They Had Been So Young Weights of Autumn on the Common
Elsa and her husband debate Hilary's romance with Jimmie amid autumn memories and war weariness. They weigh security and duty against happiness and consider arranging Hilary with Ernest or Tom to secure her future. Hilary questions their control as she clings to love.
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Silsa
Hilary
Ben | Nike Hilary
Spain
Jimmie
Darling
Ernest
Elsa
Tom
Avsious
Mary Ernest
H.jary
Log Bench Echoes of a Khaki Lover
A woman recalls a fallen log meeting with a long-ago lover named Jimmie. Her husband warns of security and reliance for women as they reflect on youth, war memories, and the fragile dream of a shared life after his return.
Germanys traveling grocery trucks roam Berlin at speed
A historical note describes mobile grocery stores mounted on trucks delivering daily routes around Berlin at about 60 miles per hour. It mentions car wheels turning roughly 800 revolutions per minute as part of the vehicle’s operation.
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Germany
Berlin
Reconstruction Cabinet Committee Formed for Postwar Newfoundland
The Commission of Government appointed a Cabinet Committee to plan demobilization effects and postwar civil life, with an advisory group of notable figures. A Nominating Committee will select members, meeting at 10:30 this morning to report to the fall session at 3 this afternoon.
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Commission of Government
J. Boyd Baird
A. F. Buffett
K. M. Brown
L. R Cooper
Gerald S. Doyle
M. Dawe
M. Dutler
A. G. Duggan
H J. Harle
J. C. Fitzgerald
Gyul F. Horwood
H.M Lewin
Harold Macpherson
James McIntyre
Agriculture and Rural Reconstruction
Abbott
Sinegar
Quinton
W J. Carew
C.B.E
Department of Public Health and Welfare
J. C. Puddester
St. John's
Hogland
Camecetaa
Canada
Newfoundland
Cabinet
Messrs. H. M. Lewin
VL. R. Cooper
G. G. Pratt
Abbott and Quinton
Hazel name causes a playful Irish christening quip
A young Irish couple return from a christening to meet a friend who asks the baby's name. They answer Hazel, prompting the friend to joke that there are thirteen saints in the calendar and the child should not be named after a “bally nu.”
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Au’ Phwat
Hazel
London clocks keep time amid wartime explosions
Most clocks in London were thrown off by bombing vibrations yet three major clocks remained steady. Big Ben survived with no loss of ticking despite damage, Great Tom at St. Paul’s endured a delayed action bomb buried nearby, and the Law Courts clock kept perfect time for seventy five years despite direct hits.
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London
Heart of Empire
Big Ben
Great Tom
St. Paul's Cathedral
Law Court
Law Courts
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Fostoria
Ohio
U.S.A
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P. O. Box
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J. McIntyre
Dodds
Gerald S. Doyle, Ltd
Toa
Chase & Sanborn
Confederation Life
U.S
Christian Science Monitor
the Monitor
Christian Science Publishing Society
Norway Street
Boston
Massachusetts
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