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Show B R I E F S . . by Baukhage AU rural women are being asked to enroll in the national Victory Home Food Supply program! The brother of the king of Sweden, Prince Oscar Bernadotte, has resigned re-signed the chairmanship of the Swedish Young Men's Christian association. as-sociation. Reason advancing age. He has held the post for more than 50 years! One reason Russia is not sc I anxious to make peace with Finland Fin-land is because 100,000 German soldiers sol-diers would be released for duty elsewhere. Twenty-two states have entered into co-operative arrangements with the Forest Service to develop a forest for-est products marketing service foi farmers. Forty-two state legislatures are now considering wartime problems of highway transportation. The first packing center devoted solely to the preparation of Red Cross food parcels for American and Allied prisoners of war in enemy countries has been opened In Philadelphia. Phila-delphia. Farmers are asked to seed 5Vt million mil-lion acres of flax this year. That's more than 800,000 more acres than they seeded last year. Following Rommel's withdrawal in central Tunisia, the Germans have fortified the old American base at Gafsa. The Allies believe Rommel Rom-mel will make the town the southern south-ern anchor of a new line running north to Faid Pass. The Germans are reported to now have 250, 00C men in Tunisia. Because of the likelihood of renewed re-newed bombing raids on Berlin, the Swedish government is providing adequate shelters for the memberi of its legation there. |