Nancy Thorne foils sabotage ring and helps nab culprits
Nancy Thorne escapes a kidnapping and helps expose Hugo Blake and the sabotage plot as Tom Cantwell and allies pursue the truck, plane, and gunmen. The case uncovers a scheme to insert defective motor dies, risking aircraft failures, with Grimshaw killed by Blake. The ending hints at a future life together.
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Nancy Thorne
Hugo Blake
Bristow
Nancy
Iris
John Bristow
Tom
Tom Cantwell
Pat
Blake
Grimshaw
Clearing House For Stamps In West End Office
A small room in a West End office serves as the clearing house for all foreign postage stamps entering or leaving Great Britain. The British Philatelic Association, commissioned by the board of trade, controls exports and imports of foreign stamps under controller Cuthbert Grieg. Refugees from Poland, Holland, Belgium and France arrived with stamp collections hidden as cash assets, fueling demand in London. Twelve philatelic experts form the control committee, examining each stamp regardless of value from a half penny to £100.
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West End
Great Britain
British Philatelic Association
Board of Trade
Cuthbert Grieg
Poland
Holland
Belgium
France
England
London
Germany
United States
In and Out Club Serves Cana dian Corps in England
The In and Out Club in south England is run under St Martin’s vicar with parish ladies aiding. The 2nd Canadian Division supervises, with Canadian Legion War Services help. daily attendance exceeds 400 men. Indoor games small concerts and two dances weekly describe activities and free legion stationery is available.
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Canadian Ordnance Corps
England
St. Martin's
B. W. Wonnacott
Charlottetown
P.ei
Canadian Legion War Services
Legion
Mr. Wonnacott
The President’s Hidden Resolve After Poliomyelitis
The excerpt recalls Franklin D. Roosevelt’s battle with infantile paralysis after Navy demobilization. Despite using a steel brace and a self propelled chair, a British visitor predicts he could become President one day, a prophecy Roosevelt dismisses as unlikely.
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Roosevelt Little
U.S. Navy
Italy and Germany fear a stray dog in Europe
London Punch notes Italy seeks help to release itself from German pressure as the Reich expands south. It contrasts Italy's dilemma with Hitler’s plan and Lord Woolton’s defense, and adds a fashion quip about summer suit colors. It also mentions Joe Louis winning a recent bout with a stomach blow.
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Italy
Germany
Reich
Joe Louis
Hitler
Lord Woolton
London
Congo and tributaries provide vast navigable waterways
The Congo and its tributaries offer Africa more than 58 000 miles of navigable waterways, expanding transportation routes and supporting regional trade and travel. The network extends across multiple basins, enhancing commerce and accessibility throughout the region.
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Congo
Africa
Language shifts stir old diction debates
A Minneapolis Star Journal column laments Webster’s Unabridged expanding with new forms such as commentate and light-completed and accepts hang as a past participle and ready as a verb. The piece criticizes liberal trends in dictionaries as appeasement of popular usage and warns of loss of linguistic standards.
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Minneapolis Star-Journal
Banishing Worry Builds Longer Life and Health
A study from the American Club for Research on Aging suggests worry shortens life and drains energy. It says sickness and overwork contribute to aging, but chronic anxiety and despondency also sap vitality. discipline and control can reduce these effects.
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Ra Hasan Ao
The
American Club For Research On
Gems of Thought on Little Things and Character
A reflective collection notes how small deeds and trifles reveal character and shape destiny. Quotes from Russell Conwell, Robert P. Smith, Mary Baker Eddy, Swift, Gamaliel Bradford, and Grace Haines emphasize kindness, modest acts, and the guiding power of everyday small choices.
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Russell H. Conwell
Robert P. Smith
Trifles
Swift
Real Contest Behind the Hurricane and Messerschmitt War
The Daily Express argues the real struggle is Britain’s industry fighting Nazi industry. It praises British workers who produce weapons to defend freedom while the Nazi counterpart equips leaders to conquer the world.
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Daily Express
London
Provinces Asked to Accept Alberta Gasoline Grades
Nation wide Standard George Cottrelle in Toronto urged acceptance by all provinces of the two gasoline grades set for under an Alberta order in council announced recently.
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George Cottrelle
Toronto
Alberta
Boulder Dam Uses 4.4 Million Cubic Yards Of Concrete
The construction of Boulder Dam required a total of 4,400,000 cubic yards of concrete, highlighting the massive scale of the project and its engineering ambition.
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Boulder Dam
Clay pipes shaped early English craftsmanship
The earliest English pipes were crafted from clay and their production spans about 350 years, marking a long tradition of ceramic tobacco wares in historical practice.
Learn to Write Appealing Letters for Friends and Business
A Home Service feature promotes a 32 page booklet Good Letter Writing Made Easy with tips on tone and form. It highlights examples of friendly and business letters and offers additional booklets at 15 cents each on topics from games to gardening to wedding planning.
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Mr. Hay
Nancy
Doris Denny
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Colonel William Donovan Encounters World Leaders on Far-Flung Tour
The athletic, reticent Colonel William J. Donovan, once known as Wild Bill, visits London with Winston Churchill and has travelled widely in the last year. His trips include Cairo Athens Sofia Belgrade Ankara Madrid Lisbon and Dublin as part of a broader U S foreign policy effort.
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Winston Churchill
King George
Wild Bill
William J. Donovan
London
Roosevelt
Cairo
Alexandria
Athens
Sofia
Belgrade
Ankara
Madrid
Lisbon
Dublin
Syria
New York Times
Princess Mary Leads War Effort and Blood Drive
Princess Mary, sister of the King, serves as chief commandant of the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service and has launched a campaign in Leeds calling for 100,000 blood donors. Mars, named for the god of war, is noted for its red appearance.
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Princess Mary
Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service
Army
Leeds
Mars
Planet
God of
War
Water dissolves salts to aid fire suppression
A note explains that dissolving salts in water enhances its fire extinguishing effect on wood fires. It also mentions gold leaf thickness ranging from 1/200000 to 1/250000 inch and ends with a proverb about truth being harsh for some people.
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Mount Rainer
Washington
MacDonald
Scamers
CAS
AMD
United Kingdom
Overseas Department
W. L. MacKenzie & CO. Ltd
Bannatyne Ave
Winwipe Canada
Tate
Otter
Vicks VA
Clearing House
Out Club
Mary Baker Eddy
Gamaliel Bradford
Grace Haines
Home Service
William Donovan
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