Luncheon Turned to Tragic News in Quiet Country House
Selma and Bess host a summer luncheon for sixty at a country estate. An off power outage ruins butter, Selma serves spoiled lobster to a dog, then reveals the dog’s death at the event. Ambulances and doctors arrive to handle the ensuing health scare as guests wait and pale lemonade flows.
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Selina
Selma
Mrss Sumners
Beas Sumners
Ben
Bess
Beas
Fang
Fee
Besa
Schea
Gab
Kel
Hie & Young
Bes
Ben the Dog Hit by Car Raises Driver Responsibility
In a small scene at a kitchen, Dr Jones asks to see a dog named Ben after a suspected hit and run. Besa directs Selma to show the mangled body at the back gate, noting the drivers never stopped. The moment highlights compassion and a plea for accountability.
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Besa
Selma
More Atrocities by German Forces In Occupied France
The war crimes commission in London records French incidents from March 26 in Riberac and Brantome, including mass arrests, executions, looting, and arson. Other events note village cleanups in Tarn et Garonne, looting of farms, and the burning of a village church. In Ain later May, Germans with Vichy militia closed Notre Dames des Dombes, killed two monks, and plundered the monastery.
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Helen Nithpatrick
War Crimes Commission
London
Maquisardy
Brantome
Tarn-et- Garonne
Montpezat
Ain
Notre Dames Des Dombes
Pattern 4792 Pink Lemonade dress for little girls
Anne Adams advertises pattern 4792 a sun dress with cap sleeves and bonnet in pink lemonade style for girls sizes 2 4 6 8 and 10. Size 6 uses 2 1/2 yards of 35 inch fabric. Send 20 cents in coins to Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern and include size name address and style number.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
British Warships Compare To 1943 Fleet In 1944
Britain’s warship output through January 1944 remains nearly as large as the 1943 total with ships showing far greater complexity and a marked rise in equipment detail.
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Britain
Sound Recorders Used At War Fronts With Wire Playback
New sound recorders weighing eight pounds reproduce sound on hairline steel wire. Each unit contains over two miles of wire and provides about 86 minutes of sound and speech.
Caen, a Commerce Hub in Calvados History and Industry
Caen in Normandy stands as a historic commerce and industrial center on the Cherbourg Paris railway, west of Paris. With 61,000 residents, it houses a university, courts, and a prefect, features notable castles and churches, and thrives on lace making, timber sawing, metal founding, machine construction, cloth weaving, and chemical works.
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Caen
Normandy
Cherbourg-Paris
Paris
Calvados
William the Conqueror
Henry I
Edward III
England
France
Orne
le Havre
Newhaven
Egyptian Mummies Exhibit At Royal Ontario Museum
Nine of ten visitors want to see the Egyptian mummies at the Royal Ontario Museum where a five thousand year old burial custom is showcased. The exhibit highlights mummification’s evolution from 3000 B.C. to 1000 B.C. and the tombs reveal daily life through jewelry, tools, furniture, sculpture, and vessels.
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Royal Ontario Museum
Boys Had Their Fun From Norway
A group of youths in Oslo, not converted to the Nazi regime, staged a provocative act by placing underground newspapers in an office lobby and luring Gestapo plainclothesmen and Nazi police to seize them. A clash ensued between Gestapo officers and city police, fulfilling the boys’ intent for a dramatic confrontation.
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Norway
Oslo
Gestapo
Arctic Coal Fields Move Into Production During War
Soviet readers learn of Arctic Circle coal fields brought to production amid wartime efforts. A railway from Kovzhva to Vorkuta enables exploitation dubbed the Arctic Donbas. Pravda notes six more mines to begin this year and coal largely ships to Leningrad. Miners pledge to gift any production beyond schedule weekly.
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Arctic Circle
Kovzhva
Pech¢ra River
Vorkuta
Donbas
Pravda
Leningrad
Ckly
Britain Rejects Lawrence of Ara Na For Front Service
In the First Great War, Lawrence of Ara Na was deemed unfit for frontline duty due to anaemia and short stature, limiting his military role and delaying participation in combat operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Lawrence of Arana
British Scientists Find Answer To Glider Bomb Threat
British researchers have developed a counter-device to the German glider bomb threat. Details of the device remain secret, but officials say it neutralizes the danger posed by the weapon that sank the Roma after Italy capitulated.
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Roma
Scandinavian Fish Pudding Recipe and Glacial Alaska Note
A home cooking feature promotes fish as a nutritious, affordable staple with iodine and vitamins. It includes a Nordic style fish pudding recipe using milk cracker crumbs and eggs, plus serving ideas. The text also notes a late glacial period detail about Alaska lacking ice 15 000 to 25 000 years ago.
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Alaska
North America
In Vogue Victorian Debuts Return To Mayfair
New fashion breeds a revival of Victorian bric a brac and jewelry as British women adopt old fittings and keepsakes. Debutantes and brides wear revived pieces while luxury tax and sentiment drive prices. West End stores strip heavy suites, repaint wardrobes, and flood shelves with Victorian jewelry and accessories.
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Mayfair
West End
Japan Opens Synthetic Rubber Plant Amid Supply Strain
In a wartime note the Japanese announce the opening of a synthetic rubber plant as a response to shipping shortages. The move follows the occupation of Malaya and the Dutch East Indies where natural rubber production was controlled.
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Mrat Nusa
Sasauri
Japa
Malaya
Dutch East Indies
Tokyo
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ROYAL
Wess
City of Commerce
Cam
Exgtich
Malcolm McGregor
Brandon
Stampa
MacDonald
Canada
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