Milkweed Floss Drive Aids War Effort Nationwide
War efforts urge school children and Scouts to harvest milkweed pods for floss used in life jackets and aviator suits. pods supply from Petoskey Michigan and other states, with a goal of 800 pods per pound of floss. War Hemp Industries and government agencies coordinate collection, drying, and payment to designated groups.
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Savng
East Indies
Armed Services
Michigan
Lower
Penina
Petoskey
Maine
Vira
Missouri
Minneta
Mae West
War Hemp Industries, Inc
Somone
Gay Gadgets Party Tips for a Soda Fountain Fiesta
A cheeky guide to hosting a 1950s style party with a Soda Fountain Fiesta theme. It suggests wooden spoon invitations, a table set as a soda bar, banana splits, 10-cent war stamp pricing, a hostess outfit, and party games like Statues with themed prompts such as Sinatra and lovers quarrel to spark fun.
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Pers
Sinatra
Man Stops Streetcar to Save Lost Dog
In St Paul Minnesota a dog chased a streetcar and nearly ran under wheels. Clarence W Olson of Minneapolis stopped the car and allowed the dog to board before continuing the trip.
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Log
T. Paul
Minn
Bond
Theman
Clarence W. Olson
Minopolis
Milkweed Seed Harvest Guides for Children and Farmers
Instructions describe harvesting milkweed floss from fallen pods. After drying in bags, floss is collected for processing. Children are urged to note purple flowers and green pods and mark locations, with picking starting mid September. Potential floss yield is 1 to 2 million pounds annually nationwide.
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United States
Friendship Rings And the Style They Bring
Readers note a trend in friendship rings worn as necklaces or on watch chains. Girls display initials on rings given by friends, while boys share two matching rings as tokens for a chosen friend and ownership of one ring themselves.
Minute Make Ups By Gabrielle Creatively Lengthen Faces
Beauty tips suggest shaping hair to lift the sides and reveal the center forehead. A soft hairline over the ear and smooth jawline with light blended rouge. Eyebrows kept to their natural line and mouth accented for balance. Ledger Syndicate.
The Rambling Rhymster by Les Plettner
A nostalgic lyric reflecting on schooldays on the farm and family memories. The poet recalls parents home evenings and the path to adulthood, merging past sorrows and joys with visions of romance and fate. The piece insists memories endure as lights glow from yesterday.
Bats use natural radar to dodge obstacles at night
Researchers describe how bats emit high pitched cries and listen for echoes to avoid trees and posts in near total darkness. Dr. Robert Galambos explains the constant supersonic stream and momentary rate increases as bats approach obstacles.
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Robert Galambos
University of Rochester Medical School
General Electric Science Forum
Schenectady
New York
Dr. Galambos
Dr. Ambos
G. W. Dig Pe
Harvard U
Werf
Mierson
Woods
Griffin
Galambos
Fundiny
Transform Your Porch Into a Relaxing Open Patio
This piece by Phyllis Belmont suggests transforming an unused porch into a vacation friendly space. It describes fixing up with a porch shade from the eaves to poles, plus an awning ceiling and roller shade sides to create a second living room offering privacy and cool comfort.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Baseball’s neglected youth faces pay-to-play bias
Grantland Rice laments that baseballs next generation ages 13 to 17 receive far less coaching and support than football golf or basketball. He cites Joe McCarthy and Frank Azzarello as exemplary youths and calls for paid coaching to boost development and Baseballs future stars.
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Joe McCarthy
Yankees
Judge Landis
Polo Grounds
Joe
Bobby Jones
Walter Hagen
Gene Sarazen
Francis Ouimet
Chick Evans
Wish Egan
Detroit
Egan
George Weiss
Medics Hold Fast Under German Shelling on Western Front
Ernie Pyle recounts frontline risk as medics and infantry endure heavy shelling. Shell bursts, scattered farms, and improvised rescues mark a tense tale of courage, danger, and quick judgments behind the lines as doctors push into danger to aid wounded soldiers.
War Spending Slows Slightly in First Half of July
United States treasury figures show July 1 to 15 war expenditures totaling 3.3383 billion dollars, down from 3.5743 billion in the same period of June. By comparison, July 1943 first half expenditures reached 3.1805 billion dollars.
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Washington
Treasury
Shell Shocked Glsering Ernie's Heart
Two shock cases stagger toward us not wounded but completely broken, their trembling bodies clinging to each other as they wait at the next corner for transport. A doctor orders them to wait while we return. They move haltingly, like men barely steady, their stares vacant.
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Oma Bates
Gloster
Miss
Lucien Strawn
Morgantown
W. Va
Strawn
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Associated Newspapersa
WIN
By Nancy Pepper
Belmont County
Ohio
Childr
Gabrielle
Rhymster
By Les Plettner
Telefact
U.S
Phyllis Belmont Fat
Grantland Rice
Frank Azzarello
New Orleans
Dick Callahan
Frank
Azzarello
Legion
Ernie Pyle
Ernie
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