General Bradley Urges Veterans Plans for U.S. Care System
General Bradley addressed Legion delegates urging six Veterans Administration goals including adequate, well paid doctors and post graduate training. He called for staffed VA hospitals near medical centers or close to veterans, plus community support to help 19 million veterans transition after World War II. He warned Washington cannot do it alone and urged local centers to assist veterans nationwide.
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Erica
G.i.s
Bradley
Legion
Veterans’ Administration
Veterans
Iso
Washington
Legionnaires
Minute Makeups From Gabrielle For Home Treatment
A brief guide outlines a simple five step home beauty routine. Cleanse the throat area with a liquefying cleanser, wipe with tissues, refresh skin, dampen, then apply foundation, rouge, powder and lip color. The advice is presented in a straightforward, step by step manner.
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Edger Syndicate
WNU
Superstitions and Daffynitions For Teen Readers
A playful column by Nancy Pepper offers teen superstitions tied to CAD issues and a collection of humorous daffynitions. It riffs on luck rituals like turning a friendship ring and naming pie corners after boys, plus playful word twists and light celebrity nods.
Hobbies of Agate Beach Woman Carve Wood Horses
Fannie Branson of Agate Beach Oregon carves lifelike wooden horse miniatures from balsa wood with plastic wood details and unicorn calfskin hides. Despite being crippled after a fall years ago she remains devoted to horses and spent most of her life on an east Oregon ranch.
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Fannie Branson
Agate Beach
Ore
Miss Branson
East
Oregon
Go West, Girls If You Want a Husband
Dr. Clifford A. Adams reports sex ratios across the 48 states showing the West has more men per hundred women and Nevada leads with 177 men per 100 girls. Wyoming 165, Idaho 131, California 128, with 104 men per 100 girls in small towns and 96 in cities.
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Clifford A. Adams
Pennsylvania State College
Adams
Nevada
Wyoming
Idaho
California
Carbon Monoxide Detector Aboard RAF Tests
A portable bulb and glass tube detector carried by air crews was first used in RAF board tests to find the best method of detecting carbon monoxide in aircraft. Operators break the tube tips, insert into a bulb, squeeze to draw air, and observe color change to read CO percentage with a color chart.
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RAF
M ove House 26 Miles To Keep Power Co Op Foreman On
Ed W Harvey district manager arranged a midnight relocation to keep the Grant Nebraska power district foreman. A six room house was moved 26 miles from Keystone to Grant using two tractors and Plummer Brothers, with detours and guard rails removed. The move reunited the manager with his wife and children after months apart.
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Joe
Ogallala
Neb
Consumers’ Public Power District
Grant
Ed W. Harvey
Harvey
Keystone
Plummer Brothers of
Keystone Dam
Scottsbluff
Keith County
Poodle Dog Saves Soldier in Hawaii
Arthur Grammens a former fifth grade army technician credits Pal a French poodle found in Hawaii as bodyguard during a rescue at sea. While swimming back to shore Grammens grew weak and Pal pulled him to safety demonstrating remarkable instinct and loyalty. Grammens served since 1941 and spent 30 years overseas.
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East Moline
Ill
Arthur Grammens
Pal
Hawaii
Grammens
Pat
Ultraviolet lamp cuts bacteria in milk in one minute
Westinghouse researchers report an ultra violet tube kills 96 percent of bacteria in milk cans after one minute exposure. The bent 30 inch lamp fits dairy equipment and runs on standard AC, using less power than a 25 watt light. Experts say the innovation reduces contamination from cans utensils and milk room air, boosting milk quality and farmer profits.
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Con
Ex- Air Service
Harvey C. Rentschler
Westinghouse Research Laboratories
Rentschler
Epiphany Gift Giving Through Legends of Befana and Babouska
A compact retelling of Epiphany gifts across lands. Befana in Italian legend sweeps then travels to Bethlehem, missing the Magi hour. Russian Babouska lights a candle and leaves a toy for each sleeping child hoping to find the Babe.
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Spain
Befana
Bethlehem
la Befana
Visit of St Nicholas Authored by Dr Clem Clark Moore
The tale of St Nicholas was written for his own kin by Dr Clem ent Clark Moore on December 23 1822. The poem appeared anonymously in the Troy Sentinel on December 23 1823 prompting years of secrecy before his authorship was revealed. Harriet Butler daughter of Rev David Butler copied the narration in her album and sent a copy to the Sentinel as Christmas neared in 1823.
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Clement Clark Moore
St. Nicholas
Sentinel
Harriet Butler
David Butler
Moore
Dr. Moore
Santa Helpers Rally Helpers for Toy Repair Centers
Santa enlists many people to aid in toy making and repair as fire departments become hubs of workshop activity in cities. Young helpers, boys and girls, know what each child desires and aid in the effort.
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Santa
Bayberry Candle Tradition in Puritan New England
Puritan housewives in colonial New England made bayberry candles for economic reasons and avoidance of Christmas customs. The Mayflower settlers carried antipathy to Christmas, with Massachusetts in 1659 noting Parliament's 1643 abolition. Royal Restoration in 1655 revived Christmas, yet Puritan prejudice lingered in several New England communities into the early 20th century.
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New England
Massachusetts General Court
England
Foreign Christmas Customs From Around The World
A brief survey describes Norway's myth linking spruce growth to a bloodied ground of two lovers, Naples Saint Marks dogs brought to church on Christmas morning, and Russia’s emphasis on Mary as omnipotent with a scene featuring her rather than the Christ Child.
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Norway
Saint Marks
Naples
Russia
Mary
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Slip Covers Brighten the Home
Instructions 661 provide chair and sofa slip cover directions and tips. Due to current conditions a few popular pattern numbers require longer fulfillment. readers are urged to send orders with name and address for processing.
Quietest Spot Found in Noisiest City
In New York a hidden refuge sits in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. An 18 by 30 foot room is mounted on deep rubber columns with walls lined by spun glass fibers and sound-resisting materials engineered to muffle noise.
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New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Home Kitchen and Laundry Tips From Everyday Advice
Practical household tips include stacking pies with a center jar to bake all at once, reinforcing shoe strings with sewing machine work, keeping ground peanuts for nutrition and flavor, turning laundry items inside out before washing, and nightly ash tray cleaning to prevent odors.
Freshen a veil with warm iron and set jars on ice
A practical tip explains pressing a discouraged-looking veil between brown paper with a warm iron to refresh it. It also notes using a fruit jar rubber under dishes placed on ice to make the ring cling to ice and dish securely.
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