Sabotage shadows Nancy Ellis in John Bristow plot
Nancy Ellis works at John Bristow & Co in a crowded city, meets Hugo Blake an educated writer who hires her to copy reports. She uncovers Blake’s access to confidential material and wonders if he serves Bristow. Tom Cantwell warns secrecy as danger looms.
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Nancy Thorne
John Bristow Company
Nancy
Tom
Hugo Blake
Bristow Plant
John Bristow & Co
Hugo
Mr. Grimshaw
Madge Fletcher
Miss Ellis
John Bristow
Tom Cantwell
Paper used in new fluorescent lighting explained
The Forest Products Laboratories describe a highly specialized paper used in condenser units for mercury vapor lamp lighting. The paper, ultra thin, uniform and nearly airtight, costs about three times rayon yarn and supports over 2 million dollars of usage in the United States and Canada this year.
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Forest Products Laboratories
Department of Mines and Resources
United States
Canada
Gems of Thought on Courtesy by Noted Authors
A compilation of quotations on courtesy from George Jackson, Bovee, Goethe, Mary Baker Eddy, Henry Clay, and Thomas Fuller. The passages praise courtesy as love in trifles, heartfelt behavior, and universal door opening virtue.
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George Jackson
Goethe
Henry Clay
Thomas Fuller
Oldest Known Marion's Tortoise Lived 152 Years
The oldest recorded turtle, a Marion's tortoise, lived on Mauritius from 1766 to 1918. It was killed in an accident. The age and lifespan are noted in Natural History magazine, the publication of the American Museum in New York City.
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Mauritius
NaturalHistory
American Museum
New York City
Lose Track Of Days In Wartime Britain Air Crew Absorb Rest Day
Aircraft workers and pilots say Sunday loss of rest day blends into a busy routine as pay days reveal the weekday. A Hurricane pilot visiting a fighter command station notes Sunday shopping confusion and calendar awareness is scarce amid war work.
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Britain
England
Pny
Canadian Red Cross Delivers Blankets to Bombed UK Areas
In three months the London bureau sent 10,000 blankets and quilts to East End Birmingham Bristol Coventry and distributed over 100,000 clothing items nationwide. Bright red blankets, the Red Cross color, have become common in large public shelters.
Air sickness in early aviation nearly extinct now
Air sickness, once a major problem in early passenger flights, is nearly eliminated. Recent records from major transport companies show only about 33 passengers in 10 000 experience sickness today.
Blackpool Equips Shelter With First Aid Supplies
Blackpool in England has outfitted its dog and cat air raid shelter with first aid materials to aid civilians and animals during attacks.
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Blackpool
England
Ecuador Straddles Equator Division Splits Nation
The South American republic of Ecuador lies nearly split by the equator, with the line crossing the country from north to south. The division highlights geographic and cultural contrasts between regions north and south of the meridian.
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Republic
Ecuador
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