Cinchona Plantations in Guatemala Assure Quinine Supply
A 17 000 acre El Porvenir plantation on a Guatemalan volcano slopes is described as the largest quinine source in the Western Hemisphere. Aerial surveys show enough cinchona to meet about 25 percent of U S quinine needs for several years. Contracts have been signed to begin processing in the United States.
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Washington
el Porvenir
Guatemala
United Nations
Justo Rufino Barrios
East Indies
Barrios
Japan
Dutch East Indies
Latin America
United States
Guatemalan quinine plantation boosts supply for the Americas
The project, approved by the Board of Economic Welfare, will export output to the United States and supply seeds for the hemisphere. A quinine research laboratory will develop hybrid Cinchona strains and train experts. El Porvenir sits 4,000 feet up near Tajumulco, six miles from the Pan American Highway, amid malaria threats for troops in tropics.
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Board of Economic Welfare
United States
Tory
el Porvenir
Tajmulco
Guatemala
Simon Bolivar and Bolivia currency name origin
The South American country Bolivia and the silver bolivar currency are named after Simon Bolivar, the famed liberator and revolutionary leader. Greenlands and New Guinea are the two largest islands, Napoleon was born in Ajaccio Corsica, and the first Olympic Games were held in 1896 in Athens. Tunis is described as slightly larger than New Haven with about 185000 residents.
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Simon Bolivar
Bolivia
Bolivar
Greenland
New Guinea
Athens
Tunis
New Haven
Conn
Man predicts death in hospital then dies
Wilmington May 27. Johnny Williams 39, a Black man, told the nurse he was going to die as he walked into Walker Memorial Hospital. Fifteen minutes later he died, apparently of a heart attack, hospital attaches reported.
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Wilmington
Johnny Williams
Walker Memorial Hospital
Bolivian Officials to Tour North Carolina Industries
Raleigh May 27 Capriles Rico director of Bolivia Labor Department and Gaston Arduz director of social research will arrive tomorrow to begin a two week tour of major industries in North Carolina. The visit is part of a three month tour of state and federal labor field services across the United States.
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Raleigh
State Labor Department
Capriles Rico
Labor Department
Gaston Arduz
North Carolina
United States
Farm War Service Certificates For Rowan County Families
About 2,500 Rowan County farm families will receive certificates of farm war service in recognition of their enlistment in the National Increased Farm Pro.
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Salisbury
Rowan County
Poppy Day Aids War Victims Through Poppy Offerings
Mrs. Oscar Smith of the Andrew Jackson unit of the American Legion Auxiliary explains that every penny from poppies goes to rehabilitation and welfare work. Volunteers distribute the pins on Saturday to aid disabled veterans and children left fatherless by war, with funds supporting personal care and rehabilitation efforts.
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Oscar Smith
Andrew Jackson Unit
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion and Auxiliary
Legion and Auxiliary
Cork shipments from Spain lift bottle cap efforts
Additional cork arrivals from Spain bolster bottle cap production. Salvage officials in regional areas plan drives for brown per, a long fiber material deemed a critical product.
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Spain
Economical roasts for rationing era meals
Guidance on point values favors boneless shoulder roasts over prime rib for rationing. Recommend boneing a 3 or 4 lb shoulder of Wilson's Gela Seald Lamb, using bones for broth, and roasting at 300 F for 40 to 45 minutes per pound.
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Wilson
Home insulation program aims to cut fuel use next winter
Government conversion experts back a summer drive for complete home insulation to shave heat loss by over 5 degrees and save about 30 percent in fuel. FHA will relax insulation loan limits to 2500 dollars, enabling housewives to seal leaks check basements and eaves and close unused rooms. The beef curve slowed rationing as seasonal price shifts loom and new midget white turkeys reach markets. OPA cautions against delaying purchases to gain rationing advantages amid cork concerns.
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Washington
FHA
Opaers
Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
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Maxwell House
Pickle and
Pimiento
Weiners
Wilson's
Ers
White House Coffee
Canada
P'S
Nada
Cut Rate Furniture Co
East Green St
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Royal Eddie
Nel
Cnetpice
America
Wilson’s Weekly
Fran & Co
Wilson & Co
George Rector
Betty MacDonald
NEA
Swift
Uifoo Oo
Bere
Klek
Octagon
Hemo
Phe
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Palmolive
Libby
Johnson
Kellogg's
Fort Howard Tissue
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