Lovely Screen Star Madeline Carroll Aids Refugees
Nurse Madeline Carroll, famed screen star, spoke of retirement from films while on leave in England. She cared for wounded in Italy and Algeria, later aiding orphans in Paris and Alsace, converting her home into a refugee haven and vowing to devote herself to children after the war.
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Madeline Carroll
Madeline
Red Cross
Nurse Carroll
Hollywood
Beverley Hills
Laudreville
Carroll
England
Italy
Alaire
France
Nime
Paris
Alsace
Yond
Crannot
Tall Stories About Weather From Two Farmers
A California farmer and a Tram Town farmer compare storms noting how wind bent trees and how a flock reacts. The California farmer claims winds reached about 90 miles per hour and even a hen laid eggs multiple times in a single claim.
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California
Towa
N.ea
Monster of Belsen seen by British in war crimes pictures
British reports describe Josef Kramer as a brutal Nazi commander at Belsen and Uswiecim. Eyewitness accounts, including a senior medical officer, depict him as unfeeling and frenzied by scenes of piles of dying prisoners. March fatalities at Belsen reach 17 000.
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Beast of
London
Kramer
Dempsey
Second Army
Belsen
Uswiecim
Poland
Britain
Douglas Wilkie
Catalina recalled by signalling lamp at Wamberal
In stormy weather a Catalina returned to Rathmines after VI Air Observers Corps V.A.O.C. signaler at Wamberal flashed Morse OK. A Mosquito later landed safely and radio contact failed due to a faulty receiver. The RAF station confirmed the recall attempt was not possible by radio.
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O.K
Tiase
Morse
Volunteer Air Observers Corps
Wamberal
N.O.W
R.A.A.F
Rathmines
Catalina
V.A.O.C
Rivalry Drives Berry Price Spike in Wisconsin Tale
A Wisconsin family with a summer cottage bought blueberries from a local Indian for years at 50 cents a pail. This year the price rose to a dollar prompting a visitor to ask why. The Indian answered with a cryptic line about a distant big war.
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Wisconsin
Education Day by Day by Professor Cameron
The essay describes Danish folk high schools and agricultural colleges, noting residential adult education with strong civic ties. It details Brun, a Danish college, its facilities, and a year one syllabus emphasizing Swedish history, literature, natural science, and national economy with two study groups.
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R. G. Cameron
Lunde
Aberdeen
Miysk
Denmark
London
Diritada Bas
Sumit
Mem Simal
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Merchant Seamen's Comforts
American Red Cross
Repertory Club
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Sandreville
Tall Stories
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Celle
Goa
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V.A.O
de Witt
Australia
Queensland Insurance Co.ltd
Australia First
W.A
Barrack Street
Perth
Western Australia
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Pearse Bros., Ltd
North Fremantle
Dalgety & Company Limited
Lristriputors
Great Britain
Empire
Commonwealth Uauinge Banh Australig
British General Electric CO
Pay
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Q. Box
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BSI
Hearne
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