700 Year Yield of Potash Seen
Washington report to the American Chemical Society cites a 200 year U.S. potash reserve life at current use about 500000 tons annually. Dr. George R. Mansfield notes wartime demand boosts need while domestic sources and methods mature for reliable supply and price stability. The outlook cites two controls natural supply and political factors with potential benefits from freer trade under the Atlantic Charter.
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Washington
United States
American Chemical Society
George R. Mansfield
United States Geological Survey
Mansfield
Europe
Germany
Permian
Texas
New Mexico
American Trona Corporation
Searles Lake
Calif
American Potash and Chemical Corporation
Crutches Must Be Saved by Brave Youth in Blaze
Ralph Maxwell, 19, who has a foot ailment, saved his crutches from a burning gasoline truck in Kansas City. He leaped from the service station as flames erupted and, after Driver Virdie Gunn warned him, he rushed back to the cab to rescue the crutches then moved the burning vehicle to a vacant lot before escaping safely on his crutches.
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Kansas City
Kan
Ralph Maxwell
Virdie Gunn
Maxwell
Hatfield girl becomes Philadelphia’s first milk wagon driver
Amy Hatfield, 18, makes history as the city’s first female milk wagon driver. She prefers being called milk woman and refuses the term milkman. She cites family feuds with the McCoys as part of her lore and notes sister Juana was a pioneer as a girl service station attendant for a major oil company.
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Amy
Hatfield
McCoy
Philadelphia
Amy Hatfield
Blue Ridge Mountain
Juana
Hunters Bay Stuffing practical joke decoys fool hunters
GRAND ISLAND NEB Charlie Westphal and Irving Stolley, pheasant hunters, spotted three birds in a field and fired. The birds did not fly but shook and revealed themselves as stuffed decoys placed to trick hunters.
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Grand Island
Neb
Charlie Westphal
Irving Stolley
Westphal
Stolley
Our Freedom Is Priceless War Stamp Appeal
Treasury department message urges the public to buy war stamps to fund supplies for soldiers. The document reflects on civil liberties and the fight against tyranny, urging citizens to say yes and support the treasury secretary Morgenthau in financing the war effort.
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Treasury Department
Europe
Nazarene
German Radio Admits East Front Disaster Amid Allied Advances
German radio acknowledged a major defeat as Red Army forces cut off pockets from Kharkov to the Caucasus and claimed Berlin’s situation worsens. Reports say 400,000 Germans are isolated in the Caucasus while Kharkov and Rostov are under pressure. Allied efforts in North Africa and Tunisia advance with British and American forces contrasting in strength.
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Moscow
Kharkov
Moncsy
Red Army
Ukraine
Rostov
Caucasus
Berlin
North Africa
United Nations
New Guiana
Tokyo
Tunisia
Buster Guthrie Visits Cameron While In San Gabriel
Buster Guthrie of San Gabriel was visiting Cameron on Monday, stopping by local spots and meeting residents during a routine trip.
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Buster Guthrie
San Gabriel
Cameron
TZ hours week for gasoline stations
Dallas January 24. As of 12:01 a m Sunday gas stations may not provide 24 hour service. Operators must choose either a 24 hour daily schedule or a 72 hour week with a maximum 12 hour day. OWI clarifies seven day operation allowed up to 72 hours weekly. Civilian access limited to T card holders during off hours. emergencies exempt. Stations cannot quickly change schedules. 24 hour sites must keep to 30 day rule, 72 hour sites seven days before possible change.
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Harold Ickes
Office of War Information
OWI
Houston Petroleum Adminstration
War Office
OWT
Owen Stidham Recovers From Pneumonia At Sea
Owen Stidham, former football star now in the Navy, writes from an east coast submarine base that he is recovering from pneumonia after gas exposure and a brief illness. He hopes to return to service soon, joking about sinking ships and Mussolini. The column also notes Mack Akers and his daughters visiting Louisiana, and C. T. Isabell of Thorndale in Cameron Friday.
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Owen Stidham
The
Herald
Stidham
Navy
Alaska
Mussolini
Windows On New Worlds Microscope Reveals Tiny Worlds
The electron microscope lets scientists view crystals dust particles and viruses far smaller than before. It enlarges objects up to a trillion times to reveal their shape and structure.
Walter White Joins Camp Maxey Infantry Training
Walter White, former Sheriff, is stationed at Camp Maxey near Paris for infantry training after induction on January 4. He travels from Fort Sam Houston for primary training at the large military center serving as a key infantry facility.
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Walter White
Camp Maxey
Paris
Representative Green Visits Milam County Ahead of Session
A. N. Green, Milam County congressman, returned home for the weekend and said the Legislature is marking time until organization. He plans to push hard on several important Texas bills and hopes to see them passed early in the session.
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A. N. Green
House of Representatives
Milam County
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Emma Julia
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