Book World Reviews Two War Era Works by Gardner and Mead
The review covers Mac Gardner’s first novel Mom Counted Six and Sen. James Mead’s Tell the Folks Back Home. It praises Gardner’s characterizations and dialogue, notes the family setup, and highlights Mead’s day by day war front diary and travel across multiple theatres with aid material details.
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Reading and Writing Critiques of Oats Across Eras
The Book of the Month Club title notes ancient Greeks despised Scythians who ate oats like horses. Romans shared this view of oat eating by Germans. Samuel Johnson defined oats as man food in Scotland and horse food in England, provoking a Scots retort about national prowess.
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England
Limit of Darkness by Hubbard Hunt review
A book review on Limit of Darkness by Hubbard Hunt praising its war realism. The Random House title follows Navy flyers on Guadalcanal over 24 hours with a small cast led by Lt Joe Cordell and a Strike Command team including an intelligence officer and a war correspondent.
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Grapefruit Harvest Status Across Desert Valleys
In Phoenix on May 26 the desert grapefruit area reported about 1.3 million boxes remaining on trees while Florida has completed harvests. The Salt River valley shows 1.063 million boxes unharvested. Yuma valley finished by May 6. Imperial valley holds 100000 boxes and Coachella valley 137000 boxes awaiting harvest.
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Blind veterans to get seeing eye dogs under new act
President Roosevelt signed the act authorizing the veterans administration to provide seeing eye dogs at no cost to blinded soldiers sailors and marines. The measure approves a first expenditure of 1 million dollars to fund the program as life companions and helpers for veterans.
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North Baptists Reverse Stand On Pacifism
The 1944 northern Baptist convention adopted a union resolution declaring God has a stake in the war, with Rev. Dr. Daniel A. Poling presenting the plan. The vote was lopsided in favor as the liberal wing backed a $5,000,000 church budget, while fundamentalists opposed it. Grand Rapids, Mich. was chosen for the 1945 meeting.
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Home Missions Society
World Emergency Forward Fund
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Amalgam Mirrors Formed by Bismuth Mercury Mix
A chemical mix of bismuth and mercury creates an amalgam used to "silver" mirrors. The process blends metals to form a reflective coating applied to glass surfaces in early manufacturing.
Maine Grows 55 Million Bushels of Potatoes Annually
Maine produces about 55 million bushels of potatoes each year as a staple crop. The stat reflects a robust agricultural sector with export demand and regional processing.
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Submarine Warfare Sinks 15 More Japanese Ships
The Navy reports American submarines have sunk 15 Japanese vessels including a destroyer, bringing this month’s total to 41 ships and the year’s total to 573 sunk, with 36 probably sunk and 115 damaged.
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Washington
U. S
Mother To Serve Prison Term For Shooting Son
A Georgia jury convicted Mrs. J T Kendrick of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of her 14 year old son J T Kendrick Jr. in December. She faces one to three years in state prison after the defense did not appeal. The defense blamed an accidental shot by Kendrick's nine year old sister. the boy died in the yard after being struck by a .22 rifle bullet. The husband employed an attorney for the prosecution. Kendrick had previously worked as a chauffeur for the defendant.
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Army Ordnance workers far safer than home exposure
New safety statistics show workers in Army Ordnance explosive plants are 4.2 times safer than the average safety level at home. The finding highlights workplace safety in explosive manufacturing and emphasizes protective protocols in industrial settings.
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