Radar Pioneers Boosted Aleutians War Effort On Attu
A 1943 AP account spotlights Dr. Albert Taylor and colleagues whose radio wave work and radar pulse techniques expanded naval reach in fog and darkness. Their 1920s experiments with high frequency pulses led to practical radar guidance for ships and planes, boosting U S military planning in the Aleutians and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Isand
Tokyo
Atlantic
Albert Hoyt Taylor
Naval Research Laboratory
Leo C. Young
Navy Department
Taylor
Young
Northwestern University
Goettingen
Germany
University of Wisconsin
University of North Dakota
Navy
Great Lakes
Louis A. Gebhard
Naval Sea Ice
Naval Air Station
Anacostia
KDKA
Pittsburgh
Harding
Marine Band
Taylor and Young
Washington Sun
Virginia
Potomac River
Naval Laboratory
Gephard
Gregory Breit
Merle A. Tuve
Carnegie Institute
Taylor, Young, Breit
Tuve
Dads' Draft Prospects Discussed by McNutt at Governors Meet
War Manpower Commissioner McNutt warned fathers would be drafted only after all single men are exhausted, noting arithmetic will decide the timing. He projected by July 1, 1944 a civilian and military force of 64.4 million, plus 1.3 million in munitions and 450,000 in shipbuilding and aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
Drug Store Ad Promotes Ostrex Digger Savings
An old newspaper ad promotes Ostrex and Digger savings with small print pricing. It lists Cedar Rapids, Mays Cut Rate, and Ford Hopkins as places carrying the product, urging readers to ask for details at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Mays
Ford Hopkins
Davies Praises Soviets in Ohio Address
Former ambassador Joseph E. Davies told a Columbus audience that the Soviet army's resistance "saved our civilization" on Monday night. He spoke in praise of Soviet military efforts during World War II and the Allied coalition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Joseph E. Davies
Russia
Strawberry Jam Methods for Winter Use
Strawberries on the market signal time to make preserves. Three methods are given: full fruit with sugar, crushed berry juice with sugar, and sun preserves. Each method covers mixing, standing, cooking steps, sterilizing jars, and sealing to ensure shelf stability.
Wartime Canning and Cookie Recipes for the Home Front
Article offers home canning guidance and recipes to support housewives during wartime. Includes Stone Jar Molasses Cookies, fruit jam with pectin, cherry jam method, prunes with spices, and a Heart Stew with Rice Border, detailing steps, measurements, and storage tips for keeping families fed.
A Bunny for Baby Recipe and Embroidered Gift Pattern
A recipe for pruning and cooking prunes with citrus rinds and spices yields a ready preserve to be canned. Also offered is a rocking baby bunny embroidery pattern with transfer motifs and instructions, suggested as a newborn gift. Send 11 cents for Pattern 632 to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Local Market Strawberries End Near as Wet Weather Bites
Weather dampness ends the local strawberry season this week with berries good but not plentiful and prices high. Wisconsin berries expected next on the market. Several produce items show varied quality and pricing with home grown greens and field crops noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
California
Colorado
Arkansas
Hate House
Mississippi
Oklahoma
High Court Adjourns For Summer Recess
The Supreme Court announced it would adjourn for the summer until the first Monday in October. Washington observers note the Court will resume hearings and opinions after the recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Court
Washington
INS
Supreme Court
Halifax Warns There Is No Peace Without Global Police
British ambassador Lord Halifax told an Indianapolis audience that no peace loving nation can be secure unless it allies with others to police the world. He urged unity among peace loving countries to deter aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Indianapolis
Lord Halifax
United States
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Bendix Corporation
Bollingfield
Army Air Station
Hyland
New England
United States Navy
U. S. Navy
WMC Policy
By d’Alessio
John
Davies
Fort Howard
Omar Wheat
Bershey
Fourth Avenue
Hladky’s
Rells Lee
Pike
Libby
Frankfurters
Tall Cans van Camp
Horthers
By Naomi Doebel
Dad
Victory Garden
By Laina Wheeler
Halifax
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