West With The Night a tale of Beryl Markham’s daring life
Edin Seaver and Robin McKown recount Beryl Markham’s remarkable career from East Africa to Europe and America. The profile highlights her early life training horses in Africa, becoming the first professional woman aviator there, and her bold rescues and encounters with danger. The book is praised for humor, compassion, and a keen eye for nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beryl Markham
England
North America
Miss Markham
America
Jim Mollison
Ireland
East Africa
Africa
Days of Ofelia and The Raft: shaggy dog humor noted
Clu selections describe The Days of Ofelia as favoring shaggy dog jokes, defined as animal talkers and pointless. An example rooted in Colombo features a man chasing a parrot who turns and asks why he is following, prompting the man to apologize for confusing him with a bird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clu
Ofelia
Robert Trumbull
Colombo
BE YOUR OWN FIREMAN A call to civilian defense fire training
The piece urges constant emphasis on fire prevention and suppression by both professionals and volunteers. It warns that fire bombs could fall and stresses training, readiness, and elimination of fire hazards in homes and businesses. Communities should build volunteer capacity and address hazards like inflammables and poor heating equipment to save lives and property.
One's First Lesson Is To Learn One's Self Quote
A compact quotation attributed to Mary Baker Eddy emphasizing self-knowledge, grace, forgiveness of a brother, and loving enemies as a path to spiritual growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baker Eddy
Lunches for War Work: Nutritious On-The-Job Meals
Government nutritionists urge workers in crowded areas have milk bread meat cheese fish or eggs fruit and vegetables in daily lunches to meet at least one third of daily needs. In Bridgeport Civilian Defense volunteers promote hot stews curries and salads packed in waxed or unwaxed cups and containers for on the job meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Victory Pie Without Sugar Wartime Dessert Recipe
A wartime dessert with a cream cheese and fruit gelatine topping. Blend cream cheese with cream until stiff, spread in a baked pastry shell, then pipe rosettes or form a border. Use fresh berries and strawberry gelatine with honey for sweetness. Makes one 8 inch pie. Pastry shell uses flour, salt, shortening, and ice water.
War Work Lamb Stew From Old Cookbook Recipe
Saute onion in hot fat until brown then add curry powder and stock. Simmer ten minutes. Stir in flour blended with water then boil two minutes. Add salt pepper and diced cooked lamb. Strain and heat through. Pack in a vacuum bottle with an unwaxed paper container to serve.
Lunch Box Potato Salad from an Old Recipe
Ingredients include cold boiled potatoes celery green pepper onions and chives mixed with a mayonnaise based dressing using vinegar salt and pepper. Toss salad and chill overnight or several hours. yields six servings and can be scaled for fewer portions.
Teachers Placed From Salisbury College List By County
The State Teachers College at Salisbury reports 100 percent placement of available teachers with seniors securing posts across Maryland. Educators listed include Betty Burton Queenstown Evelyn Crockett Quantico Adelle Somers Ewell Betty Simpers North East Elizabeth True Coster Margaret Beauchamp Bishop Phyllis Wahn Emmitsburg etc. The note also highlights high demand for elementary teachers and forecasts strong enrollment amid war bond messaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Teachers College
Salisbury
Albert Atkinson
Cambridge
James Kerr
Whiteford
William Newcomb
Carroll Walsh
Tilghman
Calvert County
Betty Burton
Queenstown
Caroline County
Evelyn Crockett
Quantico
Adelle Somers
Ewell
Cecil County
Betty Simpers
North East
Charles County
Elizabeth True
Coster
Frederick County
Margaret Beauchamp
Bishop
Phyllis Wahn
Emmitsburg
Harford County
Louise Graybeal
Street
Florence Standiford
Forest Hill
Jas. Wright
White Hall
Howard County
Edna Mae Ellis
Loraine
Jane Wheatley
Seaford
Somerset County
Loraine Siddons Bloodsworth
Princess Anne
Thomas Flowers
Fishing Creek
Talbot County
Ralph Kirby
Easton
S.T.C
Matilda DeVoe
Pylesville
Richard Williams
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Venton Journal
Melvin & Johnson, Inc
By Edwin Seaver
Robin McKown
Gertrude Diamant
House of Delegates
Calvert C. Merriken
Pol. Adv
William M. Garey
Newspaper
Nabhiye
By Sidney Snow
W. Edmond Neal
Marshall’s
THE
Kern Sisters
Prof
Denton
Wm. L. DeGord
William H. Neal
the Daily Dozen
Hitler
Hirohito
Eastern Shore Public Service
James W. Thawley
the Peoples Bank of
David J. Ward
Congress
Ward
L. Atwood Bennett
ECL
Tissagood
N. B.C
Bran Wheaties
Pie
Health Club
Campbell’s
Whitman
CERTO
LUX Rinso
LUX Toilet Lifebuoy Swan
Bot
Harvey Fleetwood, Denton Milford Kline, Hillaboro
G. C. Cohee
H. A. Porter
Burrsville
Harry Stedman
Ridgely
Arnie’s Cash Grocery
Preston
T. L. Trice, Jr
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