Potent New Bug Spray Developed By US Industry
Yonkers New York March 19 A synthetic chemical allethrin was announced as a new insecticide capable of killing flies mosquitoes and other insects almost instantly The joint project by the US Department of Agriculture Union Carbide and Carbon and Boyce Thompson Institute aims to mass produce allethrin to replace imported pyrethrum It reportedly acts faster than pyrethrum and is not poisonous to humans with potential use in dairy barns to control insects without tainting milk
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Yonkers
N. Y
US Department of Agriculture
Kenya
Belgian Congo
Brazil
Japan
United States
Bureau of Entomology and
Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation
Boyce Thompson Institute
Bertram Club Women Host Annual 42 Party
The Blue Bird Club of Bertram held its annual 42 Party with a St Patrick theme honoring husbands and friends. Mrs Weldon Cole won high women score and R W Wilson won high men score among guests including Mesdames and Messrs Milton Ruble R N Gray R W Elliott C W Orr Weldon Cole Edward McNabb Dudley Lewis Edward White Ben Taylor D E Smith Ted Fry Harry Galbraith Raymond Newton Ellis Taylor Eldah Rogers Charles Stubblefield W R Wilson David Williams James Haffepaui Walter Ruble Rev and Mrs Gibson Mesdames Sam Taylor Tom Taylor Lucy Allen and Miss Clinger also attended along with Messrs John Harris and Roy Williams.
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Bertram
ANS
Blue Bird Club
Weldon Cole
R. W. Wilson
Mesdames
Messrs
Milton Ruble
R. N. Gray
R. W. Elliott
C. W. Orr
Quality Control in Milk Production Meeting in Austin
Travis County dairymen are invited to a Tuesday 8 p.m. talk at the Austin High School Auditorium by Richard S Guthrie Doctor of Veterinary Medicine an authority on milking control for DeLaval. Arrangements are by August Kaufman Superior Dairies Chamber of Commerce dairy committee and Elmo Vook County Agent.
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Travis County
Austin High School
Richard S Guthrie
Cornell University
DeLval Separator Company
August Kaufman
Superior Dairies
Chamber of Commerce Dairy Coming
Elmo Vook
Girl Scouts Entertain Fathers in San Marcos
The annual Girl Scout father daughter meeting occurred at the American Legion Hall with a box supper. Mrs. Paul Whiteford's troop opened with a flag salute and song while Mrs. Clarence King's troop held a father daughter contest. Decorations were by Mrs. C. C. Brown's sponsor troop and dismissal singing by Mrs. Victor Bowers and Mrs. Maurice Erickson. Ruth Munk gave a charter camper's certificate and Ruby Leinneweber accepted the Juliett Lowe contributions for all troops.
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San Marcos
American Legion Hall
Paul Whiteford
Clarence King
Asa Dees
C. C. Brown
Victor Bowers
Maurice Erickson
Ruth Munk
Ruby Leinneweber
Juliett Lowe
Rockdale votes down school board system
Rockdale citizens vote 250 to 179 to keep district schools under municipal control. The election aimed to decide if schools should have a separate board. Eleven schools are in the Rockdale district.
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Rockdale
ANS
Bulgaria Reds Expell 2 More High Officials
Politika reports the Bulgarian central committee expels Lieutenant General Ivan Kinov and General Boyan Bulgaranov for unsatisfactory service in the Peoples Army. The move follows a broader purge linked to Titoist elements and reports of Kinov’s alleged conspiracy in Sofia with Moscow repercussions.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Politika
People’s Front
Communist Party
Ivan Kinov
Boyan Bulgaranov
Peoples Army
Sofia
Kinov
Bulgaranov
Borba
Bulgaria
Marshal Tito
Welt Am Sonntag
Moscow
Georgi Dimitrov
Dimitrov
Central Committee
Canadians Deny Spud Running Across Border
New Brunswick potato growers call reports of wholesale spud running into the United States ridiculous, saying claims are propaganda aimed at swaying US opinion toward an embargo. They note limited illegal traffic now, mostly neighborly cross-border sales, with Canada exporting millions of bushels this year while US prices and quotas shape trade dynamics.
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Saint John
N.B
New Brunswick
Maine
Canada
Canadians
New Orleans
Idaho
House to Study GI Training Curb Plan Next Week
The House moves to examine a Senate passed bill tightening regulation of for profit GI training schools. It bans new private schools established after August 24, 1949 from offering GI courses and restricts course switches. TEAGUE aims to set July 1, 1951 as a veteran start date and July 1, 1956 as a program close-out date.
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Washington
House
Teague
Texas
Noted Chemist Sir Norman Haworth Dies in England
Sir Norman Haworth 66 Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate in 1937 died Saturday night in Birmingham England. Born Walter Norman Haworth he was a former professor and vice principal at Birmingham University and contributed to the development of the atom model. He shared the Nobel with Paul Karrer for vitamins and carbohydrates research and earned the 1934 Royal Society Davy Medal for carbohydrate chemistry.
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Birmingham
Eng
Sir Norman Haworth
Sir Norman
Walter Norman Haworth
Birmingham University
Paul Karrer
Switzerland
Royal Society
US set to report crop planting plans Monday
Washington March 19 government will collect field reports on farmers plans for the coming season to gauge how far production will be cut under the price support program. Secretary Brannan and aides will study plans for corn spring wheat soybeans potatoes flaxseed oats barley peanuts tobacco and other crops to limit surpluses and preserve price support. Cotton figures are excluded until July 1 by law.
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Texas Research Foundation
North Texas
Renner
Karkl Hoblitzelle Agricultural Laboratory
Washington
Department
Crop Reporting Board
Agriculture Department
Brannan
Aiting
Congress
Emperor Hirohito Visits Shikoku Port and Mills
Emperor Hirohito on an inspection tour of Shikoku visited the Port of Imaji to view reconstruction work and observed workers at spinning mills and a hospital during the Saturday visit.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Shikoku
Imaji
Freedom From Dandruff With Baker’s Hair Tonic
Mrs C L Forrest of Laredo Texas reports relief from dandruff and itchy scalp after using Baker's Hair Tonic with three applications. She says continual use every week keeps hair and scalp in good condition and recommends Baker's Lathernist Shampoo for clean scalp and lustrous hair. Refund offered if not satisfied.
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Laredo
Texas
C. L. Forrest
San Bernardo
Baker
Baker's
Adyv
Ford workers turn ideas into cash
Ford promotes employee initiative through a Suggestion Plan and Management Proposal Plan used in 71 plant units. Workers submit ideas in boxes. good ideas are adopted and rewarded for two months of operation. Awards range from 5 to 1500 dollars, totaling 348765 dollars paid to date with 6450 awards.
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Ford
Lincoln
Mercury
Fred Hendel
St. Paul Assembly Plant
Ford Motor Company
Powser
Fred
River Rouge
Michigan
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