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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1948
Page
6
Washington reporters expect a lively 1948 campaign with Democrats and Republicans facing a Wallace threat. The scene echoes a rodeo with riders Hank the Town Whirlwind and others. Truman, Taft, and Taft’s odds are debated as observers predict sharp questions and spirited rallies ahead of November.
The piece recalls a sea serpent sighting 118 miles east of Cape Lookout with testimony from ship officers and a captain, describing a two and a half foot head and an eighty five foot body, red stained water, and a hairless brown skin. The author claims a personal sighting of a hairy quadruped with four legs in a city street, plus a humor column of riddle questions to readers.
President Truman asked Congress for a 75 cent per hour minimum wage and continued tax-cut proposals. The message signals a shift toward left-center New Deal ideas while aiming to court left-wing and liberal votes amid Democratic tensions. Brazil ousts all Communists after law signed by President Enrico Butra, outlawing Communist activity and removing officials. deputies clash as gunmen appear during debates.
The report details Brazil's stormy legislative session with clashes outside the building as Congress debated Truman era proposals. It notes Leon Blum's call for a world third force led by France and Britain to balance US capitalism and Russian imperialism, advocating a middle path combining liberty and social justice.
In a heated 1947 battle over wet versus dry gains, industry spokesmen claim renewed wet victories using population data, while dry advocates cite geographic-area counts. A preliminary tally from Mrs D Leigh Colvin suggests 250 dry communities gained, but results remain disputed as both sides expect more fights in states counties towns and wards.
Agricultural report notes hog mange costs average $2 per head. Nebraska tests show benzene hexachloride with water spray eradicates mange in one treatment, making older remedies obsolete. Commercial formulas avoid strong odor by using the gamma isomer.
Piped pond water can be filtered by housing a brick end on the pipe tip to aid filtration through brick pores. Treat cattlegra bs early in winter with rotenone dust. Continuous culling helps in the laying house due to feed shortages. Mud in barn lots drains energy and milk, so paved lots reduce mud and improve efficiency.
Prof. B. B. Robb of Cornell University demonstrates a mow and weed gadget that attaches to a lawn mower. A garden sprayer filled with 2 4 D mix powers a two nozzle boom ahead of the blades to cover at least an acre of lawn.
The Midwest Barley Improvement Association announces a $30,000 contest stressing certified seed and careful farming practices to grow barley as a cash grain crop. Prizes target farms in seven Midwest states and reward improved yields and premium quality.
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