Wartime economic controls face review by U S and Britain
United States and Britain consider possible changes to wartime restrictions on coal and oil shipments to Spain and Argentina. Agreement on joint enforcement and practicality of controls for American trade are in question as officials weigh potential softening or abandonment of measures amid oil supply pressures and Allied talks in London and Washington.
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Washington
Sept
Spain
Argentina
United States
Britain
Buenos Aires
Madrid
Al-L
London
Europe
Spruille Braden
Braden
Ecuador
U. S. Netroleum Administration
Ulless
Foot Germ Killer Advertises Powders at Mann's
An old advertisement promotes TEOL foot fungicide powder claiming 90 percent alcohol for fast germ penetration. It promises to relieve itchy sweaty or smelly feet and urges customers to ask any druggist for the product today at Mann's.
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Mann's
Digestive relief ad promises money back if not helped
A drugstore ad offers DIGESTIVS mints with TAMIN B to relieve indigestion, heartburn, and upset stomach. It claims fast relief or a money back from the pharmacist, urging readers to ask Mann Drug Stores for the product.
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Gio
Mann Drug Stores
Navy to Quit Chapel Hill Pre-Flight School
Chapel Hill will close its Navy pre flight school by Oct 1 with about 1 000 of 1 400 cadets sent to separation centers. The University of North Carolina facilities will be returned to the university as dormitories are readied for postwar expansion.
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Chapel Hill
Navy Vera School
James P. Raugh
Navy
Naval Aviation
University of North Carolina
Comdr
Raugh
Naval Air Primary Training Command
Naval Reserve
Fuure
New Uses For DDT Revealed Every Day
Raleigh reports rapid discovery of DDT uses with tests showing no effect on boll weevils. J Myron Maxwell says DDT controls ground beetles at Ecusta Paper near Brevard, where 10 percent DDT reduced beetle damage around buildings. A 5 percent DDT solution killed files in a Burke county dairy barn after two months. Maxwell advises barns be screened and warns buyers to obtain proper DDT and formulation.
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Raleigh
J. Myron Maxwell
State College
Ecusta Paper Company
Brevard
Maxwell
Burke County
USDA
Idaho
King Anthony to Resume Fight for British Throne
British claimant Anthony Hall declares he will restore Buck Palace as Buck House Dwellings if he becomes king. He cites Tudor lineage and says war work and home guard service follow conscription in 1941. Hall previously lived in California with relatives in San Francisco and Humboldt County.
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London
Anthony Hall
Eng
Bucks
United States
Jace
Royal Ordnance Factory
Hereford
Home Guard
King Anthony of England
George
Humbolt County
Don Hall
Oakdale
Cal
8S. F. Callwell
Leavenworth Street
San Francisco
Hall
Robert Eyre Hall
U. S. Navy
Eg Apihonn
Margaret Mary Robinson
California
Albert Fe.robinson
Brookdale Avenue
Oakland
Eastern Air Lines Detroit Route to Start November 15
Eastern Air Lines will inaugurate Detroit to Miami service on November 15, routed via Cleveland Akron Charleston Roanoke Winston Salem Greensboro High Point Charlotte Jacksonville Savannah Brunswick Jacksonville Daytona Beach Orlando Vero Beach and West Palm Beach. Detroit becomes a key terminal in a network expanding toward Mexico City Havana Kingston Barranquilla San Juan and other Latin American points with routes filed with the CAB. Passengers will fly Detroit to Miami in about five and a half hours with fares at a system low average of 4.44 cents per mile.
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Eastern Air Lines
Detoit
Miami
Navy
Eddie Rickenbacker
Detroit One Company
Cleveland
Akron
Charleston
W.va
Roanoke
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
High Point
Charlotte
Jackson- Savannah
Brunswick
Jacksonville
Daytona Beach
Orlando
Vero Beach
West Palm Beach
Detroit
Eastern
Boston
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Memphis
Middlewest
Houston
San Antonio
Brownsville
Atlanta
New Orleans
United States
Mexico City
Balboa
Canal Zone
Havana
Cuba
Kingston
Jamaica
Barranquilla
Columbia
San Juan
Puerto Rico
CAB
Pass
Mini
Smuggling Plot Foiled As Soldier Tries To Ship Bride
London dispatch reports Sgt Thomson once tried to smuggle his English girlfriend to Australia in a full kit bag. At Liverpool port he paraded with extra luggage and a hidden stowaway, but Panamanian harbor authorities intercepted the plan and the couple failed.
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London
INS
Australia
Eastbourne
Thomson
Tobruk
Arone
Italy
Germany
England
Lane
Britain
War Council
Liverpool
Stalwa
Thorecon
Lerland
Sgt. Thomson
Panama
The
Red Cross
Troops Go Dutch in Burma Parcel Drive for Prisoners
British troops in Burma have voluntary half rations to send parcels of food medical supplies newspapers and cigarettes to Allied prisoners held by the Japanese. Parcels are flown through monsoon weather to the Burma Siam frontier by RAF Jumble Air Force pilots.
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Rangoon
INS
Burma
Burima-Siam Frontier
R.A.F
Jumble Air Force
First Capital City of Guatemala Founded by Pedro de Alvarado
The first capital of Guatemala was established in 1424 by Pedro de Alvarado. The note records the founding as an early colonial milestone in Guatemalan history.
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Guatemala
Pedro de Alvarado
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Schick
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