Queen Mother Mary Described as Brave and Loved by People
New York Times lauds Queen Mother Mary as a Victorian figure of strength. Descended from Duke of Cambridge and relative to George V, she aided war efforts in 1940 and served in WWI with the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, earning four decades of public respect and affection.
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Mary
Duke of Cambridge
George III
Duke of York
George V
London
George VI
Women's Auxiliary Army Corps
W.A.A.C
New York Times
Boy asks to peel apple at Belleville police station
A small boy walked into a Belleville Ontario station and asked the desk sergeant to peel a big red apple he held. He explained he could eat it with the skin on if allowed, but his baby sister outside could not. The sergeant peeled the apple.
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Belleville
Ont
America's most populous bird cities on Aleutian islands
A concise note identifies the Aleutian islands as home to the most populous bird cities. It highlights a surprising geographic focus where large bird populations cluster amid remote shores.
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America
Aleutian Islands
Disaster in the Casa Grande cliffhanger unfolds
In a tense room Morgan faces Guillermo and Verde as Velasquez, Rosita, and Pancho plot escape. Diaz is dead, Verdes’s knife and a damaged lamp threaten everyone. Pancho improvises a risky exit while Verde guards the door, and Esteban hints at a plan as Morgan plots a final move before the chapter ends.
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Fteh de Nova
Guillermo
Chris Morgan
Senor
Christopher Morgan
Verde
Morgan
Rosita
Esteban
Rojan
de Nova
Diaz
Esteban Velasquez
Lt. Morgan
Capt. Rojas
Felix Guillermo
Senor Morgan
Col. Velasquez
Casa Grande
Rojas
O Pancho
Pancho
Senorita
Caramba
Senor Verde
Raymundo
Tio Pancho
Don Felix
Senores
Tio
Chris Morgen
Amigo
Selected Recipes Whole Wheat Bread Four Loaves
Simple straight dough method yields four loaves. Mix whole wheat flour with white flour and salt, bloom yeast in warm liquid with sugar, melt butter into yeast mix, combine, knead, and rise overnight. Morning knead, shape leaves in greased pans, rise again, bake at 380 degrees F, cool on wire racks.
Rear-Admiral Jones Receives Order of the Bath Honor
Ottawa reports Vice-Chief of Naval Staff Rear-Admiral George C. Jones of the Royal Canadian Navy awarded the Companion of the Order of the Bath in the King's birthday honors.
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George C. Jones
R.C.N
Naval Staff
Ottawa
Order of the Bath
Four Centuries Ago Indians Used Rationing in Wars
Tulane Middle American Research Institute director Robert A. Wauchope reports that North American Indians practiced rationing four centuries ago. During large wars armies of 60 000 to 125 000 mobilized provisions in advance and allocated supplies to each fighter. Tribes carried rations in gourds and demanded tribute from lands under attack, with extant pictures showing town contributions.
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Robert A. Wauchope
Tulane University
Middle American Research Institute
New Orleans
Wauchope
Overcoming Nerves and Everyday Health Problems
Advertises a 32 page booklet from Home Service Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union offering guidance to calm nerves. Encourages rest, fresh air, outdoor time and stresses mental attitude. Requests 15 cents and mailing details for ordering the booklet.
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Home Service ‘Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Negro combat fliers arrive in North Africa to fight Axis
American negro aviators have arrived in North Africa to take their place in the aerial war. The unit forms a fighter squadron and joins the Allied air forces.
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North Africa
Crossword puzzle No. 4831 appears online for readers
The puzzle presents a horizontal and vertical grid with clues covering court officer to tantalum symbols. Across clues include Utter disorder, Land measure, Hindu garment, and center, while the vertical list features to fall noisily, outft and sew, and water sources. The grid tests knowledge of anatomy, geography, and language with standard crossword conventions.
Vitamin ritual at New York agency shocks workers
A dominant New York advertising firm conducts a startling midday routine, sending a striking woman to each employee with vitamin tablets in cellophane and personal drinking cups. The procedure occurs three times daily, prompting curiosity and concern among staff.
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New York
Canadians Drop Plan to Use American Type Helmets
Canadian overseas troops will continue wearing the current dishpan helmet for another 10 to 12 months while awaiting a new British design. Authorities had ordered 200,000 American helmets but British officials decided against adopting them after confirming compatibility issues with earphones and signals gear. The upcoming British helmet aims to resolve the earphone problem and offer better head and neck protection.
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Canada
United States
Army
Average brain weights show gender gap in study
The study reports an average brain weight of 1,361 grams for men and 1,290 grams for women across 11,000 brains. The findings highlight a consistent size difference between male and female brains in the large sample.
A Greater Leader British Prime Minister Saintly Charisma
The Montreal Star lauds Mr. Churchill as a great leader whose blend of Pitt Palmerston Gladstone and Disraeli traits is enhanced by an unmatched ability to inspire other nations. With Churchill and Roosevelt at the helm the United Nations can face the convulsions of a world war era with renewed confidence in victory and sincerity.
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Mr. Churchill
Pitt
Palmerston
Gladstone
Disraeli
Churchill
Roosevelt
United Nations
Montreal Star
Safer in Desert Major H C Stamp Stolen Kit
Major H C Stamp endured two years of desert combat with paratroops and carried his kit through five thousand miles of travel then to London where it was stolen five minutes after his arrival.
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H. C. Stamp
London
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Lithe
Lydia Pinkham
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