News Behind the News Fronts War and Trade Moves
The piece reports Allied planning to move purchases to the United States once the shipping bill clears Congress, with British and French delegations eyeing Montreal Halifax and St Johns routes to avoid Wall Street. It notes Hitler’s 4,000,000 tons of German shipping tied by blockades and cautious peace hopes. It mentions Ickes Morgenthau Eccles and Marshall amid Washington power plays.
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City Seeks Buyer For Trolley Tracks
City commissioners authorize advertising for bids to sell surplus trolley tracks removed from streets after streetcar service ended. The abandoned rail pieces await interested buyers.
Water Rentals Bring $18,335 to City Coffers
Water rentals totaling $18,335 were reported for September by H. F. Blomquist to the city council. After $9,712.57 in operating expenses and $2,041.50 in permanent improvements, the waterworks balance stood at $9,815.91. The month saw 160,064,000 gallons pumped, averaging 5,334,867 per day with substantial chemicals and fuel usage in treatment.
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H. F. Blomquist
Blomquist
Oklahoma youths in bank robbery tied to slaying of patrolman
George Marshall 17 Leon Marshall 15 and A L Rice 25 robbed First State bank of Picher Wednesday. Rice was killed by Patrolman Woolley in Tulsa while Rice refused to exit a taxi. George Marshall admitted kidnapping Raymond Quirk whose car they used. Authorities believe Rice came from Baltimore or North Carolina.
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Lethal weapons found on man's body during incident
Police recovered two automatic pistols and three sticks of dynamite from the man's body, signaling a potentially violent incident under investigation. Authorities cordon off the scene as forensics gather evidence and identify motive and associates.
Miracle drug cuts pneumonia death rate in half
Pittsburgh report of Mercy Hospital tests showing the hydroxyethyl apocuparine compound halving pneumonia deaths. Dr. Mark M Bracken announced at a Pennsylvania Medical Society convention that the drug, planned for nationwide clinical distribution by the Mellon Institute, equals two existing treatments in effectiveness.
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Doctor Describes New Drug Derivatives For Tests
Dr W W G MacLachlan Mercy Hospital reports two new drug derivatives sul fapyridine and sulfanilamide being sent to five or six clinics nationwide for further tests under varying conditions. He notes hydroxye thylapocupreine, a quinine derivative, can be given by injection or oral dose and shows fewer toxic signs in treating 500 patients despite past adverse reactions with other miracle drugs.
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Mercy Hospital
MacLachlan
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