Play-Girl’s tangled life drives Starr toward bold choices
Starr Ellison endures a tabloid fueled morning after a wild party. A jewelry gift from Lance Marlowe and an ultimatum from Michael Fairbourne push her toward a desperate gamble to remain Play-Girl.
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Sea Beach
Starr Ellison
Michael Fairbourne
Torrance Publishing Company
Starr
Michael
Sapphira
Marjorie Browning
Marjorie
Stephanie Dale
Stephanie
Cartier’s
Snowhies
Savant Says Man at Forty Lacks Mature Intellection
A savant claims a forty year old man has intelligence no greater than a fourteen year old boy. He notes that nearly any fourteen year old would agree with the statement. A model airplane built by a boy flew one mile near Newcastle England.
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Newcastle
England
Explorer's Wife Returns Fresh From Amazon For Food Notes
Mrs Christine von Hagen 24 year old botanist reveals food challenges on her Amazon expedition with husband V W Von Hagen. Weevils cooked in tree fat tasted like fried oysters while they prepared French fried sweet potatoes and Papua greens. She plans a recipe book for fellow explorers.
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Christine von Hagen
New York
Ecuador
V. W. von Hagen
Amazon
Lost radium recovered in Toronto after intensive search
The recovery effort used a Geiger Muller radium counter from the Moose River mine rescue to locate eight thousand dollars worth of radium discarded in a dressing. Officials from Toronto General Hospital, aided by Ontario government, traced the capsule through the hospital laundry, incinerator, and city dump to the ashes. J D Leitch operated the counter during the search which began at the hospital.
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Toronto
Moose River
Toronto General Hospital
Ontario
J. D. Leitch
Forced Attendance Marks in Ancient Athens Market
In ancient Athens the assembly required all to attend and any loungers were expelled from the agora by a red rope stain on a cloak signifying a fine for absence or delay, a vivid public discipline observed in the market place.
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Athens
Regular brewing establishments first erected in 1700
A historical note marks the first erection of regular brewing establishments in the year 1700, indicating the early development of organized brewing in the period.
Italians Train 14-Year-Olds Into Full Military Roles
The article describes Fascist Youth progression from Sons of the Wolf at age 6 through Balilla and Avanguardisti to Young Fascists of Combat by 18 and full majority at 21. It notes about 50,000 youths entering regular army annually and a total Avanguardisti force of about 500,000.
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Sons of the Wolf
Balilla
I Duce
Little Helps For This Week
A devotional urging patience and faith in God. It counsels focusing on good in others, aligning will with divine will, and cultivating peace rather than condemning faults. The piece emphasizes gradual self-improvement and the futility of uprooting faults by quick virtue gains.
What is an infant as defined by customs officials
Officials at an eastern port finally defined an infant as any child under six to settle a customs ruling on baby clothes. The decision sparked humor about mothers treating their children as infants, while the piece notes the River Rhone can reach 40 miles per hour in parts of its course.
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Starr
Sapphira
Lance
Michael
Lance Marlowe
Starr Ellison
Victoria
B.C
Times
Rhone
India receives nine thousand applications for railway jobs
Nine thousand applicants submit forms for short term railway positions in India offering wages of 2.62 dollars per week.
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India
Bank of Montreal reports strong position and optimistic Canada outlook
At the 119th annual meeting in Montreal Sir Charles Gordon voiced confidence in Canada’s progress, citing gains in agriculture mining newsprint tourism and exports. Bank leaders noted assets rose to 805.1 million with 606.5 million quick assets and 39 million reserve funds while saving deposit interest was reduced to 1.12 percent due to lower yields.
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Canada
Bank of Montreal
Montreal
Charles Gordon
W. A. Bog
Jackson Dodds
Bog
Ontario Leads in Home Improvement Loans Amid Plan Totals
Ontario reported 335 loans totaling 123 702 under the government home improvement plan to November 15, leading Canada with 884 loans worth 330 453. Quebec followed with 181 loans totaling 581 347 and British Columbia with 107 loans at 33 207. Western provinces listed Alberta 52 loans 20 815 Manitoba 31 loans 12 388 Saskatchewan 21 loans 7 251. The African gerenuk is able to reach tree leaves high above all animals except the giraffe.
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Ontario
Canada
Quebec
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Brazil plant climbs by grappling hooks in garden bed
The cat's claw creeper, a Brazilian plant, uses grappling hooks to spread. The Irish Free State plans to build seven oil tankers in Germany, signaling a notable wartime shipping effort.
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Irish Free State
Germany
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