Infantrymen Hold Vital Spot In America's Modern Army
A 6,000-mile tour shows U S infantry shifting to a streamlined motorized triangular division structure. Fort Sam Houston and Fort Benning host the Second and Fourth divisions with 2,600 motor vehicles and 1,300 trucks. The unit blends infantry with its own artillery, engineers, medical, and communications, and integrates air support and new blitz forces for rapid transit and assault.
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America
Ralph D. G. Newman
Union
New York
Earth
U. S. Army
U. S
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
War Department
John J. Pershing
H. J. Brees
Third Army
Fort Benning
Lloyd R. Fredendall
First Armored
J. D. Motyl
Ninety-seventh
Georgia
Benning
Motyl
Chemical Warfare Service
U S Scientists Develop Automatic Weather Stations
U S scientists report automatic weather stations capable of unattended operation for months at isolated sites. Developed by the navy aerologists and the National Bureau of Standards, the system transmits data on barometric pressure temperature humidity wind and rainfall and possibly more factors.
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U. S
Washington
U. S Department of Commerce
Aerological Division
Bureau of Aeronautics
Navy Department
Navy Aerologists
National Bureau of Standards
Department of Commerce
Ancient Disease Stull Threatens Men and Livestock
Ancient disease anthrax poses ongoing threat to humans and livestock across America. Roots traced to skins and soil, with outbreaks from Mississippi delta to Dakotas and California to the Southeast. Early diagnosis saves lives. areas remain under vigilant monitoring by farmers and veterinarians.
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America
American Foundation For Animal Health
Mississippi Delta
Dakotas
California
Atlantic States
Washington Ship Premiums to Japan and Axis Funds Debate
U S government pays war risk insurance on the S S America aiding Japan while Axis funds remain unfrozen in the United States. Hull and Jones clash over allowing Axis spending as Germany and Italy profit from patents and currency transfers. Food aid plans for Britain use vast U S allocations, with details on dehydrated soup and canned goods. FDR allies and LaGuardia politics touch Civil Defense plans.
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United States
S.S. America
U. S
Justice Department
Knox
Germany
Japan
U.S. A
Congress
Maritime Commission
Commission
Hull
Jesse Jones
France
Norway
Denmark
Belgium
Holland
Greece
New Orleans
Mexico
Buenos Aires
Vladivostok
Britain
Atlantic
Nelson Rockefeller
South America
Douglas Fairbanks
Franklin Roosevelt Jr
Fairbanks
LaGuardia
FDR
Civil Defense Commission
General Knowledge Quiz with Surprising Answers
A playful Q and A sets out six questions on reptiles flags geography language and marriage laws. Answers reveal alligators sprint at speed Lake Titicaca is the world’s highest navigable lake Guern England marriages must be performed between 8 am and 6 pm A tympanist is a drummer and in the southern states Portuguese Italian and German are commonly spoken.
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England
Brazil
Paraguay
Lithuania
Yemen
Arabia
Lake Titicaca
Bolivia
Slipcover Tricks Transform Home Furnishings in New Ideas 4
Ruth Wyeth Spears presents slip cover ideas to revitalize chairs tables lamps and more using chintz fabrics. A removable top for a camp stool converts it into a coffee table with folded storage and coordinated fringe, with notes on reusing old pieces and ordering Book 7 for additional home making projects.
Ruth Wyeth Spears Book Order Notice
Drawer 10 Bedford Hill New York asks readers to enclose 10 cents per book ordered and provide name and address for delivery.
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Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hill
New York
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Europe
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Moses
Holy Land
Siberia
South Africa
Washington, D. C
Streamlined Foods
Merry
Ruth Wyeth
Spears
Cubilal Ld
Firestone Tire Sale
Firestone
Fetime
Richard Crooks
Margaret Speaks
Firestone Symphony Orchestra
Alfred Watlenstein
N. 8. G. Red
Firestone Bealer
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