Midwest Drought Halves Victory Garden Vegetable Output
A midwestern drought slashed commercial and victory garden vegetable production by 10 to 50 percent from last year. H. D. Brown of Ohio State University warns the shortage will worsen, saying Ohio Indiana Illinois Tennessee Michigan and several other states face rising crop shortfalls amid war food administration limits.
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Columbus, CO
Midwest
H. D. Brown
Ohio State University
Vegetable ‘Growers’ Association of America
War Food Administration
Ohio
Inois
Indiana
Tennessee
Michin
Harvest Chief Warns Over Sicilian Wheat Probe
Salerno Italy July 8 Agriculture Minister Fausto Gallo voiced concern over Sicily harvests. He said separatist agents urge farmers to keep wheat home and not ship to Italy. He warned of strong government and Allied measures against harvest law violations.
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Salerno
Italy
Fausto Gallo
Sicily
NYC Public Schools Report 310 Classes For Physically Reere Children
A report notes 310 classes exist for physically eere children in New York City public schools. The text defines glass as a compound of silicic acid with an alkali.
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New York City
Government Blames Wartime Food Program Shortfalls
The Republican food study committee condemned wartime food administration as chaotic and wasteful, blaming New Deal scarcity policies and rigid directives for black markets and spoilage. It urges a unified food office and central agency to stabilize prices and ensure supply for producers, processors, and consumers.
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Washington
Republican Congressional Food Study Committee
Republican House
Martin
Massachusetts
Rep
Janckins
Ohio
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
Princeton
Jenkins
Long List of Charges Tied to 1920s Offenses and Alleged Violations
Continued from Page 1-Sec. B a long roster of names tied to charges including assault with a deadly weapon drunkenness larceny reckless driving and violations of prohibition law. The document records numerous defendants such as Melvin Wall Irene Jones Mabe Emmett Fields John Borders and Ada Shields facing varied counts and court action.
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E. R. Copple
Harrison W
L. M. Carrick
Orpah Edwards Peace
C. Dickens
C. E. Dickens
H. M. Kepley
Henry Fields
D. L. Byerly
Henry Cox
Ervin Leonard
T. L. Brincefield
Fred Giles
John Thomas Anderson
John Borders
Kermit Burton
Lonnie J. Hayes
Arthur McCoy
Carrie Bennett
Leslie Good
Ada Shields
Willie Saunders
Carrie Lee Littlejohn
Sylvester Armstrong
William Henry Baldwin
John Palmer
Willie Brown Lilly
Lottie Bell Robertson
John H. Archie
Delmar Carter
Allen Gray
Arthur Foster
John Dowdy
Willie Norris
Howard Weatherspoon
David Stetts
Irene Jones
Joe Giles
Irvin Shadd
Roundtree Steele
J. D., Hill
Walter Pinnix
Army birthday hike marks 39th for Pfc Herb Dickens
In Greenville Pennsylvania a Camp Reynolds unit led by Pfc Herb Dickens from Portsmouth Virginia completed a six and a half mile training hike to celebrate his 39th birthday. Dickens commanded the Headquarters Company group under a hot sun.
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Greenville
Herb Dickens
Portsmouth
Camp Reynolds
Dickens
Three kittens Tail Loss Tale From Portland Yarn
In Portland Oregon three bare tailed kittens mirror a strange tale from the street. The kittens are said to be from alley cat stock and lack tails unlike their one tailed brother. Their mother died before they opened their eyes. England's Sir Charles Wheatstone is credited with inventing the harmonica in 1829.
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Portland
Ore
Sir Charles Wheatstone
England
Harmonica
Wolfram Costs Nazis $15 000 A Ton
German need for wolfram raises price to fifteen thousand dollars per ton far above normal markets. H W Thompson notes Britain once paid high prices for wolfram and Germany obtained it as ballast from ships exporting to England. He recalls a Cornish blacksmith near a wolfram dump who found the ore useful.
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London
INS
Britain
Germany
H. W. Thompson
Thompson
England
Wolfram
Adams backs nonunion policy in remarks to members
Adams states the organization employs people regardless of union membership and will continue this policy. He says the purpose of addressing members is to present all facts so they can decide how to vote. He adds that all should accept the election outcome and keep doing their best at work.
Wolfram Separation Techs and British Patent Shift
The article explains how a blend of wolfmetal with steel created unnaturally hard workpieces. Wolfram’s weak magnetism meant only high intensity magnets could separate it. Germany secured monopoly by patent rights, selling to Britain until a British firm acquired key patents in 1914 and 1934 for more efficient machines three times as fast.
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Germany
Britain
Woman Found Dead In Tub Died Naturally
Cincinnati dispatch reports Mrs. Lois Connors 25 of Philadelphia was found dead in a bathtub at a town hotel. Autopsy ruled natural causes after a suspected stroke. Husband Capt. Robert Connors 25, Fort Knox, Ky., said he found her with her head under water and tried to revive her.
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Cincinnati
Lois Connors
Philadelphia
Ward H. Ventress
Robert Connors
Fort Knox
Pat Hayes
Rubber supply from the hevea tree dominated for decades
For thirty years more than nine percent of the world’s rubber came from the hevea tree. This highlights the tree’s long standing role in global rubber production and economic impact.
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Pearlwick Beach
Goodyear
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N. Main ST
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GOP Committee
Wra
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Roosevelt
Chester Davis
Congress
White House
Normandy Front
Clifford Glass
Wisconsin
Edwin Spates
Pittsburgh
Sanford S. Thrift
Richmond
Carlo Fazio
Brooklyn
N. Y
John Leonard
Staten Island
Donald Conklin
Sussex
U. S. Signal Corps
International Soundphoto
Ez. Arie
North State
Ry Howard Berry
International News Service
Adams
Tub
Minnie Lee
Steed
Iris James Helen
Betty Trotter
Pauline Hed
Princess Beauty Shop
Main St
Tel
Sara Wagger & CO
North Main Street
Roddy
Duke Power CO
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