Food-Best Fun for Men Back From War
Spokane talks with the Flying Fortress crew known as Jack the Ripper returning from England. Captain Crumm says they will tell new fliers what to expect about enemy reception, flak, and defended coasts. The crew completed 11 deep bombing flights, downing six Focke-Wulfs and one MB-109, with three wounded.
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Spokane
Wash
Flying Fortress
Jack the Ripper
England
Germany
America
Second Air Force
William J. Crumm
Scarsdale
N. Y
William C. Leasure
Clymer
Crumm
France
Science Speeds Battle To Beat Shipping Crisis
Washington report on the army quartermaster corps under Col. George F. Doriot speeding up cargo space by dehydrating foods and condensing goods. A world famous team of scientists and economists work to cut bulk of rations and gear for arctic troops without sacrificing quality. Dehydration converts fruits and vegetables to dry pulp then rehydrates for meals, saving millions of tons of shipping space.
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Washington
Army
Quartermaster Corps
George F. Doriot
Arctic
Doriot
Bath as Air Raid Shelter Gains Support in London
London households advocate using the bath as a safe, nearly windowless shelter during air raids. They convert baths into bed like refuges with wooden roofs, citing an ARP expert who notes a sturdy bath often remains intact when a house collapses and that a metal tub resists ceiling debris.
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London
Carrier pigeon relays battle dispatch from North Africa
Allied headquarters reports a carrier pigeon carried a dispatch from the front lines of the North African campaign for the first time. Phil Ault of United Press witnessed the capture of the Axis base at Gafsa and sent the report by pigeon to a forward teleprinter base, which relayed it to headquarters. The mission took 50 minutes.
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N. Africa
Phil Ault
United Press
Gafsa
Canada Acts to Halt Cigarette Smuggling
Montreal reports the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have launched a determined drive against smugglers of American cigarettes. The cigarettes bought for 1.50 per carton across the border are sold in Canada for 3 dollars, evading the new Canadian tax.
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Canada
Montreal
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Quick five minute test gauges plant rubber content at Cornell
Investigators from Cornell University tested nearly 1000 plant varieties using a new five minute method to estimate rubber and resin content. A dye in solvents stains rubber and resins to reveal potential yields in species like milkweeds and dandelions while noting Hevea remains far superior.
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New York
College of Agriculture
Cornell
B. F. Goodrich Company
Lewis Knudson
Nazi School Books Now Appearing in Norway
London reports a new Nazi drive to re educate Norwegian children with textbooks and a compulsory use plan. The text What You Should Know About the New Era explains Britain’s role and Norway’s “salvation” before invasion. Plans also target youth 10 to 18 for Nasjonal Samling service as parents and teachers brace for possible force and arrests.
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Norway
London
Quisling
Vidkun Quisling
Britain
Nasjonal Samling
Nazi Party
Shoe rationing limits Britain to 1.75 pairs per person
New information shows England's general clothes rationing includes shoes with 51 coupons per person and a five coupon price per pair. Even with full coupon use, only about 1.75 pairs of shoes per capita can be produced, per the Board of Trade.
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Britain
New York
Great Britain
British Information Service
England
Information Service
Board of Trade
Churchill Receives Lion Gift From London Zoo
The Zoological Society of London offers Rota the lion to Prime Minister Churchill to recall his Africa journey to Casablanca in Tripoli. He accepts but declines keeping the animal at Downing Street or Chequers, hoping to visit the zoo soon to meet his new pet.
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Churchill
Africa
London
Zoological Society of London
Rota
Casablanca
Tripoli
Downing Street
Chequers
Nobles Give Blood To Help Beat Hitler
The Trapp Family Singers visited the Red Cross in Philadelphia adding eight pints of blood to the national bank. Baroness von Trapp, the seven daughters, three sons, and Esther Franz Wasner appeared in native costumes.
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Philadelphia
Trapp
Red Cross
Baron
Baroness von Trapp
Esther Franz Wasner
Women Work Hardest is They Look at Their Best
The piece notes women workers boost productivity when uniforms, grooming facilities, and cosmetics are provided. It cites Great Britain as a model where sanitary wash rooms and cosmetic stations increased output by 27 percent in a month after improvements.
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Great Britain
Lights Tell Chemists To Go And To Stop
Green glow signals high energy and strong molecular networks in newly developed glasses at Pennsylvania State College. Red glow indicates low energy and looser networks. Fluorescence serves as a tool for assessing glass structure and composition. manganese glows red or green depending on network tightness, while other elements emit blue violet yellow or orange. The method is newer and more sensitive than older chemical or x ray analysis.
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Pennsylvania State College
Tantalum Suggested for Skull Repair in War Injuries
Lieutenant Pudenz reports tantalum as a bluish white metal with steel like physical properties and glass like chemistry. It is non corrosive inert in tissue non absorbable and non toxic and malleable enough to shape to contour at operation. Potential use in repairing cranial defects for better cosmetic results in war injuries.
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J.g
Robert H. Pudenz
Medical Corps
U. S. Naval Reserve
Pudenz
Subways Worldwide Show Distinction in Design and Use
The piece surveys subway systems from Tokyo to Moscow, noting newsreel theaters in Tokyo stations, Paris class passage, Buenos Aires murals, varied Moscow architectural styles, and photo electric escalators blending utility with beauty. It highlights New York as the world’s largest, highly purposeful system with tracks long enough to reach Charleston, South Carolina.
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Tokyo
Paris
Buenos Aires
Latin America
Moscow
New York
Charleston
S. C
War production story outlines improvised alcohol plant
The report describes building an alcohol plant from broken railroad tank cars and salvage, sourcing odds and ends from junkyards to create piping and controls. With no new equipment available, the plant had to be operational quickly using only 2400 dollars of original gear.
Farm by Day Study at Night on City College Farm Camps
Brooklyn plans a summer farm work and college credit program for city students. Camps will mix harvesting on state farms with evening classes, with courses from English to farm biology and war service prep. Prof. Ralph C. Benedict leads the effort, aiming to aid farmers and speed education for war needs.
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Brooklyn
City
Board of Higher Education
City Colleges
Brooklyn College
Ralph C. Benedict
Brooklyn College Committee
Benedict
Dr. Benedict
Red Hook
Federal
New York State
Skunks and Rats Sent to Germany and Japan
Allen county trapping season yields three tons of muskrat and polecat fat. The fat will be processed into explosives and donated to the Axis, with skunk fat sufficient for a 40 mm shell.
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Germany
Japan
Lima
Allen County
Axis
British Women 31 to 40 Now Subject to Draft
London reports three million more British women aged 31 to 40 are now under wartime draft rules by Labor Minister Ernest Bevin if they have no children under 14. The new group includes many who have not previously done outside work, and one in three war workers in Britain is now a woman.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Great Britain
More Synthetic Rubber To Appear in War Lines
Washington reports synthetic rubber will appear in two to three months replacing limited natural rubber in hot water bottles ice bags and similar war line rubber drug sundries. The rubber director notes improved performance due to stronger resistance to acids medicines oils and greases.
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Washington
Expert Answers Questions For Baby Chick Buyers
W F Lamoreaux of the New York State college of agriculture offers guidance for new poultry farmers. He stresses immediate action, warns of chick shortages, and notes higher prices can yield more eggs to cover costs. He advises testing stock by sourcing two or three sellers and comparing outcomes via marked pullets and mortality records.
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W. F. Lamoreaux
New York State College of Agriculture
Lamoreaux
Canadian National Form Largest Line on Continent
The Canadian National railways form the largest railway system in North America with 23 600 miles of road. It serves major Canadian cities and many American centers including Chicago Buffalo Detroit Flint Lansing Bay City Saginaw Grand Rapids Battle Creek Kalamazoo Toledo Port Huron Duluth and New England towns. United States lines include Grand Trunk Western Central Vermont and Duluth Winnipeg and Pacific.
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Canadian Railway
Canadian National Railways
Canada
International
Canadian National System
United States
Chicago
Buffalo
Detroit
Flint
Pontiac
Lansing
Bay City
Saginaw
Grand Rapids
Battle Creek
Kalamazoo
Toledo
Port Huron
Duluth
New England
Portland
Maine
United States Railways
Grand Trunk Western Railroad
Central Vermont Railway
Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway
Planes Tested Flawless Warfront Flight Inspections
American combat planes undergo strict checks before service. Company test pilots verify performance in short flights and then army pilots recheck the ships. Army pilots require approval before deployment, and company pilots cannot fly planes with secret army equipment.
Emergency Auxiliary Landing Strips Save Planes and Lives
War department cites improvised landing strips along public highways as life saving during snowbound flight rescue. An Army medical team used an auxiliary strip at a northern post when the main field was unusable, while a heavy bomber landed on a 7,000 foot concrete strip in the East during sub zero weather. The strips serve for dispersal of aircraft in attack as well.
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War Department
Subways Around the World Highlight Global Growth
The article notes Europe has at least eight subway systems while the United States has three. Moscow opens a new four mile section, reflecting ongoing global expansion. London began the world subway era in 1863, with Glasgow in 1886, and Boston, Budapest, Paris and Berlin following before New York in 1904.
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United States
Europe
Moscow
London
America
Glasgow
Boston
Budapest
Paris
Berlin
New York
Kachins Use Mountain Tactics Against Japanese Forces
The Kachins of Upper Burma harass Japanese units with ambushes from remote mountain fastnesses along the Burma China border. They lure attackers by collapsing trails into rivers and strike from rear and height. Their society is split by feuds and long rivalries, with a history of fractious unity and strong, wiry fighters.
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Upper
Burma
Burma-China
China
French Guiana: Devil's Island and Penal Settlement Legacy
French Guiana sits on South America's north coast as a tropical, forested colony lagging in development. It is famed as a penal settlement with Devil's Island housing political prisoners in life terms and earning the moniker the dry guillotine.
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French Guiana
South America
Dutch Guianas
France
Guiana
Devil's Island
Digested sewage sludge offers garden plant food value
Digested sewage sludge from plants can provide nitrogen phosphorus and potash for soil. It should be composted with garden materials and used next year for safety. Analyses by chemists show dried sludge averages 1.5 percent nitrogen 12.5 percent phosphoric acid and 0.2 percent potash.
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New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
WAAC Cooks Prepare for Civilian Life at War’s End
Hundreds of WAACs will leave service as expert cooks trained by army methods to feed large meals. Daily classes include many who could only open cans before joining. Third Officer Maggie Lynn Whithis of Starkville Miss says the nation’s health will rise 100 percent when these cooks and bakers return to civilian life.
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WAAC
Africans Prize Army Cans For Everyday Use In Africa
Millions of steel cans sent by American forces into Africa become valuable household items. Natives cut handles from lids and smooth rims for drinking cups while labels help identify cups. Larger cans are repurposed into pans kettles and decorative objects. Tops and bottoms become wagon wheels and tools.
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Africa
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