War Effort Strengthened By High School Graduates
Executive Secretary, National Education Association notes over one million 1942 graduates will join the war effort. Graduates may enlist in combat or enter war industries. many girls will fill clerical and nursing roles. Vocational training expands. by March 1942 over 2.46 million workers prepared for defense industries, with ten million more needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Education Association
Brabant
Bonaparte
Waterloo
Europe
Army
Infantry
Cavalry
Artillery
Tank Corps
Air Corps
Signal Corps
Corps of Engineers
Navy
Washington
Tra
War Production Board
Oakland
Calif
Victory versus Luxury Reflections on Youth and Sacrifice
The piece contrasts a youth’s drive and speed on the highways with the pursuit of luxuries like permanents, dresses, and hose. It notes John’s older brother finishing high school in 1941 and Susan graduating in 1942, stressing that youth must sacrifice refinements amid struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Susan
Education agenda at ACE conference in Chicago
At the annual meeting of the American Council of Education in Chicago Roscoe L. West urged education to unite people for better living. William J. Hamilton warned postwar funding could worsen public school support as social security measures rise and complicate education through new legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Signal Corps
Army
American Council of Education
Chicago
Roscoe L. West
State Teachers College
Trenton
N J
William J. Hamilton
Oak Park
Ill
First Aid to the Ailing House Bread Health Talk
The article extols enriched bread and fortified flour with B vitamins and iron to boost digestion and mood. It notes little difference in nutrition versus ordinary bread, but recommends using fortified products and describes rhythmic kneading as the secret to a silky loaf.
Twisted Loaf and Related Cookery Instructions
A scanned menu section offers recipes for Twisted Loaf and Sweet Yeast Dough with fillings, plus Oven Baked Chicken Green Peas and a citrus strawberry salad. It includes French dressing and a colorfully varied guide to baking times, dough handling, and serving ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Chambers
Western Newspaper Union
South Desplaines Street
Chicago
Illinois
Concentrated dried fruits offer a healthy sweetness and nutrients
Lynn promotes dried fruits such as prunes raisins figs apples pears and peaches as ideal sweet fixers and blood builders. He notes the high vitamin and mineral value and explains the heavy fresh fruit input needed to produce one pound of dried fruit.
Duel over chalk lines and smart remarks
Two Irishmen plan a pistol duel. The stout man objects he should stand farther away, then his opponent draws chalk lines on the stout man's coat and warns that hits outside the lines won’t count. The scene ends with a playful retort about fairness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedad
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Armed Services
Willard E. Givens
Horace Greeley
Hannah Penn
York
Nono Oeo
Roger B. Whitman
Portland Cement Association
West Grand Avenue
Lynn
U.S
Moore
Sheffield
Aphis
Tobacco By-Products & Chemical Corporation, Incorporated
Louisville, Kentucky
Ioe
Pere
COVA
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
United States
New York City
New York
Fifth Avenue
Knots Management
Warter D. Swirzen
Collingwood
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