04 Jun 1942
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1942
Page
1
Ruth Wyeth Parabed notes homemakers gain confidence in using color to transform furniture. The red chairs and tan couch trim illustrate clever coordination for chair covers cushions and padding. A forthcoming article will detail the covering process and chair frame dimensions appear in BOOK 8.
The ad explains that cap tain derives from caput meaning head and notes Camel cigarettes have long been favored gifts for soldiers. It cites sales records from Post Exchanges and Sales Commissaries and promotes Camel cartons sent by local dealers to service members.
Chicago reports June dairy month highlighting 26 million cows on nearly 5 million farms producing about a third of a billion pounds of milk daily. The piece notes rising production through 1942, with a national nutrition program expanding and the dairy industry meeting the war demand for milk and dairy products.
The article details large scale milk production and processing shifts to meet wartime demand. It notes monthly output of over 15 million 710%6 cans and expands on dry milk solids, cheese, and evaporated milk growth, with Wisconsin leading cheese and evaporated milk production, and nationwide adjustments in farming, plants, and distribution under National Dairy Council drive.
Ice cream is presented as an economical, protective food containing milk ingredients. Over eight years per-person consumption rose from about 4 quarts to over 10 quarts by 1941, with the trend described as rapidly increasing.
The text notes that Pennsylvania and New York together produce more than a quarter of all U S ice cream, with each state exceeding one million cows. It lists Illinois Ohio California Michigan Massachusetts Texas Wisconsin Indiana Missouri Minnesota New Jersey Iowa and Maryland as other major producers in order of output.
News analysis recounts Senate debate on synthetic rubber from surplus farm products amid war shortages. Gillette and O'Mahony press monopoly critique. WPB outlines rationing plans and a dandelion rubber test. Saint-Exupery reflections on meaning of life amid 1940 French retreat conclude the column.
The capital is crowded and soldiers on leave fill Union Station and bus depots at night. Critics say nonpartisan experts would push for mobilization of man power, a euphemism for drafting civilians into war work.
John R. Steelman, director of the Conciliation Service, laments restrictions on free endeavors. A three year guayule crop yields over 300 pounds of rubber per acre, while a four year term could reach about 800 pounds per acre, highlighting long term potential.
Master violinist Nicolo Paganini, born 1762, famed as a supreme virtuoso. He could perform military and sonata pieces on a single string and render Moto Perpetuo at about ten notes per second, surpassing contemporaries by a quarter. Some works were so challenging that only he could play them.
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