Push for Draft as Army Recruitment Misses Mark
The article argues for extending selective service amid a faltering recruitment campaign. It notes 320,251 recruits so far and declining enlistments from November through February, with reforms including hearings, civilian legal review, and a 20 percent pay raise to improve barracks life and meet mechanized warfare needs. It also covers public opinion polls favoring military training and a report on German beer brewing policies in the Allied zones.
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Bounding Main
War Department
America
American Bar Association
Patterson
United States
United Nations Organization
Thes
National Opinion Research Center
University of Denver
NORC
Uncle Sam
Germany
Berlin
Five New Members Elected to Champion Farmers Association
Five farmers from across the nation join the Champion Farmers Association of America. William F. Renk of Sun Prairie Wisconsin J D McGee of Morgan Georgia Thomas J Pearsall of Rocky Mount North Carolina and camera shy William Gehring of Rensselaer Indiana are named for their progressive farming feats. Gehring grows mint potatoes onions and corn on 4000 acres with high yields and a $500000 mint sale last year.
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Champion Farmers Association of America
America
William F. Renk
Sun Prairie
Wis
J. D. McGee
Morgan, Ga
Thomas J. Pearsall
Rocky Mount
N. C
William Gehring
Rensselaer
Ind
Bill
C.F.A
Firestone
Indiana
William Renk
Renks
J. D
McGee
Peanut Growers’ Association
Congress
Speed Richards
William Richards
Providence
R. I
Richards
Governor's Advisory Council On Agriculture
Boston Market Garden Association
Town Finance Committee
Extension Megetable Committee
Farm Bureau
Braswell Farms
N C
Agricultural Foundation, Inc
North Carolina State College
Tom
United States
New England
Mississippi Valley
North
South
Georgia Boy Hodges rises from private to four star general
Born 1887 in Perry Georgia Courtney Hicks Hodges joined the army as an infantry private after leaving West Point. He served in World War I and commanded at Fort Benning later becoming chief of infantry and First Army commander in the European theater. Hodges led the Third Army across France and into Germany and Normandy invasion participation, earning the Distinguished Service Cross and Silver Star. He commanded the First Army at Fort Bragg and is celebrated as a model path from private to four star general.
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Washington
Perry
Houston Home Journal
Perry Rifles
Hodges
West Point
United States Military Academy
Eeneree
Pershing
France
Luxembourg
Germany
Fort Benning
X Army Corps
Third Army
Fort Sam_Houston
Texas
First Army
Omar N Bradley
Normandy
Cherbourg
St. Lo
Paris
Napoleon
Rhine River
Hurtgen Forest
Fort Bragg
N. C
Courtney Hicks Hodges
America
Barbs reflect satire on Russia Iran sunspots and communism
Bankhage channels a witty letter critiquing Russia versus Iran with an ark joke about shoving. He muses on solar disturbances as a cosmic warning about atomic folly. A clipped 1620 English remark defines a Communist as an idle or bungling seeker of equal shares of unequal earnings.
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Russia
Iran
The
Ark
Returned Veterans Are Good University Students
In Boulder Colorado veterans returning from war adapt well to campus life at the University of Colorado. Director W C Toepelman reports 838 veterans registered for credit under the G I Bill in the November 1945 term with 52 dropping out due to illness poor progress nervousness or re enlistment or work. Some married veterans left housing unavailable. About 55 took refresher courses without credit before re enrolling for credit.
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Boulder
Colo
W. C. Toepelman
Colorado University
C. U
G.I
Toepelman
Pte
Lydia FE
Pinkham’s
Pinkham
Wayih
New York as Living Exhibit of United Nations Ideals
The article extols New York as a 20th century monument to democracy and unity among diverse nationalities and faiths. It argues the city embodies UN ideals and proves diverse populations can coexist, noting its global character and cultural landmarks such as historically inspired London style eateries along Thames Street.
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New York
United States
United Nations
A Table Without 2% Nails or Screws
Instructions describe building a coffee table from three sheets of plywood with straight saw cuts. The article references Books 9 and 10 for frame making and upholstery details and notes an iron cot with a slip covered frame. Readers can order by sending name and address with 15 cents per book to cover costs.
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Ett UW
Multicultural Tapestry Flourishes in New York Quarters
The piece highlights diverse immigrant enclaves in New York City including French, Hindu, Persian, Mexican Indian, Korean, Estonian, Norwegian, Armenian, Czech Slovak, Latin American, Chinese, Syrian, Greek and Italian communities. It notes mosques, churches, shops, festivals, languages, costumes, and lively ethnic nightlife shaping a vibrant urban mosaic.
Eyes that operate separately like robins and fish hawks
A compact note explains that robins can move each eye independently to scan above and below, while fish hawks have eyes that function like telescopes. The description mentions buzzards and angles in a brief, exploratory mood.
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National Opinion Research Center of
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Union
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Champion Farmers Association
W. J. Dryden
WIN Farm
William F. Rene
Renk
Wisconsin
Wilbur
Walter
Robert
Pearsall
M. C. Braswell Company
Tom Pearsall
Cape Cod
Forestdale
Mass
Boston
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Georgia Boy
Buck
Gen
Courtney H. Hodges
Bankhage
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United Nations of
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Thames Street
London
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Brooklyn
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Czechoslovakia
Chinatown
Asia
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Little Italy
Ruth Wyeth
Bedford Hills
Niles
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West Broadway
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Utah
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Photo Services, Inc
Market St
San Francisco
Calif
U. S
Enema
Ritchie Hatchery
Heber
Colorado
Denver
Cole
Lake Mead Plant Farms
Overton
Nevada
U.S
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Wien
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