Delivery Service Cut Drastically By Order
Washington reports a government order sharply curtailing delivery services in 13 northeastern states and the District of Columbia. It limits wholesale and retail deliveries and requires route rearrangements to reduce duplication. Most Sunday deliveries are forbidden except ice, milk, and cream amid worsening gasoline shortages.
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Washington
East
Atlantic Seaboard
Office of Defense Transportation
District of Columbia
ODT
Office of Price Administration
St. Joseph Aspirin Advertised as Safest Choice
An advertisement touts St. Joseph Aspirin as the safer, genuine option, positioning it as the world’s largest selling aspirin at ten cents with strong branding claims.
Food and beverage delivery curbs amid petroleum disruption
The ODT warned that effects from west east petroleum movement disruptions due to mid west floods would grow worse in 60 days and may trigger further transport limits. W A Jones said a flood breach on the Arkansas River line had been closed and eastward flow resumed. The order limits retail deliveries to three weekly units for meat and perishables and imposes strict caps on alcohol tobacco soft drinks and magazines across a defined New England to DC agea.
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ODT
W. Alton Jones
War Emergency Pipelines, Inc
New York
Arkansas River
Baltimore Transit Hit By Partial Strike Amid Gasoline Shortage
Baltimore's transit system faced disruption from a partial AFL union walkout as gasoline shortages bite private cars and taxis. Buses operated about 50 percent and streetcars about 85 percent. two lines serving Bethlehem Fairfield and Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyards were most affected.
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Baltimore
AFL
Bethlehem Fairfield
Bethlehem Sparows Point
Use of Safety Play Makes Five Spades
The Brooklyn and Long Island open pair Harold M. Halstead and Dr. F. C. Costello won the championship. Mixed pair winners were Mrs. Clementine Van Slochem and J. Horace Block. Proceeds benefited Memorial Hospital's children's ward. Block's safety play at five spades secured the contract and a five trick.
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Harold M. Halstead
F. C. Costello
Brooklyn
Clementine van Slochem
J. Horace Block
New York
Memorial Hospital
Horace Block
van Slochem
Block
East
Memorial Day Meeting Called for World War II Veterans
M G Simmons requests All American Legion men and World War I and II veterans gather at William Penn High School campus Wednesday at 7 30 p m for a drill and to prepare the Memorial Day Service on May 30. The meeting is led by Simmons the drill marshal to secure attendance. The report also notes a Bethel Holiness revival with Bishop K Mingo and other speakers at Bethel and Emmanuel Baptist Church with various services and society meetings. The Argentine government bought nearly 6 000 000 tons of corn under a guaranteed-price plan last year.
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American Legion
M. G. Simmons
Wm. Penn High School
Simmons
Bethel Holiness Revival
Bethel Holiness Church
K. Mingo
S. M. Frazier
Friendship Baptist Church
Mamie Smith
Mars Hill Holiness Church
Bethel
Missionary Society of Bethel Holiness Church
New Home Drying Methods Cut Costs Under Ten Dollars
NEA staff report outlines a DoA oven-drying method for home grown fruits and vegetables and a simple top-of-stove dryer costing under $10 to build. The WPB increases sweater restraint, boosts radio battery production to 425,000 monthly, and expands allocations for industrial fats and down for military needs.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
WPB
War Time Health Advice for Infants Diet and Sterilization
The article outlines essential infant nutrition during war time, stressing hydration around 15 percent of body weight daily, minerals, iron for low birth weight, and vitamins A C D with cod liver oil in winter. It details protein sources from milk cereals meats eggs after months, carbohydrates from milk sugars, and fats as calories, plus sterilization, regular feeding every four hours, and strict hygiene to reduce illness.
Danville Pastor Leads Special Services at Local Church
C Arthur Burton pastor of First Christian Church Danville Virginia conducts a special series at Church of Christ. Services run through June 6 with Mr and Mrs Robert Warfel directing music. Gyroscope mounts for automatic cameras keep the camera vertical as plane tilts.
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C. Arthur Burton
First Christian Church
Danvile, Va
Church of Christ
Robert Warfel
Summer Sign Straw in the Wind and McNutt Pose
Dr. David Craig, president of the American Retail Federation, told the 41st Annual North Carolina Merchants Association convention in Raleigh that the nation must direct effort to both military and total civilian production. He warned it would be a military mistake to neglect civilian needs as production ramps up.
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Raleigh
David Craig
Washington, D. C
American Retail Federation
North Carolina Merchants Association
Craig
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