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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1943
Page
7
Denver reports reveal a modern neurosurgical program at Fitzsimons Army Hospital. Maj. J M Cameron details brain tumor removal, nerve repair, and new recovery methods using X rays electroencephalographs and plastic implants to restore walking and function for wounded soldiers.
Detroit dispatch reports MaLatia island in the Solomons remains occupied by headhunters. Allied plans omit Malatia from island hopping, with no Japanese forces daring to land. Melanesian natives control the island as a detour on the road to Tokyo.
Tulsa agent Bert Whitestine tested a plain ad for a run down home. The ad listed six tiny rooms tatty decorations leaky basement muddy street no bus 10 furnace five thousand dollars. Ten prospects called and he sold the house.
Portugal sits at the crossroads of Africa and Europe on the Iberian Peninsula, shaped by north African and southern European climates. Its early history threads through Moors, Celts, and Romans, with Henry of Bur moving in 1095, Alfonso I ending Moorish rule, and a monarchy lasting until 1910 when a republic formed. By 1933 Portugal shifted toward a corporative state with a National Assembly and Corporative Chamber, redefining representation.
An article explains how yeast plants grow in molasses to form a meat substitute. It describes the sugar cane by products, the base ingredients ammonia water phosphates and air, and a 12 hour fermentation yielding at least tenfold weight growth.
Archaeologists note the swastika appears globally from prehistoric eras and across cultures. The symbol was adopted by the Nazis and later discarded by groups including North American Indians, the South American Boy Scouts, Kipling, and the 45th Division in 1939, due to its association with Nazi aggression.
Corrosion rises with temperature. protective organic coatings such as paints varnishes lacquers waxes and oils slow or prevent corrosion. Moisture fumes and chemical exposure drive corrosion rates, so military materiel is coated on prescription and checked for pinholes to avoid failures that could decide battles.
The guide lists color background pairings for display props. Blue objects use yellow white or ivory backdrops. red objects use white. yellow objects suit black or blue. green objects fit ivory or white. black objects work with white or yellow. white objects pair with red green or black. It notes full strength colors are not always ideal and suggests using shade variations for backgrounds.
Boise Idaho reports Mrs Lee Berry brought two dozen baby chicks into the house to keep them warm. The chicks impressed Sandy the Berry family hunting dog which pointed with tail stiff and front foot raised for over four hours.
Seventeen young Australians who fought Japanese forces in Timor return home to duty. They describe brutal tactics and bloodhounds used by the enemy, noting 2,100 Japanese killed in the first year of guerrilla warfare to 26 Australian losses.
Lend-Lease chief E R Stettinius Jr reports 19 months to April 30 show American weapons in Soviet hands have made themselves felt against the enemy. Tanks planes and guns total a major contribution with thousands produced or assembled. raw materials shipped—steel and steel products 725000 tons copper brass nickel molybdenum 145000 tons—also crucial though food shipments are smaller relative to Russian needs.
Police credit a small mongrel dog with saving two sisters in Chicago Miss Dorothy Taylor and Mrs Lorraine Hill from asphyxiation. The dog barked to wake Hill after Taylor taped cracks and opened gas burners. Hill woke, opened windows, called the fire department, and an inhalator squad revived Taylor.
Idaho Falls reports a fish tale from Dr. E. F. Miller. A fisherman snagged a line with two hooks: a dead blue heron on one and a dead trout on the other. The trout allegedly swam away dragging the hooked bird, which later dove for bait and died, with the fish following.
The 65 million dollar Volta Redonda steel complex spurs a modern community named Santa Cecilia. About 14,000 workers are employed as the project nears operation by end of 1944 with Eximbank credits totaling 457 million dollars. The model town includes 1600 brick and concrete homes and a 400 seat theater, plus a hospital and numbered streets mirroring New York.
Ethylene emitted by ripe apples in cold storage can cut the storage life of nearby ripe and unripe apples by as much as 50 percent. In seven tests at Cornell University, mature but unripe apples showed an average 25 percent reduction in storage life when exposed to ripe fruit. The effect depends on the presence of riper apples and may occur across varieties, though separate compartments are not always necessary.
Barter posts linked to the United States war program exchange staple foods clothes and tools for crude rubber gathered from Central American wild casillon trees. Operated by Chicle Development Goodyear and Wrigley under Rubber Development Corp, the tally shows seven posts in Panama five in Costa Rica 17 in Nicaragua and 11 in Honduras.
Homemakers can save by using leftover soap scraps to make soap jelly for cleaning walls woodwork and painted furniture. Use five cups of water per half cup of soap. jelly can be used as is for water tolerant surfaces or whipped for dry suds on upholstery rugs and fabrics. Store leftovers in a covered jar for later use.
Leaves saved for summer mulching suppress weeds conserve moisture and keep soil cool. Winter mulches prevent deep soil freezing where root crops stay in ground late fall. Maple leaves are least desirable as they form a wet mat.
A reading collage notes a cleaning woman at a publicity office who hides a family tragedy in her quiet routine. The piece touches on wartime shortages in housing and stove supplies, taxi restrictions, and a Kings Point band of former nightclub musicians. It also describes new sleep aids at the Music Box Cafe and commuter shifts to subway travel and welfare of service members.
Arthur Burgess, Associated Press war correspondent, survived two gun riddled planes and a crash but fell ill from weather and malaria in the South Pacific. Doctors ordered the 37 year old reporter out of the region after he collapsed.
Cotton corduroy robes and other out of style garments are being converted into jumper dresses skirts jackets and vests. The process calls for washing testing color, brushing lint, air drying in shade and careful nap restoration before final shaping.
The Geneva Utah steel mill will receive the most powerful electric motor ever built. A 7,000 horsepower direct current unit runs at 25 RPM and can lift about 1,350 tons, enough to hoist a destroyer to the height of a 15 story building in one minute. The motor powers a reversing rougher for a plate mill producing large steel plates for shipyards and war industries.
The guide advises drying off cows carefully and placing calvers in clean, well bedded stalls. In cold weather use blankets and prepare a week to ten days before freshening with limited hay and minimal silage. After calving gradually reintroduce grain as udders normalize. Ensure stalls fit large cows, treat udder injuries promptly, avoid teat plugs, keep floors clean with lime, and follow milking machine settings per manufacturer.
The Pripet marshes are not a single impassable bog but a low land of sluggish rivers and marsh borders. In spring lakes and rivers merge into a vast water expanse turning villages into islands while the rest of the year inhabitants traverse dry. Much land has been drained for large farms producing flax hemp vegetables fodder grain and koksaghiz the rubber plant.
Leftover mashed or boiled potatoes become a versatile ingredient. Use for soups chowders stews and casseroles or as a crust thickener for pies croquettes or meat loaf. Add onion or pepper for flavor and fry country style with little fat. Chop for brown potatoes or potato salad.
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