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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1946
Page
6
Experimenters report that stirring garden soil to form a dust mulch prevents surface crusts and allows air exchange. Ohio State University greenhouse studies show soil air must fully renew to eight inches hourly for maximum growth. Granular, porous soils favor this exchange, while compacted or flooded soil cuts off air and harms plants.
Manufacturers plan height sized dresses to fit women of different statures. standardization aims to ensure 14s are 14s across stores. shoppers should know their best dress type while junior miss and misses sizes cover youths to mature figures. half sizes fit stockier builds.
In London Justus von Liebig argued plants get nitrogen from ammonia from decay, launching a new agricultural theory. Three years later John Bennet Lawes at Rothamsted conducted field tests proving nitrate of soda and ammonium salts boost wheat yields, spawning the modern fertilizer industry with ties to steel industry in its early development.
The article outlines how plant movement causes shock and slows growth, noting editors agree that minimal time between lifting and replanting helps. It recommends not disturbing roots unnecessarily, watering with a weak nutritive solution before planting and after setting, and avoiding leaf pruning except for dead leaves.
A nutrition policy summary notes waste at every stage from farm to table. Two percent remains unharvested, two percent lost in transport, up to seven percent in storage and wholesale, three to six percent in retail, six to nine percent in restaurants, and fifteen percent in homes. The message urges voluntary harvesters, better handling, cleanliness, careful trimming, and mindful consumption to curb losses.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Baltimore announces organizational changes effective immediately. Harry S. Boyle Jr. becomes Assistant General Manager. Melvin C. Rose is promoted to Chief Engineer. Truman G. Rumberger advances to General Commercial Manager, with each long-time Baltimore area veteran maintaining prior duties through new roles.
After a two week vacation Rev G S Ross led services at Trinity Methodist Church with morning and evening readings. Gifts to the church included a Bible and marker from the M Y F scarfs for pulpit and table by Mrs Mollie Shockley in memory of her husband hymnal and attendance registers by Mr and Mrs Howard Shockley and an altar set by the sons of Mr and Mrs Noble Shockley. Next Sunday district superintendent Rev Essel P Thomas will preach at 8 pm and the first quarterly conference will follow. Homecoming services are planned for September 8 with music and guest speakers. Local residents visiting and staying with relatives are noted.
Mr and Mrs Denny Phillips are spending their vacation with the former's parents Mr and Mrs Charles Phillips.
A roll of weekend visits and gatherings includes Henderson guest W A Hill in Wilmington, Montague visits with Bachman family, and Harman and Snyder relatives from Dover and Lexington. Also listed are Hollingsworth, Spencer, Sweeney, Gooden, and Clark households visiting friends, plus a Tolchester picnic with Sewing Circle and W S C S members. Mrs Hudson returns home after eye surgery at Johns Hopkins.
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