Partridge transplant lure and global shooting feats
The narrative follows El tinge Warner of Field & Stream praising the Hungarian partridge transplant in the Panhandle and recounts extreme hunting records in Czecho Slovakia and India. It notes many American and Canadian hunters visiting Alberta for partridge shoots, odd local railroad tales, and shared birthdays among party members while reflecting war talks and West Canada humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks, Alberta
Eltinge Warner
Panhandle
Canada
Warner
Field & Stream
Czecho-Slovakia
Jerry the runaway Fox Terrier seeks home reward
A reader offers a $2 reward for the return of a brown and white Fox Terrier named Jerry who ran away after eight years with Jackie Allphin. Contact number provided. The missive also includes a long column of wartime notes and reader opinions about current events and daily life.
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Tack
Jerry
Tack Doing Too Much
Editorial letter questions if efforts in training camps and on foreign fronts overwhelm soldiers and civilians serving for the country. The writer honors those who left homes and jobs to contribute time and labor, even risking lives for freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
You
Hitler
Washington
Rant Against Japs Sparks Offense In Script
A writer posts a hostile piece targeting Japanese people described as rats not field mice. The draft expresses strong xenophobic sentiment and anger with no indication of broader context or stance beyond venting.
One Application Heals Itching With Blue Star Ointment
The advertisement claims a single application of Blue Star Ointment relieves itching from eczema rash ringworm pimples scabies and toe itch. A money back guarantee promises refunds if not satisfied, and urges trial today.
Cary Grant and wartime taxes loom in Hollywood notes
The piece argues Cary Grant and peers are essential war workers as taxes swallow most earnings. It contrasts two pay scenarios, shows tax impacts, and asserts actors support morale through film while contributing to the war effort. It also lists Hollywood custody battles and arrivals from six years prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cary
Grant
Ftill
Uncle Sam
United States
Maria Montez
Hollywood
Universal
Ring Lost in War Time Mystery Amid Solomon Islands Battle
A worried spouse seeks the return of a class ring and a purse lost during wartime. The man is currently fighting in the Solomons, and the lost item includes about $23 in cash and a zipper coin purse. The owner is anxious to reclaim the ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomons
Relief for Your Cough With Creomulsion
Advertisement promotes Creomulsion as an effective cough remedy for bronchitis and chest cold. It claims to reach the source of the problem, loosen phlegm, and soothe inflamed bronchial membranes without narcotics, offering a money back guarantee if it does not help the user sleep or rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Hollywood anecdotes on stars and director’s craft
A spoof look at Norma Shearer, Wallis Simpson, and studio types. Observations include Irving Thalberg’s death, Hedy Lamarr with a radio, Fred Astaire’s bald pride, Connie Bennett’s scar, and Dorothy Lamour’s big address book. Joan Fontaine, Ann Rutherford, Maria Montez, and others are lampooned with playful Hollywood gossip.
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Irving Thalberg
Norma Shearer
Wallis Simpson
King Edward
Sue Carol
Alan Ladd
Howard Wilson
Hedy Lamarr
Fred Astaire
Connie Bennett
W. C. Fields
Fr Morgan
Richard Whorf
Dorothy Lamour
Joan Fontaine
Ann Rutherford
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India
Jimmy Wheeler
Gainesville
Katherine Riggs
Newt Riggs
Malcolm Riess
Mercedes
American
South America
Alberta
Lou Calder
New York
Howard Taylor
Seattle
Here
Mr. Calder
Mr. Taylor
Mrs. Calder
Mrs. Taylor
Rennie Harley
Germany
Harley
Harleys
Edmonton
Dieppe
Dick Painter
West Canada
Mr. Warner
Ant
BIG Guns
Boundries
Sam
Hunsley
Plains Panhandle
Hunsley's
House OF Color
E. 6Th
Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Jackie Allphin
United States Army Engineers
Alaska
Fast
Spindley
Trapper
Darling
Gene Autry
Air Force
Gene
Los Angeles
Madison Ave
Manhattan
John Kelly
Liverpool
England
Kelley
Rome
Bolivia
Elmhurst
Elenore
Elenor
Eleanor
Chicago
Holly
LMS Railroad of
U. S
Am. Tel. & Tel
duPont
General Motors
Pennsylvania Railroad
J. P. Morgan
OWI
Mount Washington
N. H
New England
42Nd Street
Buenos Ayres
Calle Lavalle
White House
Press Association
Chew
EXIDE
TYLER
Texaco Products
Louisiana
General Tires
Boxwell Brothers
Una Ey
Ea Sim Ivacrey
BLN
Dees
Jimmie Fidler
Cary Grant
Brother Rat
Wes Izeard
John McCarty
Mason King
J. Weaver Voyles
American Symphony
Pearl Harbor
Kita
Adolf
Hari-Kari
Brother At
Monroe Street
Rear
George
Annie
Sophie Tucker
Forty
Cissy
Freddie Bartholomew
Pat O'Briens
Dolores Costello
John Barrymore
William Powell
Deanna Durbin
Eddie Cantor
Buster Keaton
Nathalie Talmadge
George Marshall
Paramount
Mr. Marshall
Giuch
Ae Pee Aids
Alee Insurance
Cail
F. H. A. Loans
Glass and Allied Lines of Insurance
Surety
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