Venezuelan silkworm scientist touts super worms for US industry
Dr Osigian a Venezuelan based American citizen claims his Morera Osigan silkworms yield larger cocoons and eight color varieties. He reports three times larger than Japanese worms and 12 cocoons per year per worm, with potential US output of five million pounds silk in year one and ten million in year two with aid.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Vartan K
Osigian
New York
Harpoot
Armenia
United’ States
Ministry of Agriculture
Osigians
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Eee
Dr. Osigian
Juan Vincente Gomez
United States
Names Change to Avoid Embarrassment in Court
In Philadelphia Judge Frank Smith grants George John and Matthew Ashkenazi permission to legally adopt the surname Asce to avoid the embarrassing pronunciation of their family name. The brothers cited constant social discomfort and potential implications as the reason for the change.
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Philadelphia
George
John
Matthew Ashkenazi
Frank Smith
Common Pleas Court
Wartime limit on new washing machines announced
Washington warns the public to repair and extend life of existing washing machines and to buy used units if needed. The War Production Board states a continued freeze on new machine production, with plentiful repair parts and no immediate plan to lift the ban next year.
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Washington
War Production Board
Bible Passage Aids Australian Unit in Jungle Survival
A corporal from an Australian unit lost in the jungle recounts finding a New Testament page in Acts 16 13 guiding them to a river side on Sunday. The guidance helped the group choose a safe route and proceed.
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New Guinea
Keep Pullets on Pasture Says Expert From Nevada Extension
Summer pasture is advised for pullets ready to lay. If range is limited provide a large run with abundant green feed. scatter grain to encourage foraging. Maintain high protein mash and a constant grain supply. prevent droppings buildup by frequent yard cleaning. Running water is best. avoid stagnant pools to prevent disease and parasites.
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Wwe
Scott
University of Nevada Agricultural Extension, Service
Belgium Congo Treasure House for Raw Material
The Belgian Congo was founded as a free state in 1885 by King Leopold II and covers an area vast compared to Belgium. The Congo River system extends navigable stretches of about 4 000 miles with dense forests and highland temps around 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Katanga hosts a 250 by 25 to 50 mile copper belt producing about 20 000 tons annually.
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Leopold II
Belgian Congo
Congo
Belgium
Congo River
West Virginia
Katanga
How to Make and Use Javelle Water Bleach
The article explains making Javelle water chlorine bleach from washing soda and bleaching powder. It describes mixing one half pound washing soda with a quart of water, adding one quarter pound of bleaching powder, straining, and storing in a stopper bottle. For mildew on mil dew, apply bleach with a dropper, keep one minute, then halt action with a sodium thiosulphate vinegar rinse and thorough warm water rinse.
Franklin Foresees Paratroops in Early U S History
In Paris on November 21, 1783, Benjamin Franklin as ambassador witnessed the first authenticated balloon ascent. He spoke with an inventor about a chute and, two months later, speculated that a nation might defend itself from ten thousand men descending from the clouds.
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Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
France
United States
Paris
Tung Trees Grow Tall and Long Lived
Tung trees reach thirty feet or more and live thirty five years. Chosen for ornament, they bloom Snowwhite or pink flowers in spring, then dark green leaves. They bear oil fruit by year three and fully by years six or seven. Fruit is two to three inches and resembles a small tomato with a husk and five seeds.
Fisher Near Extinction Threatens California Population
The fisher, a marten-like weasel, faces near extinction in California and other U S regions. Fur-trappers prize its skin valued at 25 to 50 dollars. California catches fell from 102 in 1920 to about three annually over the last five years. The species helps control porcupines, and typically bears one litter per year of one to four kits.
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California
United States
Lights: of New York review on mass production quirks
A miscellany notes inventive: absenteeism schemes by a New York firm use a visiting sales force to greet sick and indisposed workers with fruit and flowers while those at home receive calling cards. Reports on New England pilots, barbers turned mini shops, Downey fashion photos, wedding ring black market concerns, and old telephone handsets returning to favor wrap a lively column.
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Massachusetts
New York
New York Telephone Company
Crank
Bell
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Tacoma summons ends with poem reply from Bond
Tacoma police court officials dropped efforts to collect a $1 overparking charge from Larry Bond after he answered the summons with a verse on the back reading Roses are red Violets are blue. I'm in the army to hell with you. Bond formerly lived in Tacoma and now serves in the army.
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Tacoma
Wash
Larry Bond
Bond
Corsica Island Tour: Ports, Napoleonic History and Exports
Corsica sits off Europe with forested interior and naval value at Ajaccio Bonifacio L Isle Rousse Calvi Bastia and Aleria. Bastia is Corsica's leading trade hub. Ajaccio, Genoese founded, famed for Bonapartes and tourist appeal. Exports include citrus olive oil wine and cork while rail and road connect coastal towns.
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Corsica
France
Ajaccio
Bonifacio
L’tile Rousse
Calvi
Bastia
Aleria
WiBastia
Italy
Marseille
Ita
L'Ile Rousse
Nelson
Christopher Columbus
Preparations for Dehydrating Vegetables
Dehydrated vegetables should be soaked briefly in hot water to plump, then cooked in that water for 30 minutes to one hour. Leafy or powdered vegetables may be simmered directly in hot salted water until tender. Use little water, simmer not boil, and save the cooking liquid. Enhance flavor with seasonings like ham, bacon, garlic, basil, onions, tomato sauce, butter, or milk.
Precision Casting Emerges in Industrial Field
Precision casting, long used for jewelry and surgical tools, expands into industry under wartime research. It enables high melting point metals with complex shapes to be formed with minimal waste, yielding smooth surfaces and dimensional accuracy within a few thousandths of an inch.
Aleuts Drive Seals Inland for Killing on Pribilofs
Aleuts living on St Paul and St George islands drive young seals inland for killing under fish and wildlife supervision. Skins are cured in salt for 10 days and preserved with boric acid. From 50 to 100 skins are packed per barrel.
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Aleuts Kitt
Pribilof Islands
Fish and Wildlife Service
St. Paul
St. George Islands
Canadian war vehicle production soars in wartime output
Since the outbreak of war Canada has produced over 400000 military vehicles with 215000 made in 1942. A single unit uses about twice the materials of a typical commercial truck, giving 1942 output equivalent to 430000 trucks, far above prewar averages. More than 30000 workers build over 100 vehicle types at the world’s largest plant, which turns out enough universal carriers in one day to meet demand.
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Stork
Canada
Recreation for War Workers Plans Varied Leisure
Federal Security Agency reports communities use dawn patrol centers and diverse activities from Turkish baths to tennis and dining to keep war workers relaxed and productive. Programs offer meals, language lessons, child care, and volunteer support in churches, parks, and schools to widen access.
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Washington
Recreation Division
Federal Security Agency
FSA
Boss Bets Life on Each Plane His Men Repair
In Kodiak Alaska the naval air shops chief Commander John L. Ewing puts his life on the line by piloting the first test flight of every repaired aircraft. Ewing credits his crews for the high output while he jokes about his MIT training and Jamaica Plain wife.
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Kodiak
Alaska
Navy
John L. Ewing
Ewing
Jamaica Plains
Mass
Naval Academy
M.I.T
Camp Grant’s Busiest Barber Has Hazel Eyes
Mrs Mayme Kleber of Alexandria Louisiana wife of Sergt Alviron J Kleber of Wilkes Barre Pa moved to Camp Grant with her husband when he was transferred. She quickly found work as the busiest barber at the 30th battalion shop.
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Camp Grant
Ili
30Th Battalion
Mayme Kleber
Alexandria
Sergt
Alviron J. Kleber
Wilkes-Barre
Kleber
Hitler Effigy Awarded To Sloppy War Workers
In New Cumberland Pennsylvania the army setup a “Hitler’s Headquarters” display at the army service forces depot. A life size plastic effigy of the Nazilführer would be moved weekly to the department with the most accidents among civilian staff. Workers blamed for accidents receive “congratulations” from the enemy headquarters for hindering supply movement.
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Hitler
New Cumberland
Army Service Forces
Army
Nazifuehrer
British squadron sinks seven Axis crafts last year
London. The air ministry news service said a single Albacore squadron of the fleet air arm sank or damaged more than seven Axis vessels during the year. Night bombing over the English Channel repeated despite heavy anti aircraft fire, attributed to experiments conducted last year in Scotland.
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London
Air Ministry
Fleet Air Arm
English Channel
Scotland
Sheriff Abe Tucker Drives Out Moore and Ladd Gangs
In Prayton county the ambitious Abe Tucker plans a trap to dismantle the Moore and Ladd factions. His small band lures gunmen into Hellgate canyon where a staged clash leaves about a dozen dead as 50 cattle are sacrificed to mask the ambush.
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Abe Tucker
Prayton County
Abe
Ray, Moore
Martin
Ladd
Mississippi
Moore
Add
Ben Midgeley
Ben
Fred, Halliday
Martin Ladd
Paradise
Pinel
Fred
Ray Moore
Hellgate Canyon
George Ratner
George
Lad
Moore Ranch
Curly Sellers
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