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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1947
Page
5
DeWitt MacKenzie analyzes the Moscow conference as critical for a German treaty and postwar Europe. He notes the Big Four face deep divisions, the need to rebuild Germany without reviving Nazism, and the risk of deliberate obstruction by any party.
A brown liquid mixed with air and water creates an airfoam that resembles whipped cream and smothers flames. The use of soy beans in foam concentrates is noted as a fire suppression method.
The text notes rhinoceros horns as hair fiber quills, not bone, with horns over 60 inches long reported. It mentions ancient beliefs in horn curative powers and high prices for medicinal grinding. It also explains Sequoia trees named after George Guess, Cherokee chief Sequoiah, creator of the Cherokee alphabet.
The Moscow conference debates Germany's postwar structure with differences over a federation or central authority. Allies favor limited state power, Russia seeks a strong center, and a second meeting may be needed to finalize a treaty. Still, there is hope to advance Europe's recovery.
The Moscow talks open March 10 with Gen. George Marshall and other foreign ministers. They will not draft a German peace treaty but discuss next steps, review Potsdam policies, and consider central administrations, reparations, and the future structure of Germany amid divisions on eastern boundaries and industrial regions.
Advice for farmers includes stocking calcium arsenate for boll weevil control and worm protection, thinning timber stands, ordering and planting roses, mulching, seeding Dallis grass and alfalfa, feeding lespedeza, grazing management for oats and grain crops, growing new vegetables per Arkansas Circular No. 140, planting Irish potatoes early, spreading manure and fertilizers, planning poultry feed, lamb docing and castration, roof checks after winter, sow farrowing prep, ensuring farrowing houses are clean, checking pressure canner parts, and ordering canning supplies before season.
The article discusses key questions for postwar Germany including unification of its four zones into a single state, revising the agreed production level to determine future living standards, and a proposal by James F. Byrnes for a disarmament treaty lasting 25 to 40 years.
The piece profiles Walter Sessi after his Dodgers acquisition, noting his desire for regular play and push to return to the minors. It recounts his famed late homer for St Louis in 1941 and outlines other camp notes from St Petersburg and Clearwater including Terry Moore’s knee X rays, Browns’ exhibition losses, and Skeeter Newsome’s limited peak performance plans.
Arkadelphia March 6 co favorites Arkansas State of Jonesboro and Arkansas State Teachers face College of the Ozarks and Henderson in quarterfinals. Paragould hosts first round of state girls tourney with four games Siloam Springs Junction City Paragould Anna Grady and Lavatawa. Jonesboro hosts 1947 state junior high tourney with four games tonight and more tomorrow.
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