Swiss Scientist Studies DDT Experiments in Local Lab
Dr. Wiesmann of Switzerland, pioneer in DDT field work, visited Winchester Research Laboratory with Dr. Walter Hough and others to review progress on codling moth control. They note DDT is effective but costly, with trials in orchards and barns showing reduced moth and fly issues.
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R. Wisemann
Bassetzerland
Gilgy Company
Switzerland
Winchester Research Laboratory
Wiesmann
Walter Hough
Max Perrott
New York
Giley Company
JC. C. Alexander
Wiesman
United States
War Department
Hough
Dr. Gh
San Jose
Alexander
Cold Preparations Boxed For Safe Disposal
Community health bulletin warns about misused cold preparations, including liquid, tablets, salve, and nasal products. Officials urge proper disposal and adherence to directions to prevent harm and accidental ingestion.
Calendar Ration Details Through 1940s Stamp Reduction
The Associated Press calendar ration outlines Book 4 red stamps V2 to Z2 valid through Sept. 30 and Al to E1 through Oct. 31 and F through E1 through Nov. 30 plus Lil to Ql through Dec. 31. Fat dealers keep two red points per pound of used fats collected. Sugar Book four stamp 38 valid through Dec. 31 for five pounds. stamp 37 bypassed. Book three airplane shoe stamps 1 2 3 and 4 valid indefinitely. OPA plans to cancel none.
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OPA
Rain Forecast Adjusts as Winchester Sees Clearing Sky
Weather bulletin notes rain predicted for tonight and Friday after a sunny afternoon in Winchester. Temperatures dipped to 54 degrees for a chilly night, with a high near 80 earlier today as forecasts call for occasional showers and cooler conditions.
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Winchester
Mercury
Tony
Virginia
Grant Reported Getting Along Well
City Michager S. Lee Grant will likely stay in the hospital about three days. He was in an accident Tuesday evening when George Kuhn's vehicle crashed, necessitating the amputation of Kuhn's arm. Grant's condition appears satisfactory.
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Michager S. Lee Grant
George Kuhn
President Receives First New Ford Since 1942
Henry Ford II presented President Truman with a civilian Ford super deluxe Tudor sedan on August 29 as a personal gift from Henry Ford. The car is the first civilian passenger model built in America since February 1942, marking a notable postwar milestone.
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Shenandoah Motor Company
Truman
America
Henry Ford
Henry Ford, II
Ford Motor Company
Tojo Plans Long Held Suicide After Self-Inflicted Wound
Hideki Tojo, in his first post self inflicted wound interview, said he had planned suicide for a long time but chose to act when American officers stood outside his house. Doctors saved his life and he was listed in satisfactory condition. He discussed Pearl Harbor and war questions sparingly and explained he feared missing the harakiri ceremony.
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Yokohama
Hideki Tojo
Tojo
Saburo Kurusu
Pearl Harbor
Cordell Hull
Army
98Th Evacuation
G. I
Maj
Elbert Elliott
Houston
Tex
United States
United States Army
European Heroes Burn To Death In Bus Crash
Four Army men were burned to death and 12 others injured when an Army bus carrying 29 overseas veterans crashed into a tree on South Main Street Ayer Massachusetts overturned and caught fire. The soldiers had boarded the bus at the Ayer train depot after arriving from Camp Kilmer New Jersey and were en route to Fort Devens for discharge or furloughs. Names of the dead and injured were not immediately available.
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Ayer
Mass
South Main Street
Army
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Fort Devens
State veteran affairs divisions seek centralized agency
Nelson explains divisions mainly advise and help veterans by preparing claims for regional office ratings and appealing denials to Washington. The agency also places veterans in hospitals and supports service groups. He favors a single statewide office to cut duplication, with offices already in Alexandria Bristol and Richmond and soon Danville and Norfolk.
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Washington
Board of Appeals
Alexandria
Bristol
Richmond
Danville
Norfolk
Mrs. Hammond Dies at 63 in Strasburg
Irene Bucher Hammond age 63 of R F D Strasburg died yesterday at Cora Miller Memorial Hospital after several years of ill health. Survived by husband Lawrence Hammond and children Sgt George Hammond Pvt Lawrence Hammond Julian Hammond Gene Paige, plus daughters Mrs Ruby Brittingham Mrs Mariam Dora Mrs Amy Ortiz and Jacqueline at home. Also sisters Mrs Amy Sullivan Mrs Florence Snarr and Elmer Bucher and eight grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending sons due to arrive.
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Irene Bucher Hammond
Strasburg
Cora Miller Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Hammond
James A
Sarah T. Bucher
Lawrence O. Hammond
Methodist Church of
Mt. Falls
St. Stephens Lutheran Church
Sgt
George Hammond
U. S. Army
Gemany
Julian Hammond
Naval Air Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
Lawrence Hammond
Shepherd Field
Texas
Gene Paige
U. S. Navy
South Pacific
Ruby Brittingham
Cleveland
Ohio
Mariam A. Dora
Eberson
Amy Madelyn Ortiz
Jacqueline
Amy Sullivan
Washington
Florence Snarr
Lebanon Church
Elmer Bucher
Ope
Bled Americans To Save Japs
Navy physician Capt. Stanton Allison reports a former POW patient described Japanese doctors at Shinagawa hospital systematically bleeding American prisoners for transfusions. He cited cases where men were bled to death or weakened to die later, and recounted a fatal mishandling of a B 29 flier with an improper bone wire procedure.
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Vern Haugland
Yokohama
Navy
Corregidor
Stanton Allison
New York
Tokyo
Shinagawa Hospital
Devereux Denies Wake Island Radio Message Claim
Lt Col James P. Devereux, prisoner on Hokkaido, rejects reports that he urged sending for more Japanese forces during Wake Island defense in December 1941. He says his Marine garrison faced overwhelming numbers and he would not have broadcast such a message.
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Tokyo
James P. Devereux
Wake Island
Devereux
Hokkaido Island
Congressional Scrutiny Probes Black Dragon Society
Washington September 13 Congress reviews the Black Dragon Society amid inquiries into un American activities. House committee members consider requesting Gen Douglas MacArthur to seize the society files in Japan to uncover suspected operations in America.
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Washington
Japan
Black Dragon Society
House
América
Douglas MacArthur
Veterans can jointly apply for GI Bill loans if both meet qualifications
If there is a reasonable likelihood of success and both veterans meet all loan qualifications, two veterans may apply for a GI Bill loan to go into business in partnership.
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T.L.U
Nazi Mine Fields Take Big Toll
Paris reports that German planted minefields in France are causing about 2,000 deaths per month. The War Ministry estimated 100 million more buried mines remain to be cleared.
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Paris
France
War Ministry
DDT Experiment Planned on Back Creek in West Virginia
A one and a half mile Back Creek stretch from the Virginia line to Glengary will be sprayed with DDT in a U.S. Interior Department led test to study effects on warm water fish and potential pest control like gypsy moth. One pound per acre will be dispersed by air, with tests likely to occur Sept 18 or 19, involving West Virginia Conservation Commission and Leetown Hatchery officials.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Back Creek
Virginia Line
Glengary
West Virginia State Conservation Commission
U. S. Department of the Interior
Eugene Serber
Leetown
Lurber
T. K. Whitacre
New York
Interior
U. S. Department of
Potato Price Ceilings Set to Go as Surpluses Grow
Washington officials say price controls on potatoes will be removed within a few days due to a near record crop. The Agriculture Department notes surpluses and the Office of Price Administration has agreed to lift ceilings for wholesalers and retailers.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Office of Price Administration
New F 2G Fighter Fastest climb in Navy test
Akron Ohio September 13 a new Goodyear Aircraft fighter plane designated F 2G is announced with an initial climb rate of 7000 feet per minute about 50 percent higher than the latest jet propulsion planes. The Navy says limited production will continue for the Navy and few workers knew of its capabilities. Marine pilots recently set coast to coast speed records exceeding 420 miles per hour with the F 2G sister ship.
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Akron
Goodyear Aircraft Corporation
Navy
Army-Navy
H.E. Blythe
S. D. Beck
Marine Corps
Beck
Hurricane near Puerto Rico expected to pass north today
A tropical hurricane about 80 miles northeast of St. Thomas is forecast to pass about 70 miles north of Puerto Rico today. The eleventh disturbance of the hurricane season has winds up to 75 mph, moving west at 16 mph. Storm warnings remain along Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands coasts.
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Miami
Fla
St. Thomas
Puerto Rico
San Juan
Virgin Islands
Quiz Answers Revealed For Daily Page One
Answers to the daily quiz list Gen Mao Tze Tung as number one True for question two Robert E Sherwood for three More time for four Lewis Carroll for five Twelve for six True for seven The British for eight Twenty one for nine and He did all three for ten.
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Mao Tze-Tung
True
Robert E. Sherwood
Lewis Carroll
Lifting Ban on Group Travel Across Agencies
The Office of Defense Transportation lifts all restrictions on group travel and agency activities effective October. The July 21 order prohibited organized group travel and sale of railroad accommodations to travel agencies. The August 17 relaxation made the order not applicable to business travel.
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Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
Coal declarations dropped as substitutes rise in supply
Washington report says households no longer must file coal declarations with dealers as substitutes improve. The Solid Fuel Administration notes better supply of soft coals and substitutes, while higher grade coal remains short. Dealers can now supply as much coal as stock permits, but mines still provide about 80 percent of prewar high grade coal, limiting consumer gains.
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Washington
SFA
New York Welcomes Gen. Wainwright with Hero’s Welcome
General Jonathan M. Wainwright arrives at LaGuardia Field aboard a C-54 with Mrs. Wainwright to a 17 gun salute and a crowd of 30 000. Mayor La Guardia and officials greet him as he reviews an Army honor guard and proceeds in a 20 car motorcade to city hall and the Waldorf Astoria for a formal dinner.
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New York
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Corregidor
Bataan
Air Transport Command
Washington
la Guardia Field
Genereal Wainwright
Wainwright
F. H. la Guardia
Eugene F. Gillespie
Th Airport
City
City Hall
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
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Nelson
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Pinkham
Lydia E Pinkhan
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