Thirteen Elm Trees In Indiana Infected By Dutch Elm Disease
A summer survey found only thirteen diseased elm trees in Indiana, all in northern Marion county, suggesting the spread is checked. Since first found in Indianapolis five years ago, removal of infected trees and extended checks by the Department of Conservation and U S Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine will continue to prevent wider establishment.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Department of Conservation
U. S. Bureau of Entomology
Marion County
Marion
Hamilton County
August Push Keeps State Highway Projects Active
Construction work on roads bridges and grade separations continued in August with 96 contracts in operation led by T A Dicus of the State Highway Commission. Direct employment held at 3 186 workers, same as July, as new projects begin to keep activity high into September before declines from upcoming completions.
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T. A. Dicus
State Highway Commission
American Foundation for Animal Health Ad Urges Hog Health
An advertisement from the American Foundation for Animal Health highlights five major hog disease causes hog losses in the U S hog cholera enteritis influenza pneumonia parasites hemorrhagic septicemia and erysipelas. It argues keeping these out of the herd would boost a farmer s yearly hog profits and the nation s income.
Hog diseases and defenses for farmers in hog herds
Guidance for farmers on preventing five major swine diseases. Warns about Hemorrhagic Septicemia, Swine Cholera, Hog Cholera, Influenza, Enteritis, Virulent Erysipelas and how vaccination, vaccination timing, sanitation, and veterinary care help protect herds. Emphasizes warm dry quarters, clean pasture, clean water, and careful handling to reduce transmission to humans.
Clubs Successful in Rearing Game Birds
Indiana conservation clubs report high success rearing game bird chicks supplied by the Division of Fish and Game. Preliminary figures show 92 percent of pheasant chicks raised and released by clubs, while quail reports indicate many clubs liberated over two hundred birds from 225 received.
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Indiana
Division of Fish and Game
Virgil M. Simmons
Department of Conservation
Unity sculpture by Harry Poole Camden wins fair prize
The Unity sculpture by Harry Poole Camden of Parkersburg West Virginia won the $10 000 prize in the U S contest to decorate the United States Government Building at the 1939 New York World's Fair The work depicts a typical American family sheltered by the symbol Unity among 4380 entrants in the competition held in the Fair s Hall of Communications.
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New York
Harry Poole Camden
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Replica of Bell’s first telephone on display at World Fair
A replica of Alexander Graham Bell’s first telephone, the instrument through which human speech was first heard, is shown at the New York World's Fair telephone exhibit.
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New York
Alexander Graham Bell
Model of Cockerall binding at World Fair exhibit
In the Master Book Binders Association display at the British Pavilion in New York's World Fair a model of the binding prepared by Douglas Cockerall for the Codes Sinaiticus the famed Bible manuscript purchased by Great Britain from Russia for about half a million dollars seeks attention from visitors.
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New York
Master Bookbinders Association
Douglas Cockerall
Great Britain
Russia
Go to School at Fair
Eight boys aged 10 to 12 from Greenfield Village Mich sent by Henry Ford visit the New York World’s Fair. Each day they attend the manual training workshop in the Ford Exposition Building and demonstrate making a telegraph key and other reminders of Thomas Edison. The activities are part of a school and play project for fifth and sixth grades.
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New York
Greenfield Village
Mich
Henry Ford
Oldest Hopi at New York Worlds Fair Cliff Dwellers Exhibit
Twenty three Hopi Indians live in the Arizona Cliff Dwellers exhibit at the New York Worlds Fair. The oldest is Te-Wan- Nie-Ma Flying Feather, 91, and the youngest Se-Vi-Ya Pollen from a Corn Tassel, three months old.
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New York
Arizona
Spinning Turnstiles at World’s Fair Click Twice as Fast
New York crowds pass through turnstiles at the World’s Fair at twice the rate of Chicago’s Century of Progress. The rapid flow suggests high attendance and strong visitor interest in the exposition.
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New York
Century of Progress
Chicago
Spread Between Chicago and Interior Hog Prices Varies Daily
A chart shows the spread between Chicago central market hog prices and interior markets in Iowa and Southern Minnesota fluctuates daily from 10 to 65 cents per cwt. The Federal Market News Service data based on 220 to 250 pound hogs indicates no single market sets prices, as interior and public markets move together with shifts in supply and demand.
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Chicago Central
Minnesota
Iowa
Chicago
Misc
U. S. Dept. E of Agriculture
Federal Market News Service
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Radio Waves Dry Tobacco In Richmond Process
An American industry researcher in Richmond Virginia tests a 60,000 watt radio unit to dry tobacco. Leaves move from the warehouse into hogsheads, placed in a vacuum cylinder where steam creates a vacuum and radio waves pass through to evaporate moisture while keeping temperature stable.
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Richmond
Record Breaker Billy Rose's Aquacade At NY World's Fair
Outstanding shows in the Amusement Area of the New York World's Fair draw capacity crowds as Billy Rose's Aquacade breaks all entertainment records for paid admissions.
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New York
Billy Rose
Free Exhibits Draw Big World’s Fair Crowds
Major exhibitors at the New York World’s Fair report free attractions drawing up to one third of all ground admissions.
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New York
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Kiel
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Rush County Wallpaper & Paint Store
Frank Showalter
Rushville
N. Main
VN Ad Ules Soc Hives
Woes &O “Abserican Foundation For Animal Health
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Morristown
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Greenfield
Shelbyville
Ames
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