Barberry Eradication Drive Expands in South Dakota
Plan continues as barberry crusade targets common barberries. Youths report plant locations, send twigs for ID and receive Rust Prevention badges from Minneapolis group. Honorary National Rust Busters memberships offered. aim is to curb black stem rust that devastates wheat and other grains, saving millions.
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Postwar Reading Drops as Books Fall Short in France
In Paris a postwar hush falls over libraries as France consumes more books than before the war yet faces dwindling supplies. Total annual works reach about 13,000, down from 15,900 previously, including diverse subjects from Aztecs to zoology.
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Paris
France
Groton Civic Leaders Favor School Funding Vote
Groton supporters at a dinner with the Groton Commercial club and school officials endorsed holding a head tax election to fund a new city school building. Board of Education president J E Moffitt said more public meetings will follow to gauge community attitude and inform patrons.
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Groton Commercial Club
Board of Education
Iiler
Fonda
J. E. Moffitt
Mr. Moffit
Call for district election on electors vote question
The board plans to issue a call for an election where the question may be submitted to the electors of the district. The move signals a formal process to place the issue before voters for resolution.
House Changes Bill For Badlands Park
Washington scene as House Public Lands Committee reports a substitute for the earlier Senate bill. The measure seeks presidential proclamation establishing Teton National Park in what is described as Badlands territory, signaling a major park expansion move. The report highlights legislative steps and potential implications for federal land management.
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House Public Lands Committee
Senate
Teton National
Bad Lands Nation al Monument Proposal and Belgian Mice Plague
Report notes a senate proposal to dedicate 18 380 acres as the Bad Lands National Monument instead of Teton National Park totaling 50 760 acres. Farmers in Charleroi Belgium urge government action to combat a plague of mice invading fields cellars barns and houses causing crop damage.
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Bad Lands National Monument
Teton National Park
Charleroi
Belgium
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