Light From Below at One Girl Mine Rescue
Betty Knox must decide between Jeff Logan and Dr. Carney as two men risk their lives to rescue trapped miners. Jeff overcomes danger to save the physician, while Betty demands the return of her engagement ring amid the peril and tension.
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Grizziedolf
Joe Blades
Ozark Mountain
Betty Knox
Betty
Jeff Logan
Jeff
Doc Carney
Hetty Knox
Blades
Dr Carney
Dr. Carney
Miss Knox
Willie Hargis
Hargis
Joe
Logan
Doc
Jake
Elderly Ontario Woman Drives Unique Electric Car
Mrs Robert Gray of Chatham Ontario 141 William St S operates the province s only electric car She is over 80 and does not require gasoline ration book continuing to drive locally despite wartime restrictions The 1919 auto uses 42 two volt batteries weighing 1400 pounds and is described as economical to operate.
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Chatham
Ontario
Robert Gray
William St. §S. Chatham
Prisoner Mail and Relief Arrangements Discussed by King
Prime Minister King told the House of Commons he hoped to establish a regular mail and relief supplies service for Canadian prisoners of war and nationals interned in Japanese territories. The plan would use Vladivostok or another Soviet port, with supplies pooled for all Allied prisoners.
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King
House of Commons
Vladivostock
International Red Cross
Japan
Ottawa Journal
Smile Awhile Cartoon Snippets and Quips
A collage of jokes and captions featuring a landlord, a prospective tenant, a mother and son, doctors, a storekeeper, an officer, a raw recruit, married life, a junk shop sign, Maud and church, dinner plans, a maid, a father and Willie, a court remark, a stern parent and Willie, a semi-detach pair, and a clock gag.
Mobile Field Hospital Sends Waves of Aid From Normandy Beachhead
The Mobile Field Hospital Unit designed to support advanced fighter airfields near D-day broke the Normandy coast line. Wing Commander J M Mickey Growse led the unit which treated over 100 frontline casualties while surgeon Squadron Leader Chick Church operated amid shelling. Canadian nurses Molly Mulholland and Pitkethley were among the first women ashore. The tents and operating theatre moved with the unit as German shelling intensified. Appendectomies were performed under battle conditions and patients were airlifted to base hospitals in Britain.
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Mobile Field
Normandy
J M. “Mickey” Growse
London
Ont
Growse
Chick” Church
Perth
Rc.a.f
Molly
England
2Nd Tactical Air Force
Harrow
Britain
Belgians Celebrate Rescue Of American Parachutist In Brussels
Eyewitness account from occupied Belgium describes an American parachutist fleeing a raid on Haren near Brussels. He landed on a roof in Avenue Rogier, saluted the crowd, was arrested by German troops, and bouquets of lilies of the valley rained down from Belgians in May.
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New York
Belgian Information Centre
Belgium
Haren
Brussels
Avenue Rogier
The Smile of Death and the Deer Skin Handbag
Quote from the New York Times describes a killer who hid a gun in a deer skin handbag and used a smile to lure American soldiers into range before firing. The tale portrays a chilling method of ambush and murder.
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New York Times
Safety First Flooded Farmlands Warn Of War Time Accidents
A wartime warning urges farmers to prevent accidents as farm labor is scarce and food production crucial. The Dutch underground reports 300000 acres flooded in the Netherlands due to German anti invasion measures, risking massive losses of wheat beans fats sugar fruits and potatoes valued in pounds.
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Canada
Netherlands
Ons Volk
Our People
Laird Cregar Slims From 350 to 260 After Remark
Hollywood actor Laird Cregar, famed for The Lodger, reportedly lost weight from 350 pounds to 260, after overhearing a woman say she would meet him by his name in ten minutes. The anecdote underscores a humorous, pointed motivation for his diet.
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Laird Cregar
Pattern patterns for dirndl and junior miss dresses
ThisWeek s Pattern Look demure in your dirndl with its gay print Pattern 7416 frames your face with photo neckline for over the coke counter charm Pattern 4716 in Junior Miss mites sizes 15 16 16 37 Size 13 short sleeves one fabric 2 yds 35 inch Send twenty cents for this pattern Include size name address and style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg Man Mail delivery may be slower due to mail conditions War Savings Stamps urged.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Marguerites Cookies With Bran And Nuts Recipe
A recipe for Marguerites cookies using All-Bran and chopped nut meats. Beat eggs, mix with brown sugar flour baking powder salt and nuts, add bran, bake in small pans at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes. Yield about two dozen cookies.
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Landlord
Denver
Maud
Mrs. Smith
Jenny
Willie Brown
Bobby
Willie
Mummy
Ethel
RCAF
Bee Division
Dominion Experimental Farms Service
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Ritish Consols
Export & Legion Cigarettes
the MacDonald Tobacco Company
MacDonald
BRIER
Holland
Sizes Wei
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