Spraying Potatoes with DDT Increases Yields Says Specialist
Henry C. Moore of Michigan State College reports experiments showing spraying with DDT raises potato yields from 60 to 100 bushels per acre and improves quality. Start at four to five inches height, spray every 7 to 10 days, and apply up to 125 gallons per acre. DDT controls flea beetle and potato leaf hopper, and mixes with Bordeaux or copper sprays.
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Henry C. Moore
Michigan State College
Moore
Combat Photographer Ver climbs Congo to film gorillas in color
Kenneth Elk of New York, a World War II veteran who earned the Bronze Star and Purple Heart, plans an 11 month Congo expedition to capture color images of gorillas. He will travel via North Africa toward East Africa and, once in the Belgian Congo, proceed with two helpers to high mountain lairs on the Uganda Congo border.
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Kenneth Elk
New York
Europe
Belgian Congo
Elk
North Africa
Nile River
East Africa
Congo
British
Uganda
The
Six Ranges in Area Six of Lake Superior Region
The six principal ore ranges are the Marquette range in Michigan the Menominee and Goge bic ranges on the Michigan Wisconsin line and the Vermilion Mesabi and Cuyuna ranges in Minnesota. U S possession followed 1783 Paris Treaty with imperfect maps and Franklin's pencil shaping the boundary before the Webster Ashburton treaty of 1842 fixes it.
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Lake Superior
Michigan
Michigan-Wisconsin
Minnesota
U. S
United States
Benjamin Franklin
Webster-Ashburton
Sentinel Want Ads Highlight Effective Advertising
The notice emphasizes the value of strategic placement in Sentinel want ads. It urges readers to choose impactful locations and clear descriptions to attract the right buyers or clients.
Check furnace hazards to prevent winter fires warns expert
Harold Beaty of Iowa State College warns homeowners to inspect soot clogged chimneys, weathered shingles, and the top of the house before starting furnaces. He urges cleaning stoves, testing drafts and stovepipes, checking chimneys for nests and holes, and using fire resistant roofing to reduce fire risk.
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Harold Beaty
Iowa State College Agricultural Engineer
Beaty
Man builds portable three room house to travel to college
Jim Davies of Williamsburg built a modern three room house in about three weeks after failing to find lodging in Ames. He secured state highway approval to move the house and Iowa State permission to place it on arrival. The moving home is en route to college.
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Jim Davies
Williamsburg
Ames
State Highway Commission
Iowa State
College
Red Oak Man Found Dead In Car From Gas Poisoning
After a day’s absence from home, A. F. Halvin of Red Oak was found dead in his automobile. Authorities say his death appears to be due to monoxide gas poisoning caused by an inner tube attached to the exhaust pipe extending into the car.
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A. F. Halvin
Red Oak
Food Study Committee to Hold Hearing in Sioux City
The Republican Food Study Committee of the House will hold an all day hearing at the Martin hotel in Sioux City on October 1 starting at 10:00 am This is the first in a Midwest trio of meetings with others in Kansas City and Tulsa Twelve congressmen are expected to attend and public testimony is open to producers processors and consumers to present briefs or testimony to aid forthcoming legislation.
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Republican Food Study Committee
House of Representatives
Martin Hotel
Sioux City
Charles B. Hoeven
Midwest
Kansas City
Tulsa
Congress
Hoeven
Caution on Insecticide Mixing and Handling
Mixing insecticides requires keeping children and pets away and washing utensils promptly after use. Avoid mouth eyes and nose contact and minimize skin exposure. Wear proper clothing, wash hands and face after handling, launder sprayed garments, burn empty powder bags, and bury leftover cans at least one foot deep.
Neutral colors harmonize with accessories
A reader notes neutral colors like beige or gray pair best with accents. The observation highlights that subtle tones may not stand out at first glance but create lasting harmony in design and wardrobe over time.
Reduce Oat Blight By Treating Seed
Farmers planting oats next year can limit losses by using New Improved Ceresan. Iowa State College disease experts report blight widespread across the state. Clinton and Benton oats resist, many farmers must use susceptible varieties like Tama Boone Control Cedar Vicland. Treated susceptible oats yield up to 63 percent more than untreated. They advise choosing Marion if possible, or clean test and treat other varieties. Seed germination testing is offered at 1 dollar per sample, with commercial firms handling treatment next spring.
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Towa State College
Clinton
Benton
Marion
Tama
Boone
Control
Cedar
Vicland
College
County Extension
Ames
Appointment of Fred Radke as Executor in Emil Radke Estate
Notice states Fred Radke appointed and qualified as Executor of Emil Radke estate in Cherokee County Iowa. Creditors urged to pay and file claims with Clerk of District Court, Nelson & Nelson Attorneys listed. Dated September 12 1946 E F Bare Jr Clerk District Court Litta Carpenter Deputy.
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Fred Radke
Iowa
Cherokee County
Emil Radke
District Court
Nelson & Nelson
E. F. Bare, Jr
Litta Carpenter
Lucky Friday Car Crashes Leave Two with Minor Injuries
Two Rockwell City men escape serious harm after separate Friday crashes on the 18th. Each incident left only minor injuries, highlighting a day of near misses for the pair.
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Rockwell City
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Cherokee
Geo. L. Cook
Clerokee
B. Thorpe Co. Live Stock Brokers
Aurelia, Iowa
Don R. Hankens
Aurelia
Larson’s
State Bank
A. B. Lindsay
W. A. Liebsch
Larry’s Dray Service
Phone 194
Larry E. Griffith
Prop
Henry Teerink
the Sentinel
Reggy Martin
Territorial
Mgr
Paul’s Radio
Northwest Quarter
Brooke Twp
Buena Vista County
Aurelia School
Brooke Consolidated School House
Rembrandt
Alta, An
Sresh
Hampshire
John Deere
McCormick-Deering
Oliver
Deering
McCormick- Deering
Wm. Westphal
Col. Lindsay and
Gustafson
First Trust & Savings Bank
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