Rubber substitutes eyed as war tightens rubber supply
Government rubber specialists report no quick source to replace wartime shortages. Guayule shows promise with 50,000 acres planned next winter, cryptostegia and goldenrod tested in Florida and Latin America, but practical extraction methods remain elusive. Officials foresee tropical rubber tree culture as best long term option.
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Ovid Als Martinington
México
Priscos
Texas
Loren G. Plhamus
Bureau of Plant Industry
Guayule
Mexico
Florida
Haiti
Cuba
Igineers
Polhamus
Tropical
America
Nelson Holds Final Word on War Production Policy
WPB Chairman Donald M. Nelson announced a realigned command to keep civilians in key policy roles and grant him final arbiter authority over conflicts between military and civilian production needs. He asserted civilian economy health remains essential to the war effort as shortages grow. Submarine actions in the Aleutians also cut Japanese destroyers amid poor weather, with several ships sunk or damaged near Kiska and Agattu.
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Washington
U.P
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
Armed Services
Nelson
WPB
Roosevelt
Whit House
Army, Navy and Maritime Commission
Union ban on new records by 31 July sparks industry clash
James C. Petrillo of the American Federation of Musicians warns 140,000 members will halt production of new records after July 31 to push radio stations, bars and restaurants to hire live musicians. He predicts 8000 to 8000 musicians could regain work, while 550 of 800 radio stations already rely on records. The NAB will weigh the issue at its Chicago meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
AFL
Phonograph
Portillo
United States
National Association of Broadcasters
Chicago
Bird Worth Its Weight In Rubber Rescued Fire Alarm
A blackbird rescued by Nelson Collard a year earlier awakened him and his wife during a porch fire. The bird perched on a shoulder and alerted them to the blaze believed started by a hot water heater, earning the proverb that the bird is worth its weight in rubber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Nelson Collard
Collard
Job requests and found items in Tack Letters column
Readers seek employment in reception and office work, ask for room and board while attending business college, and offer domestic help. Notices include found black Cocker Spaniel and a woman's shoe, plus a stray puppy and a child care request in the Tack Letters page clutter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business
Fillmore Street
Piano Blues Wartime Drama in Four Acts
Wartime drama notes the pianist Fleming leaving to join the army while Aleutian battles highlight submarine gains. Submarines sunk or damaged 74 Japanese ships, mostly warships, with four cruisers and eleven transports among the confirmed or probable losses. Army Air Forces Lt Gen H H Arnold says an aircraft carrier was hit by an aerial torpedo, unconfirmed in a communique.
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Washington
Aleutian Islands
Aleutians
Alaetian Islands
Lex
H. H Arnold
Army Air Forces
Texas Fliers Decorated by Allied Command
General MacArthur's headquarters in Australia reports that Lieut. Gen. George H. Brett, commander of Allied air forces in the Southwest Pacific, awarded decorations to twenty three officers and men of the United States Air Corps and two others for their actions.
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George H. Brett
Allied Air Forces
Southwest Pacific
United States Air Corps
Australians at base receive multiple valor awards
At a base in Butte Montana and nearby locations several Australians are cited with honors after a wartime push. Distinguished Service Cross to James B. Moorehead of Washington Oklahoma and Major Hervey Whitfield of Dallas Texas receives Distinguished Flying Cross and Oak Leaf Clusters. Silver Star goes to Captain N H Blanton from Shawnee Oklahoma while Second Lieutenant Andrew J Reynolds of Seminole Oklahoma earns a Purple Heart. First Lieutenant Charles Cte Fort Worth Texas and Second Lieutenant Wilson A Chapman of Quitaque Texas also noted. The report cites evolving honors as the war nears its end.
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James B. Moorehead
Washington
Okla
Hervey Whitfield
Dallas
Tex
N.H. Blanton
Shawnee
Andrew J. Reynolds
Charles C
Fort Worth
Wilson A. Chapman
Quitaque
Sunshine Silver Mine Manager Warns of Silver Use Surge
The Sunshine Silver Mine manager warns that industrial consumption of silver has tripled in recent months and is increasingly used as a substitute fuel or material in various sectors. The rising demand signals potential supply and price pressures for the metal.
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Sunshine Silver Mine
The Flag as a Call to War Bond Sacrifice
A patriotic appeal urges citizens to invest in U S War Bonds and Stamps, arguing the flag gains meaning through action. It emphasizes paying rather than fighting, urging every adult to lend at least ten percent of income to support war financing for a peaceful future.
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U. S
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Eixperts
By Hillier Kriegraum
Kiska
Yeasterday
Agattu
Globe-News
Tea Hat Ambulance
Funerst
Amarillo—Dumas
Pack
Ross Hotel
Tack
West Thirteenth Avenue
Mrs. McGill
N. E
10Th Ave
Ethel
24Th Ave
B. R. Jones
Madison Street
J. B. Grisham
Memphis
J. C. Arthur
JJ. C. Penney Company
Woolworth’s
Fleming
Quarters
Australia
Fine Diamonds
J.T. Russell
Amarilla
Amarillo
San Jacinto
Germany
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