Peggy Dern Wins Release
Pleasant Grove holds Meg and Larry Martin engagement steady though townsfolk expect Meg to move from the old farm. Jim MacTavish walks nightly, Meg suspects he visits Alicia the widow. She ponders the farm she loves and decides she cannot marry Larry and must tell him. A white figure dances in Fallon’s backyard.
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Pleasant Grove
Meg
Larry Martin
Larry
Jim MacTavish
Alicia
Fallon
Farm Belongs To Megan As Family Faces Hard Choices
Megan refuses to sell the Westbrook farm despite pressure from her father and a broker. Laurence offers help while Megan helps a neighbor, then discovers a late night emergency as Tom and Martha face injury and fear. Megan steps in with First Aid, offering calm aid as the community responds to a neighbor in need.
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Pers
Bessie
Dixie
Fallon
Megan
Tom
Martha
Westbrook Place
Peasant Grove
Pleasant Grove
Dr Alden
Dr. Alden
Woman Cuts Food Waste At Home In Santa Barbara Driven By Need
Mrs Elmer Hillgrass of Santa Barbara writes Kathleen Norris about a family project to curb food waste. She details monthly costs, bread reuse, and scraps transformed into soups and meals. The plan reduced bread, meat, and fish purchases and kept daily milk and eggs steady as the family shares commitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Hillgrass
Santa Barbara
Chester
Europe
Elmer
Mother
The Staff of Life Helps Cut Waste and Save Wheat
A mother shares how she trimmed household waste and meals to feed scarce bread and meat while lowering food bills by about a third. Miss Norris praises her unselfish effort to aid hungry Europe and Asia, urging all families to conserve and economize during the food crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staff OF Life
Europe
Asia
Miss Norris
Saving Food and Squeezing Pennies in War Time
A cheerful letter extols cutting waste and saving about one third on food while maintaining nutrition. It highlights households like Mrs Hillgrass and Elmer adopting frugal habits to aid national and international food demands. The author stresses that simple living and thrift serve both family well and the war effort, guiding women to curb waste now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer
America
Shells Become Bells for Korean Churches in Wartime Gift
Three hundred Korean churches whose bells were confiscated during the war were equipped with substitute chimes made from 240 mm mortar shells. The shells were originally earmarked by American military authorities to be dumped at sea. Maj. Roy B. Southworth, ordnance officer, intercepted a carload of live shells, had them rendered harmless, and presented them to the churches as a benefactor.
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Roy B. Southworth
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Dy Itv
Peggy Dern Win
Ste
Lawrence
Meadersville
Laurence
Burgalon
Westbrook
Anne
Jim
Matthews
Annie
Gauy
Kathleen Norris
Bell Syndicate
WIN
By Kathleen Norris
Back Yard
Ruth Wyeth
Bedford Hills
N. Y
Sein
California
Ted
Ahlert & Gumzler
Saint Louis 2
Bay U. S. Savings Bonds
Numa
Scott
St. Joseph
Arleiva
NC Eta
Nev
Washington
WNU
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