The Turquoise Earring and the Vanadium Tale
In Vanadium a stranger tailors a tale about Lena Ames and Jeff Tubbs as Jim Peters and a deputy uncover a hoax. A rumored inheritance and a staged crime lead to a garret floor torn up to reveal an old turquoise earring, exposing the scheme and solving the case.
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Wilson Creek
Mame
Kit
Jeff Tubbs
Jeff
Doc Smith
Lena
Frank Stevens
Frank
Stevens
Denver
Jim Peters
Jim
Peters
Lena Ames
Queues in England Seen Only for Special Goods
London style observations note queues form outside theatres and shops on Saturdays and for scarce items like oranges or rare vegetables. In contrast, shortages of cigarettes or chocolate from two years ago have faded as stocks are plentiful today.
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England
Oswald Dutch
Montreal
Spain
North Africa
Russia’s Modern Identity and Social Changes Noted
Churchill notes profound changes in Soviet Russia including the wipeout of Trotskyite Communism, stronger state, broader views, and a rebirth of religious life. A Montreal Star quote highlights shifts despite lingering misgivings. The piece also mentions a freckled boy’s witty reply and Canadian rail engines logging 16,000 miles in 30 days.
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Russia
Churchill
Soviet Russia
Montreal Star
Evacuated UK Children Stay in Canada for War Work Or Apprenticeships
Miss Marjorie Maxse, chair of the Children's Overseas Reception Board, says evacuee children in Canada should remain until eligible for military service or suitable work. Of 1532 evacuated, about 5 joined Canadian forces and around 100 returned to Britain. A boy interviewed preferred the Canadian Navy to returning home.
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Polley
Hheres
Canada
Childrens Overseas Reception Board
Eligtnc
Marjorie Maxse
Women's Voluntary Services
Ottawa
Maxse
CORB
United Kingdom
Maxie
Navy
Ottawa Journal
Aviation to reshape food shipments after the war
The New York Times notes air cargo could carry perishable farm products and produce from distant countries by air after the war. It clarifies air transport will supplement rail and sea routes, not replace them, enabling new food shipments while remaining freight scales.
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New York Times
Western Canadians Serving In Italy With Canadian Army
Western Canadians in Italy are pictured serving with the Canadian Army. Top photo shows Tpr. Donald Lake of Asquith and Cpl. Pat Golden of Provost sharing rations from a tank crew’s dug-in position. Lower photos feature Royal Canadian Army Service Corps members including C H Cochrane Reston J Wall Rush Lake G Nisbet Conquest W H Ashdown W F Shields Doniak and R Barton with locations listed in captions.
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Italy
Tpr
Donald Lake
Asquith
Sask
Pat” Golden
Provost
Alta
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
C. H. Cochrane
Reston
Man
J. Wall
Rush Lake
G. Nisbet
Conquest
W. H. Ashdown
Meath Park
W. F. Shields
Pathlow
Doniak
Edmonton
R. Barton
Kelliher
Exceptional Work British Women In Gas Retorts
A British despatch notes postwar women in a fuel gas factory retort house completing their first year in the hottest war job. They work 42 hours weekly across three shifts feeding coal into furnaces, enduring intense heat and gas byproducts. They receive medical care, thirst relief allowances, extra time off, and free soap as incentives.
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England
Britain
Loyalty to Canada and Empire Found in Duty
The Orillia Packet-Times argues loyalty to Britain and loyalty to Canada are not exclusive. True service to Canada requires embracing Empire responsibilities and sacrifices, as Canada’s interests are tied to the Empire’s fate.
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Canada
Orillia Packet-Times
Water cress salad with eggs and cabbage
Water cress provides vitamins and minerals and aids digestion. A lunch salad combines water cress with eggs tomatoes cabbage and French dressing to make four servings served with soda crackers.
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Cress
North Bay Merchant Seeks Homing Pigeons from Sandringham
Harry Mulligan a leading North Bay merchant has acquired four homing pigeons from the Royal Lofts at Sandringham England. The birds were dispatched by boat and mail after arrangements with the manager of the King's pigeon establishment.
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Harry Mulligan
North Bay
Royal Lofts
Sandringham
England
King’s Pigeon Establishment
Siberia and Alaska Narrow Gap From Sea to Sea
A brief item notes that Siberia and Alaska are only about forty miles apart across the Bering Strait, highlighting a surprising geographic proximity between the two regions.
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Siberia
Alaska
Feed For Horses Dominion Experimental Station Ina Quebec Using Rolled Oats
The Normandin Quebec Dominion Experimental Station feeds horses rolled oats using a small 180 pound cat roller driven by a three quarter horsepower motor. The setup is ceiling mounted with a 3 inch grain pipe to the roller and a redirecting outlet to the feed truck. A single operator starts the crusher and can attend to other chores.
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Dominion Experimental Station
Normandin
Quebec
Pattern Ads Offer Misses Styled Dresses And Hats
This Week pattern 4736 features clean-cut lines for a slim waist with a back flounce hat option. Pattern 4726 in sizes 11 to 17 uses 3 yards of 39 inch fabric for a size 13 dress, hat needs ty yard. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg Man. Delivery may take longer due to mail slowness.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Artist seeks Vermont home with view in Taconic Hills
An artist and a Vermont farmer discuss a house for sale. The artist insists on a good view. The farmer quips that from the front porch you can see Ed Snow’s barn, but beyond that there is nothing but a row of mountains.
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Taconic Hills
Vermont
Churchill cites Moscow salute as vital wartime discipline
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that the finest saluting in the world was in Moscow where ceremony builds armies for the war. He rejected a view that off duty soldiers failing to salute breaches discipline. Separately a note claims cattus thrives in adversity but is hard to cultivate.
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Churchill
House of Commons
Moscow
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Gdab
Ther
Mount Wilson
Mame Terry
Colorado
Marie
Widder Ames
Tubbs
Telluride
Miles Nervine
Soviet
Washington
Division of Occupational Analysis
Bureau of Labor Utilization
War Manpower Commission
Jed Tord Caine
Tcolm McGregor
Brandon
Dominion
Ina
AU View 2
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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