Illinois Industries for the Blind gains national recognition
The Illinois Industries for the Blind at 1310 South New Bishop Street in Chicago east side opened as a nonprofit in 1942 led by Edward Molineaux to provide steady work for the blind and disabled. By 1943 the plant earned a pennant from the U.S. Maritime Commission for sheet and pillowcase production for Liberty ships and later a star for improved efficiency, with workers performing on four floors in folding, assembling, and sewing operations supervised by sighted and partially sighted staff.
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Western
Union
Inds Industries
Ind
Operayns
Ucture
South
Newby St
Chicago
High East Side
Edward Solineaux
Inds
States Maritime Comvssion
Hon
Illinois
Jlineaux
Molineaux
Jacksonville State School
Jacksonville
Molin
Illi
Brooklyn
U. S
Congress
Illinois Industries For the
Harold
Illinois Industries
Mattoon
Ill
Ethel Heeren
Earl Barrett
Wells Mori
Mori
Uncle Sam
Modern Living Strains Eye Health Warns Vision Institute
A Vision Institute bulletin from New York warns that complex modern life and artificial lighting have shifted eye strain from the old outdoors to close work indoors. It notes reading by artificial light after sunset and the press’s advent increasing near vision demands, risking long term sight.
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Vision Institute
New York
Bulletin
Best Wheat Award of 1943 Goes to Sterling Colorado Man
Leo Lindstrom of Sterling Colorado wins the Philip W Pillsbury grand championship for the best hard red winter wheat in the nation with a 63.7 pound per bushel sample from 500 acres. The award includes a trophy 50 dollars cash and a Minneapolis tour for the winner and spouse. Peter Schirrick of Red Lake Falls Minnesota takes the national reserve prize. Special recognitions go to William Franzen Mapes North Dakota Mark Chamberlain and Sons Wyoming New York and Edwin Simonson Willits California. Judges include professors Crim Hackleman Clapp Beeson representing the crop improvement groups.
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Colorado
Sterling
Colo
United States
Philip W. Pillsbury
Leo Lindstrom
Chicago
Lindstrom
George Hofmann
Pillsbury Contest
Minneapolis
Agricultural Colleges and Crop Improvement Associations
Peter Schirrick
Red Lake Falls
Minn
William Franzen
Mapes
N. D
Mark Chamberlain
R. F. Crim
University of Minnesota
J. C. Hackleman
University of Illinois
A. L. Clapp
Kansas State Agricultural College
K. FE. Beeson
Purdue
International Crop Improvement Association
K. E. Beeson
Purdue University
U. of Minnesota
Beeson
U. of Ilinois
Revived with Ruffles and Other Wearable Hacks
A vintage fashion column urges teens to recycle old clothes into new outfits. It covers reviving blouses with ruffles, turning old sweaters into jerkins, and converting worn blouses into dickies. It also suggests using quilted fabrics to craft jackets and skirts for summer wear.
Minute Maker Ups By Gabrielle
Vinegar rinses darken light hair and lemon rinses give bright highlights. One lemon with one pint of water yields sufficient juice for a rinse. Hard water removes hair color and can be softened by boiling. Bluing in the final rinse prevents white hair from yellowing. Ledger Syndicate WNU Features.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Three Lights on Match Is Superstitious Waste
Washington official urges match makers to launch an advertising campaign to dispel the superstition that it is unlucky to strike three lights from the same match. The note aims to save paper glue and lumber used for match sticks during wartime.
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Washington
War Production Board
Land of the Save and Free Money Cheer
A playful verse promotes thrift in school and community life. It encourages saving nickels for stamps and bonds, spending time at a fountain, listening to wax records, visiting a five and ten cent shop, and making gadgets at home.
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Frank
Bing
Land of the Save
Home of the
FREE
The Dress as Good Luck for a Teen This Season
A playful column suggests certain dresses may bring luck to teenagers. It notes wearing a favored dress can boost confidence and likens it to a superstition, asking readers to identify which new outfit might become their lucky piece this season.
Mail to overseas soldiers urged to use full addresses
The War Department warns that about 15 percent of mail to troops overseas is mislabeled. Readers should include the soldier’s rank, full name with middle initial, army serial number, service organization and unit, APO number, and Port of Embarkation. Replies will narrow to Congress members, parents, and close relatives. other inquiries receive form-card acknowledgments.
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War Department
Congress
Adjutant General
Union
British War Lexicon Adds Quisling to Enduring Terms
Henry Mencken notes in War Words in England that Britain uses few new war terms while creative coinages emerge for events and objects such as badoglio and gussie. He observes American coinages like snack bar gain use but jitterbug remains a nervy label. peace will reveal which words persist.
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Britain
Henry L. Mencken
England
Badoglio
Gussie
Macon
What to Do by Phyllis Belmont
Home should be a comfortable place to live in to come home to after a hard day’s work. Avoid useless items like make believe fireplaces and fake flowers. For a permanent home invest in upholstered and good wooden pieces. Add a large mirror over the mantel or behind the couch to create space and light, but avoid reflecting a bad view.
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Ceer
Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Australian bees and koalas charm WAC leader’s readers
Australian troops praise koalas as affectionate pets in the southwest Pacific. Mary Agnes Brown, director of WAC activities, notes the cuddly animals resemble living teddy bears and warn that servicemen may bring many home after the war.
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Mary Agnes Brown
WAC
Southwest Pacific
Australia
100000 Cats Snatched For Food in Budapest
A Munich newspaper, Muenchner Neueste Nachrichten, reports a large cat meat black market in Budapest. It claims over 100000 household pets have been stolen in recent months, with operators bribing children to supply cats for butchers, fur dealers, and other buyers.
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Lisbon
Munich
Muenchner Neueste Nachrichten
Budapest
Napers
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