Daughter of Destiny Weaves a Dark Harsh Path for Devona
Devona is drawn into Macias's world after a fainting spell and a rescuing dinner. He persuades her to sing for his strolling troupe, outfits her in dramatic costumes, and sets up a dinner and plans that hint at a dangerous new career. Her fear grows as she senses control and danger in Macias's polished charm.
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Devona
Maelas
Macias
Manuel
Joe
Macas
Senor Macias
Quces
Devons
O.K
Raebourne
Mr. Macias
Brownastone
Dale Brasher
Douglas Raebourne
Endless Lobby Morning Trials for Raebourne
A secretary named Raebourne prepares for a tense mystery encounter after a clerks call. She steadies herself with gloves and powder, steps into the elevator, and faces an unknown waiting gentleman in the lobby. The scene ends as suspense builds toward the next installment.
Red Cross to Pack Five Thousand Prisoner Food Parcels Weekly
The Canadian Red Cross, at the request of the Australian Red Cross in Melbourne, will pack and ship five thousand prisoner of war food parcels weekly for Australian captives in the East. Montreal will house the packing facility within three weeks. Parcels go to Lisbon with other boxes sent to German prisoners. The Australian count of POWs is not yet fixed.
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Canadian Red Cross Society
Australian Red Cross
Melbourne
Fred W. Roulley
Canada
Montreal
Routley
Canadian Red Cross
Lisbon
Canadian Society
Germany
Alfred G. Brown
Planes Set Up Quickly in Egypt Eleven Hours After Arrival
United States Tomahawk fighters are unpacked and assembled in about eleven hours under American technical supervision, with Royal Air Force crews rapidly making the machines ready for takeoff. Egyptian workers unload crates along the Nile trade artery as RAF mechanics clear crates and load them onto trucks amid palm trees, water buffalo, and a bustling port scene.
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U.S
Egypt
United States
Middle East
Royal Air Force
Atlantic
R.A.F
Nutritionists urged to aid in war effort in Canada
The Canadian Home Economics Association will petition federal and provincial authorities to appoint specially trained nutritionists to the Department of Health and to provincial departments. The move aims to secure immediate instruction in food values and efficient meals in every home as an urgent war measure. Mims Harlow of the Victorian Order of Nurses presented the committee report, leading to a unanimous convention endorsement of the plan and support from the National Council of Women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Home Economics Association
Department of Health
Association
Mims Harlow
Victorian Order of Nurses
Montreal
Nutrition Committee
National Council of Women
Winnipeg
Okra seed pods tied to related cotton plant in soup
A railway engineer is not a societal leader yet wealth and fashion often follow him. The okra used in soup is the seed pod from a plant closely related to cotton.
Identification Of Plants For Expert Study
Instructions from Ottawa outline when sending weeds and plants for identification to the Dominion Botany and Horticulture staff at Central Experimental Farm Ottawa. Include whole plant parts, multiple specimens, and clearly numbered sets with sender details inside the package.
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Ottawa
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Dominion Botanist
Dominion Horticulturist
Central Experimental Farm
Canada
Dominion
Gems Of Thought On Conscience And Integrity
A collection of quotes on conscience and character from Tryon Edwards Franklin Washington Eddy Garfield Punshon Napoleon. The passages argue that true guidance comes from a informed conscience aligned with moral right, contrasting safety, expediency, and popularity with principled action.
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God
Tryon Edwards
Latent Fear and German Troops Say Reed in Canada Paper
Douglas Reed writes in the Canadian Churchman that German troops and civilians in Holland Poland Norway Czecho Slovakia and Yugoslavia plus Germany show latent fear of unarmed civilians. He argues British bombs would be music to them and a major reversal could spark German defeat this year.
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Holland
Poland
Norway
Czecho-Slovakia
Yugoslavia
Douglas Reed
Germany
Reed
Britain
Hitler
St. Thomas
Sailors Home Planned in Halifax as Allied Merchant Seamen Club
Halifax city council approves erection of a new sailors home to be named Allied Merchant Seamen's Club. Other items include a joke exchange on cooking and saving, a note on average silk worm cocoon length at 1,526 feet, and a trivia about Declaration of Independence signers, with 34 of 56 lawyers.
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Plana
Navy League of Canada
Allied Merchant Seamen’s Club
Halifax
Birthday Fortune Card Reading Promises Surprises
A Home Service feature invites readers to try card fortunes with the Birthday Fortune method. It describes shuffling, selecting the 8th and 15th cards, and fateful cards like the Five of Diamonds and Two of Hearts. A 42 page booklet explains complete readings and horoscopes with other amusements available for 15 cents.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Maen
Captains of the Clouds film to feature Royal Canadian Air Force
Warner Brothers plans a motion picture titled Captains of the Clouds featuring the Royal Canadian Air Force and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. James Cagney George Brent and Denna Morgan have reading roles. Some sequences will be shot in North Bay Trenton and Ottawa Ontario. Script by Norman Reilly Raine.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Hollywood
Capital
Warner Brothers Inc
Canada
Captains of the Clouds
R.c.af
James
Cagney
George Brent
Dennia Morgan
North Bay
Trenton
Ont
Ottawa
Norman Reilly Raine
Medal sent to Greek minister for relief effort
Viscount Cecil in London presented the Greek minister with the gold Nobel Peace Prize medal for 1937 as a contribution to Greek wartime relief. Quail roost with heads outward and fly in all directions when flushed. Bees building a honeycomb in a control box disrupted Connecticut telephone service. Ancient Romans divided precious stones by color depth into male and female. Prized hunting rifles handed to anti parachute troops by King George VI.
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Viscount Cecil
London
Connecticut
George
England
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Camadiam Shredded Wheat Company
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Home Economics Association
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George Washington
Mary Baker Eddy
Fames
A. Garfield
Napoleon
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