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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1947
Page
3
Foot and mouth disease outbreak in Mexico prompts U S. and Mexican efforts to prevent spread. A quarantine bars cattle sheep goats swine and meat imports into the United States. Officials stress border challenges and readiness to eradicate if needed.
Northwestern University research shows non musicians can develop pitch discrimination through training. Ruth F. Wyatt led tests using 14 steel tuning bars, with non musicians improving from low average to good while music students rose to excellent.
W V Phillips government meteorologist in Wichita Kansas releases a new rain gauge for home and professional use. Built from over twenty years of meteorology experience the aluminum device features a glass tube capable of measuring over four inches of rainfall and mirrors the principles of government large instruments.
Dairying provides a good income for operators and fits grassland farming with soil conservation. Grassland crops supply excellent feed for dairy cattle. Milk cows efficiently convert roughages into human food, delivering steady monthly income and year round employment.
The United States imports about 75 million hides and skins annually to sustain leather production and keep 140 million Americans in shoes. As the largest buyer of hides, the U S spends about 60 million dollars abroad, while the industry tans over 125 million hides and skins and spends 10 million more on foreign tanning.
The text notes crushed or grated pineapple delivers stronger flavor than sliced, using outside trimmings from slices. It highlights sweeter outer flesh, lower price, and suitability as a sliced pineapple substitute in many dishes. Frozen pineapple rising in availability and often packed in sugar syrup.
The column answers practical farm questions. It states 2-4D weed killer is safe for cattle and sheep per USDA experiments. It explains flash egg treatment by dipping eggs in hot water for five seconds, then refrigerating. It notes fertility can rise in male rabbits when packs rest in a cool spring house. It cautions pre milking before calving to prevent milk fever but notes loss of valuable colostrum. Send questions to Farm Facts, St. Louis Missouri.
Etymologists note that affectionate terms and derisive phrases shaped hereditary surnames. Examples include Hahn German for rooster and Gallo Italian for rooster, with English names like Fowle Pigeon Crowe and Fox. French Leboeuf bovine Cheval horse, German Katz lion, and even Mussolini reputedly from a gnat.
Results from first round in the Delaware State Semi-pro Championship show Odessa 4 Houston 0 in a one hit effort by Brad Poore. Felton 7 Ellen dale 2 after early miscues. Hardy 15 Milton 10 in a wild contest as Hardy advances to face Odessa or Felton in Sunday’s Dover Phils Park final at 8:30 p.m.
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