Cobras Loose in Hold of Freighter Nicaraguan Victory
Seven venomous cobras are believed freed among 7205 tons of rubber aboard the freighter Nicaraguan Victory in Philadelphia. The reptiles were part of a shipment from Bangkok to a Florida ape research foundation. 10 disappeared and a foundation representative captured three on deck while the captain remains confined to his cabin due to a maritime strike.
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Packing workers back on the job at Rath plant
Waterloo Iowa October 17 up says all employees laid off at the Rath packing company due to meat shortage are back on the job. About 75 percent of the 4 560 workers normally employed had been released when the meat situation tightened. Company officials noted hogs arrived in large numbers along with cattle.
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Veteran and Serviceman Family Column Note
Editor outlines weekly Washington Bureau origin for veteran issues and family matters. Readers may send questions to the bureau at 1616 Eye Street N W Washington D C and will receive replies in a future column.
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War dead to be brought home from overseas cemeteries
The war department aims to repatriate about eight in ten American battle dead buried abroad once arrangements proceed. The plan hinges on next of kin requests and steel casket shortages, with first shipments likely in spring to 15 distribution centers nationwide.
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War Department
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Mrs Goff Hosts Kolah Club October Meeting
Mrs Clarence Goff hosted the Kolah club October meeting with seven members present and visitors Barbara and Laurine Holden of Des Moines. Vice president Mrs Bessie Wead chaired in the president’s absence. A Readers Digest article by Mrs Lauder Kennedy and migratory birds by Mrs Wead were the programs. Refreshments with Halloween decorations were served during the social hour.
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Laurine Holden
Des Moines
Bessie Wead
Lauder Kennedy
Wead
Steve Crawford
Handpicking Cotton Costs Most of Production
Even when labor is cheaper, picking cotton by hand accounts for at least 60 percent of total production costs.
Aid Society Dinner In Woodford Home
Mrs. Nelson Woodford hosted Grace Hill Ladies Aid Society for an all day meeting with a meatless noon dinner. Visitors included Effie Van Sickle and Miss Coffey among others. children played on the lawn. The group planned guest day on Oct 30 and a farm sale lunch on Oct 21. The next meeting is in two weeks.
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Charles Johnson
Charles Strohn
Wirwil Pardon
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Max Waterhouse
Wes Engel
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Ed Libe
Charles Harvey
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Energy mix shows coal as major American source
A historical report states coal supplies 70 percent of all energy in the United States, with natural oil and natural gas at 25 percent and water power at 5 percent, outlining the dominance of coal in the national energy portfolio.
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America
North Carolina leases swamp lands to oil firms for wells
North Carolina has leased sound and river bottoms and thousands of acres of swamp lands to oil companies seeking new wells. Calculating Machines Totalisators are large electric devices used in modern horse racing to record bets and set odds for each horse.
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Enterprise Club Meeting at Robertson Home
The Enterprise community club met at the Ralph Robertson home Friday evening for a sandwich and pie supper. Deanna Kay Statler, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Keith Statler, made her first club visit. The next meeting will be at the Royal Robertson home.
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Ralph Robertson
Deanna Kay Statler
Keith Statler
Royal Robertson Home
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