Republicans oppose FDR plan to aid soldiers in postwar era
In Washington on Aug 5 Republicans threaten legislation to place returning veterans into private employment rather than government aid, led by Rep James C Auchincloss. He argues veterans seek security and opportunity, not a dole, criticizing the administration’s rehabilitation program as a handout. Other freshmen lawmakers join discussions with business leaders, aiming for concrete proposals when Congress reconvenes in September.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
James C. Auchincloss
New Jersey
Groton
Crack Crews Of American Railroaders Haul War Supplies To Russia
A special report from Iran describes American railroaders and transport crews coordinating rail and truck convoys to move weapons, food, and medical supplies to the Red Army. The piece highlights diverse U.S. railway workers from many lines, harsh desert heat, security patrols, morale boosters, and improvised entertainments including a camel stunt.
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Russia
Spike
Red Army
Gulf Coast
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
American Mountain Lines
Western Pacific
Great Northern
Rusia
Prairie State Lines
Northwestern
Wabash
Ype
Illinois Central
United States
Middle East
Iran
Kashmir A Jewel With A Troubled Political And Economic Core
Preston Grover surveys Kashmir under Maharaja Harisingh showing extreme poverty literacy at under 5 percent and low wages. He details two political factions seeking constitutional limits to the Maharaja while British influence persists. The piece notes past reforms and health advances including a 1935 cholera inoculation campaign.
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Sprinagar
Kashmir
India
England
Maharaja Harisingh
Hyderabad
Britain
China
Afghanistan
Russia
Himalayas
Plan lunch to complement breakfast and supper nutrition
Plan your midday meal to supplement the day’s nutrition alongside breakfast and supper. Check daily that lunch and the other meals meet good nutrition standards.
Victory Lunch guidelines from George Rector nutrition note
A dated nutrition brief lists daily core foods for adults and lunch tips. It promotes meat or fish daily, eggs weekly, multiple vegetables and fruits, dairy, bread and cereals, fats and sweets in moderation, plus a hot dish at every meal. It suggests practical lunch packing ideas and a wartime health message from Rector.
AP Reporter Awarded Purple Heart in Southwest Pacific
Allied Headquarters notes war correspondent William F. Bono received the Purple Heart from Brig. Gen. Charles P. Stivers in a Southwest Pacific ceremony. Bono, with nine shell splinters in his left hip from July 9 near Nassau Bay, New Guinea, is honored alongside other reporters who faced danger on the firing line.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
William F. Bono
Associated Press
Charles P. Stivers
Boni
Stivers
Nassau Bay
New Guinea
Georgia Action May Lead To Federal Move
Georgia moves to lower the voting age to 18 could prompt Congress to act on a nationwide amendment. Senator Van Nuys says the measure may be reported for a vote after hearings. If ratified by 36 states, it would allow teen voting nationwide and may bring broader privileges for 18 to 20-year-olds.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Congress
van Nuys
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Vandenberg
Rmich
Ellis Arnall
Zoo Commissary Busy at Brookfield Zoo
In a single year Chicago's Brookfield Zoo commissary handles 109000 pounds of frozen meat 106000 pounds of bananas 47000 pounds of apples 39000 pounds of mackerel and thousands of pounds of other fish fruits and grains reported by zoo officials.
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Chicago
Brookfield Zoo
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FDR
Dole
Karl W. Detzer
NEA
South Bend
Plymouth
Pennsylvania
Auchincloss
North
Africa
Kentucky
By Preston Grover
National Congress
Gandhi
Nehru
M. A. Jinnah
Muslim League
Levine
New York
Charles Solomon
Sam Levine
Coney Island
Ling Davis
Flou P
Davis
Aanl
Wilson’s Weekly
Wilson & Co
RBV
Clear Brook
Wilson’s Mor
Daily Nutrition Guide
Wilson
George Rector
Pree
I Cola
Hou
Gills Hotel
Icto
Ures
Alice
Kellogg's
Hi Methgy
Swift
Jewel
Kellogg’s
Rmenrco Ham Ib
Grace Bacon
Craoe Weiners
Libby
PET
Fort Howard
Onions
Maine
Liptons
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