New Soldiers Gain Average of 10 Pounds
Durham New Hampshire AP reports that American new soldiers average a 10 pound gain in the first three weeks, totaling 10 million pounds. Diets aim to provide daily fruit, cereals, milk, meat, and cheese with varied field rations and an emergency bar. Air corps pilots receive extra nutrients. mothers are advised to send cookies and candy while kitchen operations adapt.
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Durham
America
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Mary I Barber
Quartermaster Corps
U.S.A
Industries In Seventh Federal Reserve District Pay Jump
CHICAGO AP Manufacturing industries in the seventh district show the fastest payroll and employment growth since the early recovery era. By May end, employment rose about 27 percent versus May 1940 and payrolls up about 47 percent, per Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President C. S. Young. Agriculture benefited from higher prices for livestock, grain and dairy. The district covers Iowa and parts of Minnesota Wisconsin Indiana and Michigan.
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Chicago
Federal Reserve District
National Recovery Administration
C. S Young
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Young
Seventh Reserve District
Iowa
N- Linars
Wisconsin
Indiana
Michigan
Senator Andrew Houston Dies After Surgery at Johns Hopkins
Senator Andrew Jackson Houston of Texas, 87, eldest U.S. senator to serve, died Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital after abdominal tumor surgery. He had been sent there for a physical checkup last Friday by Capitol physician Dr. George W. Culver. He was sworn in June 2 to fill the vacancy of Sen Morris Sheppard and a special Texas election was set for Saturday.
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ULP
Andrew Jackson Houston
Tex
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Houston
George W. Culver
Capitol
Sam Houston
State of
Texas
Morris Sheppard
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Johns Hopkins
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