Leftover magic in ration era recipes for cakes and dinners
This feature shares practical leftover recipes like Dinner-in-a-Roll with ground lamb and biscuits, Honey Strawberry Shortcake, and Skill with a Skillet. It explains ration-friendly prep, practical steps, and serving ideas to stretch meals during shortages.
Glamour Nail Tricks From The Glamour Eyes
A playful guide to bold nail polish and fashion tricks using colorful shades on every nail. It suggests VY thumbs up nails, decorative bottle lapel ribbons, and polishing jewelry, buttons, and glasses for a flashy 1940s style.
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O. K
Dry-suds cleaning for up holstered furniture and rugs
A slow but effective dry-suds method cleans upholstery and rugs. Make a soap jelly from mild soap and water, beat into foam, apply with sponge, and wipe with a damp cloth. Repeat across the item until finished. the article remains only damp and will dry naturally.
Women power war effort as half a million serve army jobs
More than 500000 civilian women work in clerical, industrial, and mechanical roles for the army. Women are 38 percent of war department civilian personnel, up from 25 percent in mid 1942. They perform 400 skills from food consultant to messenger, with on the job and school training, and rising supervisory roles as experience grows.
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Army
War Department
Quartermaster General
Pentagon
United States Office of Education
Corps of Engineers
Signal Corps
Ordnance Department
Quartermaster Corps
New England
Chemical Warfare Service
Rock Island Arsenal
Illinois
Sacramento Air Depot
McClellan Field
Calif
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Maryland
Western Newspaper Union
Tricks for Teens Patch Pocket Doll Display
Sew two patch pockets on a sweater or blouse and string them with doll pins from pocket to pocket. Fill with miniature clothes to attract attention. The display prompts questions and embodies the playful goal of Tricks for Teens.
Mare Island Bus To Be Named Dobbin
Mrs. C. M. Nelson, operator of the Mare Island navy yard bus, plans to christen the vehicle Dobbin. The bus stalled en route to Walnut Creek. she reported the trouble by telephone then returned to find the bus missing with the engine running, waiting in Walnut Creek.
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Vallejo
Calif
Dobbin
C. M. Nelson
Mare Island Navy Yard
Walnut Creek
Night Worker in U S Aircraft Plant Portrays Nazi Captain
Frank Alten, a Vienna native, appears as a Nazi officer in a Hollywood make believe uniform. By night he works as a graveyard armament worker at a large Burbank aircraft plant, goose stepping and giving the Nazi salute in scenes.
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Frank Alten
Count Franz Altenburger
Vienna
Austria
Hollywood
Burbank
Calif
Armstrong Robinson Fight Sparks Outcry At Madison Square Garden
The Robinson Armstrong bout provoked unanimous condemnation as a travesty on sport. Fans paid $16.50 ringside and $2.50 for the cheaper seats, expressing disappointment at a match critics called poor and unworthy of boxing’s history.
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Ray Robinson
Henry Armstrong
Madison Square Garden
Armstrong
Hammerin
Henry
Pound
Robinson
Fritzie Zivic
Ray
New York
Sarah Bernhardt
Capitol Dome height question and related trivia
The Capitol dome height is about 288 feet. Scots call a lake loch. The lightest metal is lithium. Cumulus stratus and nimbus refer to cloud types. James Buchanan was a bachelor president. Bell demonstrated the telephone at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Alexander Graham Bell
One Armed Guard Ellis Jones Catches Attention in Tulsa Football
Tulsa University notes its lone football veteran guard Ellis Jones. General Clare Chennault, an aviator commander, also catches for a fliers’ baseball team. Army camps revive miniature golf with free balls and clubs. Mel Ott played MLB while Ty Cobb chased the AL batting title.
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Tulsa University
Ellis Jones
Clare Chennault
China
Army
Mel Ott
Ty Cobb
Shadow box cupboard for stylish home display
The piece suggests a light substantial shadow box cupboard that elevates simple items like books and bric-a-brac. It can sit atop a table or chest, requires little skill or tools, and with a cut scalloped frame or plywood marking, can be crafted or sent to a shop to finish.
Answers 1 Through 6 Snapshot
A compact list identifies six items: 287 feet in length, Loch as a name, Lithium as a chemical, Clouds as a term, Buchanan as a surname, and Boston Massachusetts as a location.
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Buchanan
Boston
Mass
First Call Beats Reveille as Army Bugle Tradition
Advertiser notes that the first bugle call is First Call not Reveille and claims Camel cigarettes are the favorite among soldiers across Army Navy Marines and Coast Guard based on sales records. It mentions post office restrictions on overseas packages but allows sending Camels domestically and to service members overseas.
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Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
Post Office
U. S
Adv
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