Limping Watchman Faces Rumors of Idiocy and Love
Molly visits Jed the night watchman at his office and questions rumors about his limp. She expresses interest in marriage to help him, imagining a life free of work, while he insists the limp is by choice and vows he is no idiot. They plan to ride back home together tomorrow night.
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Molly
Jed
Ted
Mr. Simms
Archibald H. McIndoe
Royal College of Surgeons
United Nations
Germany
McIndoe
William Simpson
R.A.F
Indoe
New Zealand
America
Britain
R.A F
London
The Limping Hero Marries Molly After Safe Heist
Jed, mocked for his limp, proclaims love for Molly and quits his dangerous job to marry her. A romantic theft attempt exposes his loyalty, but the couple learns he has a secret key in his shoe, ensuring their future safety and status.
French Government Scholarship Offers 20 Spots for Canadian Servicemen
Canadian service personnel at British headquarters report the French Government offers 20 one year scholarships starting January 6. Each valued at 4,500 francs about $90.20 four months. Applicants must meet Canadian university entrance standards and may study at the University of Paris faculties, Paris institutes, or accredited French language associations.
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London
University of Paris
Paris
British forces face loud task of dumping 2 million tons of explosives
Newsweek says British military units must dispose of 2 000 000 tons of surplus war explosives across the isles. Detonations will use 15 000 pound charges and continue until at least 1950. Explosives shells mines grenades and powder are stored in roadside depots nationwide.
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Newsweek
British Isles
Man's speed compared to animals and insects
The text notes humans are slower than animals birds and insects. It cites a spider can travel a hundred times its length in one second, and argues a man would need to move about four hundred miles per hour to match that speed.
Canada Becomes Research Center Amid Insulin Concerns
Dr. C. H. Best urged more Canadian support for science at Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph. Deputy minister W. R. Beek noted promised funding increases for research. Best warned of insulin shortages as pancreas supply shrinks and urged salvaging pancreas from slaughterhouses for storage and future use.
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Canada
C. H. Best
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
W. R. Beek
OAC
Ontario
Dr. Best
Europe
Northern Mine Giant Yellowknife hopes for 1948 start
G R Burge reports at Toronto annual meeting that the Yellowknife Gold Mines project may begin production by early 1948. A survey near Snare River 70 miles away aims to assess hydroelectric prospects. Shareholders approve five dollar rights to raise 2.5 million dollars. A K Muir cites 2,372,000 tons at 0.28 oz per ton after dilution. initial 500 ton mill could cost nine dollars per ton, with reductions possible from a larger mill. Teakwood is noted as India's most valued timber.
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Yellowknife
N.W.T
G. R. Burge
Toronto
Snare River
A. K. Muir
Loyalty Of Boy And Dog At Niagara Falls Inspires Surgeons
A dramatic Niagara Gorge rescue shows two boys and a dog saved after the dog plunged 400 feet. The tale echoes heroism in wartime medicine as Archibald McIndoe earns praise as a premier plastic surgeon for burn victims, admired for skill and humanity.
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Archibald H. Melindoc
Niagara Falls
Niagara River Gorge
Christian Science Monitor
Soap Without Bath Ring Sparks Science News
A St Thomas Times-Journal item explains the bath ring puzzle and the science behind it. An American firm markets soap that supposedly leaves no ring, a boon for cleanliness claims, though kids may still joke about proving a bath was did.
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Mark
Junior
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Superstition as Big Business Cited By Museum Official
John R. Saunders of the American Museum of Natural History told a radio science forum that Americans spend at least 125 million dollars yearly on fortune telling. He said additional millions are spent on mystic charms love potions and voodoo bags and similar items across the United States.
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John R. Saunders
New York
American Museum of Natural History
Saunders
Determining venomous snakes by fang presence
The text states that the only certain way to judge a snake's venom status is by its fangs. It emphasizes that fang presence is the definitive indicator, implying that other traits cannot conclusively determine venom.
Smile a While humorous vignettes of family and daily life
A collection of short jokes and anecdotes about parental failures, stubbornness, marriage humor, and a bus driver’s ruse. The pieces feature a waiter who serves "any body," a father writing to his son, a hostess witty on scarcity, Willie learning manners, a backseat squash gag, obstinate Mr. Smith, a sleep talking husband, a borrowed electric fire, and a magistrate’s clerk dispute over a fine.
Hopeful Toronto boy reborn after rare heart surgery
An 8 year old Toronto boy Adrian Seguin transformed from a blue-skinned, hopeless child to a pink faced, healthy boy after a rare heart operation. His mother Mrs George Seguin says hope began with a Johns Hopkins report and now the family enjoys joyous relief at his recovery.
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Adrian Seguin
Toronto
Ont
George A. Seguin
Romania
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Seguin
War Industries share of Canada’s wartime jobs July 1944
Western Canada accounted for 20.8 percent of Canada’s industrial war employment in July 1944 per a Parliament report by the Department of Reconstruction. Manitoba 5.2 (5.7), Saskatchewan 23 (32), Alberta 3.8 (4.3), B C 9.5 (8.8), Maritimes 7.8 (7.5), Central Canada 71.4 (70.5), Total Three prairie provinces 11.8 (13.2), Eastern Canada 79.2 (78).
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Western Canada
Canada
Department of Reconstruction
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
B.C
Maritimes
Central Canada
Prairie Provinces
Eastern Canada
Substitute for Water Hawaii Ranches Feed Livestock on Cactus
In Hawaii several large ranches raise livestock without direct drinking water. Cactus and bluegrass pastures sustain cattle and other animals, with cactus juice serving as their substitute for water.
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Hawaii
Man's Suit Pattern 4623 For Jacket And Skirt
Anne Adams Pattern 4623 shows remaking a discarded suit into a year round jacket and skirt. Sizes 12 to 20 available. size 16 requires 2 5/8 yards of 54 inch material. Send 20¢ with name address and style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
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Pleasantville
N.Y
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Sicily
War Department
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