Beating the Sahara Heat Seeps Into Beau Geste Legend
A CPC report compares today's French Foreign Legion actions in North Africa to Beau Geste. Maj Gen Robert Quenard directs operations from Colomb Becharaty as 10 000 troops push 600 miles across the Sahara with air support. The Oum el Achar raid near Tin Douf highlighted legion tenacity and intra post treachery as dawn relief arrived.
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French Foreign Legion
Africa
Beene
Beau Gesteberg
Sahara
France
Robert Quenard
Colomb Becharaty
Sahore
North Africa
Percival Wren
Oum el-Achar
Tindouf
Algeria
Mauritania
Lentignac
Quenard
Figuig
Morocco
Foreign Legion
Baro d'Esneval
Mediterranean
Figui
Army of Liberation
Legion
Regiments Etrangers
Why Cement Tight Why is cement hard come by
The Financial Post notes June production reached 2.7 million barrels, up 23 percent from a year earlier, but demand kept shipments at 3.3 million barrels. First half output rose 21 percent to 13.8 million barrels, while shipments followed at 13.2 million. July factory stocks stood at 1.5 million barrels versus 1.3 million a year ago.
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Financial Post
The Rise of White Fabrics and Bleaching History
The article traces how women’s demands spurred white fabrics and the evolution of bleaching. It notes long, costly early methods, the social prestige of white garments, and the shift to modern agents like sodium perborate chlorine and hydrogen peroxide, enabling widespread use. It ends with whites becoming a neighborhood prestige symbol.
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England
Paul Preaches in Antioch Pisidia and Faces Opposition
On his missionary journey in Antioch Pisidia Paul preaches in the synagogue and draws a mixed crowd including Gentiles. Jewish opposition grows, leading to persecution and his departure, while he shifts to teaching that in Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek nor social divide, asserting true unity.
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Antioch
Pisidia
Paul
John Wesley
England
A Scot Cattle Man and a Cat Named Mac Ride Again
A neighborly tale recalls James McDougal, a prosperous Scot cattle man, who pauses each evening to ride So Long through a town, sharing a prank gift of a Maltese kitten to his grandfather. The kitten becomes Miss Mac, and the story ends with McDougal’s dog The Judge joining his nightly parade, symbolizing enduring friendship.
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Ike James McDougal
Pinetown
McDougal
Mesa Country
Mr. McDougal
Grandfather
Mac
Grandfather Mac
Studge
Woebegone
James McDougal
Christian Science Monitor
Babe Ruth Record Stands in World Series Scoreless Stretches
Babe Ruth sets the all time mark with a 393 inning scoreless streak in World Series play, extending his record in the championship.
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Babe Ruth
Appetizing Recipes Coffee Cake Topping Mix
A simple coffee cake topping recipe combines instant coffee sugar and spices with butter to form a blended mixture. It is spread over a 9 by 9 by 2 inch plain coffee cake before baking, yielding a flavorful finish.
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AGUS
West Africa
U.S
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
Utah
Northwest Africa
By M. Harrison-Gray
West
USA
South
North
Ayer
East
Winnipeg
Fort Osborne Barracks
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
R. K. Kingstone
John L. Drewry
Cobourg
Ont
Drewry
Fort Monroe
Virginia
US. Army Continental Command
4Th Field Regiment
RCA
Staff College
Camberly
Armed Forces Staff College
Norfolk
Kingstone
NATO
Germany
Weekly Bible Comment
A. H. Robinson
Kitten
Jennie
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