Advises Testing Plant Seed for Purity
Oliver L. Adams county agent urges farmers to have home-grown oat and vetch seed tested for purity and germination. The State Want Board offers free analysis of five seed samples annually to aid farmers. Samples should be submitted early. dormancy must be broken before germination testing. For bulk seed, mix four handfuls from different portions and send 1 to 1 1/2 pounds. for sacks, sample from every fifth bag and combine.
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Harmers
Oliver L. Adams
Caas
State Want
Charles F. Simmons
University of Arkansas College Agriculture
Seed Sample Labeling Instructions for Arkansas Grain Analysis
A guidance note explains how to label samples sent to the Seed Analyst at the Arkansas State Plant Board in Fayetteville. Mark new crop samples and ald seed from the 190 crop to indicate whether dormancy breaks are needed, and ship 144 to 2 pounds per sample to the appropriate analysis vats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas State Plant Board
Fayetteville
Arkansas
Six Injured in Aircraft Strike Near Air Service Plant
In Bendix New Jersey a clash between police and a crowd of several hundred men and women left at least six injured as they stoned autos to block entry to Air Service Inc. The crowd blocked the only road with cars left when they retreated. Sheriff Brown asked the governor to deploy troops after local police failed to restore order. Picketing began last Saturday when CIO workers were discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bendix
N. J
Air Service, Inc
Wiliam R. Brown
CIO
Train halts as youth clings to engine in Salisbury
A streamliner moving at 80 mph halted when an unidentified youth crawled onto the engine front and then slid atop it. The boy, speaking from the locomotive, explained he simply wanted to get off, prompting the engineer to stop the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
N.C
Marshall Asks Time Extension
General George Marshall, army chief of staff, urged Congress to declare a national emergency to allow selectees and reservists to serve beyond a year. He argued the move would improve efficiency and readiness, saying there is urgent military need and that the War Department requires more leeway to operate.
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Washington
George Marshall
Army
Congress
Senate
War Department
Anay
Marshall
Sen
Austin
Marshall rejects AEF plan as impractical view
Marshall argued that the national interest could be imperialed unless forces were kept longer, citing distinct aims and the absurdity of discussing an AEF. The remark referenced TL and the debate over military strategy and duration of commitment.
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Iweg
Marshall
Fuller Coming to Aid Lands in Southwestern Proving Ground
Governor Adkins announced plans to seek help from Agricultural Extension Service and Farm Security Administration to appraise crops and lands affecting the Southwestern Proving Ground. He urged representatives to meet in Hope, notes petitions by farmers to halt the project, and cites a July 24 evacuation with 1,000 rail cars expected as Callahan Construction begins work this month.
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Adkins
Southwestern Proving Ground
Agricultural Extension Service
Farm Security Administration
Star
Proving Ground
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Hope-Washington
Callahan Construction Company
Mind Your Manners Q and A on Baby Gifts
A reader quiz on proper etiquette for newborns covers inquiries about the baby, sending congratulations, appropriate gifts, telegrams from fathers, and flowers for the mother. It advises addressing gifts of money with a plan and says the right responses are yes to most questions, with a practical approach to money gifts.
DeSoto Fete Extension Extends Century Pageant Week
DeSoto Celebration officials announced that the Saga of Waters, the massive Spectacle from the DeSoto Quarto Centennial, will continue into next week at Rix Stadium Hot Springs. The show opened July 4 with 17 performances, three rainouts, and nightly 8 pm shows. General admission is 30 cents.
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DeSoto
Hot Springs
Prformance
Rix Stadium
Army Land Permits Mailed For McRae School Maneuvers
The land board has mailed permit forms to about 8 000 landowners in Nevada County for Army use during upcoming maneuvers. About 90 percent are expected to sign and return by mail, with absentee owners and missing addresses as the main remaining challenge. Major Lobdel is asked to be informed of any missing permits to speed completion.
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Ce Iing
McRae
Land Board
U . S. Army
Court House
Nevada County
Lobdel
Hempstead Singing Meet Set for July 20 at Pentecostal Church
The Hempstead County singing convention announces a second session to be held July 20 at the First Pentecostal Church on 4th and Ferguson streets. President Harvey Odom said the event will run all day Sunday, July 2.
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Hempstead County
First Pentecostal Church
Ferguson Streets
Harvey Odom
Negro Arrested for Burglary and Larceny in Columbia
The city police announce the arrest of James W Turner, a Louisiana Negro, by Columbia County officers on burglary grand larceny and jail escape charges. Turner was turned over to Magnolia police and will face a bicycle theft charge here.
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James W
Turner
Louisiana
Columbia County
Magnolia
Ark
Plight of Local Ousted Farmer Luther Nelson
Luther Nelson a 67 year old Hempstead county farmer said he was notified by his landlord to vacate his home by Thursday July 24. The land board unit at the Proving Ground gave the notice and Nelson has searched Hope and nearby areas without finding a place to live. He contacted the new FSA relocation office but was told to wait until Monday to talk with staff as they organize. With only three days left he must move from his Washington Route 4 home at the Proving Ground.
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Luther Nelson
Hempstead
The
Star
Land Board
Proving Ground
Nelson
Hope
FSA
Mr. Nelson
Washington Route 4
Henet
A Sour Note Ends in Harmony in New York Audition
In New York a trumpeter auditioning for Phil Spirlny is betrayed when a rival slips an alum-coated LP into her handbag. The incident ends with Spirlny promising another trial as the orchestra seeks harmony. A 1992 sale of a first folio of Birds of America brought $11,700 at an American book auction.
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New York
Phil Spirlny
Allgirl Orchestra
Ephalhy
Spitainy
Aardubon
Barbs and Briefs from a Wartime Briefing
A humorous column notes the futility of excuses and jokes about a Kansas man planning to send skunks to Hitler, while criticizing cruelty to animals and praising inventory data of pepper stored in New York. It mocks war headlines and mentions a U S war box score and a bathing suit photo, closing with skepticism about a ten year non aggression pact with Hitler.
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Kansas
Hitler
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
New York
Blevins Gets House Support for School Construction
In a July 4 letter from Congressman Oren, President Roosevelt approved a $4,266 WPA appropriation for building a home economics facility and improving the gym at Blevins public schools. Construction will begin immediately. the report notes the high Mount Cornelia on Fort George Island as a local reference.
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Washington
Oren
Heeds
Roosevelt Kias
Blevins
Mount Cornelia
Fort George Island
St. John's Viver
Atlantic
Cape Heney
Montgomery Returns to Gazette After Visit Home
Innes D. Montgomery of the Arkansas Gazette editorial staff returned to Little Rock on Wednesday night following a visit with his aunt Mrs M A Holt on South Hervey Street. Montgomery began his journalism career at the Star and spent years with the Fort Smith Southwest American Times Record before joining the Gazette.
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Innes D. Montgomery
Arkansas Gazette
Little Rock
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