Liquor and Crime Said to Finance War in U S
Evanston Illinois August 6 A United States wartime cost report shows liquor crime gambling and vice spent last year totaling over 25 billion dollars enough to pay war bills for 158 percent of days The National W C T U cited figures from its research noting billions spent on crime gambling and vice as the nation’s internal enemy and equating it to war bond buying.
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Evanston
Ill
United States
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
W.C.T_LU
Wise Words on Democracy and Discipline from National WCTU
A fragment cites Mrs Ida BR Wise Smith of the National WCTU arguing that dissipation and self-indulgence threaten democracy. She warns that only a Christian disciplined citizenry can resist aggressive forces and oppose widespread indulgence.
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Ida Br, Wise Smith
The
National
W.C.T.U
New Glass Foameglass Floats Like Cork
A Pittsburgh glass firm unveils Foameglass a buoyant cellular glass material for life rafts lifeboats insulation and pontoon bridges. Weighing ten pounds per cubic foot it resists water absorption and floats indefinitely in closed cell form.
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Pittsburgh
Appy
Pittsburgh Glass
Pittsburgh Corning Corp
Pennsylvania
Foameglass proposed as cork substitute in insulation
A company announces government agencies are examining glass based Foameglass as a cork substitute. Made by firing ordinary glass with carbon, it can be drilled with standard tools. Armstrong Cork Co plans to market it for low temperature insulation in meat plants and dairies due to cork shortages from the war.
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Armstrong Cork Co
Army horses face tests to keep their place amid jeep rivals
Private Dobbin and other remount contenders undergo strict exams and conditioning as the remount division expands cavalry mounts and draft animals. Buyers favor dark colored horses from western markets with thorough health checks, isolation, vaccination, diet buildup, and six daily veterinary checks before intensive riding and training begin.
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Army Quartermaster’ Corps
Army
United States
St. Louis
Chicago
Memphis
South
Children name MacArthur greatest U S general in history
Reed poll of 10 000 readers ages 8 to 14 finds 75 percent expect another war over economic problems but believe the current conflict will unite the world. McArthur tops Washington Pershing and Robert E Lee as the nation’s greatest general in history.
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Chicago
Upy
Mooseheart
Ill
United States
U. S
Gen
Douglas McArthur
Washington
Pershing
Robert E. Lee
Reed
Gallup
Army records describe horse training and market demand
In training periods a complete record of each horse's traits is kept and mailed to the unit commander. Army HQ notes the horse market is high with limited supply due to more animals being needed to pull Uyery wagons.
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Army
Poll Results Highlight Youth Attitudes In Wartime Era
The survey shows 98 percent of children would die for their country, 55 percent expect Japan to keep fighting if Germany falls, and 60 percent think Roosevelt would seek a fourth term. The results suggest strong wartime sentiment.
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Germany
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