Life in Burma Tough for Yanks with Chinese Allied Force
Reported by Lt. Col. Oscar R. Dips, American liaison to the Chinese expeditionary force, U S troops endure rugged mountain warfare along the Salween front living on rice, red rice, and scarce rations. They share desert villages with Chinese allies, skin pack animals for meat, and chase a fat pig amid difficult terrain. A saddle horse gifted by a Chinese general proves unusable due to mismatched height.
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Salween River
Frank Dorn
United States Army
Oscar R. Dips
Freeport
Ill
Porker
Dips
Radio drying speeds up penicillin production
New York radio driven drying speeds penicillin production by 24 hours. RCA says heat from radio currents replaces freeze dehydration, taking 300 minutes instead of 24 hours. The method lowers cost and increases drug potency from 40 000 to 100 000 units per cubic centimeter. Freeze drying remains for powdering in ampoules for shipment.
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New York
Radio Corporation of America
Secret American gun reaches far beyond standard eyes
Allied reports from London say Maj Gen Harry Benton Sayler disclosed new American weapons for the Berlin drive. A long range gun requires fighter aircraft as observers, prompting use of pursuit planes to spot German leaders and assets, with fighters directing fire and attacking targets as they attempted to flee in cars.
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Allied Supreme Headquarters
London
Berlin
Harry Benton Sayler
Sayler
She's One Out of 25 000 Teeth Perfect in Iowa
Lois Price, 18, of Jefferson Iowa, has never eaten pastry candy ice cream soft drinks coffee or tea or vitamins. Dr A G Barker notes in the July Journal of the American Dental Association he has examined about 25 000 people and found only Miss Price with a perfect set of teeth including never eating fruit besides oranges.
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Lois Price
Jefferson
Iowa
A. G. Barker
American Dental Association
Day's Fishing Nets Six Fish and One Fox
ELIZABETHTOWN ILL John H Ledbetter 15 and John M Thompson 13 caught three eels one gar two perch and one red fox in a single day. The fox living and kicking snapped at bait and was released since it was not fox hunting season.
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Elizabethtown
Ill
John H. Ledbetter
John M. Thompson
Proper Storage Helps Preserve Protein Foods
Proper storing of meat poultry fish eggs and cheese is essential to reduce waste. Keep meat cold and covered, wash and store poultry cold, cook fish promptly or wrap and chill, store eggs covered and cold, and keep cheeses cold and tightly wrapped to prevent spoilage.
Allied Units Earn Foe's Mock Titles Through War Names
Early 1914 Kaiser Wilhelm dubbed English troops Old Contemptibles after initial victories. Rommel coined Desert Rats for the Australian Ninth at Tobruk, a tag now famed for toughness. The Germans also gave U S Marines the storied nickname Devil Dogs.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
British Empire
Erwin Rommel
Rommel
Africa
Egypt
Tobruk
Dairy consumption and farm income shifts 1909 to 1941
Per capita dairy intake rose 16 percent in 1937 41 versus 1909 16 and 23 percent of total foods consumed compared with 20 percent in earlier years. Dairy income share grew from 13 to nearly 18 percent of total farm income. Milk prices rose 20 percent, far outpacing other farm prices at 3 percent. Gross farm income from milk jumped 92 percent while overall farm income rose 44 percent. Wheat and potato intake declined while fruits vegetables and dairy rose.
Inefficient Feeding in Illinois Dairies Cited
J G Cash of the University of Illinois notes inefficient feeding where all cows receive identical rations. No herd records show four pounds of farm grains and one pound of soybean meal daily at 15.6 percent protein though 12 percent would suffice. Feeding was uniform regardless of individual production, with high producers getting one pound per 6.6 pounds of milk and low producers one pound per 2.2 pounds.
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J. G. Cash
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Linseed Meal Processing Methods and Composition
Linseed meal is the byproduct of flax seed oil extraction. Old-process meals use hydraulic or screw presses and contain 5 to 8 percent oil and 33 to 34 percent protein. New-press meals from solvent extraction have 1 to 2 percent oil and 35 to 37 percent protein.
Gun Shy Hero Of Bataan Fortunes In The Jungle
The gun shy recruit Hyder overcomes fear on Bataan duty, cooking a stew while Japs close in. He blasts eighteen attackers with his Bayonet and a favored weapon, earning aid from Barry and Sergeant Kane as he defends the chow and his squad amid intense combat and injuries.
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Hyder
Sergeant Kane
Guy
Kane
Barry
Towhead
Bataan
Malaria Cure Hope From Atlanta Prison Study
Washington reports strong hope that American scientists may have developed a malaria cure after a four month Atlanta project involving prisoners volunteers. The joint effort by the Bureau of Prisons, Public Health Service, and the National Research Council tests infections in 15 man groups to study disease and treatment outcomes with no fatalities so far.
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Washington
Bureau of Prisons
Atlanta
Pacific
Army
Navy
Bureau of Prisoners
United States Public Health Service
National Research Council
Sicily harvest worries Italian authorities
Agriculture Minister Fausto Gallo warned Sicily’s harvest faces disruption as separatist agents urge farmers to keep grain. Italian government and Allies plan strong action against harvest law violations. Granaries of the people oversee yields with local committees led by mayors and penalties including imprisonment for infractions.
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Sicily
Salerno
Italy
Fausto Gallo
Sea Mule Used by Yanks To Push the Invasion On
American invasion forces use a novel device called the sea mule to push and tow at British ports. The craft, shipped in five parts and assembled locally, replaces tugs, is cheap to build, has a two foot draft, carries five crew, and features two powerful engines. It is described as virtually unsinkable and highly maneuverable for Channel crossing operations.
Unit Formed to Restore Rome Property to Jews
Rome based AMG commissioner Lieut. Col. Colletti announced an all Italian committee to restore property and possessions of persecuted Jews and anti Fascists in the Rome area. About 11 000 Jews are involved with housing to be provided for those whose homes were wrecked by Fascists and Nazis.
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Rome
Charles Poletti
AMG
Poletti
Britain Warns Neutrals About German Treasures
London reports that Britain warned neutral treasuries and banks that Nazi fortunes held in their banks will be treated as contraband and subject to confiscation. Lord Selborne announced that Nazi representatives have tried to deposit funds in neutral states.
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London
Britain
United Nations
Lord Selborne
Fertilization Helps in Improving Pasture
Agronomists say weed heavy pastures reflect low soil fertility or overgrazing. Apply 1 to 2 tons of limestone per acre and 500 pounds of 0-14-7 fertilizer to establish a sod. Avoid overgrazing in dry weather and keep livestock off range early spring until clovers and grasses take hold.
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Sudan
Army Weasel Vehicle For Rough Terrain Production
The Weasel all terrain personnel carrier has begun full production. Its low-slung square body, wide footprint, and full-length flexible tracks provide traction on mud and snow. It seats the driver behind a front panel with engine below and space for three passengers or cargo. It climbs 45 degree inclines and turns in a 12 foot radius.
Gas Gyp Costs $20,000 And Six Years in Prison
In San Francisco Russell S Youmans was fined 20000 dollars and sentenced to six years for conspiracy involving counterfeit gasoline coupons with a value of over 500 million gallons. He pleaded guilty. Judge A F St Sure called the acts akin to treason. Six other defendants mostly pled guilty received terms from six months to two years.
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San Francisco
Russell S. Youmans
A. F. St. Sure
ERB-HELP Cure Promises Quick Health Boost
An advertisement claims a woman improved after taking New Com ERB HELP a herbal remedy. It asserts the product cleanses bowels relieves gas and constipation, aids liver and kidneys, and returns vitality. Benson Drug Store promotes the item.
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Benson Drug Store
Notice of Claim Day in Estate of Alice Gideon
Notice to all persons that Monday October 2 1944 is the claim date in the estate of Alice Gideon deceased in Clark County Illinois. Claims may be filed on or before that date without summons. Allen Gideon Administrator Snavely Miller Attorneys Marshall Tl Advertisement 33-3
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Alice Gideon
Clark County
Ilinois
Allen Gideon
Snavely & Miller, Attorneys
Marshall
Executors Notice for Final Settlement in Clark County
In Clark County Illinois probate court the co executors Ben T Baird Clara Baird and Borg Jensen will present their final report for the estate of Louige Scott Killie deceased on September 11 1944 at Marshall Illinois and seek discharge from duties. The notice lists unknown heirs and organizations including Oliver J Scott Laura Scott Jackson Marshall Cemetery Association American Bible Society and Board of Pension Presbyterian Church in the United States of America and invites interested parties to appear and contest.
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Louige
Scott Killie
Oliver J. Scott
Laura Scott Jackson
Marshall Cemetery Association
The
American Bible Society
Board of Pension
Presbyterian Church In the
United States of America
County Court
Clark County
Marshall
Llinois
Ben T. Baird
Clara Baird
Borg Jensen, Co
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Clyde B. Hough
Clare Syndicate
WIN Features
Thisaewey
Gi Armed Forces
Illinois
County of
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John M. Hollenbeck
Fred B. Keifer Optometrist
Marshall Loan CO
Ritter & Behner Old Postoffice
Elite Bakery
Marshall, Clinols
Gallagher
Diiners
Indiana
Joe Marsh
Thad Phibbs
Thad
Brewing Industry Foundation
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