Service Members Return Home for Christmas Visit
Hileen Moehn 3C of Harrisburg spent a short furlough with her parents Mr and Mrs Carl Moehn. Clara and Frances Bowen received WAVES discharges. Clayton Royal returned after 42 months in the Pacific and Leyte airborne invasion. Duane McCallum discharged from overseas service in England and now from Denver. Kenneth Frey from Furene and Robert Frey from Parishc expect to be home by January 1. Keith Cammet and Robert Rogers are slow to return.
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Hileen Moehn
Harrisburg
Carl Moehn
Clara
Frances Bowen
Frances
Clayton Royal
Pacific
Leyte
Duane McCallum
Denver
Colo
England
Germany
Father
Kenneth Frey
Furene
Robert Frey
Wey
Keith Cammet
Robert Rogers
Service members celebrate homecoming and discharge
In a Christmas homecoming note from the Pacific and Europe, Billy Ash meets his young son he has never seen. Donald G. Rapp, son of Charles and Mrs. Rapp, 9935 Macon Road, has been discharged and returns home after three years away. Cpl. William C. Bauer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bauer of Pittsfield Township, stays two weeks at Fort Gidgethorpe redistribution center before new duty, after 16 months overseas with five campaign stars on his ETO ribbon.
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Pacific
Europe
Billy Ash
Donald G. Rapp
Charles Rapp
Macon Road
Navy
Cpl
Wiliam C. Bauer
William J.bauer
Pittsfield Township
Fort Ogiethorpe
Cpl. Bauer
Oveseas
RAF
Lamar
South Carolina
Germany
Susquehanna
Veterans Administration
Washington, D. C
San Diego
Calif. A
A. L
Beaver
Colo. A
Wyoming Holds Mildest Midsummer Weather In Union
Cool State Wyoming records the coolest midsummer weather with an average July temperature of 65.7 degrees, making it the mildest state in the Union.
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Wyoming
The
Union
Fertile Eggs Warned Against Warm-Season Spoilage
A note warns that fertile eggs deteriorate quickly at high temperatures. Unless kept cold, eggs spoil and become unfit for food during hot months.
Costa Rica Early Coffee Pioneer In Central America
Costa Rica began cultivating coffee in 1796 and by 1825 had integrated its beans into the international market. The crop grows on high mountain slopes with dry climate and volcanic soil, producing a superior flavored product highly sought after globally.
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Cofee
Costa Rica
Insects Harmful to Humans and Property
The article notes that among over 625000 known insect species only a small percent harm humans, animals, or crops. A prior Bureau of Entomology list identified 235 pest species, representing less than half of one percent of known insects.
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Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology
Cleaning tips for nap on chenille and wool blankets
Textile specialists advise brushing the nap of cotton chenille spreads by shaking on the line and brisk hand or soft brush rubbing, then a final rub after drying. For wool blankets, use a clean stiff whisk broom once completely dry to raise the nap.
Ore Reserve Estimates and Potential in Fron Area
Usable grade iron ore reserves are about 5.478 billion tons with 2.613 billion tons mined through 1943 leaving roughly 68 percent remaining. An additional 63 billion tons of submarginal ore exist, 92 percent in Lake Superior region, contingent on technology and economic conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fron
Lake Superior
Stretching poultry for multiple meals
For large birds divide the meat after cooking into two or three portions. Use one portion for the first meal and serve the other portions on subsequent days in different preparations. Keep the held portion chilled and use all portions promptly.
Migraine Headaches in Men and Women
Migraine headaches affect both sexes but are two to three times more common in women. Symptoms include dull or throbbing pain, blurred vision, dark spots, light flashes, double vision, dizziness, numbness, tingling, flushing, chills, and pallor.
Medicine Wheel on Big Horn Mountains Mystery
The Medicine Wheel in northern Wyoming sits high on the Big Horns. A circular 78 foot stone structure features an altar hub with 28 spokes and six rim cairns. Who built it and why remains unknown.
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Big Horn Mountains
Wyoming
Cicadas Populate by Generations Across Large Regions
Locusts multiply with each generation producing millions. Over 22 000 exit holes counted under a single tree. Two main cicada races noted the 17 year and 13 year varieties. The 17 year range spans New England to Georgia and from the Atlantic to Kansas and Nebraska with the 13 year mainly in the deep south including Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama.
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New England
Georgia
Atlantic Coast
Kansas
Nebraska
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
How to Prevent Rust on Sewing Tools
Waxed paper wraps scissors to ward off rust in hot humid weather. Store needles and pins in protective wrappings or a small box. Use sandpaper or steel wool to remove rust, but never leave needles in an emery bag as they may rust. By Sue Baits.
Service member questions answered on veterans issues
Washington Bureau column answers reader questions on military pensions burial expenses discharge records and life insurance. Topics include dependents points limits article of war meanings navy enlistment duration and where to request information from the War Department and adjutant general office.
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Washington
National Weekly Service
Eye St. N
Washington, D. C
A.W.O.L
Europe
Knoxville
Tenn. A
War Department
Adjutant General
East Peoria
Navy
Thomasville
N.C. A
Naval Reserve
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15Th Air Force
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Detroit Edison
Morton Poultry Farm
Saline Theatre
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Walt Disney
the Three Caballeros
Jack Oakie
Peggy Ryan
Danny Kaye
Virginia Mayo
Warner Bros
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Jack Benny
Hollywood Canteen
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Clark Gable
Loretta Young
Call OF the
WILD
Chester S
Blackie
Sun
Robert Young
Laraine Day
Ann Harding
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Benny
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