Shoe warfare with wax oils sparks federal fight in wartime
Washington debate pits WPB and OPA against each other over treating civilian shoes with oil and wax to extend wear. Bureau of Standards tests show up to 41 percent longer life, while opposition cites manufacturing costs and testing issues. Kilgore committee pressure grows for Nelson to mandate adoption. Also notes on naval pay practices, steel wage panel woes, New Mexico wartime sentiments, and Korea base strategy near Tokyo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
WPB
OPA
Bureau of Standards
Senate War-Mobilization Committee
West Virginia
Harley Kilgore
Paul C. Wolfer
Douglas Shoe Company
Wolfer
Leather and Shoe
Lawrence B. Sheppard
Hanover Shoe Company
Kilgore Committee
Sheppard
Donald Nelson
Es Black ss Merero bys Clifford Knight
Fragmentary readable text shows a reference to Clifford Knight and a misrendered title line. No clear event, location, or date is established beyond names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Ss
Merero
Clifford Knight
The Mazatlan Mystery Hat Clue in Looming Rescue
In Mazatlan, Dwight and companions test suspects in Chesebro case by donning a large black sombrero and a quirt. A street hat hunt leads to a mariachis’ sand find, and a mysterious hat passes to Rogers. The party returns to the launch as a possible danger looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senor Lombardo
Dwight
George Rumble
Rogers
Lombardo
Senor
Chesebro
Pedro
Elsa
Rumble
Reed Barton
Barry
Jefe
Dwight Nichols
Margaret
Wombrero
Mr. Chatfield
California
Doctor Cruz
Senoras
Senores
Belmar
Rancho
Mazatlan
Kitty Chatfield
Felipe
Pancho
Arturo
Mile-a-Minute Cloth Crochet Pattern Order Notice
Readers are invited to obtain complete instructions for the Mile-a-Minute Cloth pattern No. 5313 by sending 16 cents, their name and address, and the pattern number. Due to high demand and war conditions, processing time may be longer for popular patterns. Send orders to the stated address.
ALL-BRAN Promises Gentle Relief for Constipation
Mr Leom Swartz of Philadelphia reports years of constipation eased after two weeks on ALL-BRAN. The ad explains cellulosic elements in the cereal support friendly colon flora, offering a gentle regulating effect rather than a cathartic purge. Kellogg's Battle Creek makes the product.
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Leom Swartz
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Handy DIY Life Hacks From Everyday Chores
Practical tips for repurposing common items. Use fascia and staples as a bootjack, make a scrap book, repurpose worn socks as mop clamps, press old needle cushions to free needles, iron bedspreads along the long edge, shake out candlewick or chenille spreads, create a green birdhouse clothespin box on a clothesline, mount a spool on a scrub brush to ease grip, and exchange leftover kitchen fat for cash and ration points at the meat dealer with a No 2 can weighing 3.6 ounces.
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Navy
Pacific
Truman Committee
Washington
Adm
Ernie King
Admiral King
Potomac
Navy Department
Will Davis
War Labor Board
New Mexico
Bataan
New Mexican
Philippines
FDR
Japan
Korean Affairs Institute
Tokyo
Wer Or
Wice
Sewing Circle Needlework
South Wells St
Chicago
Mert Vad
Fleischmanns
Ms New
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