Seven Navy battle injuries deaths in the Pacific record
The Navy reports 7 deaths among about 4,000 casualties treated in the South Pacific and Australia, a 0.18 percent mortality. Rapid evacuation and good medical care, including sulfa drugs, saved many lives, with most fatalities from severe burns and blast injuries.
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Washington
South Pacific
Australia
Navy
Bureau of Medicine and Survey
Charles Crile Jr
Cleveland
Auckland
New Zealand
Solomon Islands
Teg
Sailors Could Purify Sea Water for 25 Days of Drinkable Water
Pasadena California report notes Dr. Alex Goetz of California Institute of Technology developed a simple chemical method to purify seawater using two containers and a basic colloidal mix. The process removes poisons, clarifies water, and yields about two quarts per cycle, enabling extended survival at sea.
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Pasadena
Calif
Alex Goetz
California Institute of Technology
Goetz
Crete’s Airfields Mark a Key Axis Hold in Mediterranean
The report notes Crete as a strategic Mediterranean hold 80 miles off Greece and underlines its aviation legacy from myth to modern Can dia and Kastelli Pediada airbases. It highlights improved fortifications under British rule and describes Crete as still primitive agriculturally with limited wheat, olive oil, wine, soap, and dye production.
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Crete
Mediterranean
United Nations
Aegean Sea
Africa
Italy
Dodecanese
Daedalus
Icarus
Calcium and protein driven diet shift notes food gaps
Civilian milk and cheese shortages push for calcium in bread and greater use of vegetables like beans peas and cereals. Cauliflower supplies calcium and seasonal greens offer nutrients while citrus fruits are wasted and vitamin C is underutilized in meals.
Nylon Screens Promise Metal-Free Window Alternatives
Nylon window screens will replace metal after the war for American households. Made from nylon currently used for military needs, the screens offer color options, resist staining and corrosion, require no painting, and show high durability. Sharp objects can pierce them, but the strands recover when rubbed, showing strong elasticity.
Tinplate shortage shifts dog foods to paper bags
Canned dog foods move to paper bags or cartons due to tinplate scarcity. Kept polished shoes appear better and wear longer.
World War I era rationing and living costs compared
Oldtimers recall the 1917 18 nation wide conservation program including meatless and wheatless days gasless Sundays and sugar rationing. The Labor Department notes potential shoe and apparel controls and warns on prices while current living costs rise less than during the 1917 18 period.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Inmates Print Fake Checks On Jail Press
Two printers apprentices at San Quentin were placed in solitary confinement after using the prison newspaper press to print counterfeit payroll checks totaling 500 dollars. The plan involved wrapping the bogus checks in the paper and mailing them to an outside confederate. Raymond Williams and Joe Canalles, both 21, from Los Angeles, were identified by Warden Clinton Duffy as the planners.
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San Quentin
Calif
Raymond Williams
Joe Canalles
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Clinton Duffy
Duffy
Builds Better Mousetrap And Waits on Beaten Path
TEMPLE CITY CALIF A man claims to have built a better mousetrap. David F Jorgensen says his device lets a housewife remove a mouse with a string without touching it and uses a string to set the trap avoiding pinched fingers. The paddle shaped tool can be picked up in the dark with a handle. No distributor yet.
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Temple City
Calif
David F. Jorgensen
Blitzer
Alaskan Woman Uses Bike Built for Two for Deliveries
Kitty O'Brien, Fairbanks pioneer taxi driver, expands into a pi cycle to handle deliveries. The self styled farthest North woman driver began as a truck freighter and built a pre war taxi business serving tourists. She now adds the tandem bicycle to her equipment.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Kitty O’brien
Helicopter Fleet Put in Production
DAYTON OHIO The Army Air Forces announced the Sikorsky helicopter awaits production by Vought Sikorsky after tests. Officials say the craft offers a new heavier-than-air mobility distinct from standard airplanes with military value and civilian aviation potential afterwar.
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Dayton
Ohio
Army Air Forces
Sikorsky
Igor Sikorsky
Vought-Sikorsky Company
Fashion Freeze Hits Canadian Women War Attire
A wartime dress code reshapes women’s wear in Canada with bans on frills and excess decoration. Coats suits and jackets shrink in length and style as sleeves pockets and waist details are trimmed to meet strict regulations.
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Ottawa
Canada
Watchword of the homemaker against food waste
Guidance to conserve food at home with thrifty practices. Save by peeling thin, handling fruit gently, storing items away from light, and using scraps in dishes. Refrigeration care, proper washing of poultry, and cooling of custards are emphasized to prevent spoilage.
Army discovers the man who wakes the bugler at Devens
Fort Devens mass reports Corp Francis S Hardman a Maryland farmer who rose early to wake the buglers and other troops drawing complaints from some peers Soybeans for hay may be seeded anytime in June with earlier planting yielding larger returns and easier curing
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Army
Fort Devens
Mass
Devens
Corp
Francis S. Hardman
Maryland
Fighting Food Waste A Home Guide For Summer Kitchens
A wartime style home advisory urges housewives to curb waste by cooling properly cleaning the ice box weekly washing interior with warm soda water scalding bread and cake er, and planning meals to avoid excess. It stresses thrift ingenuity and judgment in daily food usage and storage.
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