War work for women tested by families and fears
Kathleen Norris argues for women to pursue war work despite criticism, noting mothers can responsibly balance duties at home with nurses aid and defense jobs. She cites risks to children, the value of safe nursery care, and the need for wives to support husbands in wartime while maintaining family well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Jim
California
Palm Beach
Coronado
Washington
Power of Prayer in War Frontline Tales
A chaplain recalls enduring combat, rescue, and survival as he details how prayer guided sailors and pilots. Accounts describe a downed Flying Fortress crew saved by Australian Aboriginal boatmen after praying, plus personal recoveries and broader faith comforting Americans in peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Lindberg
Westford
N. J
Lindberg
Hernandez
Dallas
Frank Beeson
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Port Moresby
Frank
Australia
United States
South Pacific
Southwest
China
Wives Mothers in War Work Call for Equal Roles
The piece urges women to join the home front, telling mothers they can work at war plants, hospitals, canteens, or Red Cross stations while children stay safe in daytime nurseries. It frames service as patriotic and rightful, advising women to address resistance from husbands.
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Red Cross
Hubby
America
Outdoor Barbecue Ideas and Hamburgers for Family Meals
Outdoor dining tips emphasize simple cooking on makeshift stoves using bricks and open air locations. A beef barbecue recipe serves 12 buns, with detailed steps and a separate hamburger recipe yielding 24 patties. This piece blends practical prep guidance with flavorful serving suggestions for summer meals.
Barbecue and Salad Recipes From a Home Cook’s Notebook
A collection of old fashioned barbecue and salad recipes. Includes beef barbecue on toasted buns with tomato cucumber salad, barbecued spare ribs with lemon onion glaze, Chef's Favorite Salad with mixed greens, radishes and peppers, and a Strawberry Rhubarb Pie with a pastry top. Practical tips on fruit care and serving context conclude with a note inviting readers to write Lynn Chambers at the Western Newspaper Union for meal planning help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Chambers
Western Newspaper
Union
South Desolaines Street
Chicago
Ulinnis
Western
Uilog
Lynn Says The Score Card: Ceiling Prices For Groceries
Lynn reports ceiling prices set for vegetables including cabbage carrots lettuce spinach snap beans and tomatoes. He notes meat price ceilings and ration handling with ration checks for unused points. Poultry uniform pricing and a campaign against the poultry black market are advancing.
Pattern S77 Transfer Motifs and Order Delay Notice
Pattern S77 lists ten motifs from Or by 74 percent to 2 by 219 inches slitches with hat materials needed. Unusually Tarra demand and wartime conditions extend processing time for popular patterns. orders may take longer. Send orders to the specified address.
Bedside Tables From Orange Crates
Furniture ideas show orange crate bedside tables lined with green oil cloth and top frill. Skirts wrap to back, top cover adds 3 inch frill, bed spread uses 5 inch muslin frills and 1 inch bands. Book 7 offers monogram alphabet, price 15 cents, order details missing.
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HIESE
Ordinary glass engineered to break safely in use
Collier's reports new glass design aims to minimize injury by breaking into large pieces in home containers and shelves like pitchers jars and containers. Hazardous shards in food are reduced. Shatterable glass ceilings in the National Gallery of Art Washington are made to crumble into powder to prevent injury from falling pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier's
National Gallery of Art
Washington
This Modern Hen Creates Incubator of Her Own
On Guadalcanal a brush fowl incubates eggs by covering them with decaying vegetation. Heat from decomposition keeps eggs warm, shortening incubation to about six days longer than other land birds. Hatchlings gain flight power immediately after emerging.
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Guadalcanal
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Sowing Circle Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
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Bedford
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Hitler
Rees
Catcom
Tanglefoo
YHE Tanglefoot Co
Grand Rapids, Mich
Seneca
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