Nancy Ellis at Bristow Plant Faces Danger and Dilemma
Nancy Ellis endures a tense day at the John Bristow Die-Casting Company. She hides fear as threats to the plant loom, overhears bristow and colleagues discussing attacks, and wrestles with a plan to warn someone while Hugo Blake presses her to act this evening.
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Tom
Pat
Hugo Blake
Bristow
Nancy
John Bristow
Tom Cantwell
Annie Burke
Miss Ellis
Madge Fletcher
Untitled Scene at Grimshaw House Leads to Shock
A woman calls for Mr. Grimshaw and places reports in a wire basket before calling again. She screams as a dark red stain appears on Grimshaw's head, leaving the moment suspended with the note To Be Continued.
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Ellis
John Bristow
Nancy
Bristow
Mr. Grimshaw
Grimshaw
Postmaster General Lowers Parcel Rates for Forces Abroad
Comforts for forces overseas will ship at 12 cents a pound up to 11 pounds from Canada. The rate applies to British and Allied troops in the United Kingdom and beyond, Auxiliary Services, De Gaulle and Belgian Polish forces, Canadian Army in Iceland, West Indies duty, and ships crews. Nurses with these units receive the same rate.
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William P. Mulock
Canada
United Kingdom
General de Gaulle
Iceland
West Indies
H.M
H.M.C
Newfoundland
Gems of Thought on Character and Effort
A collection of aphorisms on character from Morgan Hubbard Eddy and others. It links character to mental attitude time spent personal exertion daily work temptation and trial. The quotes emphasize self-formation and responsibility for one’s character.
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Elbert Hubbard
Indian princes fund Viceroy War Purpose Fund gifts
The London Evening News notes varied royal contributions to the Viceroy War Purpose Fund. A western India state chief, modestly rich, sends 180 rupees with 100 rupees for a rifle and 80 for 1,000 rounds, while the Nizam of Hyderabad and subjects donate £290,000 for the RAF.
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London Evening News
India
Western India
Hyderabad
RAF
Eight Hour Day Inaugurated in Germany
German regulations passed in 1918 and 1919 introduced an eight hour working day.
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Germany
Oil field control moves from labs to strings of wells
Laboratories and their scientific control of oil well drilling are moving directly to the oil fields, signaling a shift from laboratory research to field implementation and operations.
Canada's Mineral Output in 1940 and 1915
Canada recorded mineral output valued at 500 million dollars in 1940 and 137 million dollars in 1915, reflecting a substantial rise over the 25 year span.
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Canada
Harvard Sophomore Joins Army to Fight Hitler Ideology
Egon L. S. Hanfstaengl, Harvard junior and son of exiled Nazi press chief Ernest Hanfstaengl, declares his pledge to defend democracy by enlisting in the U S Army. He turns twenty as he heads to Alabama cadet training, says he would have joined the Royal Air Force if not for the United States, and vows to oppose Nazi influence despite his past in Hitler youth. He reflects on reading banned Heine on a park bench and quips about bombing Munich, sparking debate over loyalties and wartime resolve.
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Harvard
Adolf Hitler
Adolph
United States Army
Hitler
Egon L. S. Hanfstaengl
Ernest Hanfstaengl
Alabama
Army Air Service
Hanfstaengl
Royal Air Force
Reichsfuehrer
Munich
Woolen waste used to make blankets for Britons
Maple Leaf Fund Inc a New York relief group has sent nearly 8000 giant wool blankets to England for air raid shelters. A $1 donation funds one blanket with a plan to reach 50000 this year. President Victor Goggin explains the wool comes from cardboard pulp waste supplied by about 100 firms. the material costs up to 14 dollars per pound and is tightly woven to withstand wet and cold conditions.
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Maple Leaf Fund, Inc
New York
England
Victor Goggin
United States National Paper Board Association
Goggin
Water taste improves when chlorine doubled
Scientists report that doubling the chlorine added to drinking water removes the chlorine taste and leaves water tasting notably pure and fresh.
Farm product sales income in Canada tops 1940 at 714.7 million
The 1940 cash income from selling Canadian farm products is estimated at 714.7 million dollars, up from 702.8 million dollars in 1939.
Water to steam: volume expansion ratio noted
A cubic foot of water converts to 1 611 cubic feet of steam, illustrating a large volume increase during vaporization. This fact highlights the dramatic change in state from liquid to gas under heat.
Etiquette booklet offers tips for poise and popularity
A Winnipeg newspaper notice promotes a 32 page booklet Etiquette The Correct Thing To Do with 15c postage to the Home Service Dept. It lists other booklets including How To Make Slip Covers and The New Way To a Youthful Figure, all priced at 15c.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Pilot of Peace in Wartime Trucker Drives for WVS
Francis Blake, 28, a New York stock broker’s son, joins the Women’s Voluntary Service after being rejected by civil defence and Red Cross due to his alien status. He now drives a WVS truck daily through the countryside delivering bandages and babies, serving Britain in wartime.
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Francis Blake
New York
Blake
Lord Templemore
Lord Hothfield
Britain
Civil Defence
Red Cross
W.V.S
Mussolini Hamstrung by Hitler Over Military Moves
Reports say Mussolini cannot act militarily without Hitler's consent and any move may be vetoed by Greece and Britain, signaling limited Italian autonomy in wartime strategy.
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Mussolini
Hitler
Tiny insects invisible to the naked eye at close range
The piece notes that the human eye struggles to spot very small insects at a yard distance while certain birds can detect them from up to a hundred yards away.
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