Spray technology touted to kill cattle grubs and aid farming
A portable high pressure sprayer kills cattle grubs by blowing insecticide mixed with water over backs at 250 to 400 psi. Demonstrations near Fresno showed grubs exiting holes and dying, with broader uses listed from whitewashing to spraying hay with molasses to improve cattle intake. The device, tied to war needs, may be limited initially.
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Fresno
Calif
Farm Journal
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Capture of Cologne Revives Interest in Famed City's Past
The Rhineland city Cologne, taken by American forces in early March, is renowned for 2000 years of history and its cathedral. It sits on the Rhine with suburbs Deutz and Mulheim across, once a Hanseatic trade hub. Its past includes Roman origins, Frankish rule, and a revived export role after Ruhr development.
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Cologne
Rhineland
Rhine
Netherlands
National Geographic Society
Deutz
Mulheim
Kalk
Vingst
Mediterranean
Europe
London
Westphalia
Old
Free City
Cologne in the Eighth Decade of War and Industry
The piece notes Cologne as a historically prosperous German city now under Prussian rule after Waterloo. It cites a late 15th century population around 768,426 and describes Cologne as a wartime hub producing plane and Uboat engines, textiles, and leather.
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Cologne
Germany
Waterloo
Ruhr
Lorraine
Rhine
U S Sending Equipment To Bolster Greek Army
The U S government will send equipment to Greece to reorganize its army under a lend-lease agreement reached after Yalta. Undersecretary of War Spahis announced the aid will support Greece as King George and Premier Emmanuel Tsouderos traveled to Washington.
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Athens
Greece
U. S
Yalta Conference
Spahis
King George
Emmanuel Tsouderos
Washington
Gay Gadgets and Jewelry Trends in 1960s Style
Nancy Pepper highlights a youthful craze for silver jewelry and bold accessories. Left arm bracelets and right arm I D bands accompany pearl strings, hoop and drop earrings, fur mascots, stone barrettes, and fob jewelry worn as belts.
Fashion notes from youth style pages
The write up surveys trends in casual wear with cardigans worn open over blouses and top buttons fastened, printed scarfs tied as hair bands, embroidered felt suspenders, and dyed bright color socks. It frames youthful look contrasts and playful accessorizing.
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MacDuff
Russians Miss Adolf Hitler by Two Days
Moscow radio quoted a Soviet war correspondent saying Adolf Hitler visited a German frontier town only two days before its capture by the Red army. The correspondent did not name the town but said Hitler urged both young and old to take up arms.
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London
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Red Army
Hitler
Plane-pushers Keep the Navy Carrier Afloat in Pacific War
Ernie Pyle observes the three carrier worker groups on a Western Pacific ship. He details the plane-pushers colorful roles and signs, crew life in racks, and the crew’s pride in a narrow flight deck. He contrasts fliers, maintenance crews, and ship personnel and notes sailors’ longing for home and mixed views on sea life.
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Western Pacific
Navy
Europe
Paul Begley
Rogersville
Tenn
Germany
America
Philippines
The Carrier’s Noble Ferocity Amid Flawed Form
In maritime lore a carrier appears ungainly and top heavy yet embodies a hidden nobility born of hard action. The author argues navies prioritize destroying enemy carriers, a dangerous but proud strategic role shaping modern sea power.
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Gabrielle
Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Telefact
Great Britain
By Nancy Pepper
Jitterbug
Joolery
Ernie Pyle
The
Pacific
Finds Eats
Kasi
Post
PTT TA
Mmarry Mart
Cal Robbins
McKesson & Bridgeport
Conn
Seisci
Cevere
Andy
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