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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1944
Page
8
To obtain complete crocheting instructions for pattern 5644 send 1 cent in coin your name and address to Home Needlework 510 South Wells Chicago.
Mexico distributes oil burning stoves to rural families to conserve forests and improve living conditions. President Avila Camacho and the 1941 forest conference highlighted dangers of brassieres to timber wealth as a firm overhauls production of affordable oil burning stoves for homes.
Rules for high quality eggs cover proper management of growers including laying stock disease free feeding housing and sanitation. Proper egg quality requires 24 ounces per dozen shell texture low watery whites and strong internal quality. Clean eggs boost demand for fresh shell eggs and egg drying plants while balanced rations support egg production. Scattered industry notes Britain Germany Soviet Russia Japan have multiple manufacturing districts identified by city regions.
State mileage conservation programs will save more than 255,000,000 miles this year through controlled use of state owned motor vehicles. The figures translate to 17,000,000 gallons of gasoline and 68,200 tires saved. In dollars, the mileage savings exceed $10,000,000 for taxpayers over two years through car pools and other measures.
Practical home guide lists tools and steps for cleaning a sewing machine. It recommends pliers screwdrivers brushes tweezers a wrench and an ice pick plus a bread pan kerosene or gasoline and gum-free oil. Work on a table with good light and use a tray to catch oil and lint.
American engineers to finish a Uruguayan dam on the Black River expected to deliver power in 1945 with a 90,400 kilowatt waterwheel generator. The facility will house four generators totaling 121,600 kilowatts, boosting industry, rural electrification, flood control, irrigation, and river navigation across the nation.
The Army announces Ruth M Gardiner General Hospital in Chicago Illinois named for the first Army nurse confirmed or killed in a war theater. Second Lieutenant Gardiner of the Army Nurse Corps was killed in July 1943 in a plane crash at Nankek Alaska while serving as an air evacuation nurse. Previously the hospital was the Chicago Beach Hotel and served with the Army Air Forces before transfer to the Medical Department.
About 20 million pounds of crude chicle were imported to the United States in 1941. Zapota trees grow mainly in Maya lands across Guatemala, British Honduras, and Yucatan Mexico. Harvesters are strong men who trek jungle trails during the rainy season to tap sap and locate untapped trees, with sap transported to U.S. factories by plane.
A brief quip contrasts belief in figures with a satirical jab at money in the bank. The speaker notes that numbers never lie yet expresses wishful doubt as their balance appears disappointing.
A reader-friendly description invites crafters to make a braided rag tag rug and join an enthusiastic group. It notes steps for flowers and color tones, including bleaching, dyeing, and tea antiquing, with a sketch providing complete directions for copying the pattern.
George Aden, visiting London years ago, mistook a man for an old friend and delivered a back slap that sent glasses flying and bundles scattering. Realizing the error, he apologized as the Briton asked if the intended recipient appreciated such greeting.
Instructional note describes making a rug from fabric scraps with braided medallions and sewn leaves and roses. Use carpet thread double for edging, braid the strips, sew circles for roses and loops for leaves, and attach a braided handle for a knitting bag. Mentions price of book 15 cents and an address.
A rare phonograph record captures the bugle call that signaled the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava on October 25, 1854. An English soldier who sounded the call on the battlefield made the London recording 53 years ago, and Yale University owns one of the few copies.
A simple morning remedy suggests drinking the juice of one Sunkist lemon in water to stimulate bowel action without harsh laxatives. The note touts lemons as rich in vitamin C and says the drink cleanses the mouth, energizes, boosts appetite, and aids digestion. Try it for ten mornings and see if it helps. Use California Sunkist.
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