17 Jun 1941
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Newspaper
Del Rio News Herald
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1941
Page
1
Washington reports threat to rubber supply prompts shifts in U S policy and finances. Four new rubber factories are authorized, each with 2 500 ton capacity, to boost wartime resilience. Government funding and production targets aim to reduce dependence on imported rubber amid global shortages.
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A quirky local note describes the event in the Bish ad seven feet area. The piece mentions a boy named Jonah and a Navte Taam tour to pall it, with references to a 85 Jobe red ells unit and a four feat wotd detail amid playful local terms.
Val Verde district WPA program features 1784 miles of roads and 1B bridges completed or underway. Area manager Arthur Ktivetrige notes WPA labor built stadiums, bleachers, playgrounds, and four public buildings while public utility plants and roads expand access in the Sam Antonia area.
Mrs. Thyatothy W. Ley, Val Verde AAA secretary, stated government will not take title to loan cotton without public notes. If title were taken, cotton producers would be paid the excess of redemption costs over the then prevailing market value as determined by the Agriculture Secretary using average prices and grade adjustments.
The article lists about 38 600 distinct commodities in the stores of a first class battleship from anchors eight tons to tiny screws. It quotes Charles B F Kettering, G M research director, and notes the need for due invention to win the war.
The National Association of Retail Grocers rejected federal anti trust claims in the food inquiry as unfounded and misleading. It backed a full investigation into industry pricing while disputing assertions that price spreads stem from distributor or grocer practices. The union cited economists Hoffman and Waugh and noted difficulties in cutting costs through enforcement alone.
A NAM and NLC census of about 20 000 manufacturers found over 50 000 strategic machines and a 25 to 1 ratio of sub contractors per primary defense contractor. The survey, praised by O P M Director Knudsen, shows widespread farming out of work and supports regional defense information centers aiding pooling units for defense orders.
OLD POINT COMFORT VA June 17 Recovery of many apparently hopeless infection cases after injecting four shots of sunshine directly into the bloodstream was reported for the American Institute of Homoeopathy. Dr George P Miley described a UV irradiation method using a mortuary lamp and an automatic transfusion pump. In 31 early to moderately advanced cases recovery reached 100 percent, while 25 advanced and dying cases showed 48 percent improvement. The treatment also helped cases unresponsive to sulfanilamide, and no case he saw responded after prior drug therapy once irradiation began.
Insects with high visual acuity perceive movement up to about five to six feet away. The finding highlights butterflies as highly observant flyers, capable of detecting rapid motion within a limited range.
Dr Roy Morrow of Baldwin Kah will be the resident physician for Camp Fawcett during the two week Boy Scout camping session this summer announced by Paul Me Tr éland Boy Scout executive. The camp runs from July 1 to July 19 inclusive in Coffee town Bacon county Georgia.
Colm Trask aged 17 died in a railway accident while a fisherman tried to overtake and rescue him. A 13 year old, Mametora Piemons, nearly died near the platform as the train moved in. Reports indicate efforts to expand factory work at the North American Aviation plant under Col. GC W Stelmmnetz.
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