Americans embrace fishing as meat substitute during shortages
The rise of home fishing shifts from sport to food. Housewives push husbands to fish for fresh meat as rationing tightens. Inland America shows broader taste and strong interest in new fish varieties, aided by canning and freezing promotions and careful conservation.
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Hubby
Isaac Walton
America
Boston
New York
Middle West
Sam
Department of the Interior
Pet Cat Rides Barrage Balloon for 21 Hours
In East Anglia a barrage balloon crew saw their pet black cat Tibs missing after the ascent. The balloon was hauled down to reveal Tibs asleep in a silken pocket, having spent about 21 hours aloft.
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London
East Anglia
Tibs
Minute Make Ups By Gabrielle for the wide mouth
Tips from Gabrielle on lipstick application for different lip shapes. For a wide mouth apply color along the lips and extend slightly beyond the natural outline using a brush. If your mouth is small, tone down the Cupid’s bow and widen the lower lip a touch.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Novel Gadget Craft Fads For Teens Catch On
A 1950s style feature offers playful DIY gadgets and accessories for teens. It describes make your own drum pin from an empty spool, colorful rice riot pins, spool jools with Chinese or Indian faces, a fine comb necklace, rings from salt spoons, and map globe pins from ping pong balls. It also suggests Sinatra themed title trick notes and polished picture pins as fashion statements.
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North
South America
Frank
Happy Ending Reported as Letters End with Sincerely
A short mock feature notes the habit of readers signing letters with a happy ending instead of the word sincerely. It hints at light community humor and social quirks in correspondence.
Lonely Hearts club grows with Victory Belles plan
A suggestion urges girls to host a Saturday night Lonely Hearts gathering at a member’s home to counter loneliness on date-less evenings. The plan predicts interested boys will attend, transforming the group into Victory Belles as news spreads.
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Lonely Hearts” Club
Lonely Hearts
Victory Belles
The Rambling Rhymster by LES PLETTNER
A playful verse describes a tousled child with cornsilk hair and a pet cat. The speaker notes the child’s impish charm and questions how she will name her future children, wondering if names like Bagry will recur when she grows up.
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Bagry
What to Do By Phyllis Belmont
Advice on quieter hosting to avoid arguments and conflicts during family gatherings. Guidance emphasizes not voicing opinions about a returning 18 year old at 4 a.m., avoiding unwanted disputes, and making guests comfortable while behaving as a considerate visitor in the host’s home.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Then and Now A Reflection on Shifts in Family Etiquette
Uncle Ben recalls youth when visits were formal and solemn with rigid dignity. He contrasts modern times where families sit comfortably and laugh freely, praising the loosened manners and cheerful parenting of today.
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Uncle Ben
Hybrid Corn Yields 95 Bushels To The Acre
Ohio State extension agronomist Prof D F Beard compares hybrid corn to a well bred dairy stock. He notes hybrids yield 10 to 12 more bushels per acre than open pollinated varieties on the same land with proper fertilization and thicker planting.
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D. F. Beard
Extension Agronomist
Agricultural Extension Service
Ohio State University
Beard
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Ohio
Hens With Paralysis Should Be Called Out
Rutgers expert Dr. W C Thompson warns farmers to remove hens showing signs of fowl paralysis. Key indicators include a gray irregular pupil and bulging or fishy eyes, plus lame birds with no clear leg injuries. Affects mainly 4 to 12 month old birds. diseased flocks reduce production and raise costs.
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W. C Thompson
Rutgers University
Army reports 1 058 000 discharged since 1941
Washington D C the army announced that 1 058 000 enlisted men were discharged from December 1 1941 to January 31 of this year Of the total 844 000 received honorable discharges excluding those who accepted commissions It includes 196 000 men discharged because they were over 38 years old The bulk of honorable discharges were due to physical or mental disability
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Washington, D. C
Army
Hatching Eggs Should Be Carefully Selected
Best hatching results come from eggs around 24 ounces per dozen. Choose well formed eggs with proper shell texture and color for the breed. Do not save small, short, or thin shelled eggs for hatching. During warm weather store eggs oilily to prevent chilling and fertility dangers.
Crochet for Pleasure Pattern 7040 Hat and Purse
Pattern 7040 provides crochet directions for a hat and purse and lists required materials for the project. The guide offers step by step instructions to create matching accessories in leisure time.
Household Tips From an Earlier Era
Shorten raincoats with adhesive tape as a hem binder and remove later. Use fancy paper plates for gifts, not requiring return. Velvet or corduroy in shoe heels extends stocking life. Size stair carpet long enough to shift as wear appears. Loosen tight glass stoppers with hot cloth or vinegar. Keep a small box by laundry to store loose buttons and snaps.
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U.S. A
Nifty Nimrod
Florence Ann Clark
Weldon
N. C
Telefact
U.S
Ian
Gabrielle
Gloria Tylor
Jeannette
Stanley Tylor
Chicago
Gloria
Nancy Pepper
Jitterbug
Joolery
Trixie Teen
Rhymster
By Les Plettner
Kid
Cat
Phyllis Belmont
Pop
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
W. Randolph St
Christopher Columbus
Bfgoodrich
Fleischmann
Brands, Inc
Grand New York
Towner City
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