Quinine Plant Revival Aims For Tropical Americas
War effort shifts to cultivation of cinchona trees at 33,000 square foot glasshouse gardens in Glendale Maryland. Army and Navy push to reestablish quinine supply from the hemisphere, with Col. Arthur F. Fischer shipping seeds from Corregidor and government scientists guiding 10 year growth to harvest bark for malaria control amid global conflict.
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Glendale
Germany
Japan
Uncle Sam
Java
Dutch Indies
Pearl Harbor
South America
Far East
Americas
Corregidor
Arthur F. Fischer
United States
Australia
Department of Agriculture
Axis
Mrs Godfrey Former Huronian Is Taken
Mrs. A. E. Godfrey died in Minneapolis after a long illness. A former Huron resident, she was the mother of Mrs. R. S. (Winifred) Juran and is survived by her husband and one daughter, Mrs. Jurdn.
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Werer
Minneapolis
A. E. Godfrey
R. S
Winifred) Juran
Sisters in Service at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia
Pvt. Claire Farrelly of New York and Aileen Farrelly of Dublin serve in the Third WAC Training Center while two other sisters work as nurses in Manchester and with British North African forces. Home economists urge cool dry dark storage for home canned foods.
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Fort Oglethorpe
Pvt
Claire Farrelly
New York
Dublin
WAC
Aileen Farrelly
Manchester
England
Extra Rations for Milk. Scarce Areas
Washington Oct 21 Those in remote areas lacking fresh milk will be eligible for extra ration points starting Oct 26. The Office of Price Administration says these supplemental points compensate for a scarce supply of rationed evaporated milk and may be spent on any food rationed under meats and fats. Extra points were authorized earlier for residents with little or no access to unrationed poultry, fresh fish, and eggs.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Scrap Drive Plan Aims to Centralize Pile and Weighments
Max Eckman of Cavour advocates saving time by centralizing scrap collection. Louis Meyer to appoint a committee to manage sales receipts for proper distribution. Scrap weighed at Peter Mintener Lumber Yard, with a supervisor to verify weights. Township truckers may get extra gasoline via County Chairman Sinclair. County agent Leonard Ladd notes many old car bodies and machinery remain on farms despite prior drives.
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Max Eckman
Cavour
Louis Meyer
Peter Mintener
Huron
Sinclair
Leonard Ladd
Scrap drive aims to stockpile heavy material statewide
Carvin Histon of the Chamber of Commerce announced scrap prices eight dollars per ton for scrap metal and four dollars for tin and paper. The drive to collect heavy scrap begins November 8 with a 500 pound farm goal and county-wide pickups coordinated with the State Highway Commission. Officials urge reporting approximate weight size and location of material, emphasizing early collection before cold weather to keep steel mills supplied for ammunition.
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Hitler
Carvin’ ‘Histon * Chamber of Commerce
C. A. Sinclair
A.W. Dilley
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
al Barber
Huron Hide and Metal Company
Floyd Peterson
Bonilla
Farm to Supply War Needs Urges Scrap Drive
War Food Administrator Marvin Jones praises American farmers for top food production while urging farmers to mobilize scrap iron collection within six weeks to support wartime production.
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Ment
Marvin Jones
Stee
Fair Grounds Sealed Bids Totals and Details
Sealed bids are invited by Mrs Bert A York at 1255 Dak Ave until 2:00 p.m. November 1. Separate bids cover a 29 by 60 foot one story frame building an exhaust fan and stools. Signs remain property of the Society. A 10 percent certified check accompanies each bid. The Society may reject any bids. Bert A York President WSCS and F C W Kuehn Architect. No. 275 adv
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Fair Grounds
Bert
A. York
Dak
Kuron
Methodist Women’s Society
Bert A. York
Ws.cs. F.C
W. Kuehn
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NEA
U. S. ‘Department of Agriculture
Northwest Finance Co
B.A. Eiser
Mar
N. W
Zelon Gabardine Jackets
Tom Sawyer
Osborn
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