Read Labels on Canned Corn Official Advice
Washington reports a corn shortage due to frosts and demand, prompting some packers to can green field corn with sugar. The Agriculture Department warns this is not canned sweet corn and must be labeled fold corn. Purchasers should read labels and expect lower quality field corn, yet safe when properly canned and priced accordingly.
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Bureau of Chemistry
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Bureau
America
Turner Defeats Houck In Six Round Bout
Clay Turner the Indian middleweight defeated Leo Houck of Lancaster in six rounds here tonight. Turner fought masterly and proved too much for the local veteran in this April 23 bout in Lancaster Pennsylvania.
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Houck
Lancaster
Clay Turner
Leo Houck
Adair Stops Bartlett In 9th Round Ring Bout
Meriden Connecticut April 2 3 Barney Adair of New York battled Walter Bartlett of Toston in a 12 round fight. Adair hammered Bartlett to force the stoppage in the ninth to prevent a knockout. Semi final saw KO Vitz outpoint Marty Brombo. Both boxers from Hartford with Joe Burns of Waterbury favored over Jimmy Jenkins in the prelim.
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Barney Adair
New York
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Toston
On-Gage
K. O. Vitz
Marty Brombo
Hartford
Joe Burns
Waterbury
Jimmy Jenkins
Patriotic Order picks New Britain for next convention
The Patriotic Order Sons of America held its annual convention and selected New Britain Connecticut as next year’s convention city. April 20 report notes the decision was made at the New Britain meeting with expectations of similar turnout and program plans for the following year.
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Atlantic City
the Patriotic Order Sons of America
New Britain, Con
Von Stein Praises West Front German War Effort
Report from Berlin quotes War Minister Von Stein at a Reichstag meeting on army estimates praising German troops in the west. He notes heavy losses among officers, strong medical support keeping wounded at front, and claims major victories from Arras to the Oise-Aisne canal with tens of thousands of prisoners and hundreds of guns captured.
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Oise-Aisne Canal
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Baris
Porte Wins State Bowling Tourney in Waterbury
Joe Porte of New Haven defeated Starper and Stone of Waterbury to win the state bowling championship. Porte won matches 6 games to 4 and led with high series and averages, while Barboek of Southington took six of nine games in another state match in Waterbury.
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Harper
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Barbouck
Conn
Parkour
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Bridgeport High Opens 1918 Baseball Season at Norwalk
Bridgeport High School begins the Southwestern Interscholastic league season this Saturday at Norwalk as the nine meets Norwalk High. Faculty support boosts participation for a big year. Managers will record batting averages for a league high, with a cup or emblem awarded to the top hitter.
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Bridgeport High School
Norwalk
Norwalk High School
Focas School
Wilson to Name Administrator of Labor Problems
President Wilson plans to name a single labor administrator to handle all war materials production issues. The new office will coordinate duties currently split among various labor bureaus within government departments involved in war materials and production.
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Washincton
Aneriownt
Wilson
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