Priority flood relief drive links Red Cross to WPB
The American Red Cross coordinated with the War Production Board to secure disaster relief supplies for Midwest flood victims. They obtained over 500 000 pounds of barbed wire for farmers and livestock programs, plus priority materials valued at more than five million dollars for homes and barns rehabilitation.
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American Red Cross
War Production Board
Midwest
Kentucky
Tennessee
Indiana
Mississippi
Red Cross
Galveston County
Texas
Baldwin
Miss
Shore
Gay Gadgets for Dating Steady Boys in a Quaint Custom
A playful 1950s style guide detailing quirky signals for girls dating multiple boys. It explains knots on pearls to show popularity, safety pin hearts to signal a serious crush, a color coded bow, a toy watch with a pasted photo, and ear flower hints to indicate relationship status.
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O.a.co
Boys Respond To Girls Fashion Showdown In School
The passage notes boys resenting female fashion trends in towns and schools. Boys mock with Gibson Girl bows on shirts and wear wild pajama tops or hair styled like Veronica Lake to parody girls style.
Park Your Pins on a Lapel Pin Cushion
A playful how to guide suggests making a heart shaped red felt pin cushion with cotton padding and lace trim to wear pins on clothing. It adds a cheeky line about saving the center for his pin and ends with a jokey teen prank proverb.
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Bud
How to Refresh Old Furniture with Paint and Wallpaper
Old chests beds and bureaus can be refreshed with paint then decorated using pasted wallpaper designs or decals sealed with shellac. Create wooden frames to display valentines prints or wallpaper clusters. Arrange about twelve frames over the piece in rows of three.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Invasion Craft and Beachhead Tactics Outline
A descriptive account of U. S. amphibious assault practice and equipment. It details waves of boats hitting beaches, obstructions cleared with bangalore torpedoes and wire cutters, rapid deployment of troops with light machine guns and rifles, and the setup of communications, signals, and beachhead logistics.
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U. S
Army
Navy
Barnacle the One-Eyed Armor Builder of Ships
Barnacles offend ships as armored parasites born with one eye. They cling to hulls in dry dock every year, growing up to 30 tons on a 10 000 deadweight ton vessel. A sea creature, tiny yet tenacious, they settle and shed shells, becoming lifelong prisoners in new armor.
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Barnacle
Pickling Shelves Offer Cantaloupe Apple Chutney and Pickles
Fall brings canning ideas with recipes for spiced cantaloupe, apple chutney, green tomato and bread and butter pickles. The guide explains selecting fresh produce, vinegar strength, seasonings, and steps to sterilize jars and seal, plus tips on crisp cucumber pickles and dill brines.
Lynn Says You Can Do It Too
Readers share cooking hints focused on seasoning essentials. They advise careful use of salt and pepper, mixed poultry seasoning for stuffings and stews, and bay leaf thyme and sage for meats. Curry powder can enhance meat or fish with rice, nutmeg for spinach and certain scalloped dishes, and clove and cinnamon with smoked meats.
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Lynn
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Gabrielle
Telefact
Trixie Teen
Phyllis Belmont
America IN Action
Dallas
Detroit
Union
Lynn Chambers
Western Newspaper Union
South Desplaines Street
Chicago
Charley Gordon
Shreveport
Louisiana
Coleman Lamp & Stove Co
North Broad Street
Philadelphia
PENNA
Pike
Dr. Hitchcock
Jones
Tedcock
Stearns Electric Rat & Roach
Brahms
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