Fire Bombs Rate Jap Cities as War Production Drops
Western Newspaper Union reports Allied air raids raze Osaka and Yokohama destroying industries and housing. LeMay says heavy bombing accelerates citywide destruction while Japan fights in Okinawa amid rising downsizing of war production and looming unemployment.
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Japan
Osaka
Yokohama
Orient
21St
Curtis le May
Ryukyus
Pacific
Okinawa
U. S
Shuri
War Production Board
WPB
Europeans face tough task of repatriating displaced nationals
In postwar Europe the return of displaced people stalls as many refuse to leave the Anglo American zone of Germany. Poles Latvians Lithuanians and Russians resist repatriation though an agreement at Yalta makes Russians compulsory. Other groups in the area include French Italians Belgians Dutch Yugoslavs Czechs Greeks Danes Norwegians and Luxembourgers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Germany
Yalta
U.s.-British
Luxembourg
Mexico expands illiteracy drive into nationwide schooling
Under President Avila Camacho, phase two of the literacy program enlists adults 18 to 60 to teach reading or writing. Citizens failing to comply face compulsory instruction. The education department tracks each learner by age occupation and sex, with 12,000,000 free readers issued so far.
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Mexico
Avila Camacho
Department of Education
Sugar Crisis Spurs Tighter Home Canning Ration Rules
The CPA and OPA clamp down on home canning sugar amid shortages. Investigations target diversion to bootleg liquor and illicit bottling. Rations pledges, suspensions, and review of applications aim to spread supplies as average table rations drop and bakers face cuts.
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CPA
OPA
Truman picks new political upstarts to guide postwar policy
Column analyzes Truman cabinet choices like John Snyder Edwin Pauley and Bob Hannegan as reform minded midland businessmen. Authors say these appointees consolidate agencies into a unified banking and financial framework and push for pragmatic liberal governance free of rigid ideologies.
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John S. Snyder
Jesse Jones Financial
REC
Snyder
Harding
Coolidge
First National Bank of St. Louis
Truman
New York
RFC
Mr. Snyder
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Edwin W. Pauley
Allied Reparations Commission
Pauley
Treasury
Bob Hannegan
Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
Sunback bolero outfits pattern lines for kids and tots
Sewing circular patterns promote outdoor wear with a sunback bolero outfit for girls and a sunsuit set for toddlers. Pattern No. 1343 covers sizes 12 to 20 with yardage for a 14 dress and bolero. Pattern No. 1344 covers ages 1 to 6 with bonnet and panties. War demand lengthens order times.
Fixing a Food Chopper with Sandpaper and Wall Hooks
A simple tip suggests placing gritty sandpaper on the table before anchoring a food chopper to reduce movement. It also recommends hanging a broom between two nails set about two inches apart on the wall, upside down, for storage.
Cooking and cleaning hacks from a bygone era
Boil potatoes for mash as for French fries to save time and fuel. Use an old Turkish towel, lightly dampened, to dust furniture and beat to lift dust. An old piano stool can be painted to match the kitchen and serve as an adjustable chair. Placing flat stones beneath a porch on dirt slows wood decay.
Sewing Circle Pattern Request Form
Pattern request card from the Pattern Department at 530 South Wells Street Chicago asks pattern buyers to enclose 25 cents per pattern with their name address and size.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Weils St
Chicago
Insects Known in the United States and World
Collier's reports there are 425000 insect species worldwide, with 81000 in the United States. Most are neutral to humans, about 10000 are harmful, and another 10000 are beneficial through pest control, pollination, or production of substances like lac and silk.
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United States
Collier’s
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Western Newspaper Union
J. A. Krug
Krug
West Coast
Selective Service
War Manpower Commission
Franklin
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Near East
Oil
Syria
Mosul
Iraq
Britain
Suez Canal
America
Arabia
Gulf Exploration Company
U.S
Russia
Moscow
Naha
Congress
John Taber
N. Y
Clarence Cannon
John Rankin
Miss
Frank Hook
Hook
Rankin
Husky
Taber
Cannon
Builla Cannon
Greece
Albania
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Poland
UNRRA
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Thes
Pau Mallon
Congressional Banking Committee
Senate
House
E. W. Pauley
J. S. Snyder
R. E. Hannegan
Yavol
Kellogg’s
A. Q. Schimmel
Lincoln
Hotel Cornhusker
Schimmel
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