There’s Something About Christmas by Mary Rounds
Donna endures a snowy Christmas Eve drive to Aunt Jane’s, helping a doctor deliver a baby along the way. The act of giving and the holiday spirit transform her mood as she reaches Fay Corners and recalls the first Christmas baby, sensing a shared something special about the season.
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Mary
Donna
Aunt Jane
Uncle Bill
Fayston
Mt. Knox
Jane
Fay Corners
Weston
Weston’s
Dr. Matthewson
Wartime Aeronautical Charts For Northern Canada Planned
A postwar plan would make a complete set of aeronautical charts covering northern Canada available to civil filers once approved. Delegates from the United States United Kingdom and Canada worked on a three power proposal for a world aviation authority while sub committees prepare standards. Charts include Arctic and sub Arctic areas mapped by the Canadian Topographical Survey aided by RCAF aerial photography and US Army Air Force data.
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Canada
United States
United Kingdom
World Aviation Authority
Courtcil
Canadian Topographical Survey
RCAF
Arctic
der Tail
United States Army Air Force
Labrador
Greenland
Africa
Union Jack to be flown from UK Dublin office
P V Emrys Evans announced in the House of Commons that the Union Jack will be flown from the United Kingdom representative's office in Dublin. He noted prior neutrality and enemy flags in Dublin and said Viscount Cranborne supported the change to reflect wartime considerations.
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United Kingdom
Dublin
P.V. Emrys-Evans
Dominions
House of Commons
Douglas Savory
Belfast
London
Emerys-Evans
Viscount Cranborne
Made fast flight from London to Cairo in record time
The RAF transport command reports a direct non-stop London Cairo flight by a four engined Avro York, adapted from the Lancaster. The 2,480 mile journey took 10 hours 25 minutes at about 238 mph, highlighting the Gulf Stream’s coastal influence on Norwegian fjords.
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London
Cairo
Ra.f. Transport Command
Air Ministry
Avro York
Classic Navy Bean Soup With Salt Pork
Soak and simmer navy beans in salted water until tender. Fry salt pork with onion, combine with beans and potato, then make a pale gravy from fat flour and milk. Mix in, simmer 10 minutes, season and serve with parsley. Six servings.
Four thousand civilians killed in Ata clash, radio says
The British radio reported that the Clacmasal killed four thousand civilians in Ata while aiding Allies. Most victims were women and children. one 16 year old wrote "Welcome to the Allies" on a wall. London also claimed Jupiter could hold 1300 Earth-sized bodies.
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Ata
London
Processing Seger Crop Pushes Alberta Sugar Output
Processing of the sugar beet crop in Southern Alberta runs around the clock at Raymond and Picture Butte. Each plant handles about 1,500 tons daily as harvest wrapped up in November. Total crop 335,000 tons from 29,000 acres, sugar extraction near 116,000,000 pounds, beets averaging 38 percent sugar, growers projected to receive about $11.50 per ton for 1944 beets.
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Alberta
Raymond
Picture Butte
Has Tangled History Dutch Town Of Breda
The Breda story shows the tangled fate of many European communities. Once a feudal estate, it changed hands among the Holy Roman Empire Brabant William I and the Spaniards, then Frederick Henry and Orange, then Holland after Westphalia. It withstood two English Danish French negotiations in 1667 and 1746-47.
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Breda
Holy Roman Empire
Brabant
William 1
Netherlands
Frederick Henry of
Orange
Holland
Westphalia
Brench
England
France
Denmark
Sault Daily Star
Canadian Beekeepers Aim to Raise 20000 for Honey Promotion
At Calgary's final session the Canadian Beekeepers' Council voted to raise 20000 to advertise Canadian honey domestically and internationally. The report also notes that Alaska's name is thought to derive from a native term Al-ay-ek-sa meaning The Great Land.
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Canadian Beekeepers’ Council
Calgary
Alaska
the Great Land
Princess Elizabeth to Have Special Gallery in Rebuilt House
Plans for rebuilding the House of Commons after bomb damage May 10 1841 aim for a six to seven year timeline with a $5,000,000 cost. Princess Elizabeth will have a private elevator entrance to a dedicated gallery facing the Speaker, a departure from past practice. Sir Giles Scott designed the new chamber to occupy the old site's footprint with modern lighting ventilation and expanded public and press accommodation.
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House of Commons
Elizabeth
Prince of Wales
Sir Giles Scott
Nursing sisters abroad praised for great effort
Lt.-Col. Agnes Neill, overseas matron-in-chief, says the nursing sisters of R.C.A.M.L.C. are doing a tremendous job overseas and remain cheerful despite homesickness. Col. Neill, from Peterborough, Ont, expresses pride in every one of them as they support forward battle areas. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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R.c.a.mlc
Agnes Neill
Nursing Service
Col
Nelli
Peterborough
Ont
Torpedo Wrens Hold Dover Front Amid Shellfire
In a naval machine shop at Hell-fire Corner Wrens of the Dover Command tested and overhauled torpedoes despite bomb bursts. The shipyard crew loaded torpedoes by crane as shells exploded nearby, yet they refused to abandon their vital work, returning within ten minutes after brief shelter.
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Dover
Wrens
R.N
Leeda
Yorkshire Post
Average lightning flash yields far less energy than storage battery capacity
The statement notes that the typical energy in a lightning flash is far smaller than what a storage battery can hold. It frames a comparison between transient atmospheric discharge and built storage capability without citing specific figures or sources.
Cake fiasco tests baking powder brand trust
A housewife bakes a birthday cake using a long trusted baking powder and cake flour brands but the cake falls flat twice. Her husband, a marketing adviser, pursues the brands' maker, who investigates and refunds, clarifies the powder was five years old, and replaces with fresh stock. The story highlights brand accountability and consumer protection by established manufacturers.
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Hubby
Mussolini
Dietitian
Shubby
Wershal
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