Plane crash kills trooper and businessman near Corning
Trooper John N. Greim of the Missouri highway patrol and Claude Hays, 30, of Campbell, were killed when Hays’s PT22 plane crashed near Corning while they assisted ground officers in pursuing two car theft suspects. The suspects abandoned a vehicle between Pollard and Corning on Highway 82 and fled into the woods after a chase from Malden.
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Claude Hays
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Hays
Greim
Missouri
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Loss of YMS-39 Minesweeper In Borneo Action
The motor minesweeper YMS-39 is reported lost in the Borneo area due to enemy action. Casualties total five of the wartime crew of 35, with three killed, one wounded, and one missing. all casualties were enlisted men. The vessel was commanded by Lt. (J.C.) Alfred C. Vaughn of Kenbridge Virginia. The war total of naval vessels lost rises to 322.
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Washington
Borneo
J.C
Alfred C. Vaughn
Kenbridge
Soap Short But Rationing Is Unlikely
Ruth Gmeiner reports the Agriculture Department sees no immediate soap rationing. A soap official says no successful ration plan exists and that voluntary distribution is deemed fairest, with variability by city. No further government action expected.
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Ruth Gmeiner
Washington
Agriculture Department
William A. McConologue
Department
Office of Price Administration
McConologue
Happy Home Demonstration Club Elects New Officers
The Happy Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Ford Gathright’s home on Friday July 6. New president Mrs. Bill Rosenbaum and vice-president Mrs. Wiley Dillard were elected. Miss Westbrook gave a talk on home safety and a rust and stain demo. Five members attended with one visitor, Miss Alice Jane Seaton. The next meeting will be at Mrs. T. A. Lockard with a quick cream cheese demonstration.
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Happy Home
Happy Home Demonstration Club
Ford Gathright
Bill Rosenbaum
Wiley Dillard
Westbrook
Alice Jane Seaton
T. A. Lockard
Study day on mechanized cotton thinning at Delta Substation
The University of Arkansas Delta Substation hosts a July 19 demonstration on using mechanized equipment for thinning and cultivating cotton. Held from 9:00 a.m. to noon with afternoon sessions, the event compares a mechanical chopper and flame weeder to conventional hoe chopping and cultivating methods on two 50 acre blocks. Participants include T. S and S. McDavitt, Ed Thrash, Aubrey Enoch, and Hempstead county farm agents.
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Crittenden County
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West Memphis
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Great Storm Kills Bow Off Pittsburgh Cruiser
United Press dispatch from Guam reports the heavy cruiser Pittsburgh lost about a 100 foot bow section during a tropical typhoon on June 5 while 400 miles northwest of Guam with Adm. Halsey's Third Fleet. Capt. John Gingrich led efforts to shore the damaged area as the ship rode 20 to 30 degree rolls with no lives lost among 1,000 crew. one planed torn from its capsule went overboard.
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Iowa
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FSA to Loan Vets Money for Farms
The Farm Security Administration is authorized by Congress to lend 25 million dollars in the next year to returning servicemen for family-size farms. Loans cover full purchase price with up to 40 years to repay at 3 percent interest. Applications are accepted at the courthouse office of supervisor W. M. Sparks as veterans seek farm ownership or tenant purchase with retraining and on-farm guidance provided.
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Washington
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Zeand
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House of Representatives
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Peach Butter With Less Sugar Revealed by Agent Westbrook
County agent Cora Lee Westbrook explains peach butter can be made with less sugar by substituting part with syrup. She advises using well ripened peaches, peeling, pitting, mashing, cooking in juice, sieving, then adding sugar, dark corn syrup, cinnamon, and cloves for a flavorful spread.
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Cora Lee Westbrook
County Home
Five or ten most beautiful words in postwar talk
Ruth Millett notes speech authorities rarely decide the era’s most beautiful phrases. She lists common, polite expressions such as “Please,” “Charge and send it,” and “Send a cab right away,” illustrating everyday talk as uniquely postwar in tone.
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Food shortages frame wartime discussion in congress
Civilian meat supplies were reported to rise slowly while warnings remained that fats oils and sugar would still be scarce in 1946 if Japan is not defeated soon. Anderson urged balanced aid to Europe and honesty about food limits at home. Pace urged members to gather constituent food complaints during recess for a national plan. A separate note recalls Elihu Yale gifts influencing the New Haven college naming.
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Week-end air-sea bombardment damages Japanese shipping
The week-end air-sea bombardment by Vice Adm. John 8. McCain’s carrier planes crippled Nippon ships and rail transport. Reliable estimates show remaining usable shipping under 2,000,000 tons. Carrier damage tallies include 140 ships sunk, 234 damaged vessels, 84 locomotives destroyed or damaged, and extensive destruction of military installations and air fields.
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