Red Cross Supplies Aid War Effort with Sweaters and Bags
Mrs. Graham Dougherty spoke to the Staff Assistance Class on Special Volunteer Services of the Red Cross. She described wartime demands including two thousand sweaters and one million Dinky bags for soldiers and sailors. Speakers Miss Corkey and Taylor Barr discussed Junior Red Cross First Aid Water Safety and Nutrition Nursing in a City Council Chamber meeting.
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Graham Dougherty
Red Cross
Coast Artillery Cne
Washington
Ately
Miss Corkey
Taylor Barr
Handley School
Barr
Miss Edgerton
Miss McCone
New Insecticide From Pine Studied at Delaware and Kansas
A new insect-killing chemical derived from Southern pine promises to reduce dependence on imports. Discovered by Hercules Powder Company chemists in Wilmington, it can replace pyrethrum and rotenone in home and dairy spray applications, and has potential for broad domestic supply. The trade name Thanite, chemically thiocyanoacetate of a secondary terpene alcohol, shows strong female fly kill in trials. Partnerships include University of Delaware and Kansas State College of Agriculture for livestock and insecticide testing.
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Wilmington
Del
Hercules Powder Company
Japan
Kenya
East Indies
University of Delaware
L. A. Stearns
Kansas State College of Agriculture
Roger C. Smith
F. W. Atkeson
A. O. Shaw
Chicago Grain Quotations
Grain quotes from Chicago market show oats and other futures for July September and December. Prices listed include oats at 51 1 8 for July and 70 1 4 for September, with December at 76 7 8, indicating changes on the commodity exchange.
Blood Stains on Pants Linked in KS Murder Probe
Police chemist testified laboratory tests found faint blood stains around the left side pocket and left leg of a pair of trousers linked to a 24 year old woman’s brutal murder case in Kansas City. The stains appeared washed or cleaned, suggesting prior handling before being tested. The courtroom drew large crowds as the Jackson County hearing opened.
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Kansas City
Leile Adele Wi
Vane C. Thurlo
Turner
Thurlo
Kansas CS University
Jackson County
Missionaries Leave Kinhwa as Japanese Push Near Chungking
Report says missionaries depart Kinhwa near Cheking province as Japanese column advances toward Chungking. Details scarce on the Foochow landing near Pukien province with Foochow as capital and chief port to the south of Chekiang.
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Cheking
Kiangsi Me
Chungking
Foochow
Pukien Province
Chekiang
Germans Report On Ship Sinkings
Berlin reports by German broadcasts say German submarines have sunk 20 enemy merchant ships totaling 111,600 tons in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico and three more aggregating 14,000 tons in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. A special communique notes torpedoing in the St. Lawrence and suggests a possible third sinking.
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Berlin
Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Nazis Admit Line Broken in Eastern Front Losses Report
The armament bureau reported 65 German planes shot down with 23 Russian losses on a day of heavy fighting near Brnoecek near White Russia. Pravda said irregulars seized a White Russian city with several thousand residents.
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Kerchee
Armation Bureau Ansuena Cheee
Brnoecek
White Russia
Pravda
Baltimore and Chicago Livestock Price Briefs May 22
Market quotes show poultry and eggs steady in Baltimore with minor gains for certain chickens and leghorns. Cattle hogs and sheep prices posted across Baltimore Chicago and Pittsburgh with steers bulls calves and sows varying by weight and quality.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Livestock
U. S. Dept. Agri
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
U. Dept. Agri
Pittsburgh Livestock
Pittsburgh
Baltimore Grain Market Closing
Baltimore market reports wheat at 1.18 3-4 for May delivery and corn at 96 to 98 cents per bushel. Prices are based on deliveries at the mill.
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Baltimore
McLendon Says War Effort Underestimated by Nation
In Raleigh on May 22 Major L P McLendon of Greensboro told the North Carolina Democratic Convention that the American people had underestimated the war job ahead. He asserted that as Hitler fights for war the allies will continue to fight for peace and stressed the resolve of the nation’s young men.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
L. P. McLendon
Greensboro
Hitler
McLendon
Five Withdraw On War Insurance Plan Sterile Action
Five companies withdrew their war risk insurance rating plan filing with the State Corporation Commission in Richmond Virginia. This leaves two firms still writing such insurance while the commission kept the matter under advertisement and continued their temporary authorization granted in March.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Stock Market Report May Day Slump Pauses As Bonds Rise
New York May 22 Warnings from Washington that a talk was premature tied the market as pelts rallied only later. Opening trading showed hesitancy with slow dealings and fractions near the fourth hour. Bonds traded higher and commodities firmed while early favorites included Bethlehem Santa Fe Great Northern Chrysler AT&T Sears Roebuck Union Carbide Johns Manville Woolworth US Rubber and International Harvester.
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New York
Washington
Bethlehem
Santa Fe
Great Northern
Chrysler
American Telephone
Sears Roebuck
Union Carbide
Johns-Manville
Woolworth
U. S. Rubber
International Harvester
du Pont
Consolidated Edison
Southron Pacific
General Motors
Ve P Steel
Anacond
Kennecott
Treasury Receipts and Debt Report May 22
Treasury shows May receipts 26,622,694.05 dollars and expenditures 130,233,430.69 dollars. Total public debt stands at 73,669,117,306.74 dollars, with an increase of 135,374,453.84 dollars from the previous day.
Cooking School Opens May 26 to 29 at Sarah Zane Hall
Enthusiasts are invited to an early arrival to watch an expert chef conduct a model kitchen demonstration. The event features a gifted demonstrator, gift bags from merchants, free recipe sheets, and prizes for graduates on May 29. Daily sessions run 2 p.m. with doors opening at 1 p.m.
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Sarah Zane
Local Markets and Market Values Featured
Local markets are collected daily with no responsibility for typographical errors. A short note lists market items including a 12 lb bag priced per barrel at 690.
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The
Star
Sugarless Cream Puffs Spry Method Dessert
A Vintage Spry recipe for sugarless cream puffs with a sweetened condensed milk filling. Directions cover making the choux dough with Spry and water, baking in a hot oven, then filling with Nut Cream Filling and dusting with confectioners sugar. Contains steps to heat egg yolks condensed milk and flour into a thick filling.
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Gee
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