Pruning Finds Favor Low Head Apple Trees
Geneva New York December 2. Horticulturists at the Geneva experiment station report pruning trials on standard apple varieties show low headed trees need less pruning and develop larger bearing areas with sturdier trunks. The tests, spanning a decade, indicate low heads resist wind better and grow bigger, stockier, and with greater bearing area than high headed trees.
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Boll Weevil Attacked by Airplane Sprays
Washington reports successful aerial attacks on the boll weevil, the cotton plant’s worst enemy. Calcium arsenate dust was found most effective after extensive Department of Agriculture experiments.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Hearts Afire in a Country Tale of Complications
May Christie Mmudlenée Pape narrates a country girl waking from a bloom of love and belief in Bert, amid social turmoil. Traymore hosts guests including Mrs Vansittaro and Inginia Dale as love entanglements unfold around inventor Peter Armstrong and Vrudence, shaping passions and misunderstandings.
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Bert
Traymore
Virginia Dale schemes for money via urgent engagement plan
In a melodrama within Towers, Virginia Dale plots to trap Peter Armstrong with a public engagement to extract money, while Bert Trayniece flirts and schemes. Virginia envisions a glamorous future with wealth and social status, imagining lavish wardrobes, travel, and a high society life, despite contriving to keep Peter compliant.
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the Towers
Virginia
Peter Armstrong
Bert ‘Trayniece
Peter
Prudence
Mer “Cyaa
Bert
Berti Bert
Tony
Armstrong
Stamford worker dies from burns after live wire contact
Dion, a 22 year old Westchester Light and Power employee stationed at Port Chester, died in Stamford hospital from burns suffered December 18 when both hands touched live wires at Mamaronocis. The power was reportedly not shut off between 2 and 3 o'clock, and the accident is described as a pure case of this type.
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Dion
Westchester Light and Power Company
Port Chester
Stamford
Mamaronccis
British Laborites Form Tentative Cabinet Slate
The Labor party officials draft a tentative cabinet list led by Ramsay MacDonald with Arthur Henderson possibly heading the Exchequer or Home Office and Arthur Greenwood as labor minister. Key posts include foreign affairs, war, and education while Arthur Wenderson is noted for potential high office despite not appearing on the nominations.
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TH. G. Temmerday
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Solleivar
Arthur Wenderson
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Tioweyor
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Long Hill bus sideswiped. two slightly hurt in crash
Dec 28 Bridgeport report: a Long Hill bus owned by Charles H. Randal and driven by Alvert Murphy was sideswiped by a fast moving car near the Long Hill pole. James Barske suffered a dislocated shoulder andwas taken to St Vincent's hospital while Fred Raety endured minor abrasions. Randal aided but the other driver fled.
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port-Long Hill
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Alvert Murphy
A& Fas
Long Hall Green
Bridgeport
James Barske
French Street
St Vincent’s
Randal
Fred Raety
Randall
Milk Dealer Struck by Trolley and Killed Instantly
SOUTHEINGTON Dec 236 Chief Solow states milk dealer Louis Diger was hit by a trolley while attempting to cross the Waterbury bound Green Line track near Marion Street. He died instantly as the car approached, with witnesses noting a large billboard may have obscured his view. Survived by wife and father.
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Veinelo
Waterbury
Louis Diger
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Bel Inte
Erade
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Sealtock
Wedley
Wig
Skeleton of prehistoric sloth brought to New York
Dec 2 report from Natural History shows Jos Farrington collected a near complete skeleton of a prehistoric sloth known as Morathorium. He journeyed 700 miles inland to find the fossil in a clay bank near a water hole about 400 miles inland. The find included ribs and vertebrae, with other bones, and was shipped to New York aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam for dispatch today.
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Billa
Eragi
Farrington
Women of Wales greet new American envoy
In Lundgon on December 2, the Welsh women’s group sent a formal message of welcome to Frank B. Keloge, newly named ambassador to the court of St James. The note hopes his tenure will strengthen peaceful relations between the United States and Britain and was signed by officers of the Welsh women’s organization.
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Firink B. Keloge
Court of St. James
Affhare
Welsh Women's Organization
Editor Cobb Buried in Westport After 1940 World Career
The funeral of rank 1. Coop editor of the New York World and long time Westport summer resident was held at St George's church in New York and burial set in Willow Brook Cemetery tomorrow. Survived by wife and two children Dan and Hubbard Cobb. Born in Kansas 1849, he served on Detroit Free Press staff before joining the World in 1940. He traveled widely and spent many summers in Weston and Gregory's Four Corners.
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Cook
Kansas
Poincare Defends Ruhr Occupation Policy
Paris report of Premier Poincare defending France’s Ruhr occupation as a precautionary measure. He calls removal of assets a necessary guarantee, faulting Germany for years of nonpayment and asserting France will uphold treaty terms and vital interests. He signals readiness to explore swift payment options while maintaining occupation.
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Milford Iron Plant Closes Doors Indefinitely
Milford, Dec. 23. The Milford Electrolytic Iron Company on New Tavern avenue has closed for an indefinite period. It is stated that experiments to produce pure iron from ore have been successful so far, though not yet proven commercially profitable. A continuation of the process was mentioned, with products being sold in Japan, Italy, and California.
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Milford Electrolytic Iron Company
New Taven Avenue
Japan
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