Farm waste use and government patterndom in 1930s
The article profiles Wheeler McMillen and the Chemurgic movement turning farm wastes into industrial inputs, noting soybeans’ rise and McMillen’s push for farm product utilization. It critiques government patronage, OWI to State Department shifts, urban glamour versus rural values, and calls for private enterprise to lead job creation.
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Wheeler McMillen
Ohio
Indiana
Chemurgh Council
Henry Ford
United States
OWL
State Department
Government
Veterans affairs reorganized under General Omar Bradley
The article outlines General Bradley’s overhaul of the Veterans Administration with decentralization to 13 branch offices and elevating the medical division under Maj. Gen. Paul R. Hawley. It notes the VA's vast scope, ongoing investigations into hospital conditions, staff shortages, and the goal to improve service for about 12 million discharged veterans.
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Omar Bradley
Veterans’ Administration
General Hines
General Bradley
Washington
Paul R. Hawley
Bradley
Eorce
Veterans’ Hospitals
Understanding World War II Discharges and Service Questions
The article explains discharge codes for veterans including CDD meaning medical disability and Sec I AR 615 360. It notes eligibility to volunteer for occupation forces if physically able, and describes the Army point system used for discharge eligibility and how dependents affect allotments. It also covers insurance beneficiaries for a soldier who named a guardian, dependents’ allowances for a son in the Navy, and Marine Corps rotation after overseas service along with extensions.
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Q. I
Rogersville
Tenn. A
Army
R. B
Uhitchsville
Ohio
Germany
T. G
Water Valley
Miss
Navy
Regular
Marine Corps
States
United Nations Food Agency meet in Quebec urged for global farming
WNU Washington Bureau urges watchdog view of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization meeting in Quebec to be held October 16. The piece argues FAO aims to improve world agriculture, raise diets and living standards, and promote distribution and soil conservation across 44 nations.
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Washington
Western Newspaper Union
Eye Street
D. C
United States
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Quebec
United Nations
Lst
Howard Talley
Department of Agriculture
Food and Agricultural Organization
San Francisco
United Nations Organization
Fires Costly in U S By Day Across Sectors
National fire data show 1800 fires daily in the United States with 28 deaths per thousand homes and 130 stores affected. Factories 109, churches 7, schools 7, and hospitals 3 also report fire incidents.
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U. S
Kellogg's All-Bran Aids Constipation Relief
Health ad promotes daily serving of Kellogg's All-Bran with plenty of water to ease common constipation. Claims it is a natural laxative food not a medicine and highlights nutritional benefits from wheat bran including iron calcium phosphorus vitamins and protein. Produced by Kellogg's of Battle Creek and Omaha.
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Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Omaha
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Hollywood Park Track
Doolittle
Honolulu
Jimmy
General Wainwright
Brooklyn
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Pearl Harbor
Philippines
Pathfinder
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
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Henry A. Wallace
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
William Green
AFL
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U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Charles Symington
J. Paul Douglas
Robert L. Watt
Joyce O’hara
Ray Smithurst
Ted Silvey
Ira Mosher
Philip Murray
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Lurline
Australia
England
France
Ford II
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Company
Globe
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WNU
Eye St
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World Department of Agriculture
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China
Russia
Chicago
Scott
B. F. Goodrich
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