Alaska Highway Nearing Army Readiness for December 1
The Alcan highway now under U S Army engineers will be ready for winter army use by about December 1 1942 with plans for winter traffic along the 1600 mile route to Fairbanks Alaska. The project is a joint Canada United States effort under the Northwest Service Command led by Brig Gen. James A. O Connor and Col. Kenneth B. Bush.
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Alaska
United States Army Engineers
War Department
Eugene Reybold
United States Army
Northwest Service Command
Canada
Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
Alcan
Corps of Engineers
United States
Dawson Creek
James A. O'Connor
New Service Command
Kenneth B. Bush
Adjutant General’s Department
Army
Andreanos Islands
Kiska
Aleutians
America
Fairbanks
Maine
Minnesota
Maryland
Arkansas
Vermont
March to Advance the Route With Heavy Machinery and Aerial Surveys
The project advances the route with coordinated march of crews in March before ice breaks, followed by aerial surveys, stereoscopic photo analysis, and ground reconnaissance. Bulldozers and heavy equipment drive progress, with timber for bridges felled on site and ferries improvised for crossings. Extreme temperatures test troops, yet morale remains high as muskeg is skirted with corduroy roads. For details on Order L-41 building limits, contact the county agricultural war board.
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County Agricultural War Board
County Agricultural Agent
Alcan Highway Seen Key To Alaska Front
The Alcan highway will provide a vital third route to the Aleutian frontier, shortening travel to Fairbanks from Edmonton to 80 hours and aiding mobilization. Alaska’s defense tied to Kiska Attu Aggatu operations and Allied bombing, with Alaska seen as critical to supplying reinforcements and equipment.
Use Native Materials For Farm Structures
Government limits on material use urge farmers to employ native and local resources such as concrete blocks field stones brick and tile for building poultry houses granaries dairy barns and other farm structures. Unskilled labor can achieve good results with these materials and postwar electric and water facilities can follow. Wood stanchions replace steel and roll roofing offers an affordable temporary covering while avoiding tar or asphalt contact with steel.
Lesson Topics and Scripture Texts
Lesson for October 25 outlines subjects and scriptures selected and used with permission by the International Council of Religious Education. The notice credits the organization and notes copyright usage for the study material.
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International Council of Religious Education
Let judgment run down as waters and righteousness flow
A devotional piece ties maple syrup production to U S tobacco usage and calls for action against liquor. It cites Amos and Ecclesiastes themes, urges leaders to set sobriety examples, and exhorts 65 000 000 church members to live holy lives without compromise or worldliness.
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Peter
America
Amos
Christ
God
Hens Use Body Heat To Warm Large Fowl Houses
Hens maintain a body temperature around 106 degrees Fahrenheit and emit heat that can warm a tightly built, densely stocked poultry house. When crowded to capacity in a well insulated facility the birds' heat may keep the house warm enough to improve comfort and egg production while reducing disease risk.
Make economy sparkle with a playful chair remodel
Ruth Wyeth Spears shows how to enliven a dull home by remaking an old rocker. A saw and wood chisel remove rockers, stuffing from a bolster cushions, ticking and bold chintz revive a seat. The project comes from BOOK 5 offering chairs, end tables, a love seat, hooked rug patterns, and order details.
Lights from tiny grain to giant bulbs study
Pathfinder reports a range of over 900 electric lights from a 0.17 watt grain of wheat lamp to a 50,000 watt bulb. The giant uses about 300,000 times more current, holds 21,000,000 times more tungsten and emits roughly 46,000,000 times more light than the tiny grain lamp.
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Pathfinder
Living Poems About Ferries by Walt Whitman
A short reflection quotes Walt Whitman on ferries as living poems. It emphasizes a lifelong passion for ferries and their steady, inspiring presence as streaming verses in motion.
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Walt Whitman
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