Two GI bill subsistence plans face House Senate clash
Veterans Affairs committees in the 80th Congress report two GI bill measures to raise subsistence for World War II veterans in full time institutional training. The House favors dependent allowances up to 105 dollars with bonuses per child, while the Senate proposes 75 dollars without dependents or 120 dollars with more than one dependent.
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Senate
Veterans Administration
Appropriations Committee
Florida
Adrenal Glands Link to Mental Distress Found
Comparative studies of adrenal glands under stress show normal and mentally ill subjects react differently. The cortex portion, not adrenaline, showed the divergent response, suggesting a cortical role in mental disturbance during high stress. The thyroid remains the energy regulator, while adrenalin surges during danger.
Studies on Expenditure Patterns of Married Couples
University of Illinois economists surveyed 238 farm family accounts to show how spending and saving shift from early marriage to long-term couples. In 1945 higher income and many sons in service pushed the 20 to 24 year group to save most, while 25 to 29 year families faced high living costs from medical expenses and gifts. The 35 years and over group spent least on living costs, and the 20 to 24 year group bore peak operating, clothing, personal, and recreation expenditures.
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University of Illinois
City of Middle Aged Chicago Shows Skewed Population
A Chicago-Cook County Health survey report notes Chicago's population is older on average with fewer under 20 and over 64 residents than the nation. It finds a larger middle aged share 35 to 54, plus long term declines in birth and death rates and reduced child immigration.
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Chicago
United States
Hormone Sprays Delay Potato Sprouting In Storage
Sprouting plant hormone chemicals retard sprouting and save market value for stored potatoes and other root crops. A gram per bushel of methyl ester of alpha naphthalene acetic acid is typical. It is mixed with carrier material and applied as a fine spray or dust.
New Automatic Clothes Dryers Described
New automatic clothes dryers stand just over a yard high and wide, 28 inches deep, coated in porcelain enamel. Cleaning the exterior is like washing enamel surfaces. operation uses gas or electric heat with a timer for 15 to 25 minutes. The inside cylinder tumbles clothes to dry fluffy and crease free. some items require little or no ironing.
Women Big Stockholders In American Steel Industry
About 232 500 of 468 200 steel industry stockholders are women. Men hold 235 700 shares, with 47 900 held by institutions and groups. Individual holders own 60 percent of stock. institutions 9 percent. other groups 31 percent.
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American Iron and Steel Institute
Women Run Purse In Prosperous Travancore State
The Maharaja of Travancore rules an Indian state notable for customs and industry. Women are heirs to property and guardians of family funds, voting, teaching, and practicing law and medicine. Inheritance passes through the female line though male heads of state remain. The ruler bears multiple titles. Over 6 million subjects live there.
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Travancore
National Geographic Society
Opportunity knocks and people miss it in life’s odds
A collection of anecdotes shows famous figures misreading chances and turning away opportunities. Notable refusals include 1911 tank designs to the British War Office calling the designer mad, Westinghouse’s airbrake to Vanderbilt dismissed as a fools’ waste, and Twain spurning a $500 offer while learning the seller’s name was Bell. Doyle humorously rejects a life income split with a young actor who claimed to be Charlie Chaplin.
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Nottingham
War Office
George Westinghouse
Commodore Vanderbilt
Westinghouse
Mark Twain
Twain
Bell
Alexander Graham Bell
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Doyle
Charlie Chaplin
Attic Ventilators Help Prevent Winter Frost Damage
If the attic ceiling is insulated keep vents open in winter to prevent frost on rafters. Frost forms after insulation and can melt in warm weather causing wall damage below. Inspect attics after heavy snowstorms and cover vents with burlap or thin muslin to hold out wind driven snow.
Alkyd Resins in Coatings and Plastics History
Alkyd resins emerged in the mid 1920s, first used in protective coatings and appliance finishes. They produced white refrigerator finishes that resisted abrasion chipping and staining by food acids, later expanding into plastics.
Gratitude as a Spiritual Force in Christian Science
The Christian Science Monitor argues gratitude is more than polite thanks, a spiritual power arising from loving good as God. Jesus models this by seeing universal good, feeding the multitude and raising Lazarus, while Mary Baker Eddy notes action shows gratitude more than words.
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Vesus
Lazarus
Jesus
God
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science Monitor
Corn Relish Recipe From Ball Blue Book
Corn relish recipe details from Ball Blue Book include 2 quarts corn 1 quart cabbage 1 cup green pepper 1 cup red pepper 2 large onions 1 cup sugar 2 tbsp ground mustard 1 tbsp mustard seed 1 tbsp salt 1 tbsp celery seed 1 quart vinegar 1 cup water. Boil corn five minutes then prepare vegetables and simmer twenty minutes before packing into hot jars and sealing.
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Ball Blue Book
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