Wives of Indian Soldiers Meet On Common Ground
In Bareilly the end of purdah is marked by a Women's Institute at Jattal centre for soldiers families. Wives of sepoys NCOs and officers gather for social activities while children play in a creche and infants are cared for in a four-bed nursing home. A purdah school teaches reading writing and religious subjects and a child welfare centre is run by an Indian woman doctor.
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Bareilly
India
Jattal Centre
Penicillin Use in Mastoid Treatment Reported
London doctors report successful penicillin use for mastoid infection in the United Kingdom. The treatment, delivered by injection near the bloodstream, is noted after a risky operation once seen as the only remedy. A nine month old baby reportedly recovered after three weeks of injections and dressings.
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Tm United
United Kingdom
London
Ean
Researcher Dr. Krogman Calls Miss Average America Fat
Dr Wilton Kragman professor at the University of Chicago described Miss Average America as looking like a hay stack not a beauty queen. He said she is fat flat chested knock kneed and waddles when she walks. The report did not specify his immediate travel plans.
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Wilton Kragman
University of Chicago
Krogman
Rare Chinese books recovered from Japanese HQ announced
Ten cases of rare Ciinese books dating to the Sung dynasty have been recovered. The collection is property of the National Central Library of Nanking and will be transported by plane to China.
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National Central Library of
Nanking
China
Matrimonial Plot Turns To Dark River Tragedy
Peter Watson plans a murder masquerading as an accident to gain Beatrice and wealth. Lola his sister helps by wearing Isabelle s clothes and staging a riverbank disappearance. A staged hit and escape plan unravels as police close in and the couple s scheme collapses with the missing Isabelle.
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Peter Watson
Isabelle
Green
Lola
Johnson
Beatrice
Isabel
Lake Shore
Peter
Engagement, mystery, and a graveyard riddle unfold
In a twist of intrigue, the fiancé Beatrice is announced while a darker secret surfaces. Watson confronts two strangers in his home who reveal daffodils growing from bulbs found in his late wife’s jacket pocket, hinting at a buried crime and hidden motives.
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Beatrice
Gusturbet
Lola
Peter
Watson
Mr. Watson
Mounted police in parade show limit of machines
Windsor Star notes that despite a motor vehicle parade, police on horseback controlled crowds. The piece argues mounted officers, with intelligent horses, remain indispensable as machines cannot replicate their judgment or crowd-handling skill.
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Windsor Star
Wrap And Tie Dress By Anne Adams Pattern 4772
Wrap and tie blouse from Pattern 4772 designed for hot weather and minimal seams. Includes a simple wrap and tie style with an accompanying easy drndli skirt and fabric yardage for sizes 12 14 16 18 20. Notes on fabric requirements and an unrelated historical coffee fact mentioned.
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Anne Adams
Canadians urged to curb meals to aid world hunger
Mr and Mrs John Doe lead by example urging households to save wheat by trimming bread and desserts. Government notes three leaf slices of bread per family could free enough wheat to send about 75000 bushels overseas in three months. Housewives and restaurateurs are asked to reduce staples to boost shipments to famine areas.
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Canada
John Doe
Mr. Doe
Restaurateurs
Europe
Governor General Seal Design Debated Amid Senate Delays
In the Senate chamber a provisional royal warrant seal, a barrister’s stamp with two blank rings, was used to approve bills and grant royal assent while Viscount Alexander’s arms await College of Heralds approval. Once his coat of arms is settled, a special royal mint seal will replace the makeshift mark.
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Senate
Viscount Alexander
College of Heri
Lord Alexander
Lord Tweedsmuir
Geological Survey to Map Lynn Lake Knee Lake Areas This Summer
The Manitoba Mines and Natural Resources department will deploy two geological survey parties to map Lynn Lake and Knee Lake regions. The Lynn Lake team, led by J D Allen of Edmonton, plans a one inch to one mile map and will operate near Granville Lake following nickel copper discoveries by Sherritt Gordan Mines. The Knee Lake party, led by G D Springer, will travel from Norway House to Knee Lake north of God’s Lake, using air travel for final legs.
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Northland
Manitoba
Department of Mines and Natural Resources
Lynn Lake
Knee Lake Territories
Lynn
J. D. Allen
Edmonton
al- Derta
Queen's
Sherritt-Gorden Mines Limited
Granville Lake
Winniper
Lake Kissising
Knee Lake
Norway House
God's Lake
Tribute to Lady Baden-Powell Honored by New Zealand Guides
Oakland New Zealand Girl Guides send a warm tribute to World Chief Guide Lady Baden-Powell on Thinking Day. They begin dawn bicycle rides to the hills to honor her birthday, saying they think of her as the world awakens. Old Faithful geyser erupts at Yellowstone, hurling 250,000 gallons of steam and water 150 feet high every 70 minutes.
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New Zealand
Baden-Powell
Oakland
Oakland Guides
Yellowstone Park
Canadian Actress Aletha Orr Publishes Troop Entertainment Memoir
Aletha Orr a Canadian actress who entertained troops in Britain and battle areas writes of her experiences in a new narrative drawn from her viewpoint. The book details day to day adventures features stage and screen stars, and notes her Manitoba birth, Calgary schooling, Toronto work, and family arrangements during the war. It will be issued in England soon.
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Aletha Orr
Mra
A. R. Healey
Britain
Aretha
Oak Lake
Manitoba
St Hilda's College
Calgary
Margaret Eaton
Toronto
Peace River Crossing
Edmonton
Aletha
Yolande
Anne
Frank
Emma Walker
Hellyburn
West Vancouver
Ensa
England
Frozen foods industry to expand with many specialties
Industry growth in frozen foods spans fruits vegetables meats fish poultry and eggs. Last year sales reached 250 million dollars and are projected to 3 billion by 1950. Packer distributor and equipment makers push merchandising of frozen goods with home and farm lockers in one store section.
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Frogen
Printer's Ink
Royston Vicar Urges Shrinking War Parade Glamour
Rev. J. G Seehold of Royston Yorkshire urges in his parish magazine to strip glamour from victory celebrations. He advocates replacing rifles and tanks with crutches and wreckage and coffins symbolizing war’s cost, followed by grieving parents and orphans.
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England
J. G Seehold
Royston
Yorkshire
Large shipment brings monkeys to New York for zoos
About 120 monkeys of various species aboard the freighter Santa Leonor arrived in New York, part of a 240-animal consignment that included boas, deer, a turtle, an ocelot, and 60 anteaters. The cargo was bound for New York firms for later distribution to 38 U.S. zoos. The same report notes the British government approved two new medals for Second Great War servicemen, including a war medal and an India medal for three years of non-operational service.
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South America
New York
Santa Leonor
United States
India
Attlee
House of Commons
Bran Muffins From Victory Bran Mae Recipe
Recipe yields nine muffins from bran mix using shortening sugar milk and flour. Instructions cover blending shortening and sugar adding egg heating, soaking bran with milk, sifting dry ingredients, combining until a smooth texture appears, filling greased pans two thirds full, and baking at 400 F for 25 to 30 minutes. Variants include omitting sugar, using corn syrup, and adjustments for sour milk or buttermilk.
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Victory
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International Conference of Agricultural Producers
Windsor
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