Emergency Service corps trains Scouts for disasters and defense
The Eygergency Service corps for Escouts trains boys over 15 in leadership and emergency response. They learn running, rope climbing, knot tying, and merit badges, with seven months of outdoor expeditions at Alpine Scout camp near New York City.
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Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scouts
Eygergency Service Corps
Emergency Corps
Emergency Service Corps
Scouts of
Greater New York
Alpine
New York City
Bronx
Wildwood
Escouts
Summer Skin Care Tips for a Bright Complexion
A magnifying mirror helps inspect the skin while a creamy soap lather cleanses pores. A deep neck massage boosts sluggish circulation. Overnight lemon juice treatment aims to clear muddy skin under Letger Syndicate WIN Features.
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Letger Syndicate
Puff fashion pins for lapel flair headbands and toys
A lighthearted guide proposes playful lapel decorations using powder puffs and small craft items. Ideas include nine pastel puffs formed into a headband, a yellow puff chicken with war stamp, plastic mini scissors as a gadget pin, two spools dangling with stamps, and strawberry pin embellishments for Easter suits.
Measured steps and thimble jewelry for teen clubs
Teens get sewing club ideas including measured footwear decor using a tape measure as laces and colorful thimble trinkets. Suggestions include cutting tape measures, tying bows at the bottom, and making lightweight necklaces and bracelets from plastic thimbles.
Loyalty Though She Sticks By You In Hard Times
The poem portrays loyalty in a partnership where a devoted woman cares for a ailing partner. She endures fault and trouble, defends him when challenged, and remains by his side through ridicule and hardship, presenting a steadfast, almost saintly constancy.
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Noebegone
Bayeux Tapestry Town: Normandy History Under Siege
Bayeux, a Norman town of about 7 000 near Caen, is famed for the 230 foot Bayeux Tapestry. The historic city, with the cathedral and timbered houses, has endured repeated invasions and fascinations for centuries.
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Bayeux
England
Channel
France
Caen
Europe
National Geographic Society
Normandy
William the Conqueror
Bishop’s
Matilda
Napoleon
Misfit Word Puzzles From A Curious Dictionary
A playful list defines words by quirky hints such as a loose-leaf orange and a horse with stripes, contrasting odd items like a banana peel that weighs down a claim and a sign that feigns knowledge. The notes include a “horrible example” in math and a reusable skinning joke about a man.
Mirror Truths You See Only You In The Looking Glass
The piece urges self examination and warns that personal vanity hides flaws. It counsels readers to assess real appearance rather than rosy fantasies and to be their own strict critic before attempting changes.
What to Do by Phyllis Belmont
Friendly neighborly guidance suggests calling on new neighbors soon after moving in. Offer help with tools or a ladder and suggest casual chats or a back fence bridge game to introduce couples. Pleasant gestures and mutual consideration help neighbors recognize one another and avoid missteps.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Gelatin Dessert Used By Marine on Bandages
From the Marshall Islands a marine medical officer recounts using ordinary gelatin dessert as a substitute for paste on fracture bandages. Lieut. J. W. Stevens reports the gelatin works well and offers patients flavor choices, with raspberry preferred and orange close second.
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Washington
Marshall Islands
J. W. Stevens
Wreckage on Normandy Beach Expendable Yet Enduring
Ernie Pyle recalls the Normandy beachhead scene with stark detail. He describes vast wreckage of tanks, jeeps, barges, and lifebelts strewn along the shore while vast ships wait offshore. He notes the bodies moved by tides and the fresh-faced soldiers guarding their fallen comrades as replacements flood in to push into France.
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Normandy
England
G.I
Europe
How Ernie's Fellow correspondents fared in France
I went ashore on the soil of France and sought fellow correspondents. We checked on who was safe or hurt. One had been killed, one lost at sea, others wounded, and three unaccounted for but later found safe.
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Ernie
France
England
O.K
Tost
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van Scott Lab
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van Scot Lab
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Doans
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