Dorothy Dix Conflicts in Child Rearing Split Family
A reader asks whether to reconcile after years of father authority clashing with a mother’s method. Dorothy Dix urges teamwork and independent judgment, noting modern parenting has shifted from rigid rules. Another letter questions height preferences in marriage and concludes character outweighs stature. Dix says choose by honesty and kindness, not public opinion. A third asks how to stop a mother from reading mail. Dix suggests renting a P.O. box and withholding key.
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Training WAACs at Fort Oglethorpe Shows Wartime Growth
NEA staff writer Bosellen Callahan reports on WAAC recruits in a four-week Fort Oglethorpe program. Recruits endure 12-hour days of basic training, learn discipline and Army jargon, share resources, and form tight-knit groups. The piece notes improved organization, healthier attitudes, and a shift in outlook toward future civilian life, with commanders impressed by the recruits’ responsiveness and work ethic.
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Man Explain Fast Driving With Sleep Escape
Nathan Goldfing offered a novel reason for speeding at 70 mph telling police that driving at 38 mph helps him stay awake. He was issued a $25 fine after the incident in Schenectady.
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Airplane Drops Pump to Quell Brookings Water Shortage
In Brookings Oregon an airplane delivered a replacement pump after the city pump failed. The Army airlifted the unit from Portland and dropped it by chute to restore water supply to the remote coastal town.
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Portland
Fall Garden Fail From Drought and Poor Soil Management
A fall garden suffers from lack of moisture as growers plan for late season crops. Recommendations include cover crops, mulch, and manure to use remaining soil nutrients. in dry years, break and prepare land now, disk and harrow, and apply 1660 to 1300 pounds of 416-1 equivalent fertilizer per acre before planting. Begin with crops like beets, potatoes, tomatoes, beans in midsummer and turnips, spinach, mustard in fall.
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Auburn
Radio Programs and War News Listings at Pullman
Washington State College educator W R Hatch lands a summer job as farm translator at Osborne Ewales farm in Pullman. Hatch struggled with Spanish and his Mexican hired hands while Swalen could not cope.
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