Free French Take Over St Pierre and Miquelon Islands
Free French forces landed on the islands of St Pierre and Miquelon off Newfoundland and proclaimed a plebiscite on allegiance to Free France. Gen. De Gaulle praised Admiral Muselier for rallying the population as occupation proceeds with no Axis threat reported. The outposts, with 5 000 people, lie within Canada’s defense area and rely on cod fishing.
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London
Free French
St. Pierre
Miquelon
Newfoundland
Vichy
Emile Muselier
Muselier
England
Canada
Free Ench
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Admiral Muselier
France
St. Pierre and Miquelon
Georges Robert
Western Hemisphere
Caribbean
Martinique
United States
Ottawa
Sunny Valley Farm Bureau Christmas Meeting Celebrates Seventh Anniversary
Valley Grove notes show 17 members five visitors and three leaders at December Farm Bureau session hosted by Mrs Max Rolin. A turkey dinner followed a 10:30 a m Christmas program marking the unit's seventh anniversary with reports on sending cookies to Camp Funston and exchanges among members.
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Sunny Valley Farm Bureau
Max Rolin
Max
Marcel Rolin
Marie Love
Elmo White
Russell Shaw
Camp Funston
Arthur Ousdahl
Frank Brune
H. W. Love
Virgil Groves, Jr
C. E
McLouth
Darlene
Lawrence Smith
Lucille Langdon
Arlee Walbridge
Laura
Lenora Zook
C. E. Socity
Winchester
McLouth Methodist Epworth League
Christ
Elliott
Nortonville
Winchester Christian ‘Society
Wellman Wr. S. C
W. A. Wellman
Russell Wells
Henry Schurm
Oskaloosa
Will Eberhard
Ethel Wilbur
Will Puckett, Jr
McDonald
Jim Holladay
Harold Garner
Denver
Colo
Excent
Elbert Wax
Chester
Arnold Welliver
Tom Lombard
William Lombard
Clara Barton 120th Birthday Highlighted by Red Cross Founder
A Douglas County reminiscence marks the 120th birth anniversary of Clara Barton founder of the American Red Cross. The piece recounts her Civil War relief work and advocacy for Geneva Convention adoption, including her links to Florence Nightingale and the Garfield era move to establish the U.S. Red Cross.
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RED Cross
Douglas County
Clara Barton
United States
Charles Elwell
Ohio Street
John
Rick” Elwell
Miss Barton
Elwell
Florence Nightingale
Miss Nightingale
Angels of Mercy
Geneva
Lincoln
Sanitary Commission
Washington
U. S
Garfield
Congress
American Red Cross
North
Oxford
Mass
Barton
England
Massachusetts
Clara
Baltimore
St. Sumter
Miss Sarton
America
Bull Run
Cedar Rapids
Harper’s Ferry
Antitan
Fredericksburg
Virginia
Switzerland
International Committee
Prussia
France
Altho
Europe
Metz
Strassburg
Sedan
Paris
Blaine
American
Havana
Cuba
Wyler
Maine
State of Texas
Key West
Santiago
Admir Sampson
Siboney
Sennseo
Caney
San Juan Bill
Relief Arrives as Barton Leads Mercy Mission at Santiago
Miss Barton enters Santiago with an expedition from Texas as John K Elwell aids in relief amid starvation and disease. General Leonard Wood clears the city while kettles boil soup and Cuban committees organize aid. The Maine lies at harbor as Sigsby hosts Barton onboard.
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Santiago
Texas
Miss. Barton
Admiral Sampson
State of Texas
John K. Elwell
Lawrence
Clara Barton
Leonard Wood
Kick
Douglas County
Baker Univeristy
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Cuba
Washington
Miss Barton
J. J. Elwell
Cleveland
the Red Cross
Havana
Maine
Sigsby
Dickens Crossword Puzzle Clues and Christmas Theme
A list of across and down clues for a Christmas themed crossword includes character roles, period terms, Latin and English wordplay, with entries like day symbol, Iroquoian tribe, river ducks, compass point, and several to fit a holiday page. Answers reference literature, geography, and language in a festive puzzle context.
Barton and Elwell Dine on Ship Before Maine Disaster
Diary excerpt recounts Barton and Elwell aboard the ship on February 4 1898 Royal entertainment and a poker game with junior officers Nick breaks engagement on 15th Maine explosion follows Rick narrowly avoids boarding. Barton and Elwell aid survivors at San Ambrosio hospital and later attend a Santiago relief effort with Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs Barton in Detroit reunion details and a Christmas gathering list.
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Miss Barton
San Ambrosio
Mr. Elwell
Santiago
Mrs. Elwell
Detroit
Theodore Roosevelt
Clara Barton
Charley Elwell
Rick
Pleasant Valley School Schedule Changes
Pleasant Valley School will close on December 24 and reopen on January 5. Mr and Mrs Glathaar of Number Six visited the Leone Andrew home Sunday. Mr and Mrs Argel Cochran attended a Vinland teachers meeting at Vinland Thursday evening. Among those attending C. P. A. at
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Pleasant Grove
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Hallie Peterson
George Richardson
Karen
V. W. Garratt
Gus Hadi
Argel Cochran
Pleasant’ Valley Farm Bureau
Marlene Janeway
Gus Koehler
Carl Koehlerg
Eudora
Harry Broers
T. G. Hiatt
Baldwin
Harold McKay
J.c. Maloney
Glathaar
Leone Andrew
Vinland
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San Fernando
Bavang
Aringay
Lingayen Gulf
San Antonis
Winti
South China Sea
Subic Bay
Balanga
Manila Bay
Cavite
Naval
Frank
Lingayen
Philippine Island
Luzon
By Charles Elwell
Far East Front
Sine
Sumatra
Hainan
Sasebo
Shanghai
Formosa
Sea of Japan
Bonin
Palau
Xarafuto
Hokkaido
Tokyo
Pacific Ocean
Guam
Lrap
U.S
Ms Caroline IS
baSeritisn
New Guinea
Indies
Timor
Darwin
Karafuto
Borneo
Australia
Japan
Far East
West Pacific
New Zealand
Ee Ce -Noel
Pleasant Valley
Jayhawk
Vermont
Penney’s
Clean-Up Foundation
Penney’s C Penney Company Incorporated
Granada
Paradise
Me Weissmuller
Maureen O'Sullivan
Tonie
National Defense Saving Stamps
Charles Bickford
Evelyn Ankers
Frank Albertson
Keye
Luke
George Montgomery
Mary Howard
Zane Grey
Penn
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