Writer Hugo Blake Lures Nancy Into Copy Job
Nancy Ellis, after a week at the John Bristow Company, accepts a ride with Hugo Blake and learns he is an educated writer seeking copy work. He offers to hire her to accurately copy material for his articles, a job she hopes will bring in needed funds while she endures her lonely, dismal week.
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Nancy Thorne
John Bristow Company
Nancy
Tom
Hugo Blake
John Bristow & Co
Hugo
Madge Fletcher
Mr. Grimshaw
Miss Ellis
Quiet Office Watchs Aiding Conspiracy
Nancy Ellis works late copying confidential Bristow reports for Hugo Blake. She discovers Blake's ties to John Bristow Co and faces pressure from Madge Fletcher and Tom Cantwell to keep secrets. Grimshaw warns but offers no real protection as danger grows.
Ultra thin paper powers new fluorescent lighting
Forest Products Laboratories detail a paper used in mercury vapor lamp condensers. The extremely uniform, airtight sheet, about one tenth the diameter of a hair, costs about three times rayon yarn. Over a million dollars worth will be used in the US and Canada this year.
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Forest Products Laboratories
Department of Mines and Resources
United States
Canada
Gems of Thought on Courtesy and Kindness
A collection of quotes about courtesy from various authors. It links heart and outward manners, noting small courtesies deepen gratitude, while genuine courtesy reflects love and integrity in daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goethe
Henry Clay
Thomas Fuller
Oldest Known Turtle Lived 1766 1918 on Mauritius
The oldest recorded turtle, a Marion's tortoise, inhabited Mauritius for 152 years from 1766 to 1918. It was killed in an accident, as reported by Natural History, the magazine of the American Museum in New York City.
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Mauritius
Natural History
American Museum
New York City
No Sunday Break For Aircraft Workers And Pilots
British aircraft workers and pilots ignore Sunday as a day of rest wartime pressure keeps them busy through the week. An air craft worker notes payday reveals the day, while a squadron leader recounts a pilot who thought shops were closed on Sunday but found it was only a normal workday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
England
Pny
Canadian Red Cross Delivers Blankets to Bombed UK Areas
The Canadian Red Cross has shipped 10,000 blankets and quilts to London East End Birmingham Bristol and Coventry in the last three months. It also distributed over 100,000 clothing items nationwide with bright red blankets becoming common in large public shelters.
Air sickness declines in early passenger travel
Air sickness once a common problem for early air travel has largely disappeared. Recent company records indicate only about 33 passengers in 10 000 experience sickness today, marking a significant improvement in passenger comfort and safety.
Blackpool Shelters Stocked With First Aid Materials
Blackpool in England has equipped its dog and cat air raid shelter with first aid materials to aid animals during emergencies.
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Blackpool
England
Ecuador Straddles the Equator Splitting Nation Nearly In Half
The article notes Ecuador lies almost evenly on both sides of the equator, highlighting the geographic balance of land split by the line. The statement emphasizes the country’s unique hemispheric position and its impact on geography and potential regional characteristics.
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Republic
Ecuador
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