Where Credit Is Due by Wesley Ruggles
Wesley Ruggles, returning from nine months in England, argues Britons’ grit saved Europe and warns Americans that without England’s stand, the United States could face raid threats. He recalls London’s air assaults beginning in 1940, vast destruction of buildings, and the resolve of a brave people amid relentless robombs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Ruggles
England
Rome
Paris
London
Normandy
Europe
Los Angeles Times
The Siamese Rickshaw and the Secret Blueprint
In wartime Washington chief Saylor tasks Jordan and Pickering with searching Tai Lin's old stone house near Shepherd's Marsh for a potent explosive formula. They uncover a rickshaw blueprint, translate it with Yan Po, but are ambushed by unknown assailants as they flee with the plan torn apart.
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Saylor
Jordan
Tai-Lin
Shepherd's Marsh
Pickering
Q.K
Siam
Bangkok
Tom
Yan-Po
Philippines
Uncle Sam
Woman Collects Over a Thousand Nonliving Dogs
Mildred Huffman of Muncie Indiana owns more than 1000 dogs made of pottery teakwood jade or china She claims the collection may be the country’s largest and includes one of six Staffordshire china dogs once in George IV’s royal palace Also notes Hawaii volcanoes are slow lava flows and controllable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Huffman
Muncie
Ind
George IV
England
Return of the Formula Sparks a Dangerous Chase
After a failed spying operation seven Yan-Po agents flee to Tai-Lin's country home taking a crucial formula. Pickering is bound and beaten, the rickshaw is stolen, and a dawn dragnet forms as the team fights to recover the missing formula.
Charming Pattern 4703 for Girls Two-Piece Outfit
Pattern 4703 offers a two piece dress or jumper with blouse and flower applique in sizes 2 4 6 8 and 10. Includes yardage details for 54 inch jumpers and 35 inch blouses. Order 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg Manitoba.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Saskatoon duo Eby and Bedford delight Toronto concertgoers
Evelyn Eby and Reginald Bedford, two Saskatoon natives, wowed Eaton Auditorium audiences with a two piano program. Their studies with Gustin, Shevinne, and Grainger, plus appointments at Hamilton Conservatory, underline their high level. They displayed Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Saint-Saens, Debussy, Milhaud, Ravel, and Taillefer in a vibrant, technically assured recital praised for nuance and fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hector Charlesworth
Eaton Auditorium
Saskatoon
Evelyn Eby
Reginald Bedford
Chicago
Gustin
Saskatchewan
Miss Eby
Josef Shevinne
Bedford
Percy Grainger
Hamilton Conservatory of Music
Eby
Brahms
Rachmaninoff
Saint-Saens
Germaine Taillefer
Debussy
Jean Baptiste Duverney
Milhaud
Ravel
Thiman
Sussex
Bartlett
Robinson
Toronto
Keel Row
Thomas Austen
Toronto Globe and Mail
Birds Eat More Per Weight Than Other Zoo Inhabitants
Zoo keepers note that birds eat more in proportion to their weight than any other zoo inhabitants. The saying eating like a bird contrasts with actual feeding patterns observed.
Rust tests show little yield difference among oat varieties
Rust resistant oats tested at the Dominion Experimental Farm Brandon Manitoba show no great yield difference among Ajax Exeter and Vanguard over 1942 to 1944. Ajax averaged 127 bushels per acre, Exeter 125, Vanguard 121. Banner 110 and Gopher 111. Ajax three days earlier than Vanguard and six days earlier than Exeter. Exeter prone to lodge. Exeter seed larger but similar weight per bushel. Hull percentage highest in Exeter, lowest in Vanguard.
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Dominion Experimental Farm
Brandon
Manitoba
Ajax
Exeter
Vanguard
Banner
Gopher
Hull
Acron of Athens and the Fire Cure of Plague
Greek physician Acron is said to have originated fumigation in 473 B C when he halted a plague in Athens by burning aromatics in great fires. The account blends ancient medical lore with ritual purification and later medical reasoning.
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Acron
Athens
Inflation in Poland under Nazi occupation described
A wartime Polish inflation report explains cloth prices in potatoes and cash, noting Nazi requisitioning of crops and cloth, wartime shortages, strict rations often only on paper, and the rise of black markets fed by German policy and aims.
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Poland
Germany
Color lighting and dining room hues affect appetite
Color experts report that appetite can be diminished or increased by the color of lighting and wall ceilings in dining rooms. Warm shades derived from yellow attract diners while blue and greens blunt appetite, influencing restaurant success and guest experience.
Selected Recipes for Pie Crust and Shell
Flour and salt are sifted then shortening is cut in to fine crumbs. Oats are lightly mixed in and enough water added to form a dough. Chill before rolling. Yields one 9 inch double crust and one 9 inch shell. Bake at 400 degrees F for about 10 minutes until light brown.
Apple Pie with Cheese Topping in Oats Crust
Prepare a 9 inch pie plate lined with oats. Slice apples and toss with sugar spice salt and cornstarch. Layer apples, dot with butter lemon juice and rind. Bake 425F 25 to 30 minutes, add grated cheese and melt. Serve hot or cold. Yield one pie.
Canadian auto industry hits 650000 transport units in 1944
By mid 1944 the Canadian automotive sector produced nearly 650000 military transport vehicles. The figure reflects wartime production scale and industrial mobilization supporting Allied operations.
Saskatchewan Rural Health Reforms Backed by Commission
A government Saskatchewan Health Services Survey Commission report urges socialized provincial health care with emphasis on rural services. It proposes Rural Health Units and Centres, minimum doctor salaries, and tiered hospital referrals, noting underpaid municipal doctors and the need for full-time district surgeons.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Health Services Survey Commission
Henry E. Sigerist
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Trees for Prairies available to farmers in Prairie Provinces
Free distribution of deciduous trees grown at the Dominion Forestry Station at Indian Head and Sutherland is offered to farmers in the Prairie Provinces. Farmers may also buy evergreen trees from the Forestry Station at one dollar per one hundred trees.
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Dominion Forestry
Indian Head
Sutherland
Prairie Provinces
Antique Bets Highlight Odd Valuations
A remark contrasts rarity and value noting a woman rejects a 10-cent hat from a decade ago but would pay $200 for a 190 year old bedspread reflecting eccentric antique market taste.
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Myatt
Royal
Los Angeles
War Department
Jim Saylor
Washington
Hawaii
Kellogg's
Vicks VapoRub
Stone House
Lydie E. Pinkham
Pollow
Lydia E. Pinkham
Canada
Canadian Performing Right Society Limited
RoyAl Bank BuilDing
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