DDT Boon and Boomerang Warned by Wildlife Officials
Chicago reports that DDT is a boon against flies and mosquitoes but harms birds fish and other wildlife. Dr. Clarence Cottam says one half pound per acre damages fish and amphibians while five pounds per acre can drive birds away. Experts urge careful, limited use and note questions on cumulative water and soil effects remain.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Clarence Cottam
Division of Wildlife Research
Interior Department
Fish and Wildlife Service
Naples
Patuxent Wildlife Research Refuge
Maryland
Cottam
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology
Casualties of War Rise To Total 1 070 819
Washington reports total war casualties at 1,070,819 as of August 21. Army losses include 199,856 killed and 571,179 wounded with 33,543 missing and 119,103 prisoners. 357,414 wounded have returned to duty and 96,521 prisoners exchanged. Navy totals show 53,229 killed, 80,039 wounded, 10,426 missing, and 3,644 prisoners.
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Washington
Army
Navy
War Department
Army Spent 20 Billion on War Supplies to Aug 1
The Army spent 20,564,586,000 from the war start through August 1 on clothing and subsistence. Clothing cost 5,182,402,000. equipage 2,724,670,000. general supplies 1,685,605,000. handling equipment 341,220,000. subsistence 10,660,707,000.
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Washington, D. C
1946 Jobs Forecast Sees 51 Million Civilian Workers
A New York report from the committee for economic development predicts civilian goods production of 80.5 billion dollars yearly by September 1946 and 51 million workers employed in civilian jobs. The group says postwar output could rise 41.6 percent above 1939 levels, with about 54 million peacetime jobs expected and a total labor force near 60 million.
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New York
Committee For Economic Development
United States
U. S
T. G. MacGowan
Armed Services
War-time labor shift prompts veteran job prospects
Attention was drawn to qualified observers noting many workers especially women and college students who took war time jobs will not want work immediately. This could create additional job opportunities for veterans as improved machinery and methods boost efficiency. The committee urged suitable merchandising plans to realize full consumption amid a large upcoming market for American manufacturers.
German Parties at Meet Vow to Redeem Nation
Berlin reporters say four parties united at a public meeting to uphold the Potsdam declaration. Some 500 delegates backed Ernst Lemmer’s resolution for a continued united front, admission of collective guilt, elimination of militarism and Nazism, and faithful execution of Potsdam decisions. Wilhelm Kuelz, interior minister in the Weimar era, chaired and called the group the educators of democracy.
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Berlin
United Front
Ernst Lemmer
Germany
Nazis Barred From Business by Army Chiefs
United States army authorities in Frankfurt have ordered active Nazis and militarists ousted from private businesses and professions. The move aims to denazify all life in Germany, with temporary revocable licenses allowed for physicians and others if needed for health safety or community well being.
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Frankfurt
Germany
United States Army
Two Radio Dials Guide Vessels in Mine Fields
A 30 pound radio device that lets a navigator fix a vessel’s position by two dials and a chart was removed from secret list by the admiralty. Credited as five times more accurate than other aids, it directed ships through minefields to Normandy beaches on D Day. The instrument emits a radio beam enabling readings from the dials to determine position via a marked chart.
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London
Admiralty
England
Normandy
Pole Predicts That Few Will Shun Homeland
London dispatch reports Jan Stan czyk Polish minister for social welfare predicts that most Polish citizens will remain loyal to the homeland amid discussions of emigration and political tension. He cites economic factors and cultural ties as reasons for likely attachment.
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Pole
Poles in Europe Face Repatriation Challenge
The United Nations relief and rehabilitation administration expects fewer than 500 of over 1,000,000 Poles stranded in Europe to refuse to return home. Stanczyk, a Polish delegation member, explains Poles form the largest uprooted group from the war and relate to repatriation efforts.
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Europe
Stanczyk
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Modern Students Found To Be War Conscious
In Rockford Illinois a convention of about 2000 Illinois teachers concluded that the war affected school children though views differed on specifics. The majority agreed children today are more aware of war obligations than those of 27 years ago.
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Rockford, Ill
Illinois
Rail Trip From Milan To Rome In 33 Hours
CHIASSO SWITZERLAND Daily train service from Milan to Rome will be renewed August 25. The trip is expected to take 33 hours as compared with 6 hours before the war. Impairment of equipment and rights of way will require trains to take a lengthy round about trip.
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Chiasso
Switzerland
Milan
Italy
Rome
Waterproof Exteriors Use Wax Emulsions for Leaky Walls
Wax emulsions are applied to exterior walls to waterproof buildings that leak in rain. Microscopic cracks and holes fill with wax particles, rendering highly porous walls resistant to water intrusion.
Forest Owners Endorse Feed Lanes Over Fire Lines
Forest owners favor wide pasture strips that provide good grazing and better fire control than narrow plowed lines. They argue these lanes slow and break fires while supporting livestock production.
Check Imports In 1944 Plant Quarantine Inspections At Ports
Foreign plant quarantine officials inspected 22,000 airplanes at ports of entry in 1944, about 65 percent more than 1943. About one in seven airplanes carried prohibited plant material, some with insect pests or plant diseases that could threaten farm crops if established domestically.
Breakthrough Flu Vaccine in Eggs at Princeton
Report states a new influenza vaccine developed at Princeton University uses eggs to grow the virus and extract vaccine fluid. An average one milligram of vaccine per egg is produced, with about half a milligram needed to immunize a person, claiming tenfold higher effectiveness than previous vaccines.
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Princeton University
Man
Safety Movement Aims to Cut Farm Injuries and Fires
The agricultural safety movement began in 1942 as leaders sought to reduce unpreventable farm injuries and fires. Estimates put annual farm deaths at over 16 000 and disabling injuries around 1.5 million, with farm property losses near 8 million dollars and total annual costs to agriculture around one billion dollars.
The American Harvest in Wartime Agriculture
Swift & Company salutes farmers and ranchers for a wartime surge in output. U.S. corn yields exceed 100 bushels per acre, hogs fatten in under six months, hens exceed 200 eggs annually, and dairy cows produce over 30000 pounds of milk with 1000 pounds of butterfat. Each modern farm family feeds 20 families, a record in world history.
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America
George Washington
Swift & Company
Meet the Winners from Swift Advertisement Letter Contest
Hundreds of letters were received in the contest for the best Swift ad series. First prize of 50 dollars goes to 2nd Lt Carroll M. Kester of the 33rd Infantry at Camp Livingston Louisiana. Second prize 25 dollars to Mrs Carl J Bachmann of Barberton Ohio. Third prize 15 dollars to Mrs Charles W Voorhees of Trenton New Jersey. Ten dollars each awarded to Virginia Jean Potts Philadelphia Harold E Marsh Winona Daisy McCutcheon Dillon Doris Reim Covington Mrs Edward Seigel Wheat Ridge Colorado Mrs Paul Norris Grinnell Iowa and Mrs James Lennox Indianapolis Indiana.
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Swift
Carroll M. Kester
33Rd Infantry Regiment
Camp Livingston
Carl J. Bachmann
Barberton
Ohio
Charles W. Voorhees
Trenton
N. J
Virginia Jean Potts
Philadelphia
Harold E. Marsh
Winona
Minn
Daisy McCutcheon
Dillon
S. C
Doris Reim
Covington
Edward Seigel
Wheat Ridge
Colo
Paul Norris
Grinnell
Iowa
James Lennox
Indianapolis
Ind
Meat prices and zone rules slow shipping profits
The wartime OPA regulates meat pricing by zone for beef lamb veal and pork with base prices and allowances for transport and delivery. Packagers gain more revenue selling near plants, but Swift & Company follows a wartime policy to distribute meat evenly by area starting July 1945, matching early 1944 patterns.
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OPA
United States
Swift & Company
Do Steer Calves Gain Faster From Weaning Data
The study tracks 419 steer and 444 heifer calves weaned around June 1. Steers averaged 443 pounds versus 411 pounds for heifers at weaning. Across 12 sizes steers were heavier in every group. Bull calves were ageed five days later than heifers on average after the first two years when counts were small.
Swift and Company Soil and Plants Booklets Offered
A promotional notice invites readers to request The Story of Soil and The Story of Plants booklets by printing name and address, tearing out the margin, and sending to F. M. Simpson at the Agricultural Research Department, Swift and Company, Chicago.
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Swift
F. M. Simpson
Agricultural Research Department
Swift & Company
Chicago
Illinois
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