Wasps and Flies Used Against European Corn Borer
More than 40 000 insects released by the Department of Agriculture battle the European corn borer in Illinois cornfields with 5 000 more to come. Parasites from New Jersey include two wasp types and a fly. they attack borers by entering their tunnels and laying eggs, reducing future generations. Iowa joins the effort as borers appear in notable numbers.
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Department of Agriculture
Hinois
New Jersey
Iowa
British Planes Drop Surgeons Behind Enemy Lines
The Royal Army Medical Corps parachute surgical teams have been active with success. A Lancet report describes a six man unit staging a field hospital in a seized farm building for two days during bombardment, performing 35 operations with 31 patients later reaching base hospitals in good condition. Equipment is lightweight and portable for swift movement, including collapsible operating table, anaesthetics, dressings, plasma, and lighting gear.
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Royal Army Medical Corps
The
Lancet
How Can I Stain Rugs Paint Mats and Tea Tips
Advice on staining or painting matting and rugs with floor paint after cleaning with soda water or soapy ammonia. Tea strength depends on leaf amount, not steep time, with about three minutes for flavor. Methods for removing stuck paper from polished wood and laundering sweaters to avoid stiffness. Clean phone mouthpieces to destroy germs.
Lords Vansittart outlines twelve peace points for victory
The War Week outlines Lord Vansittart leading the Win the Peace movement with a twelve point charter. Key aims include unconditional Axis surrender, Allied occupation of Germany, war crime trials, complete demobilization, regional police control, abolition of military training, evacuation of occupied territories, restitution for looted goods, control of war potentials, no Axis loans, supervised education, and Allied supervision of German radio and propaganda. Vansittart warned the war could end within 12 months, urging facing facts to avoid a third German war.
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Lord Vansittart
Manchester Guardian
Germany
Council of Control
Manchester
Watch Your Step and Child Safety Warnings
A cautionary note advises against bath tub acrobatics and stresses securing rugs and railings, avoiding loose nails, checking ladder rungs, not smoking in bed, teaching children to tidy toys, keeping hot liquids and stoves guarded, turning pot handles inward, labeling poisons, and estimating children’s reach. It also reports five sets of quadruplets born in England within the last year.
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England
Etiquette Qs and A From Roberta Lee Column
A reader asks six etiquette questions on replying to invitations overcoming voice faults giving wedding gift timing handling, nightclub dancing with a seated girl, using business stationery for social notes, and wine fill levels. Answers: reply to the inviter. use deep breathing. include a wedding card. do not leave a companion. use proper taste. fill wine halfway.
New Curtain Prompted by Spider Joke in Rural Home
A humorous domestic exchange unfolds as a hostess defends a visible spider in a rural home. The visiting guest comments on the new curtain while the hostess clarifies the spider is the reason for the altered window space, highlighting rural wit.
Mary Churchill Moves Closer To Enemy Roles In War
Mary Churchill youngest daughter of the Prime Minister boosts morale by fighting with German forces. Lieut M Churchill of the Auxiliary Territorial Service arrives on the south coast with an anti aircraft gun battery. The Prime Minister visited her inland battery and voiced pride and a wish to be nearer the enemy.
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Mary Churchill
Lieut. M. Churchill
Auxiliary Territorial Service
Mary
English Channel
International Limited Runs on CN Double Track Since 1900
The International Limited of the Canadian National Railways has operated continuously on CNs double track between Montreal and Chicago since July 1, 1900.
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The
International Limited
Canadian National Railways
C.N.R
Montreal
Chicago
Nazis Surrender After Loudspeaker Plea in Cherbourg
More than 600 German officers and soldiers surrendered on June 26 and 27 in Cherbourg to a British sergeant major a lance corporal and their driver armed only with a loudspeaker. The colonel refused to honor surrender while weapons remained unused until phosphorous grenades were deployed forcing his capitulation.
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Cherbourg
London
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