New Powder Line Is In Operation At Sunflower Plant
The Sunflower Ordnance Works began initial operation of an additional powder line nearly a week ahead of schedule under Maj. Charles H. Pruden Jr. The line, part of Hercules Powder Co operations, expands capacity to meet Allied needs. First batch output exceeded schedule by five days. Completion expected by late September with 1,000 more workers needed. Workers urged to apply at defense offices or Sunflower plant. Construction overseen by the Army Corps of Engineers with regional firms handling subs and prime contracts.
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Sunflower Ordnance Works
Charles H. Pruden
Army Nance Department
Hercules Powder Company
War and Navy Departments
R. C. Tucker
War Department
Sunflower
United States
Sunower
DeSoto
Lozier, Inc
Rochester
N. Y
Broderick and Gordon
Denver
Colo
United States Army Corps of Engineers
Kansas City
Eyara Evans-Lord
Cory-Joslin and Macnsons
Midwest Precore Company
Jones- Hettelsater Construction Company
Winn-Senter Construction Company
Fogel Contracting Company
Peter Kiewitt & Sons
Omaha
Two B-24 collides in air near Yuma causing twelve deaths
A head on collision of two four engine bombers near Yuma Arizona on April 25 12 airmen killed seven aboard a B 24 from March Field Riverside Calif and five on the Convair ship from San Diego. Witnesses said an explosion disintegrated the Convair after impact scattering burning debris.
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Yuma
Ariz
Here
Army
March Field
Iverside
Calif
Hiee
Camp Callan
San Diego
Germans Evacuate With Six-Engined Transports
Moscow dispatches report German six-engined transports aiding the Sevastopol evacuation while anti aircraft fire lines the city approaches. The Red Army has reached beyond the Inkerman heights as Soviet airmen harry the port, despite German defenses. In Wichita OPA orders compliance on war necessity certificates to obtain second quarter 1944 gasoline allotments, or risk denial after April 30 without DDT Topeka permission.
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Red Star
Kzvestia
Sevastopol
Red Army
Inkerman Heights
George T. Wetzel
Wichita
Topeka
Missouri tops in government units except Illinois and Kansas
Missouri has 10 737 government units including 114 counties and 329 townships, more than most states except Illinois and Kansas. The Governmental Research Institute notes this overlapping system raises overhead costs and reduces service quality while burdening taxpayers.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Illinois
Kansas
United States Census Bureau
Ilinois
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Texas
California
The
Institute
New Electric Irons May Be Available by August
Washington reports machines may reach the market by August with Mrs. America noting potential use of electric irons. The item hints at consumer interest and early rankings of models, though text is fragmented and unclear on specifics.
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Washington
America
Electric iron comeback slows as WPB targets 2 million
The civilian needs list shows the electric iron’s return taking nearly a year from need recognition to market. Current production stands at 200,000 irons this year, a fraction of 5,000,000 in 1941, while top WPB officials insist the original program of 2,000,000 remains the aim. The first 200,000 are expected to be released soon.
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Pne
Altho
WPB
Lend-Lease Extension Probable Says Senate Leader
Senator White of Maine predicts the lend-lease program will be extended for another year, noting the army has equipped soldiers with gear from small to large sizes. Farmers throughout the year sell thousands of dollars of livestock and farm products, while production timelines slip and efforts continue.
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Journal-World
Washington
Senator White
Maine
Senate
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Rankin Drug CO
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