Daughter of Destiny continues in veiled passion and flight
Devona awakens to a shock about Dale and her mother Vara. After a confrontation, she packs away memories and a river locket, writes a goodbye note, and slips from Vara’s estate into early dawn. She travels to Palm Springs then Los Angeles seeking work in a harsh, hopeful start to a new life.
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Devona
Dale
Dal
Vere
Vara
Devons
Vare
Devona Raebourne
Margarita
Wong
Los Angeles
Vara Ras
Palm Springs
First Canadian Girl Becomes Radio Operator Aboard Merchant Ship
Mina Fern Blodgett, 20 McMaster Avenue, Toronto, sails from Montreal to assume duties as the first Canadian woman wireless operator in the merchant marine. She earned second class radio certificate from the Canadian Electronic Institute and hails the move as the most thrilling experience of her life.
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Mina Fern Blodgett
McMaster Avenue
Toonto
Montreal
Toronto
Merchant Marine
Toronto Business College
Letter L Appears In Names Of Prominent Men Across News
An Overseas Daily Mail item lists prominent figures with letter L in their names. It cites Churchill Dill Wallace De Gaulle and others, noting several have two Ls or L in the middle, while highlighting the ubiquity and varied prominence of the letter.
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Charies Graves
Overseas Daily Mail
Churchill
Dill
Waell
de Gaulle
Sumner Welles
Corde
Hull
Keile
Portal
C.A
Laval
Quisling
Hali- Hitler
Darian
Stalin
Mussolini Lis
Nut
Belgian Cattle and Pigs Seized for Germany War Needs
Secret Belgian report says Germans abduct 8 000 cattle and 4 000 pigs monthly from Belgium. In Holland fodder shortages drive mass slaughter of cattle and poultry, with meat largely commandeered for Germany.
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Belgium
Holland
Germany
Houseboats Rise On Thames Amid Postwar Rubble
London realty agents note a shift from ruined homes to house boats on the Thames as derelicts are refurbished for service after raids. Raymond Jenkins of Perth Amboy recounts a misfired alarm and a feared fire turning to the rising sun. Monkeys lack facial muscles for smiling.
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London Realty
Thames
Raymond Jenkins
Perth Amboy
N.J
United
States
Canada
The sinking of the monitor Terror in the Mediterranean
The St Thomas Times Journal notes that the monitor Terror was sunk by dive bombers in the Mediterranean. It explains monitors as Civil War origin ships, later used by Britain and others for coastal bombardment, with heavy armor and shallow water operation. The piece mentions German cruiser Konigaberg pursued by Mersey and Severn monitors in East Africa.
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St Thomas Times-Journal
Mediterranean
John Ericason
Dardaelles
Konigaberg
German East Africa
Mersey
Severn
Ronald Orme Young ARP messenger wins Cross of Bravery
Ronald Orme, a Manchester Boys' Brigade bugler and ARP messenger, showed extraordinary courage during an 11 hour air raid. He dragged out injured civilians, shielded others with his helmet, and helped extinguish a roof fire after crawling through debris and continuing duty at his factory bench at dawn. The Boys' Brigade will award him the Cross for Bravery.
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A.R.P. Messenger
Ronald Orme
Manchester
Ronald
Sunardanl
Boys’ Brigade
Radio mechanics training in Canada for night bombing defense
Canadian universities host radio mechanics studies for Royal Canadian Air Force service in Britain. Men will operate to intercept enemy bombers at night and be ready to sail overseas this fall. Lord Beaverbrook announced a large intake in North America. Younger recruits are also being trained under youth programs for the same role.
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Radio 4
Great Britain
Royal Canadian Air Force
Fas
Lord Beaverbrook
North America
Canada
Seven Homefront Workers Needed Per Soldier in War Effort
In World War era estimates seven men are needed at home in factories for every soldier overseas. Current figures suggest about 18 home workers for every man engaged in the front lines, reflecting wartime production demands.
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Seid
Miss Sheila MacDonald Arrives in Ottawa As Hostess
Miss Sheila MacDonald arrives in Ottawa to act as hostess for her brother Rt Hon Malcolm MacDonald High Commissioner for the United Kingdom. She describes life in England as a wonderful experience and discusses her wartime work aiding Hampstead refugees and Prison Reform activism prior to the war.
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Seetia MacDonald
Canada
Sheila MacDonald
Ottawa
Malcolm MacDonald
United Kingdom
Barnscliffe
Ately
Ottawa River
England
Miss MacDonald
Hampstead
Hampstead Mone
Wormwood 7 Scrubs
National Labor Organization
No Compromise Metatorship Or Democracy Is The Question To Be Decided
Australian minister Richard G. Casey urged Bates College graduates to choose democracy and to engage in politics responsibly. He warned against cynicism and noted democracy comes with responsibilities and privileges that must be embraced to avoid worse outcomes.
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Richard G. Casey
United States
Bates College
Lewston
Greecomeet
Casey
Gems of Thought on Law and Morality
A collection of quotes on law from Blackstone Beecher Mary Baker Eddy Woodrow Wilson Anthony Froude and Edmund Burke praising law as moral order and the embodiment of justice. The writings link law to consent civilization and natural law across eras.
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Mary Baker Eady
Woodrow ‘Wilson
Anthony Froude
Edmund Surke
Rare Rembrandt Etching Lost With Ship Sunk
The National Gallery of Victoria reports the loss of Rembrandt's The Three Crosses fourth state etching en route to Australia. The vessel carrying it was sunk by enemy action. It was purchased in England in October for £680 with Felton Bequest funds on Sir Lionel Lindsay's recommendation.
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National Gallery of Victoria
Melbourne
Australia
Rembrandt
Christ
England
Felton
Lionel Lindsay
How To Weave Your Own Summer Bag Cardboard Loom Guide
An illustrated instruction outlines weaving a purse using a simple cardboard loom with rings for handles. Steps cover threading warp, weaving bands in brown, navy, and cropping, then removing the loom to finish the bag and handle. Includes ad offering an 82 page booklet and other 15¢ pamphlets from Home era Winnipeg publisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Candlewick
Winnipeg
Man
Syracuse finally awards Middleton journalism degree
Six years after Dean Raper withheld Drew Middleton's Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Syracuse University awarded the degree while Middleton served as a war correspondent in London. The decision credited Middleton with meeting the typing requirement by equivalent work, amid collegial applause.
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Associated
Middleton
France
Belgium
England
London
Syracuse
Dean Raper
Chips vanish from British fish and chips fare
Report notes a shift from fried fish and chips to fish and mashed potatoes as supplies of dripping and oil run short. Mentions Heywood’s 1546 saying broom sweeps clean and gives global notes on small farm holdings in Egypt, the start of Greyhound racing in America in 1917, over 450 woodpecker species.
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Britain
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Heywood
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