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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1944
Page
11
In Burlington North Carolina a farmer, told he underpaid income tax by one cent, tried to buy a money order. The clerk proposed enclosing a pony but the farmer declined saying it costs 13 cents to obtain a receipt to halt the government's dunning letters.
Du Pont announces polythen e a new plastic made from ethylene derived from coal gas or petroleum. It could be used to make collapsible toothpaste tubes waterproof coatings piping adhesives and insulation for electric wiring and cables.
June 15 report from Fairfield outlines new oil operations across multiple townships including Lamard Elm River Keith Barnhill Arlington and Mt. Erie. Pure, Mid-Continent and others report pumping, drilling and new locations with several wells nearing depth and others completed producing oil and salt water. The piece also notes an African trades training depot near Nairobi and a US share of telegraph wire.
The report states the drilling of Texas Co. A. H. Watts No. 1 in section 15 of Orel township reached 2821 feet and was abandoned as a dry hole. This marks the end of the evaluation at that location.
Marco Polo described a Chinese anchorage with about 15,000 boats gathered. The vivid figure illustrates the scale of maritime traffic observed during his travels.
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