Newark Office of Dependency Benefits Drives Busy Day
The Newark O D B handles about 5 million dollars daily in dependents payments and processes 12 000 applications a day. 10 000 workers sort checks and mail to beneficiaries while investigators scrutinize every application for fraud. Brig Gen Harold N Gilbert directs the unit, a veteran awarded the DSC DSM and Purple Heart.
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Office of Dependency
Newark
N. J
America
Uncle Sam
Harold N. Gilbert
Farmers urged to check fire waste during Fire Prevention Week
New York farmers are urged to eliminate fire hazards and learn first aid fire fighting during Fire Prevention week October 3 to 9. Key causes include defective chimneys, roofs, lightning, spontaneous ignition, electricity, matches, flammable liquids. Precautions cover chimneys, roofing, lightning rods, hay drying, cleanliness, proper wiring, storage of fuels, and accessible approved extinguishers.
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New York
National Fire Protection Association
Army's Jeep Is Mechanical Jack of All Trades
Fire fighting guidance covers first aid use and extinguisher types for different fire classes. Ordinary combustibles require low, bottom-applied streams. flammable liquids need foam or CO2. electrical fires demand vaporizing liquid or CO2. Maintain a safe exit path and dodge rising gases.
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Army
Jack of All
Army Uses Photomail to Move Official Documents
America In Action notes the army employs Photomail for transporting its official papers as part of practicing its stated principles. The report ties the method to broader aims of efficiency and reliability in military administration.
Fall fashions and mail innovations in wartime talks
The piece notes fall wardrobe updates with corduroy and velveteen, emphasizing cotton trims and decorative monograms. It also explains Photomail and Vmail systems that compress and ship official and personal mail to theaters via film, with security and courier options for confidential items.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNN
Latin American Airlines Network Surpasses U S in Stops
The Latin American air system now shows 750 scheduled stops across 44 operating companies, versus 260 stops by 18 U S carriers. Total network mileage reaches 106,828 miles, about 124 percent greater than prewar U S domestic, with Mexico City leading at 109 weekly arrivals and departures followed by Camaguey Cuba with 74.
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Americas
United States
Latin America
United Nations
Amazon
U. S
Mexico City
Camaguey
Cuba
Gay Gadgets and Teen Fads in a 1940s Feature
A playful survey of teen fashion and social trends. It covers novelty pins with controversial caricatures, crushes on celebrities like Alan Ladd and Frank Sinatra, and keepsake ideas such as sewn fringe hats, monogram sun tactics, and beanie face embroidery. It also notes dance floor banter and styling tips using household items like dishtowels for headwear.
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Alan Ladd
Sinatra
Prince
Dorseys
Harry James
Monroe
Miller
Hollywood
Minute Make- Ujas By GABRIELLE
A cosmetic tips column advises on facial shaping using eyebrow placement to alter perceived nose length. It suggests central plucking to slim the nose and pencil shading to lengthen it, plus vanishing cream mixed with powder to reduce shine and eye makeup to draw attention away from the nose.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Marines Bring Home Guadalcanal Tales From Pacific War
New Lothrop Michigan native Marine Pfc. Paul Conklin returned home with vivid notes on Guadalcanal combat. He described Japanese gear and rations left behind, including knapsacks sustaining two to three months, plus cookies barley canned meat and Red Cross medical supplies from an earthquake aid 20 years ago.
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Paul Conklin
New Lothrop
Mich
Guadalcanal
Red Cross
Alaska
U. S
Mirror and buffet repurposed into lamps for a cozy room
Ruth Wyeth Spears describes transforming an old buffet mirror into a room centerpiece. The burned frame is trimmed with unbleached muslin curtains and turned legs are converted into lamps using electric fixtures. Cream muslin shades complete the look. further details appear in her book series.
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Ceing
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Western
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Phyllis Belmont
Associated Newspapers
WIN Features
Trixie Teen
BIRD
Gabrielle
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U.S
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Bedford Hills
Elmer
Rubber Conservation Unit
B. F. Goodrich Company
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