Royal Betrothal of Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten Note
Biographical sketch outlines Philip Mountbatten born 1921 in Corfu and his naval career from RN cadet to lieutenant. Highlights include service on Ramillies Kent Shropshire Valiant Wallace and Whelp, with awards such as the Battle of Matapan dispatch, Tokyo Bay surrender, and multiple campaign stars and medals.
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Philip Mountbatten
Corfu
Sea Fleet
Milford Haven
Mountbatten
Royal Navy
Viscount Mountbatten
Philip
Queen Victoria
King George the Witch
Cheam Sur
R.N
Dartmouth
King’s Dirk
Eardley Howard Crockett
Cunningham
Matapan
Wallace
H.ms
Exquisite Snowflake Medallion Pattern Advertisement
A vintage needlework ad offers an Exquisite Snowflake Medallion pattern with clear charts photos and complete directions. To obtain the pattern send twenty five cents in coins and include name address and pattern number. stamps not accepted.
Smile of the Week Angler Remains Focused as Family Intervenes
An exhausted angler, after six hours without a bite, faces a mother and her young son. The boy asks if a fish will be caught, and the mother sternly instructs the angler not to fish until the boy says please.
Doorway to the Volga City Astrakhan
Astrakhan, 240 miles southeast of Stalingrad, is described as the doorway to the Volga, highlighting its strategic location and regional identity.
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Astrakhan
Stalingrad
Volga
Nothing Shameful In Taking Frequent Naps
Opinion piece argues society shames nap takers, praising rest as medical advice. It contends modern culture worships perpetual wakefulness, labels sleepers, and ignores burnout risks, urging readers to reclaim naps without shame. The Windsor Star voice advocates balanced daily rest.
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Windsor Star
Canadians Crossing into U.S. Face Curb on Border Cash
Montreal authorities report Canadians carrying large sums of American money into the United States are under tighter scrutiny. RCMP and the Foreign Exchange Control Board announce enhanced border checks and bank controls after fines surpass 16 000 dollars for violations since summer.
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Montreal
Canada
RCMP
Foreign Exchange Control Board
U.S
R.C.M.P
F .E.B.C
Frontier
Charlie Chaplin Contest Sparks Odd Turn in Theatre
The tale recalls a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest in an East theatre where the winner received a silver cup. Chaplin entered and finished in second place. The piece also notes Sahara desert temperatures reaching 130 degrees by day and near freezing by night.
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Charlie Chaplin
Charlie
Sahara Desert
Students Saw What Professor Expected
Professor F S Cotton of Sydney University led 450 physiology students in a so called flying saucers experiment. He instructed the class to stare at the sky and concentrate on a fixed point for ten minutes. Twenty two students then reported seeing bright oval objects moving rapidly.
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F. S. Cotton
Sydney University
Cotton
Lands 70 Fish In Half Day
Reports from fishermen indicate a good sockeye run this year. A 15 year old Indigenous boy with his own boat and his 11 year old brother aboard caught 70 sockeye before noon in a half day earning about 70 dollars at a dollar per fish.
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Margaret Bay
B.C
Edmonton to Install Artificial Ice for Curling season
The Edmonton rink plans to have artificial curling ice ready by November 1 as part of a growing winter sports push. The report also notes Harold Eidsvig defending his Manitoba amateur golf title 3 and 2 over Allan Bees, plus rising talent George Loftus highlighted by Bert Greer.
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Edmonton
Wile Harold Eidsvig
Manitoba
Allan Bees
Bert Greer
Edmonton Bulletin
George
Buddy} Loftus
Alberta
Canadian Soil Cemetery In Hong Kong Dedicated To Canada's Dead
A 300 Canadian soldiers graves in December 1941 were honored in a half hour ceremony at a Sai Wan cemetery near Hong Kong. Governor MacDougall and Canadian Trade Commissioner Kenneth Noble attended as Protestant and Catholic chaplains led prayers. The cross marked graves, Dutch POWs among them, while the Canadian flag was raised and the Last Post played.
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Hong Bong
Hong Kong
David MacDougall
Kenneth Noddie
Kong
Kenneth Noble
Hong Kong Harbor
Noble
Reveille
Saiwan
Java
Ministry of Information
MacDougall
Gallant Airman Proved His Story
Bennett Cerf recalls Ted Lawson and Alex de Seversky sharing a wartime leg loss tale. Seversky comforts a disconsolate flier by joking about an artificial leg while a prank with a wooden cane ends with the aviator being struck on his real leg.
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Bennett Cerf
Saturday Review of Literature
Ted Lawson
Tokyo
Alex de Seversky
Lawson
Seversky
Canada and Britain Plan to Promote Understanding
The article discusses an interchange program to foster better understanding between Canada and Britain through teacher exchanges. It notes mutual generosity during the war and expresses hope for Canadian teachers visiting next year, emphasizing shared effort with limited resources.
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Canada
Britain
England
Hungarian Choir Wins in Wales at Llangollen Eisteddfod
At the Welsh Eisteddfod in Llangollen a Hungarian workers choir formed three months earlier won the male voice contest over six other choirs. They scored 276 points, earning a $200 prize, as conductor Meszaros Istvan received the trophy amid a 14,000 strong amateur audience and high international turnout.
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Llangollen
Wales
Birkenhead
Sale
Manchester
Kalmer
Copenhagen
Our Lady's Choral Society
Dublin
Jonkeer
Constant de Ranitz
Amsterdam
Holland
San Sebastian
Wedding guest attire guidance and fabric care tips
The text advises that a black dress is unsuitable for the bride's mother, suggesting a becoming color that is not too bright. It also gives rug care tips, recommending clipping loose yarn ends with sharp scissors rather than pulling. It notes lettuce loses vitamin value when refrigerated too long and begins to quantify the rate of loss.
Two-pound Sturgeon Caught on Fishing Trip
Eddie Schmalz and Fred Kadel return from Sturgeon Falls with a remarkable catch, a two pound sturgeon measuring 62 inches long and 23 inches wide, a fish that typically escapes anglers.
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Kitchener
Ont
Eddie Schmalz
Fred Kadel
Sturgeon Falls
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