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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1943
Page
5
Gabon, a French Equatorial Africa territory on the Atlantic near the equator, is reported under American and British control. The region features torrid climate, forested terrain, mangrove swamps, and sparse European presence.
An army major who enjoyed a USC dance sent a note to Miss Mary Winn of New York City asking to be placed on her Christmas card list. The letter included two other Mary Winns by name and address. The mistaken Mary Winn, a staff member at a nationally syndicated magazine, forwarded the letter in a wedding cake request but received no compensation.
Three Winthrop residents, Miss Margaret Canton, Miss Dorothy Higgins, and Miss Laurette Lecours, will receive bachelor of science degrees at Simmons College commencement on June 14 at Symphony Hall. Canton, Higgins, and Lecours are active in English business and campus clubs. Canton and Higgins served on college staffs. Lecours engaged in dramatic and defense activities. Mrs. John Law will host G. F. X. members at 54 Putnam Street East Boston on Monday June 7.
National Automobile Dealers Association reports about 2,000,000 passenger cars and trucks disappeared from U S streets in 1942 based on registrations in 36 states and the District of Columbia. End of 1942 totals: 28,553,945 passenger cars and 4,378,780 trucks. Loss for year 1,950,625 vehicles, including 1,758,175 passenger cars and 192,450 trucks. District of Columbia had the largest percent drop at 17.9 percent.
United States forces push into the Andreanof Islands central area as navy backed troops begin operations in the Aleutians theater. Tanaga lies 175 air miles from Kiska while Atka spans about 600 square miles with Korovin volcano rising near 5,000 feet.
The Tin Salvage Institute reports over 2.3 million pounds of gross shipping weight received from April 1 1942 to January 1 1943. Of this, more than 680000 pounds have been recovered and added to the stockpile. Receipts continue at hundreds of thousands of pounds monthly, with additional lead and aluminum also entering the national reserves.
The Moore Drydock company in San Francisco, California, currently employs about 2,000 Black workers, up from fewer than 100 a year ago, reflecting a significant expansion in its workforce.
City officials explore paper and plywood waste containers as replacements for metal cans amid shortages. Los Angeles endorses waterproof, acid resistant designs and updated code to permit approved substitutes. St Louis tests wood cans. Boston residents reuse oil drums and wooden barrels. Lansing faces 5000 container shortage. Flint reports scarcity of large galvanized baskets.
Winifred Jones of Texas A and M urges careful storage of home canned dried and brined foods as spring gardens approach. Store canned goods in a cool dark place avoid rust in tins check dried products for moisture and pests. Freeze quick frozen foods in a refrigerator freezer keep them frozen until use and do not refreeze thawed items.
A new Maine infantry recruit at Camp Shelby in training sits in a foxhole with no rifle. Brig. Gen. Leonard Wing asks about the missing weapon and the private responds he has a sharp fork from his mess kit for defense. The general nods, noting the camouflage and the soldier’s readiness.
John Honan son of Daniel J. Honan returns to assist his father at the family auto service station in Olean New York for the summer. He attends St Bonaventure Seminary and has made the Dean’s List with five A grades and one B plus. He earned medals in Greek and Latin and will return to school in the fall.
In the United States nearly 7 000 people die in fires caused by rubbish and defective heating apparatus. Fires spread rapidly through homes due to combustible clutter. protect the heating system, vent smoke pipes safely, and shield fireplaces with sturdy meshes.
British Guiana spans roughly the size of Great Britain with 344 000 people and holds rich Mazaruni diamond fields. In a record year 214 474 carats were mined worth over 5 million dollars. Kaieteur Falls, 741 feet high, is a world wonder near Georgetown seen by few, reachable by a seven day journey involving rail and river craft.
Coal remains a key source for plastics industry feedstock. The article argues that rising plastics output could make coal derivatives highly promising if research continues, costs fall, yields improve, and a flexible range of intermediates is produced.
A Chinese proverb warns that what seems like building a mound may actually be digging a pit. The saying emphasizes misjudging results from actions and the hidden consequences of intent versus effect.
Major Norman Freeman describes dramatic plasma transfusions from Red Cross donations aiding two patients in Salem Massachusetts. He notes a chest injury with pleural bleeding and a ruptured spleen with bled abdomen, praising donors and urging appointments with local Red Cross committees.
The Peruvian seacoast is a desert of rock and sand as Atlantic rain clouds fail to cross the Andes and Humboldt currents chill the winter. Yet tropical Peru supports rich crops where water reaches the soil, with rivers and irrigated areas growing cotton sugar cane corn and fruits.
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