Cooperation With Maid Big Boost to Agriculture
A long memorandum discusses international cooperation in agriculture led by the United States and Mexico. It highlights the United States Mexico commission projects on pink bollworm control and fruit fly prevention, sharing techniques, personnel, and facilities without new appropriations. It notes progress, mutual trust, and the role of Mexican experts trained in U.S. universities, with emphasis on peaceful peacetime collaboration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WNU
Union Trust
Washington, D. C
Washington
Mexico City
Department of Agriculture
United States
Mexico
Senor Marte Gomez
Wickard
Americas
Messerschmidt
Congress
Egypt
Atlantic
Nile
Rio Grande
Laguna
Texas
Lfe
Panama
Gomez
California
PF. M. Amlee
Bureau of Foreign Agricultural’ Relations
United States- Mexican Commission
Aet
Public Health Act Sparks Tuberculosis Program Start
Briefs note the Public Health Service act signed July 3 launching a national tuberculosis control program. Also, a Vichy radio ad seeks English speakers for network positions while the Japanese Comet agency notes Germany's air weakness remains mysterious. Romania plans 500 delousing stations to fight typhus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Health Service Act
Vichy
Comet Agency
East Asia
Germany
Europe
Industry growth in the South vs freight rate bias debate
A critical view targets a June issue from the U S Department of Agriculture alleging biased propaganda favoring railroads. It argues South and West freight discrimination hampers industrialization, limits farmer prosperity, and misrepresents data while urging regional expansion to lift incomes and markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Barrow Lyons
South
Board of Investigation and Research
Tennessee Valley Authority
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
Department of Agriculture
Southern Governors’ Conference
West
East
Middle West
One of Our Best Combat Divisions Led by Gen Eddy
Ernie Pyle profiles Maj. Gen. Manton S. Eddy commander of the Ninth Division in Normandy. He depicts Eddy as honest, approachable, and dedicated to winning the war. Pyle recalls Eddy’s front-line leadership, his routine, and a memorable anecdote from Africa. The Ninth Infantry’s hard campaign through Africa, Tunisia, Sicily, and into France is highlighted, noting its aggressive pursuit of retreating Germans and relentless pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
England
Ministry of Labor
Eddy
Normandy
Manton S. Eddy
Ninth Division
Tunisia
Sicily
France
Omar Bradley
Chicago
Ecuador
General Eddy
Cherbourg
Ninth
Africa
Ringling Brothers
Lindsey Nelson
Knoxville
Nelson
High Staff Officers Protecting At Beachhead Visit
In the early invasion days a host of Allied leaders including Marshal, Eisenhower, Arnold, King and Ramsey visited the beachhead. Generals insisted on brave visibility, refusing armored cars and riding in open command cars as they toured the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Eisenhower
Arnold
King
Ramsey
Quick rag rug from knitted strips for home decor
On the Home Front features Ruth Wyeth Spears guiding knitters to turn garments into rugs. Cut rags into 3 4 inch strips, fold raw edges, and knit an oval center then bands, with color changes and crochet around edges. Directions reference SEWING Book 4 and offer order details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Stomach and nodular worms of sheep control methods
Worm infestations cause major losses in sheep through anemia and digestive disruption. The text outlines three main drugs for treatment, with phenothiazine as most effective, plus copper sulfate, tetrachlorethylene, and a copper sulfate nicotine combination. Dosing strategies include spring and grazing-period applications, with optional tablet and capsule forms. Fidelity Laboratories offers supplies and guidance via Chicago.
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Maid
Monterey
Bankhage
Romania
USDA
Ernie Pyle
Bud
Goddelmighty
Ak Rose
Raim Wyeth
Bedford Hills
New York
AC Vilalta
R. C. Surface
Fidelity Laboratories, Inc
Chicago 9
Ill
Foster D. Snell, Inc
Achlete
Soratone
McKesson & Robbins, Inc
Bridgeport
Connecticut
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