Roosevelt says 0.8.15 half on war basis
Washington based report shows President Roosevelt stating the nation is about halfway to maximum war production and that civilian economy must be stripped to the bone. He transmitted his sixth quarterly lend lease report noting 5.129 billion dollars in war materials delivered to Allies and urged larger global weapon production.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
Great Britain
China
Russia
United Nations
Britain
Middle East
Australia
Dallas Volunteers Invited for Officer Candidate Quota
Col. Claude K. Rhinehart announced a new quota of volunteer officer candidates for the Dallas recruiting district. Class 3-A selective service registrants deferred for dependency only may apply for service in branches including antiaircraft artillery, armored forces, cavalry, coast artillery, engineers, infantry, and more. Successful applicants attend officer candidate schools and are commissioned. those rejected may seek release after four months.
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Dallas
Claude K. Rhinehart
Cavalry
Coast Artillery
Field Artillery
Infantry
Ordnance
Signal Corps
Rhinehart
Air Forces
Record High and Low Temperatures in Texas History
The state’s top heat extreme reached 120 degrees F at Seymour in Baylor County on August 12, 1936. The coldest was 23 degrees below zero recorded in Tulsa Swisher County on February 12, 1899 and in Seminole Gaines County on February 8, 1933.
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Texas
Seymour
Baylor County
Tulsa
Swisher County
Seminole
Gains County
Gran Chaco: wooded swampy northern Argentine plain
The Gran Chaco refers to the northern Argentine plain characterized by woods and swampy terrain. It is notable for its expansive, humid landscapes and ecological variety across the region.
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Gran Chaco
Argentine Plain
Japanese Air Bombing Reported On Oregon Forests
Western Defense Command released a communique detailing a suspected Japanese air attack on the Oregon coast near Mount Emily. A seaplane observed northeast of Brookings, a submarine sighted offshore, and a forest fire started by incendiary fragments bearing Japanese ideographs.
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San
Mount Emily
Oregon Coast
Bandon
Pacific Coast
Goleta
California
Seaside
Ore
Better Cotton Program Aims for Uniform Varieties
The Agriculture Department announced a plan to promote a single improved cotton variety via a state managed program. State boards will divide cotton growing states into eight zones, with funding to growers for foundation and second year seed and payments through state cooperative associations. The move targets higher yields and standardized quality, tying payments to seed delivery and planting of approved varieties. Postage stamps were used in place of small coins at Civil War close.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Marketing Administration
Bureau of Plant Industry
Wasting Tires Could Lose War Warns Henderson
Washington report on Price Administrator Henderson urging motorists to conserve rubber. He warned that 1,000,000 tire miles are wasted daily and that tire rubber must be saved to meet military needs. He called for voluntary rationing adherence now and dismissed uncertain timing for synthetic tires.
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Henderson
Washington
National Broadcasting Company Network
Global Motor Vehicle Share: United States Leads
A historical note claims that at least two thirds of all motor vehicles in the world are in the United States. The text also briefly describes Greenland women wearing bright boots sealskin pants and bead collars.
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The
United States
Greenland
Divorce Petition Seeks Dismissal of Bonds in Grayson County
The state commands Esther Butts Brown to appear by 10 am on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance, in Grayson County District Court at Sherman. Plaintiff Bryan S. Brown Jr. seeks divorce on grounds of cruel treatment, claiming marriage began February 1 1937 in Newton Kansas and separation July 15 1937, with alleged remarriage claims and paternity dispute.
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State OF Texas
Esther Butts Brown
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Bryan S. Brown Jr
Newton
Kansas
Plaintiff
Defendant
W. R. Henderson
R. C. Steed
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