Answers to Constitutional trivia questions and Civil War stance
The seven foreign born signers of the Constitution. In bullfights the matador kills the bull. A lee shore is the shore on which the wind blows. Amalia Jenks Bloomer fought for emancipation of women’s clothing and trouser wearing. Patrick Henry was a prominent anti ratification figure. Ecuador and Chile are the only two South American countries not touching Brazil. Lake Michigan is about 335 miles long. Maryland My Maryland urged Maryland to fight for the Confederate side in the Civil War.
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South America
Brazil
Lake Michigan
Maryland
James Randall
Amalia Jenks Bloomer
Patrick Henry
Ecuador
Chile
Greece in turmoil and Pacific war moves report
Western Newspaper Union notes civil strife in Greece and intensified Allied actions against Japan on Leyte. It also reports a strong Tokyo district quake affecting daily life and the wider war effort.
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Greece
Leyte
Tokyo
Earthquake rocks Japan and Greece in wartime turmoil
The report describes Greek Leftist rebellion prompting British troops to intervene and defend Papandreou's government, amid Allied pressure in Europe. It also notes heavy fighting on the Western Front with Patton's forces advancing into the Saar region and pressures near Aachen as German manpower strains. An earthquake near Honshu disrupts Tokyo and coastal areas, with massive tidal waves crippling shipping.
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Europe
Greece
Papandreou
Suez Canal
London
Suez
R. M. Scobie
U. S
3Rd Army
Saar
Patton
Saarbrucken
Aachen
Marshall von Rundstedt
L Eisenhower
Rhine
War Production Push Requires 300000 Workers
Government officials refocus on war production as munitions shortages loom. War Manpower Commissioner Paul V. McNutt urges rapid recruitment of women and reallocation of plant workers to essential tasks to fill 300000 positions, including 130000 in arms munitions and broader needs in radar, ships, tanks, tents, trucks, tires, and B 29 components.
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Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
Study Claims Nationwide Adoption of Artificial Breeding
A New Jersey State College of Agriculture study reports 120 artificial cows bred from top bulls yielded 9.3 more milk per cow and 14 percent higher butterfat, supporting broad adoption of the science.
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New Jersey State College of Agriculture
J. W. Bartlett
New Jersey
Farm Youth Winners Highlight Chicago Event
18 year old Donald Mowery of Terre Haute Indiana earned 4 H top honors while 17 year old Ben Greve of Bryant Iowa won the Chicago Market Fat Stock grand championship. Mowery ran 58 acres then added 112 more through leasing and equipment buys, logging 130 hours of work after a weather setback and earning nearly $14 000 in nine years. Greve bought a 650 pound Hereford calf in New Mexico for 91 dollars and fattened it to 1170 pounds at 20 cents a pound, winning junior and grand championships and $585 in prize money before sale to Firestone for 5265 dollars.
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Chicago
Ill
Donald Mowery
Terre Haute
Ind
Ben Greve
Bryant
Iowa
Mowery
Greve
New Mexico
Grove
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Sewing Circle Patterns Brighten Winter Wardrobe
Pattern No 8607 offers a princess frock in sizes 10 through 20 with short sleeve option and yardage for 29 inch fabric. Pattern No 8684 includes a weskit hat and bag with required yardage for 35 or 39 inch material. Send 25 cents and your details. war demand may delay orders.
MacArthur Lands 77th Division Below Ormoc In Leyte
General MacArthur drives the 77th division ashore below Ormoc after bad weather and stiff resistance. U S artillery and naval gunfire pound positions to draw reinforcements while LSTs unload supplies. American air forces then destroy a Japanese convoy carrying about 4,000 troops bound for Leyte.
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Douglas MacArthur
77Th
Ormoc
U. S
Leyte
MacArthur
Senate Battles Over Appointments Slow Confirmations
Senate critics led by Kentucky’s Happy Chandler stalled confirmations for Joseph C. Grew as Undersecretary of State and William L. Clayton, Nelson Rockefeller, Archibald MacLeish as assistant secretaries amid hearings on their fitness. Stettinius denounced Britain's and Russia's efforts in liberated Europe and urged democratic government paths for Italy, signaling a hard line against foreign influence.
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Joseph C. Grew
William L. Clayton
Nelson Rockefeller
Archibald MacLeish
Department
Senate
Kentucky
Chandler
Clayton
Rockefeller
Wall Street
Texas
Tom Connally
Stettinius
Britain
Carlo Sforza
Sforza
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Scott
TY Scott
Ide Ben Cee
Rinne
Doan
Doans
Western Newspaper Union
Moselle
Balkans
Italy
Hungary
Red
Budapest
George M. Lewis
American Meat Institute
Lewis
United States Department of Agriculture
Japan
Sea of Enshu
Honshu
Sea of
Enshu
General Eisenhower
Field Marshal Montgomery
Holland
Don Mowery and
St. Lawrence Seaway
Great Lakes
Atlantic Ocean
Canada
George Aiken
Roosevelt
Aiken
New Guinea
Motuan
Kaikai
Princess Frock
Pacific
Fasten Wise
Edward Stettinius
Russia
Moscow
United Nations
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Fleischmann
Sally Cole
Fleischmann’s Testing Kitchen
Fleischmann’s
Standard Brands Incorporated
Grand Central Annex
New York
N. Y
Schimmel
Favorite Convention Headquarters
Meer
Aus
Scornhusker
Lincoln
Nebraska
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