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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1918
Page
8
Citizens nationwide were urged to read a bell message delivered by police and volunteers. Church bells and factory whistles signaled the morning release to inform readers via the newspaper explanation. The War Loan group in Washington endorses keeping the bell but wants action on its message.
An outspoken Signal Corps officer, Colonel Bruce P. Disque, defies army protocol to accelerate spruce production for aircraft. He openly shares facts, rejects red tape, and claims monthly output of 12.5 million feet against a 10 million target, drawing praise for frank publicity and effectiveness.
In Manhattan Kansas on April 10 E H Wiegand assistant club leader division of extension at Kansas State Agricultural College urged wearing soft collars to conserve corn. He noted over 5 000 bushels of corn are used daily to make starch for laundering collars and about 1 150 000 pounds of starch daily are used for glucose filler in shoe leather calico and silk with other starch uses that could be cut. He added starch from wheat and potatoes also serves numerous applications.
Three inmates with diverse skills plotted an escape in San Jose California. Weaver Wallance Gladstone used jail bed clothes to fashion a rope, painter Carl Watkins crafted a painter's cling to slice skylight bars, and singer Walter J Norton powered by song aided the attempt before officers uncovered the plan.
Seventeen thousand tons of ultra thin sheet steel, believed to be the thinnest ever rolled, is being produced by a Pittsburgh steel company for the United States government to replace linen fabric wings on fighting planes. The steel is thinner than paper and highly flexible, intended to reduce damage from bullets by producing clean perforations rather than jagged tears that hinder flight.
Reno April 10 Merriman a railroad employee and I W W member faced execution by a Sparks citizens committee but kissed the American flag and was banished from Sparks after the stunt.
The Chatham Grain Company of Chatham New York was found guilty of violating wheat flour regulations of the food administration. It saved its license by contributing 1500 dollars to the local Red Cross chapter in Washington by April 10.
Fred Cox 20, of Beaver Falls, after recovering from severe wounds in France, has enlisted in the U S cavalry. He served months in a British regiment, was wounded by shell fragments breaking wrist ribs shoulder blade and both ankles, recovered and discharged, now found eligible for service by U S army doctors.
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