The Park Lane Mystery Chapter XXVL Escaped Prison Lift Rescue
Jim Carlton and Elk battle to free themselves from a locked room and an elevator shaft in a Park Lane house. They loot a tool chest, widen a brick hatch, and Jim reaches the top floor where Aileen Rivers is found alive and pleading to go home. The mysterious Harlow and the bearded lawyer loom as danger remains.
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Elk
Jim
Eric
Carlton
Marting
Harlow
Jim Carlton
Elsenbury
Aileen
Unarmed RAF Pilot Dives On Italian Plane Story Told
Dr Bertram Thomas recounts with Calgary club a tale of a British RAF pilot in Egypt who stripped his unarmed bomber to photograph Italian concentrations in Libya from 30 000 feet. After spotting a light bomber, he dived and forced the crew to bail out, then photographed the crash for proof.
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Bertram Thomas
O.B.E
Calgary
R.A.F
Egypt
Libya
Cairo
Dr. Thomas
Scouts battle fires after bombing raid at English camp
One hundred sixty eight incendiary bombs struck a large Boy Scout camping and training ground in England during a recent air raid. Scouts in pajamas with shovels and buckets kept all fires under control by daylight, dousing fires in fields hedges and on houses and outbuildings.
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England
Whales surface to breathe using flukes for depth
Being lung breathers, whales must rise to the surface for air. Their horizontal tail fins, the flukes, enable controlled ascent and descent through the water.
Evzones Defend Greece With Ancient Weapons In Himalaya Fight
In the Pindus mountains Greek Highlanders the Evzones fought Italian invaders. A wounded sergeant described peasants with old muskets long rifles and sling shot grenades aiding the defense. The unit earned fame in the Balkan war with the Turks calling them The Devil Troops.
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Pindus Mountains
Greece
Bersaglieri
Europe
Secret Polish Printing Network Arrests in Poznan Trial
A special tribunal in Poznan tried Poles for printing fake German passports and other documents. The Polish telegraphic agency noted a secret organization supplying identity papers to anti German saboteurs. Two Poles were sentenced to death. many others got long terms.
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Occupied
Poland
Poznan
Polish Telegraphic Agency
Warsaw
The Way Of The Motorist Opinion on rail crossing dangers
A Vancouver Sun column laments reckless motorists who delay trains at crossings and mocks unwise behavior. It argues motorists lack the railroaders’ speed and distance sense and warns that true caution will come only with experience. The piece notes wool from New Zealand is shipped to Britain for military uniforms.
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Vancouver Sun
New Zealand
Britain
Art Of Camouflage In Britain Calls For Faster Organised Effort
A sub committee of the select committee on national expenditure urged faster camouflage of vital industrial sites and fortified posts in Britain. It condemned absurd attempts by private firms and demanded a single government camouflage organization with its own research staff under the Ministry of Home Security.
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Britain
Select Committee
Ministry of Home Security
Gems of Thought on Gifts and Virtues
A compilation of aphorisms on forgiveness tolerance and character from Balfour La Rochefoucauld James 1:17 and others. It discusses liberality generosity and the moral purpose behind giving and the value of inner conduct over outward gifts.
Meteorite collection donated for classroom study at Colorado School of Mines
Three Colorado School of Mines alumni donated 180 meteorites, from nickel iron to various stones, enabling students in Golden to study meteorites in classrooms tied to weather forecasting, aeronautics and ballistics. The piece notes other colleges have museum specimens but this is the first in classroom analysis.
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United States
Colorado School of Mines
Golden
Colorado
Insurance statistics show women live longer than men
Insurance statistics indicate women live longer than men once again, suggesting longevity differences based on gender. The remark connects to the idea that paint may preserve materials, but the main takeaway remains the longevity gap between genders across populations.
London Expert Notes Potato Varieties and Local Growth
A London expert notes there are over 1000 varieties of potatoes and criticizes mail order catalogs for being bright yet not building local production. The remark highlights a tension between diverse catalog offerings and supporting local agriculture.
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London
The Worst Enemy of Labor Quote Origin
A compact marketplace-era adage voices the idea that the greatest threat to labor is the worker who refuses to work, underscoring tensions between effort, productivity, and economic discipline.
Hand Made Log Cabin Pillow and Gift Kits
Make nine log cabin squares from red blue and beige fabric with beige centers and French knot accents. Sew strips in color order, bind to back, then craft a sewing stand from a cheese box and explore other simple home gifts. Send 15 cents for the booklet Hand Made Gift Novelties and other 15 cent booklets to Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
British Refugee Children Arrivals Expected in Canada
R Keith Jopson, British representative in Canada for the children's overseas reception board, says thousands of British war guest children will reach Canada after Atlantic winter storms subside. He notes 1,500 arrived so far, with 10,000 to 15,000 potential Canadian foster homes and 24,000 awaiting placement in Britain, plus 250 000 applications.
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R. Keith Jopson
Canada
Children's Overseas Reception Board
Atlantic
Britain
World's Largest Bee Farm Sells Sting Capsules in Germany
The German bee farm, employing about 3 000 people, operates the world's largest operation not for honey but to extract bee stings. They capsuled the stings and market them as treatments for rheumatism and arthritis.
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Germany
Ancient estimate of Earth's circumference by Eratosthenes
The Greek scholar Eratosthenes in Alexandria during the 3rd century B C calculated Earth's circumference at 24,000 miles, just 902 miles shy of modern equatorial values.
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Eratosthenes
Alexandria
One Third Of The 1000 Vol Canoes On Earth Active
About one third of the thousand vol canoes in use remain active while the rest are inactive or degraded. The statement reflects a survey of current operational canoes across multiple regions.
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Earth
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Eilenburg
Mrs. Edwin
Aileen Rivers
Tchar
Eraien
Boy Scouts
Balfour
James
Mary Baker Eddy
Lessing
Martin Luther
Holy Land
Home Service
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