There’s Something About Christmas by Mary Rounds
Donna drives through a wintry storm to visit Aunt Jane on Christmas Eve. A fateful ice encounter with a doctor leads to helping a birth at Fay Corners, rekindling the true spirit of Christmas as they reflect on the first Christmas baby.
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Mary
Donna
Aunt Jane
Uncle Bill
Fayston
Mt. Knox
Jane
Fay Corners
Weston’s
Dr. Matthewson
Made Fast Flight RAF York Delivers London Cairo Run
A four engine Avro York of RAF transport completes a nonstop London to Cairo flight in 10 hours 25 minutes at an average speed of 238 mph covering 2,480 miles. The Avro York adapts the Lancaster bomber. The text notes the Gulf Stream keeps the Norwegian fjords ice free.
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London
Cairo
RAF Transport Command
Air Ministry
Avro York
Wartime Aeronautical Charts Planned for Global Use Postwar
A wartime effort to produce complete aeronautical charts for all land areas, including Arctic regions, Labrador, Greenland, and parts of Africa, advances as Canada US Britain discuss a world aviation authority. The charts, compiled with Canadian topographic surveys and US Army Air Force aerial photography, will be restricted in peacetime but shared among Allied forces during the war.
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United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Canadian Topographical Survey
RCAF
Arctic
United States Army Air Force
Labrador
Greenland
Africa
Union Jack to be flown from UK representative in Dublin
P V Emrys Evans announced in the House of Commons that the Union Jack will be displayed from the United Kingdom office in Dublin. He noted protests after the Irish Republican flag appeared at the Eire High Commissioner's London office and a Swastika at the German Legation in Dublin.
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United Kingdom
Dublin
P. V. Emrys-Evans
Dominions
House of Commons
Douglas Savory
Belfast University
London
Emerys-Evans
Viscount Cranborne
Selected Recipes for Bean Soup with Bacon and Potatoes
Beans are soaked then simmered until tender. Salt pork is fried with onion, added to beans with potato, then thickened milk fat and flour is stirred in to make a creamy sauce. Season with salt pepper and parsley for six servings.
Athens bombing toll and a girl’s pro Allies message
A British radio broadcast said four thousand civilians in Athens were killed by German forces for aiding the Allies. Among the dead was a 16 year old girl who scrawled on a wall Welcome to the Allies. Also noted astronomically that Jupiter could hold 1300 earth sized bodies.
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Athens
London
Sugar beets in Alberta yield high output this season
Alberta sugar beet harvest yields 335000 tons from 29000 acres. Raymond and Picture Butte plants process about 1500 tons daily each and expect to extract near 110 million pounds of sugar by January. Beets average 18 percent sugar with growers earning around 11.50 dollars per ton.
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Alberta
Raymond
Picture Butte
Has Tangled History The Breda Story of Freeing by Britain
Breda the Dutch town shows Europe’s tangled history from a feudal estate to Brabant to William I and Orange. It endured Spanish and French sieges, changing hands in 1581 1625 1637 and 1648 and 1795 1798 before 1913 citizens reclaimed it. Two peace treaties were negotiated there by England France Denmark and Holland in 1667 and 1746 47.
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Breda
Holy Roman Empire
Brabant
William I
Netherlands
Frederick Henry of
Orange
Holland
Westphalia
England
France
Denmark
Sault Daily Star
Canadian Beekeepers Council approves ad fund plan in Calgary
During the final session of its annual meeting in Calgary the Canadian Beekeepers Council voted to raise 20000 dollars to promote Canadian honey at home and abroad. Alaska etymology noted as a native term Al ay ek sa meaning The Great Land.
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Canadian Beekeepers’ Council
Calgary
Alaska
the Great Land
Princess Elizabeth to have private gallery in rebuilt House of Commons
Plans for rebuilding the bomb damaged British House of Commons call for a special Princess Elizabeth gallery facing the Speaker. The project, estimated at about 5 million dollars over six to seven years, will use Sir Giles Scott's design with private elevator access for the heir to the throne.
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House of Commons
Elizabeth
Prince of Wales
Sir Giles Scott
Nursing sisters abroad praised as they miss home
Lt.-Col. Agnes Neill overseas matron in chief of the nursing service commends the R C A M C sisters for a tremendous job overseas. She notes they are cheerful yet homesick, coming from Peterborough Ontario, and urges support for War Savings Stamps.
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R.C.A.M.C
Agnes Neill
Nursing Service
Col. Neill
Peterborough
Ont
Torpedo Wrens Hold Fast Under Dover Fire
In a naval machine shop near Hell-fire Corner the Torpedo Wrens overhaul test and load Navy torpedoes while shell fire and flying bombs strike Dover. They refuse to quit, returning to work within ten minutes after a brief order to take cover.
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R.N
Wrens
Leeds
Yorkshire Post
Lightning vs storage battery: energy comparison noted
A report notes that the average electricity in a lightning flash is far less than the energy that can be stored in a storage battery, highlighting the efficiency gap between natural discharges and rechargeable storage.
When Advertising Protects a Brand Bakery Powder Fails
A wife bakes a birthday cake using a well known baking powder and cake flour. The cake flops twice, prompting her husband to seek answers from the manufacturer. The firm investigates and refunds the product, blaming aged powder. The episode underscores brand advertiser protection and quality control.
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Hubby
A_ city
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