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Benediction. In Windsor, Ontario, the Rev. Burton Robinson announced the last hymn of the Sunday morning service, Now the Day Is Over, Night is Drawing Nigh, slumped in the pulpit and died...
...James's, which gave its name to the British royal court, was a residence of British sovereigns for 300 years (until Victoria selected Buckingham Palace), later was the official residence of the Duke of Windsor, then Prince of Wales. The old brick palace suffered mainly from blast. All its stained glass on the north side was blown in, along with the great mullioned windows of the Chapel Royal. The clock face in the north side of the tower, a London landmark, was blown away...
...Duke of Windsor, who has been the quiet banter of some roaring rumors. was reported to be resigning as Governor of the Bahamas and seeking U.S. citizenship. London and Washington semi-omcials expressed grave doubts. Said he: "Fantastic...
...Aces. Squadron Leader Bert Houle, of Massey, Ont., commanded the crack City of Windsor Squadron which fought in Malta, the Middle East, Britain. He was best known for getting two Germans in 15 seconds. He "squirted" at one, went underneath it, saw another, "squirted" him too. He wore the D.F.C...
Meanwhile, the Detroit area (including Ford of Canada's plant across the river at Windsor, Ont.) was having more than foreman trouble. About 22,000 of the area's U.A.W.-C.I.O. workers, disgruntled for a wide variety of reasons, walked out. Union officials pleaded with the wildcat strikers, cajoled, threatened to resign. WLB sent stern back-to-work orders. Most of Detroit's strikers gave in. But at week's end the score stood: 17,500 workers still out, three plants shut down...