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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1942
Page
3
An advertisement claims Camels are the favored cigarette of Navy men and other service members based on sales records. It urges local dealers to feature Camel cartons for sending to armed forces personnel anywhere and to deliver a carton today.
An old column warns that coal miners are operating near peak wartime capacity and many homes have not ordered coal. With industry set to peak in fall and winter, those delaying purchases risk shortages as fast freight priority favors war production. Readers urged to order now to avoid cold hardships.
War Production Board moves to speed oil burner to coal conversion by permitting small stokers from May 31 inventories. Timmins announces an operations section to study conversion challenges as WW2 fuels demand rises. Also, urging homeowners to clean inspect and repair heating systems to save fuel and prevent waste during wartime.
The article warns that delaying coal orders harms wartime progress and likens late buyers to a slow freight. It emphasizes urgency, urging homeowners to act now rather than hinder national victory by hoarding or delaying supplies. Uncle Sam is described as the dispatcher directing a fast freight toward victory.
The piece echoes wartime coal anxieties urging households to secure coal now to avoid rail and road bottlenecks. It notes production on bituminous coal exceeding 11 million tons weekly and outlines 1942 demand of about 550 to 570 million tons of bituminous coal and 60 million tons of anthracite, with a smaller share for home use. It underscores the nationwide effort to win the war and the need for advance provision.
Homeowners are urged to conserve heat and fuel by keeping heating plants clean and inspected, making necessary repairs, reducing heat losses, learning proper operation, preventing smoke, avoiding over or under heating, and ordering fuel early to prevent shortages and transportation delays.
A Washington article traces Captain C E Rosendahl’s push to expand the U S lighter-than-air fleet, noting 48 blimps in service and plans for 72 more. It argues airships offer submarine defense, long range, and cheaper losses than surface carriers, with helium advantages and wartime potential.
The record outlines long term trends in U S coal and oil output including 1940 export figures and 1920 to 1940 employment shifts. Pennsylvania West Virginia Illinois and Kentucky lead coal. anthracite centers around Wilkes Barre Scranton. Oil output rose overall with 1940 production at 1 351 847 000 barrels valued at 1 352 000 000, while the U S held over half the world market.
A public exhibit at the Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration showcases nearly 100 eighteenth and nineteenth century lighting appliances and over 250 samplers. English Mexican French and other needlecraft accompany American samplers to illustrate evolving designs and American ingenuity. The show also features wallpapers textiles antique jewelry buttons metal work pottery architectural sketches by Whitney Warren and Morris chair designs by William Morris plus a rare pair of Belgian glazed pottery figurines.
Brief notes recount a 36,000 ton battleship requiring 42,000 acres to feed its workers. The US marine corps calls parachutists paramarines armed with knives pistols and sacks of grenades. WWI airplane engines needed 50 hours between overhauls. modern parts last 600 hours. Funeral costs must meet ceilings set by the general maximum price regulation.
Instructions include how to weave two necklaces a bracelet and an ornament with accompanying illustrations and attachable components. Materials required are listed and readers are asked to send their order to the specified address.
The remark attributes merit to youth facing hardship and the need to sink or swim alone, voiced by James A. Garfield. It frames adversity as a force shaping character and resilience in young men.
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