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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1943
Page
5
Men from five universities dislike gold-digging and heavy makeup and favor marrying dependable partners. While 256 men called the phrase true, 264 women were less sure. They differ on marriage age and intelligence as a basis for wedlock, with both sides agreeing on modesty and cross race-faith marriages as general issues.
A National Geographic bulletin notes the Suez Canal could serve as a last-ditch defensive line if Britain retires east from the Nile delta. The sea level waterway resists bombing and demolition only partial damage likely to breakwaters warehouses bank collapses or ship sinkages with barriers set in the channel. The canal sits on the Africa Asia boundary crossing the Isthmus of Suez, an isthmus land bridge.
Bataisk seven miles southeast of Rostov and key rail crossroads on routes from Moscow to Caucasus oil centers and Azov port. Dams on the Don swamp river trade for Rostov, forcing Bataisk inland but giving it strategic rail importance amid the Nazi advance.
Frozen eggs are being packed in cellophane with a cardboard overcoat to reduce metal usage. Estimates for 1942 exceed 350 million pounds of eggs as bakers, restaurants, and households receive eggs frozen or dried after thawing. Lend lease shipments increasingly rely on dried eggs due to high nutrition per weight.
A National Geographic society bulletin warns of Nazi threats in the Caucasus as Amazon legends describe warrior women and rugged terrain aiding defense. Parallel figures discuss U S sugar consumption under rationing, noting production imports and margins amid wartime controls.
The War Production Board advises Mrs. America on rationing and fabric use. Sheets, towels, and linens shift to standard sizes and utilitarian types while imports remain sufficient. Care tips for rubber garments and cheerful letters to service members accompany practical household guidance.
The piece urges investing beyond 10 percent of family income in war bonds to aid soldiers’ comfort. It details example purchases totaling about $18.75 that could supply clothing, bedding, and gear for a fighting man, and notes a future $25 return per $18.75 invested.
Elmer Johnson arrives from Oklahoma for a 15 day furlough to aid his father with grain harvest. Timely visit by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hugos to Concordia relatives is noted. Miss Lynn Sanborn and two other sisters from Buffalo and Washington visit sister Mrs. R. E. Cooper in Concordia. A family picnic near Concordia is described with several local names.
Mrs. E F Sederlin was a Thursday afternoon visitor of Mrs. Walter Henry, calling on her at home.
Mr and Mrs A N Hedstrom and Loren visited Mr and Mrs Ivan Bergstrom and Lorna on Friday evening sharing casual conversation and hospitality.
Joseph Johnson and son ship cattle and hogs to the Kansas City market. Rev Hjalmar Larson and Everett Le Johnson join the shipment. Ahrens family and guests visit C C Reece home. Various residents exchange visits in Sunday afternoon and weekend gatherings, with multiple hospitality calls to the Danielsons, Ahrens, Perry, and Robinson families.
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