Easy money mule track money on a drought ruined crop
Banty McCann and Hamp Anderson clash over a hurricane season crop failure and government price ceilings. Aunt Mat hopes for cake patch profits while Banty confronts ruined cucumbers, hog woes, and the thrill of easy money fading amid farm regulation.
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McCann
Hamp
Anderson
Anksgiving
Hamp Anderson
Gov’mint
Mat
Banty
Tom
Aunt Mat
Wes
Gfe
Lonnie
Banty McCann
Old and New Transportation Blend in Latin America
The article notes coexistence of ancient and modern transport across Latin America. Llamas and burros share routes with airliners and trucks, while the Pan American highway and railways traverse rugged terrain. Peru's Lima to Huancayo line climbs from 512 to 15,693 feet over 258 miles.
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Andean Highlands
Uruguay
Argentina
Chile
Latin America
South America
Lima
Huancayo
Peru
Lightning Dangers on Farms and Safety Precautions
National Safety Council estimates lightning kills about 400 people yearly in the United States, with farms bearing a large share. The danger varies by state and correlates with storm frequency, so seek protection in a lightning protected building and avoid barns trees and open structures during storms.
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United States
National Safety Council
Alabama
Kansas
Council
Mobile Power Stations Support Soviet Frontline Efforts
An embassy bulletin notes American built mobile power stations served at the eastern front following Red Army advances. The devices moved with armored trains to power tank and truck repair shops and aided recovery efforts in Stalingrad Donbas Crimea Zaporozhye Krivoi Rog Gomel Minsk and other liberated cities. The People’s Commissariat of Power sent 30 new mobile power stations to liberated districts.
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Soviet Union
Stalingrad
Donbas
Crimea
Zaporozhye
Krivol
Rog
Gomel
Minsk
People's Commissariat of Power
Parasite introduction helps curb corn borer on Atlantic coast
The European corn borer spread after introduction to the United States where local parasites were absent. These parasites were later released along the Atlantic seaboard and have begun to suppress corn borer populations, improving control in the area.
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Europe
United States
Atlantic Seaboard States
Golden Hamster Origin and Traits Noted in 1930 Discovery
The golden hamster, native to Syria and found in 1930 excavations, is about six inches long with golden fur and a husky build. It is tame yet tough when bothered, emits Donald Duck like yells when angered, and females are notably more pugnacious, often mauling males in crowded cages.
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Syria
Advances in converting farm wastes to liquids fuel
Northern regional lab at Peoria Illinois reports a process to saccharify corncobs and cottonseed hulls yielding 90 to 95 gallons of liquid motor fuel per ton. Large-scale semi commercial tests planned. about 100 million tons of farm wastes potentially usable. Corncobs slated for first large scale test as part of 1944 congressional program.
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Agriculture
Peoria
Ill
Peoria Laboratory
Congress
First Steps in Good Grass Care Mowing
The article advises mowing lawns high with 2 to 3 inches of grass, using clippings as mulch, and applying 2 to 3 pounds of complete fertilizer per 100 square feet twice per season. It recommends watering after spreading fertilizer and weed control through hand digging weeds like dandelions and plantain.
Daily Diaper Washing Tips for Busy Mothers
Practical instructions for diaper care including flushing soiled diapers, soaking in a borax solution, and soaking times. Advises a morning washing schedule, sun drying, hot soapy wash and triple hot water rinse, weekly boiling in mild soap, and drying and folding practices to save time.
How to wash a new dark slip to prevent staining
Wash a new dark slip before wearing to remove excess surface dye. Soak in lukewarm suds, rinse, and repeat until water remains clear. Separate colored slips if they bleed and finish with a final cold-water rinse.
Bohemian Life and Cafes in Prague Pastimes
Bohemian life in Prague valued meals, reading and discussion in informal cafe clusters. Kavarna patrons enjoyed simple drinks or full meals with newspapers at table, and judged guests by the papers they read. Open air dining and quick lunches on the American plan were noted customs.
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Prague
Fleeing Foes Kill Four Ailing Prisoners In German Camp
An American flier among a group of Allied prisoners witnessed a Nazi death camp horror as SS guards shot those too sick to move while 2,000 others were buried in a mass grave. American 3rd Army tanks approached as guards fled, leaving behind naked bodies and a 16 year old casualty.
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Fourth Armored Division
Germany
3Rd Army Tank Division
3Rd Army
High Command
B 29 Bombardier Survives Kobe Mission Close Call
B 29 bombardier Lt Arnold B Schnell of Schnellville Indiana nearly perished during the Kobe strike as he fought to close bomb bay doors by hand. Wind ripped his parachute away but he clung to a bomb rack with one leg and one arm until freed. The chute later was found tangled on a bomb bay door and kept as a souvenir.
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Kobe
21St Bomber Command Hdq
GAM
Arnold B. Schnell
Schnellville
Ind
Schnell
Bluejacket's Nap Triggers Catnap Catastrophe
A Navy gunner's mate on leave dozes by a stove as his wife steps out. The fire dies and she returns to shout fire. He wakes, opens the stove, rams in a coal car and shouts Number one gun ready, narrowly averting disaster.
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Washington
Navy
Doughboys Pool $10 Extra Pay for Medics in 27th Armored
Doughboys of the 27th armored battalion in Germany pool funds to give every aid man in the medical detachment an extra $10 monthly. Frontline infantry wearers receive $10 more than rear area soldiers, but medics were not included in that allowance.
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United States
Ninth Armored
Germany
Rhine
Congress
27Th Armored Battalion
German Prisoners to Eat Only Livers Hearts Now
Capt. Robert McFadden of the food service branch of the quartermaster general's office said fresh meat for enemy prisoners of war would be restricted to hearts, livers and kidneys. He announced at a conference of army post food supervisors that there would be more substitutes for foods now scarce to Americans.
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New York
Robert McFadden
Food Service
Quartermaster General’s Office
Army Post
McFadden
Shortage of Commodities Spurs Chinese Inflation
The Alexander Hamilton Institute reports China faces serious inflation due to loss of industrialized territory, wartime isolation, and reduced raw material output. Government revenue relies on money printing, expanding currency and bank deposits, driving persistent price rises as commodity shortages persist.
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China
Alexander Hamilton Institute
Wiesbaden Ancient Spa City On Roman Roots And Springs
A National Geographic bulletin highlights Wiesbaden Germany as a premier spa city famed for luxury hotels and thermal establishments. Forested hills, orchards, and parks frame Wilhelm Strasse and historic ruins from Roman fortifications. The city hosts over 25 hot springs led by Kochbrunnen with 15 alkaline springs.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
Europe
National Geographic Society
Wilhelm Strasse
Kochbrunnen
Wild greens rich in vitamins found by state research
Recent studies at state experiment stations show common greens from fields and woods high in vitamins A and C. Dock, pigweed, wild mustard, lambsquarter, and Russian thistle rank strong for carotene and ascorbic acid, with varieties like lambsquarters pokeweed and coffeeweed notable. Vitamin C content rises in full sun and fertile soil. dandelions and fiddleheads match riboflavin levels of cultivated greens.
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Shepherd’s Purse
Milk film in containers hampers washing and sanitation
Calcium in milk forms an insoluble curd with soap in dish water creating a dull film on milk cans and glassware. The protein in milk also coagulates with heat, hardening and strengthening the film making removal hard and potentially trapping bacteria.
Orange juice segments hold more vitamin C than juice
The Arizona experiment station reports that orange segments contain more vitamin C than any other form. Sliced fruit also beats juice, strained juice holds less C, and orange juice can be stored overnight with minimal C loss, averaging under five percent.
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Arizona Experiment Station
The Green Bug Strikes Miss Melrose in Basement Work
Charles Hobson confronts his wife and nephew over a teacher named Miss Melrose who leads a class in painting and cleaning a basement. He storms off to confront her but returns, confessing he helped paint walls and will help move heavy furniture, while Helen reacts with wary amusement.
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Charles Hobson
Butch
Charles
Miss Melrose
Randolph
Speers
Helen Hobson
Helen
Unk
O. K
George
Market Street
Elm
Brennancer
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