Hammond Commands Fire Fight To Save Town
Sergeant Terry orders Hammond to lead a back fire from Loon Creek as flames menace a frontier town. Jeanne aids wounded Lew Snade while Timmy Moon's plane and a crew shuttle toward Rupert for help. Hammond mobilizes miners for a long fire line to outrun the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timmy
Rupert
Lew Snade
Jeanne
Hammond
Bruce Kenning
Terry
Jack
Jeanne Towers
Kensing
Fourcross
Vanderhoof
Timmy Moon
Hamimond
Into the Fire Fields We Struggle Through Smoke
A group led by Hammond fights through hot wind and burning pitch as they advance across marsh and toward forest. Smoke bites nostrils while they search for someone missing in the grass. caption ends with To Be Continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie
Lea
Terry
Bruce Kenning
Hammond
Reward For Honesty Improves Day In Lynn Mass
Leo Wade found a woman's purse on a Lynn street, opened it then returned it to the woman at her hotel after locating $2,613 in cash and bank books totaling deposits of $3,200. The owner’s automobile license helped identify her. Wade received a $5 reward and said he would do it again. The piece notes that Carrying trade is a term in political economy and in commerce referring to exchanges between nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne
Annie
Kay Joyce
Hammond
Jeanne Towers
Lew Snade
Leo Wade
Lynn
Mass
Leo
Wade
Tired Nerves and Royal Visit Predictions Across 1939
The article links fatigue with illness and cites Dr. John Thompson of Harvard on nerves and wakefulness. It also reports King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's Canada tour with gift rules and broader provincial coverage. French astrologers predict 1939 turmoil including a fatal mishap to Mussolini and eurohaus prompts, with Mars influence and reminders of potential war scares but no full conflict.
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King George
Queen Elizabeth
Canada
George
Elizabeth
Mackenzie King
United Kingdom
Dominion
Mr. Mackenzie King
Mussolini
France
Il Duce
Dom Neroman
Paris
Europe
Munich
Tokyo
Moscow
Dreams differ for men and women says scientist
Dr Charles Diserens of the University of Cincinnati reports to AAAS that women dream more of beauty and music and have more nightmares while men dream more practically. He notes women see colors and hear music more, men have more embarrassing and thirsty dreams, and both sexes tend to dream in the late night hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Diserens
University of Cincinnati
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Ypres Village Name Change To Ieper Announced
The Belgian Royal Commission of Names and Dialects will rename Ypres as Ieper from January 1. Hundreds of towns will receive French or Flemish names aligning with the prevailing language. Louvain becomes Leuven Bruges Brugge Courtrai Kortrijk and Mons will be Bergen.
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Ypres
Royal Commission of Names
Louvain
Leuven
Bruges
Brugge
Courtrai
Kortrijk
Mons
Bergen
Returned To Old Stands by Detroit Newsboys Charity
Detroit's Old Newsboys, now judges lawyers and doctors, return to selling papers for their annual cheer fund. They raised over 150000 dollars to help 65000 underprivileged children this holiday season, a goal that began 25 years ago with 400 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Starting Point Marketing as Canada’s Buying Power
The Lethbridge Herald emphasizes farm products as Canada’s core economic driver. It argues rural producers are the starting place of purchasing power and must sell at a profitable figure for overall national prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Jjumbermann
Lethbridge Herald
How Bacteria Reproduce By Splitting
Most bacteria reproduce by simple cell division. One bacterium splits into two, then four, eight, and so on. Under favorable conditions this doubling can occur every half hour, so that in 24 hours one cell could yield about 281.5 trillion descendants.
Bluenose Captain Seeks World Fair Exhibit in New York
Captain Angus Walters, skipper of the fishing schooner Bluenose, and his bride Mil dred Butler of Halifax, travel to New York to finalize World Fair exhibition plans. Walters intends to retire the Bluenose from fishing and arrange a winter exhibit run in Miami, Florida.
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Angus Walters
Boston
Mildred Butler
Halifax
New York
Walters
Bluenose
Miami
Florida
King and Queen Granted Pass Through Marble Arch Gates
The king and queen of England are the only individuals allowed to drive through the gates of Marble Arch in London, a privilege guarded by royal status and ceremonial protocol.
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King
Queen of
England
Marble Arch
London
Scottish Farmers Report Worst Crop Season in 25 Years
Scottish farmers describe a harsh season with low yields across main crops. Weather damages and market pressures compound losses, signaling a difficult year for rural communities and agricultural livelihoods.
Plan for a six gram rex currency never tried
Thomas Shaw Jenson 78 died at his daughter's Vancouver home. He proposed an international currency unit called rex weighing six grams in gold and valued at six dollars with minor units in six cent multiples. He was a friend of Hon. R. B. Bennett who relayed the idea to S. F. Darling of the Midland Bank. the plan was never implemented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Shaw Jenson
Vancouver
Jenson
R. B. Bennett
Dominion Conservative
S. F Darling
Midland Bank
England
British Battleship Duke of York Named at Clydebank Yard
The Admiralty announced the ship under construction at Clydebank by John Brown & Co will bear the name Duke of York. The warship, part of the 1957 program, was to have been called Anson.
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Admiralty
Clydebank
John Brown & Company, Limited
Duke of York
Aging Man Hates Lacing Shoes Morning Sign
A columnist notes that resistance to tying shoes in the morning signals advancing age. The observation frames a humorous reflection on growing older and daily routines.
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WNU Service
British Consols Cigarettes
John Thompson
Harvard University
Thompson
University of Chicago
Harvard
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UMEN
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C. Parkins
Queen Se
Stratford
Ir Pierce
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