Fresno Hello Ends Wild Hollywood Wedding Flight
Sarah Lynn, bride in Hollywood finery, lands in Fresno after a late Atlantic flight with Gunnar Thorwald. Amid paparazzi and police rumors, she phones her father, faces questions from reporters, and seeks her Canavale family’s support while her groom, Larry Lynn Dana, hurries to arrange safety and a hotel stay for the shaken traveler.
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Sarah Lynn
Fresno
Hollywood
Frisco
Fresno Fresno
Fiew
Gunnar Thorwald
Duncan
California
Mr. Pond
Mother
San Jose
Glendale
Vous
Beanie
Angel
Beautiful
Kit
Mike
Babe
Weill
Nick
Feller
Gunnar Thorvald
Atlantic
Hermod
Sarah Dana
Canavale
Kitty Medill
Miss Dana
Mrs. Pond
Norse legends and a mystery airman referenced in a tense domestic scene
Sarah Lynn and Uncle Lynn discuss a connected airman Conrad Jordan as the governess reads on Norse history. The conversation hints at truth seeking and looming tension while Sarah Lynn walks home with her greyhound, the scene trailing into a cliffhanger.
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Sarah Lynn
Lynn Dana
Conrad Jordan
Gunnariad
Uncle Lynn
Europe
Scientists Find Hot Water River Anomaly in Tasmania
Tasmanian University scientists exploring Scamander River for oil deposits report a thermal area extending about a quarter mile. They found roughly 250000 gallons of hot water at a peak of 93.5 degrees, suggesting heat from underground rocks or a nearby subterranean river rather than oil.
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Tasmania
Tasmanian University
London
Best Talker Worst Flyer Wright Parrot Quip Sparks Debate
Orville Wright was told he should assert himself after a Smithsonian challenge. He replied that the "best talker and the worst flyer among the birds is the parrot," deflecting the taunt and highlighting a public misunderstanding about who first flew.
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Orville Wright
Smithsonian Institution
Langely
Wrights
Orville
Always Agreeable Gamekeeper in Memoir Anecdote
Lord Charles Beresford recounts meeting an old Irish gamekeeper who always agrees. In a gale, the lord remarks on a calm day and the keeper replies that even a little wind seems terribly strong, showing constant acquiescence.
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Lord Charles Beresford
Lord Charles
Clever Financier Widow Ida Wood Hoarded Cash in Paper Bags
Ida Wood, widow of Benjamin Wood publisher, kept vast sums in paper bags hidden in her skirts. After her 1931 court finding of incompetence, a wider distribution contest arose with 22 claimants from an original 1,107 as auditors trace her fortune and its extraordinary storage routines.
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New York
Manhattan
James Foley
Ida Wood
Herald Square
Wood
Benjamin Wood
New York Daily News
Wall Street
Mrs. Wood
Otis F. Wood
Africa
Acadia scholar Dr Muriel Roscoe announces 1939 CFUW awards
Dr Muriel Roscoe convener of the CFUW scholarship committee announces the federation 1939 winners Miss Phyllis Brewster Vancouver and Miss Dorothy Lefebvre Canora Sask Brewster wins the 1250 travelling scholarship open to Canadian university graduates Lefebvre earns the 700 junior scholarship to pursue graduate work in household science at Iowa State College Lefebvre’s undergraduate honors include the Governor General's medal at the University of Saskatchewan 1938. Committee members include Mrs W L Grant and academics from Western Ontario Toronto Saskatchewan and British Columbia.
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Muriel Roscoe
Acadia University
Canadian Federation of University Women
Phyllis Brewster
Vancouver
Dorothy Lefebvre
Canora
Sask
Iowa State College
Lefebvre
University of Saskatchewan
Roscoe
W. L. Grant
Royal Victoria College
Helen S. Battle
University of Western Ontario
Cecilia Krieger
University of Toronto
Jean E. Murray
Dorothy Blakey
University of British Columbia
Canada Argentina seed potatoes trade 1938 39 compared
Canada and Argentina imported about 300000 bushels of certified seed potatoes from Canada during the 1938 39 season, versus 1186784 bushels in 1937 38. From 1935 39 to present Canada exported 23336 boxes of apples to Argentina, compared with 14360 boxes in 1937 38.
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Argentina
Uruguay
Canada
Health Service Chief Promoted in Canada Ottawa
Dr Heagerty rises from chief executive assistant of the department of health to director of public health services in Canada. He has been involved in Canadian public health for about 25 years.
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Dr. Heagerty
Department of Health
Canada
Ottawa
Heagerty
Spanish explorers hid hogs on desolate islands for future relief
Historical note records early explorers placing hogs on barren islets to provide future arriving seafarers with fresh meat. The practice aimed to stock remote food sources for ships encountering shortages.
Mentholatum Relief For Burns And Chafing Ad
An advertisement touts Mentholatum as fast relief for burns scalds and chafing. It claims cooling soothing healing action for skin headaches colds and catarrh with a money back guarantee and a 30 cent tube offer.
Controversy Rekindled Over Arab Promises During World War I
Publication of 1915 letters between Sherif Hussein of Mecca and Sir Henry McMahon reveals British promises to Arabs, including arms supplies and payments. Arabic originals complicated translation and the Palestine question is not named, with Victorian salutations noted as unusually unctuous.
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Britain
Lawrence of Arabia
London
Sherif Hussein
Mecca
Henry McMahon
Egypt
Sherif
Arabian Peninsula
Mediterranean
Palestine
Holy Land
Mee- Mahon
Desert
Hussein
Relations Are Friendly Between Britain and Free State
The London Daily Express reports good feeling and high trade between Great Britain and the Free State. Bombs will not divide them and there will be no recriminations as the nations join to crush this viper. Approximately 90 English nurses still draw pensions from war service and Brazil destroyed over 8,000,000 bags of coffee last year.
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The
London Daily Express
Great Britain
Free State
Brazil
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