Merchant Marines Seek More Recruits in Birmingham
The Birmingham headquar ters section invites young men between 17 and 28 to join the Merchant Marines. Training covers deck and engineering, hospital corps, cadet midshipman, pursers, cooks and bakers, and radio. Stipends total 5000 per month during training, with uniforms, meals, textbooks, medical care provided. Upon graduation, assign ments to merchant ships with travel paid, some physical requirements relaxed since Pearl Harbor. Deferment requested by local draft service.
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Birmingham
Washington
James J. Vargog
Nice
Hospital
Stip
Pursera
Fom
Seaice
Los
New York
St Petersburg
Pearl Harbor
All Bran Meat Patties Stretch Beef Supply
A vintage recipe shows how Kellogg's All-Bran is used to stretch ground beef. Mix egg, salt, pepper, onion, parsley, milk, catsup and All-Bran, soak, then combine with beef and form 12 patties. Bake at 450 F about 30 minutes yields six servings.
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Kellogg's
Sailors Urged to Enroll in U S Merchant Marine
The United States Merchant Marine seeks young men from New Mexico and other states to join as seamen. Applications are handled by the U S Maritime Service Enrolling Office in the Empire Building. Birmingham Ensign Vaughn leads the staff in processing requests immediately. Harriet Beecher Stowe is noted as the aunt of Henry Ward Beecher. Arizona’s territorial status is cited, and banana oil is described as a coal tar byproduct.
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New Mexico
Union
United States Merchant Marine
U.S Maritime Service
Empire Building
Birmingham
Vaughn
Anzona
Confederacy
United States
Costs of Africa Campaign Weigh on Axis and Allies
The long African war drained Axis strength more than Allied forces, with Italy and Germany sustaining heavy losses while Allied power surged in North Africa. Rommel’s advance to El Alamein met Montgomery, and Allied landings in North Africa eventually tipped the balance as Axis prisoners mounted, signaling a grim outcome for the Axis.
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Jnst
Africa
Europe
Azus James
Greece
Crete
Italy
Libya
Ethiopa
Egypt
Cunningham
Ethiopia
German Africa Corps
Rommels
Cyranaick
Tobruk
Egyptian
Hellfire Pass
Balkans
Hitler
Auchinleck
Cyrenaica
Agen
Rommel
el Alamein
Nile
Qattara
America
Montgomery
Jamsen
Alamein
Africa Corps
North Africa
Tunis
Bizerte
Morea
Don't Shun Men Maimed In War
Ruth Millett urges readers to stop recoiling from injured veterans. She cites a Guadalcanal Marine who wore an artificial leg after winning a jitterbug contest, and she argues against squeamishness. Millett promotes volunteering as a nurse aide to become accustomed to sickness and wounds.
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Ruth Millett
Guadalcanal
Allly
Soil erosion claims vast share of US cropped land
A historical note claims soil erosion affects 78 percent of cultivated lands in the United States. It also mentions misnomers such as fool's gold described as a compound of row and sulfur, and notes that the jackrabbit is not a true rabbit, but a bare...
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United States
Natives Go To Town in New Guinea With Whimsy Names
The article describes Perulai and other New Guinea locations with whimsical local names used by natives and soldiers. It lists many village and river names, noting their complexity and repetition challenges for field telephones and navigation. It also mentions over 35,000 medical officers serving with U.S. and allied forces, excluding battle casualties.
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New Guinea
Perulai
New Britain
Ballard’s OBELISK Flour Promotes Victory Biscuits
A wartime ad extols Ballard’s Enriched OBELISK Self Rising Flour for light southern biscuits. It claims two red ration points for shortening and 112 biscuits from one flour sack, urging home baking to meet nutrition goals and save points.
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Ballard
Victory
Ballard & Ballard Laboratory
Kenown Southern University
Ballard & Ballard
Louisville
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Henry Ward Beecher
Prt Walter
York
Hew
Alvin
Yorks
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Pershing
N. Foster ST
Walgreen Agency Drug Store
RINSO
Chimie
Lient
Phillips
Linn
Lydia E. Pinkham
APT
Hudson Bay
Nees
Buu
Hau No
Ono
Owo
Wuwu
Ega
Arawea
Arawe
Asimbe
Asinga
Iroe
Rua
Basel
Gambega
Bell
Bibi
U. & Arey Desth
Harris Ro Larris Roofieg Ce PF
Rae Ry” Ee Sekitan Pe Oe
Victory Waffles
Victory Devi Food Cup
CAK
Renfro Valley
CBS
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