Be Prepared Beacon for Farmers Amid Wartime Pressures
George Bradford reports that wartime anxieties raise three farm outlooks including higher domestic and foreign demand and rising land values. Experts urge soil conservation, realism about fertility losses, and reliance on domestic fertilizers as farmers heed a cautious “be prepared” call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bradford
Union
Adolf Hitler
Poland
America
S. M. Waters
Mortgage Bankers Association
Chester Davis
Agriculture
Federal Reserve Board
Davis
Eid
Soil Conservation Service
Middle West
Germany
Chile
American diet examined at Junior Vegetable Growers banquet
At a Chicago gathering the Junior Vegetable Growers showcased per year food tonnage by category. Dairy products top the tonnage, followed by meat and grains with potatoes and other vegetables also prominent. Various states’ teams competed for seven trophies and twenty prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Russia
China
America
United States
British Dominions
South America
Junior Vegetable Grocers’ Association
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
London Censors Christmas Cards To Fail Nazi Spies
London imposes controls on sending Christmas cards to sensorable regions including Europe and Asia. Britons must order through a stationer who lists recipients and mails cards to prevent use of greetings for covert messages by enemy agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Department of Military Censorship
Europe
China
Japan
Germany
College Income Up in Forty Years Soon
Washington report from the U S office of education shows financial gains for colleges and universities in the past year. About 330 institutions reported an 8 percent rise in student aid income and a 1 percent boost from governments, while endowment income fell 3 percent but private benevolence for current purposes climbed 9 percent and sales and services revenue grew 24 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Washington
United States Office of Education
Epare Badger
Frederick de Kelly
Temple native vengeful temple of death tale in Bombay
Sailor William Mutch recounts a July 1925 visit to Bombay. He, with a companion, clashes with peddlers and a white-clad Hindu temple force guarding the Pydhoni temple. They flee by taxi to the docks and reboard the S S Steel Trader, awaiting police or danger as the ship sails to Karachi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girike
India
William Mutch
New York City
Bill
S. S. Steel
Bombay
Karachi
Union
21 Gun Salute and Its Mystical Naval Origins
The record explains the historical use of seven guns for sea salutes and three guns from shore batteries, tied to powder safety with sodium nitrate. It notes a 1875 US resolution aligning naval salutes with land force counts and references British reactions to the practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Charming Frock For Little Ladies
Fancy children’s dress pattern No 8587 designed for ages 2 to 6 years. High waist, full skirt, puff sleeves, with options in gingham linen or organdy and trims using braid or ribbon. Yardage listed for dress panties and two-row braid, order by mail from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept., Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ador
Cosy Lee
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
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Ayayayarawarayayaya
Adventurers’. Club
Temple of
Death
Mother India
Gharry
Aia
A. Ure Way
Loata California
Imberland
Ehutte & Mioone
Ashland
Oregon
Photography
FOX Studios
Billings
Montana
Acme Trading CO
Montana Ave
Garfield Tea Co
Bklyn
4.Y
Edie An
Doan
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