Food Stamp Program May Be Extended
Washington officials foresee extending the food stamp plan to additional Virginia localities if funds allow. The program operates in Richmond since 1939, with Lynchburg designated in 1940 but not yet begun. By fiscal year end, 250 to 300 areas may participate, reaching about 2.5 million relief families and $5 million monthly, aiming to raise farm income and improve diets through a federal subsidy.
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Washington
Virginia
Agriculture Department
Richmond
Lynchburg
Public assistance plan outlined for blue stamp program
An analysis describes blue stamps issued via outlets with required orange stamp purchases to limit out of pocket food costs. The plan aims to ensure surplus blue stamp goods add to food consumption and cites 20 million eligible recipients including WPA families.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Surplus Marketing Administration
WPA
Doctors Keep Promise After Delayed Birth
Bethany Missouri December 12 Raymond King learned his wife had a girl. The doctor had promised to “go back and get you one” and kept the pledge. An hour later King became a father.
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Bethany
Raymond King
King
Magnetic Mines Are Neutralized By New Device
Harold English, director of a shipbuilding firm, says a device to neutralize magnetic mines has been fitted to a US destroyer and several foreign freighters. The system uses two sets of cables around the hull, developed after an ore vessel’s captain observed a mine halted before detonation due to apparent demagnetization by ore.
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Los Angeles
United States
Harold English
English
Decorations To Be Out by December 16 in Winchester
Christmas decorations in the Winchester business section are scheduled for completion by December 16. Northern Virginia Power Company is tasked with installing the decorations per city officials.
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Winchester
Northern Virginia Power Company
Price Outlines Virginia Defense Plan For State Efforts
Governor Price announced to Virginians that state and local governments must move beyond short term improvisation to support the defense program. He cited three obligations, noted Virginia’s share of federal defense spending, and highlighted training facilities and the impact on economic and social life. He praised the Virginia Defense Council and its leaders, including Dr. Douglas S. Freeman and Brig. Gen. James A. Anderson.
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Richmond
Price
Virginia
Congress
State Defense Council
Douglas S. Freeman
Richmond Newes
Pulitzer
Robert E. Lee
James A. Anderson
Council
Mills F. Neal
Plague Of Flu In California Appears Waning
San Francisco reports the influenza epidemic easing with 75 new cases while Los Angeles sees a spike of 853 cases due to intensified reporting. Health officials note improvement in California overall though some centers stay level.
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California
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Health Department
F B I Rules Out Sabotage in Hercules Blast
The F B I said Hercules Powder plant blast at Kenvil New Jersey was not sabotage though cause remains undetermined. The Sept 12 explosion killed at least 47 workers in the smokeless powder division during rapid production. Investigators note the event was among industrial accidents tied to defense production speedups. A Supreme Court ruling on Feb 27 1939 made sit down strikes illegal as a labor weapon.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kenvil
N. J
Supreme Court
Hunt Continues For Men In Clear Spring Bank Hold-Up
Washington county officers pursue leads after a bank hold-up attempt at Clear Spring National Bank failed when cashier G B Haugh triggered an alarm. Sheriff Joseph D Baker says suspects likely remain in the area. an arrested Leesburg Virginia man was released. two FBI agents assist.
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Clear Spring
Washington County
Clear Spring National Bank
Joseph D. Baker
Leesburg
G. B. Haugh
Steel Prices Due For Rise
Iron Age reports rising price trends in key steel ingredients even as producers affirm first quarter quotations for finished products. The survey notes uncertainty whether steel companies will follow an advance by a major pig iron competitor and cites coke cost pressures and limited rail haulage for inland coke imports from Great Britain.
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New York
Great Britain
Sparrows Point
MD. Tec
Price Hike in Merchant Iron Not Widespread
A Greates producer led a first quarter rise in merchant iron prices but broad uptake lagged. Steel scrap levels rose yet officials noted markets attempting to stabilize amid limited buyer response.
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Caus
Longest Bare Knuckle Fight Record
The longest bare knuckle contest ended after six hours and fifteen minutes in Melbourne Australia on November 5 1855 between James Kelly and Jonathan Smith, establishing a historic endurance record.
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H. A
James Kelly
Jonathan Smith
Melbourne
Australia
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