Government backs cautious rubber invention tests in lab
Government officials watch a hopeful inventor test a glass model plant to prove a cheaper rubber method using abundant raw materials. Tests on four tires show promising results and a potential rapid, low cost shift from crude to synthetic processes if proven, with protective measures for the inventor and family amid threats.
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United States
Sam
Washington
The
Farmers’ League Gazcette
Gillespie County Minute Men Plan Bond Drive and War Board Campaign
Gillespie County Minute Men begin a drive in Fredericksburg to pledge purchase of United States War Defense Bonds and stamps with a May quota of 14009.00. The county U.S.D.A. War Board adopts a plan to use available farm labor, coordinate with the U.S. Employment Service, and survey workers for part or full-time farm employment to meet war production needs.
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Court House
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AAA
Dehydration of Fruits and Vegetables Boosts Shipments
University of Texas researcher Luis H Bartlett says dehydration trims weight by a third or more and frees space, enabling wartime food shipping without metal or glass containers. Carrots, sweet potatoes, and Irish potatoes show major weight reductions, with further studies planned on cabbage spinach apples and peaches.
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Luis Hi. Bartlett
University of Texas Research Engineer
Bartlett
University
University Home Economics
How To Communicate With Prisoners of War
Washington D. C. May 4. The International Red Cross in Geneva will handle mail to American prisoners of war and interned civilians in the Far East. The Office of the Provost Marshal General released 121 names of Wake personnel. mail for those on official lists may go through normal channels. Letters to POWs require no postage, with free postage guaranteed under Geneva and Cairo conventions. No postage arrangements yet for interned civilians. Address letters as John Doe military title formerly of Wake Shanghai or Guam American Prisoner in Japan Care Internal Red Cross Committee Geneva Switzerland. Write prisoner of war mail postage free in the stamp space. Packaged mail or money to prisoners has not been arranged. Twenty five word messages may be sent via the Internal Red Cross.
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Washington, D.C
Far East
International Red Cross Committee
Geneva
Norman H. Davis
American Red Cross
Provost Marshall
Here
Red Cross Committee
Davis
Red Cross
Cairo
John Doe
Wake
Guam
Shanghai
Edc
Japan
Care
Switzerland
Whorled Milkweed Poison to Young Turkeys
College Station reports whorled milkweed can kill young turkeys within hours. Poultry expert George P. McCarthy urges eradication from ranges and ample green feed to prevent losses. immature plants are most deadly.
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College Station
George P. McCarthy
A. and M. College Extension Service
Turkey
US Department of Agriculture
McCarthy
Red Cross Sets Rules For Messages To Enemy Occupants
A police interaction reveals that regulations govern messages sent to residents in enemy occupied regions. Applicants must contact the local Red Cross chapter to forward communications and ensure compliance with nationwide guidelines distributed through 3,700 Red Cross chapters.
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Red Cross
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