Surgeon General Reports Soldiers Health in Excellent Condition
The war department states the surgeon general reports army health is excellent with admissions and deaths from disease down sharply during mobilization. Respiratory infections and venereal disease have fallen, jaundice cases rise slightly, and cooperation with public health agencies remains strong across camps and units.
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War Department
Army
United States Public Health Service
Division of Social Protection
Federal Security Association
The
American Social Hygiene Association
Who Said This
Five quotations are presented with attributions hinted by a box. The lines include observations on the world, liberty of thought, fate and choice, female character justice, and philosophy as a micro scope of thought.
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Agnes
Do Not Speak First in Conversation Says Expert
Phyllis Belmont advises a first rule for dialogue. Do not reveal definite opinions, especially with strangers. Avoid politics and religion to prevent controversy. Favor equal footing and steer clear of being wittier or more clever to win popularity.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Transform an Old Card Table Into a Portable Game Table
A guide from the National Recreation Association explains converting a plain card table into a portable, versatile game table using stenciled cloth covers. It covers design, materials like unbleached muslin, hemming, corner tapes, steaming, and making counters from common items.
Army cuts cargo space by repackaging thousands of items
The War Department reports packing innovations cut cargo space nearly ten percent and conserve critical materials. Shoes, cans, clothing, and aircraft parts are packed more compactly, with reductions of up to sixty percent for some can shipments. The program tests through varied weather and routes to Russia England North Africa India Australia China and domestic destinations.
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Army
War Department
Russia
Iceland
England
North Africa
India
Australia
China
United States
All Army All-Star Coaches Named For Army Relief Games
Grantland Rice Maj. Wallace Wade and Lieut. Col. Robert R. Neyland have been named coaches of the all army all star football team. The squad will play a series of 10 games this season for Army Emergency Relief.
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Grantland Rice
The
War Football Fund
Maj
Wallace Wade
Duke University
Robert R. Neyland
University of Tennessee
Army Emergency
Death and Old Age In Child Minds Matter-of-Fact View
A study by Dr. Paul Schilder and Dr. David Wechsler reports that children aged 5 to 16 see death as a reversible deprivation initially and easily grasp death through violence or accident. They view old age as distant and do not commonly accept their own mortality.
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Paul Schilder
Society For Psychotherapy and Psychopathology
New York
Schilder
David Wechsler
Hoover Jr. Asserts Separate Identity From Famous Father
In a tale from Washington Is Like That, Herbert Hoover Jr. travels with his wife to a remote Canadian lodge. A clerk mislabels him as related to the “Great Hoover,” prompting the son to insist on no relation while the clerk jokes about entertaining relatives of celebrities.
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R Herbert Hoover Jr
Great Hoover
Young Hoover
Hoover
Washington
Pretty Lady Etiquette for Dates with Uniformed Men
A wartime etiquette note advises women dating soldiers, sailors, or Marines to present their best appearance with perfume and feminine attire. It cautions against appearing overly efficient abroad and urges maintaining a demure, frilly presentation when in uniformed company.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Dry Ice Guns to Replace Springfield Arms in Colorado Militia
Col Clyde E Hill commander of the Colorado defense force announces the unit will be armed with dry ice powered guns to replace Springfield rifles taken by the army. The weapon uses gas from dry ice to propel a bullet at the same velocity as a powder cartridge.
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Denver
Clyde E. Hill
Colorado Defense Force
Springfield
Army
Hill
Sugar Free Desserts For Rationed Times In The Kitchen
Learn to make sugar saving desserts with honey maple syrup and molasses. Recipes include Honey Raisin Crumb Pie and Magic Chocolate Pie with step by step directions and baking temps. Also features Marshmallow Maple Rennet Custard and Butterscotch Ice Box Cake for milk rich treats without sugar.
Lemon Smothered Chops And Apple Sauce Cake Menu
A home cooking feature outlines a lemon smothered chops recipe with tomato slices and buttered noodles, a Bermuda onion and Liederkranz cheese cracker spread, and a cheese tray idea. It includes an Apple Sauce Cake recipe with Raisin Nut Frosting, and a pork or lamb chops dish with lemon onion pepper tomato sauce. Also asks readers to write Miss Lynn Chambers for expert advice.
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Bermuda
Lynn Chambers
Western Newspaper Union
South Desplaines Street
Chicago
Illinois
Lynn Says Household Tips for Eating Utensils Care
Household tips warn that production is curtailed and advise preserving pots and parts. Aluminum requires minimal soaking and careful cleaning with fine powder or steel wool, or cooking acidic foods to remove discoloration. Tron suggests hot washing, then soda water if needed, and drying and wrapping for storage. Tin loses shine over time and burnt foods should be removed by a five minute soda boil, then rinse and dry.
Mexican Motif Tea Towels Transfer Set
The notice offers transfer designs for a cheerful set of tea towels with Pancho serapes Ramona skirts and vivid fruit motifs plus a panholder pattern. Each transfer costs 15 cents and 79,475 copies are available. stamps may be reused for other linens like luncheon cloths napkins and curtains.
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Pancho
Ramona
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Dwight Davis
Army Specialists Corps
H. P. Seidmann
Bureau of General Information
Charles S. Cheston
Bureau of Commerce and Business Personnel
William C. Hotchkiss
Bureau of Engineering and Technical Personnel
Phyllis Belmont
Francois Voltaire
Jacques Delille
Schopenhauer
Victor Hugo
Miss Abbie Condit
National Recreation Association
America IN Action
Ujas
Gabrielle
Lynn
W. UG Ox
Birmingham
Kansas City
Ab Latal BS
Aio
McNeil
Price McNeil Drug Co., Inc
Broad Street
Jacksonville
Florida
Nature
Dean
ADT Ata
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