Tall Ones Garden Boasters Get Club Indianapolis
In pure self defense backyard fanners organized the Victory Gardeners' Boasters' Club in Indianapolis to guard against tall tale farmers. Founders say charters in other cities are spreading as members prove produce size equals claimed. Members progress to an inner circle to air stories while guarding against deception.
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Indianapolis
Victory Gardeners’ Boasters
Elmer Taflinger
Taffinger
Taflinger
Health Useful Sulfa Drug Can Be Dangerous
A medical caution from Dr. Thomas P D Masters warns that sulfonamide drugs, while effective against pneumococcus and other infections, can cause serious side effects. Risks include dizziness, fever, skin rashes, kidney damage, and blood disorders. Use only under medical supervision, as overuse in minor illnesses can cause greater harm.
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Thomas PD. Masters
NEA
Masters of War
Hoosick Falls Board Seeks Three New Members
The Selective Service Board 334 of Hoosick Falls seeks to expand from three to five members. Proposals call for two new members from Hoosick Falls and one from the Eagle Bridge Buskirk Johnsonville area. Walter G Durfee becomes acting chairman after D Edward Delaney’s death.
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Selective Service Board
Hoosick Falls
Eagle Bridge
Buskirk
Johnsonville
Petersburg
Harry E. Clinton
W. H. Boughton
Selective Service
New York
Walter G Durfee
D. Edward Delaney
Albany
Washington
Attempted Bribe Brings Arrest in Price Ceiling Case
Luis Proto of Spring Valley is arrested by the FBI for attempting to influence an OPA inspector to overlook a price ceiling violation. Proto, general manager of the Union Packing Co and owner of a retail butcher shop, allegedly paid $50 to the inspector at the Union Packing Co. location. Hoover announced the arrest and noted that the payoff was arranged and cash exchanged.
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Prota
F. B. I. Hoover Gard
Proto
OPA
Union Packing Co
Second Coffee Cup Returns to Chicago Eateries
Chicago diners rejoice as downtown restaurants resume offering a second cup of coffee with meals after months without it. The move boosts morale and follows a citywide reopening of the extra cup option.
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Chicago
Hay Harvest Help Sought From Civilian Labor
Farm manpower chief Thomas N. Hurd of the New York Emergency Food Commission urged civilians to use all available time to harvest the second largest hay crop in history. He warned a grain shortage and milk rationing justify the effort to feed dairy cattle, horses, sheep and lambs.
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Thomas N. Hurd
New York Emergency Food Commission
Hurd
General Praises Bomb Workers at Pennsylvania Ordnance Plant
Brig. Gen. KR. C. Coupland of the U S Army Air Ordnance Office wired commendations to workers at the Pennsylvania Ordnance Works in White Deer Valley praising their effort after Pantelleria surrendered following an 11-day air assault that dropped 3 500 tons of bombs.
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Williamsport
Pennsylvania Ordnance Works
White Deer Valley
Pantelleria
KR. C. Coupland
U. S. Army Air Ordnance Officer
Wired
High Officer To Inspect R P I Cadets
Commander Albert F. Rice U S R naval selection officer in New York will inspect the Naval Flight Preparatory School at RP I tomorrow. A 4pm review and inspection of the cadet regiment on the athletic field precedes a track meet with Williams College cadets and a post dinner wrestling meet between preflight school teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comdr
Albert F. Rice
Naval Selection
Naval Aviation Selection Board
New York
Naval Flight Preparatory School
RP. I
Williams College
Crowley Emerges as Wartime Economic Powerhouse
Leo T. Crowley, 53, head of Standard Gas and Electric and a key adviser, has been named director of the new Office of Economic Warfare. He already controls major foreign business interests, the FDIC, and multinational wartime operations, and works from the Mayflower Hotel with a tight-knit Washington circle. His rise could reorganize RFC subsidiaries while he remains a nonpaid government official, drawing praise for delegating and for staying in politics through loyal ties with Jones and Meneo.
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Feter Edson
Multon Junction
Wis
U. S
Leo T. Crowley
OEW
Office of
Crowley
Canada
L An International Bank
United States
Rockfellers
Standard Gas & Electro Co
Chicago
Uncle Sam
Washington
Wisconsin Banking Review Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Standard Gas
Legion
Wisconsin
Northwest
Democratic National Committee
Mayflower
Sime
John K. Menee
Federal Reserve Board
Jesse Jones
RFC
Rubber Rese
Coptroleum Development Corp 3. Commercial
Defense Plant Corp
Defense Supplies
Cop
Metals Reserve Corp
Jones
Shoreham
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Crowely
Office of Economic Warfare
Backyard Slaughter Regulations Explained by FDA Region
The New York regional FDA office outlines rules for legalized home slaughter of livestock. Private raisers outside farming must obtain county meat board permits, with area supervisor granting butcher permits. permits allow self slaughter or use of a custom slaughterer. Restrictions bar purchases of finished meat from dealers to avoid bypassing the process. The rule excludes wartime donors with no prior slaughtering record, and notes April enforcement under FDA Order No. 27. Rensselaer County Meat Board operates from Cannon Building Troy room 408.
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New York
Leo F. Powers
FDA
Mr. Powers
Rensselaer County Meat Board
Cannon Building
Troy
Rensselaer County Agricultural Conservation Association
Gas Rationing Hampers Pint Sized Airplanes
Salt Lake City story notes a boy, Dick Brown, using an E ration book to obtain a pint of gasoline for a gag model airplane. He proves his intent to the service station attendant, highlighting how gasoline rationing affects even toy projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Salt Lake
Dick Brown
George W. Brown
Jones wins most prizes while Crowley faces wartime deals
The text suggests Jones wins the majority of prizes while Crowley, as Alien Property Custodian, confronts secret wartime deals including preclusive buying. Crowley may face headaches in his $7 billion role and could shed the job by organizing and selling seized properties this fall, with past holders facing prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Crowley
Government encourages gas mode flyers with ration book
A speaker named Dick argues that the government promotes gas powered aviation as a hobby and provides a ration book for fuel. He notes the rule requires entering the full ration registration even though a pint of gasoline lasts nearly two months for a flyer.
New York Faces Butter Shortage Amid Scarcity
New York dealt with a growing butter shortage as stores ran low despite easing meat and egg scarcities. OPA official Ferguson acknowledged limited supplies while assurances of meat packers promise a 10 to 15 percent supply increase next week offered optimism. The Department of Agriculture noted slight gains in poultry receipts from the West, though Delmarva Peninsula shipments stayed normal.
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New York
INS
Ferguson
OPA
Market News Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Delmarva Peninsula
Living Cost Up 23.8 Percent Over Little Steel Base
Washington says the cost of living rose 23.8 percent since the Little Steel base date in January 1941, with food prices up 45 percent from that level. In May food costs fell, and June 15 figures hint at further declines, confirming Roosevelt’s forecast of easing inflation after Pearl Harbor. The overall cost of living for city workers dropped 0.2 percent as fresh vegetables and butter prices fell, per Frances Perkins.
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Washington
INS
Labor Department
Department
Office of Price Administration
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Frances Perkins
Child Dies After Choking On Garden Pea In Utica Area
Two year old Robert M Krohl died Friday night en route to a hospital from a New Hartford Victory garden where he was playing. Father Raymond Krohl said the boy choked after falling while eating a large green pea.
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Utica
Uhi
Robert M. Krohl
Hartford Victory Garden
Raymond Krohl
Robert
Whitehall Residents and Visitors Noted in Local Notices
Whitehall and nearby towns report various visits and returns. Mrs Edward Davies of Washington DC visits sister-in-law Mrs Emrys Party, while Mrs John J Kelly returns from Plattsburg with her son C A Kelly and family. Mrs William Rich returns from New York to Broadway. The Aiken family hosts a third birthday party for son Jimmy. Arthur Brassaw and family are summoned to Poultney by the death of Mrs Brassaw’s mother Mrs Ella Hunter. Mrs Julius Seligmann returns to New City after visiting son and daughter-in-law Dr and Mrs Eric Seligmann. Charles Sweet returns from Bennington after the death of his mother Mrs Almon R Sweet. Tracy Barker and sons David and John return to Albany after visiting Mrs Barker’s parents Mr and Mrs D J Fitzgerald. Kenneth Whalen and Edward Prindle leave for U S Navy training. Gilbert Mack also leaves for boot camp in U S Marines. Other men accepted by the Army remain until Aug 4: Edmund E Burke, John W Toulman, Henry G Gurney, Alphonse M LaMay.
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Edward Davies
Washington D. C
Emrys
John J. Kelly
C. A Kelly
Plattsburg
William Rich
Broadway
Mary Ellen Rich
New York
Richard Aiken
Jimmy
Arthur Brassawiq
Poultney
Brassaws
Ella Hunter
Julius Seligmann
New City
Visi
Eric Seligmann
Charles Sweet
Bennington
Mr. Sweet
Almon R. Sweet
Tracy Barker
David
John
Albany
Army
Edmund E Burke
John W. Toulman
Henry G Gurney
Alphonse M. LaMay
Taft backs controlled wage and price increases plan
Senator Taft proposed a system of controlled wage and price increases to replace the current stabilization program. He argued labor and government efforts must accept inflation in wartime and keep wages and prices in balance, suggesting caps of 6 percent annual growth. He was joined by Senators Hatch and Russell in support.
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Washington
Taft
Hatch
X. M
Russell
Prentiss Brown
War Labor Board
Adeonieiorne
Ohio
Local residents and troops on leave in Latham area
Latham community notes vacations and furloughs among residents and service members. Rosemary Gunsahus on vacation at Lake George. Archie Martell on 48 hour leave from New Jersey base. Pvt Kenneth Webster to Knox College for five months pilot training after Jefferson Barracks. Gaffers couple planning California residence. Pvt Carl Robinson on furlough from Camp Swift Texas. Lieut Cari Christiansen visiting from Sixth Avenue. Red Cross group at Elmer Litchfield home with sixteen attendees. August sewing suspended, fall work to begin September first Wednesday.
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Rosemary Gunsahus
iScully Road
Lake George Corp
Archie Martell
New Jersey
Olive van Wie
Kenneth Webster
William Webster
Knox College
Galesburg
Air Corps
Jefferson Barracks
John Gaffers
California
Gaffers
Gaffer
Harold Robinson
Pvt
Carl Robinson
Pvt Robinson
Watervliet
A Betham
Rensselaer County
Red Cross
Picnic Land
Latham Uni
Elmer Litchfield
Troy Road
Cambridge Hostesses For Monday Afternoon Book Club
Mrs. Harry L. Collins of Cambridge visits her son B. Rice Jr and family. Mrs. Janey J Coulter and Miss Martha Hoyt will host the Monday Afternoon Book Club at Mrs. Coulter’s home. Mr and Mrs Robert McClellan of Buffalo and Mrs Howard Gates Breeze of Shingland s visit their mother at Northwood.
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Harry L. Collins
Cmecage
B. Rice, Jr
Janey J Coulter
Mise Martha Hoyt
Coulter
Robert McClellan
Buffalo
Howard Gates Breeze
Shingerlands
Northwood
Anything Can Happen Headlines From Across America
A collage of brief 1940s style clippings reports on quirky local feats and odd events. An Oregon fire lookout dodges two lightning strikes to report a blaze. In California a train delay follows a birth aboard. A bear invades a cabin in the Adirondacks and exits after damage. A Macon man finally rents a house after a determined appeal. A 12 year old boy earns a deputy badge and captures a supposed suspect on a bus.
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Billy Boy
Gadsden
Ala
Billy Regan
Billy
Sherif O. P. Regan
Local Briefs From South Cambridge and Surrounding Areas
Mrs. Peter Geelan lies in Mary McClellan Hospital for observation and treatment. Edward Donnellan of Valley Falls visits his brother. The Youth Fellowship Club hosts a hot dog toast at Aiken's Point Tuesday evening. Master Alien Goodrich and Sister Ann from Fayettesville visit grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Edward Goodrich.
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Peter Geelan
Mary McClellan Hospital
Edward Donnellan
Valley Falls
Donnellan
Aiken's Point
Alien Goodrich
Ann
Fayettsville
Edward Goodrich
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Congress ST
Troy, N. Y
Home Front
Shasta
Bureau of Reclamation
Powers
Whitehall
Reillys
OCS
Camp Hood
Tex
Lillian W. Reilly
New Leutenant
John A. Reilly
Army Military Police
Senator Taft
Latham
Cambridge
Baltimore
Irwin Bien
Bren
Medford
Ore
Forest Service
Francis Bush
Bush
Reno
New
Southern Pacific
G. A. Willis
Akron
Iowa
Blue Mountain
Adirondacks
Conservation Department
Gordon Gautin
Macon
G. Roy Bethune
Bethune
South Cambridge
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