Do It Yourself Farmer Builds Custom Garden Tractor
Wendell Lemmond of Decatur 2 Brooksville builds a self designed garden tractor from scrap, starting with a 12 hp Wisconsin motor. The one row tractor features three forward gears, a rear draw bar, and speeds around 13 mph in high gear. He also crafted a turning plow and cultivator in about three weeks using parts from old cars, a boat trailer, and a 1938 Chevrolet transmission.
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Wendell Lemmond
Wisconsin
Lemmond
Decatur 2
Brooksville
Price Parker
Decatur Daily
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Elmer Davis Dies at 68 Noted News Commentator
Washington obituary item reports Elmer Davis a 68 year old renowned news commentator novelist essayist and short story writer died Sunday of a stroke. He served as chief of the Office of Information in World War II and helped found Americans for Democratic Action in 1947.
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Washington
Elmer Davis
Davis
Office of Information
Americans For Democratic Action
AF Lecturer Paints Grim Attack Picture
Montgomery An Air Force lecturer warned at a National Resources Conference that a nuclear attack would collapse money value and credit while leaving survivors without electricity water or transportation. Col. David W. Alexander cited 33 million people in 31 cities and 54 percent of industrial workers as core vulnerabilities. He said submarines and bombers could reach U S cities and urged a deterrent or equitable defense.
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Air Force
United States
David W. Alexander
National Resources Conference
Alexander
Navy
Irwin S. Moore
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Athens, Alabama
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