The Doughgirls at the Avalon this weekend
The Echo invites John Dennler as a guest for two courtesy tickets to see The Doughgirls a weekend comedy at the Avalon. Also notes free courtesy tickets for Gunderson Bros at the Avalon and calls for readers to call the Echo office.
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the Avalon
The
Echo
John Dennler
the Echo
Gunderson, Bros., Clermont
Avalon
Henry Anderson
Elgin
Echo Office
Maisie
Reno
Licorice Root Flourishes in Dry Spells in Southwest
Licorice root flourishes where long hot dry spells push roots deep in search of moisture. The southwest region likely offers favorable growing conditions, though other parts of the United States may also be suitable.
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Southwest
United States
Seedings Show Surface Seedings Yield More Plants
Early day seedings on the surface produced more plants than those covered. Clover seed covered one inch yielded less than half as many plants as surface seedings with no covering, illustrating surface placement advantages.
Tea Drinker Levels Across Nations
The article notes British people average 2,400 cups of tea annually, about seven cups daily, while Americans average 140 cups per year. It cites U S Department of Agriculture figures to contrast consumption patterns between the two nations.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
United States
Wartime Home Front Reminders and Nutrition Alerts
Emergency calls seek 6,000 women aged 20 to 50 for non professional medical work at 31 U S Army Hospitals. Learn nursing via Red Cross course to care for families. Tax due March 15. 1942 forms do not cover unforgiven portion. Write cheerful letters to servicemen and use Y Mail overseas. Civilian supplies will be low in 1945 due to record buying. shoe ration free sale Feb 19 to March 3. auto ration cut to 2,000 February cars. War Bonds urged for farmers to balance mortgage payments with war bonds. end with safer finances and prepared farms.
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U. S. Army
Red Cross
Seed Treatment and Fertilizer Guidance From 1944 War Board Note
The document notes seed treatment totals for 1944 reaching 1 029 000 pounds for weedkilling chemicals, enough to treat 2 141 acres, with seed treatment dusts totaling 57 103 pounds. It urges farm machinery repair, stresses fertilizer must be soil and crop appropriate, and advises proper roughage feeding to boost milk yield. It also highlights high protein feed supplies improving, due to lower livestock numbers, and advocates victory gardens under common sense guidance.
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Towa
Total War Production Board
Diet Guidance Emphasizes Nonvegetarian Sources
A fragmented note stresses per person growth limits and reliance on affordable vegetables. It mentions low income diets and commercial canned foods as part of a broader diet, with the rest coming from other sources. The text is incomplete and contains disjointed phrases.
Cabbage Seedbed Guidance and Revere Ride Note
The text discusses selecting well drained moisture retentive soil for outdoor cabbage and related seedlings noting clay soils hinder emergence after heavy rain. It also mentions Paul Revere’s famous ride on April 18 1776 to arouse New England patriots.
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Paul Revere
New England
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