Government Builds Palatial Hotel for Girl Employees
Washington reports a Public Works project creating Arlington Farms a women only city near the Potomac for about 7 000 workers from the Pentagon and other war departments. Ten two story hotels house 600 700 each with private parlors kitchens lounges and service shops plus a 2 000 seat cafeteria and a large recreation center including space for 1 000 couples to dance.
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Arlington Irms
Public Hildings Administration
Pub“Works Agency
Eny State
War Detment
Pentagon
Arlington Farms
Tge
Department of Agriculture
Argton Farms
Fber
Direcor
A Ls
Ach
Potomac
Safer Fourth of July Party Games for Families
A Western Newspaper Union release suggests lively, safe Fourth of July fun for families. It lists active party games including Red Hot Shooting Cracker, The March of the Minute Men, Bunker Hill flag defense, and a dynamic Fourth of July Race with changing directions to keep youngsters engaged.
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Bunker Hill
Western Newspaper
Union
Britannica Celebrates 175th Anniversary Exhibit in Chicago
The Britannica marks 175 years with a Chicago Art Center exhibit showing its history from the first edition to modern times. Walter Yust, editor, oversees a 35 million word set while noting wartime demand for facts and humorous indexing blunders by junior clerks.
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Irk. A. Urban Shirk
Little Lot, L. 1
Art Center
Chigo
Britannica
Scotland
William Smellie
Robert Burns
Smellie
Sears Roebuck & Co
University of Chicago
Walter Yust
Chicago
Yust
Greenhorn
Baby talk and teaching children how to speak
A column advises Phyllis Belmont and parents on avoiding baby talk with young children. It urges imitation of correct speech and giving thoughtful answers to questions, such as explaining how the world and planets came to be rather than simple misdirections.
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Johnny
Ledger
Wooden Sole Makes Its Bow In Wartime Footwear
Wartime shortages push civilians to one pair of shoes. Shoemakers experiment with ersatz footwear and lumber soles. Norman L. Woodward, designer, checks a wooden sole prototype cut by a bandsaw operator.
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Lend-Lease
Congo
Norman L. Woodward
Altitude Training On Antilles Base Tests For High Air Dangers
Army airmen at an Antilles Air Task Force base conduct altitude chamber tests to study physiological risks of high altitude flight. Bomber crews and fighter pilots practice oxygen masks and equipment to endure low pressure conditions during operations.
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Antilles
Caribbean
Army
Man says the body contains 5 percent soil content
Dr. Albrecht, a scientist, states that an adult body is about 5 percent soil or ash. He estimates 7.5 pounds of soil elements in the human body, noting calcium at 1.6 percent of body weight.
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Albrecht
Minute Make-Ups By Gabrielle
A short feature urges simple eye care during busy life. It recommends a minute eye bath with quality witch hazel and using flannel strips soaked in the tonic placed over closed eyes to refresh them.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Training for bomber instruments at Cha nute Field
The article outlines the Advanced Instruments course at Cha nute Field Illinois where Army Air Forces technicians learn to test repair and diagnose radio and gyro instruments. Students progress from mechanical gauges to electrically operated and gyro based instruments culminating in practical flight instrument tests including cold tests with dry ice.
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Army Air Forces Technical Training Command
Chanute Field
Western Newspaper
Union
Seven Face Types Dictate New Oxygen Mask Fit
An anthropological survey of 1,454 aviation cadets under Brig. Gen. David N. W. Grant found seven principal face head types in Americans. Models of these seven categories were used to design masks that fit snugly for high altitude flight, improving crew survival.
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David N. W. Grant
Navy blimp program gains support as Rosendahl earns Lakehurst post
Rear Admiral Charles E. Rosendahl, famed for dirigible work after Shenandoah and Los Angeles incidents, is ordered back to Naval Air Station Lakehurst to lead anti submarine blimp efforts. The piece also notes Marshall’s career path and Ecker’s 75 year old leadership in a Metro plan to revitalize Manhattan’s East Side.
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New York
New Ocean
Charles E. Rosendahl
S. Rosendahl
Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
N. J
Rosendahl
Texas
Annapolis
Navy
Los Angeles
Hindenburg
Shenandoah
Congress
Bellamy
Utopia
New World
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Frederick H. Ecker
Island
Manhattan
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Earth Round Question Stuns Schoolmaster
A schoolmaster asks if Thomas can walk around the earth. Thomas replies no, because he twisted his ankle playing baseball. The exchange highlights a humorous twist as a simple injury blocks a grand voyage.
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Thomas
Memory Loss Leads to Upfront Doctor Fees
A speaker recalls seeing a doctor for memory loss and notes a demand for payment in advance. The exchange contrasts medical care with the need to take practical action, likening it to digging a garden rather than simply thinking. The dialogue captures a skeptical mood about contemporary medical costs.
Visitor Questions Master About Arrival at Party
A guest taunts a host's chauffeur about locating him while noting the chauffeur faced several men with large stomachs and red noses. The exchange hints at mistaken identity and social intrigue in a domestic setting.
Took It and Left Hg youl dn't marry John be cause of Your mother's advice
A fragment from a society item notes a woman declining marriage to John after extensive motherly counsel, with the line suggesting the mother’s strong influence led to social estrangement as friends stopped calling.
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John
Smart Boy and Bobby Debate Presidency
A humorous exchange between a teacher and Bobby. The teacher asks why Bobby would not want to be President, and Bobby replies he would prefer to wait until things calm down a bit.
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Bobby
Battle ship gadget in kitchen joke prompts laugh
Sorel Needed Stubbs feels his way to the stove in the dark and trips over a coal scuttle. Mrs Stubbs calls out tenderly and suggests the crew’s favorite item for ships a range finder as a solution to his shin pain.
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Sorel
Stubbs
John
Rrs
Heart's Desire Waiter Tells Rice Request
A dramatic moment unfolds with a waiter posing a question about how the rice should be served. The scene includes wistful remarks and a sudden exclamation about rice being thrown back at the speaker.
Tiltsnoot-Why Nora Quits With Philanthropic Rationale
In a dialect-rich exchange Mrs Tiltsnoot questions Nora’s departure while Nora cites philanthropic reasons. Nora says she wishes to allow someone else the joys of living with them.
Shipbuilding Pace Shifts From 1810s to 1860s Compared
The article traces slow progress in early 19th century British warship building. The 74 gun Boscawen began in 1811 at Woolwich and launched in 1844. The 50 gun Worcester started 1816 at Deptford, christened 1831, but on the ways until 1843. Royal Sovereign ships moved slowly from Portsmouth 1833 and 1844, renamed Frederick William and later launched in 1860. The second Royal Sovereign saw delays and an 1857 afloat milestone after Admiralty cancellation and reversal.
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Henry Kaiser
Woolwich Dockyard
Deptford
Royal Sovereign
Portsmouth
Royal Frederick
Frederick William
Admiralty
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