OPA office theft foiled and wartime ration quips
The scene shows two would be thieves debating breaking a safe amid OPA rationing and blackout limits. An OPA chief bursts in noting they are not after gas and thwarting the crime as a light flickers on. The page also features a WWII era poem praising German resilience and a humorous bowling lobby note.
Better Dressmaking The craft of making clothes at home
Many women learn to sew as a conservation measure and find dressmaking enjoyable. With a sewing machine and inexpensive tools, pressing becomes essential. Use a sturdy ironing board, seam pressing board, and ham cushions. can make a sleeve form cushion from muslin and stuffing. The note cites Mrs Spears book Better Dress Making and offers a copy through her Bedford Hills address.
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Star Caret
Prompt for Action Amid Fresh Ideas
A quoted guideline emphasizes immediate action on ideas while imagination remains bright and energized. It frames efficiency as the key to success in enterprises, urging decisive, timely execution.
Do Your Best and End Will Take Care of Itself
The quote attributes a Lincoln sentiment about handling attacks with steady effort. It emphasizes doing the best possible work regardless of praise or criticism and letting the outcome determine judgment. The idea remains that persistent integrity shields or vindicates, depending on fate.
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Abe Lincoln
Unique Irish Horse Traders Travel Ring
The Irish Horse Traders totaling 4000 members travel in small groups through the South trading horses and mules. Their sole address is an Atlanta undertaker establishment where they ship their dead and gather for a week each April to celebrate marriages and hold their annual mass funeral.
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South
Atlanta
Congo Eel Not A Real Eel Says Salamander Study
A note clarifies that the Congo eel is not from the Congo and not an eel but a salamander species misidentified in earlier reports. The correction establishes its proper classification and geographic origin.
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Congo
Smile Awhile Why Not driving test humor and raise tale
The piece recalls a state police license exam moment with a driver who misinterprets road markings as bicycle lanes. It also relates a man asking for a raise only to learn competing offers came from gas, electric, and furnishing firms.
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Sam
He Was Fortune Teller Curious Head Bump Joke
A humorous exchange reveals a client boasting curiosity by pressing head into a dumb waiter shaft to see if it would rise, ending with the shaft remaining idle and the punchline about being curious.
Tire Industry Warns on Rubber Shortage and Tire Wear
A wartime message stresses continued rubber supply, warns of a tire shortage, and urges motorists to conserve tires. It urges reduced driving, proper inflation, regular rotation, timely recapping, and careful handling to extend tire life amid a national crisis.
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Smith Bros
America
Amichel
Tire and Rim Association
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Hitler
Belgium
Russia
Naples
Bowling Alley Proprietors Association of
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Ladies Home Journal
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Africa
Pacific
Petroleum
Baruch Committee
Tire
the Rubber Manufacturers Association, Inc
Dunlop Tire & Rubber Corporation
The
Falls Rubber Company
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
Fish Tires
General Tire & Rubber
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Giant Tire & Rubber Co
Gillette Tires
B. F. Goodrich
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc
Hood Rubber Company
Inland Rubber Corporation
Keily-Springfield Tire Company
Lee Rubber & Tire Corporation
Mensfield Tire and Rubber Co