4-H Forestry Camp Teaches Farm Woodlot Profit
Georgia program trains 60 4-H boys at Laura Walker State Park in a weeklong forestry course. They learn silviculture, fire control, seed collection, seedling planting, and timber valuation to promote continuous farm income. Sponsored by extension service, Union Bag and Paper, Brunwick Paper, and the Georgia Department of Forestry.
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Georgia
Laura S. Walker State Park
Waycross
Georgia Agricultural Extension Service
Union Bag and Paper Corporation
Brunwick Pulp and Paper Company
Georgia Department of Forestry
Extension Service
South
United States
Nazi Inventors Came Close to Winning War
Investigators report German laboratories pursued rapid research on infrared detection used in night tank warfare. Infrared filters and birdwandlers transformed hidden rays into images, informing anti tank actions. German jet fighters and rocket engines were emphasized over other designs, while German AA defenses faced control-system gaps.
Sherlock Holmes of the Library
G William Bergquist, chief investigator for the New York Public Library, tracks book thefts and forgeries. He solves 50 cases yearly for libraries and collectors, uses watermarks, ultraviolet light, microscopes and chemistry, and deciphers prints to expose fakes. He once worked as a cattle breeder and grocery salesman before becoming a librarian sleuth.
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G. William Bergquist
Bergquist
New York Public Library
Benjamin Franklin
Lincoln
Washington
Mr. Bergquist
Lincoln Legal
Groton Preparatory School
Gay Gadgets and High School Teens in a Bright Spotlight
A playful retrospective from a student observer catalogs teen trends from engraved ID bracelets to Reindeer sweater clubs and two pennies in shoes to signal relationship status. It highlights crushes on Hollywood stars and ends by urging practical party lighting as the Blackout era ends and the lights return.
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Junior
Minute Make Ups By Gabrielle
Practical hair care tips advise every woman to own a comb and brush and cleanse them with warm water and borax. Combs should have blunt teeth, no steel or wire. Brushes need firm bristles, avoid metal bristles. softer brushes help polish. Brushing stimulates circulation and cleanses the hair.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU
New Electric Locomotive Weighs 500 Tons For Virginian Railway
General Electric to build a 1,000,000 pound electric locomotive at Erie Pennsylvania for delivery in 1946. Virginian Railway orders four of the 8,000 horsepower giants to haul heavy coal trains between Roanoke Virginia and Mullens West Virginia. Each engine uses two 4,000 horsepower motor generators feeding traction motors on 16 axles, powered by 11,000 volt overhead lines with 25 cycle supply.
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United States
General Electric Company
Erie
Virginian Railway Company
Alleghany
Virginian
Roanoke
Mullens
W. Va
Attitude on Postwar Service Divides Congress
Washington readers watched Congress respond to President Truman's universal military training proposal. The piece notes strong pro and anti sentiments, with veterans and groups like the CIO AFL churches and colleges opposing or urging action. Dr. G. B. Chisholm argues education and mature restraint as paths to peace and warns of a choice between trained killers or slaves if maturity fails.
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Truman
Congress
Washington
United Nations Organization
United Nations
American Legion
Federal Council of Churches
Catholic Church
Labor
CIO
AFL
World Security Organization
Chisholm
Barbs and War Time Reflections in Public Life
Bankgage Television aids police by exposing confidence rackets. War fosters generosity while the march of dimes increases gifts for infantile paralysis. The War Community Fund struggles postwar. A long gestation orchid mirrors endurance, while an espionage case ends in vindication and promotion for the wrongfully charged American service member.
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War Community Fund
Faultless Starch Helps Clean Welder Overalls
Mrs. Claude Buchanan urges women with overalls to use Faultless Starch for easy cleaning and ironing. A light starch makes fabric permeable to keep dirt out, dissolve dirt upon washing, and reduce scrubbing, wear, and tear.
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Huntsville
Alabama
Claude Buchanan
Adv
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Sherlock Holmes
the Library
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Robert Walker
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Sonny Tufts
Van
Sonny
Tom Drake
Trixie Teen
Gabrielle
Washington Digest
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Eye Street
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State Department
Teerstes Gredt
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B. F. Goodrich
Cloee
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