Naval Overseas Service to Crew Hundreds of Ships After War
The Navy Overseas Transportation Service expands rapidly from a small start to a vast fleet supporting American war efforts. By mid war it comprises about 1,700 officers and 31,000 men with a growing merchant fleet and centralized leadership in Washington. The service aims to ensure continuous ship supply for troops overseas and plans to train tens of thousands of personnel to sustain the vast shipping needs.
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ROM
Navil Overseas Transportation Service
Naval Overseas Transportation Service
Naval Reserve
Nave Overseas Transportatinn
Washington
York
Europe
Navy Overseas Transportation Service
Army
Navy
United States
Oversenas Transportation Service
United
Theresoshesia
Charles Ses Board
Edward B. Turley
Sh Wping Board
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Navy Board
Alehunt Marine
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Conktylse Stounsns Ytee
Behonners
Conatwige Viele Amperica
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Great Merchant Marines in the War Effort
The article argues for a robust American overseas transport service using navy crews to man cargo ships. It details efficiency goals, training programs at Pelham Bay Hoboken and Great Lakes, and the need to avoid civilian labor strikes while building a sustained merchant marine postwar. It notes costs, risks to cargo, and the strategic value of a strong convoy system and naval authority over merchant fleets.
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Technol
Hoboken
Naval Austliary Reserve
Great Lakes
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Annapolis
Toahoe
Nobady
Navy
Overseas Transportation Service
Seamen's Union
Europe
United States Navy
What The Packers Do For You Not Very Far Ago
A historic note recalls early American life when survival depended on hunting for food and reliance on community systems. It frames practical needs and the evolution of everyday services provided by organizations like the Packers for the public.
Uncle Sam Ideal Figure and American Virtues
A nostalgic reflection on Uncle Sam as the national symbol blending four cardinal virtues: shrewdness energy kindness and humor. The piece contrasts different traits to show how energy and shrewdness empower a humane and friendly nation. It recalls Major Sammael Wilson as a quartermaster and notes Uncle Sam’s enduring cultural prominence. A brief anecdote about an American sailor helping the French Red Cross is also shared, illustrating American goodwill.
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Sammael Wilson
Washington
U. S
Sam
Concle Sam
Jonathan
Uncle Sam
Swater
Humer
N. Caccrackey
St Nicholas
George Robey
Liverpool
French Red Cross
Robey
Liverpool Exchange
Correction note in wartime letter from 4 Soldiers
The excerpt notes a Bowie in a tight spot warbling Kamerad and claiming a wife and three children to signal danger. A boss counters with a brutal line about a widow and three orphans. The invalla remark suggests limited impact on touch but the sense remains impaired.
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Kamerad
Knobnester
University of Texas Students Study Cottonseed Flour Digestion
Women students at the University of Texas conducted five day trials consuming a diet based on cottonseed flour with cornmeal butter sugar and grape juice. Each subject ingested 100 grams of bread made from cottonseed flour and showed an average protein digestibility of about 85 percent, comparable to other cereals and foods.
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University of Texas
Cure for Skin Ailments Offered Across Boston Ad
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura remedies for itchy burning skin, claiming quick soothing and healing through baths and gentle applications. Free samples available by writing Cuticura Dept. X Boston. Sold by druggists and by mail. Song 25 Ointment 25 and 50 Adv.
Pretty but Costly Locket Reflects Soldier Sweetheart Trend
New York fashion notes highlight costly sweetheart lockets worn by admirers of soldiers. Silver and platinum pieces studded with diamonds center a sapphire service star. each locket holds a tiny frame for the wearer’s photo.
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New York
His Objection to Summer Court Tates
Fragmentary OCR text shows a dialogue about objections to a "summer cot tate" and references to a wife and relations. The passage appears damaged with incomplete phrases and misread words, making a clear event or人物 unclear.
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