Sally Lane Chooses Love Over Practical Plans
In a small town Sally Lane longs for old world romance and resists sensible suitor Alex the plumber. Armand Delacruz a stage actor woos her with dramatic lines and idealized escape to Central Park, but a year later Sally marries Alex, the practical choice.
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Sally
du Barry
de Maintenon
Cleopatra Josephine
Lady Hamilton
Alex
Armand Delacruz
Armand
Hill and Dale
Merrie England
Central Park
King Ninji Greets Duke of Gloucester in New Guinea
Ninji ruler of Mount Hager announces greetings to the Duke of Gloucester Governor General of Australia. He tells his native guards the Duke is their brother and father in a ceremonial address. The Duke responds that he is happy to be with them.
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Duke of Gloucester
New Guinea
Ninji
Mount Hager
Australia
Poppa
Tobacconist jokes about Irish sweep amid flying bombs
In Southern England flying bombs fall near a village as an American buys cigarettes at a jittery tobacconist. The shopman, frightened, jokes about odds while claiming to have won the Irish sweep. The piece ends with a bizarre note on alligator ears hidden behind the eyes.
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Forum
Johannesburg
England
Jack Miner Will Shows Wealth Not Measure Of Greatness
The Guelph Mercury notes the late Kingsville naturalist Jack Miner left real estate valued at 10 500 and personal estate 1 785. It argues his fame came from character and compassion for animals, not wealth, calling him Canada’s best known private citizen and quoted by Eddie Guest as “the best loved Christian in America.”
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Jack Miner
Kingsville
Canada
Eddie Guest
Detroit
America
Guelph Mercury
British war leaders rewarded with peerages and cash
The New York Herald Tribune notes Britain granted peerages and large cash awards to top war leaders. The Duke of Wellington's grants exceed 4 million dollars, not counting an annuity. Field Marshal Haig received estate and about 500 thousand dollars. Moscow plans eleven story housing for generals who defeated Germany, amid a housing shortage. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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New York Herald Tribune
Great Britain
Duke of Wellington
Douglas Haig
Moscow
Pride and anecdotes from Canadian scenes across the dominion
The Hanover Post highlights Canadian pride and high moral standards, noting editor James A. McLaren’s 50 years at the Barrie Examiner with a tribute including portraits by Marion Long and Herbert Palmer. Other items recount a Stampede wedding on horseback, a Kamloops man struck by a train, a bear causing havoc at Donald’s Webster camp, a Caledon car with 18 year license issues, cougar incidents in Lund, odd teacher letters from St Thomas Times Journal, and a listener gift from Indian Head News plus crowd safety reminders.
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Barrie Examiner
James A. McLaren
Marion Long
R.C.A
O.S.A
Canada
Herbert Palmer
Peace River
Noreen Burton
Melvin Stewart
North Pine
Robert Sinclair
Kamloops
B.C
Rene Martell
Donald
Webster Camp
Grand Prairie
Alta
Brampton
Ont
Caledon
Bert Limbeer
Nancy Crowther
Lund B.C
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Ronald
Brethe
A. A. Newman
Indian Head
Sask
CKFI
Fort Frances
Express
Newman
Frogs Invade Newton Village in Daylong Invasion
An army of frogs estimated in the hundreds of thousands swarmed the village of Newton near Porthcawl Glamorgan. Residents fought the creatures with dustpans sticks and shovels as frogs entered homes and barricades were set against the invasion. Mrs George Farr and Mrs John Roberts described the eerie scene of brown carpets of frogs filling passages and rooms.
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Newton
Porthcawl
Glamorgan
George Farr
Strawberry Pie From Corn Flake Crust Recipe
Directions for a strawberry pie with a corn flake crumb crust blend melted butter sugar and corn flakes press into pan and chill. Prepare crust bake or chill then fill with a strawberry mixture cooked with berries water sugar cornstarch and gelatin. Chill until set and serve with whipped cream.
German Coastal Gun Partially Installed Near English Channel
Reported discovery of a German six inch shell gun partly installed in sandy trenches by the coast near the English Channel. The weapon includes tubing booster chambers and a muzzle velocity around 4500 feet per second with an 82 mile range highlighting a broader catalog of captured devices such as the 1750 ton railway gun and other large ordnance.
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English Channel
London
Sebastopol
Wrap and Tie Frock Pattern 4772 for Misses'
Lazy hot weather sewing tip offers Pattern 4772 a one piece blouse with sleeves, no side seams, and a dirndl skirt. Sizes 12 to 20. size 16 uses 3 yards of 39 inch fabric. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg for ordering. mail delays possible.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Die Zeitung Ends Publication After German Defeat
The London weekly Die Zeitung ceased publication following Germanys defeat. Begun in May 1941 the paper served German refugees in multiple countries and prisoners of war camps with its German problem guidance.
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London
Die Zeitung
Germany
Flooding in Holland Devastates Potatoes Grain and Farm Tools
The German flooded areas in Holland causing heavy losses of potatoes and grain running into millions of pounds and at least two million dollars worth of agricultural implements ruined.
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Holland
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