Household Tips From The Past On Cleaning And Care
Old Turkish towels make fine fillers for potholders. Never clean a toaster until it's cool and the cold is disconnected. Rinse milky dishes in clear cold water before washing them in warm soapy water. Three or four thicknesses of gauze around the edge with crochet cotton make face cloths. Check movements in sweeping and eliminate unnecessary steps. Make a clean sweep in one spot before moving on to the next. To soften hard brown sugar, warm in a 250 degree oven inside a sprinkled brown paper bag for 10 minutes. Lace gloves laundered with a light starch gain body. Press with a warm iron and ensure air between bowls and containers in the refrigerator. To keep a picture straight form a loop in the wire before hanging. Hang bright metal cookware with colored handles to liven the kitchen and display dishes in open cupboards.
Costliest Highway Uses Gold Ore Road Surface
Engineers laid a highway surface on a South Pacific island using rock that contained a million dollars worth of gold ore. The material appeared normal to the crew, masking its value as a costly construction choice.
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South Pacific Island
Hollywood Stars and Soldiers Share Spotlight in 1940s News
A montage of industry notes highlights actors like Bob Walker and Van Johnson tied to military service, Keenan Wynn near induction, Tommy Dorsey staring in a musical for United Artists, and Kenny Gardner earning the Bronze Star with Patton's Third Army. Also mentions Lana Turner myth, Jane Russell fashion prep, Shirley Temple hospital tours, and Laraine Day collecting 16mm films. Government agencies feed Now It Can Be Told on Mutual.
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Obert Walker
Keenan Wynn
M-G-M
Corporal Hargrove
Wynn
Walker
Bob
van Johnson
Kenny Gardner
Guy Lombardo
Armed Forces
Kenny
Elaime Lombardo
Guy
Patton
Third Army
Hollywood High School
Lana Turner
Ann Sheridan
Dallas News
Annie
Bette Davis
Ida Lupino
Jennifer Jones
Vitamin Enriched Pork Feasible Says W J Dryden
Research at Washington State Experiment Station shows thiamin B1 enrichment in pork through specific feeds. Cull peas used in hog diets raise pork thiamin levels, with hams and loins highest in thiamin and liver highest in riboflavin. Potential niche markets could target hospitals and health-conscious buyers.
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W. J. Dryden
Washington State Experiment Station
United States
Jeeps for Farming Prove Superior in Tests
In tests at state colleges private farms and a factory the postwar jeep outperformed the military jeep in most operations. The new vehicle can serve as a light truck or tractor, handling delivery, plowing, discing, drilling, logging, harrowing and general farm transportation duties.
Preventing Odors and Garlic Taste in Milk
Advice on avoiding garlic or onion flavor in milk with grazing, feeding, and timing steps. Clip tops before pasture height, graze lightly, rotate cows after milking, give dry roughage, keep cows outside until milking, and cool milk promptly.
Good Sheep Pastures Guide Sheep Ration Advice
Good Sheep Pastures Make good pastures the basis of the ration for all classes of sheep. Healthy sheep grazing legume pastures with salt and water require no other feed. Pasture season extended by wheat or rye. If legume roughages are not used, feed protein concentrates and extra calcium. Soybean oil meal and limestone aid fattening lambs on corn silage.
Improved Uniform International Sunday Lesson Preview
Harold L. Lundquist of Moody Bible Institute writes a Sunday school lesson for Improved Uniform International. The piece outlines themes and guidance for weekly spiritual instruction.
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Harold L. Lundquist, DD
The
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Isaac’s Peaceful Path in War Torn Times
Isaac in Genesis 26 navigates famine and Philistine envy to find peace through faith. He yields rights when needed, earns allies by patience, and digs new wells at Beersheba, confirming God’s blessing and the gospel’s power to transform conflict into covenant.
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God
Christ
Isaac
Abraham
Eve Long
Canaan
Beersheba
Sewing CirclePatterns Gay Jumper No 1274 for sizes 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sewing pattern instruction notes a snug waisted jumper in bias fit for sizes 3 through 8 years with size 4 details. Requires 133 yards of 36 or 39 inch material for the jumper 144 yards for the blouse and 1 yard of rib for racing, with order to be sent.
Bloodless Bullfights Practiced in Portugal Described
Collier's notes that Portuguese bullfights avoid bloodshed as bulls are not killed and horns paddled. The ten minute event irritates the bull with darts in the neck until he charges, then six trained cows enter to calm him and guide him from the arena.
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Portugal
Collier’s
Brothers Reunite Ends With Silent Confrontation
A neighbor urged Sylvester to greet his estranged brother John after ten years apart. As John approached, Sylvester coldly accused him of stealing an iron bar, prompting John to pass without a word while Sylvester boasted the plan proved he would not speak.
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John
Sylvester
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Lydia BE
Pinkham
Tryt
Lydia E. Pinkhams
Wnu
Naggin
Doan
Virginia Vale
Johnson
Tommy Dorsey
Brother
United Artists
Dorsey
Jane Russell
Hunt Stromberg
Jane
Oregon
Westlake School For Girls
Shirley Temple
Pacific Northwest
Laraine Day
Hollywood
Cary Grant
Deanna Durbin
Lou Costello
Alice Faye
Mutual
Dan Seymour
Eileen Farrell
South America
Ralph Bell
Stoch
Prof
Broadway
Bertram
Trudy Erwin
Dick Powell
International Council of Religious Education
Israel
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Londonderry
Howard
San Francisco
Calif
Eveready
National Carbon Company, Inc
Schimmel
Saent Wanaser
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