There's Something About Christmas By Mary Rounds
Donna drives through wintry weather to her Aunt Jane's on Christmas Eve. She helps a doctor deliver a baby at Fay Corners and finds meaning in giving to others as she reflects on the first Christmas. The tale centers on quiet acts of care and the season's warmth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Penna
Aunt Jane
Fayston
Donna
Mt. Knox
Jane
Fay Corners
Weston
Weston’s
Dr. Matthewson
MADE FAST FLIGHT
A direct non stop London to Cairo flight completed by a four engine Avro York of the RAF transport command. Flight covered 2480 miles at an average speed of 238 miles per hour in 10 hours 25 minutes. The Avro York is an adaptation of the Lancaster bomber. The Norwegian fjords stay ice free due to the Gulf Stream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cairo
R.A.F. Transport Command
Air Ministry
Avro York
Wartime Aeronautical Charts For Arctic Canada To Be Shared
A postwar action may provide civil users with a complete set of aeronautical charts covering Canadian lands and Arctic regions. Delegates from the United States United Kingdom and Canada discuss a world aviation authority while a standards sub committee advances chart development. The work, led by Canada’s topographical survey and Allied aerial photography, extends to Labrador Greenland and parts of Africa, with military value charts kept restricted until after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Canadian Topographical Survey
RCAF
Arctic
United States Army Air Force
Labrador
Greenland
Africa
Flag to be flown from UK Dublin office says Emrys Evans
In the House of Commons P V Emrys Evans announced that the Union Jack will be displayed from the United Kingdom representative’s office in Dublin. The move follows protests about flags at Irish and German offices in London and Dublin amid wartime neutrality concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
Dublin
P. V. Emrys-Evans
Dominions
House of Commons
Douglas Savory
Belfast University
London
Emerys-Evans
Viscount Cranborne
Navy Bean Soup with Salt Pork and Potatoes
Pick over wash and soak beans overnight in cold water. Simmer beans in salted water until tender about two hours. Fry salt pork or bacon with onion until brown then add to beans with chopped potato. Make a white sauce with fat flour milk stir until thick then mix in. Season serve with parsley. Six servings.
Four thousand civilians killed in Athens Allies aid claim
A British radio broadcast reported that German forces killed about four thousand civilians in Athens for helping the Allies. Among the dead was a 16 year old girl whose wall message read Welcome to the Allies. Jupiter could contain 1300 earth sized bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
London
Sugar Crop In Alberta Drives Record Beet Processing
Processing sugar beets in Southern Alberta runs nonstop at Raymond and Picture Butte plants. About 1,500 tons of beets daily per plant, harvest of 335 000 tons from 29 000 acres completed, with sugar extraction nearing 110 million pounds and growers likely to earn around 11 50 per ton for 1944 beets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Raymond
Picture Butte
Breda’s tangled history mirrors European shifts and sieges
Breda in the Netherlands reflects a long line of rulers and conflicts. From a Feudal estate under the Holy Roman Empire to Brabant, then Orange, with captures by Spaniards and French, and finally restored in 1913. Two major peace treaties formed there, in 1667 and 1746-47, negotiated among England France Denmark and Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breda
Holy Roman Empire
Brabant
William I
Netherlands
Frederick Henry of
Orange
Holland
Westphalia
England
France
Denmark
Sault Daily Star
Beekeepers Council Voted to Raise 20000 for Promotion
At its final Calgary session the Canadian Beekeepers' Council decided to raise 20000 dollars to advertise Canadian honey's merits at home and abroad. Alaska is thought to derive from the term Al ay ek sa meaning The Great Land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Beekeepers’ Council
Calgary
Alaska
the Great Land
Plans for rebuilt House of Commons with Princess Elizabeth gallery
Plans announced to rebuild the House of Commons after the 1941 bomb damage at a cost of about 5 million dollars over six or seven years. The new chamber includes a private elevator for Princess Elizabeth with a dedicated gallery facing the Speaker and updated lighting and ventilation. Also recounted are the torpedo Wrens of Dover who, under shellfire, continued work testing and loading torpedoes, praised as magnificent by an RN officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
House of Commons
Prince of Wales
Sir Giles Scott
R.N
Wrens
Leeds Yorkshire Post
Nursing sisters overseas praised for bright spirit
Lt-Col Agnes Neill overseas matron-in-chief of the nursing service hails the R.C.A.M.C. sisters for a tremendous job abroad. She notes homesickness is common yet they remain cheerful and bright despite being far from home. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.C.A.M.C
Agnes Neill
Nursing Service
Col. Neill
Peterborough
Ont
Electricity in a Lightning Flash Compared to Storage Battery Charge
A scientist notes that the energy in a single lightning flash is far less than the energy that can be stored in a typical battery. The comparison highlights the efficiency and capacity differences between natural electrical discharges and man made storage devices.
When Baking Powder Fails The Cake Flops And Firms Stand Up
A housewife bakes a birthday cake using a long trusted recipe but the cake collapses. Her husband and a rival ad agency pamphlet expose a faulty baking powder sample from a brand with five year old stock. The manufacturer refunds the ingredients and replaces tins while pledging quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubby
Researchen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Trgj
Maas
Jupiter
Earth
New British House
Dover
Dover Command
Mussolini
Dietitian
Ihqviay
Colta Agency
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!