Britons Help Adapt American Tanks for Modern War
Morgenthau disclosed British veterans of the Plandts Pocket are aiding adaptation of U S tanks for current war needs. Brigadier General D H Pratt, who commanded about 100 tanks in northeastern France and Belgium, leads a pool of British and American designers to standardize tank types for both nations. Pratt’s experience in Flanders informs ongoing contract talks through Pratt as go-between.
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Virginia FFA chapter honors and faculty moves noted
The Stephens City Future Farmers of Virginia chapter is named best in the state and will represent 245 chapters at the national F F A convention in Kansas City. Wall continues as principal at the new Page county high school and prepares for trips to Michigan for the Niniwanca farm youth camp.
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Robert Russell
James Yeakley
Colorado State
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Ames College
Ames
Iowa
Market price reports from Baltimore Philadelphia and Chicago
Market quotations for produce eggs butter and live poultry in Baltimore Philadelphia and Chicago note varied prices. Cattle hogs calves sheep and lambs show higher or steady prices with top hogs at 6.75 and live cattle around 10.50 for select loads.
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U. S
Philadelphia
Baltimore Livestock
U. Sane Dept. Agri
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Lakes Without Outlets In the United States
Several lakes have no outlet. They are mostly salt lakes, notably Great Salt Lake in Utah and Salton Sea in California.
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United States
Great Salt Lake
Utah
Salton Sea
California
Stock Market Report from New York Drifts on Mixed Day
Market shows consequential gains and losses split amid slow trading. Bond and commodity ranges stay narrow as fears of a major Anglo German clash weigh on speculation. Readouts list selected stock quotes and varied feed and commodity prices in a dense late 19th or early 20th century market summary.
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New York
Local Markets and Wholesale Flour Notice
Local markets are listed daily but The Star disclaims responsibility for typographical errors. Short patent bran flour is noted in the wholesale market section of the local listing.
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Star
War Letters Cite German Occupation and Allied Air Support
Excerpts from Gray on Paris occupation and German advance. He notes narrowly escaping France by air with civilian traffic aided by British Air Force and predicts Britain’s blockade will starve Germany, while morale in Allied countries remains high and prepared to meet any emergency.
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France
Europe
Germany
Americas
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Hitler
Poland
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Holland
Norway
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Forecast Rain Drops Prices For Wheat And Other Grains
Chicago August 8 The Midwest corn belt cooled by rain and cooler weather. Prices for wheat eased with Sept 174 to 73 7 8 and May 75 1 2 to 3 8, while corn declined with Sept 61 and Dec 56 1 8 to 1 4 and May 58.
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Mid-Western
Chicago and Baltimore Grain Prices Show Mixed Wheat Corn Rates
Chicago cash grain lists No 2 red wheat at 77 3 4 to 78, No 1 hard 76 1 4, corn No 1 yellow 65 1 4 to 67 1 4 with sample grades. Baltimore quotes spot wheat 78 1 4 and Winchester wheat 74c per bushel, corn 5c per bushel, barley 50c. Earlier year averages cited for wheat 67 and corn 60c.
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Baltimore
Winchester
Philadelphia Girl Offers Blood to Save Teammate
Shirley Ann Mason, six, of Philadelphia, survivor of a streptococcus viridans blood ailment, donates her blood to help Katherine Alessi, twenty two, in critical condition from the same illness.
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Shirley Ann Mason
Philadelphia
British Bid For Indian Help Continued From Page One
Hungary warned Romania it would accept no less than 75 percent of Transylvania in the territorial dispute. Rumania prepared to open negotiations with Bulgaria over Dobruja claims. New Romanian laws mirrored Nazi policy by restricting Jewish rights and imposing special taxes.
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Rumania
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Senate shifts stance on military arming and refugees
Defense armament plans moved to three shift arsenals while anti conscription leaders failed to block national guard federal service on a voluntary basis. The House sent the neutrality amendment enabling ships to operate in war zones to rescue refugees.
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