Meeting in Garden of the Gods Leads to Wallet Mystery
Myrtle befriends a stranger at The Garden Of The Gods in Colorado, learns the woman is Mrs Abbott Elderberry, and later discovers the returned wallet was found by Mrs Branch who placed a personals note. Andrew, amused, invites the Elderberrys to dinner as Myrtle reflects on women's bridging power.
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Andrew
Myrtle
Garden of the Gods
Colorado
Seattle
Sahara
Smiths
Roger K. Smiths
Pulaski, Tennessee
Elderberry
Volderberry
South
Yellowstone
Carlsbad
Mrs. Elderberry
Mr. Elderberry
Gentle dietary suggestion for constipation relief
The note promotes a gentle approach to constipation using high fiber foods. It recommends attempting all bran and Kellogg products to bulk the diet, avoiding harsh purgatives, and focusing on fiber to ease bowel movements. It emphasizes trial of fiber-rich foods as the remedy.
Young World War II veteran arrives in Pittsburgh after service
Desales Gloves aged 16, a veteran with 231 bombing missions over Europe, returned to Pittsburgh after discharge once officers learned he enlisted at 14. He reached Britain in January with the U S Army Air Forces and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters and the Purple Heart.
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Europe
Sgt
Desales Gloves
Pittsburgh
Army
Britain
U.S. Sta Air Force
Pigeons' breast muscles weigh half their body
A historical note states that a pigeon's lying muscles comprise roughly one half of its total weight, indicating remarkable pectoral development in the bird.
Sixth Canadian awarded the Victoria Cross for Oran action
The late Capt. F. T. Peters of Prince Edward Island, Canadian Royal Navy, receives the Victoria Cross making him the sixth Canadian recipient. He earned the award by forcing a boom at Oran during the November 1942 North African landings and was the sole survivor. He later died when his plane crashed into the sea.
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F. T. Peters
Prince Edward Island
Royal Navy
V.C
Oran
China Goes Through Industrial Revolution Amid War
Dr H H Kung vice-president of the executive Yuan and minister of finance said China is undergoing an industrial revolution during the war and urged a larger postwar U S role in its economic growth. He spoke at a China American Council dinner. He added that a prosperous China will be a key to peace in the Far East.
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H. H. Kung
Executive Yuan
China
United States
Kung
China-American Council of Commerce and Industry
Far East
Smile a While jokes and quips from a past era
A collection of brief humorous exchanges and doodles featuring misheard names, patient punchlines, and light domestic mishaps. It catalogs playful wordplay about watches, truth telling, pantry tarts, razor pencils, and a stubborn drummer, all wrapped in a midcentury newspaper humor style.
Post-War And The Farmer Post-War And The Farmer
A Manitoba farmer shows concern for soil erosion and conservation after wartime, pledging to use savings for long term soil and water measures. He cites erosion trends, plans expert guidance from P.F.R.A. and universities, and aims to restore land while balancing costs and timelines. He observes widespread but uneven adoption among neighbors. The piece notes June rains intensifying the need for conservation.
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Manitoba
Canada
P.F.R.A
Joe Ellis
University of Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Australia zoo conference fixes animal prices after war
Delegates from zoos across Australia including Melbourne Aquarium met at the first Australian zoo conference to set fixed prices for pythons at £1 per foot and venomous snakes at 5s per foot. They warned of a postwar scramble for jungle animals and noted scarce zebras hippos and rhinos. Conference secretary H B Brown said supplies are running short.
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Australia
Melbourne Aquarium
Africa
South America
H. B. Brown
Popovers From Sifted Flour Method and Variants
A vintage recipe outlines making popovers with flour milk eggs and fat. It describes sifting flour with salt, gradually adding milk, beating eggs and folding in melted fat, then baking in hot tins at 450 F for 25 minutes, lowering to 350 F for 10 to 15 minutes. A variation substitutes whole wheat or graham flour for part of the flour.
Imperial College to establish nutrition lab in West Indies
The Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture plans a nutrition laboratory to tackle West Indies research problems. Dr. John Duckworth, senior lecturer in animal husbandry and former Aberdeen University medical school lecturer, heads the project.
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Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture
West Indies
John Duckworth
Medical School
Aberdeen University
Liked Lemonade Among Mongol Emperors Officials
Lemonade was a favored drink of the Mongol emperors who appointed a special high rank official to prepare it. The beverage was believed to hold curative powers and prestige within the court.
Postwar Farmers Plan Savings Advantage for Years Ahead
Farmers consider using savings as a strategic asset in the coming postwar years, following a voluntary outline that shows prudent financial planning and readiness for economic shifts.
Cannot Bomb Oceans A J McWhinnie BBC War Review
McWhinnie argues sea control is decisive in war. He notes roads and railways can be damaged but seas cannot be destroyed, and shipping capacity decides outcomes as Rommel’s advance showed British forces transported vast men and materiel across oceans to defeat Axis forces.
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A. J. McWhinnie
BBC War Review
Nes
Rommel
Pattern 4843 Dress Ad From Anne Adams Dept
This week pattern 4843 features a pretty frock with a hint of sleeves and airy neckline. Available in misses sizes 12 through 20 with size 16 requiring 3% yards of 35 inch material and 4% yards ric rac. Send 20 cents for pattern plus plain name address size and style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg Man. Mail delays may extend delivery.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Chief on Solomons Says Japanese Had A Woman
U.S. Navy Cmdr Myron W Graybill quotes a native Solomon Island chief who claimed the Japanese force present included a woman. When asked how he could be sure the chief replied TI ate her. Canada reports about 3.5 million industrial workers in a 1944 survey.
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Solomons Island
Cmdr
Myron W. Graybill
U.S.N
Graybill
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