Simple device to frighten ducks gains government backing
A new electric beacon duck frightener, praised by the Interior Department, aims to deter waterfowl from grain fields. The device uses flashing light and a rotating beacon to mislead ducks, reducing damage in Colorado Nebraska the Dakotas California and Texas. Earlier methods relied on dishpans flares and fireworks.
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Washington
Charles Alldredge
Fish and Wildlife Service
Interior Department
Lacrosse Tribune
T the Ducks
Platte River Valley
Colorado
Nebraska
Dakotas
California
Texas
Skagit County
Inirial Valley
North Dakota
France Stiffens Resistance Amid Gen German Retreats
Allied forces push deeper into interior France near Le Mans as German counterattacks falter. Reports cite mutinous SS troops, wounded Germans harming themselves to flee fighting, and a rift between old army leaders and SS units. De Gaulle announces a 10,000-strong French resistance force and a forthcoming French army ready to deploy.
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Caen
le Mans
France
Associated Press
Wes Gallagher
Hitler
Charles de Gaulle
Brittany
de Gaulle
United Kingdom
Nazi purge continues amid court ruling on German honor
The court declared the German salute may be given only by men of honor as the purge proceeds. On trial with Witzleben and Streeff were Erich Hoeppner von Hase Bernardis Klausing von Hegen and Yorck von Wartenburg. Der Bund reports Hitler has recovered from July 20 burns and rests at Berchtesgaden awaiting a period of quiet morale, inviting collaborators from satellite states to visit.
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Witzleben
Streeff
Erich Hoeppner
von Hase
Bernardis
Friedrich Karl Klausing
von Hegen
Count Yorck von Wartenburg
Hitler
Adolf Hitler
der Bund
OWI
Berchtesgaden
Engineer Had Eye For Beauty
A curve on U.S. highway 290 west of Austin was preserved as the Gilchrist Curve after Gibb Gilchrist former state highway engineer and now president of Texas A and M College. The district engineer had relocated the highway removing the long S curve but Gilchrist kept it noting the view between two hills was too beautiful to change.
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Austin
Tex
Gilchrist
Gibb Gilchrist
Texas A.&am
Wandering Dog Sent Home By Taxi Service
Madison USO staff tag a stray pup with a collar tag urging return to the organization after he wanders to Truaxfield RAF training command post near Madison. The dog is described as the only canine in the nation with his own taxicab service.
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Madison
Wis
USO
Madison Uso
Truaxfield
Towboats boost Amazon trade via river routes
Commercial activity on the upper Amazon and its tributaries has surged with American made towboats. Heavily laden barges carry Brazilian commodities downstream while oil transport expands to Manaos via a 1,650 mile route from the Blue Goose Oil Wells, benefiting many intermediate points.
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Amazon River
Brazil
Manaos
Paciita River
Blue Goose
Spain shoe industry hampered by power shortage and high prices
Spain's leather footwear sector faces power shortages and buyer hesitancy to pay high prices. Shortages of tanning materials and low quality hides from imports affect shoe quality. Manufacturers expect improvement with peace. Spain's annual capacity is 22 million pairs.
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Spain
Madrid
Mares Rescue by Boom Lift in Danvers Barn Loft
A mare named Maizey refused to descend from a barn loft in Danvers until police and utility workers used a boom to lower her to the ground. The incident involved Cornelius Galusha and a stranded colt, with no injuries reported.
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Danvers
Mass
Cornelius Galusha
Police and Electric Company
Backfiring Practical Joke Hospitalizes Man
In Tacoma Washington 26 year old Bob Derby attempted a party prank using a blank cartridge to explode under a chair but triggered the blast on himself sending him to a hospital by police ambulance.
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Tacoma
Wash
Bob Derby
Mexico and Spain Bullfighters Face Renewed Rivalry
Mexico City fans of the blood and sand artists await a full renewal of bullfighting clashes with Spain after three years of limited meets. Mexico believes its athletes have not yet matched Spain's best, and rivals may finally renew battles.
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Mexico
Spain
Mexico City
Portugal
Three Year Old Helps In Manpower Problem
Jerry Thompson of Hutchison Kansas helps his father on the Thompson farm by steering a tractor pulling the hay rack. Although he handles starting stopping and guiding down windrows well he cannot drive on roads because he won’t be four until September. He learned to drive last winter at his father’s knee.
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Hutchison. Kas
Jerry Thompson
Jerry
Malnutrition blamed for high child death rate in India
A report attributes the elevated child mortality in India primarily to malnutrition. Health observers emphasize the link between undernourishment and susceptibility to disease among young children.
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India
Goodland Defends Wisconsin Conservation Reforms
Governor Goodland released a statement praising recent changes in the conservation commission as efficient and well-functioning after earlier criticism of the commission form. He cited appointments that restored harmony, ongoing forest policy reviews, and plans to return timber proceeds to counties while ensuring full crop and livestock damage compensation.
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Madison
Wis
Goodland
Conservaton Department
Commission
Conservation Department
Aldo Leopold
University of Wisconsin
John O. Moreland
Hayward
Wisconsin
Chase
Emergency Board
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