Nation’s resolve drives wartime sacrifice and heroism
A wartime column urges Americans to endure price strains and morals tests as they back troops like Captain Colin Kelly. It recalls unity over luxury, cites brave acts on Bataan and Wake, and notes public figures joining the Navy and Army in service, including John Mason Brown and Zeppo Marx family.
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Pacific
Channel
Bataan
Wake
Colin Kelly
John Mason Brown
Navy
Brown
New Orleans
Zeppo Marx
4 Marxmen
Zeppo
Harpo
Chico
Groucho
Hollywood
Testy generals and famous names in wartime psych evals
A fragmentary archival page lists case notes on Paul Revere Israel Putnam George Washington Ulysses Grant Benedict Arnold and others as examples of psychiatric testing during wartime induction. It argues for careful screening and mentions leadership doubts and personality flaws alongside praise for some.
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Israel Putnam
American Housewife’s War Role Emphasized in Nutrition Guide
Janet Cupner urges housewives to support the war by ensuring proper nutrition, budgeting for foods rich in vitamins and minerals, and using smart refrigeration and preparation. The piece highlights diet importance for families, workers, and soldiers, with practical tips on storage, freezing, and cooking to preserve nutrients.
How to Cook It Improves Vitamin Retention in Vegetables
A Westinghouse program summarized for home cooks shows water heat and air can destroy up to 33.7 percent of vitamins. Use little water and steam, start fast and simmer, cook in covered utensils, do not stir, and choose flat bottom pans for even heat.
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Economics Institute of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Are You a Good Housekeeper Test
A nostalgic household checklist asks if you can answer yes to care for appliances and routines. It covers grease disposal, upholstery repair, toaster crumbs, stain removal, fridge upkeep, faucet replacements, iron upkeep, vacuum bag emptying, safe unplugging, washing machine drainage, and stove spill cleanup.
Inside story on Aleutians Japanese advance and US defense failures
The article argues Japanese success in the Aleutians stemmed from foresight gaps and poor army navy cooperation. It recounts 1941 Navy resistance to an Umnak air base, the Brewster Buckner visit, delays to Dutch Harbor defenses, and the impact of late air protection on Dutch Harbor during the June 1942 attack. It also notes policy clashes and remarks on figures like Henderson and Grillo amid wartime debates.
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Aleutians
Aleutian Islands
Dutch Harbor
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Army
Uminak Island
Senator Brewster
Maine
Truman Committee
Naval Affairs Committee
Alaska
Arthur Wilson
Kodiak
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Ulysses . Grant
West Point
Grant
Tennessee
Buckner
General Buckner
Umnak Island
Brewster
Senate
Umnak
War Department
Frederick J Horne
Kiska Harbor
Luxury or Liberty War Time Dissent and Duty
A Western Newspaper Union editorial argues Americans must sacrifice luxuries to fund war effort. It recalls grandparents living without modern conveniences and urges reducing civilian government spending to finance weapons. Congressman Wadsworth’s proposed one year military training is discussed as a way to prevent class division and prepare for conflict. Buy War Bonds.
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Janet Cupler
Union
Uncle Sam
Waacss
Waacs
United States
Byrd
Brookings Institution
Wadsworth
New York
America
Senate
Congress
Wilson
House
Pearl Harbor
Scrap drives aid war needs by recycling goods
Saving scrap like kitchen grease tin cans and paper helps clothe soldiers and fund war material. Processed grease yields glycerine for TNT shells while waste paper and other items supply shell containers metal for helmets and raincoats and tin from toothpaste tubes supports fighter planes.
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Covilians
Gilbert Gabriel
Gil
Saratoga
David O Selznick
Sam Goldwyn
Sam
Borat
Kellys
Suara
Park
Grove
Paul Revere
George Washington
Benedict Arnold
Merrill Chilcote
WAAC
Alex Severesky
Astun
Ima Dodo
Samson
Washington, D. C
Leon Henderson
OPA
War Patterson
Henderson
Patterson
Frank Grillo
United Rubber Workers
Edgar
Frank Lowe
Helly
Washington
Treasury
de Mure Ann Rutherford
Albuqueque
Wright A. Ease
Iowa
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