Railroads of Tomorrow and Oil Policy in Wartime Era
The piece discusses a railroads future report from the Association of American Railroads, envisioning safer steel tracks, lighter cars, diesel power, and passenger comfort focus. It also cites a leading oil company proposing a world oil policy based on international cooperation and free enterprise to ensure global access to petroleum resources. A Hamburg wall collapse is noted with no injuries.
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Railroads of Tomorrow
Association of American Railroads
Pullman
United States
Great Britain
Labor Slackers versus Farmers in War Effort
Farmers in this region retrofit tractors with headlights to toil at night to beat adverse spring conditions. They face not only nature and policy, but rules that oppose natural law. Politics intrudes into agriculture, turning farming into a complex business where only the capable succeed. Yet farmers do not strike, unlike industrial labor which disrupts production to press demands.
Medals For Life-Savers And Fire Prevention Efforts
The National Board of Fire Underwriters launches annual Gold Medal Awards for outstanding fire prevention work. In 1943 the Burlington Hawk-Eye Gazette and KMTR Howood California receive medals for promoting fire safety. A Tracks survey notes 54 percent of 800 shippers favor air transportation, with air freight seen as production support and cost a key factor for postwar use.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
United States
National Board
Burlington
Iowa
Hawk-Eye Gazette
KMTR
Howood
California
Ted Out
Gazette
Fire Nation
Chesa Peake
Ohio Lines
Leonard P. Ayres
Railway Express Agency
General Ayres
Fear of drowning rises as state reports deaths increase
Town health officials cite newspaper reports that drowning fatalities exceed 10,000 with 24 drownings in the first five months, up from 23 last year, attributing spillover to floods and urging renewed swimming safety. They note June often worsens the toll and stress family responsibility and supervised swimming to prevent deaths.
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Aboola
Department
Protect Tender Corn Roots Cultivate Shallow
County Extension Director A L Brown and Iowa State agronomist H D Hughes advocate shallow cultivation to control weeds while protecting corn roots for higher yields. Early season tools like harrow or rotary hoe provide quick coverage, while sweeps and dish killers outperform shovels for later cultivation to avoid root injury.
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A. L. Brown
H. D. Hughes
Iowa State College Agronomist
State on Gas Coupons Required by June 15
Gasoline distributors and registered dealers in the Des Moines OPA district are told by mail that full endorsement of ration coupons is required after June 15. The face of coupons must show the state of vehicle registration and the license number. Incomplete coupons will be debited from distributors' bank accounts and invalid coupons will trigger stock losses for dealers.
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Des Moines
OPA
Iowa
Walter D. Kline
Tation
Kline
Runaway Team Terrifies Donnellson Streets
A team owned by Otis Leffler, hitched to a four wheel wagon, dashed down the street unescorted. Wheels and parts loosened and littered the route. Residents helped recover and reattach gear before the wagon safely headed home.
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Dondellada
Otis Leffler
Donnellson
Mr. Leffler
Warning on Canning Powder Risks and Boiling Jars
Health officials urge against using shortcut canning powders for jams tomatoes or fritters. A K Brown and Iowa State experts warn that boiling jars is essential and powders do not guarantee safety. Some preservatives hide harmful chemicals like formaldehyde salicylic acid or boric acid. Repeated winter consumption could injure the family.
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Ana
A. K. Brown
Msg
Conte Foote
Iowa State College
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Miss Foote
Navy declares tropical diseases largely conquered for armed forces
Rear Admiral Luther Shaldon Jr. reported that tropical diseases pose a greatly reduced threat to service members. Navy medical officers say the problem has been tackled, though details are not released. The statement was greeted with relief by service families and medical staff alike.
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Battlefeld
You Are Your Own Santa Claus According to Business Week
Revenues from income and excess profits taxes will decrease. Profits of large industrial corporations after taxes, as compiled by the Federal Reserve, hit top in 1941. The overall return for 1643, on much greater volume, was close to 20 parcent below 1941.
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Santa Claus
Business Week
Federal Reserve
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