Death Dealing Carbon Monoxide Lurks At Flame Thrower Ends
A 1940s report describes flame throwers used by Germany, noting oil jets ignite the stream and vent lethal gases including carbon monoxide in closed spaces. The weapon uses oil jets propelled by nitrogen under pressure, delivering bursts from tanks and foot soldiers, with limited total operation time.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
New York
Special News Service
Germany
Allegemeine Schweizerische
Bern
Jilted Writer and Teacher Meet in Mountain Cabin
Bill Latham, a jilted novelist, and Eve Allgood, a schoolteacher, retreat to a North Carolina mountain cabin with Bill’s cousin Toel Randall. On the drive, Eve teases Bill about his past romance while both ponder love and infatuation. They discuss Joel Randall’s charm and priorities as they near Hickory Gap.
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Bill Latham
Toel Randall
North Carolina
Joel
Eve Allgood
Ccasion
Bill
Eve
Hickory Gap
Beau
William Randall Latham
Paris
Park Avenue
Bill Darling
Don
Randall Mills
Analysis of flamethrower effectiveness in combat
The passage argues that if an attacking force endures the surprise, a flamethrower becomes a bulky target and not hard to strike. It notes the weapon’s moral impact depends on initial shock and the defender’s resilience.
McKinney Reappointed. Dothan Voters Back Voting Machines
Rawlins McKinney was installed today for another three year term as city commissioner in Dothan Alabama. Voters also expressed overwhelming support for adopting voting machines in local elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
Ala
Rawlins McKinney
Milk Market Favored by Morgan County Farmers
Morgan County farmers increasingly use the Alabama Dairy Products Association milk market through a Decatur cheese plant. D M Townsend of Hartselle sold 20.97 dollars worth of milk in February from two fresh cows and a stripper, using farm feed. Townsend favors milk income over cotton and plans to grow cows and pasture, including two acres of kudzu hay. Government allotment notes follow, with stamps based on underplanted acreage and family limits for sharecroppers tenants and operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Alabama Dairy Products Association
Decatur
B. G. Hall
D. M. Townsend
Hartsille
Route 3
Mr. Townsend
March April agronomy tips from County Agent Hall
County Agricultural Extension Agent BG Hall offers 15 suggestions for Morgan County farmers focusing on March and April agronomy. He urges personalized farm plans, soil conservation crops, high germination seed, permanent pasture improvements, top-dressing small grains, and timely sowing of kudzu lespedeza and other cover crops. He also stresses seed production, proper fertilization, lime, and manure use to support soil conservation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BG. Hall
Morgan County
Hall
Armeria
Alabama
Woman and two children die in blaze at Stafford home
Neighbors rescue effort fails as a mother and her two children perish in a fire at a frame bungalow in Asher Oklahoma. Arthur Stafford was away at work in an oil field when the blaze broke out.
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Asher
Okla
Arthur Stafford
Stafford
Embroider These Charming Laura Wheeler Kittens
A panel and transfer pattern 2815 offer a kitten design measuring 15 by 20 inches. Includes color chart and materials list for easy stitching and display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Wheeler
Pattern 2815 of stitches pattern offer
Pattern 2815 of stitches offers ten cents coin for this pattern. Send to The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Avenue New York NY. Write plainly pattern number your name and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Jail blaze sparks after Indians woman start camp
County recorder Jack Folsom traced a smoke smell to the county jail beneath his office. An Indian woman jailed on a minor charge had started a camp, triggering the fire scare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton, Orc
Jack Folsom
County Recorder
Fire to Relieve Gloom of Temporary Tepee
A short note describes a fire used to lift spirits and warm a temporary tepee, aimed at easing the gloom surrounding the shelter and its inhabitants.
Cold Weather Delays Growth Across Alabama Crops
The weekly state weather and crop survey reports sustained cold reducing growth. Temperatures ran eight degrees below normal, with lows near freezing in Mobile and fears of pasture shortages. Plowing and planting continue, with Baldwin and Mobile counties seeing early corn and potatoes emerge, while grass growth remains slow and cattle feeding stressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Mobile
Baldwin
Bronx Boys Hitch South For Warm Weather Ride
Robert Satterfield and Louis Iriz vari seven year old Bronx students left for sunnier climes. Police caught them traveling south on the Brooklyn Express. They said the subway wasn’t the Orange Blossom special.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert Satterfield
Louis Irizvari
Bronx
Peterson's Ointment Offers Piles Relief Nationwide
A Buffalo druggist created an ointment 30 years ago that gave quick cooling and soothing relief from piles. Peterson's Ointment became popular in thousands of homes. Ask your druggist for a 38¢ box or 60c tube with applicator, money back if not delighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Peterson
Supplementary cotton program urged to curb wartime exports
County AAA chairman T. H. Harvey says severe cotton export reductions and wartime needs spurred adoption of a new supplementary program. The plan offers cotton stamps to farmers for reducing 1941 acreage, with cash payments and garden use encouraged, while not altering the 1941 AAA conservation and parity rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Harvey
AAA
Morgan County
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