Navy reports record low war casualty rate in South Pacific
In the South Pacific and Australia, 4 000 naval land sea and air casualties were treated with only seven deaths, a 0.18 percent mortality. Lieutenant Charles Crile Jr. and medical officers aboard a hospital ship credited rapid removal and sulfa drugs for saving many lives.
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Washington
South Pacific
Australia
Navy
Bureau of Medicine and Survey
Charles Crile Jr
Cleveland
Auckland
New Zealand
Solomon Islands
Purifier of Sea Water Invented for Men Adrift
Dr. Alex Goetz of the California Institute of Technology says a simple chemical formula can purify sea water for drinking, enabling sailors or airmen adrift to survive up to 25 days. The method uses two containers to precipitate poisons and clarify water ready to drink.
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Pasadena
Calif
Alex Goetz
California Institute of Technology
Goetz
Water and Its Role in Daily Life and History
An essay on water as essential to life and civilization. It traces how early Indigenous use of the Ohio River gave way to settler impact, tree clearing, and land drainage transforming a once supple valley into a water shedding system.
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Ohio River
Ohio Floods and Erosion Throughout the 1930s
After white settlement, Ohio’s peaceful waters turned savage as brown runoff flooded thousands of square miles in spring 1936 and 1937. The text notes widespread destruction to homes and soil, 200 million gullies on U.S. slopes, and how rainfall, erosion, and silt degrade streams, hurting fish and recreational use.
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Ohio
Gulf
United States
Nature’s Wealth From Soil Outlasts Human Debts
Agronomists from Ohio State University explain that soil fertility endures beyond human farming limits. They warn that overcropping drains essential nutrients faster than crops renew them, turning harvests into a partial, ongoing return governed by natural laws. The article notes long‑yielding garden plots still perform well after a century of tilling.
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Bank of Nature
Ohio State University
Farmers Use Oil Layer to Protect Corn Bins
Farmers who fumigate shelled corn stored in metal bins can protect grain from reinfestation by spraying the top surface with a light application of oil. The USDA says barring unexpected developments, total U S food supply on American farms this year will be the largest on record.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Small Farmers Target Record 1943 Food Output
Philadelphia report cites Farm Security Administration director J. H. Wood saying 22 000 small farmers were surveyed on 1943 food production. He notes farmers reject pessimism and anticipate a larger output to feed national needs, soldiers overseas, and liberated peoples.
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Philadelphia
America
Farm Security Administration
J. H. Wood
Wood
FSA
Philadelphia Lawyer Performs Quick-Change Court Show
Maj J Harry La Brum, a Philadelphia lawyer, staged a rapid wardrobe switch in U S district court. The army allowed reargument in civilian clothes but required him to change before court and at lunchtime, then back to uniform when court adjourned.
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Philadelphia
J. Harry la Brum
U. S
Army
Lifeboats Dropped With Parachutes
London reports new lifesaving planes delivering parachute lifeboats for rescue of Allied airmen in the sea. Each lifeboat carries 11 men, is self-contained with twin screws and fuel for about 100 miles at 5 to 6 knots, and includes a sail and food lockers for rescues.
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London
Repair Rips While Garment Is On Board
Guide suggests threading two needles with black and white thread and pinning them to the ironing board. As small rips occur, repair them immediately while the garment remains on the board. Practical for tiny tears only.
In Memoriam Enna Belle Dell 1938 Obituary
In memory of our daughter and sister Enna Belle Dell who passed away August 3 1938. Deep in the heart lies a picture of a loved one laid to rest. In memories frame we will keep it. For she was one of the best. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Dell Mrs. Jacob Beaudry Mrs. Norbert Hoffman.
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Enna Belle Dell
Hiram Dell
Jacob Beaudry
Norbert Hoffman
Card of Thanks for Mrs Seeley
The Seeley family expresses heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for acts of kindness during the illness and death of beloved mother Mrs. James H. Seeley. Edna M. Seeley Arlington J. Seeley and family and several relatives extend gratitude.
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James H. Seeley
Edna M. Seeley
Arlington J. Seeley
Roy Beck
Wm. H. Hildebrandt
Floyd Seeley
Sealed bids sought for Doc and Tom school house sale
Sealed bids will be received for the purchase of the Doc and Tom school house in Freeman township until August 27, 1948. Right is reserved to refuse any or all bids. Paul Weage secretary Lake R-2.
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Secretary of State
H. Dignan
Sheriff's Departments
Department of State
Gasoli
Freeman Township
Paul Weage
Lake
R-2
Retiring Residence Advertises Care in Midwest
State inspected convalescent home for elderly and infirm. Nursing staff offers tender care to guests. Located three miles west of Clare or one mile east of Farwell on US 10. Mrs. Rose Morrow listed as proprietor.
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Clare
Farwell
Us-10
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U. S. War Department Bureau of Public Relations
Maynard H. Smith
Cairo
Ill
St. Nazaire
Maynard
Louis P. Johnson
Italy
Michigan
Michigan Department OF State
Lansing
Adpress
The. Doc_.corporation
Angtown
Anytown
Idate
Seehncaccnepcateastee
Trunk
Nemos
Zust
Richard Roa
Mary
Rose Roe
Ates
Bigvilles
Green St. Teneapethyneranapecsenes Tier
Ddanmoth. Casualty Cos
Polity Numbers
Atotare Peer
Citizens State Bank
THE
Clare, Michigan
United Otatagerrs
Isabella Counties
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Memoriam
Mrs. Rose Morrow
Mt Ourself
Hitler
Uncle Sam
Red Cross
Nurses of America
Kor
G. E. Lamb
Farwell, Michigan
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