Healthier Soldiers From War Affects Height And Weight Rise
A Washington report from the army service forces medical statistics division shows inductees in 1943 are taller and heavier than World War I troops. Present war averages: 5 ft 8.11 in and 150.78 pounds, versus 5 ft 7.49 in and 141.54 pounds in 1917. 4-Fs fall between the two wars in height and weight. Experts credit improved nutrition, preventive medicine, and medical advances for stronger soldiers and better wound recovery.
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Washington
Army Service Forces
Office of
Surgeon General, Medical Statistics Division
Paul R. Hawley
John Gordon
Harvard
United States
Sie“inéa
Old Time Ration News Clips From Across Towns
Readable fragments recall wartime shortages and home front scenes. Stories note butter and bacon costs, shoe rationing prosecutions, a Dallas dealer cited for shortages, a nurse warning about disinfecting money, and family efforts during campaigns.
War Strain Cuts Life of Home Front Doctors
Dr. Edgar G Bal Jenger of Atlanta says wartime overwork has shortened doctors lives. He notes mortality statistics from the Journal of the American Medical Association show a reduced life expectancy for physicians remaining at home during the conflict.
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Eth
J. E. White
Armed Services
Philippines
Jeter
ST. Louis
Edgar G. Bal Jenger
Atlanta
Journal of the American Medical Association
Historic Papers Restored for Public View at Library of Congress
Restored parchment and printed pages of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution returned to public view at the Library of Congress after being safeguarded during the war. The exhibition traces the original documents and related materials kept in 47 cases of archival carriers.
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Washington
United States
Virginia Mill Birthday Honored by Classmates
Miss Virginia Mill was named honoree by her parents Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Mill at a Sunday dinner party with classmates. A chicken dinner and pink birthday candles accompanied by a social hour featuring 42, with guests including Mary Kathryn Alley Lois Beane Ola Mae Wiese Sue Colly and others from Houston.
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Virginia Mill
Nonoree
O. L. Mill
Virginia
Mary Kathryn Alley
Lois Beane
Ola Mae Wiese
Sue Colly
Marcia Ann Munford
Leona Arndt
Gene Durbin
Glen Duve
Walter Lee Bauer
Emanuel Braden
Bobby Wilcox
Gene Selph
Franz Epps
Houston
Miss Anna Lee Swearingen Visits Brother in Houston
Miss Anna Lee Swearingen returned over the weekend from Houston where she visited in the home of her brother, Douglas D. Swearingen.
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Anna Lee Swearingen
Houston
Douglas D. Swearingen
Women Students Excel Men At University Of Texas
University of Texas statistics show women students have higher averages than men with a 1.412 GPA versus 1.251. Overall university average is 1.334. Arts and Sciences Engineering Fine Arts and Pharmacy favor women. Business Administration Education and Law favor men.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas
Fine
Pharmacy
War Bonds keep faith with America’s fighters
A wartime urging page calls readers to buy War Bonds through payroll savings or personal plans. It dismisses self destructive rhetoric and emphasizes continuous bond purchases as the means to support General MacArthur, Admiral Nimitz, and G I Joe, keeping America steadfast toward final victory.
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Hara-Kiri
Japan
MacArthur
Nimitz
G.I. Joe
Amareica
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John A. Sabini
U. S, Marine Corps
Washington, D. C
Bougainville
Sabini
USS
Treasury Department
Tech
Serge
Henry
Bohten
Kansas
U.S. Treasury Department
Flour Fant Milling Company
Sherman, Texas
Mer
Hun
LeRoy
Wellborne
New York Harbor
Austin American
Bay City Tribune
Fdna Herald
Ronald Farley
Doris
Ohio
Victory Garden
Ronald
Nature Magazine
Dallas
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Harry L. Hall
Probate
Hall of Records
W. Ruttenberg
Ruttenberg
Dallas News
William T. Coleman
James Hoett
Merchant Marine Distinguished Service
Honorey
Garwood
B. L. Richardson
Margaret Wiese
J. H. Miles
P. J. Forbes of
Bryan
Roger Billough
Cole Hopkins
Elle
Pepal-Cola Company
Long Island City
Pepal-Cola Bottling Company
Wolmar
Terad
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