Pursued in the Rain Leads to Unlikely Rescue
Marie Wilkins, fleeing a quarrel and a shadowy car, seeks help in a neighbor’s home. Mrs Hubly of the gray-haired household invites her in and offers tea, a phone, and shelter as the night ends with Marie reuniting with her husband Ed Wilkins in a warm embrace.
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Randolph's
Marie Wilkins
Handoph
Jim Fowler
Marie
Ed Wilkins
Hubly
Wheeler Newspaper’ Syndicate
Very Old House Receives First Electric Lighting
Granville Ferry Nova Scotia the 245 year old homestead finally gets electric lighting as workmen finish the system. Owner John L Amberman age 82 notes the long effort and reluctance to alter the historic site built by his great great great grandfather in 1702.
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Granville Ferry
N.S
Nova Scotia
John L. Amberman
Toy soldiers banned for German children
In Brandenburg in the Russian zone of Germany children will soon be unable to play with toy soldiers as their manufacture has been forbidden by Heinrich Rau, Communist Minister of Economic Planning, per Hamburg radio.
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London
Brandenburg
Germany
Heinrich Rau
Hamburg
Gems of Thought on Adversity and Wisdom
A collection of maxims on learning, misadventure, adversity, and virtue. Amiel Alcott Fuller and others highlight that true wisdom comes from challenges, not comfort, and that loss can refine conduct and brighten moral paths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Fuller
Bovee
Johnson
Oil From Pine Logs Widely Used In Industry
Tall oil is extracted from pine logs used in papermaking and finds extensive use in cutting, boring, and grinding oils as well as in paints varnishes linoleum soaps and related products.
Pretty Please Pattern 4611 Princess Dress Ad
Pattern 4611 offers a darling princess dress with narrow front panels and skirt pleats, ric rac trim, easy instructions, and tested fit. Sizes 2 4 6 8 10. includes panties and yardage. Send 25 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg Man.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
One Letter Changed a Big Difference in a Dartmouth Visit
A Dartmouth mother received a telegram from her son saying he would arrive Friday evening with a friend for dinner and to spend the night. She transformed the living room into a dormitory, gathering sheets, blankets, cots, and towels and hiring an extra maid. The visit proved friendly as the towheaded classmate Sven joined them. Soybean flour is highlighted as a low-cost source of fat, calcium phosphate, iron, and protein.
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New York
Dartmouth
Sven
Society of Friends Awarded Peace Prize
A quiet band of Quakers, among the smallest religious groups, receives the Nobel peace prize. They do not support war yet relieve the pains of war, keeping alive the hope that meek shall inherit the earth.
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Society of Friends
Red Cross
Meek
Canary Saves Family From Saskatoon Fire
Fire in Mary Elwin home started when a mouse chewed matches and sparked flames. The canary alarmed by the fire woke the occupants, possibly saving lives.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Mary el- Win
Air Force Finds Three Magnetic North Poles
The U S Air Force reports three magnetic North Poles during Arctic operations. The main pole lies near Prince of Wales Island with focal poles on Bathurst Island and Bothia Peninsula, shifting from the previously reported southern tip location.
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Washington
United States Air Force
Prince of Wales Island
Bothia Peninsula
Bathurst Island
Not Sympathetic London Apartment Ad Leads to Rope Replies
Leonard Morris placed a newspaper advertisement threatening self harm unless an apartment was rented. In two replies he received pieces of rope, indicating a dangerous misinterpretation of his plea.
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London
Leonard Morris
Farmers Institute plans to place extinguishers on Pender Island
Owing to numerous fires last year the Farmers Institute will strive to equip every home on Pender Island with a chemical extinguisher. The decision was made at the quarterly meeting at Hope Bay Hal with Vice-president William Brown presiding.
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Pender Island
B.C
Farmers’ Institute
Hope Bay
William Brown
Farm youth claims neighborhood backs hunting storm incident
Wayne Moller says the entire neighborhood supports his account after he hunted just before an electrical storm. He fired at his prey as lightning struck, killing 68 geese instantly. The article also notes there are 136 kinds of snakes in North America.
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DE Smet
Wayne Moller
North America
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