Washington Air Troops Lead Way to Modern War
U S first to experiment with airborne troops as a major factor in invasions. Paratroopers and gliders evolved under Gen. Billy Mitchell’s legacy, with early tests in 1928 at Kelly Field and rapid wartime adoption across Europe and Africa.
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Billy’ Mitchell
Kelly Field
WNU
Union Trust
Washington, D. C
Crete
Burma
United States
United States Army
War Department
Texas
Germany
Poland
Billy” Mitchell
Luftwaffe
United States Troop Carrier Command
North Africa
U. S. Airborne
Troop Carrier Command
France
Sicily
Montgomery
New Guinea
Europe
Eisenhower
WPB Plans Summer Output Of Infant Wear And Prunes
The WPB says over two million dozen essential infant and children's apparel will be produced in June to August. The WFA approves releasing 12 million more pounds of dried prunes from 1943 production to civilians. Romanian army mobilization strains underline need for two undergarment changes for all soldiers. US farm workers on April 1 total declined about 3 percent from a year earlier.
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France
Mars
WPB
WFA
Barbara Bell Patterns Offer Buttoned Front Dress and Jumper
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1974 features a buttoned front dress with yoke collar and bright bias trim in sizes 14 through 46 requiring 3 1/4 yards of fabric for size 16. Pattern No. 1979 presents a sun-back jumper with molded waist and hip lines, sized 12 to 42, needing 4/4 yards of 39 inch material for size 14. War delays extend pattern fulfillment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Bell
Prevent Turkey Disease Losses Through Early Action
A practical guide notes that 6 to 8 pound turkeys can die in droves from infectious diseases. It identifies Hexamita, Trichomonas, Blackhead, Cholera, worms, Pox and Sinusitis as main threats, with Blackhead and Cholera as top killers. Treatments include Fidel ity products, chlorinated drinking water, and vaccines for Pasteurella avicida and Fowl Pox, plus a worm-control program and sanitation.
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Hinshaw and McNeil
California
Blackhead
McCuugh and Nicholson
Washington
Turkey
Fidelity
Fidelity Laboratories, Inc
Chicago
Tll
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Washington Digest
U. S
Baukhage
Bankhage
EWING
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Firestone
Pioneer
Pacemaker
Richard Crooks
Firestone Symphony Orchestra
Howard Barlow
N. B
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