Garden Guide: Nation Needs 20 Million Gardens in 1946
A National Garden Conference report urges 20 million U S gardens in 1946 to bolster victory against famine abroad while ensuring adequate food at home. It notes 30 million pounds of seeds shipped to 37 nations and outlines seed depth and thinning guidance for various soil types and seed sizes.
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United States
National Garden Conference
Washington
Cultivation Tips for Seeding and Weed Control
The guidance covers aligning rows straight or on a slight slope, keeping spacing to ease weed cultivation, and tunneling cultivation between rows. It advises thorough soil preparation before planting, and watering if the soil dries after sowing to ensure seeds sprout and moisture remains deep in the soil for the next day.
Ridgely Youth Club Opens Old School as Center
Ridgely activists from eight religious and civic groups organize a youth club renovating the derelict primary school into a recreation center for the town. Volunteers scrub, paint, and repair classrooms as they prepare for parties and events for local boys and girls.
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Ridgely Youth Club
Ridgely
Ridgely Youth Club Forms Dual Adult Youth Group
The Youth Club of Ridgely organized last week with eight community organizations joining the Youth Council. It will have an active youth membership and an adult group with officers and representatives from several churches, PTA, fire company, chamber, and homemakers club. The youth will govern themselves under adult guidance, with a chaperon pool to supervise events. Meetings set for the last Monday each month to report progress and raise funds.
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Ridgely
Youth Council
Church of the Brethren
St. Paul’s Reformed Church
St. Benedict’s R. C. Church
Methodist Church
Parent-Teacher Association
Volunteer Fire Company
Chamber of Commerce
Gems of Thought on Companionship by Mary Baker Eddy
A concise moral line reflecting on how kindred tastes motives and aspirations shape a lasting happy partnership. The aphorism underscores shared values and inner life as foundations for enduring harmony within relationships.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Rain, farming on the level and right economics for meat trade
Rain is called the million dollar rain and its management through strip cropping and terracing protects topsoil. The text links rainfall handling to increased production and soil conservation. It then discusses meat industry economics, outlining four keys to business success: inputs, efficient production, fair wages, and pricing. It ends with a health warning about screw worm infection and the use of U.S. Smear 62 for wound care.
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Alaba Senient Staton
U.S
Contest closes for letters on meat packers marketing methods
Prize contest runs through May 1 1946 offering 43 cash prizes totaling 400 dollars for best letters on methods used by meat packers in marketing meats poultry eggs butter and cheese. Send inquiry to F. M. Simpson Dept 128 Swift and Company Chicago 9 II for details.
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F. M. Simpson
Swift & Company
Chicago
Ham Cooking Tips for Sweet Glazed Servings
The mellow flavor of ham rates it one of the most popular of meats. Glaze your ham with honey marmalade or maple syrup to save sugar. Place the ham fat side up on rack in uncovered oven. No water needed as the fat will baste the oil naturally. Bake in a moderately slow even until tender. Three to four hours will be enough. Garnish the platter with pickled peaches or apricots or hot spiced orange slices.
Meaning of farming on the level and cooperation needs
The article explains farming on the level as fair and honest agricultural practice. It states Swift & Company must cooperate with farmers, livestock suppliers, meat processors, and distributors. It argues fair profits are needed for the livestock and meat industry to function sustainably. It notes water conservation and access as important for safety, efficiency, and public health.
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Swift & Company
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