Allied Planes Prepare for Stratosphere Flights
In Los Angeles technicians in Eskimo suits test equipment and procedures to enable United Nations planes to fly higher in sub zero stratosphere conditions. Douglas Aircraft shares data with rivals through the Aircraft War Production Council aiding war production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
America
United Nations
Russia
Douglas Aircraft Co
Aircraft War Production Council
California
Floyd
Hitler
Douglas
Rules To Prevent Barn Fires In Texas Farms
State Fire Insurance Commissioner Marvin Hall urges Texas farmers to reduce annual farm fire losses by drying hay thoroughly, using salt to lower moisture, and storing hay with ventilation. He notes ear corn requires a center pipe for venting gases and stresses regular checks to prevent spontaneous combustion.
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Austin
Marvin Hall
Texas
Hall
State Fire Insurance Department
Sun
Army Death Rate Falls Sharply in 1941
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Co reports an exceptionally low mortality rate from disease and illness in the armed services for 1941. Army death rate from disease in training is just over half of 1940 and about 40 percent of the 1936–1940 five year average. Army personnel in the United States remains well below civilian age group mortality. The note adds the Amazon River is navigable for ocean steamers 2,300 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Armed Services
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
United States
Backyard Barbecue Solves War Entertainment Problem
The article highlights growing backyard barbecues nationwide as wartime attitudes push simpler entertainment. Chef Max O Cullen offers tips from carving to grilling including how to prevent frankfurters from curling and how to prepare beef patties for varying doneness.
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California
Maine
Max O. Cullen
Cullen
Pete Smith
Frank
Fog and France Policy in Wartime US View
The piece argues US policy toward de Gaulle and Vichy amid World War II pressure from Berlin. It explains Washington’s stance to aid resisting French elements while avoiding full recognition of Laval’s regime, and to keep Martinique under local French authority via the High Commissioner, with ships immobilized and censorship controls in place.
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General de Gaulle
France
Martinique
Panama Canal
Caribbean
State Department
Laval
Hitler
Italy
Tunisia
Corsica
Nice
Savoy
Berlin
Vichy
United States
Hull
de Gaulle
War Bonds Fuel Sub Chaser Navy Purchases
The article praises sub chasers as 1500 ton, 2.4 million dollar speedboats. It urges readers to invest at least ten percent of income in War Bonds and to buy through payroll savings plans, banks, post offices, or workplaces to support naval warfare efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payroll Savings Plan
U.S. Treasury Department
Weighing Martinique and Free French Governance
The article debates future French possessions and the Martinique question, arguing whether the United States would seize lands if France balked at postwar terms. It notes diplomacy with Free French forces, and the tension between recognizing Vichy and aiding Allied war efforts while awaiting the French people's own administration after victory.
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United States
Martinique
France
Free French
Vichy
Holland
Poland
Ship's Optician Joke Turns On Unusual Navy Duty
A sailor recounts to a dear old lady that his rank was ship's optician. When she questions the role he explains his duty as scraping the eyes out of potatoes. The tale ends with an invitation to try a Sun Want Ad for results.
Pen the Roosters And Avoid Bad Eggs
College Station report urges penning or selling roosters after hatching to prevent a 15 million loss from fertile eggs. Shelby County hosts a Rooster Day under a Center proclamation forbidding crowing May 9 to May 9 plus 150 days, with cages for roosters and limited hens. Clean nests and twice daily egg gathering help reduce broodiness and egg spoilage.
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College Station
George P. McCarthy
A. and M. College Extension Service
County Agriculture al
John Moosberg
Shelby County
Usda War Board
Y. W. Rogers
Center
City of
McCarthy
Fall left me unconscious for six hours
A humorous exchange in a brief joke about a fall during sleep. One speaker jokes they were unconscious for six hours as they slept, prompting a surprised response. The setup centers on a sleepy mishap rather than a real injury.
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T. N. Floyd
Germany
Bataan
U.S
Amazon River
Stephens & Bryant Insurance
First Nat'l Bank
Muriel Barr
Charles Michelson
Democratic National Committee
Sherman Farms
A. Y. Creager Company
M. & P. Bank Bldg
Sherman, Texas
Fannin County
Uncle Sam
WM. T
Willie) Taylor
America’s Foundation
The
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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