Washington Army Promotions Battle in Senate
The army presses permanent wartime promotions for Generals Patton and Somervell amid Senate committee maneuvering to block such moves. Grilling of Hershey and McNutt over draft chaos follows as Truman era probes continue. The Breakers hotel in Palm Beach is eyed as a hospital, with Littell reports exchanged and then withdrawn. Wedemeyer in Delhi laments lack of strategic posting.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Somervell
Patton
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Pershing
Francis E. Warren
Military Affairs Committee
Army
Capitol Hill
Bob Reynolds
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Warren Austin
Vermont
General Wainwright
Japan
Hershey
Lewis B. Hershey
Paul McNutt
House Military Affairs Committee
Hershey-McNutt
Andrew J. May
Kentucky
Walter G. Andrews
New York
Ranking Committee
Republican
Ewing Thomason
Texas
John M. Costello
California
Leslie Arends
Illinois
Forest Harness
Indiana
Thomason
War Department
Breakers Hotel
Palm Beach
Biddle
Truman Committee
Norman Littell
Littell
Florida East Coast Railroad
Rudolph Hailey
Hailey
Justice Department
World Bank Help or Hinderance in Postwar Aid
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau and other officials push postwar aid plans, arguing U S loans help temporarily but may weaken global leadership if not tied to productive gains. Critics warn loans can create debt and hurt American interests unless tied to actionable benefits. Warren named Republican convention keynote amid Dewey speculation.
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Washington
Treasury
Morgenthau
World Bank
United States
Berle
London
Lehman
France
Poland
Congress
Warren
California
Dewey
Harrison Spangler
Clare Luce
Vandenberg
Martin
Spangler
Swine program links profit to feed conservation efforts
Washington report explains a government backed swine program led by industry figures to cut waste and boost efficiency from breeding to slaughter. It outlines four principles and five actionable steps to maximize feed use, plus coordinated efforts for dissemination and mobilization across farms and sectors.
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WNU Service
Union Trust
Washington, D. C
London
Department of Agriculture
Clifford D. Carpenter
Feed and Livestock
Food Production Administration
War Food Administration
Chicago
Uncle Sam
Pigeon drops aid to stranded airmen via parachute note
Brief notes describe a metal waterproof container carrying a trained pigeon used to relay needs and conditions from stranded airmen to rescuers. The U S Army plans to recruit 75 000 to 100 000 men monthly to sustain 7 700 000 peak strength while the Navy and related services require 400 000 more personnel by September 1 to reach 3 500 000. Buy War Bonds.
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National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
NACA
Langley Field
Moffett Field
Calif
Cleveland
Ohio
National Women's Advisory Committee
The
War Manpower Commission
Armed Services
RCAF
Canadian Information Bulletin
Ottawa
U. S. Army
War Department
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Sailor-Princess Frock Styled for Young Misses
Barbara Bell Pattern No 1966 offers a launderable cotton sailor princess frock with a sailor collar and tie and bright blue linen or pastel trim. Sizes 11 13 15 17 19. size 13 with short sleeves requires 3 7/8 yards of 39 inch fabric and 3/4 yard contrast for collar bow and cuffs.
Collarless Two-Piecer Pattern For Summer Wear
The pattern presents a collarless cardigan in soft rayon crepe or summer cotton with a removable pique collar vestee and a frilled jabot for dressy looks. Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1930 offers sizes 32 through 46 with a 34 size jacket in short sleeves.
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Barbara Bell
Home Help Tips Old Fashioned Quick Fixes
Handy household hints from a past era cover avoiding needle marks with tape as a hem binder lengthening a raincoat by removing adhesive tape using leftover starch on linoleum preserving floors dipping utensils in hot water before measuring molasses loosening a tight glass stopper with hot cloth or vinegar cleaning a clothesline with a washboard adding velvet in shoe heels to extend stockings using disposable paper plates for gifts and quick vestee ideas with jabots for fast changes
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Western Newspaper Union
Washington. Digest
C. D. Carpenter
Cooperative Business Men of Agriculture
Baukhage
America
Bankhage
Patterns Ewing
Fleischmanns
South Wells St
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