Producing Synthetic Rubber Is a Complex War Task
Walter Leckrone explains the demanding process behind synthetic rubber, noting plants under construction will produce up to 800,000 tons yearly once ready. He details material needs, shortages, and the War Production Board's role while comparing prewar and wartime outputs and the potential 1945 surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Standard Oil
United States
India
Ceylon
Liberia
Brazil
Guayule
U. S
Pearl Harbor
Ghost of the McDow and the Erath County legend
J E Fitzgerald recalls a South renowned Erath County tale of the McDow Hole near Green Creek. The ghost story centers on a water hole, a murdered woman and baby, and sightings by settlers like Petty and Miller, with claims of tracks in soft ground and a spectral woman emerging from smoky light.
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A. W. Neville
Paris News
J. E. Fitzgerald
Erath County
South
Mr. Fitzgerald
Green Creek
McDow Hole
McDow
Miller
Mr. Miller
Stephenville
Dublin
Green Creek Murders Echoed by Local Witnesses
A writer recalls screams and a grave memory as a woman laments her son’s death amid unsolved killings along Green Creek. A long gone pecan tree on McDow’s bank is wished to reveal its hidden history.
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Alexander
McDow
Petty
Deem Kalb
Bobbet
Long Place
Green Creek
Keith
Americans Questioned in the British Isles
The essay notes that American forces aid the British Isles during the war and highlights puzzling Anglo American questions about the United States. It discusses how movies shape impressions and the bid to improve cross Atlantic understanding between nations and cultures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Isles
Europe
England
United States
America
Texas
Hints for the Housewife from everyday tips
Practical advice for household care including ironing cords, soaking beans and wild meat, onion use in cooking, removing gum with ice, salt in porridge, can storage tips, and vinegar and starch in voile fabrics. Contains numerous brief, actionable steps for common domestic tasks.
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Walter Leckrone
Eighth Armored
Tent City
Fort Knox
Dorothy Parody
Watertown
N. Y
Lorin E. Hicks
Toledo
Ohio
Stephens & Bryant Insurance — Real Estate
Faille
Telly
Nelly Don
Rayon Faille
Victory
Madden
Denison
By Fownes
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