Turkey's sweeping reforms from sultanate to republic
A retrospective on Turkey since 1923 under Ataturk figures, noting the shift from Ottoman tradition to a Western led state. It covers renamed Istanbul, moved capital Ankara, secular education, emancipation of women, Western dress, adoption of Gregorian calendar and Latin alphabet, economic development, a strengthened army, and five year plans shaping national unity.
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Turkey
Kemal Ataturk
Constantinople
Istanbul
Ankara
Angora
Limb Wounds Still the Greatest in War's Toll
Medical officers report in wartime figures that extremity wounds remain around seventy percent of combat injuries, mirroring Civil War and World War I patterns. Despite heavier mine use, seven of ten wounds still strike arms or legs, with land mines causing severe crush injuries and amputations in some cases.
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America
Fred S. Rankin
U. S. Army
Norman T. Kirk
Army
Palatable Public Water Treated With Activated Carbon
Officials note chlorine disinfection eliminates typhoid and other diseases but can worsen taste and odor. Palatability drives public water use, so many systems now add activated carbon to reduce taste and odor while maintaining safety. The carbon, once for gas protection, is now in use in over 1,200 U.S. water supplies.
Crossing Cotton Varieties Reveals Isolation Challenges
Cotton breeders from the U S department of agriculture report that natural crossing between green-leaf and red-leaf cotton occurs even with barriers of several corn rows. Experiments with fields placed side by side and with three, six, or nine rows of corn between show crossing up to eight tenths of a mile apart, indicating isolation requires more distance than previously thought.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Swiss steak variations and tenderizing method
Cut of steak can become Swiss steak by dredging with flour browning in fat then layering sliced onion. About three hours of slow cooking yields tender flavorful meat. Variations include Spanish style with green pepper or pimiento and tomatoes and Creole steak with a tomato onion pepper bacon sauce.
Third Army Reaches Saar Front in Germany
General Patton's Third American Army crossed the Saar river on a 15 mile front and seized several towns as First and Ninth Armies reported gains along the line. Allied air forces bombed Hamburg and Duesburg while heavy fighting rages in Italy and Soviet activity in Hungary. In the Philippines near Leyte airmen report sinking 47 Japanese ships and 26,000 Japanese soldiers.
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Patton
Saar
Germany
Hamburg
Duesburg
Italy
Hungary
Leyte
Philippines
First to See Year in Chatham Islands Flight Officer Visit
Lt. Thomas Morris Eplen, a pilot stationed at Hondo, spends time with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Dow Eplen and relatives on the Chathams where Hdns won island marks the first New Year greetings in the British colony.
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Hdnson Island
Chathams
Wellington
New Zealand
Thomas Morris Eplen
Dow Eplen
Lt. Eplen
Hondo
Gatesville Beats Mexia 19 to 18 for Bi-District Win
The Gatesville Hornets edge the Mexia Black Cats 19 to 18 on Thanksgiving at Mexia to secure the Bi-District title. Gatesville advances to face Killeen for the Regional Championship. Killeen hosts Fredricksburg on December 7 for the Bi-District, a rematch after a 6 to 0 earlier win.
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Gatesville
Mexia
Gatesville Hornets
Black Cats
Killeen
Fredricksburg
Mrs Horstmann Prepares 500 Cookies for McClosky Jar
Mrs Horstmann calls for volunteers to bake and bring cookies by Monday for McClosky hospital. She has 500 cookies ready to fill the cookie jar and will supervise the effort for wounded veterans with Mrs Fahrendorf delivering.
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August Horstmann
Horstmann
McCloskey Hospital
Fahrendorf
McCloskey
Fix It Shop Opens At 106 1st Street
Thomas Potter Jr opens a Fix It Shop at 106 West First Street in the building beside Fidelity Abstract Company. Potter, a Paratroop Sergeant honorably discharged after injury, is married to former Miss Jane Lowe. Local support cites community need for such a service. Mrs Roy Hollowell of Dallas, ill at Newton Memorial Hospital, has improved and can go home. Rev K Isbell and Judge Kemp attended the Methodist district meeting at Bryan last week.
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Thomas Potter, Jr
West First Street
Fidelity Abstract Company
Potter
Jane Lowe
Cameron
Roy Hollowell
Dallas
Newton Memorial Hospital
K. Isbell
Judge Kemp
Methodist Church of
Bryan
Perfect Eyes Rarity Among Population Cited
A claim suggests that only a handful of people possess “perfect eyes,” estimating perhaps two in every 190 individuals. The observation frames perfect eyes as a rare trait with limited prevalence.
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Saar River
Marek Burns
Fix It Shop
1St Street
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Baytown
Pearl Harbor
Baytown Ordnance Works
United Nations
Navy
Humble Pipe Line Company
Humble
United States
Houston, Texas
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