Man Behind Nation’s Largest Personal Seed Collection
William H. Mercer, a Bureau of Reclamation weed control specialist, owns what he claims is the world's largest personal seed collection with more than 1,500 weed seed varieties gathered from the United States and abroad. He started in 1911 and uses the collection for education and identifying species, warning that poor farming seed choices spread weeds, causing losses rivaling O&M and construction costs.
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William H. Mercer
Bureau of Reclamation
Mr. Mercer
Bureau
North Dakota State College
Mercer
John O Brownell Named General Sales Manager at Lever Brothers
Walter W McKee Lever vice president in charge of sales announced the appointment of John O Brownell as general sales manager effective immediately He has been with Lever Brothers for 29 years and has served as assistant general sales manager since 1941 His headquarters will remain in Cambridge.
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John O. Brownell
Lever Brothers Company
Walter W. McKee
Lever
Mr. Brownell
Lever Brothers
Cambridge
French Forces Subdue Cambodian Rebellion in Indochina
Paris dispatch reports French forces crushed a Cambodian rebellion in western Indochina. An army of 2000 to 3000 Cambodians calling themselves Issaraks or Free Men were routed after three weeks of fighting, leaving them scattered in guerrilla bands as many followers deserted.
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Indochina
Cambodia
Tonkin
Amarillo Chamber Directors Set Luncheon Meeting
Directors of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce will hold their regular semi monthly meeting tomorrow at noon. The first meeting of the new year will be held at a luncheon in the Amarillo Hotel.
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Amarillo
Be Quick To Treat Bronchitis Now
Urges prompt treatment of bronchitis to prevent chronic bronchitis from forming. Promotes Creomulsion as a potent non narcotic remedy that reaches the source of the cough and helps loosen phlegm while soothing bronchial membranes. If not satisfied, purchaser may get a money back guarantee.
Try This Old Home Mixed Cough Relief
A vintage home remedy promotes Pinex cough syrup made by filling a pint bottle with syrup and Pinex for a large batch. It claims quick relief for throat and bronchial irritation with pleasant taste and no spoilage, urging DIY preparation in the kitchen using sugar or corn syrup and water.
Mercer on weed warfare and Burdock spread in reform era
R. S. Bristol profiles Mr. Mercer, an associate botanist at North Dakota State College in 1911 16 who later joined the U S Department of Agriculture in San Antonio. He led reclamation farming on the Uncompaghie irrigation project from 1918 to 1930 and documented weed battles in December Era.
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Mercer
North Dakota State College
U. S. Department of Agriculture
San Antonio
The
Bureau
Christmas Staffing Strains U S Postal Service
A supervisor for the operation and maintenance section at headquarters notes the annual Christmas surge as 300000 extra postal employees, highlighting workload and staffing strain during the peak season.
Highway construction spending in 1946 compared to 1930
State governments spent about half a billion dollars on highway construction in 1946 versus about one and a half billion in 1930, reflecting postwar shifts in infrastructure funding and planning.
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