Veteran warns of swindles preying on returning servicemen
S/Sgt H Newton Oliphant urges World War II veterans to beware of racketeers offering jobs, partnerships, homes, and farms. He explains common schemes, stresses checking with Better Business Bureaus or chambers of commerce, and illustrates with a St. Louis lunch-car scam.
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Better Business Bureaus
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Better Business Bureau
War Department
St. Louis
Chamber of Commerce
Army seeks 70 000 men for Fourth Service Command enlistments
The War Department aims to enlist thousands to maintain peace and victory. The target is 70,000 men aged 18 to 34 who are physically qualified. Veterans of World War II and former regular Army personnel may enlist. Apply at local recruiting offices.
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Fourth Service Command
War Department
Army
North Carolina cotton output drops from 1944 levels
Ginners and growers report a 1945 North Carolina cotton crop of about 430000 bales, 39 percent below 1944’s 710000 and 30 percent under the 10 year average. About 367000 bales had been ginned by December 1, with lint yield at 271 pounds per acre, well above the 10 year average but below the 1944 peak. Abandoned land stands around 1.5 percent of 653000 acres in cultivation.
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North Carolina
Tip on Food From Mars
One of the newest methods of food freezing and preservation was learned from preserving blood plasma during the war. The cross discipline technique suggests lessons in durability and rapid cold processing could improve long term supply and storage.
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Army Recruiting
Roanoke Rapids Armory
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Ninth Streets
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Roanoke
Kephin, North Carolina
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