Christmas club activities and community notices in Dennison area
The Dennison Methodist church W S C S held a Thursday gathering with hostesses Mrs Addie Montgomery and Mrs Thelma Moore. A Christmas program featured scripture readings and a gift exchange among members. Numerous social events followed including dinners and bridge at homes of local families and church groups with a long list of attendees and celebrations across Marshall and surrounding communities.
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Dennison Methodist Church
Addie Montgomery
Thelma Moore
Dot Hargis
Ella Yeley
Susie Johns
Bertha Lee
Eleanor Taylor
Ethel Stepp
Irene Huston
Sara Weaver
Kate Lackey
Josephine Taylor
Thelman Moore
Ethel Ray
Aretha Thompson
Mae Wilson
Augusta Holmes
Belle Weaver
Dorothy Yeley
Mae Somers
Martha Stepp
Lucy Jones
Juanita Thompson
Maggie Bland
Nell Taylor
Ruby Becker
Lola Volkers
M. W. Smith
Nancy Yeley
Laura Tucker
Norman Yeley
William Lickert
West Archer Avenue
Graham Bible Sunday School
Peice
Chaddock Boy's School
Quincy
Til
George German
American Legion Auxiliary
Emery Bloodworth
Locust Street
London National Gallery War Reveals City’s Art Turned Public Haven
London readers see the National Gallery transform during wartime as crowds throng for war exhibits and old masters temporarily shown underground. Keeper Gibson notes a crowding shift toward art for solace, with WAAF and RAF portraits alongside torpedoed ship scenes, and Myra Hess concerts drawing visitors amid rationing and blitz.
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London
National Gallery
William Gibson
West End
Lee
Velasquez
Rembrandt
Rainbow Corner
Piccadilly Red Cross Center
Gibson
Myra Hess
Designers Strive for Eye Appealing Packages
Designers of soap and breakfast foods study eye appeal per the Better Vision Institute. Companies redesigned containers for better color, legibility and recognition to help consumers remember images and identify products quickly on shelves. Shapes favor long narrow boxes and tall bottles to imply more value. use of type and color stripes boosts perceived size.
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Better Vision Institute
Milk Waste Warns Of Millions In Lost Dairy Value
Specialist J H Hetrick of the University of Illinois warns that about 43 million pounds of milk, worth over 750000 dollars, are wasted annually due to mishandling. The waste supports 11781 cows and 1170 workers, with cooling and sterile utensils cited as key, and soap deemed inadequate for cleaning milk equipment.
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J. H. Hetrick
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Hetrick
Cotton insulation used in defense housing and transport
The article notes low-grade short staple cotton repurposed as insulation along the Alcan highway and in defense communities. Flame proofed and rat resistant, it insulates trailers and refrigerators, with a back backing needed if present. Seven U S firms produce it, sold by the butter roll, about a thousand square feet per roll. Plan after school and weekend work for teens.
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Alcan
United States
Gas and ant control by carbon bisulphide in lawns
Entomologists at the New York state experiment station at Geneva advise gassing ant colonies with carbon bisulphide as the cheapest, effective remedy. Small holes are filled with the chemical and covered with soil to release fumes. Exercise caution due to flammability and avoid contact with flames.
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New York” State
Geneva
Winter hive care and bee feeding guidance
Practical notes warn beekeepers to protect hives from severe winter weather and ensure ample food stores. Advice covers preparing equipment, cleaning and sharpening tools, and securing timber for winter fuel. Cautionary guidance also urges against wasting feed on slow maturing pullets and stresses efficiency.
Meat Drippings as Shortening for Baked Goods
Meat drippings that are not scorched rancid or overly strong in flavor serve as satisfactory shortening for a variety of baked products including quick breads cookies and spice cakes.
Beating York's Record With 200 Prisoners in Sicily
In Sicily Pvt. Harry Bifone of Steubenville Ohio reportedly captured more than 200 Italian prisoners single handed in a road chase toward Trapani. Yank writer Sergt Ralph G Martin notes Bifone’s Italian language skill aided the victory and compares it to Sergt Alvin York’s WWI exploits.
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New York
Yank
Doughboy Weekly
Harry Bifone
Steubenville
Ohio
Alvin York
Sicily
Ralph G. Martin
Bifone
Trapani
Sergt. York
Wbifone
Women War Workers Found as Good as Men
New York reports that women war workers are as good or better producers than men in most plants studied by the National Industrial Conference Board. Four of 146 plants found women superior. About 60 percent said women were as good as men, with many mechanical tasks performed equally well by women.
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New York
National Industrial Conference Board
Boan
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