Mann Declares War Monopolies in Farm Bureau Speech
Texas attorney general and likely governor candidate Gerald C. Mann denounces monopolies and wartime fuel rationing in a Farm Bureau convention address. He criticizes Stevenson, defends price administration, urges tax fairness on oil and gas, and praises labor’s wartime production.
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Dallas
Gerald C. Mann
Red Arrow
Southern Methodist
Texas Farm Bureau Federation
Jefferson Hotel
Coke Stevenson
Stevenson
Office of Price Administration
Mann
Texas
Dust Bowl risk warned as wheat sowing spreads in plains
H H Bennett of the US Soil Conservation Service warned the nation faces a possible return to dust bowl conditions. He noted thousands of acres in the Central and Southern Great Plains have been seeded to wheat, but moisture is at a postwar low and scant snows or rains this winter may allow soil to blow again. Bennett said some soil is already moving and the gamble on rain or snow could fail.
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Chicago
H. H. Bennett
United States Soil Conservation Service
Great Plains
Bennett
Uncle Sam Offers Free Training To 65 000 Nurses
The Cadet Nursing Corps program invites 65 000 young women to train as nurses with free tuition and stipends during a two and a half year course. The U S Public Health Service covers tuition books and equipment under the Boston Act and provides a monthly allowance from 15 to 30 dollars. Cadet nurses pledge to serve in civilian or military roles for the duration. Information available at any hospital.
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America
United States Public Health Service
M. T. Macacern
International Hospital Association
Germans Capture Leros After Five Days of Battle
Cairo report says German forces seized the strategic island of Leros from British and Italian defenders after five days of heavy fighting. Allied troops faced air bombardment and ongoing German reinforcements by sea and parachute, with Cos evacuated earlier in the week under similar attack.
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Cairo
Egypt
Leros
Middle East
Crete
Adolf Hitler
Dodecanese
Cos
Beckworth Fights to Raise Furlough Gasoline Ration
Texas Representative Lindley Beckworth announced that Navy and War Departments asked the Office of Price Administration to allow special gasoline furlough rations up to fifty gallons for personnel returning from extended overseas duty. The current five-gallon limit remains in place for those on furlough within the United States.
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Washington
Lindley Beckworth
Gilmer
Texas
Navy
James Forrestal
War Departments
Office of Price Administration
Beckworth
OPA
Forrestal
Army
Chester Bowles
Secretaries of War and Navy
Rat Role in Spreading Typhus Highlighted
An article explains how rats carry major diseases including bubonic plague jaundice and typhus fever. It notes typhus in the Western Hemisphere stems from infected rats spread by rat fleas and contrasts with the European form transmitted person to person by body lice.
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Western Hemisphere
Man
Texas Still Has Some Leprosy
Dr. J. W. Irons of the Texas State Health Department told the Texas Academy of Science on Saturday that leprosy remains a minor though lingering public health issue in Texas. The Texas branch of the Society of American Bacteriologists met for a one day session focusing on typhus fever bulbs fever and brucellosis. Less than 15 new leprosy cases are found annually in Texas and all are sent to the national leper home in Carville Louisiana. Most cases occur among the Latin American population in South Texas.
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Austin
Texas
J. W. Irons
Texas State Health Department
Texas Academy of Science
Academy
Society of American Bacteriologists
Irons
Carville
South Texas
Yams May Help Eyes If Lights Are Too Bright
Miss Florence Scoular of North Texas State Teachers College Denton reports 109 co-eds fed cookies and candies with Vita-Yam a sweet potato flour improved visual adjustment to sudden light. The diet test links vitamin A in yams to reduced light blindness.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Academy of Science
Florence Scoular
North Texas State Teachers College
Denton
Got Himself Lost
A family scene shows a father reading a letter from their son in the armed service and explaining Mose says he is okay yet cannot tell what he is at, as Mandy scolds the wayward youth with affection.
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Mose
O. K
Mandy
Woman Rehearses Song for Club At Odd Hour
A resident complains about nightly disturbances from the couple upstairs while another resident reveals they were awake rehearsing a number for the Women's Club meeting the next day. The exchange captures neighborhood tension and a humorous twist.
South American Rubber Imports Surge Beyond Goal
Robert Ormond Case of the Rubber Development Corporation says after touring Brazilian and Bolivian plantations that South American rubber imports are now three times higher than a year ago. He notes imports exceed Baruch estimates for U S needs and that Bolivian and Brazilian output will rise but face manpower limits.
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Portland
Robert Ormond Case
Case
The
Rubber Development Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
United States
East Indies
Bolivia
Brazil
New Method of Electric Power Transmission May Revolutionize Industry
Dr. Hilton Ira Jones reports in Rotarian that high voltage DC transmission enables power from western water falls refineries and mines to light eastern cities with minimal losses. GE laboratories have tested the system, yet scaling it remains a dream on the trestle board of science.
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Hilton Ira Jones
Rotarian Magazine
United States
Dr. Jones
Chicago
Amercian Institute of Chemists
General Electric Laboratories
Glorified radio tubes spark promised planetary revolution
The article explains two devices the Kenetron and Thyratron that would convert alternating current to direct current and back for transmission. It describes stepping up voltages from under 25 000 to about 80 000 volts and using the grids to reform the current for local use, implying a major future impact on power distribution.
Origin of tailored suits for women in England
The development of tailor made suits for women began in England, marking a shift in women’s fashion toward structured, bespoke tailoring and professional attire. This evolution reflects social changes and expanding roles for women in the workforce.
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England
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