Britain shifts from arable to specialized farming
Report from a United Press survey of Britain’s 1929 agricultural land shows three fifths of the area under pasture with arable use shrinking. England and Scotland feature small holdings and many parcels over 20 acres though most farms remain under 20 acres. Dairy poultry and specialized fruit and veg farming rise as economic drivers for Britain’s farm sector.
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Great Britain
United Press
Ry of
Nett Commercial Attache
England
Wales
Scottiaid
Gantrast
Argentina
Russia
Ger
Scotland
Australia
United Facts
Ministry of Agi Wre
Motorists in Merced Vote Key to Election Victory
Merced California dispatch reports that county motorists outnumber registered voters with 14,582 cars to 11,637 electors. In the current election climate, candidates winning the motorist vote could secured victory, as a candidate needs only half the automobile tally to win based on the figures.
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Merced
Cal
Merced County
First bale of 1930 cotton sold in Columbus
In Columbus the season opens with the first bale weighing 520 pounds sold by W. Sipes and bid by A. E. Jackson at 11 1 2 cents per pound. The town also notes the opening of school on September 8 and lists new teachers including Mrs T. C. Wilson, Mrs. RC Reed, Mrs. R. E. Jackson, and Hugh Bristow, among many social visits and local moves.
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Columbus
W. Sipes
A. E. Jackson
TC. Wilson
RC. Reed
R. E. Jackson
Hugh Bristow
Stuart Johnson
Hena Jackson
J. C. Johnson
Shreveport
J. A. Williamson
T. C. Wilson
J.C. Hil
Steve Mulkey
Little River Country Club
J. R. Autrey
J. 0. Johnson
Washington
Virgie Bishop
Memphis
Bernice Webb
Blytheville
L. M. Webb
John Wilson
David Wilson
Morley Jennings
Gon
Richard
Waco
Texas
Michigan
P. R. Booker
Textarkaha
Virginia Johnson
DeQueen
J. S. Wilson
Joe Wilson
Robert Levins
Jim Wilson, Jr
Hope
E. J. Sheppersort
Addie Beas Hudgins
Martha Lanham
Mary Gaines Autrey
J. M. Bolding
Smackover
el Dorado
H. O. Stuart
Ozan
T. L. Johnson
W. P. Agee
David Shepperson
Corsicana
Luta Shepperson
E. J. Shepperson
Mildred Johnson
Rev
Irvin Urrey
K. G. Dudney
Richard Thompson
Laverne
Alma Thompson
M. H. Boyce
Texarkana
L. K. Boyce
Grist Mill Worn Out Near Connellesville
The old grist mill once owned by George Washington and a Perry Township landmark has decayed beyond preservation. Local officials report preservation efforts futile as deterioration progresses.
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Connellesville
UPI
George Washington
Perry Township
Cow Vindicates Boys In Garden Raid Probe
In Sharon Pennsylvania on September 3 and reported by UP a dairy cow named bossy was blamed for nightly garden raids. The cow was found to have pulled up her stake and accessed fenced gardens, explaining the vegetable thefts. The incident cleared local youths of wrongdoing as the cow sought a varied meal.
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Sharon
Exoneration Granted in Pine Bluff Slaying Case
A coroner's jury in Pine Bluff clears Eddie Morgan, a Black woman, in the fatal stabbing of her husband Emmett Morgan at a Black hall near Pine Bluff early yesterday morning.
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Pine Bluff
Eddie Morgan
Emmett ‘Morgan
Low Water Level at Rimerton on River Drought Record
The Allegheny River fell to its lowest level in three percent years at Rimerton amid this summer drought, dipping past a rock carved with initials. Water later rose as rains returned, marking a noted drought era in Tarenton area.
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Tarentum
Allegheny River
Rimerton
Drouth
Tokyo Building Boom Through 1929 Growth Figures
Tokyo reports 12 828 buildings erected in 1928 and a total of 67 856 new structures from 1923 through 1929 as per the statistical section of the Tokyo government.
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Tokyo
Vienna School Attendance Grows in Year Start
Viennese schools report 52,869 pupils enrolled as the new term begins, with boys making up more than half the attendance. The total mirrors last year’s figures, reflecting a steady start to the Austrian academic year.
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Vienna
Daritgll
Westpocket Plane Carried By Submarine
The navy develops a westpocket seaplane to be stored in a submarine with folding wings and a watertight deck compartment. It will serve as a scout to extend undersea vessels’ vision, with tests planned once fabrication completes, drawing on prior experiments from seven years ago.
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Washington
Navy
Uersea
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Robinson's
New College
Coty
Jersety
Georgette
Phoenix Hose
Geo. W. Robison & Co
Prescott
Nashville
Selby Shoes
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