The Park Lane Mystery Chapter XXXVI Escape Plan
In a tense chase through a hidden basement, Jim and Elk probe a soundproof room with a door to an elevator shaft. They search a wardrobe and tool chest while plotting escape from a locked hydraulic lift. Mrs Edwins remains unaccounted as they suspect hidden passages and a masked villain.
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Elk
Jim
Carl
Edwina
Edwards
Gert
Harlow
Jira
Aileen
The Lift Escape and Aileen Rivers Reunion
Jim Carl ton and Elk push through a hidden lift shaft to liberate Aileen Rivers as a masterful break in a locked house plot unfolds. A bearded detective battles a trapdoor, a fuse is cut, and Aileen emerges to plea to return home while Jim contends with danger and disbelief.
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Aod
Harlow
Jim
Miver
Aileen
Carlton
Elk
Mrs. Edwin
Unarmed RAF Pilot Tells Parachute Italian Crew Story
Dr. Bertram Thomas recounted a tale from a British RAF pilot in Egypt who flew unarmed at 30,000 feet to photograph enemy concentrations. After spotting a light Italian bomber below, the pilot dived, watched seven Italians bail out, and then photographed the crashed plane to prove the tale. The account came from a British naval officer.
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Bertram Thomas
O.B.E
Calgary
R.A.F
Egypt
Libya
Cairo
Dr. Thomas
Scouts Battle Blazing Bombing Scene At England Camp
One hundred sixty eight incendiary bombs fell on a large Boy Scout camping and training ground in England during a recent air raid. Fires were controlled by daylight as Scouts in pajamas used shovels and buckets to extinguish blazes amid fields hedgerows and houses.
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England
Whale breathing at the surface with tail fin action
A brief note explains that whales rise to the surface to breathe and use their tail fins, or flukes, to help them move up and down through the water.
Ancient Weapons Triumph in Greek Highland Battle
Evzones defend snowy Pindus slopes against Italian Bersaglieri. Wounded sergeant recalls aid from peasants with hunting guns and sling grenades. Peasants’ brave defense, bayonets, and knives cited as pivotal. Evzones’ stubborn resistance earns Balkan War renown and the nickname Devil Troops.
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Pindus Mountains
Greece
Bersaglieri
Europe
Secret Polish Print Shop Issued Fake Passports
At a Poznan special tribunal a Polen accused of printing fake German passports and other papers was tried. The trial revealed a secret Polish organization providing identity papers for anti German sabotage. Two Poles were sentenced to death and others given long terms. Authorities say over 150 passports and 200 membership cards were produced enabling Polish officers and patriots to escape to Warsaw and infiltrate German groups.
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Poland
Poznan
Polen
Polish Telegraphic Agency
Warsaw
Pealand
The Way Of The Motorist At The Railway Crossing
A Vancouver Sun quotation laments motorists flirting with danger at crossings and the danger of arrogant acts. It contrasts motorist folly with railway engineers disciplined judgment. The piece warns drivers to gain real sense before racing crossings and mentions gun safety and broader themes of progress. Also notes wool shipments from New Zealand to Britain and a London expert on potato varieties. It comments on mail order catalogues being bright yet not building local effort.
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Vancouver Sun
Camouflage Drive Urged For British Industry Defense
A sub committee report urges faster and more effective camouflage of key industrial sites and fortified posts in Britain. It cites failures by private practitioners, notes a lack of qualified officers, and calls for a single ministry run camouflage organization with its own research staff under the Ministry of Home Security.
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Britain
Select Committee
Ministry of Home Security
Gems of Thought and Mirthful Quotes
A collage of aphorisms on forgiveness, liberal giving, and virtue from Balfour la Rochefoucauld and James. It cites James 1 17 and Mary Baker Eddy, noting that intent shapes generosity and conduct. The piece ends with a reflection on the heart of the giver.
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Balfour
la Rochefoucauld
Mary Baker Eddy
Meteorite study starts in U S college classrooms
Colorado School of Mines alumni donate 180 meteorites spanning nickel iron and various stones, enabling students to analyze space rocks in weather forecasting, aeronautics, and ballistics lessons at Golden. Also brief notes on apricot jam squares in Holy Land, cake baking water in oven, women living longer, and labor sentiment.
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United States
Colorado School of Mines
Golden
Colorado
Hand Made Log Cabin Pillow and Gift Ideas
Simple one inch fabric strips yield nine log cabin squares with beige centres and red and blue sides. Attach to back with matching blue or red, then combine into a decorative pillow. Also featured plans for low cost gifts from a cheesebox and a 32 page booklet offering more DIY projects for 15 cents each from Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
British Refugee Children Centered for Canadian Admission
R Keith Jopson, British representative in Canada of the children's overseas reception board, says thousands of British war guest children will arrive in Canada after Atlantic storms. Only 1,500 have come so far, with official estimates showing 10,000 to 15,000 foster homes available.
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R. Keith Jopson
Canada
Children's Overseas Reception Board
Atlantic
Britain
World's Largest Bee Farm in Germany Hails Sting Therapy
The largest bee farm, located in Germany, employs about 3,000 people and focuses on bee sting extracts rather than honey. They capsule the stings to market as treatments for rheumatism and arthritis.
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Germany
Eratosthenes Estimated Earth's Circumference
A third century B C figure from Eratosthenes in Alexandria estimated the earth's circumference at 24,000 miles, slightly under the modern equatorial measurement by 902 miles.
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Eratosthenes
Alexandria
About a third of the 1000 canoes on earth are active
A conservation note states that roughly one third of the world’s thousand canoes remain active and usable. The fact highlights ongoing maintenance needs and potential usage shifts among traditional watercraft communities.
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Earth
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Holy Land
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