USO Lounges Aid Troops in Transit Across Chicago
Chicago hosts six of the nation’s 98 USO Troops-In-Transit lounges at its transportation hubs. Open daily, volunteers provide letters, directions, reading material, stationery, cookies, and personal help to service members and inductees passing through. Chicago’s 650 hostesses staff the lounges serving millions of travelers since inception.
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Pearl Harbor
USO
Chicago
WAACS
WAVES
Travelers Aid
Recreation at Home During Wartime
Phyllis Belmont suggests simple affordable home entertainments to relieve tension while travel is restricted. Ideas include party menus, progressive dinners with neighbors, and group games like Tossing cards into a hat Spin the Bottle and Musical Chair for family amusement.
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Johnnie
Ledger Syndicate
WNU
April Smiles and Laughter Party for Fun Loving Guests
An invitation to a home April Smiles and Laughter Party invites guests to wear foolish costumes and enjoy funny activities. Events include a grin measuring contest, indoor relay races, partner circles and Stoop style games, with self serve hot dogs and cake.
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National Recreation Association
Western Newspaper Union
Kingdom for a Sponge Demand Rises Amid Shortage
Sponges remain scarce as demand outstrips supply due to industry and military needs. Deep water stocks are costly and distant sponge waters must be reached quickly, boosting prices. Rubber substitutes are unavailable and rayon sponges gain use as a stopgap despite limited production.
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Armed Services
Coast Guard
Marine
Minute Make-Ups By Gabrielle
Advice column urges careful cosmetic technique to avoid runs and streaks. Readers encouraged to blend makeup smoothly for a flawless finish and leg illusion. Ledger Syndicate WNU features.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Revision of air power centers on fire power and armorers
Brig. Gen. Claire Chennault pushes a shift in air strategy toward maximizing guns and bombs before maneuver. Aircraft like the Bell P-39 Airacobra and Republic P-47 use nose cannons and wing guns, with the B 25 offering long range and heavy armament. thousands of armorers are needed to service guns, bombs, and control gear.
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Claire Chennault
Flying Tiger A.V.G
Chennault
America
Lowry Field
General Doolittle
Red Cross Services to Fighting Men
The Red Cross has aided one million service members since January 1942, funding blood plasma, field directors, overseas clubs, and hospital support. Norman H. Davis says over half of the 1943 War Fund aims to expand these services, with Red Cross Month in March. Home Service links aid 500,000 military families and small gestures like kit bags ease life on Tulagi and at distant posts.
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Washington
Red Cross
South Sea
Hans Christian Adamson
U.S. Army Air Corps
Walter Reed
North Africa
Guadalcanal
Alaska
U.S. A
Adamson
Norman H. Davis
Roosevelt
Red Cross Home Service
John B. Jellema
Burlington
Iowa
Tulagi Island
Torpedo Boats Guard Panama Canal Zone
Fast torpedo boats of the Fifteenth Naval District patrol the Panama Canal waters to deter Axis submarines. The small craft are described as dynamite bearing and capable of sinking a fleet of U boats, echoing President Roosevelt’s term for submarines.
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Fifteenth Naval District
Panama Canal
Roosevelt
Fish as a main dish boosts protein with varied preparations
Fish fillets with lemon wedges and garnishes present appealing options to meet meat shortages. The article outlines French Fried Fish Fillets, Baked Salmon Slices, Salmon Fondue, and Halibut dishes with detailed steps, sauces, and serving ideas, plus a Toss Up Salad and a note inviting readers to send questions to Lynn Chambers for expert housekeeping advice.
This Week's Menu: Baked Whitefish and Creole Parsleyed Potatoes
The menu features baked whitefish with Creole parsleyed potatoes, broccoli, watercress and endive salad, oatmeal bread, butter, broiled grapefruit, and a beverage. A complete recipe is provided.
Lynn Says Sauces for Fish and Flavor Ideas
The guide suggests four sauces to pair with fish including browned butter with lemon and Worcestershire, and a cream butter lemon version. Horseradish with salt pepper vinegar and whipped cream is proposed, plus a homerun tartar sauce with onion, pickles, olives and vinegar in mayonnaise, finished with cheese or egg additions for goldenness.
Portable Mending Kit From Phonograph Cabinet
On the home front an article describes converting a reclaimed phonograph cabinet into a portable mending box. It details turning the lid upside down to form a container, adding a wooden base, lining with cardboard and chintz, and using belt ribbon as holders for tools. A note offers BOOK 9 for 10 cents plus postage.
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Dime
Glove fashion peaks under James I with triple adornment
The piece notes an era of extravagant glove wear during James I's reign, where individuals could adorn themselves with as many as three richly decorated pairs at once, exemplifying the period's lavish style.
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James I
England
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Autn Vet Benes
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
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GROVE
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Colton
Vicks VapoRub
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