Dead Soldiers Bottles Sold for Glass Making in Richmond
In Richmond on May 22 the Salvation Army gathers empty whiskey bottles known as dead soldiers to resell them and supply glass factories in Baltimore and New Jersey for making insulators and new bottles. Contey Inc. buys broken bottles for glass after labor costs, selling about fifty tons biweekly, with broken glass value around 440 to 450 per ton. The push aims to reuse bottles while avoiding contents for safety and legal reasons.
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Richmond
Salvation Army
Frank W. Contey
Virginia, Inc
Baltimore
New Jersey
Contey C
Contey
Sulfanilamide Warnings Urged By Doctor Group
A May 17 Journal of the American Medical Association warns against driving or making major decisions while on sulfanilamide or derivatives. The piece cites impaired judgment, cites a bladder infection case causing a locomotive accident, and notes pilots must wait four days after treatment.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Mail Trouble Sparks Traffic Signal Rescue in Belleville
In Belleville Illinois on May 22 a misbehaving electric traffic signal briefly blocked traffic. Workers opened the green control box and found six mail sacks and a letter left inside. They moved the items to a nearby mail box and the signal resumed operation.
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Belleville, Ill
Belleville
Oil and Gasoline Prices Advance Across States
The nation’s defense effort has pushed crude oil prices higher in six states and forecasts a rise in filling station gasoline prices. Shell Oil Phillips Petroleum and Shelly Oil posted a 10 cent per barrel crude rise across Texas Louisiana New Mexico and Illinois. Retail prices are edging up a half to a cent a gallon, with more increases likely if a proposed defense tax raises the federal gas tax.
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Tulsa
Shell Oil Company
Phillips Petroluum Company
Shelly Oil Company
Texas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Illinois
Indust
Kansas
Oklahoma
Southern Railway reports revenue rise and debt relief
At the annual stockholders meeting Ernest E. Norris of Washington says improved revenue and debt reduction are evident. He warns coal contract provisions will raise fuel bills by 1.25 million annually and taxes may rise from four to twelve million dollars this year. The road has orders for 12 million dollars of new equipment with payments starting in 1943 and aims to handle rising traffic with 4 000 freight cars.
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Richmond
Southern Railway
Ernest E. Norris
Washington
Norris
Oil prices vary across New Mexico Louisiana and Texas
The tops in New Mexico Louisiana and Texas range from 82 cents a barrel to 1.29 dollars depending on lucing area.
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New Mexico
Louisiana
Texas
100 Students Buy Virginia Summer Camp Run by Students
A Virginia summer camp at Margaret's Beach Isle of Wight County transitions to student ownership after four years of operation. The 100 students from across the state will run the camp, focusing on recreation, proper medical care, and adequate diet under the Future Farmers of America supervision with William B. Altman directing.
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New York State
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Virginia
Margaret's Beach
Isle of Wight
Swift Creek
Future Farmers of America
William B. Altman
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Mouse disrupts court session in Queens
A Queens judge and an assistant district attorney prepared to testify when a small gray mouse gnawed on a reporter shoe, interrupting court procedure. The mouse was recaptured by two courtroom attendants during a recess.
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New York
Queens County
Charles S. Golden
May Study Home Defense Abroad
Reports at city hall indicate the United States Conference of Mayors may send a delegation to London to study home defense systems. Mayor F H LaGuardia, heading the group, declined to commit beyond saying, One thing at a time please.
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New York
City Hall
United States Conference of Mayors
F. H. LaGuardia
London
LaGuardia
Roosevelt
False Alarm Signals Fire at Los Angeles Coliseum
An excited caller claimed the Coliseum was on fire with flames leaping 100 feet. Six fire trucks rushed to the peristyle where the torch of the 1932 Olympiad flared briefly during Youth Preparedness Week after a false alarm.
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Los Angeles
Coliseum
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