Home Planning Aids Discussed On Radio
Bruce L. Melvin outlines aids to planning farm and city houses on the Farm and Home Hour. The Farmers' Educational and Co operative Union monthly broadcast appears January 20 with a prominent agricultural speaker. Another Forest Rangers episode airs January 21 to boost forest fire prevention awareness.
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National Farm and Home Hour
United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers' Educational and Co-operative Union
National Farm Home Hour
United States Forest Rangers
Government Speakers on Air in 1981 Broadcast Hours
United States government used 515 broadcasting hours on NBC networks in 1981. Agriculture led radio use with 254 officials delivering ASI talks, many on the National Farm and Home Hour. Hoover spoke 20 times, the most by any president, with other officials and service bands also active on air.
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National Broadcasting Company
M. T. Aylesworth
United States Department of Agriculture
Hoover
Aylesworth
Curtis
Charles. Evans Hughes
Senate
House
America
Army Band
Marine Band
Navy Band
Calvin Coolidge
White House
Record breaks mark for continuous WTAM air time
Gene and Glenn set a Cleveland WTAM broadcast record by staying on air for over seven hours supporting the Cleveland Christmas fund. An admirer sent Lowell Thomas a car heater with a note to ward off cold. Elaine Paige, Women’s Radio Review style expert, reported a home knitted beret design attracting three thousand request for directions. Rudy Vallee renowned for long rehearsals. Odette Myrtil, Gaytee Orchestra leader, converts her Douglaston home cellar into a game room hosting a Doubles tournament between Douglaston and Great Neck.
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Women's Radio Review
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Doingilaston
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Dourglaston
Great Neck
Sweetheart Bases death by own action verdict by accusing man
Lonnie Jenkins faced murder charges after Betty Zimmerman testified Jenkins killed his wife to clear a path to marriage. She described a love affair, threats, and notes allegedly penned by Jenkins, with previous poisoning attempts and a gun remark cited. Trial date not set.
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Detroit
Lonnie Jenkins
Streetway
Betty Zimmerman
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Man Battles Python That Swallowed His Arm
In Los Angeles, 60 year old W. McGarry, owner of a snake exhibit, wrestled a 30 foot python that swallowed his right arm to the elbow. He freed his limb after a struggle, suffering bite wounds. A physician treated him with 22 stitches.
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Los Angeles
Hr. W. McGarry
McGarry
A_ physic
Sweetheart's Picture Leads to Burglar Arrest in Ohio
Police in Massillon, Ohio, report Clyde Eckard was arrested on a burglary charge after officers found a photograph of his girlfriend carried by him. The culprit confessed and investigators recovered $65 worth of goods looted from a local confectionery store. Eckard and an accomplice were taken into custody.
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Massillon
Ohio
Clyde Eckard
Eckard
Lawyer Wins Last Case Some Hours After Death
Boston lawyer John F. Ryan won his last case several hours after his death. After closing arguments Ryan went home, was stricken with acute appendicitis, and died. A jury not informed of his death returned a $5000 verdict for his client.
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Boston
John F. Ryan
Ryan
Dairy profit hinges on precise cow records and sire choice
Ohio State University expert S M Salisbury argues that dairymen can boost income by maintaining production and cost records to select sires and feed individual cows by performance. He notes that comparing daughters to dams reveals a sire’s true impact, with diminishing fat gains beyond about 894 pounds and no way to know without records.
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S. M. Salisbury
Ohio State University
Salisbury
Summer feeding impacts next winter dairy production
A Johnson County Iowa herd improvement member shows that skipping grain on pasture in 1929 left cows run down and underperforming in winter. In contrast, feeding a grain mix through pasture season kept cows in good condition and ready to respond to winter feeding, boosting production.
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Johnson County
Iowa Herd-Improvement Association
Management Emphasizes Dairyman as Key on Dairy Farm
A Minnesota Agri cultural Experiment station and USDA study in Pine county shows the dairyman as the dominant factor in butterfat cost. About 25 herds over three years yielded 77 herd-year records. Good managers produced 17 percent more fat than fair, while poor managers were 70 percent as efficient as good, with management quality exceeding other factors in impact.
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Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
United States Department of Agriculture
Pine County
Minnesota
Minnesota Bulletin
Dairy Notes on Costs and Herd Improvements
Cited tips warn that leaving machinery outside raises farm expenses and reduces profits. An October tally shows 587 cows culled and sold across 55 New York state dairy herd improvement associations. Ventilation in barns boosts cow health and milk purity, while breeders urged to invest in superior herd sires. A New Hampshire dairyman built a 16 by 48 safety bull pen with breeding rack for about 13 dollars cash. Many farmers may regret not buying dairy cows when prices are low.
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New York State
Hamphire
Simple Matter Decided Bostonian's Alma Mater
Sherman Whipple, a renowned Boston lawyer and notable figure, chose Yale over Harvard due to expense. His mother requested catalogs from both schools, Yale sent one promptly while Harvard offered a catalog only after a 50 cent payment, steering him toward Yale.
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Sherman Whipple
Boston
Yale
Harvard
Whipple
Cashew Nut Becomes Popular Crop Beyond the Walnut
The cashew nut, once little known, now rivals walnuts and pecans in popularity and is sold in most stores. U. S. consumption topped 5,000,000 pounds last year. T. Ralph Robinson of the USDA notes the cashew is not a true nut but the seed of a fleshy fruit on a tropical tree. The fruit’s seed sits at the outside lower end. The cashew tree thrives in Porto Rico and other West Indian regions.
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T. Ralph Robinson
United States Department of Agriculture
Porto Rico
Islands and a Few Trees Fruit in Florida
Islands and a few trees have fruited in Florida as part of a brief note on local plant growth. The report mentions scattered fruiting across coastal areas with minimal detail on species or scale.
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Islands
Florida
Modern Parisian take on marriage sparks New York dinner debate
At a New York dinner, Vicomte de Rohan, head of the French Automobile Club, voices a biting jab about modern women and marriage. He quotes a Parisian woman's remark that marriage is “the exchange of attentions of a dozen men for the inattention of one,” calling the era cynical.
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Vicomte de Rohan
French Automobile Club
New York
Paris
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield
N. J
Harold F. Ritchie & Co.,Inc
Mysterious Mountain Sounds Reported Worldwide
The article describes unusual natural noises from Mt El Bromados in Chile and a Nevada mountain, producing bells or organ-like roars due to earth formations. It cites Figg island sands and Cross Fell in England where gales create distant howling or screaming sounds, all linked to weather and mineral interactions.
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el Bromados
Nevada
United States
Figg Island
England
Westmorland
Drama in the Bedroom Crackle of a Domestic Gag
A joke exchange unfolds with a husband and wife as the wife crawls to her husband on her knees and dares him to emerge from under the bed. The playful banter hinges on a risqué bedroom image and the punchline flips the scene to reveal a comic misunderstanding.
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