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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1944
Page
7
Winter egg production depends on comfortable birds, adequate water and mash, and proper ventilation. Provide fresh warm water each morning, ensure sufficient mash and moist noon feed, and add grain before roosting in extreme cold to sustain production. A green range near the yard aids protein, minerals, and vitamin A for hens.
Women in the Women's Army Corps serving with the Army Air Forces perform technical tasks that keep B 17s and other bombers aloft. They serve in fair forces ground forces and service forces with roles from parachute triggers to plane maintenance. Their accurate work and inspections can save pilots lives and ensure ongoing flight readiness nationwide.
Advice on removing rings before stocking use and gathering fabric to prevent runs. Recommends laundering stockings and underwear after each wear and before first use to remove loose dye and improve elasticity. Use minimal lukewarm suds and small washbasin to save soap and water amid wartime shortages.
Hobart Beresford of the University of Idaho reports electric brooders pay for themselves by saving pigs in cold weather. Records show 5 to 10 percent more pigs reach 10 days due to protection from exposure, with pigs needing less attention as they learn to rest in the warm brooder.
The article compares tax burdens, noting 1918 net income faced 45 percent in taxes during the war year, versus a 1942 maximum 80 percent effective rate. It explains structural changes, with 1918 featuring a 12 percent normal tax plus surtax and an 80 percent war profits tax, while 1942 combines normal and surtax at 40 percent and raises the excess profits tax to 90 percent.
A columnist argues nations face postwar costs and asks why the United States bears a large share. He recalls wartime aid and reflects on perspectives from the United States and Uruguay, noting wealth disparities and the appeal of American prosperity to foreigners. He promises further analysis next week.
The article notes about 300 midshipmen at the Naval Academy with potential growth to 6000 after the war. To meet emergency needs education is compressed to three years, with a return to the regular four-year program postwar. The Board of Visitors toured the carrier Franklin, watched catapulted planes and radar demonstrations, and heard from Chaplain Thomas on maritime history.
The article notes the preserved body of John Paul Jones in a marble sarcophagus at the U S Naval Academy chapel after an autopsy at opening. It mentions his 1747 1792 life, the inscription on the marble floor, and the discovery of his burial place in France after a long search.
The image shows a Spider bridge crossing in Australia as part of jungle warfare training for U.S. troops. The message urges buying War Bonds to support the war effort and stresses the duty to hold bonds to back the troops.
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