Devona Transforms Under a Theater-Club Arrangement
Devona Raebourne becomes Dona Carlotta under Jose Macias in a Buenos Aires club. She signs a one year contract, faces stage fright and a life of hostessing for patrons, while Dale Brasher is wounded in a gun battle and her feelings collide with fear and resolve.
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Devona
Macias
Devona Raebourne
Dona Carlotta
Manuel
D.A
D. A
Dale
Dale Brasher
Brasher
Relief System Built by British Used by Canadian Red Cross
A lull in bombing lets Britain plan a rapid relief network with green flags indicating huts stocked with clothing bedding food medical supplies and shelter for the homeless. The Canadian Red Cross funds and coordinates aid divisions across twelve defense zones and dispatches age and sex targeted shipments while assisting long hospital care for air raid victims. The effort is credited with reducing civilian deaths in England by twenty percent.
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Britain
Red Cross
Great Britain
Canada
England
Canadian
Trying Canned Food The Riverdale Zoo Experiment
Riverdale Zoo in Toronto switches to tinned fish and horse meat, replacing fresh beef and fish. Monkeys chatter in protest while polar bears grunt in disapproval. Keepers hope the animals adapt. if not, fresh food may be restored.
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Riverdale Zoo
Toronto
Impressive Smallpox Eradication Report in Canada
A Metropolitan Life Bulletin notes Canada records no smallpox deaths in 1940 across nine provinces and only 11 cases. It adds 87 Canadian cities reported no cases at all, highlighting an extraordinary national and urban health achievement.
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Metropolitan Life
Canada
Heaviest bomber soars as landmark 1941 flight shocks era
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the Douglas B-19 bomber’s dramatic feat on June 27 1941 as a milestone equal to earlier flight success. The four engine craft dwarfs buildings and ships in scale, carries vast fuel and armament, and promises future transcontinental and transoceanic planes. It suggests isolation ends and large fleets could project power globally.
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Europe
Made Mistake Before The German plan to destroy Russia
The Port Arthur News Chronicle argues Germany sought British cooperation to destroy Russia and cites Hess as part of a failed strategy. It criticizes Germany for breaking pacts and underestimating Britain, Canada, and the United States, warning history may repeat. The piece reflects on broader musings about diplomacy and resilience.
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Germany
Russia
Turkey
Britain
Hitler
Canada
Dominions
United States
Port Arthur
Inventor Walks on Water in Rubber Suit Test on Detroit River
Arthur Scott, inventor of a 38 pound rubber suit, crossed the Detroit River in a two mile downstream drift and a mile crossing to Belle Isle in two hours five minutes. The 58 year old interior decorator tested buoyancy from sealed air containers, weighted boots, and fin-like leg devices while steering with gloved hands.
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Scott
Detroit River
Arthur Scott
Marquette Drive
Belle Isle
Washington Hotel
Quotes on conduct and virtue from historic figures
A collection of maxims on behavior and character from Benjamin C Leeming, Benjamin Franklin, Mary Baker Eddy, Amiel, Cicero and Sir William Temple. The notes emphasize civility, restraint, eloquence, virtue, and the link between character and public perception.
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Sir William Temple
Queen Mary Gives Lift to Young Aircraftsman and Wishes Luck
The 19-year-old Freddy Knight was chosen for a royal ride after Queen Mary stopped to offer him a lift along a country road. She dropped him near his village before Sunday dinner, where he saluted and received her best wishes. His mother recalled his nerves but heard him declare he could now fight for his country.
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Devona
Macias
Dale
Queen Mary
Freddy Knight
Freddy
Leaving village teacher given clock and purse in gifts
The village schoolteacher is leaving and receives a clock and a purse from the vicar during the departure. The vicar notes the purse contents will disappear in time, but the clock will never run down.
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London
Iran Oil Supply Share in Britain Reaches One Third
In recent years about one third of oil consumed in Great Britain has come from Iran. The figure highlights Iran’s growing role in UK energy imports amid shifting global markets and supplier dynamics.
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Great Britain
Iran
Popular Cowboy Songs booklet offered by Winnipeg union
Home Service department of the Winnipeg Newspaper Union advertises a 15 cent copy of Popular Cowboy Songs with 19 favorites including Red River Valley and The Dying Cowboy. The notice lists other booklets such as Self Instruction in Short Hand and Develop Correct Tennis Form and invites readers to send coins to 175 McDermot Ave. E. Winnipeg Man.
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Red River Valley
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Austrian refugee Gerald Holton pioneers blackout street light
Gerald J Holton a Wesleyan University senior born in Berlin and raised in Vienna has built a blackout lighting device for air raids. He argues British lights are too dim and unsafe citing 1000 pedestrian deaths monthly. Holton a Oxford certified engineer explains his design dims from above while guiding traffic and aiding rapid shelter filling. He traveled from England to America as Italy entered WWII and now aims to teach to safeguard values in chaotic times.
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Gerald J Holton
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Holton
Berlin
Vienna
England
Oxford
America
Italy
London Docks Handle Major Share of Imports
London’s key docks near the city centre form a 10 mile zone that in normal times handles large portions of England’s meat rubber wool oil and timber imports. The port processes about 70 percent of meat 56 percent of rubber 44 percent of wool 33 percent of oil and 27 percent of timber.
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London
England
MacDonald Urges Canadians Embrace Both Nations
In a Toronto Star opinion, Malcolm MacDonald argues Canadians should maintain ties with both the United States and Britain. He says the balance helps Canada face global pressures, though he notes Britain’s needs may demand stronger support.
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Malcolm MacDonald
Uncle Sam
John Bull
John
Toronto Star
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Wesle
Jose Macias
Miss Raebourne
el Mexicano
Avas
Canadian Red Cross
Toronto Zoo
Uation
Ray
Marquette
Benjamin C. Leeming
Benjamin Franklin
Mary Baker Eddy
Amiel
Cicero
Airman
Home Service
Bill
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