Pilotburg Social Notes and Farm News Update
Aug night rain delays threshing as the community reports ongoing cutting of alfalfa and tall corn. Local engineers Squires and Ditmer thresh for Merle Howsare and others. Mrs Flynn visits Washington state. several residents attend church, homecoming plans form, and a 16 year old Bobbie Scott patents a hay hoist. Earl Hoefort's widow remarries and works in a government post.
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Frank Stransky
Pilotburg
Jake Bishop
Milton Maas
Ed Squires
George Ditmer
Merle Howsare
Stanley Mouser
Frank Lieper
Ralph Flynn
Albert Maas
Newt Benson
Washington State
Blanche Brown
Washington County Hospital
Lydia Horak
Rabe Turnipseed
Washington
Marion Stransky
Bobbie Scott
Earl Hoeforts
Here
California
Altho
Government bulletin notes sharks consume varied prey
The bulletin lists items found in shark stomachs including tin cans, hams, beef bones, fully feathered chickens, turtles up to 200 pounds, porpoises, sea fowl, octopus, horseshoe crabs, and even other smaller sharks.
Granite state boundary markers replace sign posts
Large granite blocks shaped like the state's outline are replacing wood and metal sign posts. Each marker bears the state's name and is mounted in heavy masonry to delineate Texas borders.
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Texas
Molly Pitcher War Bond Booths Rally Nation
The piece notes 5 000 000 Molly Pitchers, volunteers in red white and blue costumes, selling war savings stamps and bonds through grocery stores. It recalls the 164th anniversary of Monmouth and states the campaign aims to move one billion dollars in bonds and stamps monthly via Independent Food Distributors' council outreach.
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Molly Pitcher
Monmouth
Cause of Liberty
Axis
Molly
United States
Red Cross
Independent Food Distributors’ Council
United States Treasury Department
Molly Pitcher biography recounts Revolutionary service
The article traces Mary Ludwig Hays from Carlisle born October 13, 1744 to her marriage with John Hays. At Monmouth 1778 she carried water and then gunner’s rammer after her husband was wounded, earning praise from General Washington and a sergeant’s rank. She died January 22, 1823, buried with military honors.
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Molly Pitcher
Mary Ludwig
Carlisle, Pa
John George Ludwig
America
Palatinate
Mary
William Irvine
Carlisle
John Hays
Hays
Proctor
Pennsylvania
Monmouth
N. J
Livingston
Varnum
Mary Hays
Molly
Nathanael Greene
George Washington
Carlisle Barracks
Sergi
George McCauley
McKelly
Cross Moon Phenomenon Explained by Ice Crystal Rejection
The cross above the Moon results from moonlight being rejected by atmospheric ice crystals, creating a halo-like effect. The phenomenon involves refracted and reflected light forming a distinctive cross pattern in the sky.
Secret of Deadly Gas Held by United States
Evanston inventor W Lee Lewis a retired chemist and former colonel says the United States has known of the gas Lewisite for 25 years since its development just before World War I ended. He says the gas would be used only for defense though potent offensively and remains effective in cold or damp conditions.
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United States
W. Lee Lewis
Evanston
Lewis
Chemical Warfare Service
War Department
Roar of Airplanes Will Be Silenced, Says Expert
An aviation executive predicts future planes will be as quiet as automobiles. Noise reduction relies on slower propeller rotation with geared engines, mufflers cutting motor noise by over 50 percent, upward exhaust to quiet the drone, and efficient smaller aircraft mufflers.
Costa Rica High Education Boosts Stability in Central America
Costa Rica maintains the largest per capita education budget in the region, with more teachers than soldiers and more schools than police stations. The nation’s white Creole population traces to Gallegos Spaniards, while prewar trade relied on British and German banana and coffee interests. When German investment waned, the U.S. aided with half the coffee crop and a substantial Export-Import Bank loan to finish the Pan American highway section.
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Central America
Costa Rica
Gallegos
Americas
United States
U. S
U S confectionery and chocolate output and sales rise in 1940
The department of commerce reports 1940 confectionery and competitive chocolate production at about 2.25 billion pounds valued near 336 million dollars. Per capita consumption hit 16.9 pounds, up from 15.7 in 1939, a 7 percent rise alongside a little over 7 percent national income growth. Survey covers 273 manufacturers representing roughly 70 percent of industry sales.
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Department of Commerce
How Permanent Was That Hair Wave
The article explains that a permanent wave requires proper heat and alkali. insufficient steaming or low temperature yields a soft, loose wave that reverts to straight hair. Excess heat or strong alkali risks limpness or frizziness and loss of elasticity.
Cow organs yield medicines and surgical aids
An article notes that parts of cows are used to make medicines surgical aids and even violin strings highlighting the value of animal byproducts in medical and musical applications.
Japan's brutal rule in Korea exposed under occupation
Younghill Kang portrays Korea under Japanese rule as a vice-like army police dictatorship where Koreans face daily abuse, arbitrary arrests, torture, and forced labor. He argues Japan aims to enslave Asians, citing 22 million Koreans as living under the regime and warns of broader plans beyond Korea.
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Korea
Japan
Asia
Philippines
Burma
East Indies
China
India
United States
White House
Washington
America
Wayland News Highlights Local Visits and Quota Triumph
Wayland notes include visits from Mrs. Bessie Hanna of Elgin to sister Mrs. Earl Berkshire and relatives from Burlington. Marvin Rinner shifts from Ft. Lewis to Corvallis. Wayland tops the U S drive with $101 and $123.85 in recent totals as Joyce Suter breaks her elbow. Families travel to Cincinnati and Peoria for relatives and Mothers Club meets with Mrs. Max Kauffman hosting.
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Nellie Wittmer
Wayland
Bessie Hanna
Elgin
Ill
Earl Berkshire
Marvin Rinner
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Corvallis
Ore
Fanny Zehr
Gleavers
Harry Clark
Gerald Sharp
Larry Joe
Rochester
Mayor's Clinic Wayland
Joyce Suter
B. V. Garbryv
Brighton
Victoria
Stacy
Connie
Cincinnati
Garbry
L. Patterson
Max Kauffman
Mothers Club
Shem Swartzendruber
Lester Krabill
Evelyn
Joan of Washington
Peoria
Agatha Christie Chapter Thirty Two Trial Dramas
Nurse O Brien testifies about a missing morphine tube and a June 29 incident with Mary Gerrard while Elinor Carlisle faces cross examination. Defence argues another suspect with motive and opportunity, and emphasizes the broken engagement as not proof of murder.
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Mary
Elinor
Mary Gerrard
Sir Edwin
Sir Edwin Bulmer
Edwin
Elinor Carlisle
Miss Carlisle
Mr. Welman
Roddy
Roderick Welman
Murde
Roderick
Mary Gerra
Laura
Agatha Christie Mallowan
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Radio plant aids War Production drive with ideas
A single radio plant has contributed over 50,000 employee ideas to boost production efficiency in the War Production drive, reflecting strong worker involvement and initiative.
Belgium’s King and Queen Visit the United States in 1919
The Belgian sovereigns traveled to the United States in 1919 and were accompanied by a special guard consisting of one marine officer and sixteen Leathernecks.
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Belgium
United States
Salt Mine at Avery Island Deep and Vast
The largest salt mine in the world lies at Avery Island Louisiana, thousands of feet deep and covering about 1000 acres. It is believed to be able to supply the world’s needs for about a millennium.
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Avery Island
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