Houston 4-H Club Camp Set for July in Choctawhatchee
Houston County plans its annual 4-H Club camp July 26 to 29 at Choctawhatchee Wells. Camp staff includes Extension workers with Miss Fran Mallette and Miss Sara Dell Phillins as chaperones. Estimated attendance is 80 to 100 members, with fees of 2.50 plus transportation and food listed on instruction sheets.
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Houston County
Choctawhatchee Wells
Clark Rudder
Fran Mallette
Sara Dell Phillins
C. Thomley
Enterprise Highway
Affections Spurned To Tune Of 3 Dollars
Pueblo police investigated an unusual complaint as Albert G. Carillo reported two women attempted to force their affections on him while he walked a dark side street. He said he was attacked and that it involved a demand of three dollars.
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Pueblo
Col
Albert G. Carillo
Carillo
Dorothy Dix Warns Marriage Is Not a Peace Treaty
Dorothy Dix argues that marriage cannot reform partners or create harmony. She notes engaged couples often clash over simple matters, urging breakups before marriage if conflict already exists.
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Kilkenny
His Horse Taken Away Old Soldier Retires
Fort Lewis Washington veteran Tom Sapash served 27 years as a cavalryman. After his horse Daisy and the other mounts were retired last January he chose to retire himself. A parade honored him and he said he will raise horses.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
Capi
Tom Sapash
Daisy
Sanash
Sapash
Horse Meat Gravy Interests Gen. Clay
Fragmentary report from Frankfurt mentions horse meat and gravy in connection with General Clay. Scattered phrases reference dining, governors, and potential interest in meat offerings. The garbled text includes names and places but lacks coherent details or verifiable events.
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Gen. Clay
Frankfurt
Germany
Andreas
Orchids in the City How a Penthouse Farm Transforms a Rooftop
Hal Boyle’s humorous urban horticulture tale describes a Manhattan tenant who grows orchids on a refrigerator and rooftop, using water vapor heat and improvised containers. The piece recalls the couple’s challenges with soil, materials, and space while praising urban gardening tenacity.
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Mal Coyle
New York
Tias
Penthouse Farm
Manhattan
Jevstan
Anya
Giana
Varek
Bean
Iowa Corn Protected By Weapons Of War
Iowa uses wartime tactics to shield its corn acreage. Spraying fields with DDT to curb the European corn borer, a $20 million yearly threat, and research at Iowa State College tests radioactive phosphorus tracing from Oak Ridge to follow plant nutrients. A state weather and communication network supports the effort as a wartime style offensive.
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Richard Kunzman
Des Moines
Upo
Lowa
Iowa State College
Oak — Ridge
Tenn
Wright County
Iowa
Iowa farmers prepare defense against corn borer threat
The Iowa weather service and experts issue forecasts and alerts to help farmers apply DDT effectively against the corn borer moths. Entomologists warn damage could rise several times the 1947 loss if no decisive action is taken, while wind, rain, and conditions guide spraying strategies.
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Frecass
Iowa
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