New Committee Tackles Paper Shortage in Printing
A newly formed Joint Committee on Government–Helps the printing industry to reduce paper use without hurting service. Co chairs James F Newcomb and Edwin Lennox lead an engineering study to conserve paper and boost pulp supplies, aiding wartime needs nationwide.
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New York
Behalt
Inist
Guyverment
Helali Ns
Indiatry
James F Newcomb
Empury
Edwin Kennox
American Colut Type Company
Chicain
Cmmittee
Frst
Newcomb
Lennox
Industrial Science Aids Castaways With Tin Can Kit
A tin can kit developed by the American Can company provides rescue aids for castaways. The kit bundles devices using the can to emit distress signals seen up to three miles away and to deliver rose smoke to high altitudes, helping those lost at sea or in the wilderness.
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Sciences
Aida
American Can Company
Minute Make-Ups By Gabrielle
A brief fashion note outlines facial features and styling tricks. It advises brushing hair from the sides to expose the forehead for a longer face, describes balancing the jawline, and suggests minimal circle rouge blending with natural groomed eyebrows and accent on the mouth.
Microbe Hunters In Louisiana Army Maneuvers
Army mobile medical laboratories lead Louisiana maneuvers as microbe hunters. Units move from rear headquarters to forward areas to prevent contagion, inspect sanitary conditions, and support field hospitals. Medical labs coordinate with sanitary corps to test personnel and food, aiding preventive medicine during combat exercises.
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Army
THND
Louisiana
Third Army
Oeder
Walter
Rosse
Ancciutz
Gay Gadgets And The Boyish Tricks In A Teens Column
A chatty, u coded teen column mocks boys and girls with slangy captions about fashion, belts, flowers, and quirky phrases. It features reckless banter on haircuts, accessories, and jokes about teen mischief in a textured, period voice.
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MIG
Tomahawk
Trouers
Arts and Flowers
Ower
Fragmented jokes and chat prompts spark teen chatter
A jumble of quirky questions and garbled phrases circulates about teens and dating, with stray names and uncertain prompts. The text reads like overheard online banter mixed with incomplete questions and playful threats, reflecting casual youth dialogue.
Be Yourself and Your Friends Will Respect You
Advice encouraging authentic behavior and thoughtful responses to friends. Encourages honesty, avoiding pretenses, and being supportive rather than deceitful to build trust and avoid resentment. Reflects columnist guidance on social conduct and personal integrity.
Yule Time Sees Birth of Legends
December traditions from old calendars to Yuletide superstition are described with a parade of odd customs. Tales include triangular holes under stones in Scotland and temples in Bombay, beliefs about sins and fertility, and luck bringers like a tom cat or a cock crowing on Christmas night.
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Chris Hanity
Craig Mighden
Stirlingshire
Malabar
Bombay
Yuletide
Christmas Spirit Drives Overseas Service Drive
Joyce Reynolds movie star leads a Christmas package drive amid a nationwide effort to send Yule parcels to overseas servicemen. Thousands of packages were deposited in Uncle Sam’s mail pouches in response to a California newspaper campaign.
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Joyce Reynolds
Mivie Star
California
Soft Drapery dress pattern for waist narrowing panels
Pattern No 8514 promises a tall slim silhouette with long slender panels and drapery to slim the waist. Designed for bust sizes 23 to 48 and hip sizes 23 to 60, it uses 444 yards 30 inch fabric and 30 inch yard contrast for trimming plus short sleeves.
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BYU
Yorkshire Christmas Eve Dinner Traditions Described
A vivid depiction of Yorkshire Christmas Eve customs in the Ridings. The centerpiece Aedelchius dish baked in boura ovens, milk thicken sweetened with molasses and cinnamon. Christoas tea, sugar cured ham, pork pies, spiced leaf pastry, rich center Christmas cake, mince pies, Sally Lunn teacakes, and a festive, if greedy, table scene.
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North Riding of
Yorkshire
England
Santa Claus Favers Apple Body with Marshmallow Head
A whimsical craft description uses one red apple as Santa's body and a marshmallow head. Clove eyes lipstick nose rouge cheeks and cotton accents form facial features and clothing details. A paste center waist outline and red art paper cap with cotton trim complete the figure.
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Santa Claus
Hole-in-One Secret Kept From Wife by Spokane Golfer
Spokane golfer Shine McKeana reportedly scored a 19 yard hole in one during a hidden summer round. Friends kept the feat quiet until recently, noting he refrained from celebrating loudly and quipped that his wife does not know he was playing today.
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Spokane Wash
Shine McKeana
British Send Clothes to Russia to Relieve Shortage
Large consignments of British clothing are being sent to Russia to ease the serious shortage. Shipments valued at over ten million dollars are promised for the upcoming prewinter months. Heavy woolen cloth, sheepskins, merino sweaters, suits, and dresses manufactured in Britain are among the items shipped to the ally on the eastern front.
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Russa
Britain
Our Largest Mobile Gun Hurls Projectile 14 Miles
The article notes the US Army’s 240 mm howitzer as the world’s largest mobile gun, towed by a truck and capable of speeds up to 40 mph. It features a 27 foot barrel and fires a 36 pound shell beyond 14 miles, aimed at fortifications. England and Germany field 100 pound shells with ranges of eight and seven miles respectively.
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Coliers
England
Germany
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