War era tire quotas cut 10 percent nationwide
The Office of Price Administration reduced January civilian tire quotas by 10 percent from December. Passenger cars gain 1,500,000 tires, 200,000 fewer than December. small trucks and buses drop to 216,000 from 280,000. heavy trucks to 100,000 from 110,000. OPA urges recapped tires and car pools. impact hits heavy trucks and buses hardest. A cards holders note they cannot obtain new tires anyway.
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Office of
War Production Board
OPA
Max Mc
Cullough
Hope and Freedom Promise a Brighter 1945 Year
The passage speaks of hope brightening days to come, memory gilding the past, and free men planning and achieving in America. As the old year wanes, determination to do better in 1945 rises, with a presidential or civic sentiment wishing readers their fondest hopes fulfilled in the coming year.
Ball Bearing Manufacture Described as a Modern Triumph
The article explains the intricate mass production of steel ball bearings from half millimeter to four inches, detailing alloying with carbon chrome and manganese, cold pressing, hollow forming, grinding, polishing, heat treatment, and final assembly with inner and outer races and a cage.
Fertilized Plankton Boosts Trout Yields in Ponds
Plankton fed by chemical plant food in lakes increases fish size abundance and taste. Alabama Experiment Station sparked interest in pond fertilization two years ago. Prof B W Taylor at McGill shows trout yield rising from 4 pounds per acre in unfertilized water to 120 pounds per acre in a pond fertilized with a 4-8-10 mix at 50 pounds per million pounds of water.
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Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
B. W. Taylor
McGill University
Canada
Monkey Business at the Wonder Circus Showdown
Bill Simpson watches Dr. Lyle's Miracle Medicine Show arrive and clash with Williams' Wonder Circus. Doc Lyle unveils eight trained monkeys with whistles and candy tricks, but the audience boos as the prank collapses. Bill then exposes the sting and straps a sour pickle swap to outwit Doc.
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Bill Simpson
Williams
Wonder Circus
Dr. Lyle
Lyle
Doc
Monkeys
Jim
Bill
Eye opening report teased for next Record News issue
Oral Caldwell was removed from the hospital Friday somewhat improved. Mrs. John Gish and her son from Louisville Kentucky were recent guests of relatives here. The Chicago Tag Co license notice warns readers not to send quarters before reading next week’s issue.
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Chicago Tag Co
The
Record News
Oral Caldwell
John Gish and Son
Louisville, Ky
War Plant Workers Turn to Simple Joys on Return Home
Sam and Hattie Smith share a quiet moment after a chaotic day as they reflect on a hopeful future. He recalls twenty years as a foreman with no female workers, while she notes finally finding the right partner after filing hooks for Navy planes. Elderly sightseers depart Acoustics Cavern with plans for summer at their cottage.
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Smiths
Sam Smith
Sam
Hattie
Hattie Smith
Navy
Controlling the squash bug in home gardens
The squash bug is a large dark gray insect up to half an inch long and hard shelled. Ordinary dusts do little. the best method is to watch and pick them off into kerosene. They cluster underside leaves near ground, so place shingles or tar paper near plants to lure them, then gather the debris at dawn.
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