Fall gardening tips for hardy vegetables and winter prep
The article urges planting hardy crops such as beets collards kale lettuce mustard spinach and turnips in August through October for continued harvest. It advises starting compost piles planning next year’s garden spading early beds sowing winter cover crops and ensuring proper storage for surplus root crops while burning diseased residue and evaluating past seasons to guide future plantings.
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Agricultural College
Iowa Boy Who Led Youths Army Now Fights Japs
Clinton residents learned Col. Russell W. Volckmann, once missing since 1942, is alive and leads Filipino guerrillas in Luzon. He rose from major to full colonel and earned the Distinguished Service Cross. He and another Clinton native, Sgt. Joseph W. Donahey, helped harass Japanese forces and clear Ilocos Norte of 2,000 square miles. His story links boyhood drills to wartime guerrilla fighting under MacArthur.
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Clinton
Iowa
Russell W. Volckmann
War Department
Luzon
Chicago Tribune
MacArthur
Volckmann
Bataan
William J. C. Volckmann
Nancy
Russell Jr
Arlington
Mississippi River
Yamashita
Ilocos Norte
Voleckmann
Joseph W. Donahey
Donahey
Corajon
Mix-up in Mail Triggers Witty War Time Notes
Fort Lewis, Washington. A soldier, late with two overdue letters, writes a six page epistle to his sweetheart and a family note about a birthday and funds. The family reply is terse, We didn't know you really cared. The girlfriend asks how long since I’ve financed other girls’ birthdays.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
Yanks on Observer Duty Bail Out 20 Nazis Surrender
Lt William Emerick of North Collins New York piloted a Piper Cub for Capt James E Mahan of Chickasha Oklahoma. They were attacked by German fighters and bailed out. After landing they found 20 German soldiers awaiting surrender.
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U. S. 9Th Army
William Emerick
North Collins
N. Y
James E. Mahan
Chickasha
Okla
Sleep Technique Almost Costs Life of Official
San Francisco city administrative officer Thomas Brooks slept through a house fire as his reflexes trained to a 10 bell alarm almost cost him his life. Firefighters rescued him from his burning apartment after the alarm sounded.
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San Francisco
Thomas Brooks
Fire Department
Brooks
Tennis Dominates as World Sport in International Reach
A leading tennis statistician argues tennis outpaces golf and other sports in global scale. He notes 59 nations in the International Lawn Tennis Association before World War II, each with its own governing body, and credits Dwight Davis and George Herbert Walker for shaping tennis and golf on the international map.
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Europe
South Pacific
International Lawn Tennis Association
U. S
Kenya
China
Dwight Davis
St. Louis
George Herbert Walker
Bert Walker
Tennis vs Golf: An American Debate on Spectators and Play
A tennis expert argues tennis drives more players than golf and uses far less space. He notes 14 800 municipal tennis courts, 706 USTA members, and 40 000 000 world players, asserting tennis is an international, low‑space sport with global reach.
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U. S
New York
U.S.S.T.A
United States
The Best Golf Swing by Craig Wood
Craig Wood reopens a debate on golf swing theory. He argues that leaders achieve record scores by using a squared-face on the back swing and maintaining it through the downswing. He says this reduces pivot and body turn while increasing hand control.
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Craig Wood
Prisoner Fails Escape In Narrow Jail Hatch
In Russell Kansas a prisoner attempting to break jail wedged himself in a nine inch opening. Authorities said the tight fit was his own fault and a blow torch was needed to free him.
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Russell
Kans
Russell County
Yanks Adapt German Tube With American Tech Prowess
In World War II theaters the German retreat from France and Belgium left a Siemens Halske vacuum tube behind. Americans copied it, designing an American replacement at Bell Labs. Western Electric and Westinghouse manufactured the parts, delivering tube replacements within weeks and restoring German telephone service. Dr. Vannevar Bush praised the teams for a record-breaking performance.
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Washington
France
Belgium
Siemens Halske
United States
Office of Scientific Research and Development
Bell Laboratories
Europe
Western Electric Tube Company
Westinghouse Company
Vannevar Bush
Big George Remains as War Horse to the End
A war horse named George served 14 years with the cavalry and guided by Col. Thomas Tipton Thornburgh. After Thornburgh fell in action, George trotted through maneuvers until a sudden heart attack killed him as cavalrymen arrived in the field.
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Big George
Kansas City
George
Thomas Tipton Thornburgh
West Point
Thornburgh
Duel Called Off Over Disputed Insult In Argentina
In Buenos Aires the duel between Cesar Ameghino, 73, Argentina finance and foreign minister, and Matias Rodriguez, a young army colonel, was canceled after seconds disagreed on the insult. Rodriguez alleged Ameghino trafficked as a lawyer through cabinet influence, while Rodriguez spoke as committee head probing irregularities of past administrations.
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Buenos Aires
Cesar Ameghino
Argentina
Matias Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Ameghino
Seized German Owner Stabs U S Soldier in Oppenhausen
A 10 year old German, angered by requisition of his home at Oppenhausen, stabbed an American soldier of the 90th Division in the chest. The wounded man, a switchboard operator, is in serious condition. The German, Anton Kopp, is held for theft. Capt. Zinn B. Garrett said the mayor called the stabbing the act of a deranged man.
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Germany
Oppenhausen
Anton Kopp
Zinn B. Garrett
Dallas
Texas
Simple Two-Piecer and Dainty Party Frock Ad
Bright checked or striped fabrics with bold trim from Pattern No. 1319 for sizes 12 through 20. Also introducing Pattern No. 1350 a dainty party frock with floral print for ages 2 to 6 and ruffling trim requiring fabric and yardage specified.
Kitchen Tips From Everyday Foods And Tools
Ground raw potato can stretch meat by adding to meat balls and hamburgers. Keep pliers in the kitchen for many tasks like lifting lids and pots, removing fish fins, and opening bottles. A pinch of salt with tart berries like cranberries or gooseberries reduces the sugar needed and enhances flavor.
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