Agawam Socials and Local Moves Highlight Week
A message from Agawam notes Gudneyer family in Great Falls on Monday. Mr and Mrs Alex Truchot hosted friends for dinner last Saturday. Fritz Zier to reside on Ray Harris former property. Torn to move to DeRushe place. H D Club meeting rescheduled to Wednesday with a demonstration by Mrs Petri and Marguerite Moser. Bring lunch item. Delayed winter weather observed. spring hopes rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edic
Gudneyer
Great Falls
Alex Truchot
Fritz Zier
Ray Harris
Torn
DeRushe Place
H. D
Alice Petri
Marguerite Moser
Pendroy Community News Highlights Last Week
A reception honored Mr and Mrs A F Larson at the Farmers Union hall with about 80 attendees. Prizes went to Mrs Sprinkle Bill Earles and Mr and Mrs Pat Mills. A potluck lunch accompanied gifts of a silver purse to the couple. Various local residents and visitors are noted, with multiple social calls and small town updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Larson
Farmers Union Hall
Sprinkle
Bill Earles
Pat Mills
Larson
Lydia Lewis
Harry Swanson
Bertie Gibeaut
Harry Mitchell
Bob Dyer
Augusta
L. B. Pendrey
Joe Paracai
Paracai
Parocai
Gulbrandsens
Clarence Rose
Highwood
Nick Wellenstein
North Carolina
Florida
Agnes Moore
Emerson Earles
Earls Ranch
Stewart Rose
Great Falls
T. R. Larson
Elsie Jones
Sprinkle Home
David Rice
Washington
Claude
Clarence Johns
Ed ‘Davis
Hot Springs
T. R. Jones
Portland
Oregon
Charles Fields
California
Margaret Hunt
Ralph Burton Knight
Margaret
H. ©. Hunt
Paul Rice
Conrad Hospital
John Tschantre
Bill Gebhart
Barbara
Japan Emerges as World Agar Leader Before War Disrupted Supply
From a small start Japan became the globe's top agar producer. Before wartime disruption, the United States imported all its agar from Japan, a key ingredient in ice creams sherbets puddings cosmetics medicines and more.
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Japan
United States
Diamond Valley F A Puts Focus On Scrap Iron Drive
Diamond Valley Farmers Union group met in Dutton to discuss gathering scrap iron for filling a car. Adolph Lippen reported on the drive and a committee was set to contact households. A film Soldiers of the Soil and a panel on Human Relationship were shown. An officers' school report and grain sale talk were given. The next meeting is April 12 at the Diamond Valley school house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutton
Diamond Valley
Farmers Union
Adolph Lippen
Soldiers of the Soil
Art Haber
Havre
Diamond Valley School
Middleton to Seek Demo Nomination for Governor
Austen B. Middleton chairman of the state railroad and public service commission announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor at the July primaries. A veteran public official, Middleton previously served 12 years as warden of the State penitentiary in Deer Lodge and has long been active in Democratic politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acantha
Deer Lodge
Austen B. Middleton
State Railroad and Public Service Commission
Governior
Mr. Middleton
Warhead and
Public Service Commission
Seed to grain alfalfa fields after winter kill
Fields ruined by severe winter killing should be reseeded to small grain or used for a cultivated crop for two to three years before replanting alfalfa. This lets soil recover for another alfalfa crop. Do not patch old fields by reseeding dead areas.
What You Bray With War Bonds
The piece urges Americans to buy War Bonds as the U S Treasury highlights cleanliness and readiness of troops. It describes petty officers directing sailors to scrub decks and maintain health while tying the effort to funding the war through bond purchases.
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U. S. Treasury Department
Tannic Acid Proposed for Poison Ivy Treatment
Dr William L Holt health officer at Massachusetts State College describes a tannic acid based method for poison ivy inflammation. The regimen uses alcohol rubs to open blisters, then a gauze pad soaked in ten percent tannic acid applied for thirty minutes, repeated every six hours until crust forms and falls off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Holt
Massachusetts State College
Holt
Remove Crop Refuse to Combat Garden Insects
Gardeners should clear all crop area refuse after harvest removing stems stalks leaves and rotting fruits plus stub roots to deny borers shelter for winter. Clean weeds from borders and compost plant debris or dry and burn if no compost pile is available.
Milk Production Costs on New York Farms Rise in 1942 43
New York State College of Agriculture reports costs to produce milk averaged 3.01 per hundredweight in 1942 43 while farmers sold milk for 2.90 per hundredweight, yielding a net labor value of 33 cents per hour. Wages in farming have surged since 1939 40 though still under urban pay scales.
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New York
New York State College of Agriculture
L.C. Cunningham
Portable pipelines speed fuel supply to front lines
Portable pipelines developed by the corps of engineers with private industry can pump gasoline from harbor tankers directly into aircraft distant a thousand miles away. Tested in North Africa, they promise revolution in transport of fuels and water, can be laid 20 miles per day, and ease overloaded supply roads by reducing tanker convoys.
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Corps of Engineers
North Africa
Proper Wood Fire Heating Tips From the Era
Practical guidance on maximizing heat from wood with stove through door sized pieces. Suggestions include using sheet iron over coal furnace grates to steady heat, removing grates to line ash pit with fire brick, and building on the ash pit floor. Green wood increases creosote risk needing supple stovepipe elbows.
Pribilof Islands Haven for Alaskan Fur Seals
The Pribilof islands St Paul St George and Sea Lion Rock host the North American fur seal herd numbering about 2 338 000 in 1941. Every year the herd breeds on the islands with fur sealing chiefly in June and July while bulls and juveniles gather at nearby hauling grounds.
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Pribilof Islands
St. Paul Island
St. George Island
Sea Lion Rock
St. Paul
Pribilof
California
Army Carries Salvage Work to Battlefield
The American army salvages battle materiel to reclaim worn items and repair equipment. Shoes canvas baskets and boxes are repaired while shells tanks parts tires and steel are gathered for processing in the United States. The effort saves lives and supports ongoing combat efficiency.
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United States
Roy Morgan speaks on conservation work and 1944 plans
On the Lions club program, Roy Morgan outlined war time farm committees with Glen Baird J H Hinman John Pierce T O Larson and Morgan on the conservation board. He noted a 70 tract or quota, half a million board feet lumber sold, subsidies for butter and dairy feeds, and crop insurance under review. He highlighted the range program 600 dams built 120 in 1943 and urged signing farm plans for 1944.
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Glen Baird
J. H. Hinman
John Pierce
T. O. Larson
Mr. Morgan
The
Conservation Association
County Farm Transportation Committee
Morgan
Cecil Passmore
M. B. Boll
F. G. Curtis
C. B. Turnbull
W. G. Dauwalder
P H. McClellan
Lions
Fairfield Club
Finland’s Arctic Lakes Record Glacial History
A brief note on Finland’s lakes formed by glacial movement with Lake Ladogr as Europe’s largest, located between Finland and Russia. The text references many thousand lakes carved by retreating glaciers and highlights a major European lake straddling two nations.
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Finland
Ladogr
Russia
Farmington Community News Note and Local Events
The Red Cross fund in Farmington grows as donors respond. Attend the Farmers Union meeting Friday evening March 24. A drilled well on the G Christmas place yielded soft water. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Gibler dined with Mr. and Mrs. G. I. Tangen. Mrs. Howard Hanson returned from California for her brother Pete Denison’s illness. The column laments sparse news and urges local clubs to aid the correspondent, signed by the editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Farmington
H. Nyhus
G. I. Tangen
Farmers Union
G. Christmas
Ray Gibler
Howard Hanson
California
Pete Denison
Hanson
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Agawam
A. C. Robinson
Corr
Pendroy News
Diamond Valley F. A
Middleton
McCormick Deering
Dale Implement Co
Choteau, Montana
Army
Roy Morgan
Pearl Tangen
Taylors
Taylor
L. E. Taylor
Wwe
Priscilla
Wedum
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