Army Food R&D Turns Gazing At Rations Into Palatable Meals
Army subsistence research in Chicago reshapes field fare for troops across climates. Col. Rohland A. Isker leads a team of officers and civilians testing boneless beef, army spread, dehydrated cheese, yeast, and ration packs to ensure nutrition, palatability, and space efficiency for beachheads and fronts.
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AL Jedlicka
Union
Johnny Doughboy
South Pacific
Europe
Mediterranean
Quartermaster Corps’ Subsistence Research and Development
Chicago
W. A. Point
U. S
Army
Rohland A. Isker
Isker
Jesse H. White
White
Quartermaster Corps
Navy
Colonel Point
Dr. White
Vienna
Robert J. Remaley
Remaley
Babe Didrikson Zaharias Returns to Golf Form in Chicago
The Babe Didrikson Zaharias shines in golf while training for women’s tennis, delivering drives from 260 to 290 yards. The piece recalls her 1932 Olympic multi sport run, her marriage to George Zaharias, and her extraordinary versatility across track, football, boxing, baseball, and more.
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Babe
Babe Ruth
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Chicago
Los Angeles
George Zaharias
Babe Didrikson
Helen Wills
Alice Marble
Bobby Jones
Billy Burke
Southwest
Horses Outpace Humans Across Age Comparison
The piece argues horses outrun humans in speed and stamina across ages. It claims a seven year old horse rivals a 45 year old man, while a 15 to 17 year old horse would match an 80 year old man, concluding no competition between species in racing terms.
Chaplains Contend Anglo American Marriages Bond U.S. Soldiers
Chaplains note the impact of 30 000 to 40 000 American servicemen marrying English women as a factor in shaping wartime bonds. They discuss name changes and future plans as English spouses prepare to relocate with their husbands to American cities towns or farms. Chaplain Thomas B Richards has been involved in these reflections.
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Thomas B. Richards
Chaplain Faces Weighty Duty On Soldier Marriages
In a communication to the General Commission on Army and Navy Chaplains a chaplain stationed in England reflects on the heavy responsibilities of evaluating a soldier's request to marry. He describes interviews with Johnny and his fiancée, checks on service records, and the risk of unintended consequences for unhappy wedlock. He notes international problems that touch chaplains beyond pastoral duties.
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England
General Commission On Army and Navy
C. O
Johnny
Richards
Bedside Reading Bag Featured for Hospital Gift
A bedside bag designed to hold books magazines writing materials and a spectacle case keeps items within reach for bedridden or recovering patients. The example uses heavy cotton remnant and hangs from box springs. directions come from a booklet series by Mrs Spears inviting 15 cents and a return address to obtain copies and more home crafts.
Brotherly Love Causes Window Cleaner to Face Rejection
Jim, a young window-cleaner, plans to propose after advice from his friend Bill. The next morning he learns the girl loves another man and will elope. he offers his ladder to aid their plan.
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Bill
Jim
ASK ME ANOTHER General Quiz Questions
Five questions about odd and even house numbers origin disestablishmentarianism US Russia distance in the Aleutians civilian federal payroll and ideal nose dimensions plus the founder of engraving and printing securities of the United States.
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United States
Russia
Aleutians
Answers to six questions about history and design
The items list Answers 1 and 2 linked to Napoleon and church establishment disendowment. It notes a distance of three and a half miles, a monetary estimate near 2.8 million, and describes an ideal nose geometry. Paul Revere is identified as associated.
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Napoleon
Paul Revere
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Paul V. Holton
Guinea Pig Club
Quartermaster Corps Laboratory
Maj. W. E. Harper
Ruth Wyet
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
New York
Eer
France
Veronica Lake
McKesson & Robbins
Bridgeport, Conn
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