California Industries Lead In Air Craft And Food Sectors
California now produces aircraft and food products, with tax delinquency in San Francisco at record lows. Air transport from Australia to San Francisco has been cut by a third, and California welcomed over 750000 out of state visitors in 1942.
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California
San Francisco
Australia
San
America
Africa
Europe
China
Alaska
South Pacific
Cheese rationing nudges cooks to inventive hacks
The piece notes tight cheese rations for American cheddar and other cheeses, with tips to stretch supplies. It suggests grating for dumplings, pastry toppings, casseroles, or white sauce for vegetables, and advises choosing high protein substitutes to macaroni and cheese.
California Payroll Share Noted as Iane Cent of Nation
California’s payroll is reported at a fraction of the national total, with figures indicating a small percentage compared to overall U.S. payroll. The item discusses how regional employment costs compare to the broader economy.
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California
Lie Detector Now Used in Trapping Enemy Agents
The lie detector, once dismissed by jurists as medieval mumbo jumbo, is now credited with aiding U S efforts against domestic crime and enemy espionage. Under FBI direction it has helped trap saboteurs at plants and shipyards, and figured in cases from Roger Touhy to Joseph Rappaport, whose execution followed polygraph testimony.
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Chicago
Roger
Herman Kross
Model Prison
Kross
Joseph Rappaport
Max Dent
Rappaport
Rose
Horner
Joseph
Roseappaport
Leonard Keeler
Northwestern University
Keeler
Congovernor Horner
Lie detector test drives confessions in past cases
A report details how lie detector tests led to confessions in old cases including Mrs Velma Baker Fink acquitted of murdering her child after a lie detector session and a Michigan case where a farm woman confessed to stabbing a boy. The article notes the detector’s strong psychological impact on suspects.
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Fremont
Ohio
Haldon Fink
Velma Baker Fink
Hunter uses lone .22 to kill deer in Durango incident
Zeke Flora faced ammo shortage for his big game rifle and fired his last five shells at a buck, missing with the big rifle. He then shot with a .22 caliber pistol, hitting the deer through a near heart artery, causing its collapse.
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Durango
Calif
Zeke Flora
Autoist Gets Black Eye From Eagle in Nevada
A. D. Rodabaugh of San Francisco claims a large golden eagle caused a windshield crash while he and his wife were driving through Winnemucca Nevada. He shows the bird as proof. the man bears a black eye and the eagle has a broken wing.
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Eagle
Weiser
Idaho
D. Rodabaugh
San Francisco
Rodabaugh
Winnemucca
Nev
Nineteenth Child Born to Pennsylvanian Couple
LOCK HAVEN PA The stork made his 19th call at the Hill home and Mrs Hill welcomed a boy The attending physician Dr T E Teah announced there will be no bill for medical services for No 20 He added Next one on me to the beaming father
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Pennsylvania
Lock Haven
James Roy Hill
Beware of Fake G Men Says FBI
FBI Pittsburgh chief Joseph E. Thornton warns the public to beware of impersonators posing as federal agents and officers. He cites recent cases of fake officers from army and navy, including a Washington General and a Maryland carpenter, who used false ranks to influence business and delay payments in wartime.
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Pittsburgh
Joseph E. Thornton
FBI
Thornton
Washington, D. C
Washington
Maryland
Pearl Harbor
New Jersey
Farm Guns in Ontario Curb Forays by Bears
Fort William Ontario bears threaten farm livestock driving farmers to hunt them. Bear bounty of 10 dollars draws many applicants but farmers claim it covers little of skinning costs and gasoline, tires wear, and carcass removal. Bears' depredations create nuisance value and fear among district youths.
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Ontario
Fort William
Ont
North Country
Hitler
Hirohito
Flyer Mistake Shell Slag for Mouse in Pants
Capt. Ralph J. McBridge recounts a Brest raid incident where a shell fragment pierced his pants, prompting laughter as he mistook it for a mouse. The bombardment was described as the heaviest anti-aircraft fire faced by U S forces, with a belly landing required after engine flames were extinguished.
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London
Ralph J. McBridge
Brest
United States Army Air Force
McBridge
Weaker Sex? Miss Gladys Earl Runs Coal Yard
Detroit report notes Miss Gladys Earl operates her own coal company after her partner was drafted. With men joining the army, she loads and unloads coal cars while maintaining a feminine touch. She wears white shoes described as easy on the feet and easy to clean.
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Detroit
Gladys Earl
Miss Earl
Calf Dinner Costs Three Youths Dearly
A calf dinner in Troy cost three youths 69 50 for the calf and meal. Each paid 10 10, and they received a 39 50 bill. Fred Miller, owner of the calf, was the informer.
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Troy
Fred Miller
Prison Break Thwarted by Tuning Fork at Stateville
Stateville prison warden Joseph E. Ragen says three convicts Frank Garing William Burke and Robert Pond planned an escape for two months by sawing bars fashioning a ladder and climbing down to a furniture factory. The tuning fork discovery halted the plan and prompted a full prison shakedown with many knives found.
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Tl1
Joseph E. Ragen
Frank Garing
William Burke
Robert Pond
Ragen
Stateville and Joliet
Garing
Burke
Cook County
Pond
McLean County
Parole Board
Bonn toMice
Blind Woman Becomes Key Typist in U S War Effort
Eileen Sutton, 35, lifelong blind, works as a vital typist at Brookley Field Navco station. She attended the Tennessee School for the Blind in Nashville, learned typing and dictaphone, and built a strong record in dictation and transcription for the Tennessee Valley Authority. She began at Brookley in August, transcribing long distance calls, and also writes letters in her spare time.
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Mobile
Ula
Eileen Sutton
United States
Brookley Field
Navco
Tennessee School For the Blind
Nashville
Sutton
Ltudy
Tennessee Valley Authority
Miss. Sutton
Brockley
Naveco
Mascot Terrier Faints During Raid on Japs
Pluto the Flying Fortress mascot terrier joined a mission over Buin Faisi anchorage in the northern Solomons piloted by Lieut Zim Murphy from Roundup Montana. The pup fainted under anti aircraft fire after sustaining excitement and damaged charts of Bombardier Lieut M V Rappaport from Montgomery Alabama.
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Mascot
New Guinea
Pluto
Flying Fortress
Zim Murphy
Mont
Buin-Faisi
Solomons
M. V. Rappaport
Montgomery
Ala
Bears and deer plague coast town during blackout
ILWACO Washington residents face wildlife chaos amid a strict wartime blackout. Bears roam the outskirts scavenging apples and startling residents while deer wander Main Street devouring gardens. Skunks disrupt daily life by entering the town's only theater, forcing closures for days.
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Ilwaco
Wash
Employee Slept on the Job Leads to Burglary Arrest
In San Diego California Enoch Plier 42 dozed at work after entering a local laundry to open for business. An employee arriving early found him asleep, the door jimmyed and the safe tampered with. Plier was arrested for burglary.
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San Diego
Calif
Enoch Plier
Plier
Intense Light Causes Tomato Graywall Injury in California
California researchers Dr James E Knott and R O Lorenz report intense sunlight and heat cause graywall on tomatoes, with up to 20 percent losses in packing. They describe water movement from exposed to shaded sides and recommend varieties with smaller fruit areas to reduce problems.
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Davis
California
James £. Knott
College of Agriculture
Univer -of California
A. Lorenz
Vaghan
American Society
United States
Vines Must Be Managed During Harvest Says Report
The report urges defoliation control and cautions against tossing vines over during fruit picking to keep fruits exposed and ready for collection.
State Planning Commission backs $2 billion postwar build program
The State Planning Commission has recommended a two billion dollar construction program to be undertaken over ten years after the war.
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The
State Planning Commission
Rattlesnakes Collected in California for War Effort
In California, rattlesnakes are being collected to supply anti venom for soldiers worldwide, a wartime effort aimed at protecting troops from snakebite dangers.
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California
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