General Frank Hunter and Gen Andrews in War Portraits
Profiles of Brig. Gen. Frank O. Hunter and Lieut. Gen. Frank M. Andrews highlight their careers and roles in WWII air strategy. Hunter is described as a tough, silent fighter with a swashbuckling appearance, while Andrews is framed as an experienced commander poised to intensify bombing of Nazi Germany from England.
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York
Frank O’ Hunter
London
Luftwaffe
Germany
England
Frank M. Andrews
West Point
Cavalry
English Channel
Baseball in Wartime Openers and Likely 1943 Schedule
wartime drafting may push pro players into non essential status but experts think baseball will start 1943 with eight teams per league. The WMC stance remains unclear but optimism exists for a full season despite possible curtailment.
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Aseball
Chicago
Washington
WMC
K. M. Landis
Cardinals
St. Louis
Hitler
Pattern Request From Sewing Circle
A pattern order notice lists Pattern No. Name Address and Size with instruction to enclose 20 cents in coins for each pattern desired from the Sewing Circle Pattern Dept located at 530 South Wells St Chicago.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Household Tips and Quick Fixes From Everyday Life
A collection of practical advice on organizing instruction booklets for appliances, cosmetic tips like setting lipstick with powder, pastry making with winter wheat flour, protecting gloves with nail tips, softening stiff tape, using dampened excelsior for packing, adding salt to hot starch for gloss, knitting guidance, cactus propagation, gifting ideas for flower lovers, stain remedies with lemon juice salt and sun, and urging prompt roof and chimney repairs with professional contact.
Trickle of Quiz Questions from The Oe Cee Gs
A string of trivia questions asks about Hideki Tojo’s official role in Japan the year marking Canada’s official birthday the meaning of status quo ante a U S vice president who was a violinist and composer the name of a dock for ship bottom cleaning who sent the message Stars and Stripes nailed to the Pole and which two states originated as palatinates
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Hideki Tojo
Japan
Dominion of Canada
United States
Mercury Freezes At Forty Degrees Below
A quiz style query asks about the temperature at which mercury freezes and the meaning of 39 gauge stockings. It then questions the distinction between a postal card and a post card.
Reading stand from phonograph cabinet becomes furniture
Ruth Wyeth Spears describes converting an old oak phonograph cabinet into a reading stand with a green leatherette top. The piece reuses the cabinet’s base and door hardware with a brass-tacked cover, while the lid and top are rebuilt from old lumber.
Notable 19th Century Civil and Naval References
The text cites various historical notes including Premier status in 1867 July 1, Dawes, a graving dock, Commodore Peary's North Pole discovery in 1909, Maryland and South Carolina, and extreme cold at 38 below zero. It also discusses gauging knit fineness from 39 to 51, postal cards with stamps, and Army slang for depictions of emotion. It references Camel cigarettes as favored by service members and suggests sending Camels to troops.
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Charles G. Dawes
Commodore Peary
North Pole
Maryland
South Carolina
Adv
False Imprisonment Award Highlights Court Interpretation
A New York case cited by Collier's shows broad legal interpretation of false imprisonment. A man who failed to buy a ball game ticket was swept back by crowds for over an hour while trying to exit the park and won $500 in damages.
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New York
Collier's
Love of Eternity Emblem of Eternal Love Inspires Memory
A brief quotation notes that love is the emblem of eternity, erasing the sense of time and fear of an end. It speaks to love as a force beyond memory, burning yet undying.
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Eterni
Famous No-Suga All-Bran Muffin Recipe
A vintage instruction lists Kellogg's All Bran muffins with milk corn syrup and flour. It provides mixing steps and bake times for 8 large or 12 small muffins, noting a 400 F oven and 30 minute bake.
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America
Kellogg's
Sugar Money Cubes Used by Isolated Colombian Tribe
A remote Colombian community uses blocks of sugar as a local currency, exchanging the cubes for goods and services within their isolated economy. The practice highlights unique barter systems developed apart from formal monetary markets.
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Colombia
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Ger Neals Ter
Who’s News
Consolidated Features
WIN
Gen. Andrews
Pegasus
Britain
Middle East
Wellington Koo
U.S
China
Roosevelt
Soong
Mme. Koo
Great Britain
Fifth Avenue
Hergesheimer
Java
Mme
Koo
Western Newspaper Union
Brooklyn
Boston
Cleveland
Paul McNutt
War Manpower Commission
Paul V. McNutt
The
Commission
Judge Land
Zambezi
Africa
Bulgaria
Bfgoodrich
Hsie As
Orta As
Ue Gee
Ruth Wyeth
Spears
Ruth Wyeth Bedford
Aipears
Fleischmann’s
Standard Brands Inc
Washington St
New York, N. Y
Secret Agent
Fleischmann
Jane
Janie
Kellogg’s
GROVE
Army
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
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