Household Tips and Sewing Advice From a Bygone Guide
Practical hints cover twine storage, selecting wrap-around housecoats with a good lap, enamel finishing for bureau interiors, reducing sugar with salt in fruit cooking, buttonhole stitch for fasteners, evening watering to cut evaporation, and flavoring baked beans with finely ground salt pork fried brown.
Allies Press Italy Surrender as Sicily War Escalates
Weekly news analysis notes FDR and Churchill pressing for Italy's surrender as Allied forces smash in Sicily. MacArthur gains in New Guinea while farmers win first call on gas stocks. editorial caveats follow about haze in the epizion commentary.
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Axis pushes toward Catania as Sicily battle intensifies
Allied forces drive toward Catania as Montgomery's 8th Army advances on the port city, while Patton's 7th Army pushes in other Sicily sectors. Paratroopers drop behind Axis lines as Roosevelt and Churchill urge Italian capitulation amid the broader war in Europe.
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Mubo Falls as Salamaua Base In New Guinea
Allied forces close in on Salamaua after Mubo capitulates, with American units at Nassau Bay pushing to cut Japanese rear lines and link with Australian troops. Simultaneous advances near Munda on New Georgia press the front as Japanese counterattacks falter.
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War Food administration to cut civilian canned goods share
The War Food administration announces a 15 percent cut in civilian allotments of canned vegetables soups fruits and juices for the next year. Civilians will receive 70 percent of vegetables and soups and 53 percent of fruits and juices from a 262 million total cases. Civilians are estimated to obtain about 180 million cases of vegetables and soups and about 31 million cases of fruits and juices.
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Mexico and Canada plan discharge of rent obligations
Mexico resumes payments on 15 issues aside from Tehuantepec rail bonds as part of postwar debt relief. Distributions will total 2.05 million annually against a 1.2 billion dollar debt including back interest. In December Mexico pledged 40 million to settle and prior bonds totaling 106 million.
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Feeding cows by milk yield guides 1943 dairy goals
Rutgers University expert E. J. Perry urges dairymen to feed cows strictly according to milk yield and adjust grain weekly or ten days as crop yields remain uncertain. Pasture quality drives concentrate rates. early pasture is protein rich, reducing winter grain needs. For cows producing 35 to 40 pounds daily, about one pound of grain per seven pounds of milk is advised.
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War era furniture making from old dresser
A homemaking item shows how to transform an old dresser into a combination chest and cupboard with a lower dish shelf. It notes cream paint Dutch designs, stenciling, and chair seats matching colors, referencing Early Dutch settlers motifs like Dove of Peace and Hearts and Flowers.
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Prevent Farm Fires Warns Farmers by Sayings of F W Nie Meyer
The Farm Credit administration official from St. Louis warns that about half of farm fires are preventable. He urges careful handling of flues sparks on roofs smoking spontaneous combustion and improper use of gasoline and kerosene to reduce risk.
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