New Invention Makes Sea Water Drinkable in Navy Method
Navy researchers at Bethesda unveil a compact chemical desalination process for sea water using four plastic bags and two chemicals. The method aims to produce salt free drinkable water aboard rubber life rafts, with filtration and temperature resistant components designed for emergency on seas.
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Davy Jones
Naval Medical Research Institute
Bethesda
Maryland
Adm
Ross TF
Melnure
Navy
New Method Aids Sea Victims With Seawater Salt Removal
Lieut Claire Spearman and Lieut William Consolazio led a naval medical institute team in a new process to remove sodium salts from seawater to supply drinkable water for shipwreck survivors. The project involved lab work by institute staff and highlighted backgrounds of Spearman a former Auburn resident and former physiology assistant professor at MCV Virginia, and Consolazio a Tufts and Harvard educated Boston native.
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Calif
Spearman
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Naval Reserve
University of California
Consolazio
Boston
Tufts College
Harvard University
Minute Makeup Ups By Gabrielle Serene Features
The piece outlines cosmetic steps and tips from Gabrielle Serene about lipstick removal and reuse. It notes melting products, transferring to a pot, and applying with a brush to lips and cheeks. It closes with a remark on conservation in beauty and credits Ledgers Syndicate WNU Features.
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Ledgers Syndicate
WNU
Fun Relay Ideas For Family Backyard Games
A Western Newspaper Union release lists varied relay games for children during summer. Activities include single runner relays with walking, hopping, skipping, and unique obstacles like elephant walk crab walk and crooked walks, plus zigzag, leapfrog, and over under challenges for eight players in a line.
Training the Army Air Forces Power Plant Men
Minor miracles of mechanics bloom in the mechanical war as soldiers in the Advanced Power Plant course learn to assemble and overhaul complete airplane engines from wreckage. At first echelon line work, then second-echelon with mobile tools, students tear down engines, study points of interest, and reassemble units ready for flight testing.
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Army Air Forces
Army Air Forces Technical Training Command
Sis
Stmy
Union
What Is Da By PHYLLIS BELMONT
A light instructional note suggests canoe picnics and hikes as alternatives during rationing era. It recommends planning trips to the river lake or stream, packing essential eating utensils, and arriving with a definite destination to enjoy sandwiches and cakes.
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What Is da
Phyllis Belmont
Trequert
Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Centenary of Grieg Inspires Norwegians Against Axis Tyranny
A centennial note on Edvard Grieg born in Bergen a hundred years ago praising his music as a beacon for a free Norway. American and international conductors and musicians join in homage as Grieg's works echo in Norwegian underground efforts and the merchant fleet.
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Bergen
Norway
Edvard Grieg
Walter Damrosch
Serge Koussevitsky
Albert Spalding
Helen ‘Traubel
Leopold Stokowski
Howard Barlow
Charles Wakefield Cadman
Gries
Grieg
den Norske
Two Pockets and a Pocket Knife Joke
A manager discovers he forgot his pen knife at home and asks staff for a borrow. The office boy pulls from his pocket a battered smile and explains his wages are too low to afford a proper knife. The scene ends with the manager admiring the boy's wit.
Our Boarding House Rent Question Gets a Laugh
Moe jokes that rent demand comes twice daily as the boarder in Joe’s house asks about current charges. The exchange captures the comic setup of daily living and the humorous take on escalating costs.
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Joe
Moe
Trial and Error in Suburban House Construction
A fragmented dialogue notes Fadly living in the suburbs and ongoing house construction. Shear questions progress while corrections occur weekly. When finished, the home is described as a sort of house of correction, reflecting the joking tone of the exchange.
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Hmi
House of Correction
Come Again Opinion Exchange at Story's Edge
A writer asks for an honest critique of a tale, while an editor deems it lacking value. The dialogue reveals a push and pull between ambition and judgment as they navigate how to salvage or shelve the work.
Requested Transfer First Louie How
Dialogue style snippet shows soldiers and civilians bantering about plans money and gas meters. Characters Louie Bilk Mary Joe Smith Jones Brown Jerry Tommy and Billy exchange quips revealing a wartime air force setting with casual humor and curt threats.
Fragmented Comedy Dialogue Nonsense Skits
A muddled newspaper fragment presents quick back and forth lines with names like Bobby Dad Joe Bill and Will. It features playful exchanges about suits grafting medicine college sugar and a joke about pie and apples. The piece reads as a quirky editorial humor bit with clipped exchanges and mishearings.
Lesson on golf folly at Mudtown tee
Two men at Mudtown course tee off on the first hole. One slices into a tree and catches the ball as it bounds back, asking what to do next. The other calmly advises to tee it up again and put your hands in your pockets.
Nightly Domestic Puzzle in a Saucy Exchange
A fragmented home scene shows Mrs. Jones on the phone asking for a loan while baking. Mae teases a recipe mix of sugar, butter, soda, and cake pans. Mrs. Jones jokes about a downstairs kiss with the maid, while Mrs. Smith questions propriety.
Praise to the Lord and the church building task
A fragmentary note recalls a reply about contributing to the Lord’s work. The speaker affirms willingness to help with church construction, acknowledging an obligation yet expressing faith and commitment. The text is incomplete and lacks clear dates or names.
Hunters meet barefoot youths in woods on strange questions
A wandering group of hunters encounters two small barefoot children who ask odd questions about kissing and a desire to be taught by Adida and a tourist observer. The exchange reveals confusion and a playful, surreal mood in a wooded setting.
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Bey
Girdle and Corset Mixed Up in Odd House Banter
In a mangled exchange, Smith requests a corset for his wife, jokes fly about deserving rheum, and a haunted house tale prompts ribbing among a group. Gags center on misheard phrases and comic bravado as night chats drift through oddities and humor.
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Western Newspaper Union
America In Action
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Poe Oooo
Orians
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Airforce
Cavalry
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Smith — Jones
Rou
Brown
Jerry
Ang
Tmitiel
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Editorial Pan
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Smith
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Ems
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