Gravity School News and Winter Activities Update
The week brought changes with Mervin Hulee returning to Bedford and Mrs Stephens back at school. Six weeks tests dominate attention as basketball results show a 35 to 32 loss to Clonfield at home. A mega drive funds activity, DeVry machine payment completed, and Lenox hosts the upcoming round for seeilos boora.
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Pusit
Mervin Hulee
Bedford
Mra Stephens
Baol
Gene Reed
Notawry
Clonfild
Lenox
Seeilos Boora
Lincoln dogs linked to life and legend in a stray history
The Gaines Dog Research Center says Abraham Lincoln loved dogs who mirrored his life from boyhood Honey to Fritz in the White House. A bronze statue in Fort Wayne by Paul Manship depicts Lincoln with a hound, symbolizing his animal kindness and family ties to pets.
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Abraham Lincoln
Gaines Dog Research Center
Neow
York City
Lincoln
Fort Wayne
Ind
Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Hoosier
Paul Manship
Thomas Lincoln
Kentucky
Abe
Austin Gollaher
Indiana
Macon County
Large Volume Of Fuel Wood Harvested From Private Lands
Edward Vaile reports a major fuel wood harvest totaling 522000 cords worth about 15 per cord, plus 84510000 board feet of lumber valued at 75 per thousand, 6500000 board feet of specialty logs, 190000 ties and dim timbers at 80 cents each. Federal land adds two million board feet from the Mississippi river. The effort supports the nine foot channel project with eight contracts to local lumber firms and price ranges from 7.15 to 20.50 per thousand board feet.
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Edward Vaile
Imberec
John Wakefield
State Conservaton
Lande
Mississippi River
U. S. Corps of Engineer
Engineera
The Legend and Rise of Flin Flon Mining Town
National Geographic notes Flin Flon in Canada as a historic mining hub in the Canadian Shield. Tales explain the name from a dime novel hero, while the present ore body was revealed in 1915 and led to a major zinc and copper operation with a population around 6,000 to 9,600. The town sits on steep hills with rambling frame buildings and a hundred steps aiding climbers on one inclined street.
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Egy
Waco Canada
Dominion
Canadian Shield
National Geographic Society
Joseph Flintabbaty Flonatin
Flintabbaty Flonatin
Flin Flon
Looking Ahead George S Benson on Liberalism and Reaction
George S Benson argues against liberal labels claiming modern liberals seek a planned socialist state that erodes personal freedoms. He defines liberalism as liberty rooted but warns of totalitarian trends, calling true reactionaries those who would restore state domination. He promotes evaluating ideas by their fruits. Check local radio for Land of the Free.
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Jesus
Hese
Best Way To Store Plant Feed Til Spring
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee advises farmers to store fertilizer now to assure supply for 1949. Winter storage rules include dry barns with off ground flooring, wooden crib stacks on earth or cement floors, keep burlap sacks tightly packed, limit stacks to seven or eight bags, and separate broken bags to prevent moisture.
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Chicago
Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
All-Pullet Flock Pros and Considerations for Iowa Farmers
Extension poultryman W R Whitfield of Iowa State College outlines pros and cons of all pullet flocks. Benefits include 20 to 30 percent more eggs and higher profits during egg shortages with lower mortality. Consider housing space, straight run chicks, and brooder versus hen house sizes before choosing.
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W. R. Whitfield
Iowa State College
Purchasing Strategy for Chick Growth Housing
The plan estimates two chicks per square foot for the grow house. Since the brooder house offers only a quarter of the floor space of the laying house, buying sexed chicks becomes the wiser option to optimize space and output.
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Gravity School News
Wallows
Kenneth A. Curtis, Jr
Washington
Jack Benny
Helen Gahagan Douglas
California
Benny
Treasury
Edward H. Foley, Jr
Janet Glenn
Springfield
White House
Fritz
John K. Roll
Peter Milton
Britain
Col
J. We Bell
George S. Benson
Harding College
Searcy
Arkansas
Dr. Benson
Uncle Sam
U.S
U. S
U.S. Treasury Department
Sharpsburg
Guss
Conway
New Market
Nodaway
Corning Rendering Co
Elmer Brown
Gravity
Iowa
James A. Lucas
Bedford, Iowa
E. J. Janson
Tel
W. Steward
Abero’s Drug Store
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