observed approaching the South coast,
as it's identity could not be readily determined,an air raid warning was given,
It was shortly afterwards identified as a friendly aircraft ,
and the all clear was given
Daily Herald Monday September 4 1939
London was calm yesterday when it hear it's first air raid warning.
This is the official statement issued by the air ministry:-
At 11-30am,an aircraft was observed approaching the South coast,
as it's identity could not be readily determined,an air raid warning was given,
It was shortly afterwards identified as a friendly aircraft ,
and the all clear was given
Daily Herald Monday September 4 1939
Sunday July 2 1944
"NOW JIMMY HAS A LITTLE LAMB"
A ten week old lamb which thrives on table scraps and weak tea, and goes for daily walks through Birmingham with its 15 year old master, owes its life to the pleadings of the lad, Jimmy Knott.
The lamb, Barbara, came into Jimmy's life when it was four days old. The ewe was slaughtered in the citys abbatoir opposite the lads home, and when he learned that the lamb was to meet a similar fate, he pleaded so earnestley for its life that the abbatoir staff presented it to him.
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"NOW JIMMY HAS A LITTLE LAMB"
A ten week old lamb which thrives on table scraps and weak tea, and goes for daily walks through Birmingham with its 15 year old master, owes its life to the pleadings of the lad, Jimmy Knott.
The lamb, Barbara, came into Jimmy's life when it was four days old. The ewe was slaughtered in the citys abbatoir opposite the lads home, and when he learned that the lamb was to meet a similar fate, he pleaded so earnestley for its life that the abbatoir staff presented it to him.
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Thursday December 2 1943
"ALARM CLOCKS FOR EARLY RISERS"
Workers who can fulfil three conditions will be granted an alarm clock buying permit, the Board of Trade announced last night. They are those who have to get up between midnight and five am because their work makes it necessary, who do not already possess an alarm clock, and who have no other means of being called.
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"ALARM CLOCKS FOR EARLY RISERS"
Workers who can fulfil three conditions will be granted an alarm clock buying permit, the Board of Trade announced last night. They are those who have to get up between midnight and five am because their work makes it necessary, who do not already possess an alarm clock, and who have no other means of being called.
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Thursday October 5 1944
"£30 TELEVISION"
Britain's radio industry expects permission within the next few days to begin developing post-war radio and television sets. This statement was made by Mr C. O. Stanley, managing director of Pye Radio.
British manufacturers, he added, will have to produce a first rate radio set for not more than £12 12s. to compete in the export market. If television is to become popular, British makers will have to produce a simple set for about £30.
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"£30 TELEVISION"
Britain's radio industry expects permission within the next few days to begin developing post-war radio and television sets. This statement was made by Mr C. O. Stanley, managing director of Pye Radio.
British manufacturers, he added, will have to produce a first rate radio set for not more than £12 12s. to compete in the export market. If television is to become popular, British makers will have to produce a simple set for about £30.
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Monday February 1 1943
"THERE MUST BE NO THIRD WAR"
Washington Sunday - Mr Joseph Grew, former American Ambassador in Tokio, in a broadcast today, said:
"We do not intend to fight this war for a third time, but demand that this cycle of oppression, impoverishment, demogogy and war be stopped forever. We must annihilate the forces of militarism in Germany and Japan and we must make sure that no other militarist fanatics take their place." - Reuters
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"THERE MUST BE NO THIRD WAR"
Washington Sunday - Mr Joseph Grew, former American Ambassador in Tokio, in a broadcast today, said:
"We do not intend to fight this war for a third time, but demand that this cycle of oppression, impoverishment, demogogy and war be stopped forever. We must annihilate the forces of militarism in Germany and Japan and we must make sure that no other militarist fanatics take their place." - Reuters
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