New farm pattern links crops to foods and plastics
American agriculture will shift after the war toward bigger outputs of meat, dairy, vegetables, oils, and new industrial uses. Dehydration and chemurgy reshape farming, turning crops into food, packaging, and plastics, with soybeans and gluten key to plastics and synthetic rubber as a major goal.
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United States
J. B. Wyckoff
Agricultural Marketing Administration
Atlantic
America
Chemurgy
Coun
All America
Chemurgic
Vincent Sanchelli
Baltimore
Washington Morale as Army's Greatest Hazard Explored
Army mental health tops risks for recruits says BAUKHAGE. He cites Our Armed Forces as guidance and stresses morale, adaptation, and communication with families while noting Washington wartime changes and the need for troop and home front understanding.
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WNU Service
Union Trust Building
Washington, D. C
Army
Navy
Infantry Journal
17Th Street
Washington, D.C
Deep Earth Forces Drive Most Volcanic Eruptions
The article explains that gravity and steam pressure originate deep within the earth, driving eruptions. Lava travels upward through the volcano’s pipe, escaping at the crater before cooling into a plug that can render a volcano dormant or only slightly active. Bombs have been used to divert lava on Mauna Loa’s slopes near Hilo.
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Mauna Loa
Hawaii
Hilo
Bribes and Bazaars in Washington’s Taxi System
A satirical look at a pickup style taxi practice in Washington where drivers fill cars with riders in the same direction. It notes informal rules, slang like pick-up and spud-leggers, plus a photo of a black market potato truck near a firehouse. It also mentions DC liquor laws and people unable to stand after sitting.
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Washington
Nothy
District of Columbia
Uncle Phil Says and WED Rethink Modesty
A column argues that conceit is better than timidity and urges action over quiet self doubt. It condemns meekness as cowardice and contends that doing right earns praise in time, though not necessarily in the reader's era. It frames martyrs as rarely attractive and warns against fearing friends' disapproval.
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West Pocket
Washington Digest
Armed Services
Baukhage
Valley Forge
Green Mountain Boys
Ethan Allen
Ticonderoga
Manila Bay
Guadalcanal
Chateau Thierry
Tripoli
Midway
Johnny Doughboy
Christopher Columbus
Chris
16Th Street
Maryland
White House
General Jackson
Milady
Delaware Avenue
Locust Street
High Street
Bankhage
Phil
Ams
Marines
Coast Guard
Post Office
U. S
Syn Guard
Ady
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