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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1944
Page
3
A newsy tip promotes lemon juice with water as a gentle laxative and vitamin C boost. It claims lemon and water alkalinize the body, curb appetite, and fight colds, suggesting a ten day trial to judge its effectiveness.
A beachhead is a fortified position on shore seized by an invading force. A bridgehead is a defensive zone on the enemy side of a crossing kept to protect a bridge or ford.
A pithy saying notes that people most readily believe what they wish to be true. The line cautions against self delusion and mirrors ancient wisdom on bias and perception.
Recollections from the Fifth Army landing below Rome describe comic mishaps including a wounded doughboy carried forward then fleeing back to the rear, a German recruit waking sleeping men to find his unit, and a bridge mine incident that sent German vehicles crashing into the water. Also noted are shore engineers on the Anzio-Nettuno beachhead savoring hot rolls, apple cobbler, and cherry pie provided by Corporal Robert Fiedler of Lakewood Ohio, who credits prior invasions and careful supply planning.
Mrs. Eugenia K. Spaulding, associate director of the United States cadet nurse corps, says 28 000 more student nurses must be recruited before July 1 to meet minimum national health standards. Since operations began in September, 37 000 new student nurses have been recruited, with a goal of 65 000 by July.
Chinese reports say over 20 million people in enemy-held Hopei province face starvation due to Japanese oppression. Irrigation destruction, forced crop purchases at low prices, and intensified conscription for labor work have turned many areas to waste land.
Capt Albert J. Mangan of Lowell Massachusetts recalls the 1936 Berlin Olympic walking event as light next to the brutal terrain faced by infantry in Bougainville jungle. The 1940 US walking champion now 28 notes soldiers lugging guns uphill and praises their endurance in hard campaigns. Johnny in Persia and Kipling reference frame the desert frontier where locals call soldiers Johnny and greet them with pay.
A playful guide outlines DIY fashion hacks for girls: turning pajama animal bags into pocketbooks, dressing up shabby leather with slip covers, repurposing old wallets with nail polish and embroidery, and crafting decorative bag accents. It includes a craft for GI hearts using cardboard, nail polish, and water melon seeds.
The War Department highlights the secrecy around the army air forces jet propulsion plane from July 1941 to January 6, 1944. Key figures at General Electric and Bell Aircraft, plus Washington and Wright Field personnel, kept details confidential as the craft, nicknamed Putt-Putt and Hush-Hush, was built and tested without public designation.
Trixie Teen urges readers to choose hats that flatter their features for school and dating. She suggests berets G I caps Dutch caps and veiled baby caps as flattering options and emphasizes using a hat to enhance appearance and hide flaws.
Poem lists teen aversions from drippy boys and corny songs to unhelpful foods and late friends. The speaker laments Friday nights without a date and longs for a phone that rings, signaling connection and relief from social awkwardness.
A concise etiquette piece explains who is introduced to whom in social settings and lists several correct phrasing options. It notes exceptions for introductions to highly placed individuals and older women, with sample lines such as Mrs Jones may I present Mr Brown and Mrs Jones I would like to introduce Mr Brown.
Britons who bought flashlights found most bulbs defective. The pre war Japanese bulbs were dumped into Britain at about 40 million per year with about 90 percent of them bad, prompting exasperated complaints and explanations.
Pattern No 1935 sized for 3 to 7 and 6 years requires 24 yards of 35 inch fabric for size 4 pinafore and 144 yards for blouse. Due to high demand and wartime conditions some orders may take longer to fill for the most popular pattern numbers.
A series of thrift and upkeep tips covers treating cottons with cold water after scorching, securing rugs with rubber rings, reinforcing paper bags with cardboard, protecting china with doilies, shielding woodwork near stoves, spacing stoves from walls, repurposing worn ties into belts and fabrics, and cutting ties for rag rugs patches and pockets.
A reader praises Kellogg's All-Bran for easing long-standing constipation. Scientists cite fiber as key, noting All-Bran supports healthy colonic flora and regular elimination. The ad urges daily use with milk and fruit, plenty of water, and to insist on Kellogg's All-Bran from Battle Creek.
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