Maxwell on Economic Warfare Role in War Effort
General Maxwell leads a new service unit to streamline South American aid and counter Nazi influence. The West Point graduate, 51, previously oversaw army ordnance planning and export control, now tasked with rapid goods pegging and postwar trade considerations.
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Washington
Department of Economic Warfare
Maxwell
S. America
Russell L. Maxwell
General Maxwell
South America
Ordnance Department of the Army
Illinois
West Point
Secretary of War
Army
Atta-Girls fly Spitfires and Hurricanes in Britain
A veteran suffrage advocate notes that British women pilots now fly any groundable aircraft including Spitfires and Hurricanes. About 45 women pilots and many ground crews move planes from factory to front lines, led by Capt Pauline Gowan a noted air taxi operator and author.
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Matis
Pauline Gowan
Air Transport Auxiliary
Flying Corps
Robert Gowan
R.A.F
Imperial Airways System
England
Germany Acknowledges Large War Claims On Eastern Front
German communiques claim 895000 prisoners taken and vast killed and wounded, asserting Soviet resistance is shattered. They describe Smolensk as a doomed center, Leningrad menaced, Tallinn surround, and Kiev encircled with two pincers. Soviet reports deny German gains and cite ongoing mobile fighting along 350 miles.
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Red Army
Moscow
Smolensk
Leningrad
Tallinn
Estonia
Kiev
Adolf Hitler
Reds
Bel-Tserkov
Kholm
United States Eyes Brazil Azores In Defense Plan
Dispatch from Berlin reports Washington urged Brazil to assume control of the Azores for Western hemisphere defense. The claim was denied in Washington, but the issue featured prominently in U S long range defense planning discussions.
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United States
Brazil
Azores
Berlin
Washington
Silk Hosiery Ban Sparks American Women Stocking Rush
Government action placing silk in a critical raw material category shuttered the silk hosiery industry. Women rushed stores in a lighthearted scramble to stock up while cotton stockings and nylon prospects loom. Beltsville tests yield 150 cotton types. Philadelphia mills switch to cotton lisle mesh. Lloyds odds on end of war shift. two Nazi spies Drucke and Waelti executed after seaplane drop and radio gear discovery.
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Philadelphia
Karl Theo Drucke
Werner Heinrich Waelti
Edinburgh
Scotland
Germany
R A F Intensifies Bombing Over German Cities
Weather improved as RAF missions against the Reich surged with heavy raids on Berlin and industrial hubs Mannheim Frankfurt and Karlsruhe. Communiques note bombers faced storms yet achieved visual targeting amid clear German skies.
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Reich
Berlin
Germany
Mannheim
Frankfurt
Karlsruhe
Food for Britain and other wartime notes
Report summarizes lend-lease food shipments to Britain with figures for cheese corn starch frozen eggs dried eggs canned fish and more. Also covers China Japan funds freezing issues bootlegging gas through Canada and a Virginia race view with Francis Miller backed by Administration figures and Roosevelt praising an American creed booklet.
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U. S
England
Atlantic
Lendlease Food
Surplus Marketing Administration
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Ministry of Health
Anglo-American Food Purchasing Committee
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China
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Hitler
Shanghai
Roosevelt
Lauchlin Currie
Chiang Kai-shek
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Hull
Currie
White House
South Pacific
Francis Miller
New Dealer
Virginia
Miller
Old Guard
Harry Byrd
David Cushman Doyle
Hannen Swaffer Dismisses V for Victory as Baby Business
British critic Hannen Swaffer calls the V for Victory slogan mere vacillation. He urges a production minded plan run by a capable mind. Swaffer, seen in 1937, notes America trades manners for mail order charm.
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Hannen Swaffer
Swaffer
America
Death of Mussolini's Son Bruno in Air Crash
From Rome comes word that Bruno Mussolini, the second son of Benito Mussolini, was killed in an air crash on a flight test near Pisa. He was 22 and credited as a Captain of Aviation. He had seen action in Ethiopia, the Spanish Civil War, and World War II, described by Italian sources as daring and risky.
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Rome
Bruno
Benito Mussolini
Pisa
Ethiopia
Irish Traveler Joins National VFW Encampment In Philly
Jack Farley nicknamed the Irish Traveler arrives in Philadelphia from Louisville to become the first veteran on the scene at the national VFW encampment and receives the initial convention badge at headquarters.
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Philadelphia
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Jack Farley
Louisville
Wheat Storage Bins: Foundation and Wall Guidelines
With a bumper wheat crop in prospect farmers plan extra storage. Foundations require 12 to 36 inch depth for stability, one square foot per 60 bushels, higher on unstable soils, and footing 15 to 18 inches above ground. Floors must carry weight and be moisture resistant. concrete floors should be eight inches above ground with proper underlayment. Walls of boards, plywood, metal, or masonry must be tight to resist moisture and permit fumigation.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture Bulletin
Simple Repairs Increase Farm Tractor Efficiency
University of Illinois agricultural engineers H. P. Bateman and G. M. Petersen tested farm tractors and found that resetting the carburetor needle valve can save up to 10 gallons per 10 hours. Improper carburetor adjustment raises fuel use, while governor adjustments can boost maximum power and improve output at rated speed. Valve grinding also increases power and lowers fuel consumption in poorly repaired engines.
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H. P. Bateman
G. M. Petersen
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Milk Natural Greens Boost Egg Yield in Summer
Rutgers extension poultry expert L M Black notes hot summer weather lowers hen appetite and egg production. He advises adding green feed and milk to the ration, including lawn clippings Swiss chard cabbage lettuce and other garden greens to boost vitamins protein and intake.
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L. M. Black
New Jersey College of Agriculture
Rutgers University
Black
Straw residue harms next crop when plowed under says university expert
W. A. Albrecht of the University of Missouri college of agriculture warns that straw left on the field or turned back into soil in late summer can be detrimental to the fall seeded crop. He notes the harmful effects may rise as more combines are used on farms.
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W. A. Albrecht
University of Missouri College of Agriculture
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