Probationer Faces Possible Dismissal Over Water Incident
In a hospital drama, Miss Bradford is questioned after Mrs. Bruning near death from possible hemorrhage. Anne denies giving water, but another nurse admits pouring water from her own pitcher while Bradford was out. Peter fears Anne would be dismissed if Bruning dies, but Anne accepts responsibility and vows to continue nursing.
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Anne
Miss Renshaw
Peter
Mac
Anne Bradford
Renshaw
Mack
Holland
Michigan
Peter England
Dr. Sykes
Ae Tiene
Rattent
Tim
Mixes Redden
Love Blossoms in a Hospital Ward Tale
In a Michigan hospital, Peter England meets Anne Bradford, a probationer with a tulip bearing charm. Their growing friendship deepens as Anne proves her dedication amid the demands of surgery and nursing, sparking a quiet romance against the backdrop of medical duties and supervision.
Art Objects Seized in Italian Territory by Fascist Regime
Berlin dispatch reports the Fascist Republican government in control areas of Italy ordered confiscation of all art objects owned by Jews. Jews must register their treasures or face confiscation without compensation, according to an official broadcast.
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Berlin
Rome
Italy
Our Boys And Girls On Active Service
The column details acts of courage and service among Canadian forces. Melvin J. Tate of National Mills Manitoba earned the Military Medal for four hour forward moves under fire to recover guns and ammo aiding a regiment’s advance in Italy. Lt Commander W D Brown helped rescue survivors from a Nazi U boat, recognizing a former Rotterdam contact. Prairie personnel report winter entertainments in Labrador, with Knights of Columbus Huts promising concerts with RCAF and US Army guests. Over 41,000 Canucks overseas invited to British homes for furloughs. Able Seaman Barber W Sewell of Stony Mountain, once a penitentiary guard, offers barbering to sailors, building a steady navy clipping job. 2nd Lieutenant M J Horner daughter of Senator A B Horner of Blaine Lake transferred to Saskatoon CWAC posting. Mary Choromud enlists in CWAC from Ebenzer with a family military background. Eleven of nineteen gilled enlistees have one to three family members in service.
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Melvin J. Tate
National Mills
Manitoba
Italy
Tate
Barber W. Sewell
Stony Mountain
Sewell
A. B. Sewell
Navy
Emerald Oil Scalp Remedy Promises Fast Relief
An old advertisement advises against scratching a irritated scalp and recommends mixing Moone's Emerald Oil with olive oil. Apply nightly to the roots, rinse with soap every fourth day, and continue for two weeks. If not satisfied, money-back guarantee from druggists.
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Moone
Trade Is Lively In Holland Proverb Speech
A Dutch Nazi newspaper is quoted by the office of war information as complaining at the lively trade in proverbs. Signs in shop windows carry sayings like Who sows the wind will reap the whirlwind Everything will come out right and When the need is greatest relief is near.
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Holland
Office of War Information
Villages Wiped Out in Polish Retaliation Report
The German authorities admit that two Polish villages were wiped out and over 1200 Poles were killed in retaliation for 16 assassinations in the Bialystok province last July, according to the Polish Telegraph Agency report.
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Bailystok
Poland
Not Much Revenue Major Of The Salvation Army At Edmonton Yells This Story
Major R Shaw of the Salvation Army Corps at Edmonton reports a tongue in cheek incident from the Alaska Highway. In Fort St John an office box fined swearing a dime per word until the box filled and then sent a dollar back with a note apologizing that more swearing was not forthcoming.
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Salvation Army
Edmonton
R. Shaw
Salvation Army Corps
Alaska
Fort St. John
Apple A Day Apron Pattern 4575 Described For War Time
Sprightly home sewing item Pattern 4575 offers a small medium and large apron with optional apple applique and decorative ruffles. Order form requests name address and size, with 20 cents in coins, and ships from Winnipeg. mail delivery noted as slow due to wartime.
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Anne
Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot
Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
British diplomat Betty Gibbs rises on Washington staff
Betty Gibbs, newly named British diplomat and attache on Lord Halifax's Washington team, previously toured Canada aboard the Iron Duke canteen in 1941. Widowed in 1941, she has two stepsons in England and is a daughter of Sir Harold Snagge. Replacement receptionist is Mrs. Yoskyl Gurdon, linked to Churchill.
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Betty Gibbs
Britain
Lord Halifax
Washington
Canada
Gibbs
England
Eton
Harold Snagge
London
Yoskyl Gurdon
Churchill
MacDonald lauds Canadian farming at Ottawa Export Show
Aid to Britain High Commissioner Malcolm MacDonald praised Canadian farmers at the Ottawa Export Food Show opening. He cited Britain facing a fierce foe in 1940 41 and credited Canadian agriculture with supplying essential food to sustain the British people until Allied forces could prevail.
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Malcolm MacDonald
United Kingdom
Ottawa
Britain
Mr. MacDonald
R.A.F
Canada
The Other Enemy in Wartime Atlantic Navigation
In wartime Atlantic convoys the unseen foe is dense fog that cloaks icebergs and a 40-ship fleet. The Royal Canadian Navy warns that moving through pea soup conditions is hell as crews endure chilling tension and vanishing visibility amid dangerous icebergs off Canada.
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Atlantic
Labrador
Canada
Royal Canadian Navy
Navy
Food Short in Paris Evokes Widespread Evacuations
Reports describe veal shortages prompting fears of famine with nearly one million Parisians advised to evacuate to rural areas. The crisis is heightened by reliance on food packets from friends in the country, sustaining many residents amid the winter.
Earthquakes in Japan May Sink Islands Over Time
Chatham News reports geologists warn Japan faces ongoing quakes and island loss as the Pacific sinks many lands. USGS scientists say Kyusha Bay island vanished 300 years ago, drowning 5000 people. yet Japan may endure longer than other nations.
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Japan
United States Geological Survey
Saya
Pacific
Kyusa Bay
South America
England
Chatham News
Why Worry About Rations Through the Centuries
A reader asks why worry about current rations when ancestors endured shortages centuries ago noting sugar in the 13th century coal fires in the 14th bread and butter in the 15th potatoes and tobacco in the 16th century coffee tea and soap in the 17th century pies and puddings in the 18th gas and matches in the 19th and motor cars and canned goods in the 20th century.
Letter M Through History From Phoenician Craft to Now
A compact note traces how the letter M evolved from early Phoenician design to the modern alphabet, highlighting its steady form and stylistic shifts across ages and scripts.
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ROYAL
Royal Yeast
Margaret Fenton
W. D. Brown
Brown
Rotterdam
Knights of Columbus
RCAF
United States Army
M. J. Horner
A. B. Horner
Blaine Lake, Sask
CWAC
Saskatoon
Mary Choromud
Ebenzer, Sask
Nick H
Veterans’ Guard of Canada
Johnny
Bill
Army
Buckley
Paris
Telra
Islands
Buckley Stappile
Demtists
Renaud
Bencker’s
Dept. L
Vancouver
B.C. Raen TI
Ieee
Madeony Es
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