Poison Gas Turf Treatment Gains Interest in College Fields
Soil fumigation with methyl bromide to kill weeds seeds and insects could yield emerald green turf at Notre Dame Illinois West Point and Alabama Polytech Auburn tests. The process requires a gas-tight plastic cover and is unsuitable for home gardeners.
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En- John Davidson
K. C. Barrows
C. A. Reimer
University of Notre Dame
University of Illinois
West Point
Alabama Polytech
Auburn
Lawrence Bloodmobile Sees 117 Pints Collected
The Red Cross Bloodmobile visited Lawrence County Hospital on Friday and collected 117 pints of blood from volunteers. Chairman Thomas C. Pettus reported 32 rejections and noted the county's quota is 130 pints, leaving a gap of 64 pints. Pettus said the county has already used more blood than was donated.
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Moulton
Red Cross
Lawrence County Hospital
Thomas C. Pettus
Pettus
Toledo Engineer Persists Through Extended Course Load
Philip John Mazziotti of Toledo earned a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering after 24 semesters and a summer session. He maintained near straight-A averages during 15 years of study, with a break for 1941 and a three year Army Air Force tour in World War II. He worked his way from draftsman to chief engineer while taking one or two courses per semester in night school.
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Toledo
Ohio
Philip John Mazziotti
Army Air Force
Mazziotti
Osceola Doctor Cancels School Bonds Gift to District
Osceola Nebraska doctor Charles W Jeff rey of Rawlins Wyoming announced at a high school alumni banquet that he will cancel the remaining 14 years of a 200000 dollar bond issue for a new school. The cancellation amounts to a gift of about 140000 dollars to the school district.
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Osceola
Neb
Charles W. Jeffrey
Rawlins
Wye
Jeffrey
Safe, Sane And Sensible Quincy Driver Never Had Accident
Delcerare King of Quincy, 81, longtime auto enthusiast and banker, has avoided accidents through two rules: Don't speed. Don't drink. He has driven since horseless carriages and promotes highway safety.
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Quincy
Mass
Delcerare King
Library offers one week amnesty on overdue books
The Carnegie Library in Mountain Home Idaho announced a one week amnesty for overdue books no fines and no questions asked. The plan aims to reduce a serious shortage on shelves by encouraging returns during the specified period.
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Mountain Home
Idaho
Carnegie Library
Squirrels and Cattle Dominate Bismarck Yard Turmoil
In Bismarck North Dakota a policeman shot a squirrel blamed for elm damage and yard litter. Officers also corralled cattle roaming lawns after an owner complained a fence was cut. A man and wife faced charges for a stones throwing neighborhood dispute.
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Bismarck
N.D
Eddie Hayes
Completing Navy Training James C. Scott to Begin Four Year Service
James C. Scott 17 son of Mr and Mrs Howard J Scott 215 8th Ave SW spent 14 day leave with his Nashville parents after completing Navy training in San Diego California He will return to San Diego June 28 to serve four years aboard the USS Bayfield and pursue further education during that time He arrived in Nashville by American Airlines
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James C. Scott
Howard J. Scott
8Th Ave
San Diego
Calif
Nashville
American Airlines
USS. Bayfield
Loomis Unveils LMS Alphabet With Semaphore Style
Edward Allen Loomis推出 Loomis Modern System LMS 以信号旗位和象形符号创制新字母表 声称任何有智力者十分钟内能学会 该字母表以直线代替字母 自称不模仿任何国家且易学易懂。
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Cambridge
Mass
Edward Allen Loomis
Promoted S Davis Named Assistant Director of Research
Jack Davis rises to assistant director of research in charge of the textile processing division at The Chemstrand Corp. He has coordinated textile research since joining Chemstrand in March 1952 after 11 years at Callaway Mills in LaGrange Georgia. Davis and his wife Elizabeth and their child Beat Debbie reside at Decatur 2.
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S. Jack Davis
Frank J. Suday
Chemstrand Corp
Davis
Chemstrand
Callaway Mills
LaGrange
Elizabeth
Debbie
Decatur 2
Textbook Committee Adds Five New Members
In Montgomery on June 23 five new members joined the 14 member State Textbook Committee. New appointees include Mrs Frances B Hicks Baker High Mobile representing the state at large Mrs Ralph Burkett Monroeville First District Mrs John Nash Anniston Fourth District Miss Gladys Jennings Hamilton Seventh District and Mrs Hoke Wallace Huntsville Eighth District. Reelected members will continue for another term on the committee.
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Montgomery
State Education Department
Frances B. Hicks
Baker High
Mobile
Ralph Burkett
Monroeville
John Nash
Anniston
Gladys Jennings
Hamilton
Hoke Wallace
Cotton Futures Firm in New York Market
Cotton futures on the New York Cotton Exchange closed firmer this week with July and October contracts leading gains. Nearby prices rose due to short covering and commission house buying while distant months faced hedge selling and mill curtailments amid favorable weather in the belt.
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New York
New York Cotton Exchange
Panic Alarm Turned Quick Fire Action in Grand Rapids
In Grand Rapids Michigan Louis Osworth quickly reacted to a fire incident by triggering a panic alarm. His decisive action helped alert occupants and summon responders as flames were contained.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Louis _ Osworth
VA Cracks Down On Home Loans For Veterans
The Veterans Administration announced a new step to curb resales of GI loan funded homes to nonveterans. It directed GI loan lenders to report loans where the property is transferred to non veterans.
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Washington
The
Veterans Administration
Osworth Triggers Alarm as Attackers Flee Scene
Osworth shook off his assailants and pulled the alarm at a nearby fire box. The pair fled before two fire trucks and a police cruiser arrived to answer the call.
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Osworth
VA loans require occupant intent for property transfers
The text states that 90 days from loan closing, VA would investigate transfers. It emphasizes the law requires veterans to intend to occupy the property at the time of loan application. It notes that acquiring a home with a GI loan without intent to live in it is illegal.
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M.E. Thompson
Herman E. Talmadge
U.S. Senate
Walter F. George
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Talmadge
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Senate
Nebrig Plumbing CO
Otto Nebrig
Johnson Motors
Briggs-Stratton Corp
Clinton Machine Company
Decatur
Garrison
Boats & Motors
Lawrence Bloodmobile
Cotton’ Futures Mart
Kurfees
H. Leon Reeves
Decatur Fence CO
6Th Ave. N.E
Atlas Auto Finance
ATLAS
Auto Finance CO
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