Western states amid postwar political jockeying and power
Western legislators, notably Senators up for 1944 reelection, press for continued access to wartime gains in hydroelectric, steel, aluminum, and mining industries. The piece notes committee balance skew toward the South and Northeast, with the West lacking cabinet seats and facing aging incumbents and shifting personnel.
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Washington Bay
Tucker
Washington
United States
F.D.R
Europe
Pacific Coast
Senate
House
West
Ration Roundup Fears Floods and Allied Delays Across Europe
The column discusses potential axis flood strategies, Dutch dike defenses, and Allied countermeasures in a hypothetical flooding scenario. It notes risks to shipping, canal systems, and local populations, then pivots to wartime rationing details including sugar, shoes, and gasoline rules for various regions.
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Georgia
Florida
Carolinas
Virginia
Ration Board
Treatments of Wounded and War Surgery Lessons
Dr. Clendening reviews wartime surgical advances, stressing organization and rapid transport. He cites blood plasma, chemotherapy, and fast wound repair as key to reducing mortality, warns many so-called innovations are not new, and notes nostalgia for earlier methods. The discussion includes spin on paraffin baths and nerve repair claims with practical caveats.
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Hitler
Germany
Rhine
Scandinavian
Baltic
Ruhr
Rhineland
Tal
Nature
Limoges
France
New York
Japan Accelerates Warplane Production For China Raid
Report from Pingshek and Harbin says Japan using Nazi engineers to boost aircraft and warship output. About 2,000 planes monthly are built in Japan and on the mainland, with night bombers entering service for raids on China while U.S. fighters intercept day sorties.
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Pingshek
China
Japan
Harbin
Roper
Korea
Manchukuo
Sone
Hsinking
Changchum
Mukden
Heinrich Georg Stahmler
Tokyo
Free China
U. S. Army Air Force
Tokyo Broadcasts Its Version of Evacuation
The Tokyo radio said evacuation of areas in French Indo China is rapidly under way as the first step toward an air defense system. Bar racks are being built in mountains and on interior rubber plantations to house evacuees, and plantation offices are being converted into schools and hospitals.
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New York
Tokyo Radio
U. S
Verjuice and Remunerate in One Minute Test
A brief Q and A notes verjuice as the sour juice of unripe grapes and confirms remunerate as the correct spelling. It also defines a statute mile as 5,280 feet and includes a words of wisdom quote from Channing about noble enthusiasms becoming calmer with time.
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Channing
Hints on Etiquette for wives and their husbands aides
A clipped note counsels wives not to burden a husband’s private secretary with errands during lunch hours. It explains it is hard to secure a restaurant seat and meal, and an employed girl has limited time.
Horoscope May 23 Birthday Forecast Special
Horoscope notes a birthday reader is enthusiastic and persistent in work and play. It predicts resilience against adversity and eventual success despite deceit and sadness, with happiness assured and hard work rewarded. It also foresees financial luck and a favorable chosen profession with new opportunities.
Postwar Plans for U S Merchant Marine Unveiled
Admiral Land outlines postwar aims to convert the wartime fleet to peacetime use under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. Hearings next week will address private ownership and the balance of domestic and overseas trade with ships modernized from Liberty to Victory class.
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Pope Haley Washington
America
Savannah
Atlantic
Congress
E. S. Land
Maritime Commission
United States
Commission
Merchant Marine
Chant Marine
Bea
Penicillin Shows Promise Against Mouse Cancer
Prof Francis C Wood of Columbia University notes cautious optimism after tests at the Cancer Research Institute and Wistar Institute show penicillin killing certain mouse cancer cells in vitro while sparing normal cells. Corp Ivor Cornman’s experiments, using penicillin on cancer cultures, suggest potential without harming healthy tissue.
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New York
Francis C. Wood
Cancer Research Institute of
Columbia University
Wood
Corp
Ivor Cornman
Michigan
Army
Wistar Institute
Philadelphia
Cornman
Clark narrowly escapes booby trap on Italian front
On the Fifth Army front in Italy Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark was nearly killed when a booby trapped abandoned artillery piece exploded near his jeep. The blast wounded one soldier and injured several others nearby during his tour of the front.
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Fifth Army
Italy
Mark W. Clark
Clark
Adlerika promotes gas relief and gentle bowel action
An old advertisement touts Adlerika as a prescription free remedy with gas relief and thorough bowel action. It claims the product treats both young and old and urges readers to obtain Adlerika from their druggist.
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