Refugees Tell of Their Parents' Fate
Fifty six refugee children among 301 passengers arriving from Portugal on the Sepra Pinta described their parents dying or suffering in Camp de Gurs France and the barbed wire hardships. Some children were ill with fever sent to Ellis Island while others met relatives at Lisbon concentration camp. Berlin boy Clauss Peter Gossels broke his left leg, later set in Bermuda. the youngest traveler Robert Matzl was born in Lisbon. A stowaway, Hermann Ruszniewski, 29, faces possible deportation after entering at Casa blanca.
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New York
Portugal
Ellis Island
Camp de Gurs
France
Lisbon
Germany
Austria
Czecho-Slovakia
United Sates
United States
Vienna
Berlin
Clauss Peter Gossels
Bermuda
Robert Matzl
Rudolph Matzl
Hermann Ruszniewski
Casablanca
Peter Rabbit Hatches a Hunt for the Terrible Gun Hunter
Peter Rabbit plans to seek out the hunter with the terrible gun in the Green Forest. He stealthily tracks Buster Bear to avoid alarming him and hopes the hunter brings his dog along for the chase. The scene unfolds as Peter prepares for an exciting day of pursuit and pranks.
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Peter Rabbit
Peter
Green Forest
Mrs. Grouse
Mrs. Peter
Mr. Sun
Buster Bear
Buster
Brother North Wind
Associated Newspapers
WNN
More Jobs in Prospect for College Students
Dean Arno Nowotny of the University of Texas says fall openings for student workers will be the largest yet as defense work and the draft reduce available labor. Each year about 2,000 UT students obtain jobs and last year student earnings totaled 57 million dollars with over 60 percent of students working.
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Austin
Texas
Arno Nowotny
University of Texas Student Employment Bureau
Nowotny
University of Texas
Notable Names Join U.S. Army Rolls in Welch
Four men listed as recruits with familiar names enlist at Welch West Virginia with the United States Marines. The full names are Cecil Roosevelt Branch Herbert Hoover Callaway Andrew Jackson Bowman and Jesse James Williams.
Naked Aborigines Attend School in Australia
In South Australia a Pitjantjara tribe school defies norms with naked pupils, 100 enrolled, 40 average attendance. Instruction in native language emphasizes reading writing and arithmetic, daily communal bath, and after school life with parents under the stars. The teacher praises fair-haired, healthy children who sing in multiple parts despite no prior musical training.
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Adelaide
Australia
South Australia
Myall
What to Da Belmont Posture Health Advice
Advice on good posture to improve health and mood. Stance guidance includes standing erect shoulders even chest up stomach in head high and feet flat. Encourages desk signs and two weeks of practice to overcome slouching and reduce headaches and back discomfort.
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Public Ledger
WNU Service
Women urged to knit for the army and navy
Norman H. Davis chairs a large Red Cross knitting push to supply 500 000 sweaters for hospitalized and island base troops with kits for service members. He notes a million volunteers nationwide and outlines gifts as luxuries to boost morale. Meanwhile 200 radios and 3000 paperbound novels and mysteries are planned for British troops in the Middle East.
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ARMY
NAVY
Washington
Red Cross
Norman H. Davis
American Red Cross
Secretaries of War and Navy
Mr. Davis
Henry L. Stimson
Frank Knox
Secretary of the Navy
Box Silos For Level Land Farm Practice
E R Eudaly of Texas A&M Extension explains building a box silo as an upside down trench silo. It requires two parallel dirt levees, wood or tar paper walls, and earth covering. Minimums: four by six by twenty feet, six feet high, with space for five cows. use shiplap siding and tar paper. tie posts with No 9 galvanized wire. slope end to shed spoilage and soil moisture to form a stable root system.
Seed Winter Oats for Successful Winter Crop
University of Illinois expert J C Hackleman notes winter oats as a fall cover crop work well but risk winter kill versus barley or rye. Oats shade legumes and use moisture more, so seed 7 10 days before wheat. Barley best pasture. using nurse crops may qualify land under AAA soil conservation programs.
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J. C. Hackleman
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Urbana
Ill
Hackleman
Farm Notes On Potatoes And Agricultural Trends
Experimental Idaho plots show spraying chemicals speeds up potato maturity. Root rot fungus spreads slowly along roots, advancing about a foot per month even when dormant. United States fruit canning output reaches about 50 million cases annually, peaches above 12 million. Farm fertilizer use in 1940 sets a new high. 100 percent water inflation of farm tires becomes practical due to rubber firm work. Pressure required to kill organisms in nonacid vegetables to prevent spoilage.
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United States
Bulbs Bloom All Winter If You Start Them Now
Succession of lovely blooms in your home all winter. Start bulbs now for constant color with pieces like white callas blooming in January and amaryllis and daffodils following. Includes how to pot bulbs and grow ornamentals in water. send your order.
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Western Newspaper Union
Iceland
U. S. Navy
Reykjavik
Thornton W. Burgess
San Antonio
U. S. Army
E. R. Eudaly
Dairyman
Texas A & M College Extension Service
Idaho
Reader-Home Service
Minna St
San Francisco, Calif
Nystrand Poultry Coo
Placer Street
Butll. MO. Tana
Acme Trading CO
Montana Ave
Billings
Powell, Wyoming
Xx Studios
Gallings
Montana
Northwest Photo Service
Fargo North Dakota
Roll
Bones
Pierce Packing CQ
Valley Railroad
Westline
WNU
Dean
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