Frigid Journey Affects Hamden Ration Collections
Hamden credits the food rationing program for a sharp drop in garbage collections, reported by Melo the town’s collector. A California refrigerator car arrived sealed for 13 days with 22 degree temps, carrying fifty thousand pounds of potatoes and twelve thousand pounds of jars. The SPIGA note mentions a cat and kitten during the misfired shipment.
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Hamden
Conn
Pasquale Melillo
Melo
Philadelphia
California
SPIGA
Unwise finesses illustrate safe percentage play in bridge
In Josephine Culbertson's column a South player faces multiple finesses. The deal shows how readers should weigh safety and percentages, reading heart threats and spade layout to avoid needless risks while still pursuing tricks.
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South Dealer
West
Declarer
East
South
Refinishing Wood Floors and Home Repair Tips
A home maintenance column covers removing varnish from a bedroom floor using sanding or trisodium phosphate solution, scraping, rinsing, and refinishing with two coats. It also advises renewing wicker on a baby stroller, tightening tires, painting a dark maple bed by bleaching, and cleaning a smoked stone fireplace with washing soda solution.
All Is Not Lost Says North Africa Soldier About Underwear
A humorous dispatch notes a North Africa soldier who can trade his underwear for food items. He claims Arabs value long-handled underwear and will swap a sheep or goat for it, along with eggs and a chicken, presenting a lighthearted barter tale.
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Oklahoma City
North Africa
Woodrow Armstrong
Beerless Boise Day Planned Over Beer Shortage
Governor Bor Tolfsen will proclaim a beerless Boise Day as supplies dwindle with support from the Army in Boise Idaho. In Pico California two youths named Paul Reveres are ready to warn of enemy strikes with patrols by a Palomino horse and bicycle supported volunteers.
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Boise
Idaho
Bortolfsen
Army
Paul Reveres
Pico
Calif
Kenneth D. Wells, Jr
Ronald Baird
War Buns and the Army Train Rush
America's railroads move about a million men each month as troop trains gain right of way. Long queues of steel coaches are loaded with thousands of soldiery, and the cost runs into millions of dollars.
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America
Kheki
Unclear OCR Fragment with Garbled List and Terms
A disjointed OCR extract presents scattered terms such as Window auctions Greek market places and various numeric items. The text shows corrupted phrases, repeated fragments, and incomplete entries lacking coherent events or identifiable subjects.
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God
Wirh
Susie
Bettas
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