In N Africa With the Brush Eighth Army War Diary
International News Service correspondent George Lelt recalls North Africa campaign scenes. He describes desert heat near 193 degrees, supply struggles, water contamination by locals, mail deliveries, barter among troops and Arabs, uses of gasoline in fuel barrels, Stork Club matches swapping for eggs, and cultural notes on Bedouins and Arabic dialects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lelt
Int'l News Service
Fies
London
Montgomery
Eighth Army
Egypt
Libya
Cyrenaica
Tripolitania
Lew
J Oret
African Desert
North Africa
Humane and precise bombing plan slows war aims
An article discusses U S air forces pursuing humane bombing of Germany to spare civilians, favoring precision daytime strikes on military targets, while warning indiscriminate bombing risks prolonging conflict. It ties to Churchill's 1917 air power views and postwar reconstruction needs.
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United States
Germany
Fore¢A
Thiala
RAF
Europe
Obulchill
Winston
Churchill
England
Ordinary Glass Now Breaks In Any Desired Way
Ordinary glass is now manufactured to break in large pieces to reduce foot injuries from shards while home containers like pitchers and jars are designed to crack into big fragments. Some glass ceilings such as those in the National Gallery of Art in Washington are built to shatter into powder to eliminate injury from falling pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Gallery of Art
Washington
Flag at Half Masts Rule for Mourning
Collier's states that the U S flag should not fly at half mast except for national mourning declared for a national figure or catastrophe affecting the entire country. State city or organization flags mourn prominence figures.
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Collier
Quiz of Questions and Answers From a Classic Game
A playful set of trivia with answers covering terms like trickery, McAdam roads, Lincoln and Madison, US citizenship for children born here, tri-state river meeting near Three-Minois, Derby hats, Jean Lafitte the buccaneer, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ohio
Mississippi
Rivera
Jean Lafitte
Peter Stuyvesant
John Loudon McAdam
Abraham Lincoln
James Madison
Minois
Kentucky
Missouri
Derby
Gems and Quotes on valor, virtue, and love in life
A compact collection of epigraphic reflections praising self improvement through conscious effort. Thoreau extols elevating life by purpose while Beecher notes love brightens sorrow. Sidney and others echo beauty and benevolence as moral anchors.
One Bit of Tough Detail That Smith Didn’t Mind
Two men worked side by side in a War Production Board office. They watched each other but spoke rarely. One finished at four, the other stayed later. Months later the harder worker asked how the other cleaned up at four. The reply: when I meet a tough piece I mark it Refer to Mr Smith. I figure in a department this large there’s bound to be a Mr Smith and those papers won’t come back. Then the harder worker declares, Brother, prepare for action, I’m Mr Smith.
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War Production Board
Mr Smith
Household Hints From Everyday Life and Cleaning Tips
Practical guidance on household maintenance and food prep includes earthworms in well tips, lime water to surface, cleaning nickel taps, lemon juice for rice, keeping hens white, packing linen in bluing, drying clover blossoms for fragrance, parboiling green peppers, rubber gloves for cleaning, cold cream for nails, not pouring water on fat fires, extinguishing with four, chocolate melting in a small bowl over hot water, and mixing paints to create new colors.
Lone Warrior Jones Arrives Late on Parade Ground
Private Jones slips onto the parade ground ten minutes late. The sergeant scowls and jokes about a separate peace as the unit braces for inspection.
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Jones
Fragmented dialogue sketches and a shipyard quip
A collage of short comic exchanges and observations. Chloe teases about a photo return and a captain, a boy recalls clothes, a daughter asks a stern father about living with them, a nervous ship launching joke, a mind reader quip, two flies mock human foibles, and an office boy whistles while a nervous employer complains of work.
Early Orreries and the History of the Planetarium
The article traces the name and origins of the orrery, noting early ambiguous references and a 1232 Egyptian Sultan gift to Frederick II that resembled a celestial clock. It explains the timeline of metalworking from cast iron and crucible steel to iron wax, highlighting how ancient peoples fashioned tools by hammering wrought iron oxide before melting processes existed.
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Egypt
Frederick II of
Germany
Early Harvest Parsley Spinach and Swine Chard Growth
Early harvest herbs and greens begin in spring with parsley New Zealand spinach and swine chard. They reach first harvest in early summer and yield through summer and fall.
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New Zealand
New Canadian mill to process flaxseed oil in Hamilton Ont
A new 500 000 plant in Hamilton Ontario is erected to produce oils from flaxseed soybeans and copra with a daily capacity of 225 tons. Flaxseed arrives by boat from western Canada and copra from the South Seas. Linseed oil from flaxseed and soybean oil from soybeans meet paint and edible needs while coconut oil from copra serves soap production and other uses.
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Hamilton
Canada
Western
South Seas
Resin fossil discoveries found in western coal fields
New deposits of fossil resins believed to meet national needs have been located in Colorado New Mexico Utah and Washington state coal fields. Seams 14 feet thick with resins making up about 3 percent of coal lie between Castlegate and Salina Canyon Utah over a 70 mile stretch. Estimates suggest 100 tons of coal contain five tons of resin. Clean metal before repainting by removing grease oil rust or corrosion.
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State Department
Stalin
Moscow
Wilkie
Willkie
Axia
United States
Ali
Colorado
New Mexico
Uteh
State of Washington
Castlegate
Salina Canyon
Utah
Origin of soil phosphorus and fertility in soils
The origin of soil phosphorus drives natural deficiencies or plentiful supply. Soils low in phosphorus or with high lime content render phosphorus unavailable. Fertility hinges on a soil’s ability to release phosphorus, not merely its total phosphorus content.
Sweden and Germany tied by era of Gustavus Adolphus
The text recalls Gustavus Adolphus and his heirs ruling much of Germany, northeast regions, Finland, and parts of Russia including the area of Leningrad until 1708 when Russia defeated Sweden at Peltava in the Ukraine. It notes a Viking graveyard north of Karle krona as a link to earlier Norse power.
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Germany
Sweden
Gustaphus Adolphus
Finland
Russia
Leningrad
Peltava
Ukraine
Karlekrona
Cabbage Crops Favor Cool Seasons and Direct Seeding
The article explains cabbage thrives in a cool season with a spring crop transplanted to completion. In early summer the fall crop can be seeded directly in the row and grows more slowly, reaching maturity later.
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Ginsos
Hommel
Tobruk
Ktellans
US Army Post Office
Tripoli
Cairo
Sherman Dulingeley
Tunala
Sherman
Montgomerys
Adame
Miss Trout
Aquarium
Alexandria
Bir
Desert
Allah
Biechkapynrr
B&b
Patterns
Rel
Begoodrich
Montgomery Street
Prasciace Caur
Vane Addremm Sas
Hugh
Michafi
Sidney
Beecher
Smith
Chloe
Sutter
Zoe
Thomas
Ang Hcruires
Norton Ted Denoree
Melosee
Francisco Calif
Guernsey
Heifers
Feathers
Feathera
San Francisco
Seneca
Fun Man
Kellogg S Ln
Battle Creek
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