23 Jul 1942
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1942
Page
1
An illustrated sewing note describes reupholstering a wicker chair with a removable chintz cover featuring a strawberry pattern and green skirt. It explains padding, muslin foundation, and puffed ridges, and notes booklet No 7 with directions for an ottoman and over 50 homemaking projects.
The article explains that admiral derives from a naval term meaning commander and notes Camel cigarettes as the top choice among Navy Army Marine and Coast Guard personnel. Local dealers offer Camel cartons for mailing to service members as gifts today.
G Montgomery quotes that the church remains the sole institution on earth whose value rises even as it is continuously discounted by its followers or friends.
The German push deepens into Soviet territory swinging southeast toward Stalingrad and the Caucasus oil fields. Moscow reports and Berlin claims clash over local resistance and losses as saboteurs case in Washington seeks secrecy.
President Roosevelt said in a press conference that if the war situation deteriorates the government may requisition every automobile tire in the United States. Maj. Gen. Carl Spaatz named commander in chief of U S army air forces in Europe. Agriculture department to operate despite congressional wrangling over monthly funding. Technical Training command takes over Chicago hotels Stevens and Congress to house trainee radio aviation operators.
Western News quotes George Selkirk and other players on ball quality and performance. Autopsy findings claim current balls are weaker, with diminished interior construction and life. Support cites declines in batting averages, home run totals, and pitching difficulty tied to ball design changes over the years.
The piece argues for voluntary U S bond buying over compulsory savings, noting politicians consider tax shifts to fund the war and that Americans show willingness in emergencies. It recounts discussions with senators and labor leaders about inflation control, war bonds, and transport needs, including air power and logistics.
Bankhage American aircrafts reports a dramatic rise in yearly warplane production, nearing a 1,000 percent increase in 26 months. Producers anticipate 1942 output surpassing all prior combined wartime totals since 1909. Farmers expected hog marketing to rise 5 to 10 million head from October through next April. A new mascot, Leukocyte Lymph Haemophylia IH, nicknamed Here Pussy, appears at the Orlando air base medical department.
The set asks about a deadly drug from the nux vomica tree, an odd one out in Central American groups, the ancient Dardanelles name, a term for paid applauders, common attribute among Hadrian Justinian and Trajan, a warning to guards about powder, miracles in the four Gospels, Grand Coulee dam river, author of the Pledge to the Flag, and principal antagonists in the Peloponnesian War.
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