Word: fishermen
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Knowing that the British Isles were smothered by heavy snow, with temperatures the lowest in 46 years (see p. 29), the German Air Force last week set out to plaster enemy shipping in the North Sea. Down on merchantmen, trawlers, fishermen, lightships they swooped. The British Isles were indeed snowbound-but the Royal Air Force wasn't. The German press claimed frightful tonnage sunk, admitted losing three bombers. The British ridiculed Berlin's claims and announced a new pursuit plane called the Defiant with speed enough and ample fire-power to cut down Germany...
Short, spare, blue-eyed, with a flowing white beard which he tucks into his vest at mealtimes, Sculptor Maillol comes of a line of smugglers, fishermen and vine-growers who lived in Banyuls, a Mediterranean village near the Spanish border...
...swing was announced, distraught Governor Long called a special session of the Legislature, hurriedly pushed through some abject vote-getting bills-repeal of the sales tax that has loaded Louisiana pockets with brass and aluminum tokens, repeal of the tax on gasoline used by boats, which has made Louisiana fishermen grind their teeth, statutory opening of the books of the State bond and tax board for examination...
...recognition of fishermen's and trawlers' services to the nation (and in part confirmation of Germany's contention that they are combatants), George VI last week reviewed a contingent of them, salt-caked in their sea boots and ragged overcoats, on the docks at Devonport Torpedo School. He bestowed no medals because, said the Admiralty: "You'd have to give medals to nearly every one of them-and what do they want with medals anyway?" The King boarded a trawler, dirtied his gloves fingering depth-charge apparatus and trawling gear. Later he helped receive a delegation...