Peanut Crops Important to County Farmers
County agent Oliver Ta Adama urges farmers to maximize peanut yields for America's war drive. University of Arkansas experts say 4 inch spacing in 24 inch rows yields best results, with shelled peanuts boosting yields 50 to 100 percent. Shelling method and seed sources advised. motorist gasoline tax totals noted.
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Oliver Ta Adama
Aimerica
Frampstead
Charles FP. Simmons
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
Simmon
Simmons
United States
War Time Duty Call For Honest Living And Sacrifice
Edson argues the war exposes crooks and profiteers and urges citizens and businesses to uphold fair dealing. He asks if readers will hoard, inflate prices, dodge drafts, or slow production, and presses that everyone must contribute honestly to sustain the nation.
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Red Cross
USO
OCD
Capital Finds Sir John Unique
Field Marshal Sir John Dill, newly named by Churchill to the United Nations military brain trust in Washington, stands out as a rare figure with few anecdotes or nicknames. A veteran commander from Palestine to Dunkirk, he earned a reputation as a bulldog and a steadfast leader, now serving on the Combined Chief of Staff with practical knowledge of the Middle East, Europe, and India.
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Milton Bronner
NEA
Washington
John Dill
Winston Churchill
United Nations
Brain Trust
Jacl
France
Sir John
First Army Corps
London
England
Imperial General Staff
Bal O
Deuwh
Arras
Sir Edmund Ironside
Dill
Dunkirk
America
Sir John Bill
Churchill
India
Middle East
Europe
Stamp News Keeps Wartime Secrecy In Cadet Collecting
Wartime secrecy adds intrigue for stamp collectors as American Export Lines plans a maiden freighter voyage with details kept secret. Covers will bear special stamps, high seas cancellations, and censor marks, to be returned to collectors. New embossed-stamp envelopes arrive in February after a delayed 1941 release. A 6-cent airmail envelope is added. New Zealand prompts a slogan cancellation, Lest We Regret-DON'T TALK. Stamp sales in 1941 reach $1,158,000, up 5.2 percent from 1940. Australia considers a war propaganda issue like South Africa. Guatemala overprints Medio Centavos on 25-centavos stamp, twice surcharged 24. Cuba eyes 5-centavos and 2-cent stamps for 450th America discovery anniversary.
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Washington
America
Australia
Union of South Africa
Guatemala
Barrios
Airport Journal of
Cuba
Barbs Judge Landis and wartime baseball wit
A humorous commentary praises Judge Landis for dignifying baseball amid war. The piece parodies headlines like Suspect Vichy Aid to Nazis and riffs on war ethics, pitchers, and the color green symbolizing hope and youth.
Counterfeiter Nabbed After Slot Losses. Akron Man Caught
An Akron man who counterfeited nickels and quarters to use in slot machines was captured in his apartment where crude coin molds were found. He admitted losing a large sum at slots before making counterfeit coins, with authorities noting over ten billion containers referenced in the source text.
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Akron, C
Akron
Ancient Chinese Ambassadors Recorded for US Industry in 1939
Observers note that ancient Chinese journeys were seen as ambassadors traveling to celestial realms. Modern records of these journeys were used by the United States in 1939 to study or aid industry efforts.
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United States
Ning Industry
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