Sheriff Heartly Fends Off Lopez in Smoke Stone
In Smoke Stone, Sheriff Heartly, angered by a newspaper tale about transforming the Circle B ranch into a dude farm, defends his post as crowds greet a diverse cowboy crowd. Spider Lopez reappears, but Heartly disarms him and cuffs the bandit, preserving his reelection pose amid the Old West nostalgia.
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Panhandle
Circle B Ranch
Audi
Spider Lopes
Ode Farms
Smokestone
Beret
Sherif
Pardner
West
Spider Lopez
Sheriff
Lopez
Gadow Says U Boats and Warships Sink to Sea
Retired German naval officer Rear Admiral Richard Gadow declares the submarine arm and heavy vessels are at the bottom of the sea and that German naval power has effectively been defeated since 1943. He notes surface forces mattered little and questions the fate of the Luftwaffe.
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Richard Gadow
Hitler
Germany
Hermann Goering
Luftwaffe
Montreal Gazette
Aleutian Islands Named From Russian Word Meaning Rock
A historical note explains the Aleutian islands derive their name from a Russian term meaning rock. The origin highlights linguistic ties between explorers and Alaska’s remote chain.
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Aleutian Islands
Indian Subedar Sacrificed Life to Save Comrades in Mine Field
Subedar Subramanian of the Madras Sappers and Miners became the first Indian to receive the George Cross posthumously for conspicuous gallantry near Migen Italy. While leading a mine clearing party after a missing Jamadar, he lunged onto an anti-personnel mine to save six lives, sacrificing his own. He had previously earned the Indian Distinguished Service Medal in North Africa in 1943.
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JM@ecer
Eltear
Subedar Subramanian
Madras Sappers
Jamadar
Migen
Italy
Subramanian
Subedar
North
Africa
Indian Information Office
Beaver club in London supports Canadian soldiers abroad
The Beaver club near Piccadilly helps troops overseas feel connected to home. Lounges and a reading room with papers from 80 Canadian towns offer a welcoming space where servicemen meet others from home. Since its Feb 19 1940 opening, the club has received royal attention and backing from Canadian YMCA and London directors.
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Beaver Club
London
Piccadilly
Y.M.C.A
Gift from correspondents for Eisenhower showcased in caravan
Four correspondents attached to General Eisenhower presented a framed color print to his caravan headquarters. They bought it in a print shop after dodging a flying bomb. The print depicts the British Army using rockets in 1830, as stated in the account.
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Eisenhower
Canada to Ship 100 Million Pounds Beef to UK During War
Agriculture Minister Gardiner announced Canada will send at least 100 million pounds of beef in 1944 and 1945 with extra surplus as available, equal to about 250000 cattle and valued around 30.9 million dollars. Existing five year contracts cover bacon cheese and eggs, with prices set to maintain a floor for producers.
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United Kingdom
Gardiner
Canada
Dominion
Canadian Meat Board
Prices Board
United States
Dominion Penicillin Plant to Begin Full Operation Soon
Officials in Montreal announced that the first building erected to produce penicillin will be in full scale operation in the near future. The government owned plant is managed by Ayerst, McKenna and Harrison, Ltd. and already produces the drug, though peak capacity will arrive after additional laboratories on the city outskirts are completed.
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Dominion
Montreal
Ayerst, McKenna and Harrison, Ltd
Bombers Improve Britain's Typhoon With Double Load
The RAF Typhoon fighter bombers now carry a 1,000-pound bomb under each wing doubling their earlier load and surpassing Britain’s early war medium bombers. After bombing runs the Typhoon returns at high speed with heavy fire from four 20 millimetre cannons.
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Britain
Raf
Air Ministry
Maquis Name Traced to Corsican Bandits
The Maquis, French underground fighters, took their name from Corsican bandits once praised by Napoleon. The term mac kee means undergrowth, the dense Corsican brush that hid bandits. Some Maquis leaders were high army officers who resisted Nazi domination through Vichy.
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France
Napoleon
Corsica
Petain
Vichy
New York
Herlald Tribune
Smiles and Snatches of Wartime Wit and Warnings
A collage of comic exchanges and sharp quips from wartime life. Snappy lines touch on court, family, taxes, rationing, and shopping, ending with a reminder to buy War Savings Stamps. Named figures are incidental. the piece captures everyday humor and tension of the home front.
Tragedy of Germany and the ridiculed smile
The Halifax Herald cites Emil Ludwig on Germany’s tragedy as a nation trained to see smiles as weakness. Churchill’s and Halifax Herald quotes frame Germans as controlled by a grim zeal for war. The piece contrasts humor with harsh rule, noting the master race myth and the fate of a society focused on conquest.
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Emil Ludwig
Naziland
Berlin
Germany
Churchill
Mke Hitler
Halifax Herald
Toddler Pattern 4834 by Anne Adams
Pattern 4834 offers a toddler sundress coatume bonnet and panties in sizes 1 to 6. Requires 1 yard of 35 inch fabric for most pieces. pattern requests 20 cents via Incilona stamps, with orders to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Manitoba. Mail delays may extend delivery.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Always a burden on security schemes
The Victoria Colonist argues that no system for public or private security can transform a lazy or spendthrift person into a provident individual. Such programs will be weighed down by those who remain inactive, drifting through life and contributing little to themselves or others.
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Victoria Colonist
Australian white ant gnaws through telegraph poles
The article describes the Australian white ant feeding on cellulose with a strong appetite, capable of damaging telegraph poles, hooks, fences, and any item containing cellulose traces.
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