Sweet potatoes to starch and American industry rise
Ray Tucker reports from Mississippi on a starch-from-sweet-potato tech test at Laurel backed by WPA funds. Costs fell from 13¢ to just under 2¢ per pound, linking a Southern crop to a national industry and reducing dependence on imported starch while boosting regional agriculture and jobs.
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County Red Cross funds pass quota drive
Hempstead Red Cross chairmen announced Friday that $44.46 had been solicited here over the holiday sending donations totaling 1710 just the 1,200 quota with two days remaining before the membership drive closes. Danneng tells Previously reported Eunice Eubanks Jessie Butler.
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Nazi Ships Leave Tampico Reported Waiting
German merchant Idarwald and Rhein departed Tampico on a second attempt to slip through the British blockade. British and Canadian warships were said to be stationed in the Caribbean under orders to intercept ships attempting to reach the Caribbean via the Yucatan Peninsula.
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Herndon Heads Seal Campaign 1940
R Y Herndon Jr accepted the post as chairman of the 1940 Christmas Seal Campaign announced by Brooks Hays state chairman of the Tuberculosis Association. He will select committees and complete drive plans. Campaign material has arrived and mailing prep is under way as the drive opened Nov 25.
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Cotton New York Market Report Brief
Cotton market in New York opened with no trading activity on January 1. Prices closed at 9.98 while the middle middling spot recorded 10.26.
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Cation
Biographies and Pulitzer Prize Authors Quiz
Readers are asked to identify authors of recent biographical works as listed on the comic page. Entries include Benjamin Franklin, R. E. Lee, The Raven as a Sam Houston biography, The Thought and Character of William James, and A Daughter of the Middle Border.
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Final Game of Season Here Is Thriller
Hope High School Bobcats lose 14 to 1 to Pine Bluff Zebras in season finale before about 1,200 fans. Bobcats mount late charge and Jimmy Simms shines before ending with a strong quarterback showing despite the tough defeat.
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Patmos School Adds Two Departments and Student Government
Patmos Public School in Hempstead county adds Vocational Agriculture and Home Economics to its curriculum. A student government is formed with James Ratcliff as President and Helen Drake as Vice President. The Pirate Journal editorials are led by Helen Drake and Millard Burns. Honor Roll aims for a 2.0 grade average, 91 honor points, and limited absences.
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Sale of Ships May Get Road to Alaska
Washington reports discuss a possible Canadian corridor for a highway to Alaska to move troops and supplies in emergencies. Speculation centers on terms for transferring additional US warships to Britain, but no official confirmation exists that such naval releases or a Canada defense highway are under consideration.
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Water Waste Cut Down at Hope Municipal System
Unaccounted water escaping via leaky joints and old mains accounted for 40 percent of total pumped water at Hope Municipal Water and Light, with measures cited to reduce losses and improve efficiency.
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Nightingale Wired for Sound Sells Delta Tourism
Greenville Mississippi story notes a Washington County Chamber of Commerce effort to lure visitors by capturing birdsong. John A. Fox rigged a 300-foot wire and recording mic in a cedar tree to capture a mockingbird aria for travel agencies.
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Gas Commission Funds Raised By Governor Proclamation
Governor Bailey issued a proclamation authorizing the Gas Commission to exceed half of its $43 000 annual appropriation by 4000 for the six months ending December 31 citing extraordinary expenses totaling 5041 67 to avoid calamity and assure continued efficient operation of the department.
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Biblical Verse Quote On Repentance And Forgiveness
A brief biblical excerpt urges repentance to blot out sins and await times of refreshing from the Lord, referencing Acts 3 19 and presenting a message of spiritual renewal.
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Britain Claims Sea Control in Mediterranean War
London reports a successful week for British sea forces led by the fleet air arm. Six Italian warships damaged off Sardinia. German light forces routed in the English Channel with damage to a British ship. Fires and attacks hit vessels in the eastern Mediterranean. Pogradetz falls near Albania. Italian sources say Greek advance into Albania halted with a counter-offensive planned. Mussolini elevates Alfredo Guzzoni in a military shakeup.
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Peace Train Blown Up Near Nanking Killing Hundreds
Shanghai dispatch reports five coaches of the Shanghai Nanking train were blasted from the tracks on Friday. The blast killed between 100 and 400 persons and injured many more, believed to be the work of Chinese guerrillas aiming to disrupt the Japanese sponsored treaty signing at Nanking.
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