Pulpwood industry aids wartime medical care and supplies
In wartime the pulpwood industry supports medical care by making containers and wrappings for blood plasma films and sterilizers and producing gauze dressings and hospital materials. The letter notes a 500 bed hospital with modern equipment, fresh foods, and scarce comfort, plus updates on servicemen and a personal sheltering in a war zone.
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America
South
Appalachian
Great Lakes
Plaster of Parish
Pulpwood Needed for War Effort Drives 1944 Cut
The war effort hinges on pulpwood for gas mask filters medical supplies gunpowder shell cases parachutes and more. The War Production Board urges farmers and woodland owners to cut pulpwood offerings with draft deferments aiding the cause. Pulpwood prices are at a peak and every cord cut in 1944 brings victory nearer.
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Hitler
Tojo
War Production Board
Lieutenant Donald E. Holbrook Home on Leave
Lieut. (j.g.) Donald E. Holbrook of Princeton New Jersey returned home last Thursday for a two week leave with his wife family and relatives. The government censorship column notes mailing addresses of overseas armed forces will be withheld and urges caution in sharing addresses.
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United States
Government Office of Censorship
J.g
Donald E. Holbrook
Princeton
New Jersey
Local Soldier Visits North Carolina Relatives
Sgt. John G. Neithercut, his wife and daughter Patsy, of Camp Butner NC, spent Thursday afternoon with his grandparents Mr and Mrs John Neithercut and Thursday evening with his aunt Doris Gerow.
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John G. Neithercut
Patsy
Camp Butner
North Carolina
John Neithercut
Doris Gerow
Service notes from Clare roll call during wartime
Pvt Leonard C Stanley and Pvt Walter J Walter depart for duty in Washington and Illinois after leave with family. Wesley Samborn receives recognition as qualified Torpedo man’s Mate third class at Great Lakes, with specialized Navy training completed and awaiting orders.
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Wesley Warren Samborn
BH. A. Samborn
East 6Th Street
Clare
U. S. Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Illinois
Letters From Boys in Service Capt John N Asline writes home from Southwest Pacific
Mr and Mrs John Asline share Capt John N Asline's Christmas letter from the Southwest Pacific describing opposite seasons, stormy weather, decorated wards with palm wreaths, and a gift exchange among his table gang. He notes their warm holiday, gift jokes, and the personal tone of the message.
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John Asline
John N. Asline
Southwest Pacific Area
Lapel Button Signifies Honorably Discharged Service
The article describes a gold plated plastic insignia worn by individuals who have received an honorable discharge from military service. It notes the item’s symbolism and its use as a marker of completed service.
War Dogs Train as Special Purpose Units
Army war dogs are trained as specialists for sentry duty attack operations messenger service silent scouts casualty relief or as pack and sledge dogs.
Fertilizing Soybeans In Rotation Studied
Purdue university agronomists test fertilizer placement in a corn soybeans wheat rotation on 30 plots. The study compares manure history and varying fertilizer blends to determine the best time and method to supply nitrogen and other nutrients for higher yields.
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Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station
R. R. Mulvey
Family and friends visit in quiet Sunday gatherings
Hildebrandte drives to St Louis to aid Mrs Raymond's ill sister Mrs Kistler. Mrs Raymond stays to help. Pearl Hanner hosts siblings Harold Mann and Irvin Hrvin improves after December illness. Maude Barber, Kenneth Roller visit Brubaker home. Birthday reminders at Earl Sanders home draw many relatives and friends. Advertising doesn't cost it pays.
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Hrvin
Maude Barber
Kenneth Roller
John Brubaker
Earl Sanders
Earl
Bernard Fitzpatrick
Randolph Rockey
Galen Coats
Glen Newman
Helen Sanders
Lorin Leitner
Wayne
Hormone Sprays Extend Apple Maturity and Cut Labor
University of Illinois extension horticulturist W. W. Kelley notes hormone sprays help apples stay on trees longer to develop color and size. Tests show effectiveness on Delicious varieties and others like Jonathan Stayman Winesap Duchess. sprays work 2 weeks and often reduce labor by extending picking periods.
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W. W. Kelley
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Stayman
Winesap
Duchess
Rural briefs on storing hay and feed for livestock
The brief advises farmers to store all feed types including hay silage root crops grain and meals. It emphasizes moisture barrier containers to protect dehydrated foods whether stored commercially or at home.
Autumnal Equinox Arrives September Twenty first
The autumnal equinox marks the start of autumn in North America and spring in the southern hemisphere arriving on September 21 in the referenced regions.
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North America
Equator
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