Escaped Virginia convict tells jail tales of brutal punishment
Lawrence William Starling 23, jailed in Kansas City after fleeing a Virginia rock pile camp, described 12 hour rock-pile days, 27 lashes, spread eagle shackles, and an escape on Christmas Eve. He seeks legal help from attorney Lyman Fields to fight extradition and vows not to return to Virginia.
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Kansas City
Jackson County
Lyman Fields
Lawrence William Starling
Virginia
South Hill
Starling
Sheriff's
Succeeds in Working Himself Into Jailhouse
Charles Graham a 60 year old farm worker in Vincennes Indiana sought jail by asking police for confinement. He returned with a bottle of perfume after being refused and confessed theft. A bank slip showed deposits of 1005 dollars among his possessions.
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Vincennes
Ind
Charles Graham
Harry Parmenter
Graham
Queen Elena Loses Sight After Mafalda Death
Rome reports Queen Elena of Italy has lost use of her right eye due to shock from the death of her daughter Princess Mafalda of Hesse in a German concentration camp. Mafalda was injured in an Allied air raid and died after an arm amputation. The 73-year-old queen resides in Naples.
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Rome
Elena
Italy
Mafalda
Hesse
Italia Nuova
Naples
Escape by Spoon and Salve From Edinburg Jail
Frank Mullins, serving life, describes breaking from an escape proof death cell in Edinburg Texas last June using a spoon, nose salve and a starvation diet. He dug through cement into a drain pipe, crawled to a manhole, scaled a fence, and fled before a gun battle with police in October.
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Houston
Frank Mullins
Edinburg
Texas
Mullins
Bomb Smashed Hitler's Nerves, Says Adjutant
In Herford Germany Col Nicolaus von Below the air force adjutant says Adolf Hitler suffered bomb shock from the July 20 1944 assassination attempt. He states Hitler and Eva Braun wed at the Berlin Reich Chancellery on April 28. Von Below describes Hitler's post blast unconsciousness and torn uniform but not seriously injured.
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Herford
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Air Force
Nicolaus von Below
von Below
Hitler
Eva Braun
Berlinreichschancellery
Sulfa Drug Auctions Surplus White Mice In New York
The New York department of purchase puts 2,500 surplus white mice up for auction after the health department says sulfa drugs made pneumonia tests unnecessary. The mice have begun to breed, and every six weeks their food costs equal or exceed their value.
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New York
Department of Purchase
Health Department
Department
Scrambled Eggs Hit as Auto Smashes Thies Truck
Pottstown, Pa. Christian Thies, a truck driver, survived a collision when an automobile struck his truck causing 300 dozen eggs to smash. Authorities investigated the mishap and the driver remained uninjured.
Many Sections Fearful Of New Dust Bowl in 46
The article notes fears of a new dust bowl across Kansas Oklahoma and nearby areas as dry winter weather and limited wheat growth raise concerns. Some officials and publishers express optimism others warn conditions must worsen before predicting a disaster. Wheat supplies fall and a black market appears in some regions while editors debate the coming spring outcome.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Redlands
Pratt
Liberal
Kans
Hutchinson
Amarillo
Tex
Gene Howe
Dust Bowl
Texas
U. S
Wheatlands
Kansan Foresees Dry Cycle Echoing 11-Year Prediction
Pratt resident Fred Reece recalled his 1934 Sun Spots article predicting cycles of drought. He noted sun spot outbreaks repeating roughly every 11 years and warned that 1946 could bring more dry years with wheat crops depending on subsoil moisture and surface conditions.
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Pratt
Kans
Fred Reece
Pratt Daily Tribune
Fred
Drought fears meet Kansas Texas Oklahoma skepticism
In Topeka residents scoff at a U S Department of Agriculture drought warning saying another dust bowl seems unlikely. Farmers recall the 1930s and note rainfall in recent years, while some insist rain tends to arrive just in time.
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Topeka
Kans
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Eck Brown
Dalhart
Tex
Agriculture Department
Sooners
Jayhawkers
China Australia Iran Plan Irrigation Projects
In 1945, over 170 engineers from 30 countries visited the United States to study reclamation and irrigation. China leads with 66 engineers followed by India 24 and Australia 11, as Iran Iraq Syria and Afghanistan also send delegations. The plan envisions irrigation along river valleys like the Ganges and Yangtze, plus hydro power, flood control, water supply and navigation improvements, with U.S. engineers assisting abroad.
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Washington, D. C
United States
China
India
Australia
Iran
Iraq
Syria
Afghanistan
Ghanges
Yangtse
Euphrates
Tigris
Irrawaddy
Wornout Land Needs Cultivation And Fertilizing to Regain Vigor
University of Illinois professor J C Hackleman says worn-out pastures lose nutrients and erode but respond well to a five step program: soil testing and mineral treatment discing seedbed prep reseeding with legumes and grasses controlled grazing for a year and weed clipping. He notes wartime expansion of cultivated acres favors legumes and that rock phosphate will boost alfalfa and clover yields.
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J. C. Hackleman
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Hackleman
Ickes outlines 53,000 new farms in Missouri basin plan
Former secretary of the interior Harold L. Ickes projects 53,000 new irrigated farms in the Missouri basin if about 415 irrigation and multi purpose reclamation projects are carried out. He notes these dams power plants and canals would create jobs and support rural electrification and related industries.
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Washington, D. C
Harold L. Ickes
Interior
United States
Ould
West
Missouri
U. S
Ickes
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Sahara
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New Drouth
OKLA
Plains States
Lord Chesterfield
Cicero
Tennyson
Ricky Phi
Vicki Vicks Eee
Yeohub
ROYAL
Wwe
Spurlock-Neal Co
Nashville
Tenn
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