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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1944
Page
6
The article notes Canadian ski troops train two weeks before serving as instructors, learning live off the land, camouflage, and self sufficiency. Training covers bivouac, use of rifles and automatic weapons, and is conducted at Petawawa and other centers. About 210000 on active service plus 200000 in the Reserve are part of the force.
A homemade A Type harrow is described as the most successful implement to cultivate and till ground to a depth of four to six inches. It notes that the cultivation practice should be careful to avoid tearing up young plants and mentions a county agent’s office where the device can be obtained.
Old 99, a Flying Fortress, is struck by Japanese bombs at Clark Field in the Philippines. Lieut. Col. Frank Kurtz recounts eight men fallen in a shelter run and vows Old 99 will fly at night in formation. W. L. White’s Queens Die Proudly tells how Kurtz kept that promise with moving first hand accounts.
In a feature from the paper, readers are urged to recall the author of the novel They Were Expendable, with a note inviting readers to find the author within the issue.
A World War II era appeal urges every American to do his part to hasten victory and save lives on the front. It emphasizes that while service members give their lives, civilians lend money through investments aligned with the war effort.
The text argues that the present social security program rests on erroneous faith in economic permanence, warns inflation will erode fixed benefits, and critiques the funding surplus use. It calls for a pay as you go system with yearly tax adjustments and removal of uncovered employment penalties.
During hot summers water gardens regularly to boost growth and flavor. A deep soak at dusk is best, while mid day hose use wastes water and can burn foliage. Move the hose along the ground to distribute water evenly and water different garden sections on successive days until the entire area is thoroughly soaked.
A railroad talent search by the Western Pacific uncovers artists including Sred Faneiuile Boris Rogers and Walter Rasp among 44 musicians. The piece stresses immunization to prevent diphtheria, noting past child fatalities and urging counties to prioritize vaccination, especially in preschool ages, with a regional breakdown of reported cases.
An OPA announcement assures sugar for home canning will be rationed at 1948 rates. Sugar stamp 40 covers five pounds, with up to 20 pounds per person via Price and Rationing Board. Mail-in applications accepted. Canning demand expected to rise in 1944. no per quart restriction on finished fruit. Families can obtain up to 250 pounds for preservation. Paints must be collected for goods sold.
The Big Piney Roundup Association seeks a foreman. Applications must be received by John C. Budd, secretary, no later than April Mth, 1944.
A terse civic note urges placing every eulogy above life’s toll into War Bonds. It promotes payroll savings as the best means to support the SS and aid sons and friends on the fighting fronts, inviting readers to figure it out themselves.
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