Orchard Alarm Clock Rescues Cherry Crop
E. Lee Goldsborough, after an 85 percent crop loss last year from frost, fitted his cherry orchard with a Friez thermostat that alarms at 30 degrees. The system allows workers to start heaters to combat frost, with engineers from Bendix Aviation assisting on a calibrated unit used during bloom.
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Lee Goldsborough
Goldsborough
Friez Instrument Division
Bendix Aviation Corporation
Baltimore
Color Blind Marine Spots Movement That Others Miss
Camp Elliott California Marine Pvt Warren B Garrett may be color blind but his defect aids him. scouts and snipers instructors testify he can spot movement through brush and rough terrain with field glasses, a skill that would fail others yet serves him well in camouflage work.
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Camp Elliott
Calif
Marine Pvt
Warren B. Garrett
Scouts and Snipers School
Garrett
Gay Gadgets for Teens Felt Craft Fashion
A playful guide by Nancy Pepper on teen craft ideas using felt and paper doilies. Tips include butterfly felt decorations, toe trims, sweater patches, pocket purses, embroidered initials, vegetable motif “warsage” pins, and doily crafts for hair, lapels, and room decor.
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Nancy Pepper
Carfare
Warsage
Dee-Vine
Naval recruit balances pushball at Farragut station
Atlas inspired Lloyd C. Russell of Farragut Naval Training Station steadies a heavy pushball during fitness drills. Serving his second enlistment in the navy he previously worked as a ship's cook in 1918. Nine of his nephews are currently in military service.
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Atlas
Lloyd C. Russell
Naval Training Station
Farragut
Idaho
Navy
Slumber party Hair Do Ideas for Girls
Rair Dos suggests simple experimenting with new hairdos for all girl gatherings. Try laced back pin curls with two rows of curls and narrow ribbon woven to resemble eyelets, finishing with a bow at the end.
Tim Salvaged From Cans Helps Fill War Demands
American women can mine tin sufficient for nine submarines a day. Civilians consumed about 29,700,000 cans daily in 1943, while armed forces used roughly three billion cans and will need more in 1944. Paper conservation is crucial, with cans aiding overseas shipment. Concrete figures show paper saves help build battleships and bombs. Consumers can reduce bag use by bringing their own bags and avoiding extra wrapping.
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JA. Stewart
American Can Company
Washington
At. Ir
The Rambling Rhymster Roots and Roots in Home
Verse describes how all living things have roots in grounding places from soil and work to home. The poem contrasts trees flowers and plants with human ties, asserting man’s roots lie in home despite storms and harshness. Batman is noted as having roots in home.
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Lome
Heaven
Fen
Batman
Leatherneck Bath and Dragline Shovel Shower Tank
Lieutenant Arthur Carter, a photographer who shot front line footage of the Cape Gloucester invasion, uses a dragline shovel served as a shower tank aboard Leatherneck forces on New Britain. The improvised setup supports daily duties in the field.
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Arthur Carter
New Britain
Carter
Cape Glousier
Rotation in Victory Gardens for Plant Health
The article urges annual rotation of crops by plant family to curb common diseases and pests. It lists cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage relatives, and tomatoes, eggplant, peppers as examples, and notes seed-borne diseases require clean seed. It suggests planting separated crops each year and notes community plots and home gardens benefit from annuals and simple flowers.
What to Do Ny Phyllis Belmont
Advice for camp followers detailing how to prepare for a military posting. Suggests packing for two seasons, using duffel bags, shopping at the commissary to save on groceries, and carrying traveler’s checks for emergencies. Mentions veterans’ tips and the term “WNU Features.”
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Ron
Blood Donor 141 Times is Acclaimed in Russia
In Moscow the Soviet news agency TASS hailed Yurit Kurshin sky as the world’s champion blood donor with 141 donations totaling over 66 liters. A nurse named Vera Lizaeva ranked second with 12 donations among thousands who give blood for transfusions and plasma.
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Moscow
Tass
Yurit Kurshinsky
Vera Lizaeva
Window Washer Declines Job For Dirt on Windows
In Cleveland a housewife phoned a window washing firm asking if the windows were dirty. The representative interrupted, stating he could not take the job as cleaning dirty windows would take too long, ending the call.
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Cleveland
Painter's Talk Sparks Awkward Exchange at Party
A party scene centers on a watercolorist praised for her work and looks. She attempts conversation with a shy, bashful man who answers with skeptical politeness, hinting at a missed connection as the dialogue falters and ends.
Fragmented wartime classroom banter and guard duty exchanges
A dialogue style excerpt features a captain, rookie, and others debating guard duty, a zos siner joke, and misheard phrases. Snappy lines include threats of hauling away a dead body and a pun about 2 plus 2 equaling 22. The passage blends military routines with humorous misunderstandings.
What Fur Bull Found Two Far From Streetcar
Bull found two blocks from the streetcar yesterday. Joe asks what kind and notes a transfer.
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Bull
Joe
Pigeons Walk Like People Toed Question Sparks Banter
A quip about how pigeons walk when they imitate people toes prompts a playful exchange. Harry asks about extreme temperature, while Jerry notes his feet are cold signaling the chill.
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Harry
Jerry
Silent Bingbe and the New Tenant Dialogue
Puzzle like OCR fragment shows garbled dialogue between characters Silent Bingbe and others. It includes lines about a doctor, a nurse, a wolf, doors, hunger, and a shipwrecked sailor. Narration is fragmented with misread names and phrases, lacking clear narrative.
Fragmented dialogue snippets from a 20th century newspaper page
A collection of overheard lines includes exchanges about names, family visits, baseball positions, and a humorous aside on mornings. The tone mimics casual print captions and comic interludes without a single focused narrative.
Playing the Field Sketch of a Proposal Banter
A couple exchanges a playful, tentative marriage question. He vows to wait for her decision while she suggests visiting Mabel’s until ten. He warns he will ask another if she remains undecided, reflecting a comic, domestic moment.
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Mabel's
Scotchman and Wife Visit Restaurant Joke
The Scotchman and his wife enter a restaurant where they each order four sandwiches. The waiter asks if the man enjoys his meal and he replies he has not tasted it yet, saying he is waiting for his wife to finish with the “false ieesh.”
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Tam
No Ma for Pak ga Bine ees says she’s going
Fragment reads as speech of a heroine urging perseverance with a bold stance. It hints at a challenge, a Bolt like obstacle, and a determined departure. Names, places, or dates are absent or unclear in the readable text.
Fragmentary OCR item about ocean voyage and dialogue
A fragmented OCR line references ailing individuals on a ship and a dialogue about seas and water. It mentions an old lady on board and a man at sea, with unclear context and multiple garbled phrases.
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Ocean
Jabber Sits Brownr What You Think Of
Fragmentary OCR yields a terse line about a person or entity named Jabber and Brownr with a question implied. Details are unclear but suggest a brief exchange or caption. No clear event, date, or location available from readable text.
Fragmentary note hints at a personal scene and confusion
A highly garbled text fragment mentions a mother, a daughter, a young man, and Miss you in the living room. The lines are unclear but imply a domestic moment with several people and a possible missing or misordered phrase. No definite events or dates can be inferred.
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Nicki
Fragmented OCR snippet yields unclear headline
The readable text is fragmentary and lacks coherent events or names. No clear person, organization, or location can be identified to form a concrete news item or summary.
Fragments of a Conversation in a Bustling Page
A jagged excerpt shows voices hurrying through a crowded scene. The dialogue mentions difficulty and effort, with casual slang and interrupted phrases suggesting a lively street or train station moment.
Refrain interrupts fan song during performance
A concert moment stalled when the music paused at the cue labeled Refrain, causing a brief halt as performers regrouped. The audience remained quiet, with musicians adjusting stands and timing before continuing the set.
Definitely dack-Whats censor Mac-That s a person
Definitely dack What s censor Mac That s a person who slicks his no s into other people s busi ness Absolete Proof Jack Did you know peanuts were fattening Mac Sure Look at an elephant No Doubt Harry Where ve you been Jerry To the cemetery Harry Someore dead Jerry Ali af ern
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Dack
Mac
Jack
Harry
Jerry
Ali
Promoting Business Prompt Ends In A Measles Debate
Mrs Brown questions overcharge for tending Junior with measles. Doctor insists five calls were made and notes Junior may have spread illness to the school. Stranger exchanges greet as the local trend prompts a call for aid.
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