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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1918
Page
1
Households learn the correct placement for dairy and perishables as the Food Administration explains that the coldest spot is the bottom of the fridge not beside the ice. Warm foods should cool before refrigeration and the melt trap should stay in place to prevent heat inflow.
AW H Miles cites a War Emergency council program where girls in an industrial training department learn to splice wire cables for fuselage in four days. They transfer to the factory with precise training and now splice 54 daily versus the previous 40, while foremen prefer trained operatives and men seek night classes for higher skilled work.
Army enlistment rules tighten as recruiting officers must verify age 18 before acceptance. A circular from Adjt. Gen. Henry P. McCain states minors under 18 will not be enlisted without proof such as birth or baptismal record, school certificate, or guardian affidavit with evidence of guardianship.
H W Alten, chief machinists mate, and Harry W Koppel and William A Kaine of the United States Naval Reserve were commended for rescuing Assistant Lighthouse Keeper Austin Masson on June 10. Koppel and Kane spotted an overturned boat, braved heavy surf, and towed Masson to a safe ledge with lines and teamwork until help arrived aboard the patrol boat Maudine. A rescue effort by Aleden then saved the exhausted trio.
Ancient on shipboard practice keeps watch by a round robin drawing where sailors mark divisions on a lid or deck to assign duty. A similar method forms a petition to protect writers from retribution, with the Roosevelt Round Robin cited as a notable Spanish War example.
George W. Pound of the Nitrona Piano Manufacturers Association notes Spain’s demand for pianos and government purchases of mules and blankets. He says war profits in Spain boosted piano interest, prices for instruments rising abroad, and U.S. piano makers could help pay war bills by exporting under government license.
An acetylene generator from a Norwegian captain powers propelling boats and commands strong demand with an average cost around 21 cents per horsepower. The gas, purified after passing through calcium, feeds the motor via carburetor, and modifications are under way to adapt for kerosene engines.
The article asserts that American lumbermen waste two birds of material and outlines potential gains from full use of long leaf pine. It forecasts daily outputs of 40 tons of paper, 3,000 tons of resin, 800,000 gallons of turpentine, and substantial ethyl product quantities if all tree parts are utilized.
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