Sheriff of Smoke stone Faces New West Scrutiny
Old Sheriff Heartly wavers between pride and pressure as Smoke stone shifts from cattle towns to dude farms. A staged welcome by roving Hollywood cowboys leads to a dramatic confrontation with Spider Lopez, ending in Lopez's arrest and Heartly retaining authority with his pearl-handled guns.
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Spider Lopez
Panhandle
State Pen
Smokestone
Pardner
West
Senor Sheriff
Lopez
Gance
Rear Admiral Gadow Declares U Boats Sunk Now
Quite Definitely Rear Admiral Richard Gadow, a retired German naval officer described as Hitler's navy spokesman, asserts U boats and heavy warships lie at the bottom of the sea. He says the submarine arm was defeated in 1943 due to enemy technical defenses. He notes surface forces were not relied upon heavily by Germany.
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Richard Gadow
Hitler
Germany
Hermann Goer
Aleutian Islands Name Derives From Bold Rock Word
A historical note explains the Aleutian islands derive their name from a Russian term meaning bold rock. The origin reflects navigation and exploration eras that linked Russia and Alaska.
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Aleutian Islands
Indian Officer Earns George Cross For Self Sacrifice In Mine Clearing
Subedar Subramanian of the Madras Sappers and Miners dies after flinging himself onto a live mine near Migani Italy to save six comrades. He was in charge of a mine clearing unit seeking a missing Jamadar. He previously won the Indian Distinguished Service Medal in 1943.
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Subedar Subramanian
Madras Sappers
Jamadar
Migani
Italy
Subramanian
Beav er Club in London Aids Canadian Soldiers at Home
The Beaver club near Piccadilly in London helps returning Canadian servicemen feel connected to home. It reports over 11000 in cables sent home before Mother’s Day last year and more than 13000 this Christmas. The reading room features newspapers from 80 Canadian towns, strengthening hometown ties for those overseas. The club opened February 19 1940 and is aided by Canadian YMCA funds and a London based board of directors.
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Beaver Club
London
Piccadilly
Y.M.C.A
2A Board of Canadian Directors
Gift from correspondents hung in Eisenhower caravan
Four correspondents who accompanied General Eisenhower bought a color print during a bombing drill to show the British Army using flying rockets in 1830. The framed artwork now rests in his caravan headquarters, dating back 114 years.
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Eisenhower
Canada Helps Britain With Two Year Beef Sales Pact
Canada and the United Kingdom sign a two year contract for bacon cheese and eggs with Canada supplying beef valued around 30 million dollars. About 53 million pounds of beef have already shipped under the agreement. Top prewar cattle exports to the UK reached 40,000 head.
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Canada
United Kingdom
Gardiner
Canadian Meat Board
Prices Board
Dominion
United States
First Dominion Penicillin Plant to Begin Full Operation
Officials in Montreal announced the first Dominion penicillin plant will start full scale operation soon. The government owned facility is run by Ayerst McKenna and Harrison Ltd and already produces the drug while additional laboratories on the city outskirts are being built.
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Dominion
Montreal
Ayerst, McKenna and Harrison, Ltd
Bombers Upgrade Typhoon Armament With Heavy 1000-Pound Bombs
The air ministry disclosed that RAF Typhoon fighter-bombers now carry a 1000 pound bomb on each wing doubling their former load and more than twice the bomb load of Britain's early war medium bombers. After delivering bombs the Typhoon can sprint in at 400 miles per hour with intense fire from four 20 millimetre cannons.
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Britain
Air Ministry
Maquis Name Traced to Corsican Bandits of Napoleon Era
The Maquis, French underground fighters in southern France, borrowed their name from Corsican bandits of Napoleonic times. The term, meaning undergrowth, reflected the hidden shelters used by those outlaws. Among its leaders are French Army officers who resisted Nazi rule via Vichy.
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France
Corsica
Petain
New York Herald Tribune
Smile and Wit From a War Time Page
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from a wartime page. The dialogue touches on wealth and justice with a judge and a guilty verdict, a bet on marriage, and remarks about taxes, shortages, and rationing. Amateur jokes cover manners, money, shopping, and everyday thrift.
Tragedy of Germany Cited in Exile Author’s View
Emil Ludwig argues that German victory would erase laughter and undermine freedom as the conqueror rules with no smile. Churchill’s description of Germans as a threat supports the claim that pride and ruthlessness have long defined the Nazi regime.
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Emil Ludwig
Naziland
Berlin
Germany
Churchill
Hitler
Halifax Herald
Toddler Pattern 4834 Dress and Bonnet Set
Advertising a toddler dress pattern 4834 with matching bonnet and panties in sizes 1 through 6. Requires 1 yard of 35 inch material for size 6 sunfrock and bonnet. Order by sending 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man. mail delays noted.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg and Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
ALways a burden on public security schemes
The Victoria Colonist argues that no system can convert a lazy person into industrious or a spendthrift into provident. It claims such measures hang dead-weight on society with driftwood who do nothing for themselves or others.
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Victoria Colonist
Australian white ants gnaw through telegraph poles and more
The article notes that Australian white ants have a voracious appetite for cellulose and will chew telegraph poles, books, fences and any item containing cellulose.
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Food For Britain
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Ernest H. Willis
Wolverhampton
Staffordshire
England
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Naomi
Frank
Lady Bigwig
Elsie
MacDonald
HLA Canada
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