Homer Macauley Seeks Track Triumph At Ithaca High
Homer Macauley wakes early to train for the two twenty low hurdles at Ithaca High. He sq uares off with rival Hubert Ackley over class tensions and a coach’s favoritism as Miss Hicks champions sportsmanship and personal growth. The race will test his resolve to win honestly and respect others.
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Homer
Ulysses
Nash
Ithaca High
Macauley
Bess
Mary Arena
Marcus
Helen Elliot
Miss Hicks
Helen
Hubert Ackley
Ackley
Mr. Blenton
Blenton
Brenton
Homer Macauley
Torpedo moment recalled by seaman and hostess
A merchant seaman recounts a scene at a patriotic woman’s home when a torpedo seemed to dive on him. The hostess responds with hopeful humor asking if it was one of ours, reflecting wartime bravado and lighthearted morale.
Meat Roll Up Bread Recipe A Versatile Meat Extender
A tested Consumer Section recipe from the Department of Agriculture shows how to turn leftover meat or hamburger into Meat Roll Ups. The method uses bread slices, onion, grated meat, chili sauce or ketchup, and a brief bake at 375 F for about 20 minutes, served with gravy or tomato juice.
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Department of Agriculture
A Glorious Race Greece’s War Spirit Cited in Macleans
Beverly Baxter recalls Greece’s defiant stand amid hunger and pressure as Italy, Germany, and France pressured the allies. She contrasts Greece’s historic resolve with the broader Allied struggle and honors a nation facing overwhelming odds yet choosing to fight.
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Beverly Baxter
Macleans
Greece
Italy
France
Britain
Germany
Youth Service Corps and Youth Mobilization in Wartime Britain
Britain mobilized youths to aid wartime and peacetime needs. The National Youth Committee coordinated branches for ages fourteen to eighteen, with local activities and autonomous youth leadership. In Suffolk and across counties youth service squads weeded, harvested, delivered, salvaged, and cared for babies, boosting farming and society.
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Britain
National Youth Committee
Suffolk
Youth Service Corps
Suffolk Youth Service Corps
Canada
Girl Guides
Boy Scouts
Y.M.C.A
Y.W.C.A
Junior Red Cross
St. John Ambulance Association
England
Ottawa
L. R. LaFleche
National War Services Department
Youth Services Department
The
Wartime Information Board
Dominion
Nature finds openings along Alaska Canada boundary
Nature Steps In Nature exposes how the Alaska Canada boundary line drawn by a joint commission left Canada without northern harbors like Skagway and Juneau. Recent defence reviews show late glaciers retreated a few miles beyond the Canadian frontier, prompting Ottawa to review Alaska defence works.
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Canada-Alaska
Alaskan Panhandle
Canada
Alaska Boundary
B.C
Skagway
Juneau
B.c.-Alaska
Ottawa
Permanent Joint Defence Board
Alaska Defence Works
Gallipoli Hero Forshaw Dies at 58
Maj. William Forshaw, known as the cigarette V C from Gallipoli, is dead aged 58. He earned the Victoria Cross in 1915 for holding a Turkish trench at Sulva Bay for 14 hours with a small party, using jam tin bombs and cigarettes as fuses after ammunition ran out.
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William Forshaw
V.C
Gallipoli
Sulva Bay
Postwar salvage boom may turn into big business for ships
The Normandie will be righted in New York after a year on its side. In Scotland the Caledonia salvage shows postwar value in recovering 40 000 tons of steel. Capt. C G Bonner, VC, led the effort sealing 1800 ports before pumping the hull dry and raising the ship. Salvaging sunken hulls could become a larger postwar industry as methods improve and more targets await recovery.
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Normandie
New York
North River
Firth of Forth
Caledonia
Majestic
Cunard
White Star
C. G. Bonner
Kronstadt
Detroit News
Channel Tunnel Directors reaffirm aims for cross-channel link
The Channel Tunnel Company directors met in London for a five-minute annual session to reaffirm the goal of building a tunnel between France and England at the earliest opportunity.
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London
France
England
Fieldfare, a Norwegian Thrush, Tamed and Kept as Pets
The fieldfare, a Norwegian thrush, is easily tamed after capture and specimens are kept as pets in many households.
Preactive Phrases For All Occasions promotion
Learn to enhance speech with vivid phrases and adverb verb blends. The 32 page booklet demonstrates how to combine words for impact in conversation and writing. Send 15c to Home Service Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union Winnipeg Man with name and address.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Tires Wear Faster at Rear Wheels
Rear tires wear one fifth faster than front tires, according to vehicle wear patterns observed in car usage and maintenance data.
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Beatrice Cammer
Sande
Gireemarkat
Home Service
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Canada Starch Company, Limited
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