Act of God Reunites Pars ons and Cheathams After Flood
Jeff Parsons prays for guidance as Deborah and Tobe Cheatham pursue love despite years of land feud. A spring flood washes away the disputed strip, prompting a long awaited reconciliation as Jeff realizes the grace of faith and change. Deborah and Tobe embrace a future together.
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Jeff Parsons
Anna
Deborah
Tobe Cheatham
Parsons
Cheathams
Jeff
Young Cheatham
Cheatham
Tobe
Abe Cheatham
Debby
Pap
Abe
Hat on Desk Prompts Absence Roster Mystery
College class finds a hat on the desk as silent proof of a mentor present. After ten minutes they leave, only to meet the instructor arriving. Next day the professor sees a hat on every seat but no students in the room.
Army officer promoted to assistant deputy minister post
Promoted Canadian Army photo Col. B. B. S. Campbell E D 54 of Ottawa appointed Assistant Deputy Minister of National Defence Headquarters. An engineer in civil life Campbell has served at National Defence Headquarters since 1939.
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B. B. S. Campbell
E.D
Ottawa
National Defence Headquarters
Campbell
Ten Years Needed to Rebuild Belgium After German Occupation
Rehabilitation experts estimate it will take at least a decade to restore Belgium to prewar standards. Belgians suffered severe hunger with meager rations and widespread malnutrition among women and children. Authorities report Brussels has lacked pork or fish since occupation. bread, often ground beans, kept dogs from eating it. Black markets mitigated some starvation, but exact mortality remains unknown.
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Belgium
Brussels
Pattern 4685 jumper frock for larger sizes
Advertises Anne Adams Pattern 4685 for women in sizes 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 with a jumper and three quarter sleeve blouses. Includes yardage for 39 inch fabric and note on ordering by mail from Winnipeg pattern dept. Response time may be longer due to mail delays.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Canadians Sip Tea Still Despite War Time Rationing
War era tea consumption in Canada dropped by 26 million pounds from August 1942 to last month, due to shipping limits and Dutch East Indies loss. Despite cuts, Allied forces globally consumed vast tea reserves, with troops from Britain, Canada, and the United States relying on rationed tea for morale and daily routines.
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Dutch East Indies
British Ministry of Food
India and
Ceylon
United Nations
Dunkirk
Britain
Africa
Italy
France
Rhine
Southwest
Pacific
Eighth Army
Western
Desert
Auxiliary Services
Normandy
Ministry of Food
Montgomery
Western Desert
Middle East
United States
Ernie Pyle
Amerca
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Eichelberger
Looking Ahead James Willis Receives 70 Percent Pay Increase
James A. Willis of Buffalo, age 100, got a 70 percent raise from Buffalo Goodwill Industries as a birthday gift. The upholsterer has missed only six days in eight years at Goodwill, noted at a luncheon in his honor. He joked about using the raise until its maturity date in 1954.
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James A. Willis
Buffalo
Buffalo Goodwill Industries
Mr. Willis
Goodwill Industries
The King’s Cock Crower Title In British Crown Office
A note on historical colonial administration describes the King’s Cock-Crower as a former British crown officer. The term appears in archival references detailing ceremonial or administrative duties within the royal governance structure.
Beaverbrooks Midnight Return To Newcastle Newsroom
Lord Beaverbrook, a British leader and Lord Privy Seal, stealthily visited the Newcastle Weekly Advocate during a New Brunswick conference. He traveled with A. A. Berle, R. K. London, and C. D. Howe to discuss postwar aviation between the USA, Britain, and Canada. Peaches are noted as having been brought to England from Persia in 1546.
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Lord Beaverbrook
New Brunswick
Newcastle
N.B
Advocate
Canada
Britain
A. A. Berle
Washington
R. K. London
C. D. Howe
Ottawa
Inducement to end war via new silk and suit textiles
Announcement claims chemical treatment of fibres for war use makes silk stockings run-proof and suits wrinkle-free with creases held by submicroscopic silica grains. A Boston Post report credits the process with practical wartime fabric improvements for women and men. A Wickham Steed BBC broadcast profile cites a German prisoner saying Germans are bred to “not think” and obey orders, implying surrender thoughts arise from Allied force strategy.
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Boston Post
Wickham Steed
B.B.C
France
Hearty economical stew and quick bake ideas
A compact guide to economical stew using inexpensive cuts, with steps to prepare and thicken, bake with cereal topping, yield for six casseroles, plus notes on biscuits crackers as healthful energy snacks. It mentions home meal planning and Carlsbad Caverns temperature as a curious aside.
Not Like The Germans Captain Barnett Freedman War Artist
Admiralty artist Captain Barnett Freedman on leave from Normandy planned a 10 ft panoramic scene of the Royal Navy at the invasion coast. He bought a Louis XVI clock in Bayeux for his wife, prompting a French observer to remark on British restraint compared with a German officer. The Mayans smoked pipes about 2000 years ago.
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Barnett Freedman
Admiralty
Normandy
Royal Navy
London Daily Sketch
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New Mexico
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Haarlem
MacDonald
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