Crops of Nation Claimed To Be Above Averages
The agriculture department reported a two percent September gain lifting 1941 crop prospects toward the 1937 record. Corn soybeans cotton and sorghums in the East show higher yields with corn near 30.5 bushels per acre and total corn output around 2.626 billion bushels. Potatoes rice and other vegetables exceed prior records. fruit and feed crops also set notable marks with state details for Maryland Virginia and West Virginia.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Great Plains
Dent
South
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Sea
No Italian Flags Being Carried In Columbus Parade
New York on October 13 marked the first Columbus Day parade without Italian flags as 7500 participants, mostly Italian descendants, heard Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia vow that New York City will defend the country. He affirmed Italian Americans’ loyalty and allegiance to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Columbus Associations
F. H. LaGuardia
New York City
Baltimore and Chicago Livestock Markets Report
Baltimore market notes show potatoes and produce pricing with cattle hogs and sheep figures, including price ranges and weight classes. Chicago and national totals list salable hogs and cattle with, in brief, activity levels and price ranges for various weights and classes.
New Spearhead Surprises Reds
The report details Soviet counter-attacks near Bryansk and Orel as German forces press toward Moscow. Reinforcements stream to the front, with both sides increasing manpower. Pravda notes the drive continues, while Russian morale adjusts to winter preparations.
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Tion
Vyazma
Bryansk
Moscow
Orel
Pravda
A. J
Mr. Cronin
Father Chisholm
Local Markets and Dairy Prices Listed in Daily Ledger
The market page lists assorted commodities with prices including cane sugar 12 lb units, 24 lb bags, and creamery butter at wholesale 37. Beef and hog prices appear with varied yields, noting items like Young Guinea, Leghorn chicks, sows, lambs, and cattle terms. Prices shown reflect wholesale market rates and product types across multiple livestock and dairy categories.
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Alent
Spebteseuta
Ibid Arts
Mosvisocwauds
Distribution of Foodstuffs Are Given Warning
Douglas C. MacKeachie, director of purchases for the Office of Production Management, warned food distributors at the National Association of Food Chains convention that when prices reach a fair and just return they must be stabilized. He said OPM and the Office of Price Administration would form a defense advisory committee to help the industry meet defense program challenges and that distributors should prevent price spirals.
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Chicago
Douglas C. MacKeachie
Office of Production Management
MacKeachie
National Association of Food Chains
Office of Price Administration
War Industry Areas Bombed in British Raid Across Germany
British air forces struck northwestern and western Germany with heavy bombers, damaging buildings and aiming to cripple Nazi war production. Nuernberg suffered a night raid followed by a daylight offensive on the invasion coast across the English Channel.
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Germany
Berlin
Nuernberg
English Channel
Train collision injures New York waiter and Chillicothe conductor
A waiter from 1 2nd St New York and C A Donnell of Chillicothe were bruised but declined hospital care after a limited train collision en route from New York to Cincinnati. The engine derailed briefly though cars stayed on track.
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2Nd St
New York
C .A. Donnell
Chillicothe
Limited
Cincinnati
Hull Presses repeal of ship arming ban amid Nazi threat
Secretary Hull told a congressional committee that the United States should repeal the prohibition on arming merchant ships, arguing the neutralities restrict self defense as Hitler seeks control of the high seas. The hearing limited discussion to section 6 of the act, with Republicans condemning the procedure as restrictive and urging broader testimony before votes.
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Hull
Whch
Hitler
Bloom
D-N. Y
Rep
Vorys
Ohio
McCormack
Mass
House
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Neutra
Scussion
Stimson
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Emory S. Land
Maritime Commission
Mck
Senate
Resolu
Bnt
Assault Charge Is Dropped Against Crawford
Felonious assault charges against 20 year old Aaron Crawford of Warren County were dismissed today by Trial Justice F L Largent Jr. Crawford, employed at a local apple packing plant, had been held on a $500 bond after a Sept 20 fight in which Fred Smith and Charles Harris were cut with a knife. Defense was led by H R Kern Jr.
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Aaron Crawford
Warren County
F. L. Largent, Jr
Crawford
Fred Smith
Charles Harris
H. R. Kern, Jr
Supervisors authorize school borrowing for Clearbrook building
The board approved a 20000 loan for the new Clearbrook school construction and backed a forest fire control plan under Virginia code. District Forester Berlin Eyre led the resolution outlining steps to organize the county fire program, with completion expected within about a year. The county will bear some costs if state funds fall short as dry woods raise fire risk. The session also covered routine business, reports, and bill payments.
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Clearbrook
Berlin Eyre
Virginia
Navajo Home Pattern Spans Summer and Winter Hogans
Navajo people typically use two residences yearly, a summer hogan and a winter hogan, reflecting seasonal living patterns and cultural tradition.
J E McFarland Died Today At Local Hospital
John Edward McFarland 69 died at Memorial Hospital at 9 10 am after a brief illness. He farmed near Albin on Wright property owned by Albert Smith. Survived by wife Mamie Barr McFarland and ten children plus siblings and in laws. Funeral at Mount Olive Church Wednesday with Rev C H Anderson. internment Mount Olive. pallbearers named.
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John Edward McFarland
Memorial Hospital
McFarland
Frederick County
Dorothy Robinson
Kernstown
Lou Ella McFarland
Annabelle McFarland
George McFarland
Winchester
Charles I. McFarland
Harvey M. McParland
Harrisburg
Stewart Clifton McFarland
Clara Hoover
Inwood
W. Va
Mount Olive Church
C. H. Anderson
John Cooper
Edward Cooper
William Taylor
Hunter Bayliss
Harry Carper
Carter McFarland
Mount Olive
Jones Funeral Home
Army's Arsenal of Democracies Expands Production
The article notes 67 government owned ordnance plants 11 chemical warfare service facilities and four bomber assembly plants under construction or starting since the initial funding. It states most plants are not yet in full production with a third of key ordnance plants active and highlights Radford Virginia powder plant achieving output well above prewar national levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert P. Patterson
Congress
Ordnance Department
Chemical Warfare Service
Air Corps
War Department
Radford
Bayliss Exonerated by Judge Williams After Court Contempt
Roy Bayliss was exonerated by Judge Williams after a court case concluded. He allegedly struck witness Willis following the session, knocking him down, prompting a county warrant and immediate arrest. Bayliss was released on bond for his appearance as Frederick Circuit Court noted a rare contempt charge.
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Roy Bayliss
Judge Williams
Bayliss
Willis
Busyliss
Frederick
200000 Chinese Reinforcements Rush Chengchow Action
Japanese dispatches report 200000 Chinese forces converging on Chengchow for a desperate effort to retake the city. Hostilities resume after a weeklong lull since Chengchow fell to Japan and fighting heats up around the area.
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Peiping
China
Chengchow
Senew
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