Food substitutes in France as shortages prompt innovation
In wartime France, shortages push substitutes for staples from coffee to oils and plastics. Officials test rhodoid while citizens try tea leaves and tree leaves for tobacco. economic police may inspect eateries and shipments to enforce rationing amid calls to prioritize the public good.
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Vichy
France
United States
Germany
Economic Police
Ministry of Supplies
Pirates Linger Off South China Coast Near Hong Kong
Pirates still infest the waters off Kwangtung province and occasionally attack junks near Hong Kong island, threatening coastal shipping and local trade.
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Kwangtung Province
South China
Hongkong Island
Farmer Browns Boy Hides Trap Board From Forest Folk
Sammy Jay misreads a harmless trap board nailed to a chestnut tree by Farmer Brown's Boy while the forest creatures wonder about the warning notice. The board reads Notice All hunting and trapping on this property is forbidden.
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Farmer Brown
Tommy Tit
Chatterer
Red Squirrel
Sammy Jay
Sammy
Green Forest
Green Meadows
Happy Jack
Gray Squirrel
Bobby Coon
Unce
Billy Possum
Jumper
Hare
Billy Mink
Jerry Muskrat
Joe Otter
Peter Rabbit
Mrs. Peter
Jimmy Skunk
Smiling Pool
Associated Newspapers
WNU
Family Ties of These Twins Are Numbered
In Kansas City Kansas a woman recalls her twin siblings Franklin C. Britt living in Los Angeles at 1788 Holt Avenue and Mrs J M Clark in Baltimore at 1788 Cambridge Street, noting their shared phone Number 1788.
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Kansas City
Kan
French Show Germans What Red Tape Really Is
A Paris newspaper, cited by the BBC, accuses French civil servants under occupation of deliberate sabotaging through misdirected orders and chaotic instructions. The article, unread by name, says the practice spans officials from high to low and attributes it to political and religious affiliations.
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London
Paris
British Broadcasting Corporation
London Bridge
What to Do
A columnist urges flexible hosting and adapting menus to guests with restricted tastes. The piece argues against catering to a picky eater, noting the social strain and suggesting embracing varied foods to discover new palate options.
Wood gas trucks eyed as war fuels spread at Vienna fair
An exhibit at the Vienna trade fair showcased wood gas technology for trucks and tractors under German supervision. About 700 wood gas stations already exist with plans for 1,500 more, enabling generators to use wood coal or peat. Generators power 150,000 trucks in Greater Germany aiding significant gasoline savings for military use.
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Vienna
Europe
Germany
Patterned Dickey and Service Gift Suggestions
Sewing Circle collar trim adds a white highlight near the face with adjustable dickey. Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1485-B offers gabardine to serge options and sizes 33 through 46 with yardage details. Also notes gift ideas for servicemen featuring Camel cigarettes and Prince Albert tobacco as Christmas gifts.
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Barbara Bell
Dickey
Prince Albert
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Albert
The Answere r High Court Sat Without a Jury
A concise puzzle list presents five items including an ancient high court without a jury a household an acrostic the Thames and mongooses in a brief riddle format
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Gabrielle “Span
Ledger Syndicate
Thornton W. Burgess
Moscow
Phyllis Belmont
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Toriont
Alrigat
William James
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