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Bonita Granville, with her mother as witness for the sovan- teen-year-old actress, signs her name on the dotted line, thus Joining the large roster of Métro-Goldwyn-Mayer stars.
17 RAIDERS DOWN IN 30 MINUTES
Anti-air-
LEAFLETS IN ANTWERP
The German-con- trolled Brussels Radio announced last night that political leaflets have been distributed among the people of Antwerp:
It was pointed out that, by German or- der, it is forbidden to distribute leaflets of 'any kind.
CALL FOR MORE BABIES
Britain must have more [babies to face "stern tasks" after the war, said the Rev. J. H. Herbert, Rector of Brierley Hill, Staffs.
"Birthdays In this country and the Empire are far too few," the Restor told Brierley Hill Rotary Club on his fifty-' second birthday.
"We have to realise that in the present struggle for world supremacy everything depends - on the vitality and numbers of the young people. The position of this country and the Empire is not too secure in this re- spect.
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R.A.F. FIGHTERS SHOT down fifteen enemy 'planes in half an hour when thirty Junkers dive- bombers, escorted by fifty Messerschmidts, attempt- ed a surprise attack on Dover Harbour. craft men accounted for two more bombers.
The Dover raid was the fiercest attack yet made tendency not to have them. by Goering's airmen on Britain.
While
the fifty, bombers, con- zentrated on the harbour, enemy fighters flew high far out on the flank, trying to lure our Hurri-. canes and Spitfires away from the enemy's main objective.
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The trick failed. For, when the raiders reached the harbour, pack of British fighters zoomed on them, from the clouds.
"""That's Bent It"
---Meanwhile the flank---guards- were brought up with a Jolt by Hurricanes.,
V.C. MAJOR
REJOINS AS LIEUTENANT
Major Charles Geoffrey Vickers, Recklessly the bombers flew V.C. hero in the last war at the through the terrific barrage set age of twenty-one, has rejoined up by the anti-aircraft defenders. his old regiment; the Sherwood
Then screaming down in almost Foresters-as lieutenant. vertical power-dives they flat- Solicitor in civil life, Major tened out to drop their bombs. Vickers was awarded the V.C. Each plane dropped one big and for conspicuous bravery in the four small bombs. The concus-Hohenzollern Redoubt, sions shook houses and shattered windows all along the sea front.
1 caw an anti-aircraft shell go clean through a bomber be- fore bursting, writes a reporter. "That's bent it,” shouted the
battery commander as the 'plane nose-dived into the sea. A minute later a shell from the same gun blew another raider to bits.
"Drinks all round to-night," shouted the sergeant.
Attacked Twelve
Only one British. fighter is missing.
A pilot afficer attacked * 'formation of twelve bombers flying low over the sea. After a short burst, the Hurricane, pilot saw the last machine dive into the water.
A bomber was shot down In the Thamos“ entuary.. ⠀
Three women were killed when twelve high explosive and some incendiary bambs were dropped In a town in North-East England:
They are Mrs. Mary HII, wha was in the caretaker's lodga of a secondary school when the 'Todge was soverely damaged, Mrs. Jordan, whose home was -wracked, and Miss Bousfield.— Mrs. Jordan's husband, John E. Jordan, was left hanging to an Upstairs window frame when the house collapsed.
GOOD EGG!
A chicken killed by machino- gun fire in a battle between Da Nazi, 'plane and a Spitfire in the South of England' has been sold for £10-in uld' of the Red Cross, | Anothor,; which is being raftied, has so far realised £4,6s. Ot: for the fund.g
Nearly all his men were kill-
ed or wounded, but Major Victors held a barrier for hours
"It is a fact that people who, even in these days of high cost of living, can afford to have chil- dren of the right type, show
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"It is a stark fact that of all. the countries now at war, Ger- many is the only one that can show a rise in the birth rate.
Importance To EmpireTM
"This has to be arrested and we, as an Empire, are specially [concerned for we cannot populate the wide open spaces of Canada and Australia when we show a decline in the birth rate at home. "After this war, we shall have to face many stern tasks.
We, shall suffer, especially if the war lasts long, as we did twenty years of ago from a great depletion four-best, youngest and most virile
paople.
"We want to impress on, the 'minds of all those on whom will fall the responsibility that it is of the highest Importante that the race is maintained in good. 'health, In' good conditions, and ---`in sufficient numbers to be able to take its place at the council tables of the world!"
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Mr. Herbert has two sons and against heavy German bomba daughter. His eldest son is in 'attacks ́from front and flank. the Army.
He was severely wounded. He In the last war the rector returned to England but later served for four years as a gunner went back to France, was again in the artillery. He wanted to wounded and mentioned in dis-sørve again in this war, but his patches.
'Bishop would not release him.
Brian Ahorno and Jokephine: Hutchinson are two stara wha present an eye-view of married tifo In "My Son, My Bon!! now showing at the King's Theatre.