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for a Sniff Kit
Series 419
The
Sniff Kit is designed to provide an easy and safe method of identifying
the five principal gases used in chemical warfare.
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Western
Union Telegram re: Scrap Rubber
Series
419
"One Milton
service station received fifteen thousand pounds scrap rubber Monday and
Tuesday, and the stretchy stuff is still rolling in by wholesale retail
and shirttail."
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Western
Union Telegram re: Lights in Jacksonville
Series 419
"Two American ships were destroyed off the
coast opposite Jacksonville Beach Friday night. It is reasonable to assume
the submarine was aided by the lights of the amusement concessions."
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Letter
re: Women Drivers and Motorcycle Riders
Series
1316
"In regard to your telegram, I have at the
present time 28 women drivers, most of whom have qualified for First Aid
and are taking other necessary courses at this time."
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Letter from
Student at St. Joseph's Academy
Manuscript 82-8
"The Sisters took us to the photography
studio across from the fort and all of a sudden right over the green,
two planes who were stunting bumped into each other tearing the tail off
of one and I don’t know what off the other."
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Save
and Serve: Share the Meat for Victory
Series
419
Agriculture was Florida's primary economic contribution
to the war effort. The brochure, Save and Serve: Share the Meat for Victory,
encourages farmers to grow, process and store their home meat supply. With
recipes for liver pudding and guidelines for how neighbors can form a "Farmer's
Beef Club", farmers are encouraged to "aid the war effort, bring
victory and write the peace." Bulletin
from the Agriculture Extension Service in Gainesville, Florida.
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What
are Negroes Doing in your Community in Volunteer Defense Work?
Series
419
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