Victory Gardeners Poised to Boost U.S. Food Output
Wartime gardeners across the United States, now experienced, are expected to lift farm production despite labor shortages. The piece highlights Durning family plant plans in Albany New York, growing beans beets tomatoes carrots and greens, and notes a nationwide push with 18 million returning gardeners and four million more expected. It covers garden clubs, storage-minded crops, and Boy Scouts projects expanding farm work training and community plots to meet wartime food needs.
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Victory Gardeners
U. S
Bert H. Davis
Central Press
Albany
N. J
Larry Durning
Larry
New York State
Marie
Daugther
Iida Durning
New York
United States Department of Agriculture
Red Cross
Texas
Chicago
Victory Gardens
Elbert K Fretwell
Boy Scouts of America
Minneapolis, Minn
L. D. Cornell
Oswego
N. Y
David Dunbar
Wisconsin
Concrete invasion barges built along English coast
Concrete invasion barges of 128 tons are being produced along the English coast. These 84 by 22 foot craft are built at the water’s edge and launched by crane as soon as dry. Record construction time reached 74 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
English
Unclear Army Postal Mixups Reported at Camp Mackall
The April 10 entry notes misdirected mail at Camp Mackall for a Tall Dark Paratrooper, the Lord Almighty, and a Big Boy Williams, with even the 9 man army directory staff unable to route letters to proper destinations.
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Camp Mackall
Army
God
Big Boy Williams
75,000 Miners Return to Work In Yorkshire
London reports a broad return to work by South Yorkshire miners ending a week long strike that halted vast coal output. About 75,000 men resumed duties with 20,000 more expected, Doncaster district leading the surge and Hemsworth backing the Yorkshire miners association president J A Hall who denounced the stoppage. Belfast shipyard and aircraft workers also prepare to resume after six weeks of stoppage.
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London
South Yorkshire
Doncaster
Hemsworth
J. A. Hall
Yorkshire Mineworkers Association
Belfast
War Bond Fine Ordered for Knifing Case in Newton
Judge Eddy S. Merritt ordered a Negro woman convicted of knifing a juvenile to buy war bonds at $5 bi weekly.
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Newton
Eddy S. Merritt
Khaki and Blue Rule Easter Parade in New York
Rainy Easter parade crowds on Fifth Avenue totaled about 650000 as khaki and blue military outfits led the display. Churchgoers prayed for the safety of fighting men and Allied victory with large services at St. John the Divine and St. Patrick's.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Yesteryear
St. John the Divine
St. Patrick's
MORNING and others mourn deaths in High Point edition
Obituary notes: Mrs MORNING of High Point dies at home. survivors include several daughters and 31 grandchildren. Funeral at Washington Terrace church, with burial in Monroe. Also notices of marriage for Rebecca Hall to Bingman Butler. NC Negro Teachers Association meeting in Raleigh with speakers Dr Roma Gans and Dr E Franklin Frazier. surprise birthday for Mrs Arless Lemons. Circle 4 WSCS meeting. travel notes on Mrs Bessie Gillis and relatives.
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Senary Avant
Mary Doster
Wtry Avenue
Ters
Mahaley Blakely
Monroe
Annie Culburth
Winston-Salem
Hester Scottman
Winston- Salem
Alma Royster
Arlington, Va
Mamie Perry
Philadelphia
Hattie Richardson
High Point
Washington Terrace Church
Woodberry Avenue
Mary Leach
Hoover Street
Rebecca Hall
Bingman Butler
Ridgeway
S. C
Butler
West Street
North Carolina
Raleign
Negro Teachers Association
Shaw University
Memorial Auditorium
Roma Gans
Columbia University
E. Franklin Frazier
Howard University
W. A. Robinson
H. L. Trigg
A. FE. Manley
N. H. Harriss
N. C. Newbold
Willie Marie Carter
Nettie C. Moss
Mattie C. Robinson
Mesdames Beulah M. Boyd
Dahla
Terrah Whitten
J. Roma Gans
J. A. Tarpley
H.S. Davis
H. C. Green
Lola Freeman
Lucy Bolmay
Parthenia Hill
Annie Jones
Susie Jober
Daisy Williamson
Bertha Anderson
Elsie Lider
Carrie Brevoir
Messrs
Dave Grissom
J. J. Jackson
Rey. F. O. Bass
Circle 4
WSCS
Hattie Leach
Underhill Avenue
Mary Reid
Mesdames M. Hinton
A. Rhinehardt
L. Smith
F. Ashe
M. Wright
Lula Carter
E. Hergerson
C. Mack
F. Spencer
Bessie Gillis
Washington, D. C
Gearldine
Robert Allison
Long George Lemons, Jr
Newark
N. J
Georgia May Kirk
Concord
Weather Talks Touted Over War News To Aid Defense
New York campaign by Civilian Defense Volunteer Office urges residents to discuss weather taxes politics or health rather than pass on war news that could aid the enemy. The effort aims to prevent leakage of vital information during wartime.
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New York
INS
Civilian Defense Volunteer Ofice
What Invasion Means By Neo Nordness
AP Features writer explains invasion planning for Europe detailing preparation by the army and navy. It covers logistics, supply items, troop maintenance, ammunition, and the sequence from softening up to D day, with emphasis on coordination between land, sea, and air forces.
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Neo Nordness
Europe
Army
Navy
Major Reckord Tells American Women Not To Worry
London April 10 Barbara Wace reports Maj Gen M A Reckord says American troops in Britain show good behavior overall with little drunkenness and few problems. He notes improved conduct in Piccadilly, strict enforcement against underage drinking, and stresses that most soldiers are transient and not seeking lasting attachments while Ike urges protecting the army’s good name. Sophocles wrote 113 tragedies.
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Major Reckord
England
Barbara Wace
London
United States
Britain
Leas
M. A. Reckord
General Reckord
Baltimore
France
United Kingdom
North Carolina
Reckord
Picadilly
Pica
Red Cross
Army
Europe
Eisenhower
Forty And Eight In Closing Meet In Asheville
The Forty and Eight in Asheville gathers for a closing meeting with a major item on the agenda and consideration of committee recommendations. Oscar Lamp of Tucson, national head, visits Moore General in the afternoon with other officials.
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Asheville
mid-Atlantic
The
Forty and Eight
Oscar Lamp
Tucson
Forty Eight
Moore General
German Schools Prohibit Paper Use Except When Necessary
In German schools paper use is forbidden except where unavoidable. Authorities emphasize minimizing waste and seek alternatives to reduce paper consumption while maintaining essential instructional needs.
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BOY Scouts
Minnesota
America
Chinery
Ckens, Tb
Seward
East Commerce ST
Yorkshire
News OF
Signal Corps
Goebbels
Sophocles
Wagger
South Main St
Adlerika
Adleriha
Mann Drug CO
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