All That Glitters Chapter Twenty Nine Hideout in Valley
Tamar is kept in a remote valley cabin after a kidnapping. Louie leaves to fly a mission while Therese, his accomplice, bounds Tamar and treats her with wary hospitality. Tamar recalls family ties and hopes for rescue as Louie’s return looms.
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Tamar
Louie
Therese
Shadwell
Ranny
Cricket Hill
Christopher
Rhett Butler
Christopher Sande
Ransome Todd
Hoyle
Selby Sheridan
Wooden ships rise as steel scarce ship solution
R W Mayhew, Victoria MP and industrialist, argues Canada must build wooden ships on the coast due to steel shortages. He says steel ships are superior but limited by steel output, while wooden ships face drawbacks like slower speeds, leaks, and space for engines. Germans sinking more steel ships adds urgency.
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R. W. Mayhew
Victoria
Canada
Meyhew
Vancouver Sun
British pin production cuts save steel for war needs
Britain used 1.5 billion fewer pins last year than in 1940 to conserve steel. An American steel restriction on hair pins and bobby pins is projected to save 16 million pounds of steel, equating to 160000 .50 calibre machine guns. Pepper seeds for tabasco sauce are stored in oaken casks to ferment for three years before use.
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Britain
United States
Birthday Fortune Card Reading Kit
A Winnipeg newspaper Home Service notice promotes a 32 page booklet “Birthday Fortune” with meanings for all cards and horoscope tips. Learn how to read fortunes with tea leaves, dominoes, dice, and the crystal and order by sending 15 cents to Home Service Dept. Winnipeg News paper Union.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Beagle Channel's Impressive Width and Steep Mountain Walls
Beagle Channel lies south of Tierra del Fuego near the southern tip of South America. It runs east to west for about 140 miles and is rarely more than three miles wide. Its mountains rise straight into the water, giving peaks about 3,250 feet high an imposing, clifflike appearance.
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Beagle Channel
Tierra del Fuego
South America
Bat
Smile A While Comic Sketch of Domestic Foibles
A humorous dialogue sequence features a drill sergeant, married recruit, and family members in domestic skits. Bits include a bath joke, a cows milking pun, a baby’s nickel incident, and playful quips about hats, creations, and vacuum cleaner woes. The snippet ends with a money demand gag and a cheeky reply from a secretary.
Farm Family Goes to Town on Saturday Shopping Night
A cartooned reflection from Professor Casey shows a Canadian farm family scanning the local paper on Thursday or Friday evening. Each member, from Junior to Grandpap, searches ads for bikes, hats, tractors, drugs, groceries, tobacco, school supplies, and used cars as they prepare for their weekly Saturday town trip amid rationing news.
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Jones
Sue
Mom
Eagle Eye
Bull
Josephine
Archie
Casey
Canada
RAF Ski Club Formed in Iceland With Instructors
RAF members in Iceland form a ski club to improve skills and learn the sport. Officers include expert skiers who act as instructors. Several members show promise and groups plan mountain excursions twice weekly amid ample snow.
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R.A.F
Iceland
Auroras Light Polar Nights Hidden Sun Emerges
The Arctic and Antarctic host brilliant displays of the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis. Even in near total darkness, the horizon brightens as a hidden sun subtly lights the sky.
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Polar
Arctic
Antarctic
Army Tailors and Copernican Theory Intro
The regimental snip is the sergeant-tailor who alters a non commissioned soldier’s clothing and may do private work for officers if no public expense is incurred. The Copernican theory posits the sun as the center of the planetary system.
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Earth
Eleven American towns share the Moscow name
The report notes that eleven distinct towns across the United States bear the Moscow toponym, highlighting the geographic spread of the same name. No further details on populations or histories are provided.
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Greg Mordware & General Stores
Tamar Randolph
Eta Call
Daily Mail
Home Service
Dad
Sonny
Dave
Mary
Jack
Mr. Brown
Christie’s
Graham
Christies Graham Wafers
University of Oklahoma
John H
Walter Camp
Grandpap
Army Tailors
America
Moscow
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