Waste Acres Offer Opportunity to Grow Needed Food
War shortages have spurred the idea of underwater ponds or aquatic gardens in waste lands. Fertilized ponds yield 200 to 400 pounds of edible fish per watery acre yearly, with algae feeding tiny animals and water insects, then small fish, then large fish. The plan uses farm ponds to supplement meat and realigns with victory garden concepts, requiring only basic pool construction and fertilizing. experts say 100,000,000 pounds plus could be produced nationwide to aid war production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Soil
Conservation Service
What to Do By Peyllis Selmont
Advice from Peyllis Selmont on proper conduct: greet an older woman politely, offer her a seat or a comfortable place, and assist with a chair or hair if needed. Emphasizes courteous, voluntary actions in home or public settings like trolley cars, reflecting standard propriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peyllis Selmont
Ledger Syndicate
WNG
Soldier Pershing Chesser Demonstrates Sewing Strategy
Pfc. John J. Pershing Chesser, named after Gen John J. Pershing, attends an Army Air Forces instrument instructors school in Texas and demonstrates his sewing strategy as part of training.
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General
Gen
John J. Pershing
Army Air Forces Instrument Instructors
Texas
Pfc
John J. Pershing Chesser
Through the Looking Glass party games and invites
A nostalgic set of family party ideas from Wester News about a Through the Looking Glass theme. It outlines invitations on rough edged paper, Looking Glass creatures, and signatures written backwards plus a White Knight puzzle with bean guesses, Wonderland Flower Garden, and crowd games for a large family gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Looking Glass
Looking Glass Land
White Knight
The Airman's Prayer Poem by Sergeant Hush Brose
A poem from Royal Australian Air Force Sergeant Hush Brose, widely acclaimed, notes a missing in action poster for Sergeant Brodie. The prayer seeks divine presence at the moment of death, asking for guidance in dying and for no desire for personal victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hush Brose
Royal Australian Air Force
Brodie
Marines Celebrate Modern Mess Food At Parris Island
United States marines are praised as the best fed fighting men with superior chow. A sample Sunday menu at Parris Island shows breakfast with cream potatoes and eggs, bacon, toast, coffee and fruit, while Quantico lists roast turkey and gravy, mashed potatoes, beans, salad, bread and ice cream. A typical Sunday evening includes cold cuts, beans, cheese, bread, doughnuts and coffee. The article notes meals are designed to meet vitamin and calorie needs for their work and remain consistent with providers back home. Released by Western Newspaper Union.
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United States
Parris Island
S. Crartmeal
Quantico
Union
British Ferret Out Axis Arms Secrets
Cairo Egypt reports British intelligence accurately anticipated German tank designs long before battlefield use. Allies tracked a Mark VI and later the 60 ton Tigers, reallocating armor and anti tank defenses. A Mark IV captured near Suez was raised onto a liner using a crane by Maj Davis and crew to bring it ashore.
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Cairo
Egypt
Umiddle
Egyp
Minute Make Ups By Gabrielle
There is a caution about lipstick and cosmetic packaging as metal cases may vanish after current supplies run out. Consumers are urged to save lipstick cases and beauty cases as future purchases may be limited to refills only.
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Gabrielle
Ledger Syndicate
WNU Features
Jumping Joshua Wins High Jump at Penn Relay Games
Corporal Joshua Williamson of Camp Pickett clears six feet six and three eighths inches to win the high jump at Franklin Field during the University of Pennsylvania relay games in Philadelphia. His prior record was six feet five inches set at the National A A U meet in Bridgeton New Jersey on July 11, 1942.
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Joshua Williamson
Camp Pickett
Franklin Field
Philadelphia
Williamson
Bridgeton
N. J
Admirals or Andials Test Leads to Punny Moment
A navy hopeful undergoes a general knowledge exam before a board of admirals. When asked what kind of animals eat grass the candidate stays silent. After a repetition the man finally blurts Animals and realizes the mix up with admiral examiners.
Wise Fly and Jackass Jape in Horse Ring Quip
A playful exchange centers on a buzzing horsefly and a kept joke about being a jackass. The dialogue riffs on a horse fable style banter with puns and verbal back-and-forth.
Alarm Clock Message From Porter Boss
The excerpt shows a passenger porter telling a boss to be called at five o'clock and noting a button that should summon them when pressed. The style reflects dialect speech and informal instruction about using the call button.
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Porter
Porter—Yassub
Bumper Crop Yields Noted in Victory Garden Evidence
Report from a local garden effort notes numerous finds including ears of corn and various poultry remains. Plymouth Rocks and Leghorns appear among the birds, with a focus on pullout crops and common garden harvest items observed by volunteers.
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Victory Garden
Plymouth Rocks
Fragmented overheard chatter on science and gender
An OCR fragment captures disjointed remarks about a miner, a metal expert, and a mock critique of women and wealth. The text is garbled with names like Jones and Smith and includes unclear phrases about minerals and gold digging.
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Jones
Bill
Smith—A
Bis
Alphabet Soup Code and Varied Bets Amid Drops
A fragmented note discusses coded alphabets and betting lines with dropped letters and mixed capitalization. It hints at playful word puzzles and cryptic phrases without clear context or a central event.
Ambiguous OCR Snippet Describes Delegates and Paper Terms
Fragmentary text shows a judge named Rasius Yassah explaining a phrase about Tan attending a convention as a delegate. It references a father and son dialogue with questions about meaning and paper wording.
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Son
Tan
Vention
Pop
Undefined Oceanic Mentions and Self Helper Dialog
A fragmentary dialogue reflects a naval setting with references to admirals and an exchange between a son and father about optimism. The text includes garbled names and phrases like Ensign pardon and Top Agent and centers on a humorous or didactic interaction about perspective and self reliance.
Dreaming of Money and Wives in a Family Talk
A humorous stripped dialogue shows a detective father accusing his sons of taking money, while the mother deflects. The exchange includes a line about money left behind and a whimsical dream about marrying a millionaire. Mr Smith and Mr Jones add lighthearted contrast about dreams and marriages.
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Mr. Smith
Mr. Jones
No Hurry A Wealthy Merchant Commissioned Portrait
A wealthy merchant hired an artist to paint his doorway with the owner in view. The finished work lacked the merchant in the scene. The merchant asked where he appeared, the artist insisted it was a joke, and they argued about who would be paid while waiting.
Delicate Hint Jones Faces Strain Over Music Lessons
Rumors swirl as Jones and associates clash over ongoing music lessons. A note from the Whites accompanied an axe sent to test a point, sparking questions about motive and the state of relations among the parties.
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Delicate Hint Jones
Selfmade men and an unseen swim lesson tale
A fragment recalls self made men who claim nothing is impossible and a question about learning to swim, hinting at a narrator or character named Reard tom and a missing resolution to whether he learned to swim.
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Iteamless
Tom
Inn
Unclear fragment yields limited historic note
The readable content is garbled and offers no verifiable names, places, dates, or events to summarize into a coherent historical item. No facts to anchor a proper card.
Old and No-Good Diner Order Sparks Confusion
A terse OCR fragment hints at a diner order involving chicken and a stray note about home. No clear names, dates, or places are readable to establish specifics. The readable bits suggest a messy order entry or transcription artifact rather than a complete news item.
Fragments describe odd insect and school song phrases
Unclear OCR fragment mentions Strange Insect Johnny Alom and a cryptic dialogue about a butterfly and a horse fir in Sundar School. Vague lines include a singing reference to Jesus lover of my soul and a stray quoted phrase.
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Johnny—Wen
Butterfly
Anilia
Sundar
Jesus
Thrbuzzom Fy
Cannot Be Beet Jobun News Fragment
Fragmentary text questions a vegetable topic and water, with disjoint phrases. No clear event, person, or organization to identify. contains ambiguous fragments about beet, jobun, and a website reference.
Bread Ration Details Discussed
Fragmentary notes reference rationing and distribution issues involving bread. Mentions Mothe and Bill in a hurried dialogue about sameness and scarcity.
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Bill
Unclear OCR text fragment title
Unclear OCR fragment contains names and phrases not forming a coherent report. Unable to determine events, places, or entities to summarize into a proper news item.
No Trist Needed Lawyer and Judge Exchange in Court
A fragment shows a lawyer censuring an opponent as a “boob” while a judge pounds for order. The exchange includes a garbled rap style line and a reminder to maintain decorum in the courtroom.
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Ron
Lam
Dramatic theater evenings and military banter in a village chat
A collage of quirky lines shows family, theater, and army life including a critic, early wakeups, a train near miss, and a domestic quarrel. Characters Bill Barry Jones Smith Dack Quick Wifey Hubby Nit Wit swap jokes about cries for jeers, trains, and colds in a lively, satirical snapshot.
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Bill
Barry Man
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Hower
Wester Newspan
America IN Action
Devil Dog
Joshua
Rasius—Yassah
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Sireison
Sonny
Dad
John
Hurey
Johnny
Burum
Selesman
Smith
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Harry
Dack
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