Red Cross Carries On At Home And Overseas Relief
The American Red Cross, led by Basil O’Connor, pursues broad domestic relief while mounting a record overseas program. In spring disasters averaged two weekly with nearly 200 deaths by mid May and 936 injuries. Louisiana suffered severe floods, with Concordia parish largely underwater and mass evacuations.
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Basil O’connor
American Red Cross
Pacific War Theater
Red Cross
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Texas
Colin Herrle
Red Cross Relief
Louisiana
Concordia Parish
War Production Board
Department of Agriculture
Ohio Valley
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Tennessee
Midwest
Coast Guard
The
Minute Make-Ups By Gabrielle
Practical guidance on eyebrow shading using pencils and a black pencil as suggested. Notes emphasize outward stroke technique, blending for a natural effect, and cautions about brown pencils’ reddish look.
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Gabrielle
Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Army jeep eyed for farms but not tractor substitute
State College PA farm machinery expert A W Clyde, professor of agricultural engineering, says the army jeep has possibilities for farm use but will not supplant the tractor, calling it badly overrated as a substitute.
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State College
Pennsylvania State College
A. W. Clyde
Flood relief efforts across the Mississippi floodplain
Red Cross chapters mobilized nurse staffing and nutrition supervision as flood waters rose. Coast guard and navy helped evacuations with helicopters and assault boats. In Arkansas and Texas communities residents joined prisoners to sandbag levees while oil shortages and county water routes tested response.
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Red Cross
Mississippi
Memphis
New Orleans
Coast Guard
Navy
St. Francis
Fort Smith
Ark
Arkansas River
Moffett, Okla
Paw Paw
van Buren
Talco
Texas
White Oak Creek
Girls urged to enter uncrowded, well paid physical therapy
Miss Catherine Worthingham highlights a growing field open to women as physical therapy becomes integral to medicine. Scholarships funded by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis totaling 1.27 million dollars support qualified applicants with nursing or physical education backgrounds or two years of college with biology studies.
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America
Catherine Worthingham
National Foundation For
National Foundation
March of Dimes
American Medical Association
New Plastics Get More Remarkable All the Time
Dr. J. J. Pyle of General Electric plastics lab says plastics will enter daily life within 10 years in many forms. He notes plastics range from hammer proof to sandstone brittle, transparent to X ray resistant, soft putty to hard glass, with varied heat resistance and electrical properties. Some plastics resist sunlight without color change while others fade quickly.
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Dr. J. J. Pyle
General Electric
Plastics Laboratory
War Era Teens Send Gifts And Letters To Service Members
A lively salute to teenage clubs and individuals aiding the war effort. Teens bundle packages for home town sons, bake cookies, send stamps and V mail, and form clubs like the “Bwangs.” The piece praises morale, school papers for servicemen, gum gifts, and a spotlight on Sergeant Johnny Desmond of the Glenn Miller band, hinted as a rising postwar star.
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G.I. Joe’s
Johnny Desmond
Supreme Allied Command
Glenn Miller
Glenn
Paris
le Cremair
Les Bobby Sockers
Johnny
Sinatra
Frank
Detroit
John McCormack
Japanese Female Sniper Captured in Pacific Raid
Lt. Comdr. Robert C. Downes told a fund rally that Marines captured what was described as the war’s only Japanese female sniper. The prisoner, about 29 and described as attractive, was taken roughly a year ago in the Marshalls aboard the aircraft carrier Franklin.
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New York, N. Y
Robert C. Downes
Franklin
Marshalls
Breakfast prep tips for a smoother morning routine
Practical kitchen guidance covers setting out the percolator and utensils after supper to speed morning prep. Additional tips include drilling belt holes with brace and drill, using nail polish remover for adhesive marks, camphor-water rinses to deter moths, and preferring old-fashioned iron skillets for even heat and better frying.
How to Clean Garden Tools Prevent Rust
A stiff steel brush removes hardened earth from hoes, rakes and spades. Follow with steel wool and a final wipe using an oily rag to keep garden tools from rusting.
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