Victory Farm Volunteers Prove Helpful To Farmers
Washington dispatch surveys the Victory Farm Volunteers under the Crop Corps as 700,000 youths assisted farms in 1940 to 1943. The effort, led by State Extension services and local supervisors, placed city youths with rural families, many staying through winter and forming bonds with communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Victory Farm Volunteers
U. S. Crop Corps
Federal Extension Service
War Food Administration
State Extension Service
Victory Farm
The Star of Bethlehem a Mystery to Science
The article surveys theories about the Star of Bethlehem, from Kepler’s planetary conjunction to comets and novas, noting that while scientists doubt a natural explanation, many still view the star as a miraculous sign marking Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem. It names Magi Kaspar Melchior Balthasar and details their journey, gifts, and the enduring mystery.
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Matthew
Bethlehem
Christ
Johann Kepler
B. C
Kepler
Bethléhem
Ideler
Berlin
R. A. Proctor
Josephus
Galileo
Judea
Adler Planetarium
Chicago
Three
East
Chaldea
Persia
Arabia
Bede
Kaspar
Melchior
Balthasar
Star of
Christmas carol praise for Bethlehem’s manger and star
A poem reflecting on the Christmas story with the Bethlehem manger as the kingly center guided by a star. The verse celebrates a global spread of the Christmas song and the birth of Jesus as savior and king.
Doctors set up health dispensary for rubber region workers
In Madre de Dios Peru, doctors using U S Rubber Development cargo flights into the Andes establish a health dispensary aiding rubber industry workers. The Cuna tribe of Panama pledges to fight with the Allies and gather rubber. Daily fuel shipments totaling fifty million gallons flow to the front.
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Madre de Dios
Peru
Andes
United States Rubber Development Corporation
Panama
War Talk Shows Clash Over Liberty Unity And Policy
A wartime column contrasts factions praising liberty with critics of manpower increases. It notes Pacific battles at Tarawa, emphasizes Allied unity against fascism, and condemns isolationists while urging continued support for demobilized soldier programs and price controls to protect American security.
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War Department
Robert P. Patterson
Robert E. Raleigh
International Association of Chiefs of Police
National Safety Council
Pacific
Tarawa
Congress
Sewing Book 10 Offers Slip Covers for Living Room Chairs
Readers learn detailed directions to tailor living room chair slip covers in Sewing Book 10. Price listed as 15 cents. Send your order to place requests.
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Washington Digest
Victory
Baukhage
WNU Service
Union Trust Building
Washington, D. C
Crop Corps
Guernsey
Misfits
National Highway Users Conference
Federal Works Agency
Public Roads Administration
Stewart
Tennessee
Jesus
Herod
Jerusalem
Saping
Eiden Berod
Berod
Tse
Mattheo
Cunningham
Orient
Evangel
Josian Gilbert Holland
Eer Sy
Bankhage
WNN
America
Uncle Sam
Argentina
Germany
United Nations
Washington
American
Hitler
London
Wendell Willkie
Mr. W
Armstrong
Vacy
Ruth Wyeth
Spears
Bedford Hills
New York
West Broadway
Salt Lake
Amazon Valley
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