Refugee Describes German Ration Struggles and Reluctant Morale
A refugee recalls internment in Germany and France highlighting German civilian rations, scarcity outside Germany, and the contrast with occasional American parcels. He details bread, meat, and fish shortages, tasteless substitutes, and limited fruits and vegetables, noting beer abundance and meals in camps.
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Lisbon
Europe
Germany
Portugal
France
Baden-Baden
Biarritz
Hitler
America
Swope Gifts $25,000 to Rutgers for Loan Fund
New Brunswick New Jersey officials announce Gerard Swope, head of General Electric, has donated 25000 dollars to Rutgers University. The Mary Elizabeth Hill Memorial Fund will establish a student loan pool supporting exceptional students with loans up to 200 dollars per recipient. The gift honors Mrs Swope's mother, a New Brunswick native.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Gerard Swope
Rutgers University
Robert C. Clothier
Swope
General Electric Co
Mary Elizabeth Hill
Highland Park
Sorensen Ford Wizard Resigns From Ford Motor Co
Detroit reports Charles E Sorensen, longtime Ford executive key to assembly line fame, resigns as vice president. Born in Denmark, he joined Ford in 1905, supervised Willow Run bomber plant work, and recently attended Edsel Ford’s daughter Josephine Ford’s wedding. Ray Rausch has filled his duties during illness.
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Detroit
INS
Charles E. Sorensen
Ford Motor Co
Detroit Times
Sorensen
Henry Ford
Miami Beach
Willow Run
Ford Company
Wilsow Run
Josephine Ford
Edsel Ford
Denmark
Buffalo
Ford Co
Ray Rausch
Board of
Direstiors
Rationing and Its Harsh Effects in Occupied Germany
The observer notes Berlin and other bombed centers face severe shortages with three ounces of fats and limited bread, while Germans loot plundered goods for exports. Rationing undermines health, robs teeth, reduces disease resistance, and traps life in red tape. A thriving black market and barter trade replace standard commerce as mark value collapses.
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Berlin
Switzerland
Germany
France
Divers graduate at Canal Zone Diving School ceremony
Six divers and six diving tenders earned graduation in a water tank ceremony watched by Canal Zone Governor Maj. Gen. Glen E. Edgerton. The event showcased new shallow water masks, 50 pound lead belts, velocity power drivers, cable cutters, and underwater welding. William Badders, longtime diver and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, attended as school director.
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Richard Armstrong
Gatun
Canal Zone
Glen E. Edgerton
United States Bureau of Mines
William Badders
Navy
United States
Badders
Sal
Block Island
Rome
U.S.S
Roosevelt
Nat Barrows
J. H. McDonald
Panama Canal
Brion
Grandmother's Paper Salvage Sets Example
Mrs. Jane MacCulloch of 2512 Fifth Avenue led a notable scrap paper collection effort to aid the war, saving wrappers, bottles tops, and scraps. Her grandsons in the Army, Donald MacCulloch and William Albertson, helped bundle and haul to the curb for the salvage truck.
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Fifth Avenue
Doc Doody
Donald MacCulloch
Thieves Crash in Stolen Automobiles in Louisville
Two thieves in stolen cars clashed when one car hit an electric light pole and the other toppled onto a sidewalk in Louisville. Both drivers abandoned their vehicles and fled before police arrived.
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Louisville
Subscribers Doubling Fund Contributions in War Drive
Citywide Red Cross War Fund campaign sees subscribers doubling their gifts with women canvassers reporting strong support. Mrs John Stanton Mahony chaired the Saturday meeting at Broadway headquarters as sections across the city raised larger contributions than anticipated. Rensselaer County chapters include Watervliet Green Island Cohoes Waterford and most of the county except Hoosick Falls and Rensselaer.
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Red Cross
John Stanton Mahony
Broadway
Rensselaer County
Watervliet
Green Island
Cohoes
Waterford
Hoosick Falls
Rensselaer
Weather Vexes Army Trainees at Cincinnati Hall
In Hanna Hall at the University of Cincinnati ASTP trainees from 48 states clash over night climate. The Army Bulletin Board reports lights out chaos as windows bang and steam valves shift. California warm air Minnesota cold air New York mixed in, with occasional damage such as a broken window.
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Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
Hanna Hall
ASTP
Army
Bulletin Board
California
New York
Minnesota
New
Father Divine Fights Sin In Philadelphia
Father Divine, exiled from Harlem, leads a Philadelphia campaign against sin from a hidden South Philadelphia office. He rails at social mixing, urges spiritual discipline, boasts he could have converted Hitler, and promotes Americanism while describing himself in exalted terms in letters.
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Father Divine
Philadelphia
New York
Harlem
God
Heaven
Hitler
Planting in Hills and Its Real Meaning in Gardens
A farmer gardeners guide explains true hill planting aids drainage in wet soils and speeds germination. It warns against hill planting for potatoes and notes deeper planting for shallow varieties like Katahdin. Ridge slightly in hot dry, irrigation areas. Also describes corn and cucumber hill methods. Gov Martin urges Americans to do their jobs at home in this year of decision.
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Harrigburg
INS
Edward Martin
Hill planting method to catch moisture in depressions
The article explains sowing seeds in depressions rather than mounds to conserve moisture. Depressions should be slightly deeper than seed depth and later filled in as plants grow. Maintain a level garden. only potatoes require soil banking.
Examination Held For Welfare Position In Rensselaer County
A civil service exam for accounting supervisor Grade B in the Rensselaer County Welfare Department was held Saturday in the Court House supervisors chambers with three applicants. One withdrew before completion. Maurice D. Isenbergh, chief examiner and secretary, presided under the County Civil Service Commission.
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Rensselaer County Welfare Department
Court House
County Civil Service Commission
Maurice D. Isenbergh
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Ave
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John W. White
Watervliet Arsenal
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute
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Michigan College of Mining and Technology
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