Victory Garden Yields Bountiful Harvest in Sixty Days
Government guidance praises a 25 by 50 foot plot with south sun and a fence boundary for best air circulation and disease control. A 94 by 50 foot example produced continuous crops, detailing a 30 item planting sequence from beans to tomatoes and leafy greens, with rotations and ornamental flowers. The plan fed a family of four for four months and left surplus for canning, urging adaptation to individual plots and tastes.
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Victory Gardens
Little Steel Formula Vanishing as Wage Factor
The War Labor Board reports the little steel formula is fading as a wage factor as most groups have already received the 15 percent general increase since January 1, 1941. Approvals for voluntary adjustments rose to 2,902 in the month to March 5, while those based solely on the little steel formula fell from 601 to 487, with many cases resolved by addressing inequalities.
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Joseph A. Lotus
Washington
War Labor Board
WLB
Knave and Adventurer Puzzle Clues and Notes
The article presents a dense puzzle with across and down clues covering medieval figures, chemical symbols, languages, and geography. It also references wage policy debates about steel, coal, and wage stabilization, noting shifts in employer compensation and a sizable South Pacific sea comparison to major U.S. lakes.
Postwar World Police Force Sparks Capitol Hill Debate
Senators split on a plan to create a postwar world police agency backed by military force. Taft and Wheeler oppose while Connally signals support, urging early committee action and broad public study. The debate frames isolationism versus international policing and shares concerns over dividing the nation.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Taft
Ohio
Wheeler
United States
Senator Connally
Texas
Connally
Foreign Relations Committee
Hatch
Burton
Hill
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James H. Burdett
Homewood
John
Pickett
Guilford County
North Carolina
Welch Purniture Company
Mallory Street
High Point
J. Hh. Walker, JR
Pearl
John S. Pickett
Rupert T. Pickens
Lei
Spain
Cuido
Egypt
Latvia
New Guinea
Ocean
Little Steel
Bismarck Sea
South Pacific
Lakes Superior
Michigan
Bismarck Archipelago
Benes
Ernest B. Vaccaro
Senate
Austin
R-Vi
Pearl Harbor
Guadalcanal
Singapore
Burma Road
Europe
America
Staraya Russa
University of New Hampshire
Durham
June Crow
Shirley Perry
Mary Emerson
N. H
Gail Daly
Duz
Procter & Gamble
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