Echo notices and upcoming events at Avalon and town
V Mail letters available at the Echo office with ten cents per packet and a government recommendation for overseas use. Entertainment listings highlight a dramatic show at Avalon Sunday to Tuesday featuring Katherine Sullivan as guest and Red Skelton in Whistling in Brooklyn. The Echo invites Vic Casten to a Wednesday-Thursday show and notes ticket reservations at the office. Also promoting farm equipment service, maple syrup sales, started chicks, auto insurance, defense bonds, and a farm loan association.
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Echo Office
Katherine Sullivan
Clermont
Red Skelton
Brooklyn
the Echo
Vic Casten
Postville
Litter-Bearing Jeeps Used by U S Medical Troops
A United States Army medical unit in Great Britain has devised plans for action using litter bearing jeeps. The four-litter rigs will move casualties with a driver and helper, forming a field station for emergency treatment and evacuations to base hospitals as European liberation progresses.
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United States Army
Great Britain
Europe
China Pony Polo Undaunted by Hard Days Work
A China pony, 13 hands high and about 750 pounds, can haul a man of 150 to 180 pounds through two polo chukkars daily, three to four times weekly, without showing strain. Without supervision, the China pony tends to run its heart out. Bred on Mongolian plains, where its initial diet is sand and sticks, it requires about four months in Shanghai to acclimate to regular hay and oats.
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China
Shanghai
Dairy Silage Guideline From Agriculture Dept
Dairy silage guidance from agriculture department states a dairy farm should provide at least 244 tons of silage per cow. The note adds that more than 2 percent over the recommended amount is considered acceptable, though specifics are unclear.
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Department of Agriculture
Measles Spares No Group in Public Health Warning
Health officials warn that measles affects all communities without preference and stresses vaccination outreach across cities. The warning urges families to ensure children are immunized and seeks to calm fears while highlighting ongoing outbreak control efforts.
Food Aid Improves UK Diet But Remains Barely Adequate
Combined Food Board reports that the United Kingdom now has barely adequate diet due to supplies from the United States and Canada. Americans and Canadians fare somewhat better.
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Combined Food Board
United Kingdom
United States
Canada
Tire and fuel wartime controls update
Motorists must present tire inspection records when applying for gasoline or tire rations and keep the records with the car. Commercial vehicles require periodic tire checks. passenger car inspections are no longer required.
Wartime Roundup and War Casualties Report
WPE notes many repair shops do not use a regulation to secure parts for domestic appliances. OPA reports meat dealers pay two red points and four cents per pound for fats despite point-free lard oils. US armed forces casualties from the war when reported to OYI on April 20 total 189,309 with 43,808 dead 70,948 wounded 41,330 missing and 33,223 prisoners of war.
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WPE
OPA
U. S
OYI
Iowa Farm Grain Stocks Report April 1 1944
Iowa farm stocks show 293,552,000 bushels of corn on hand April 1 1944 about 49 percent of 1943 grain harvest the smallest April 1 stock since 1938 Soybeans on farms 9,833,000 bushels about one fourth of 1943 crop Oats on farms 42 percent of 1943 crop March egg production up 8 percent from March last year Farm price index up one point
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Iowa
Potato Storage and Pruning Tips and Quebec Snowfall
Potatoes should be stored in a cool dark place with temperatures between 40 degrees and a safe upper limit to avoid green coloring bitterness and spoilage. Evergreen pruning can be postponed until trimmings are needed for decorations with small sprays cut sparingly. Quebec snowfall in a typical year seldom falls under 100 inches, a high estimate noted for the province.
Avoid High Temperatures
Guidance warns against exposing systems to excessive heat as higher temperatures accelerate corrosion and promote scale deposits from hard water, reducing efficiency and lifespan of equipment.
Old Fish Story Classic Banter and Jokes
A collection of old ribbing and punchlines. Harry and Jerry joke about fish, seasons, and bathing places. A quip about dynamite women and a secretary asking for an advance ends with the boss citing his wife’s warning.
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Harry
Jerry
Protection for young apple and pear trees from pests
Young fruit trees need wire screen protection around trunks to stop rabbits from chewing bark. If wire is unavailable, wrap trunks in heavy building paper or old magazines. A shovelful of cinders at the base helps prevent damage by mice, especially when trees are mulched.
Grain Winter Manure Spread Protects Late Sown Fields
Grain winter manure spread on late sowing of winter wheat or barley provides added protection against weather. The practice aims to shield crops from cold and damp conditions, potentially improving germination and early growth.
Palmyra Island Named for Whaleship in South Pacific
Palmyra Island in the South Pacific was named after the American whaleship that discovered it in the 10th century.
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Palmyra
South Pacific
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