December trek with Matt on Pine Ridge hill
Nancy travels with Matthew Adam to a rugged hilltop beyond Aurora Tubbs’ home. He shares memories of his family, teases about stockings, and guides her up a steep cross country path to a pine tree overlook. The day’s beauty contrasts with their shy, evolving attraction as they plan more exploration.
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Tubbs
Victor Tubbs
Adam Ranch
Nancy
Tabba
Nance
New England
Country Club
Edgemere
Mother
Phil
Victor
Aurora
Collumbine
Matthew Adam
Mark
Matthew
Aurora Tubbs
Matt
Pine Ridge
Columbine
Jack
Cousin Columbine
Red Cross aid to Ethiopia risk if captives mutilated
Field Director T A L Ambie of the Ethiopian mission service says aid may be withheld in war with Italy unless Emperor Haile Selassie can vow his soldiers will spare captives. He reasons tribal ferocity prevents sincere pledge. Lambie aims to form in London an Ethiopian ambulance corps.
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Red Cross
Ethiopia
Italy
Haile Selassie
T. A. Lambie
Ethiopian Mission Service
Dr. Lambie
London
Stamp Collectors Face New Postal Ruling
Stamp collectors face a new postal ruling limiting previews before purchase. Sales staff must treat collectors the same as other buyers, ending special peeking privileges. The change aims to standardize service for all stamp purchases.
Nova Scotia farmhand bikes 3750 miles to Vancouver
Leng Bicyle To A 2-year-old jobless farmhand from Nova Scotia has a bit of advice to pass on to ambitious young Cana dians who are unemployed and de sire to keep up their morale and good health His advice is-do something. Two months ago Hubert Smith of Amherst, N.S., packed a few belong ings including come blankets and a tent, packed them on his bicycle and started out. Recently he arrived in Vancouver, ruddy-faced, happy and in the heat of health after cycling 3,750 miles over Canadian highways with his 80-pound load.
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Nova Scotia
Hubert Smith
Amherst
N.S
Vancouver
A Favorite Instrument Among Malayans Bagpipes Delight Military
The Malayans embrace bagpipes after only 18 months of introduction with the sphore military forces giving their first public performance. The event was a military tattoo honoring Sul tanah, a Scotswoman from Edinburgh who leads the forces, as she prepares to depart for Europe.
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Sultanah
Edinburgh
Europe
The Rhyming Optimist Poem Fragment
A hill frame rests on four walls, unfinished and eroded by time. The speaker wonders if the builder's hope returns, hoping for cloud branched vistas and distant summits, year after year. The speaker dreams of returning to forsaken crests at last.
Talking About House Flies Do You Know This
A common house fly has four black stripes on its back and large eyes. It cannot bite, but sucks liquid food after saliva moistens it. It breeds in filth, lays 100 to 200 eggs daily, and its larvae hatch in 24 hours. Health officials urge extermination. Wilson's Fly Pads are advertised as a defense.
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Wilson
British Short Wave Programs To Be Featored In Canada
Canada will regularly broadcast British Broadcasting Corporation programs via a new short wave receiving station near Ottawa. The CRBC will relay these recordings to Ottawa for national network airing, using Blattnerphone recordings due to time differences, with European stations contributing to the Great Circle line.
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Canada
Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission
Commission
Ottawa
British Broadcasting Corporation
CRCO
England
France
Gerin
Germany
London hearing probes wreck claim on 38.8. Millpool disaster
At a Board of Trade inquiry in London into the October Atlantic sinking that killed 26, testimony described the 1934 crew aboard the ill fated 38.8. Millpool as stating it was an old wreck. John Swanson and Charles Hanson testified a seaman aboard used a broom to strike the hull, creating a four inch square hole.
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Millpool
Atlantic
London
Board of Trade
John Swanson
Charles Hanson
Frenchman’s daring sled with parachute thrills downhill ride
A French inventor has created a high speed sport using a sled fitted with a parachute. He coasts down steep hills, the design enabling fast descents and dramatic controlled landings, drawing attention from enthusiasts and spectators.
Silent Guidance and Humility in Daily Devotion
A reflective piece citing Whittier on humility and listening for God’s will. It contrasts inward listening with outward signs, noting how calm purity reveals divine messages. It references Mussalman devotion and the mindset of a calm, listening stand above worldly noise.
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J. G. Whittier
French farm sowing rules and color blindness in signals
Regulations in France ban sowing the same wheat field two years in succession. Farmers must declare wheat areas by April 1 and large holders must declare holdings by August 1. Red and green, key traffic signal colors, are most commonly confused by color blind individuals. Fifty years ago, these would have been good times.
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France
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Edala Machine
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Rhyming Optimist
Aline Michaelis
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Fireston Fi Hale Co
Firestone
Sock Sentinel Tire
Nesrest Firestone
Canadian Radio Commission Network
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Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
Wiasiges
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