High Octane Gas Vital For Raids in Present War
A U S Army air forces brief notes that a raid with a million gallons of 100 octane gasoline is a rough example of supply needs, as raids vary by distance wind and plane type. It details widespread reliance on US gasoline, massive tanker builds, and strategic stockpiling across theaters in Europe Africa Asia and the Pacific.
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DY FE
Vurue EE
Washington
Europe
Army Air Forces
United Nations
Army
Near East
Robert Patterson
Britain
Germany
North Africa
Mediterranean
Orient
South Pacific
Aleutians
Air Transport Command
Maritime Commission
Iulf
Bridge expert Herbert Gerst explains squeeze play
Lieut Herbert Gerst of the U S navy and Norfolk laundry business leader in eastern Virginia bridge explains a squeeze technique and heart finesse as a winning line. He notes his charity work raising more than 125000 for ambulance corps and describes a seven trick hand. Lake Superior height and beer tidbits appear in fragment.
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Herbert Gerst
U.S. Navy
Bridge League
Uncle Sam
Gerst
Norfolk
Virginia
West
Renn
Puzzling Army General and Opera Queries
The grid lists clues for horizontal and vertical entries with military terms, musical solos, directions, and chemical symbols. It includes cross references such as U. S. General, niobium symbol, and tellurium symbol, presenting a mixed word puzzle with multiple classical and modern definitions.
Gasoline Supply Strain Affects East Coast Civilians
Army states high octane fuel for air force cuts civilian gas provisions due to transportation use. Patterson notes planes reach overseas theaters in three days by air, versus three months by land and sea for fuel. current needs exceed 50 times old levels with future demand more than doubling. A quirky line about a cow and garlic flavor in milk closes the piece.
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Army
Patterson
Radio Schedule Half-Hour of Dance Orchestra Headlines
A dense listing of Saturday radio programming for July 10 with multiple networks CBS NBC and blue network entries. The schedule includes MBS and ABC style blocks with music variety news dance orchestra and talks across dayparts from 1:30 PM to 11:00 PM Eastern.
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Victory
Orch
Cbs News
Cbs
M. Beatty
Nbe
Art Gentry
Roy Shield and Company
Nbe Musette
Blu
Buffalo
Cba
Atomy
Tucker
Mutual
Fal Fleming
Army Air Force Band
Nbc of Men & Books
Dr. Frederick
Cbs Dance Orchestra
Elmer Davis
Chicago
Liza—nbe
Geo. Hicks
Detroit
Martinee
Oress
London
Jos
Stopak—bin
Bobby Tucker
Dick Todd
Pan-America
Mbs
Horace Heidt
Bilu
Cba Navy
Sol
Lewis
Alex Dreier
Shrednik
Nbec Korn Kobblers
Blu Quincy Howe
America
Peoples
William Ewing
Honolulu
Israel
Hawaii
Paul Lavalle
Nbec World News
Dlu
American Eagle Club
Nbc
Bob Hawk
Basic Dancing Music Orchestra
Arthur Hale
Roy Porter
Blu Crummit
Cbe
Harry Wismer
Barry Wood
John Gunther
John B. Hughes
Groucho Marz
War
Dixie
Upers
Betty Rann
Blu Mille Brothers
Hollywood
Cha Dancing Music Orchestra
Cha
Fighting Quartermasters Wield A Rifle And Ladle With Equal Skill
CHEYENNE July 10 Fighting quartermasters of the army are described as skilled cooks and repairers who deliver supplies under bombardment. Fort Francis E Warren trains cook soldiers in three months and QM units run bakeries laundries and shoemaking to feed and outfit troops. Bread field rations and emergency kitchens show their adaptability.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Quartermaster Corps
Fort Francis E. Warren
Possum in Back Yard Becomes Christmas Meat Plan
Louisville officer Ewing S. James arrested Mrs. Didelphis Virginiana and her 12 offspring after they foraged in a cabretge in his Victory garden amid a meat shortage. James said he will plant sweet potatoes to pair with a possum at Christmas.
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Louisville
Didelphis Virginiana
Carbon's Tiny Share Keeps Earth Life Alive
A note on carbon making up only one hundredth of one percent of Earth's composition yet being essential for life. The statement highlights carbon's tiny abundance versus its vital role in sustaining living systems.
Wormwood Garland Indicates Trials of Russian Marriage
In a traditional Russian rite, peasants crown the bride with wormwood to symbolize the hardships and bitterness expected in married life, reflecting cultural attitudes toward matrimony.
Quiz and curious facts from a history page
The snippet poses trivia on state flags and inventions, asks which state flag bears three stars, notes a sea water desalination device by Lieut. J Goodfellow RNVR, mentions a sow sometimes killing its young, asks how long a shoe stamp is valid, and recalls Lampadusa’s wartime brief Allied capture and its Barbary pirate past with Commodore De ca tur.
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Lieut. J. Goodfellow
RNVR
Bolivia Ranks Second in World Tin Production
Bolivia stands as the world’s second largest tin producer, contributing about one fifth of global output. The figure emphasizes Bolivia's pivotal role in refining and supplying tin for industrial use and manufacturing sectors worldwide.
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Bolivia
Army quartermasters keep fronts fed and shod under fire
The article details 11 ton mobile trailer units repairing 400 shoes daily for 25,000 troops, with crews fixing tears, heels, and hems. It notes generators, sewing machines, and blanket repairs, plus mess kitchens serving hot meals like barbecue spare ribs and hash browns. It emphasizes supply lines as key to victory and praises the QMC crews.
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Quartermaster Corps
K.P
QMC
Uncle Sam
Pepper War Shortage Not To Be Sneezed At
Government notes pepper quotas cut to 40 percent of the 1941 base period with supplies strained by war. Industry expects shortages to bite consumers in months, as two big firms store most pepper at prices above OPA levels. Cooks advised to stretch spices and store pepper properly while baking powder plans and industrial oil shifts ease shortages for home use. No change in ceiling prices for women's and children's fall dresses, with uniforms and workwear rules unchanged.
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Byne MacDonald
NEA
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Dutch East Indies
OPA
Lieutenant Cook Wounded in Action Returns to Service
Lind ley Cook, 23, of Asbury Park New Jersey, is listed as wounded in action with an amputated left leg. He wears the Purple Heart, re enlists as an intelligence officer in the air corps, and plans to return to service while praising a generous Army reemployment offer. He reflects on his wartime experience in Morocco and a perilous jeep advance that ended in a 75 foot fall.
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Washington Linet
Lindley Cook
Asbury Park
N. J
Order of the Purple Heart
Cook
Morocco
Atlas Mountains
Chemical
Army
Air Corps
Healthful air and temperature for postwar comfort
The article explains how heat from food and activity balances heat loss through lungs and skin. It defines effective temperature as a mix of air temperature humidity and movement and notes comfort peaks at 70 F in winter and 76 F in summer. Postwar engineering will tackle air purification and disinfection to boost health and efficiency.
Fall Fish Tale For This Week
Dr. Jimmy Armstrong told Rod and Reef Club members how he and Dr. Frank Olds caught 50 000 trout at once. They built an artificial lake by damming a creek in Highlands North Carolina. A dam later broke upstream creating another 50 000 trout lake which emptied into the Armstrong Olds lake. The trout remain, save for those taken by the two doctors.
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Miami
Fila
Jimmy Amstrong
Rod and Reef Club
Frank Old
Olds
Highlands
N.C
Olds and
Armstrong
World Weather and Bird Lifespans Summary
The passage notes 1800 thunderstorms worldwide at any moment, producing about 360000 lightning flashes per hour. It lists average lifespans for birds: wren three years robin twelve years blackbird twelve years pigeon twenty quail fifteen sparrow forty goose parrot sixty crow swan and eagle one hundred years.
Mirth and Madness and The People’s War Radio Schedule
The listing covers a night of varied programs from 12:18 to midnight. Notable items include Mirth and Madness, The People’s War, Air Forse Band, Grand Ole Opry and Can You Top This with a mix of news, sports, and entertainment segments.
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Esse
Shrednick
News
Henry County
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