Families of Men In Service Would Get Assistance
Legislation sponsored by the War Department to aid dependents of enlisted Army and Navy members has been introduced in Congress. It would provide monthly payments for wives and children, parents, and other dependents, with required member contributions and government supplements. The proposal covers all enlisted ranks and was drafted by the War Department with approval from the Budget Bureau. Tea consumption in the United Kingdom is approximately 400,000,000 pounds annually, per the Department of Commerce.
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Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
Josh Lee
Oklahoma
House
Andrew Edmiston
West Virginia
United Kingdom
Department of Commerce
Mechanic Learner Positions Open In Civil Service
The United States announces an open competitive examination for Mechanic Learner across Navy Signal and Ordnance departments in Louisiana and Texas. Pay ranges from 4 per day to 1210 per year with overtime for over 40 hours. Applicants aged 16 to 50 may apply via the Tenth U. S. Civil Service District in New Orleans.
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Texas
U. S. Civil Service District
Customhouse
New Orleans
War Materials in Light Bulbs Are Being Replaced
Westinghouse Electric announces substitute materials to replace vital war metals in millions of lamps in 1942 to maintain civilian lighting. Iron bases will replace brass in 10 to 300 watt bulbs, protected by brass coating to prevent corrosion. Substitutions save brass and tin while nickel use is cut.
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Bloomfield
N. J
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co
Westinghouse
A. E. Snyder
Snyder
Vaccination Reminder Urges Typhoid Shots For All
Austin health officials urge residents who have not had typhoid shots in two to three years to seek a physician or health officer for the three injections spaced a week apart. Immunization should be completed before summer, especially for scouts and travelers.
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Austin
George W. Cox
Boy Scouts Girl Scouts
Reported Wedding As It Was From The Marshall News
A Kansas editor urged factual reporting of a fashionable church wedding. The reporter described the bride walking with her father as she smiled, noting modern elegance and confection of details in blunt terms.
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Kansas
Homer Price
Marshall News- Messenger
Lily Mishap At Wedding Sparks Quiet Humor
A bride in a filmy gown and veil moves to the altar and, as she passes her father, her slipper knocks over a potted lily. She coolly remarks to the pastor that the lily was in a hell of a place, adding a touch of levity to the ceremony.
Morning Noon and Night Cotton Everywhere Theme
It proclaims a banner year for cottons from utilitarian denims to sheer weaves. Evening wear features embroidered lace trimmed dresses and blouses with dainty ruffles, while night photography cites United Army flare bombs exceeding seven billion candlepower.
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United Army
Rationing of Firewood and Charcoal for Gas Cars
The Department of Commerce reports Italy has implemented rationing of firewood and charcoal for use in gas propelled automobiles.
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Italy
Department of Commerce
Texans Called to Join Ordnance Depot Force
Dallas reports the Third Ordnance Battalion seeks 450 more men for a Fourth Battalion depot company including clerks chauffeurs cooks carpenters electricians mechanics and other skilled workers. Enlistments proceed at Burt Building offices with groups set to depart Camp Sutton North Carolina May 6 and 11 for foreign duty by July 1.
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Dallas
Third Ordnance Battalion
C. M. Johnson
Burt
Camp Sutton
North Carolina
302D Ordnance Regiment
National Automobile Dealers Association
Johnson
Feeding Shade Trees
Review of a new book on shade tree maintenance emphasizes feeding to boost health and prevent disease. It cautions against overfeeding and notes benefits against canker decay wilts leaf blights and borers. early spring is best with balanced plant food applied as directed.
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