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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1943
Page
6
Naval Medical Research Institute develops a compact chemical desalination method for life rafts. Two chemical compounds and four plastic bags produce saltless, non corrosive drinking water with minimal space, suitable for emergency sea survival and field trials.
Three steps of a new process remove sodium salts from sea water to provide drinking water for shipwreck survivors. Lieut Claire R Spearman and Lieut William V Consolazio led the naval medical research team with hospital volunteer specialists assisting in labs and tests. Spearman, formerly of Auburn California, earned degrees from the University of California and is 33. Consolazio, from Boston, studied at Tufts and Harvard.
The piece recounts a 1940 Gainesville bus boy ordering a flamboyant zoot suit, executives Friersen and McEvers, and public mockery of bureaucratic inefficiency. It includes humorous asides about war effort doubts and civic figures like Dudley Chiggle. Still it preserves quirky local tone.
The piece outlines a simple cosmetic preparation process from scraping cream rouge and lipstick, melting and stirring it in a pot, then pouring into a jar to cool. It suggests applying with a lip brush and fingertip for lips and cheeks, noting conservation as a modern beauty word.
The article describes playful relay games for children in backyards including single runner variations, animal crawls, and coordinated group feats. It outlines tasks such as Elephant Walk Crab and Automobile style relays with multiple players, aiming for safe distance and back-and-forth runs, released by Western Newspaper Union.
Army Air Forces Technical Training command trains soldiers in second echelon power plant work. Students tear down engines, inspect parts, overhaul engines and accessories, and reinstall powerplant units in aircraft, guided by hands on practice with various engine types.
After rationing tires and gasoline, enjoy a canoe picnic or an all day hike. Transport to rivers or lakes by bus or train and hire a canoe, packing a practical lunch with utensils. Plan a definite destination with rests and a tasty takeaway to enjoy upon arrival.
The article extols quilt blocks as versatile items for table mats luncheon mats and chair backs. It describes piecing lining with muslin interlining wadding and diamond or running quilt stitches and finishing with bias tape. It notes borders for curtains and luncheon cloths and promotes BOOKS 5 and 6 with directions and a star design for pot holders.
A soldier’s slang reveals fear of emotion with rulings on Camel cigarettes and buzzards for a colonel’s insignia. Sales records show Camels among favored brands in service stores across Army Navy Marines and Coast Guard, with overseas restrictions noted.
The centennial of Edvard Grieg’s birth stirs American and international figures to honor him. His folk rooted music fuels Norwegian underground resistance, with seamen aboard Allied ships singing Den Norske Sjomann as part of the nation’s fight to cast off Nazi rule.
A caustic critique mocks Harold Ickes plan to double state oyster production through increased regulation. The piece predicts chaos from new rules including census and registration, joking that oysters will refuse to answer questions and likening them to clams.
An anecdote about changing gender roles with a girl overtaking a boy as top of the class. A father questions a girl’s abilities while the boy admits defeat, noting girls are not as merely capable as in the past. The piece highlights progress in women's competence across tasks.
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