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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1942
Page
2
Soviet bombers blast German cities as Western Newspaper Union analysis highlights Allied gains. Offensive actions target air bases for Chinese operations amid shifting world events.
General MacArthur announces Milne Bay cleared of Japanese with heavy losses and all heavy supplies captured. Port Moresby saved again as Japs outguessed into a prepared trap. U.S. forces consolidate in the Solomons with two enemy air attacks on Guadalcanal and ongoing mopping up operations. Navy expands presence on six Solomon Islands including Tulagi and Florida.
Moscow radio profiles intensified German city bombings including Berlin Koenigsberg Danzig and Stettin as the war widens while Soviet forces under Zhukov push counter offensive near Moscow recapturing villages and driving Nazis westward amid strategic water barriers.
China recaptured Chuhsien and Lishui, two key eastern airbase cities, in weeks of counterattack. Officials say the gains shrink Japanese reach, bringing towns within 700 miles of Japan and possible use as bases for U.S. bombing raids.
President Roosevelt urged meatless days as a wartime measure to conserve shipping space for overseas hauls. He explained the plan aims to send U S meat to Britain and other fronts, freeing ships to carry supplies from longer routes and reducing reliance on Argentine, Australian, and New Zealand beef and mutton.
Lieut. Gen. Brehon Somervell urged schools to support induction efforts, noting some colleges may devote all facilities for this purpose. The report also cites that of over 1,000 officers and men interned after the Graf Spee scuttling, more than 100 escaped internment in Argentina per senator Solari.
Texas A and M Extension expert Roy W. Snyder urges families to raise beef at home to support wartime needs. A Jersey calf can yield good beef after four to six months of fattening, using on farm feeds like corn or millet, hay, and cottonseed meal. Aim for a calf weighing at least 500 pounds by ten months old.
A compilation of home tips on reviving honey on cottage cheese avoiding stains with denatured alcohol, thinning fudge frosting, keeping a coffee pot sweet with borax solution, refreshing a dirty mop, making comfortable house dresses, and using soap jelly for cleaning upholstery and fabrics.
The article instructs readers to repurpose old woolen garments into hooked rugs. It describes transforming a moth damaged coat and ragged trousers into a square rug designed for a dressing table corner. A rose and ribbon motif from a chintz skirt inspires border and center flowers for the rug.
The article estimates the life of the average man at 57 years and breaks it down into periods: 18 years seven months sleeping, 15 years five months working, eight years going to church and recreation, five years eating and drinking, and time traveling. It also lists three years of illness and two years spent on dressing.
Experts say the nation could raise its own supply by planting the 60 medicinal plants now imported. Anise is grown in Rhode Island with seeds used in medicine and flavoring. belladonna exists in several states. lovage roots enter the drug trade. peppermint flourishes in parts of Michigan and Indiana. saffron stigmas color confections and aid medicine in Pennsylvania farms.
An excerpt attributes two essential qualities for pilots courage and judgment. It states courage can be sparked, while judgment must be innate, defining judgment as brains in a concise Twain sentiment.
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