Pattern 4629 suit dress and jumper variations
By Anne Adams patterns offer a suit dress option for immediate wear with bodice and skirt. A jumper or sundress version with a contrasting jacket can follow. Pattern 1629 comes in children sizes 2 through 10. size 6 jacket uses 2 3/4 yards of 35 inch fabric, jumper 14 yards 8 inches. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man. Note pattern delivery may be slower than usual.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg
McDermot Ave. E
Rooster Dispute Ends With Aunt Lucy Reclaiming Mr Gabriel
Anne and Ben try to pawn off the noisy Plymouth Rock rooster Mr Gabriel to Mammy Diley and then to the Porter family as Aunt Lucy arrives. After a cascade of misadventures the verdict returns: Aunt Lucy insists on keeping Mr Gabriel and reveals a hidden twenty-dollar bill sewn in her petticoat to seal the plan.
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Anne Wallace
Ben
Anne
Lucy
Mr. Gabriel
Mammy Diley
Aunt Lucy
Kellogg All Bran Muffins Recipe Note
Recipe note for Kellogg All Bran muffins from London Canada. Instructions mix All Bran with milk and shortening, then sugar and egg. Add flour and baking powder, stir just until combined, bake 30 minutes at 400 F yields eight large muffins.
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Kellogg’s
Kelloge’s
London
Canada
War Savings Stamp Recipe Promotes Bond Sales
Canada wide drive aims to raise two million dollars in War Savings Stamps this month. A spiced pot roast recipe illustrates thrift to support the war effort. Chuck roast, fat, flour, cinnamon, ginger, brown sugar, vinegar, tomato juice, onion, bay leaf, salt, pepper, cayenne, cooked slowly three hours in a Dutch oven. Zinc jar rings serve as a makeshift rack.
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Canada
Native guides aid New Zealand forces in Solomons conquest
Six natives of Treasury Island serving in the Solomon Islands Defence Force landed with the first wave of New Zealanders during the October attack on a Jap outpost. They aided operations as guides and maintained liaison between New Zealand and Treasury Island natives, who cooperated eagerly. One volunteer was chosen by the New Zealand Brigadier to hoist the Union Jack over the first Solomons territory reclaimed by British forces. A swoose is described as a cross between a goose and a swan.
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Treasury Island
Solomon Islands
New Zealand
Solomons
Big Blue Mascot Radar of RCAF at Lethbridge
AC1 Radar the Great Dane mascot at the Royal Canadian Air Force Bombing and Gunnery School near Lethbridge Alberta is almost two hundred pounds of blue billed enthusiasm. He delights officers and marches grandly, living at the station fire hall with daily PT simulating fire reel races. His real name is Rungmook Ru B'dar and he bears the air force number 777777.
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AC1
R.C.A.F
Royal Canadian Air Force
Lethbridge
Alberta
Air Force
Rungmook Ru B'dar
Helles
Blue Boy
Rungmook Rhythm
Canada
India
Ottawa
J. de B. Cowan
Kaslo
B.C
British Empire
Ali Radar
Dominion
British Scientists Use Colchicine to Double Plant Size
British researchers in a laboratory near London report a method using colchicine to give an anaesthetic shock to seeds. The process doubles the life germs for chromosomes in each seed, producing larger plants with higher quality and better disease resistance for fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
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London
Britain may shift to right-hand driving after war
Spencer Miller of New Jersey highway department reports Britain's Ministry of Transport plans a postwar move to right-hand-side driving. The recommendation could mark a major road system change following the war.
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Britain
Spencer Miller
New Jersey
Ministry of Transport
Alliance of Family School and Church Defends Youth
The Chatham Daily News argues the family school and church form a natural triple alliance to shape youth toward responsible adulthood. Atmosphere at home and in institutions influences behavior more than rules, and harmony among the trio is essential to peace and moral development. England’s map production for Allied forces is run by the Royal Engineers with mobile presses delivering color maps at high speed during campaigns.
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Chatham Daily News
Germany
St. Catharines
England
Britain
U.S. Army
Us.a.a.f
U.S
Mediterranean
Royal Engineers
R. E. Survey
Mailomat coin operated post office goes on trial in Ottawa
The Mailomat, a coin operated slot machine post office, begins extended testing in the Ottawa General Post Office lobby. Postmaster General William P. Mulock leads the unveiling with senior Canadian Post Office Department officials present, signaling a potential shift in how letters are prepaid stamped and mailed.
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Canada
Ottawa General Post Office
William P. Mulock
Canadian Post Office Department
P. T. Cootican
E. Duguay
Postal Service
Ottawa
H. E. Atwater
H. Beaulieu
T. P. Murphy
G. Herring
Air and Land
H. Forgier
W. G. Farrell
W. D. Adamson
Wartime Salesmanship and Vintage Planting Note
A humorous remark about two salesmen claiming they made friends rather than sales. The piece also notes that wines for producing wine were first planted in South Africa in 1658, highlighting early colonial viticulture.
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South Africa
Moone's Emecatad Oil Promises Quick Skin Relief
An old advertisement touts a clean antiseptic oil that speeds healing of open sores boils and boils. It claims to ease itching from eczema Barber's itch salt rheum and other inflammatory skin conditions and promises relief within days with a satisfaction guarantee or money back.
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Moone
Norwegian Crew Rebuilds Fleet Under American Flag
After their merchant ship was sunk in the North Atlantic the Norwegian crew stayed united from captain to mess boy. They sought help from President Roosevelt, gained his sympathy, and now sail again together aboard an American built ship flying their own flag.
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North Atlantic
Roosevelt
Cable Cutting Device Powers Bomber Attacks
British bombers are equipped with 16 cable cutting devices weighing a few pounds and brick sized. Each cuts through the heaviest cable in one thousandth of a second, enabling field clearance of barrage balloons before commencing low level attacks.
Water, World’s Most Precious Liquid, Vital to Life
Water is described as the world's most precious liquid because all living beings depend on it. The text emphasizes its crucial role across ecosystems and human activity, highlighting scarcity concerns and the need for conservation.
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