This And That at Ames Extension Conference
Hazel L. Doerr notes the Ames Extension Annual Conference in early April with Dr. Paulena Nickell on family values and human conduct. Carroll Binder of the Minneapolis Tribune discusses Russia and the Cold War and 4-H Club themes guide farm life and food production.
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Ames
Paulena Nickell
Philosphy
Lfe
Carroll Binder
The
Minneapolis Tribune
Russia
Binder
Estron labeled fabrics and rayon naming debate
Dr Johnson defends moral responsibility and warns against training the mind without the conscience. Homemakers will learn a new textile term estron for acetate rayon fabrics. FTC labeling rules require rayon on all cellulose fibers, aiding care differences between rayon types. Dr Louise Peet discusses aluminum status. Want ad seeks plasterer in Havelock Iowa.
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Federal Trade Commission
Louise Peet
Iowa State College
Aluminum in cookware sparks health caution and guidance
The piece notes Martha Duncan program remarks on aluminum risks and Mayo Clinic input. Dr Russell Wilder says hydrated alumina is not cancer risk. the article contrasts aluminum intake from utensils with dietary exposure. Ruth Comstock warns milk cleans paper lampshades and tests water effectiveness on shades.
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Martha Duncan
Russell Wilder
Mayo Clinic
Ruth Comstock
New York State
Riding Roads With Les Rhodes
Farm Bureau reports legislative wins in Iowa this year including blocking a tractor tax and saving gas tax refunds. Additional credits and increased school aid bring property tax relief, plus a road program. Members urged to boost outreach and support higher extension service appropriations.
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Les Rhodes
Farm Bureau
Iowa
Opportunity Drive promotes U S Savings Bonds sales
A Treasury Department notice urges participation in the Spring Opportunity Drive to enroll in Payroll Savings Plans and Bond a Month Plans. It appeals to volunteers and workers to sign up when approached at home or via their bank or employer.
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U. S
Water Softener Boosts Wash Quality at Home
A home management specialist from the University of Illinois describes using trisodium phosphate as an effective water softener to improve laundering. Proper dissolving in hot water, skimming scum, and careful dosing prevent fabric damage and excess alkali while saving soap and reducing hand irritation.
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Misa Gladys Ward
University of Milnois College of Agriculture
Miss Ward
New Stamp Honors Cherokee Removal Trail of Tears Commemorated
A new postage stamp authorized by Congress goes on sale October 15, 1948 in Muskogee Oklahoma. It commemorates the Trail of Tears the forced migration of the Cherokees and other tribes from the southeast to Oklahoma. The stamp recalls Chief Justice Marshall and President Andrew Jackson in a referenced dispute over a Supreme Court ruling favoring the Cherokees. The five tribes Creeks Chickasaws Choctaws Seminoles and Cherokees are honored for their removal to lands beyond the Mississippi and for adopting farming with settlers.
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U. S
John Marshall
Congress
Muskogee
Okla
Georgia
Oklahoma
Marshall
Andrew Jackson
Supreme Court
Tennessee River
Alabama
Tennessee
North Carolina
Mississippi
Luminescent Pigments and Their Wartime Uses
During World War II phosphorescent and fluorescent pigments proved essential for night operation. They coated adhesive marking tapes used on ships over 3,000 tons and were applied in bombs shelters and buildings while also aiding maps, instruments, and dials.
Scientists Preserve Foods Using Electrons In Nuclear Accelerators
Two born American scientists, former German refugees now citizens, report two years of preserving a wide range of foods and substances with electron treatment. Dr Arno Bragch and Dr Wolfgang Huber claim many stem materials remain unchanged and indefinitely preserved using devices like the capacitron cyclotron betatron and other accelerators.
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Germany
Arno Bragch
Wolfgang Huber
Apples from Atlantic coast orchards dominate harvest
Readable fragments indicate a large apple harvest with tens of millions of bushels from Washington state and Atlantic hillside farms. The text mentions thousands of bushels per farm and high production figures in the Yatdma and Column regions, highlighting widespread orchard output.
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Eimai Sey
Atlantic Sea
Gora
Washington State
Secretary bird described as funny looking crane native to Africa
The secretary bird, a crane-like African native, is noted for its pen-like dark tuft at the back of its head and its diet of insects and reptiles.
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Secretary Hird
Africa
Henry Thoreau Lived Reclusively at Walden 1845 47
The two best known years of Henry Thoreau’s life were 1845 to 1847 when he secluded himself in a self-built shanty near Walden Pond. He endured a sparse living condition and wrote while enjoying simple sustenance.
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Henry Thoreau
Walden Pond
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