Fragmented Journal Log From Cedar Rapids Week
John Reynolds chronicles a week of chores floods, and social events in Cedar Rapids. He notes flood duty talks with Col. Stutzman and guests from Collins Radio and Brinks Inc. and reflects on mental health discussions with Dr. Moersch and others during Armed Forces day plans.
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Tuesaday
Washington
Pice
Cedar Rapids
National Guards
National
Plymouth
Fayette
Upper Town University
Marion Business Girls
Kanes
Marilyn
Robert G. Stutzman
Coe
Air Rotc
Armed Forces
Collins Radio Company
Voice of America
Dale McCaley
Brinks, Inc
Brinks
Silent echoes of small-town moments and old friends
A scattered reminiscence recalls benedictions and playful gifts from a speaker, a Gridiron Club dinner review, and lampooned bits. The writer reflects on radio callers, a Cedar Rapids death, and a train trip with 16 preschoolers from Mt. Vernon to Cedar Rapids, noting a personal misstep at home.
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Vance
Mmeter
Sally
Injof Stassen
Cedar Rapids Press
Itumwe
Mt. Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Juror Doubt Noted in Whisky Sale Conviction
Charleston Virginia story: Sheriff McFarland testified the 61 bottles of whisky in his home were for personal and friends use. A skeptical jury nonetheless convicted him of illegal whisky sales.
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Charleston, Va
Sherfran McFarland
William J. Thompson
McFarland
Acala 442 Transforming California Cotton Industry
California's cotton boom centers on George Harrison of Shafter and his Acala 442 strain. Introduced in 1948, it reshaped the state’s agriculture, making California a leading cotton producer with a 1951 output projected to rival Mississippi. A state law now requires planting Acala cotton only.
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California
George Harrison
Shafter
Harrison
Texas
Mississippi
U. S. Department of Agriculture
California Cotton Hails Acala 442 Leads Bales
The report notes Acala 442 cotton has 20 to 25 percent higher tensile strength and thrives in California irrigated fields while failing in southern cotton states. It cites an estimated 16 031 000 bales from the 1951 crop as evidence of its lead, and Harrison plans wilt resistant strains to be introduced in 1853.
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California
Harrison
Freshman English Tests Set at Coe College
Freshman students at Coe College will take early English proficiency exams on Thursday to earn credit for first year English. The tests, administered by Signi Falk assistant professor of English, must be passed before credit is awarded. Regular semester exams are scheduled for May 24 28 29 at Coe.
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Coe College
Coe
Signi Falk
U S farm productivity must rise to feed population
Fortune magazine cites Agriculture Department estimates that the United States must increase productivity by the equivalent of 70 million acres in 23 years to feed a 190 million population. It notes new insecticides fungicides fertilizers and crop strains. Advances include intensive weed control antibiotics hydroponics soil conditioner Krilium desalination and novel food sources like algae and marine organisms.
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New York
U. S
Fortune Magazine
Department of Agriculture
Fortune
U. S. Agriculture
Governors From Epping Shine In New Hampshire Line
Three New Hampshire governors William Plummer Benjamin F Prescott and David L Morrill hailed from Epping a small valley town along the Lamprey river in this UPI dispatch.
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Epping, N. H
New Hampshire
William Plummer
Benjamin F. Pres
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San Joaquin
Fresno
Calif
Jet
Sen Joaquin
Hes In
Hermes
Remington
Smith Corona
Tyreewriters
Pilgree Machiors
Iowa Typewriter Exchange
Bereice Gasrantee
Evert Machine
Flrst Avenue
Kreste's
Greene Square
Hong Kong
Hall-Ekfelt
Spuatt
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Ree
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