Germany to omit harvest thanks as crops beat peacetime
Germany plans no Thanksgiving Day but reports harvests hold broad gains despite cool weather. grain yield is 24.6 million tons vs 25.1 million five year average, potatos projected near 60-65 million tons, fruit scarce due to cold winters, war effort praised, eggs per person near prewar levels.
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Germany
Europe
Reich
Greater
Old Reich
Hitler Youth and Students Union
HITCH-HIKER HITS CARS WITH ROCKS, ENDS IN JAIL
Breckenridge resident William Bjerke tried to stop passing cars by flagging them with rocks after thumb signaling failed. Sheriff Fitzgerald arrived just as Bjerke prepared a six pound rock, taking him to Breckenridge jail. Cross the street with the green lights to help avoid accidents.
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Breckenridge
William Broarke
Fargo
North Dakota
Sheriff Fitzgerald
Bjerke
Mom Wode
Mallard farmer patents fish bait with snagging arms
Walter Reese, a farmer near Mallard, has patent protection for a new fishing bait made from soybeans and produced by Crescent Tool Company of Ohio. The bait resembles common plugs but adds nagging arms that deploy when a fish bites, helping secure the bait.
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Walter Reese
Mallard
Crescent Tool Company
Ohio
Reese
Lake Milford closes after water-puddle danger on Route 71
The Iowa Highway Commission finally acts on a recurring water hazard at the north edge of Milford along Route 71. Barricades, flares, and a detour were set up last Sunday night as officials press for a permanent fix. Milford warned the commission last week that closure could occur if action did not come.
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Iowa Highway Commission
Milford
Highway 71
Highway Commission
Dickinson
Terril
War veteran Stila under 86 registers Elgin man
William Allen Post of Plainview notes a veteran registered under 86 who served in World War I. He was 12 at entry, waited until 15 to enlist, and later registered again while still under 35, raising questions about authorities finding his age exaggeration.
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Elgin
William Allen
Plainview
United States
Night Outdoor Photography Tips From John van Guilder
John van Guilder outlines practical night outdoor photography techniques. He covers time exposures with box cameras, typical durations for street scenes, floodlit buildings, moonlit landscapes, and snow effects. He cautions against moving subjects and suggests holding the lens to block headlight glare.
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Hay
Onions Propel Glamour Rise Kay Aldridge
Kay Aldridge, a top New York model, credits onions with her health and beauty that opened Hollywood doors. Born near Richmond on a Virginia plantation, she grew up poor, worked tomato picking, then moved to Baltimore as a secretary before a Powers agency encounter sent her to magazine covers and film. Her mother, a skilled cook, now lives with her as Kay pursues acting while seeking a husband who likes onions.
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Kay Aldridge
Kay
New York
Baltimore
Virginia
Bladensfield
Richmond
John Powers
Powers
Hollywood
Freak Cyclone Damages Bradgate Farm Buildings
A freak cyclone struck C. W. Jarvis's Bradgate area farm Monday around 12 46 p m injuring and damaging structures. It sliced a 20 foot path through corn fields wrecking pump and chicken houses and tearing off the porch and eight windowlights. A heavy rain followed. Chickens suffered losses while the barn and hog house remained intact and some stock was killed or injured.
Buried Treasure in Ruthven Garden Unearths Coins
Miss Ruth Currans finds a growing trove of ancient one cent coins in her Ruthven garden. Twenty five coins dated before the Civil War have appeared with values around 86 cents each. The origin remains unknown though some call it buried treasure. Drive carefully. The western hemisphere surplus of agricultural products shifts trade patterns under a British blockade.
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Ruth Currans
Ruthven
Western Hemisphere
Central
South America
Europe
England
Hem
Pedestrian death toll rises among Iowa youth urges caution
Stedman cites high fatalities among under 15 year olds and a 3:1 night/day death ratio. He notes most deaths occur in towns, at non intersections, and near parked cars. He urges white clothing at night, walking on the left facing traffic, crossing at crosswalks, and obeying signals.
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Iowa
Stedman
Apple Growers Hit By Export Market Loss In War Taint
Columbus reports say European war effects cut export outlets for 10 million bushels of apples. National Apple Institute manager Truman Nold notes Iowa’s crop about 518000 bushels with growers hopeful as consumer campaigns boost domestic sales. Government estimates place total 115 million bushels, below 1989, with harvest nearly finished and supplies well distributed by variety.
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Columbus
Ohio
Europe
Truman Nold
National
Nold
Iowa
Hallowe’en
A&p
Cucumber harvest ends with over 8,000 bushels gathered
At Galt Iowa the cucumber station closed after 8,578 bushels delivered by local farmers. Over 1,100 barrels of dill pickles were made by Sam Weintraut of Marshalltown, station manager. The cucumbers and labor totaled about $5,000 in paid wages and produce.
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Galt, In
Sam Weintraut
Marshalltown
American Flag to Be Flown From All New York NYA Sites
The America flag will be displayed at all permanent NYA work experience and production sites in New York state under a November 5 directive from NYA administrator Theodore P. Eslick. Flags may be flown outdoors or hung indoors and a flag code copy has been sent to project supervisors. NYA youth workers will recite the pledge or sing the Star Spangled Banner daily as a patriotic ceremony.
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America
National Youth Administration
Theodore P. Eslick
NYA
Eslick
Unemployed Park Avenue Crowd Misuse Insurance Funds
New York reports claim financially independent Park Avenue members use unemployment checks to fund cocktails and nightlife in Manhattan venues. Benefits pay 7 to 15 dollars weekly for 13 weeks to workers who earned at least 176 dollars last year and are unemployed on April 1. No law is violated. the sole restraint is refusal of a job leads to removal from rolls. Assemblyman Mitchell vows legislative action to prevent abuse.
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New York
Park Avenue
Manhattan
MacNeil Mitchell
Expect Little Rise in Consumer Goods Prices in 1941
Ames Iowa Miss Fannie A Gannon extension home management specialist for Iowa state college predicts no marked rise in price for consumer goods in 1941. She returned from the national outlook meeting in Washington D C and notes wool use in uniforms and blankets may push woolens prices higher while cotton yardage and sheeting stay near current levels. Imported goods are expected to rise in price and defense manufacturing likely will not cause shortages or high consumer commands.
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Ames
Fannie A. Gannon
Iowa State College
Gannon
National Outlook
Washington, D. C
Defense
Farm Economy Sees Modest War Boost in 1941
Miss Gannon notes that defense efforts aim to ease bottlenecks and curb price surges for consumers. Household items may rise only where wool is involved, while farm income could grow from defense jobs but likely not lead to excess spending. Long-term farm effects depend on the war's progress and defense program.
Big corn yield reported in county contest
D C Partello of Estherville has harvested one of the best corn yields in Emmet County entering the 1940 De Kalb national corn growing contest. His certified 102.7 bushels per acre may place him high in the local division. Partello used hybrid DeKalb 404-A on his farm and may win a master corn growers trophy for top county yields.
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D. C. Partello
Estherville
Partello
United States
Emmet
Happiness Quotes on Goodness and Joy
A compact collection of thought provoking aphorisms from Jeremy Taylor Geo Herbert Mary Baker Eddy Goldsmith William Penn and Chapman on happiness goodness and inner contentment. The quotes urge sharing happiness with others pursuing virtue over wealth and finding satisfaction in conscious worth.
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Jeremy Taylor
Geo. Herbert
Mary Baker Eddy
Goldsmith
William Penn
Chapman
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