Georgia farmers offered more conservation aid in 1940
County farmers will have increased soil building and other conservation aid under the 1940 Agricultural Conservation program. B D Wilson, chairman of the city AAA committee, announced state approval of soil-building practices and financial assistance, with specific per-unit payments for materials and practices such as phosphate application, limestone, cover crops, contouring, terraces, stripcropping, manure crops, forestry, and home gardens, available to eligible farm operators in the county and surrounding areas.
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B.D. Wilson
AAA
Georgia
Omuant Jalse
Wilson
Georgia to pay billions for defense tax hike plan
Atlanta reports an estimate that national defense costs Georgia about six million dollars yearly. Taxes would rise via gasoline, liquor, cigarettes, beer, stock and bond transfers, and a broad 10 percent income tax hike. Additional charges on autos, tires, and amusements are likely, with further land and soil-building payments outlined for farmers under new allocations.
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Defense
Uncle Sam
Georgia
John
Christian Scientists Hold Annual Meeting in Boston
Thousands of Christian Scientists gathered in Boston for The First Church of Christ Scientist annual meeting. The new president Mrs Margaret Murney Glenn spoke on divine mind as power to unite nations, with treasurer and clerk reappointed. Reports praised growing membership, office expansion, and aid to branches while noting good finances and rising public interest in Christian Science.
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Boston
Mass
First Church of Christ, Scientist
H. C. Browne
Christian Science Board of Directors
Christ Jesus
Mary Baker Eddy
Margaret Murney Glenn Matters
New York
G. EF. Glenn
U. S. Army
Geo. S. Cook
W. Palmer
A. H. Harris
Florence Saunders
A. W. Norton
Christian Science Publishing Society
W. D. Davis
Georgia to start home defense units in every county
Gov. Rivers announced plans to form state sanctioned home defense organizations in all Georgia counties. Adjutant General Stoddard and Director Sullivan will prepare local plans this week. Units will screen for disloyalty, report subversive activity, and stand ready if National Guard is called up, all while remaining independent from the Guard and highway patrol.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Rivers
Adjt
Jack Stoddard
National Guard
Lon Sullivan
State Highway Patrol
United States
Home Guard
Stoddard
Sullivan
Gardens Add To Home Supply Of Food
County Agent W F Bembry urges a year round home garden on every farm family to supplement food, save money, and ensure six to eight vegetables are available year round. He notes old varieties and trials new strains, advises using streams for irrigation, and recommends rotenone and pyrethrum dusts to control insects.
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W. F. Bembry
Roberts Carried 126 Counties in Race for Agricultural Post
In a statement across Georgia papers Columbus Roberts, Commissioner of Agriculture and gubernatorial candidate, recalls carrying 126 counties four years ago in a Democratic primary. He notes 240000 votes and a 96000 margin, claiming his record justified voters’ faith and expanded his support in his campaign for governor.
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Roberts
Georgia
Columbus Roberts
State House
Nurses Training Course Graduates and Sanatorium Staff Honored
A report highlights graduates and undergraduates of the nurses training course at Tian Science sanatoriums. Instructors praise their preparation, noting their role in bringing healing comfort and love to patient care.
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Tian Science
Crossword Puzzle No 2 Solved
A completed crossword solution with horizontal clues including Son of Adam fish spoken preceded and various other terms. The grid fills with entries for rivulets town in canal zone whips disentangle sheets of glass cupola part of to be verb and more across and down clues resolved.
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Adam
Canal Zone
Beware
Brewer's Yeast
Newt
Celebes
Growing Pallets Should Be Protected From Infestations
Editor Howard Mc Cants discusses poultry care at Cosby Hodgey Milling Co advising growers on worm control in pullets. He stresses sanitation to disrupt worm life cycles, notes tapeworms are hard to eradicate once heads embed, and recommends regular monthly worming for heavy roundworm infestations. The piece emphasizes disease resistance and proper poultry-house hygiene.
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Howard McCants
Cosby-Hodgey Milling Co
McCants
Taylor County
University of Georgia
Taylor County Farmers Boost Pasture Improvement Efforts
Taylor County farmers show rising interest in improving pastures with emphasis on protecting new pastures from over grazing. County Agent Bembry cautions that seasonal growth and drought require temporary grazing plans and the use of Sudan grass millet cowpeas and soybeans or mixtures to support livestock during summer droughts. Soil Conservation Service crews aid in developing plans and promoting kudzu on steep eroded land to supplement permanent pastures and reduce erosion.
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Bembry
Sudan
Soil Conservation Service
Worming Medicines for Birds and Delivery Methods
Markets for round worms and any brand from a reliable company should yield satisfactory results. Medicines may be given by mixing with mash or by providing each bird a worm capsule. A good worming medicine does not cause ill effects on the birds.
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Bnit
Forestry
Chatham
M Counties
Christian Scientists
Arabian Seaport
Fis
Plalmalz
Ali
Iain
Sadouer
Mit
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