11 Sep 1947
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1947
Page
1
Wallace warns that a major low mood could arise if big steel and related industries fail to invest bravely and expand production. He cites large untapped capital and notes plans for thousands of tons of new capacity while urging leadership from business, labor, and government to avert economic downturn.
Nobel prize scientist Dr. H. J. Muller warns that widespread atomic energy misuse could destroy the human gene pool and erase mankind for hundreds of millions of years. He warns an atom bomb death toll could plant delayed mutations in survivors, causing genetic deaths over generations unless radiation exposure ceases.
The short corn crop raises retail meat prices and threatens hunger abroad. Export experts warn shipments to Europe and Asia must be cut. President Truman urged preemptive steps to conserve supplies, while wheat offers a brighter note with a record yield but export limits loom unless yields surge.
The Junior Fire Company will hold its monthly meeting this evening at 7 50 o clock with full attendance expected. Sesame oil is pressed from sesame indicum seeds and has long been used as a versatile oil similar to coconut and olive oils.
A truncated shopping list shows Del Monte pears 30c 99C and fruit cocktail 40c with No 24 can of vegetables 31c Oleomargarine 29c can of asparagus 30c and pepper 20c. The text resembles a mid-century grocery ad with product names and unit prices.
Myron L. Bloom of the H. S. Poffenberger elevator at St. James says this year’s wheat crop in Washington County is slightly below last year but higher prices and drying and grading fees will help. He ships two to three carloads weekly, much of it sulfurous with about 17 percent moisture. After drying at Baltimore and Philadelphia elevators the grain is graded, with most county wheat grading 3 and 4.
A tropical storm with winds near hurricane force was centered about 759 miles east of Martinique at 4 am today, according to the San Juan weather station. The system was described as severe and located in the eastern Caribbean region.
Two former U S Army pilots launched a round the world journey in two Piper Cub aircraft from Cairo. They plan staged legs across continents to reach their final destination.
An item notes a distance of 808 statute miles from Baghdad to Cairo and an expected travel time of seven hours. The fragment implies a rapid transit or aviation context between the two cities.
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