Plain Stubborn Bulldog Mike and Mary Story Conflicts
Kerrigan recalls a police partnership with Mike Casey and their shared obsession with Mary Grady the Doughnut Palace. After a gunfight with theater robbers and Mike’s critical injuries, Mary declares she will marry Kerrigan to save Mike, but Mike teases that Kerrigan has no chance.
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Mike Casey
Mike
Mary Grady
Palace
Mary
Alway
Kerrigan
Phooey
Kerry
Mnner
Iceland Researchers Report Measles Serum Benefits
University of Iceland pathology team reports convalescent serum from recovered patients may prevent measles and lessen severity during Iceland’s 1948 outbreak. Serum could provide complete protection or shorten illness with fewer complications. A yellow ship flag signals plague aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iceland
Department of Pathology and Bacteriology
University of Iceland
Reykjavik
Women CWAC to combine basic training at Kitchener
The CWAC will relocate May 15 training from Vermilion to Kitchener Ontario. Recruits from across Canada will undergo four weeks of basic training before returning home. The move aims to give young women a clearer view of the country through a route featuring many small towns. In Montreal, CWAC members began off duty rifle classes at the Duke of York Hussars Armoury, with 30 corps including officers joining the inaugural session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Kitchener
Ont
Vermilion
Alta
CWAC
Montreal
Duke of York Hussars Armoury
Multitalented CWAC and war crime listee noted in Ottawa
Montreal actress and CWAC member Ann MacDonald serves in public relations and education roles while pursuing English studies and psychology. The piece highlights renamed CWAC kin including Margery, Helen, and Rowena Smith and recalls Lieut Isabel Chevrier’s overseas service and a Russian list of Axis war criminals.
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Ann MacDonald
Montreal
CWAC
Directorate of Public Relations
Ottawa
London
Eng
Ann
C. G. MacDonald
Mont Treal
Charles Roberts
Cana
Thomas Smiths
Edmonton
Alta
Stewart Smith
D.F.C
RCAF
Margery Smith
Margery
Helen Smith
National Defence Headquarters
Rowena
Extra Rations For Seasonal Farm Help In Canada
Wartime Prices and Trade Board sets extra rations for seasonal farm crews across Canada with a limit of five meals per person per day. Applications may be filed for up to five meals a day per crew member to assist with threshing, silo filling, woodcutting, and related work. No further sugar concessions. fruits like bananas and tomatoes categorized as berries by botanists.
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Prices and Trade Board
Canada
Fanning Island Air Raid Warned Natives Rally Aid
In mid Pacific Fanning Island residents fled to trenches during an air raid warning. Amid fear and sun, they used beach umbrellas to shade themselves. Missionaries urged caution as locals donated £50 in savings to support the war, hoping for future purchases and self sufficiency.
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Fanning Island
mid-Pacific
Paradise
Flying Fish Run 500 Feet Then Land as Airborne Cruise
The article notes flying fish gain speed underwater then sail through the air using wind currents. It highlights the speed achieved and a typical distance of about 500 feet. It also mentions using sufficient lumber to crate a bomber to construct a five room house.
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Jaye
Ron
Travel
Isabel Chevrier
Winnipeg
Man
Isabel
No. 43 Company
Hyde Park
Russia
Aleksiana
Odessa
Basy
Kellogg's
MacDonald
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