Conservation Practices Maintain Soil Productivity Postwar
The War Food Administration notes wartime farming shows soil conservation boosts yield and quality. Practices like strip cropping contour farming and terracing saved soil, with Idaho sweet clover and fallow trials lifting yields, boosting postwar plans for irrigation and longer term soil rehab.
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Warwood Administration
Samre
WFA
United States
Idaho
VFA
Far West
Flag Raised Over Japan May Return With MacArthur
Philadelphia report notes a banner first raised in 1853 by Commodore Matthew Perry may be sent to General Douglas MacArthur for a possible return visit. The Atwater Kent museum trustees display the tattered relic and weigh the proposal to accompany MacArthur on his invasion of the land of the rising sun.
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Philadelphia
Japan
Matthew Perry
Douglas MacArthur
Atwater Kent Museum
MacArthur
Raising Okra for Oil Seed May Be New Southern Crop
Okra is highlighted as a potential major southern oil crop. Dr. Julian C. Miller of Louisiana State University reports dry pods with seeds that yield high oil content comparable to cottonseed oil and with possible uses in paint drying. Prospects include strong fiber and cellulose byproducts.
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South
Julian C. Miller
Louisiana State University
Miller
Gay Gadgets in High School Romance Notes
A light feature surveys youth fashion and signaling customs in schools. It covers tag days with leather edged tags, and gendered meanings for cellophane centers and pictures. It notes wristbands and rings as signs of romance and loyalty. It ends with a playful joke about a boy asking for an apple after throwing a ball through a doctor’s window.
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Hearts-And-Flowers
Vital Statistics
Annie
Ernie Pyle Analyzes North Africa Campaign Experience
Ernie Pyle explains to readers from Oran Algeria that early North African fighting was hindered by inexperience and unexpected French resistance. He notes a green army facing seasoned troops, unknown German sympathies among locals, and the need for months of combat to gain fighting maturity before larger fronts.
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United States
Tunisia
Maca Yeast Promises Fast Rise and Grandma Flavor
A vintage advertisement extols Maca Yeast for quick bread rising and weeks of pantry freshness. It promises old-fashioned flavor and urges readers to ask grocers for Maca or Yeast Foam when Maca is unavailable.
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Maca
The Rambling Rhymster Sees a Noted Cowboy Canvas
A travelogue style verse recounts a visit to an artist show with sister Emmeline. The narrator praises a simple painting of a cowboy on a cayuse lit by western stars, while the sister deems it only photography and not art. The pair argue gently, yet the single canvas leaves a lasting impression.
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Emmeline
Cayuse
Vintage wax records stir collector fever in readers
Talk turns to phonograph records as readers list cherished waxes. Items include Funny to Everyone But Me The Voice with Harry James Nutcracker Suite Freddy Martin Street in Singapore Harry James and Frankie Old Man River Harry James Dancing in the Dark Artie Shaw Lady Be Good Artie Shaw Estrelita Harry James Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Woody Herman Take the Train The Duke Green Eyes Helen O Connell and J D
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van Johnson
Harry James
Freddy Martin
Singapore
Frankie
Artie Shaw
Woody Herman
the Duke
Helen O'Connel
J. D
How to Say No Nicely When Declining a Date Invite
A guide suggests two kinds of gals lose out the ones who say yes too easily and the ones who flare up at the idea. The charming tactful no wins popularity and protects both a beau’s pride and a girl’s reputation ensuring future calls.
What to Do by Phyllis Belmont
Phyllis Belmont urges girls to support war efforts through morale work as hostesses at USO dances and canteens. She praises their role in cheering soldiers and sailors and suggests volunteering in bandsage, blood donation, spotting planes, or serving in service clubs to aid the war effort.
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USO
Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Stock Of Truck Tires Drops To New Level
CHICAGO The supply of heavy truck tires for civilian use in the first quarter of 1945 will be smaller than any three months since the war began. Passenger car tires will also be too limited to meet A card and less essential B card needs, industry sources said.
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Chicago
Army Hospital Cuts Red Tape
The hospital has treated over 1000 patients without loss and performs many operations. There is no entry restriction, accepting soldiers, civilians, and others. Soldiers describe using round iron stoves buried in tents and obtaining wood by stealing it.
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Carolina
Rollin Bauchspies
Bauchspies
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