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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1941
Page
4
A brief notice states that set aside actions will be prepared and kept ready for when required, outlining process readiness and expected timing for deployment.
Former coach Bo McMillin spoke at a community center in Linton praising local football and basketball greats. He urged residents to use the building at all times and offered humorous remarks along with guidance to current athletes. Wayne Hamilton led a rendition of America as the program closed.
Defense officials announced interim measures to curb gasoline use on the east coast. The Office of Price Administration will cut deliveries by 50 million gallons a month at Harold L. Ickes request, with a 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. blackout for filling stations and a push toward broader consumer rationing as a follow up.
An Odessa, Texas, Black man spent 14 days in jail after being convicted of swindling. The court found he used a needy friend's name to obtain a loan of two bits and a nickel from another Black person, constituting obtaining money under false pretense.
Traffic Officer Roy Nickola described a trip to the Municipal Stadium where boys knocked a hornets nest from a tree. He arrived to an empty park and did not stay long, noting the scene and his brief observations.
In Massena New York residents protested police ball ticket sales for contributions by officers. A grand jury investigation was opened but no indictment was returned.
A new beauty parlor inside the Alabama State Prison for Women in Wetumpka aims to boost inmate morale and teach a trade rather than attract men. The project brings a practical salon program to the facility for inmates.
The 20,000 ton liner Oranje of the Royal Dutch Mail Line has been converted into an 800 bed hospital ship for Anzac troops. The Netherlands East Indies government funded the modification.
Salt Lake City Utah report that five Lindstrom brothers from the intermountain region have enlisted, and a warrant officer at the San Diego navy barracks will call their names as five distinct heroes.
Cat mothered by a barn in Greensboro Maryland has adopted a brood of chicks. Owner HH Farlow says the cat took the chicks from the brooder tray and raised them in a barn corner as part of an unusual family arrangement.
Linton Carlton writes from Calgary Alberta noting the city as a key steam powered industrial center between Winnipeg and Vancouver. He recalls an ancient Cree legend of a rock house powered by steam and contrasts it with Calgary during wartime as factories, Turner Valley oil fields and war plane deliveries surge. The Duke of Windsor is briefly mentioned during a northern journey.
Hogs selling unevenly 15 to 25 cents lower than Friday with 160 to 240 pound hogs at 11.25 to 11.50 and other weight ranges listed. Cattle trade steady with top steers at 12.50 and best feeders 11.00 to 11.75. fat cows 7.00 to 8.50. calves 25 steady. Sheep market steady with lambs 10.75 to 11.25 and top 11.50. shorn slaughter 2.50 to 4.00, top 4.25.
In Elkhart Indiana Walter J Weybright faced fruitless 17 year old apricot trees. He circled each tree with erected steel shavings to spur growth. After treatment the trees produced heavy blossoms and are now loaded with fruit.
University marketing expert Dr. William Dankers reports dairy output increased in early 1941, with butter up 7 percent and cheese and evaporated milk each about 1 percent. May set a record 14 percent higher than last year, June saw stronger gains. butter stocks up 48 percent and cheese 25 percent. He notes government targets to raise cheese and evaporated milk and predicts shifts toward cheese if prices become favorable.
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