Mrs Miniver and the London Hat and the Rose
Mrs Miniver travels to London with a hat buying impulse that leads to a car upgrade at home. The vicar and Lady Beldon spark social satire while Mr Ballard proposes naming a rose after Mrs Miniver for the upcoming show and Carol Beldon asks a favor related to the rose competition.
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Mrs. Miniver
London
Lady Beldon
Mr. Ballard
Clem
Vin
Oxford
Kent
Gladys
Carol Beldon
Carol
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A dense puzzle grid with numbered across and down clues including Greek letters insults and common words. Entries span astronomy biology geography and language with entries such as Greek letter 23 AR 27 Before 28 Essence and Lord a biblical mention.
Feudal tensions surface at village open competition
Cara Beidon asks Vin Balld to withdraw his entry to a local roe contest citing tradition. Vin rebukes the feudal bias and questions manners as Carol defends the fairness of the event. Mrs Miniver hosts the exchange before the scene ends with a tease of continuation.
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Cara
London Surgeon Advocates Sawdust Dressings
Duncan C. L. Fitzwilliams, a London surgeon, urges using sawdust for hospital dressings instead of cotton wool. He notes it was tried with great success in Romania during the First Great War.
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Duncan C. L. Fitzwilliams
London
Rumania
Red Cross urges cheerful letters to soldiers
The Red Cross says letters from home should be cheerful or factual to avoid demoralizing troops. It cites cases of misdirected pleas like home illness notices and warns that personal problems can harm morale.
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The
Red Cross
Australian airmen recall Italians surrender offers in North Africa
Australian airmen describe how Italians sought to surrender by sending notes to Allied soldiers and even trying to board an Aussie truck. In one instance a driver directed unescorted prisoners toward Allied lines with a note saying This is an Italian prisoner Take him somewhere. The albatross is noted to preen its feathers despite a heavy gale.
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North Africa
The Farm and Family Jokes Across a Busy Kitchen Table
A collection of short humorous exchanges and light banter. The dialogue touches on science education onlookers and daily life with a mix of quips about weddings underwear and farming mishaps. Characters include Ikey Jimmie Jane Mandy and a land girl with puzzled questions and puns about milk, sport, and tailoring.
Birds counted high in North America population estimate
The National Audubon Society puts U S bird population at about 5.75 billion with no Canada figure. A humorist claims it must be higher, citing many birds singing outside his bedroom window. He jokes that humans fly farther and faster than birds across the country in poor weather.
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National Audubon Society
U.S
Canada
Edmonton Journal
Honey and Bran Spice Cookies
Simple Honey All-Bran Spice Cookies mix shortening honey and egg then fold in All-Bran flour salt baking powder soda cloves cinnamon and raisins. Drop dough on a greased sheet bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes yielding around two dozen cookies.
Good Table Manners booklet offered by Winnipeg papers
Home Service promotes a 32 page guide on proper table etiquette covering bread breaking, silverware, finger use, serving order, and dining behavior at tea and buffet parties. Send 15 cents for the Good Table Manners booklet to Home Service Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man with name and address.
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Coure
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Goering's Latest Whim Porcelain Pursuit Across Europe
Agents hunt rare porcelain for Goering sending pieces to his palace. They purchased valuables in Denmark and Holland valued at about £4000. The Taranto harbor in Italy was built by the British during the First Great War.
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Goering
Europe
Denmark
Holland
Taranto
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