Army Finds Garand Rifle Is Accurate
The semiautomatic Garand rifle, designed 11 years ago, is now mass produced to equip an army of 2,000,000. War department officials withheld current production rates as a military secret. The Garand with gas operation and self folding stock endured extreme testing at Fort Benning, firing 40,000 rounds without the usual shoulder injuries, and proved markedly superior to the Springfield bolt-action rifle in ordnance tests.
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Washington
War Department
Army Ordnance
School of the Doughboy
Infantry Board
Fort Benning
Ordnance Department
Lighthouse School On Remote Canadian Island
Predereicton New Brunswick reports Machias Seal Island off Maine hosts an odd North American school. The dominion government runs a large lighthouse at the Bay of Fundy mouth, 12 miles from Grand Manan. Two keepers and their families maintain the barren rock while Herbert W. Dayton, a New Brunswick teacher, educates the Earle children in The Castle, the former main lighthouse.
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Predericton
N. B
Machias Seal Island
Maine
Canada
Bay of Fundy
Grand Manan
Dominion
Herbert W. Dayton
New Brunswick
Earle. Ingersoll
the Castle
Goats Harvest Wheat in New Mexico Mountains
In Las Trampas New Mexico Spanish American mountain farmers still harvest wheat with herds of goats rather than machines. Goats trample grain on hard packed ground while families shovel chaff and dust into the air, preserving an old conquistador era practice.
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Southwest
Las Trampas
N. M
America
New Mexico
Great Southwest
United States
Juan
Pedro
New Mexico Mountains
Jobs Rise 430000 in August as Defense Work Drives Gains
Washington reports nonagriculture employment totaling 3,000,000, up 1,150,000 from August 1939. August added 430,000 jobs from July, with high readings in shipbuilding aircraft engines aluminum and explosives. Factory payrolls rose 7.5 percent to 14.6 million, driven by defense industries.
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Washington
Frances Perkins
National Defense
Miss Perkins
Misa Perkins
British mother reacts to fire siren in Connecticut
In Litchfield Connecticut Mrs J Matthews a refugee from England sprinted toward her three children when the fire siren sounded. Neighbors watched astonished as she recalled air raid memories and warned that every siren reminds her of England.
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U. S
Litchfield
Conn
Destructive Chewing Insects Meet Poison Remedies
The article explains that chewing insects damage foliage by rapidly skeletonizing leaves while suckers are detected later. It notes that contact poisons are less effective than systemic baits and lists Jap tox laprote and Japro-cide rotenone products as good options. Seasonal spraying plus reapplication after rain is advised and recommends distributing arsenate of lead with sand in lawns for best coverage.
Virginia Farmer Refuses To Plow Steep Hillsides
J. C. Padgett, a 160 acre Virginia farmer, refuses to plow on steep hillsides. He argues the land should not be farmed and blames historical hardship, saying God teaches lessons in southwest Virginia to avoid cultivating fragile slopes. He notes the land deteriorated since pre Civil War days, calling past crops “a crop of gullies.”
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Virginia
J. C. Padgett
Padgett
Mold Extracts May Fight Disease Says Dr White
Johns Hopkins scientist Dr Edwin C White of Brady Institute reports a mold that yields filtrates with power to kill both Gram positive and Gram negative disease germs. He says only the mold’s fluid solutions will be used in medical warfare against infections.
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Edwin, C. White
Brady Institute
Johns Hopkins University
White
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Featured as Scenic Jewel
A description of Great Smoky Mountains National Park spanning the North Carolina Tennessee border praises its natural beauty and diverse scenery. Mentioned are 16 peaks over 6,000 feet, the Blue Ridge Parkway linking Shenandoah to the Smokies, and the park as a vast wildlife sanctuary within a 19 mile width.
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North Carolina- Tennessee
Great Smoky, Mountains National Park
North Carolina
Shenandoah National Park
Virginia
Great Smokies
Traveling Washstand Adds Comfort To Motoring Trips
A compact travel wash stand fits glove compartments and includes a tube of hand cream and a full sized towel in four small containers for emergency use after tire changes or garage sessions. The kit provides forty to fifty washes per quarter pound tube and is described as affordable.
Large Beaver Catch Reported Across Alaska Districts
Trappers report exceptional beaver catches in Bristol Bay lower Kuskokwim Copper River and Susitna districts. Most say they have a limit of 10 beaver. No. 1 blanket beaver fetches up to 30 dollars as prices hit multi year highs. No open season on beaver in southeast Alaska this year.
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Bristol Bay
Kuskckwim
Copper River
Susitna
Alaska Game Commission
Alaska
Iron County Utah Budget Appropriation Ordinance Passed
Iron County Utah Board of County Commissioners adopts a budget appropriation ordinance for the fiscal year ending December 21, 1341 33 300 00 3 990 00 3 900 00 15 490 00. The ordinance was passed in a regular meeting on December 1 1940 with all members voting in favor and is attested by Clerk Clair Rowley.
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Board of County Commissioners of
Iron County
State of Utah
Tron County
Board of County Commissioners
Warren H. Bulloch
I. W. Clair Rowley
State of
Utah
Board of
County Commissioners
Parawan
County General Fund
Bulloch
Leigh
Adams
Bank of Southern Utah
Justice Court
District Court
Justice of Peace
Nurtery
Public Safety
Uaihas
Importance of Trades and Hobbies Within the Army
The article highlights how a modern army relies on skilled trades beyond riflemen, detailing how recruits are assessed for top occupations and hobbies. It notes that one in seven soldiers is a skilled specialist, with retraining in fields from blacksmithing to radio operation and photography, and lists 265 crafts including stenographer typists, cooks, linemen, and lithographers.
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Intersviewer
Road Chairman Urges Careful Winter Driving Rules
W D Hammond, chairman of the State Road Commission, issued safety winter driving tips from National Safety Council tests. Seven tips urge checking brakes, using chains, ensuring wipers and lights work, traveling slower on snow or ice, leaving more room, pumping brakes, and ventilating to avoid CO buildup. Also includes brief conversational quips.
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W. D. Hammond
State Road Commission
Mc Hammond
National Safety Council
Sevan
Uruk
Wood and coal for sale in Parowan Utah
Advertisements list wood and coal for sale with contact numbers and sellers. Arthur Robinson and J A Evans offer wood and rock salt, Parowan Utah. Ancel J Adams advertises coal and sawed wood with phone 2592.
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Arthur Robinson
Parovan
Utah
J. A. Evans
Ancel J, Adams
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Lighthouse
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Clair Rowley, Cit
County of
Tron
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County Library Fund
Sadie
H.C. Parcetes
Intermountain Title Guaranty Co
Court House
Perowan
Times
Parowan Times
Parowan, Utah
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