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Last Word. In Manhattan, a British tar who had spent part of the night at a bar telling U.S. sailors how much better everything is in Britain, awoke with a hangover and a pain in his chest, found he had been tattooed with the U.S. flag and "God Bless America...
...charge of equal parts of sawdust and chopped or "hogged" wood. A carefully controlled draft prevents complete combustion of the wood while generating carbon monoxide, the fuel actually used by the motor. The combustible gas is blown or sucked into the engine manifold. Cleaners are provided to remove tar, water, dust...
...from its contemporaries for its enterprise and alertness. Equally respected is Captain Patterson, who distinguished himself in combat in World War I, has espoused many a liberal cause. But his pre-Pearl Harbor isolationism and editorial changes of pace on the conduct of the war have prompted many to tar him with the same brush as Colonel McCormick...
Photography is facing a new development almost as far-reaching as the change from tintypes to cellulose film. In the 103 years since Louis Jacques Daguerre invented the daguerreotype the use of light-sensitive silver salts has been the basis of photography. Now silver is being replaced by coal-tar dyes. So far this new dye-treated film has been used only to make duplicates of sound tracks from regular film. But scientists believe that dye-treated film for direct photography is in sight...
...last week with A.E.F. boys all over the globe. In a new short-wave act called G.I.* Jive, short-waved from the Manhattan studios of OWI to all U.S. Army bases overseas. Master of Ceremonies Ives's friendly small talk, familiar recordings and songs on the git-tar were just what the first sergeant ordered...