Glamour, Office, and Invisible Rivals in a Wife’s Contest
Dorothy Dix argues wives face fierce competition when husbands stray or fall to temptations. She outlines rivals including the glamour girl, the office wife, the mother-in-law, and the perfect dresser who claims to spend nothing, plus the FBI detective and the unseen winner, shaping a wife’s struggle to keep a husband.
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Peru
MBS
Mike Mise Potbooks
Tan
Tande Breid
FBI
Watches Wind To Wind Watch Fail To Marry Mystery
BATON ROUGE LA AP Lloyd Hollet returns from field service after five years of ambulance duty in the Middle East. He notes a unique time-telling pause in the wind, called Kam Sagen meaning 50 or 500, halting for half an hour at 11 am and 5 pm, a natural clock amid the desert.
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Baton Rouge
Lloyd Hollet
Middle East
Too Many Cats Drive Wife Rats Too Many Cats Drive Wife Rats
Roanoke Virginia AP Bed Hidden R Cecil Hall posted a want ad offering 20 a month in advance to anyone who would take eight of his cats. A World War I veteran, Hall has depended for 12 years on a growing brood left by others. His wife grew overwhelmed by tending the cats, and his ad drew about 60 replies already.
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Hall
Pigs Are Pay-Off For Swine Grower
Auburn Alabama notes by W H Tanner and W J Gregory emphasize herd health for profitable swine farming. Suggestions cover avoiding dusty floors and straw bedding to prevent dust pneumonia, vaccinating against cholera and erysipelas, and isolating new hogs to prevent latent disease spread.
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Auburn
Ala
W. H. Gregory
API
Elow Paulty
Whatley Decorated for Air Medal and Flying Cross
Staff Sergeant Samuel G. Whatley of 217 Headland Avenue received the Air Medal and a Distinguished Flying Cross with one oak leaf cluster from the Public Relations Office of the Fifth Air Force in the Southwest Pacific. He earned the awards for extraordinary achievement during aerial flights in the Southwest Pacific Area amid hostile contact, with Brigadier General Warren R. Carter presenting the honors. Sergeant Whatley attended Dothan High School and enlisted in August 1942.
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Samuel G. Whatley
D. Whatley
Headland Avenue
Fifth Air Force
Southwest Pacific
Whatley
Warren R. Carter
New Guinea
Dothan High School
Army
Sea-Faring Cat Takes A Mouse Mascot Tale
Ensign Robert W. Demaree of the U S N reported a mascot tale from an LST in France port. A cat named Thomas was adopted by the crew and earned the DC 1-C rating after fending off a dog would-be taker. Thomas travels to every port with a tabby in tow and has reportedly gone AWOL at least twice, enjoying catnip along the way.
Vitamin Sherks in Uruguay Aided by UN Support
In Montevideo, the River Piste Trading Corporation with Uruguayan capital says it has received assurances of high priority on a project dubbed Devoted Status. The venture aims to supply Vitamin A for the United Nations, signaling a major industry development in Uruguay.
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Montevideo
Vitamen A
United Nations
River Piste Trading Corporation
Uruguay Woeful Court Report Sparks Mysterious Pause
Officials of a Uruguayan basketball entity faced a baffling on court incident as a team nicknamed the Sharks encountered a disruption. The brief notes a recognized source but omits clear outcomes or dates.
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Mou Taman
Uruguay
Sid Thal Sharks
Del Monte War Reports On Scarcity Of Civilian Foods
The War Food Administration raises set aside percentages as Del Monte leads a wartime reporting series. Civilian fruit and vegetable supplies will be limited due to heavy military quotas and reduced packs. Peaches and pineapple remain scarce as apricots rise, while beets and carrots face triples and doubles in demand.
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The
War Food Administration
del Monte
Quartermaster’s Department
del Monte Foods
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J.J. Whiddon
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J. J. Flowers, Jr
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