Balloon Barrage Defense For London Envisions 1100 Balloons
The British air ministry plans a balloon shield around London with 1100 balloons on winched cables possibly reaching 25 000 feet. Cables invisible to bombers would disable planes on contact, creating a deadly fence 300 feet apart to force high altitude and reduce bombing accuracy. The piece notes the balloons’ mobility and strategic placement over the city.
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NEA
London
British
Air Ministry
Great Britain
Unemployment in Arkansas Rises Across State
Unemployment in Arkansas rose in April with active registrants increasing from 60,000 to over 65,000 across fourteen offices. Four thousand five hundred forty new applications, an 8.4 percent rise from March, plus 3,651 renewals, spurred private placements totaling 2,427. Most gains came from agricultural referrals around Fort Smith spinach and White, Sevier and Washington strawberry harvests. About 1,717 placements were in physical labor, and 1,450 men and 977 women found work, including 110 veterans. Hope district office registered 447 new applicants and placed 122. The note ends with a brief historical reference to the Hundred Years War.
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D. Palmer Patterson
Arkansas State Employment Service
Patterson
Maren
Fort Smith
White
Sevier Washington
Arkansas
Hempstead
Hope
G. T. Cross
Copper Sulphate Uses in Garden Disease Control
Extension horticulturist F T Eeton explains Bordeaux mixture combines copper sulphate with lime to kill disease spores and prevent leaf burn. For garden use mix 6 oz copper sulphate 12 oz hydrated lime and 5 gallons water. dissolve bluestone first in water, use wooden containers. Also notes Swiss preference for German and French as a lingua franca.
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F. T. Eeton
Extension Horticulturist
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
Mr. Bidon
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Mrs. Chapman
Melva Bullington
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