Meet Sergeant Baker in Eunice's Weekend Reverie
Eunice Morgan eagerly prepares for a family weekend with her brother Bill and his friend Sergeant Phyllis Baker of the Women's Army Corps. She muses on love, looks, and the idea of meeting Baker, altering plans with her boyfriend Tom Williams, and arranging a charity for a Roof Gardens dinner and dance.
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Eunice Morgan
Phil Baker
Eunice
Sergeant Baker
Bill
Baker
Cupid
Brawny Tom Williams
Tom Williams
Tom
Sis
Roof Gardens
Polly Marshall
Phyllis Baker
Women's Army Corps
Britain to Produce Moderately Priced Domestic Televisions
British TV makers focus on affordable home sets and big screen cinema units. J Arthur Rank says his company will work with British Radio Films on large screen TV research. About 800 Clarmont cinemas will get television in coming years.
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Britain
J. Arthur Rani
United Kingdom
Clarmont Cinemas
Western Farm Leader Warns Civilians on Returning Soldiers
Calgary published pointers from Captain Harper Prowse, elected to the Alberta legislature, urging civilians to avoid lecturing returning servicemen about meat rationing. One Don't: don’t pressure him with rationing woes.
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Western Farm
Calgary
Harper Prowse
Alberta
Calgary Herald
Openings for Dentists Leaving War Service in Smaller Towns
The Windsor Star reports dentists leaving Canadian forces face a crowded field in cities, with openings mainly in small towns. The piece argues this shift benefits the country and profession, offering chance to be prominent in a supportive community and improve access to care in underserved areas.
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Windsor Star
Smile a While jokes about love and marriage
A collection of light quips about relationships, marriage, work, hats, and humor. The jokes feature exchanges about pricey hats, wedding promises, model homes, and a man who realizes how hard it is to drive a bargain while a sister’s suitor seeks forgiveness.
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Jones
Smith
Tiny town misadventure and province wide notes
A North American miscellany reports a coyotes scene near Eastend Saskatchewan with a poisoned bird and a subsequent trio of dead animals. Other items note the Vernon school gun salutes once a month, birthday honors for twins J J and H J Wells in Aston Sask, and light civic oddities from Manitoba and Ontario. The Fox Creek editorial laments voter apathy. the North Battleford Optimist discusses brides to Britain and Commonwealth ties. Upsalquitch five sons enlist and endure wartime separations. a century old Brigham Quebec farm history and a Killarney retirement highlight rural life. The piece closes with a note on third century Chinese water color painting.
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Bob Miller
Eastend
Sask
Vernon
B.C
Canadian School of Infantry
Aston
J. J
H. J. Wells
Wawanesa
Hutchins
Brigham, Que
J. A. V. David
Killarney
Man
Bay of Quinte
Bellville
Ont
Edward J. Hopkins
Wiarton
Bert B. Herd
C.P.R
McAdam
N.B
New Brunswick
Roy Wedlund
Lacombe
Alta
Salmon Arm
Manitoba
Co-op Vegetable Oils Ltd
Altona
Arnprior
The
Chronicle
Brockville
Baker- Miller
A. H. MacKinnon
Deep Creek
Manitou
North Battleford
Britain
Commonwealth of Nations
John MacDonald
Upsalquitch
Royal Rifles of Canada
Hong Kong
Fur Bearing Sheep Technique For The Treatment Of Sheep Pelts
Victorian Agriculture Minister Norman Martin announces a new process to treat sheep pelts into fur resembling beaver for coats and trimming. Pelts with minimal wool could replace ordinary furs and wear better, with limited training needed for 1,000 workers. Process not yet on market. Victoria ahead of American rivals. potential for rugs and handbags from sheepskin.
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Norman Martin
Victoria
Martin
Apron Pattern 4930 for All Sizes Offered
Anne Adams Pattern 4930 provides extra length and snug straps for sizes small through extra large. Includes a coverall suitable for work or hostessing with size ranges 14-16, 18-20, 40-44, and 46-50 plus a baby size 2 years. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Bigger breakfasts better lunches nutrition theme song
The article urges hearty cold weather breakfasts with hot cereals fruit and dairy, emphasizing energy, vitamin C from citrus, eggs multiple times weekly, and simple planning to improve family health. It notes rusks are calorie rich and inexpensive and ends with a note on Douglas fir lumber yields for small bungalows.
California bound honeymoon trip by thumb and road
A newlywed Ontario couple traveled to Los Angeles and back in 13 days costing under 70 dollars. Sergi and Mrs. Johnnie Allen thumbed rides, found waits under three hours, and returned in seven days. Allen’s wartime service paused by education at the University of Toronto.
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California
R.C.A.F. Sergi
Johnnie Allen
Toronto
Los Angeles
Allens
Allen
Aylmer
Ont
University of Toronto
United Kingdom Radio Industry Plans Major Development
Air Vice Marshal Tait announces large scale development for UK radio services to expand radio research. The move aims to boost civilian products, relieve equipment shortages, and strengthen export opportunities in television and radar markets.
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United Kingdom
Tait
Air Ministry
Britain
Scrapped Arithmetic Books Exposed in German School Propaganda
British education officers faced a grim reminder of wartime bias as Germany reopened schools by discarding arithmetic books. One example asks if four Germans can do a job in 12 days while 8 Proles or 16 Jews take the same time, and then combines Germans with Poles to measure a 20 Jew 40 day task.
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Germany
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