Walk To Work Plan Emerges From Richmond Rubber Talk
Brigadier General J Fulmer Bright, Virginia state administrator of commodity distribution, urges a walk to work and group school rides to conserve tires. He notes rubber shortages and aims to speed rationing, with local committees to run distribution and potential reuse of personnel. He links tire limits to wartime shipping and Pacific campaigns.
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Richmond
J. Fulmer Bright
Capitol
Virginia
Dutch East Indies
Armed Services
Bright
Robert T. Barton
Richmond- Petersburg-Hopewell
Regional Defense Council
Pacific
In Memoriam and Tax Notice from 1941
In memory of John, died four years ago as of Dec 23 1937, from his mother Mrs Susie Taylor and family. Also a public notice from the Treasury Alcohol Tax Unit Richmond Virginia seizing a 1935 Ford Coach for tax violations, with a claim deadline of January 8 1942.
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John
Susie Taylor
Treasury Department
Alcohol Tax Unit
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Baltimore
Maryland
Virginia
Internal Revenue
Ford
Winchester
Richmond
R. E. Tuttle
Price Revisions Likely To End Steel Shortages
Washington reports government officials noting signs of panic buying in some cities. The office of production management froze wholesale sugar prices and stocks to prevent hoarding while predicting a normal sugar supply next year barring Cuba shipment disruption.
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Washington
Office of Production Management
Office of Price Administration
Douglas C. Mackenchie
Cuba
Dutch Attack Sinks Japanese Tanker During Mindanao War
Batavia reports Dutch naval aircraft attacked Japanese ships in the Philippine campaign for Mindanao. A 10,000 ton tanker was hit by a 400 pound bomb and instantly burned. other enemy transports were struck as US forces push back the invasion.
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Batavia
Netherlands East Indies
Davao
United States
Mindanao
Baltimore and Chicago Livestock and Produce Market Quotations
Baltimore and Chicago markets report a mix of steady and higher bids. Cattle, calves, hogs, sheep and poultry pric es shown with notable Christmas trade note and closing observations.
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Baltimore
U. S
Chicago
U. S. Dept
Local Markets Report Highlights Prices Across Livestock and Feed
Local wholesale and retail markets list prices for patent flour blends, mixed feed, corn meal, oats, bran, and livestock items. Entries include young and old turkeys, hens, toms, sows, calves, feeder lambs, butter, and creamer butter with varied per bag and per barrel figures. A War Department note mentions light protective armored clothing as a listed invention.
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GOWER
E. Otsows
Weluiare Ny
War Department
Save % on Tires At Cammer Tire Co Note
Cammer Tire Co advertises tire sales with a recap service claim it adds many miles to worn casings. Located opposite Handley School.
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Cammer Tire CO
Handley School
Baltimore Grain Market Closing
Wheat No 2 Red Winter Garlicky spot domestic 1.21 December 1.21. Corn 88 90.
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Baltimore
Man and Dog Die in Md. House Fire
In Odenton Maryland today John Vermillion a 42 year old truck driver perished in a two room residence on the Patuxent road when trapped in the flames. A pet dog also died in the fire as rescuers arrived too late to save them.
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Odenton
John Vermillion
Patuxent Road
Here
Vermillion
Christmas Cantata At Rest Church Wednesday Evening
Rest Church hosts the Christmas cantata The Story of a Christmas Gift on Christmas Eve at 8. Miss Ethel Ridgeway leads the program and invites all to attend. Sunday School reports a good year and pins for perfect attendance. Women’s Society officers were reelected.
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Rest Sunday School
Rest
Ethel Ridgeway
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Wall Street Sees Modest Rally After Earlier Retreat
New York stock market edged up after a retreat, with gains near the fourth hour. Tax selling remains heavy though some say it may be near an end. war news improves in spots and the mood improves for speculative sentiment. Bond and commodity activity is noted.
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New York
Wall Street
Connie Mack Turns 79 and Embraces a Briefcase
Philadelphia. Connie Mack the Grand Old Gentleman of baseball says he is old enough to use a briefcase for contracts instead of paper bags. The briefcase, from the Philadelphia Baseball Writers Association, follows a humorous tale about a hat left behind on a train.
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Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Baseball Writers Association
Mack
Chicago
Treasury Receipts and Outlays December 20
Treasury report shows receipts of 65.33 million dollars and expenditures of 84.57 million. Debt stands at 57.31 billion dollars.
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Washington
Treasury
U S Navy Needs Men Call for Applicants in Ad
Navy recruitment message urges men to apply at Star Office for information and enlistment details.
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U.S. Navy
Star Office
Yale Coach Quits After Bad Season
Yale football coach Spike Nelson resigned after a 1-8 record last fall to join the procurement staff of the U S Engineer Corps in Philadelphia. The school, which had hired Nelson a year earlier, seeks a new head coach amid uncertainty about the successor.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Emerson W
Spike) Nelson
University of Iowa
Nelson
Eli
United States Engineer Corps
Philadelphia
Times
More Houses For Defense Workers In Baltimore Plan
Baltimore builders study federal plan to build at least 8,000 houses for defense workers and convert thousands of single family homes into apartments. Federal officers urged rapid action and broader efforts to address housing needs during wartime.
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Baltimore
Christmas Birthday Gift Protection Society Proposed
Milwaukee December 23 A Marquette University professor Hugh L Riordan proposed an American Association of Christmas Born to protect birthday gifts for those born on December 25 He urged a separate birthday present of a defense savings bond or stamp with an estimated 360000 Christmas born in the United States Also mentions Robert L Ripley May Robson and Gladys Swartout in connection to the piece.
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Milwaukee
Hugh L. Riordan
Marquette University
Riodan
American Association of Christmas
Riordan
United States
Robert L. Ripley
May Robson
Gladys Swartout
Department urges housing shift and TV farming program
The piece notes a push to occupy all housing units including apartments and rooms and proposes converting single family homes into multi family units. It also mentions the Department of Agriculture using television to teach housewives how to buy effectively.
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Department of Agriculture
Noted Russian General To Command Far East Front
London reports Marshal Klementi Voroshilov, who organized the defense of Leningrad last August, has been appointed commander of Soviet forces in the Far East. A London authority cautions the move may not signal imminent action against Japan, while noting the front would be well protected.
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London
Klementi Voroshilov
Leningrad
Far East
Japan
Christmas Mystery Payment at Rozycki's Butcher Shop
A stranger entered Rozycki's butcher shop in Philadelphia on December 23, laid a payment on the counter, claimed he owed 18 years of debt, and left without identification. The butcher could not recall the man or the bill, calling it a true Christmas present.
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Philadelphia
Saaren Rozycki
Rozycki
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