All That Glitters Chapter I Contined Romance and Mine Threats
Ransome Todd envisions ancestral wealth on the Handciphss plantation while legends, cabins, and a gold vein in Cricket Hill loom. Tamar confronts him over money plans as a California rush and a contract breach loom, prompting Todd to seek attorney Richard Sheridan for urgent action.
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Ransome Todd
Phoebe
Ransome
Tamar
Gran
Ol Massa
Pappy
Honey
Tam
Massa
Ol’ Massa
Cricket Hill
California
Knox Randolph
Demand for Air Force Recruits Remains High Across Canada
The Royal Canadian Air Force continues heavy recruitment, with 7,000 to 8,000 monthly needs cited by Ottawa officials. In July the RCAF enlisted about 4,000 air crew, while thousands more applications awaited entry, and Canada fields over 90,000 personnel including overseas staff as UK units expand. Defence Minister Ralston told Parliament that 7,000 to 8,000 monthly recruits are required to cover wastage, new units, and reinforcements.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Canada
Ottawa
Air
Power
Air Force
R.C.A.F
United Kingdom
Defence
Ralston
House of Commons
Strength Not Known The U S Navy Faces Unknown Japanese Fleet
The United States Navy confronts an uncertain Japanese fleet in the Pacific with Japan reportedly fielding at least eighteen capital ships including three over 40 000 tons launched in 1939 and 1940, twelve aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, and submarines per Jane's Fighting Ships 1940 edition.
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United States Navy
Pacific
Imperial Japanese Navy
Jane's Fighting Ships
Vitamins In Oranges Aid Surgical Operations
Dr Clinton Thienes of Los Angeles says proper vitamin doses before surgery reduce fatalities. He notes vegetables provide vitamin K which helps prevent hemorrhage.
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Clinton Thienes
Los Angeles
Marathon letter writer completes 1530 letters to parents
Geoffrey Shakespeare, Parliament ary Secretary to the Dominions Office, after touring Canada and the United States, has finished a marathon task writing fifteen hundred thirty letters to parents of British children settled in Canadian homes.
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Geoffrey Shakespeare
Dominions’ Office
Canada
United States
Powerful Canadian searchlights light city with giant beam
A powerful beam giant searchlight system made in Canada sends a beam of 800000000 candle power. The light is described as the equivalent concentration of all the street lamps in Toronto, highlighting the device's extraordinary brightness and potential urban impact.
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Canada
Toronto
The Old Inn and the Old Crown House of Deritend
The Old Crown House in High Street Deritend stands as a 14th century timber framed building with 1368 marked on its wall. Once noted by John Leland in 1538 as a fair timber mansion it sits amid rural memory, partitioned into three homes since 1693 and linked to Queen Elizabeth by local legend.
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Crown
High Street
Deritend
Birmingham
England
Henry VIII
John Leland
Tymber
Crown House
George J. Hughes
Queen Elizabeth
Birmingham Mail
Invasion Plans Reported by Lore at Montreal
In a Montreal address Ludwig Lore of the New York Post cited a high State Department source claiming Hitler planned an invasion of Britain using 1,900 small U boats 2,800 troop barges 12 000 bombers and 7 000 parachutists. The force would deploy behind poison gas samples already in the United States. The gas could blind exposed persons and the plan was one of Hitler’s three unfinished moves alongside an India drive and a push into Iberia and Africa.
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Ludwig Lore
New York Post
Montreal
State Department
Washington
Hitler
Britain
Lore
United States
India
Spain
Portugal
Africa
Glamour Demanded as British Army Women Challenge Uniform Rules
The article details tensions between Britain’s war effort and field women who seek glamour and advancement. It notes reforms like lipstick, streamlined skirts, slacks on duty, new forage caps, lanyards, Sam Browne belts, and epaulettes issues for women officers, with recruiting driving to 200,000 and a sergeant major who tea-times her unit.
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Britain
High Command
T.S
A.T.S
War Office
Britain’s Firefighters Turn Bomb Debris Into Thousands Of Toys
In their spare time Britain’s national fire service fashioned thousands of Christmas toys from bombed building debris during a lull in Nazi raids. Red Cross cargo hid origins, cloth rationing limited output, toys were given away to needy children and nurseries. Officers praised the skill, with one collection allegedly drawing a $9,000 offer from a London dealer but was refused.
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Britain
National Fire Service
Red Cross
London
Gems of Thought on Expectation and Ambition
A collection of quotable maxims on anticipation and striving from Feltham Home Mary Baker Eddy Thomas Arnold Goethe and H. W. Beecher. The snippets contrast earthly delight with future prospects and urge persistent belief in success and growth.
Quick Home Piano Guide With Keyboard Chart
A compact home lesson on reading music from a melody line with simple left hand chords. Includes a 24 page instruction book with chord tables and a full keyboard chart, plus extra booklets available for 15 cents each from the Home Service Department of Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Canada’s Police Donate 25000 Spitfire to Britain
Canada’s Police Force contributes a 25000 Spitfire fighter to the British government. The Police Association of Ontario funds a drive to sponsor a second aircraft with nationwide police cooperation. The first plane will be presented in London by Sir Philip Game and accepted for the Royal Air Force by a former Royal Canadian Mounted Police member serving as a war pilot.
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Police of
Canada
Police Association of Ontario
London
Philip Game
Metropolitan Police
Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Very Special Meals at Frederick the Great Court
Each dish was prepared by a different cook who had his own private kitchen to craft a special offering for the royal table at Frederick the Great's court.
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Frederick the Great
Violet Object Light Wave Entry Per Second
An estimate states about 8e14 light waves enter the eye each second when viewing a violet object, illustrating the immense photon flux involved in perceiving color.
Human jaw strength measured at 300 pounds
A healthy human can exert a jaw pressure of about 300 pounds with bite force, indicating significant crushing capability of the human masticatory system.
Scientists Seek Substitutes For Gasoline In Canada
National research council scientists and other experts have begun a study of possible substitutes for gasoline. A committee formed for the purpose has established a sub committee to report on methods to reduce Canada's gasoline requirements.
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National Research Council
Ottawa
Canada
Dynamite blast detected thousands of miles away
Reports indicate vibrations from a dynamite explosion were detected up to 2000 miles distant. Officials are assessing the event and potential sources, with inspectors coordinating across agencies and monitoring seismic activity for any aftershocks.
Agox the One Walfs Carrying Power Allegory
A compact remark notes that Agox has only a single walfs carrying power, equating its burden to a camel. The point contrasts strength and efficiency using a mythical unit, suggesting limited endurance or load compared to a camel’s capacity.
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Agox
London's Charwomen Courage Ranked Among Defenders
Three thousand London charwomen have been mobilized for entertainment purposes as part of civil defence. Admiral Evans administers a fund from an anonymous donor to relax front line workers. He praised charwomen for heroism under blitz conditions, citing a nurse story of a woman who lost her home and children yet returned to scrubbing hours later.
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London
Admiral Evans
A.R.P
Ministers of the Crown
Evans
Dominions
Poletti Praises Italo Americans Democratic War Spirit
Lieut. Gov. Charles Poletti praised Italo Americans for devotion to liberty. He said thousands of young Italian Americans volunteered for the army and navy and stand ready to die for victory of the democratic way of life against the dictators.
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Charles Poletti
Poletti
Chinese generals honor troops with toothbrushes and handkerchiefs
Tokens of valor awarded by Chinese generals to their troops include toothbrushes and handkerchiefs, illustrating unconventional rewards in wartime honoring practices.
Oil Output Share From Netherlands East Indies in 1939
In 1939 the Netherlands East Indies produced 8.8 million tons of oil, accounting for 2.8 percent of the world total.
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Netherlands East Indies
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