Shortage of drugs linked to war effort alarm
Dr Thomas Parran warns in AMA Journal that the United States faces serious shortages of quinine and yellow fever vaccine due to German control of sources and Dutch cartel limits. He calls for a national defense medical corps, stronger nutrition, and a war chest for essential medicines to sustain mobilization.
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Chicago
Washington
United States
Thomas Parran
US Public Health Service
AMA Journal
Netherlands
Parran
Tropical
America
Americas
South America
Pacific Ocean
Netherlands East Indies
Central
Tropics
Hemisphere
Mediterranean
Mid summer garden finds hardy blooms thrive after rain
Garden notes celebrate rain revival with heat and drought resistant plants. Anthemis, Gaillardia, veronica Blue Spire, Shasta daisy, gypsophila, Bristol Fairy, hollyhocks, Queen Annes lace, Brown eyed Susan, Liatris, meadow lily flourish. Poppies and wild carrot notables noted as easy or troublesome.
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Bristol
Kansas
Late flowering day lilies brighten midsummer gardens
The article notes growing and pairing day lilies with Chinese balloon flowers, highlighting varieties like Thunbergii and Platycodon. It urges planting in light shade with ample moisture, warns against sunburn for blue and white lilies, and suggests dividing large plants during the season while ensuring steady watering.
Will We Have Jobs On Return Ask Guardsmen Slated To Be Mobilized
Oklahoma City report on mobilization of the 45th division with over 6 000 guardsmen facing a year of training. Officers hardest hit as many men are professionals, students, or unemployed. Col Rex Bolend cites commitment to remain for the emergency. Penguins melt their feathers in large patches.
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Tfar
Oklahoma City
Rex Bolend
120Th Medical Regiment
Nazis Display Their Hatred Of Versailles
Letter from an American in France describes German troops stomping in the Hall of Mirrors in Paris to show contempt for the Versailles treaty. It notes German administration under Himmler, reopening of the embassy with Herr Abetz, and harsh conditions in the occupied zones.
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New York
Paris
France
Heinrich Himmler
Secret Police
Hotel Crillon
Versailles
Herr Abetz
Vichy
Vichy Sis
Two Men Booked After Reported Alley Scuffle
Alvin Wilkinson of Fifth avenue SE reported a scuffle behind a tavern at 124 First avenue NE. Ted Longfellow and Walter Trimble were taken into custody after Wilkinson said Longfellow shoved him, searched his pockets, and injured him. Trimble stood by. Patrolman Davis and detectives Haberle and Hanna questioned them.
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Alvin Wilkinson
Fifth Avenue SE
First Avenue NE
Castody
Ted Longfellow
Avenue
Walter Trimble
Wilkinson
Longfellow
Trimble
First Avenue
E. L. Davis
Jack Haberle
John Hanna
U S Delegates To Pan American Talks In Cuba Designated
President Roosevelt named a strong delegation to accompany Cordell Hull to the Havana consultative congress of foreign ministers. Hull is the sole full delegate with advisers including Adolf Berle Jr Leo Pasvolsky Harry White Grosvenor Jones Leslie Wheeler William Dawson Laurence Duggin and other State Department officials.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Congress of Foreign Ministers of the Americas
Havana
Hull
Adolf Berle, Jr
Leo Pasvolsky
Harry D. White
Treasury Department
Grosvenor M. Jones
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Leslie A. Wheeler
Office of Foreign Agriculture Relations
Department of Agriculture
William Dawson
U. S
Panama
Laurence Duggin
State Department
New French Party Backing Laval Claim Report
Berlin dispatches quoted by the German wireless say a French uniform party is formed by Deputy Marcel Deat who once said he did not want to die for Danzig. The group aims to support Laval andPetain and to align with a new authoritarian French regime with a compulsory labor service for youth.
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Berlin
Vichy
Marcel Deat
Danzig
France
U S Stance Sought on French Western Hemisphere Possessions
Foreign ministry sources said France asked Washington for information on U S position regarding French possessions in the western hemisphere. No reply yet, but poor communications were believed responsible for the delay.
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Vnchy
France
Foreign Ministry
Washington
United States
Hemisphere
Colleen Moore Doll House At Killian's Draws Big Crowd
Colleen Moore's doll house attracted over 700 visitors on opening day at Killian's fifth floor exhibit and will run through Wednesday. The display features minute pieces including an inch high clock and jewel toned furniture, with proceeds split between the milk fund of the Chamber of Commerce and Linn County Red Cross.
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Colleen Moore
Killian
United States
Hans Brinker
Cinderella
Fairyland Castle
Jealous Lover Kills Woman Then Self in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles a 55 year old man Arthur Slater killed 22 year old Gertrude Hertting and then shot himself after a troubled romance. Police say Slater fired at Hertting then killed himself with a gunshot wound to the head. Hertting was found in a white bathing suit on a Davenport. Slater lay nearby.
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Los Angeles
INS
Gertrude Hertting
Arthur Slater
Miss Hertting
Slater
Davenport
Tragedy at Slater Apartment Sparks Diary Clue
A diary found in Slater's coat reveals a romance with a red haired girl and ties to a double tragedy. Detectives say the girl planned to go to the beach with another man, an argument followed by Slater firing his revolver.
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Slater
Camacho Appears Winner In Mexico City Vote
Political observers in Mexico City say Gen. Manuel Avila Camacho has defeated Gen. Juan Andreu Almazan for the presidency. They note the ruling party controls the legal apparatus, with open revolt unlikely to help Almazan’s campaign.
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Camacho
Mexico
Mexico City
Juan Andreu Almazan
Manuel Avila Camascho
Almazan
Same Convention Theme Song For Rival Parties
Democrats and Republicans share a theme song at their conventions. The Democratic National Committee selects God Bless America by Irving Berlin for the opening week, while Republicans, already using the song, have permission to continue during the Willkie for President campaign.
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Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Irving Berlin
Philadelphia
Washington
Berlin
Farm Worker Union Merges For Speedier Organization
The Farm Equipment Workers Organizing committee CIO affiliate voted to merge with CIO United Automobile Workers on Saturday to speed the organizing of eligible non union workers.
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Chicago
Farm Equipment Workers Organizing Committee
CIO
United Automobile Workers
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