Destiny for Lucy Belknap in Linwood Haven
Lucy Belknap grows from eldest daughter to practical career mover in Linwood Haven as family debt presses and a brewing marriage with Brad Hart offers a path to security. She turns to jobs in baking, teaching, and office work while supporting her mother, finally embracing a destiny tied to Brad and a self fashioned future.
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Linwood Haven
Belknap
Kullem
John Belknap
Lucy
Lake Road
Haven
Linwood National
Kingsley
Winona Mountain
Linwood Evening Sentinel
the Sentinel
Miss Belknap
Melody Music Shop
Lucy Belknap
Linwood Trust
Hartford
Tri-State Utilities Company
Brad Hart
Tri-State
Brad
Linwood High School
Polish Pilots Defy Heavy Flak To Bomb Target and Return
Operational flight proves Britain's workmanship as two Polish pilots push damaged Mosquitoes to the target and back. A near miss from shells rips a wing hole while steering remains strenuous yet they press on to complete the bombing run and land safely in England.
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France
England
Much More Fun in Care Packages for Servicemen
Successful Farming magazine suggests sending one box to service members that includes five smaller individually wrapped packages inside. The idea is that five small packages are more fun than a single larger one.
Anne Adams Pattern 4505 Childs Jumper and Jacket
Send 20 cents for Pattern 4505 in children sizes 2 4 6 8 and 10. Size 6 jumper uses 1 yard 25 inch fabric plus jacket blouse. Include size name address and style number and mail to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg Man. Mail delays possible.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Women Volunteers of Britain Remembered for Wartime Service
Canadian Women's Voluntary Services leaders in Ottawa praise W V S workers who drove ambulances to shelters during fires and blitzes, organized the Housewife's Service after air raids, and kept operating despite bombed homes and loss of relatives.
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Britain
W.V.S
Saskatchewan to push socialized health services plan
A government commission report urges rural health focus and a provincial system of socialized medical care. It backs Rural Health Units and minimum municipal doctor salaries, with care routed through Rural Health Centres and District Hospitals, and calls for full time district surgeons.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Health Services Survey Commission
Henry E. Sigerist
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Repair efforts surge as London housing repaired by wartime labor
Building labor in London doubled to fix houses damaged by flying bombs. Skilled workers from across Britain drafted in and Services personnel assist. In mid June 24,090 were on general repair. by July 3 over 30,000. by end of July nearly 60,000 employed.
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London
Nazi beetle raid in Britain signals desperate war tactic
The Windsor Star argues Nazi planes dropped Colorado beetles on British potato fields as a futile act of sabotage. The piece dismisses the effort as unlikely to cause real damage given Germany's limited air capability and likens it to a drowning man grasping at a straw.
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Britain
Germany
Windsor Star
Bath bombings raise toll as German raids devastate city
British authorities say Bath endured 1,272 casualties and 19,000 buildings destroyed over three nights from April 7 1942. The raids, termed Bae deker by officials, aimed to wipe out England's famed cities listed in Karl Baedeker guides.
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Bath
Baedeker
England
Karl Baedeker
Leopards Considered India’s Most Dangerous Beasts
A concise note lists leopards as the most dangerous wild beasts in India. The statement highlights their threat level and prevalence in Indian habitats.
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India
Guard Against Fire on Farm Buildings
Fire authorities urge daily farm fire prevention across Canada and the United States as farmers harvest for the United Nations. Clear rubbish, check smoke pipes, base stoves, inspect wiring, install lightning rods, ground wire fences, and keep water, sand, and extinguishers ready for quick action.
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United Nations
Livestock On Farms Reaches New June Record
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports a June 1 high of 10,346,000 cattle on farms, up seven percent from June 1, 1945. The increase reflects broader gains in farm livestock nationwide.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Few Train Accidents Reported on British Railways
Only one passenger fatality occurred on British railways last year with four people killed in that incident.
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British Railways
Perennial Wheat Grown Here Doubt Expressed
Agriculture experts question the usefulness of the perennial wheat developed in Russia for Canada’s western plains. While the crop may thrive in well watered or irrigated areas, the chronic drought in much of the prairies limits its value.
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Russia
Canada
Prairies
Japanese Army Doctors Ordered to Kill Patients and Bomb Hospitals
Brig Gen R W Bliss reports from the Pacific that Japanese army doctors are ordered to kill their own patients if capture seems imminent. He also says Japanese forces have bombed their own hospitals with patients inside.
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R. W. Bliss
United States Army
Bliss
Pacific
Spicy Apple Bran Muffins for Fall Breakfast
Bake 9 muffins from All Bran apples and spice. Shortening sugar eggs and milk blend then fold in dry ingredients and chopped apple. Fill muffin cups two thirds and bake at 425 degrees for about 20 minutes.
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Mode la Corede
Dreamer
Bank
John
Saskatchewan Health Survey
Repair Homes
Meath
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Csmeu
The
United States
Haarlem
MacDonald
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