Plane stealer, survivors, and a remote Arctic search
Alan Slade returns to an empty arctic island seeking the missing Snow Ball Baby plane while Minty and Zeke hunt potential swan hunters. Slade builds a shelter from rock ledges and cord salvaged from his restraints as tensions rise with danger looming on the lake and muskeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norland Airways
Alan Slade
Frayne
Karnell
Anawotte
Slade
Cruger
Umanak
Zeke
Minty
Slim Tamstead
Tamstead
Tumstead
Lake Avikaka
Lindy
Alan
Sub-Arctic
Army and Navy in Need Of Goose Feathers
Wartime demand for goose feathers for flying suits and cold protection drives farmers to harvest from live geese. Feathers fetch good prices as quills dry and bloodless plucking occurs in spring to fall. Quills limited per wing, birds left with enough cover, feathers air cured before shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
On the Home Front Ruth Wieth Spears WD Artful Remodeling
The piece describes turning a mirror and piano stool into a compact vanity using two wooden grocery boxes as supports. A plywood shelf, a frame, a curtain rod, hinged arms, and white paint create a dressing table with a rose and blue-green chintz theme. Readers are invited to request Book 8 with 32 more projects.
FBI Cipher Riddle Ends With Knitting Lesson
FBI agents and Seattle police chased a cryptic notebook entry that stumped cipher experts. An attractive brunette owner translated the line into knitting instructions: knit one purl two cast on eight knit five yarn over knit three purl two decrease six knit five increase four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Seattle
Identifying Wood Under Microscope Aids Identification
A number of wood species are easier to identify when in paper form than as sawdust, a finding noted under microscopic examination.
Scrap in Barnyards Urges Farmers to Aid War Scrap Drive
Farmers are urged to gather old scrap iron and steel. The 1 250 000 tons on American farms could supply enough material to build battleships twice as many as now. Rural HQ reports volunteers working long hours despite labor shortages, with potential to double collections.
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United States
Uncle Sam
Agricultural Notes on 1942 Cotton Season and Apple Handling
As the 1942 cotton picking season begins farmers face grade and staple premiums and discounts unlike recent years. Proper handling of apples during harvesting and packing and correct storage before shipment will ease the strain on war burdened transportation facilities.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arthur Stringer
W.N.A. Service
Jefferson County
Wisconsin
George Schlesner
Schlesner Brothers
Schlesner
Clatsop County
Oregon
Ruth Wieth Spears
Ruth Wyeth
Spears
Bedford Hills
New York
Naini
Tim
Se Ld
Hulman & CO
Terre Haute, Ind
Heey
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