Flu Looms In US As Officials Brace For Epidemic
U S health experts warn influenza could mirror 1918 1919 spread with a possible peak this winter. Texas accounts for about 40 percent of cases while U S numbers rise from 787 to 2308 in a week. Officials note improved housing and medical readiness but fear mass camps and travel could boost transmission.
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Washington
Filu
United States
Public Earth Service
Europe
Texas
New York
Queens
St. Louis
Chicago
Greenland
Tahiti
San Antonio
Hog killed in theft attempt described by state trooper
In St Joseph Missouri on December 3 a state trooper said a hog killed during an attempted theft was due to foul play. A man confessed to killing the pig, with trooper Neely noting a hog that dies violently keeps a kink in its tail.
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St, Joseph, Mo
Dale Neely
Piggy
Neely
What To Do For The Flu
Washington public health service offers home treatment tips for influenza. Key steps include rest in bed, a liquid then soft diet, plenty of water, disposable tissues, and avoidance of laxatives. call a doctor if needed. Emphasizes isolation for patients, especially the elderly, and cautions against excessive sweating and relapses.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Four Tucsonans Promoted in 45th Division
Army dispatch from Camp Barkeley Texas lists Tucson men promoted in the 45th division. Fred E Weiss rises from private to corporal while Joe Arviso Hector Cervantes and Pete Rojas advance from private to private first class. All are in Company D 158th Infantry.
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Camp Barkeley
Tex
Citizen
Tucson
Fred E. Weiss
Joe Arviso
Hector Cervantes
Pete Rojas
158Th Infantry
Tucson High to Offer Driving Class With Pontiac Safety Cars
Principal C A Carson announces Tucson senior high will host a driver education program using specially built Pontiac instruction cars from General Motors. The 1942 sedan with dual controls will be shipped soon for use in classroom and road instruction.
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Tucson
C. A. Carson
Pontiac
General
Motors
American: ‘Automobile’ Association
Clavner
M. David Clavner
San Francisco
Carson
Britain’s concentration of industry program released workers
The program has already released 145,000 workers, reflecting policy impact on employment.
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Britain
Pink Lady Liquor Craze in Iceland Sale Ban
Nielsen reports Iceland halted liquor sales amid wartime disruptions. Bootleggers allegedly sold antifreeze solution misrepresented as Pink Lady liquor by straining it through bread. British and American troops presence and stock shortages cited. Dettifoss arrived after an 18 passenger, stormy 16 day voyage, convoy breakup two days out of Iceland.
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New
York
Augeust ‘Nielsen
Reykjavik
Iceland
Dettifoss
Agriculture officials warn of acute farm equipment shortage
Agriculture department officials say defense authorities fail to recognize agriculture's needs for machinery and farm equipment to meet rising food demands. They report only 80 percent allotment for farm equipment in late 1940, urging farmers to defer nonurgent purchases and focus on urgent needs amid mounting production pressure.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Great Britain
Office of Production ‘Management
Agriculture‘department
Italy seeks anti fascist band members
Eleven members of an anti fascist band are sought in Trieste as part of a trial of sixty associates charging conspiracy to overthrow Mussolini. The group allegedly planned to form a Soviet republic for Slavs of Italy Carinthia and Yugoslavia and incited Slovene troops to rebellion. They blamed sabotage for 137 deaths and 1 056 injuries from 1940.
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Russia
Trieste
Revolutionary Band
Yugoslavian
Italy
Carinthia
Yugoslavia
Arnoldstein Bridge
Germany
Porder
Iit
Piezzo
Oltre
Sonzio
Plusia
Austrian Empire
Officials Outline Equipment Needed for Dairy and Poultry Farms
Officials said equipment essentials are outlined for dairy and poultry farms. The note highlights machines and tools required to modernize operations and improve productivity.
Trieste Terrorist Links Tied to Yugoslavia Bands
A 1940 report notes that Trieste and nearby provinces saw terrorist acts between 1929 and 1931. Most members of the group were linked to other Yugoslavian terror organizations. activity was centered in Trieste and northern Italy. The document also states Florida’s population in 1940 as 1,897,414.
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Trieste
The
Yugoslavia
Italy
Florida
Kai-shek described as broker in Shanghai
A fragment states that Chiang Kai-shek the Chinese generalissimo was a broker in Shanghai, reflecting a historical or rumor claim presented in the readable text.
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Chiang
Kai-shek
Chinese Generalissimo
Ante
Shanghai
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