Sally and Armand in a Stage Romance
In a small town Sally Lane, enthralled by romance, falls for Armand Delacruz an actor who breathes Shakespeare and gallantry. They share dreamy moments in Central Park and on a park bench before Sally chooses fate and marries Alex a year later.
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Sally
du Barry
de Maintenon
Cleopatra
Josephine
Lady Hamilton
Alex
Armand Delacruz
Central Park
Armand
Exchanged Greetings with Ninji in New Guinea Meeting
Ninji, ruler of 20 000 Mount Hager natives in New Guinea, greeted the Duke of Gloucester Governor-General of Australia and delivered an address stressing unity with the Duke replying that he was happy to be with the people.
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Duke of Gloucester
New Guinea
Ninji
Mount Hager
Australia
Poppa
Flying bombs fall near village in Southern England
The Forum in Johannesburg reports falling bombs around a country village in Southern England. An American buying cigarettes notes the tobacconist’s fear, while the shopkeeper jokes he won the Irish sweep, and mentions concealed ears behind alligator eyes.
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Forum
Johannesburg
England
Money And Greatness Jack Miner Left A Small Estate
The probate shows Canadian naturalist Jack Miner left real estate valued at 19500 and personal estate worth 1785. Despite modest wealth he earned global fame and admiration for his love of birds and nature, with Eddie Guest calling him the best loved Christian in America.
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Jack Miner
Kingsville
Canada
Eddie Guest
Detroit
America
Guelph Mercury
Britain Grants War Leaders Wealth And Honor
The New York Herald Tribune notes Britain rewarded war leaders with peerages and cash, citing the Duke of Wellington receiving over 4 million dollars and Field Marshal Haig obtaining an estate an earldom and about 500 thousand dollars. Moscow plans eleven story apartments for generals who led eastern front victory. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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New York Herald Tribune
Great Britain
Duke of Wellington
Douglas Haig
Moscow
Pride in Canada and local happenings in Barrie and beyond
The Hanover Post lauds Canadian pride tied to history and high morals as a backdrop to a Barrie Examiner editor’s 50th anniversary tribute with portraits by Marion Long and Herbert Palmer. Other notes include a Stampede wedding on horses, a Kamloops train accident, a bear breaching a door in Alberta, a 1918 car with no plate, cougar bounties in Lund, a mother’s letter about diaphragms, a listener prize for fishing, and a safety reminder about exits in crowds.
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Canada
Hanover
Ont
Barrie Examiner
James A. McLaren
Marion Long
R.C.A
O.S.A
Herbert Palmer
Peace River
Noreen Burton
Melvin Stewart
North Pine
Robert Sinclair
Kamloops B.C
Rene Martell
Donald
Webster Camp
Grand Prairie
Alta
Brampton
Caledon
Bert Limbeer
Nancy Crowther
Lund B.C
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Ronald
Brethe
A. A. Newman
Indian Head
Sask
CKFI
Fort Frances
Express
Newman
Frogs Invade British Village in Overnight Influx
An army of hundreds of thousands of frogs swarmed Newton near Porthcawl Glamorgan flooding a hayfield after a meadow storm. Residents battled the invasion with dustpans brushes sticks and shovels as seven houses were flooded and doors blocked by the moving amphibian carpet.
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Newton
Porthcawl
Glamorgan
George Farr
John Roberts
London Daily Mail
Strawberry Pie Crust Using Corn Flake Crumbs
A springtime recipe article describes a strawberry pie with a corn flake crumb crust. It provides crust steps, filling ingredients, cooking directions, and chilling before filling, plus serving tips and yield. It emphasizes easy crust and berry filling with gelatin and cornstarch-thickened mixture.
Abbreviations in ancient Wililwige inscriptions discussed
The article notes that both single-word and multi-word abbreviations were common in ancient Wililwige inscriptions, highlighting their frequent use and cultural significance. It references linguistic practices of the period and the impact on interpretation of epitaphs and monumental texts.
German Weapon Partly Installed In Coastal Trenches
A German gun designed to fire six inch shells against London has been found partly installed in sandy trenches near the English Channel. It resembles an oil pipeline with tubing supplying booster chambers for initial velocity of 4500 feet per second and a 82 mile range. Other little known German weapons include a 1750 ton railway gun and a 814 ton shell, a 15 inch rocket projector on a Tiger tank chassis, and a 10 ton self propelled mortar firing a projectile over a ton at 1400 yards.
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English Channel
London
Sebastopol
Wrap and Tie Frock Pattern 4772 for Misses Sizes 12–20
One piece wrap and tie blouse with dirndl skirt pattern 4772. Misses sizes 12 to 20 with size 16 requiring 3 yards of 39 inch material. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg pattern order with name address and style number. Mail delay may occur.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott Ave
Winnipeg
Die Zeitung Ends Publication After German Defeat
The London German language weekly Die Zeitung ceased publication following Germanys defeat. Begun in May 1941 it served German refugees and prisoners of war camps across many countries.
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London
Die Zeitung
Germany
Dutch floods ruin crops and tools in German-occupied Holland
Heavy losses reported in Holland as German flooding devastates potatoes and grain, with at least 2 million dollars in agricultural implements ruined, underscoring wartime disruption to food and farming.
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Holland
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