Silkworm Growth Triggers Cocoon Formation
Silkworms outgrow their skins four times in the rapid growth period before they stop feeding and spin silk cocoons, a stage that makes the insect valuable to the commercial silk industry.
30 Nov 1933
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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1933
Page
1
Silkworms outgrow their skins four times in the rapid growth period before they stop feeding and spin silk cocoons, a stage that makes the insect valuable to the commercial silk industry.
The 140th Infantry Band visits Jefferson City on a Friday tour with a 10 am business district parade followed by a noon luncheon with Deputy Warden Tom Scott. An 8 pm concert at the Junior College Auditorium features Minnesinger Quartette and soloist Beatrice Swearingen. Proceeds aid the local milk fund.
Hollywood reports the death of Mrs Dianna Carpenter 87 grandmother of actress Jean Harlow. She was found dead in bed at her Wichita Kansas home. The news notes Jean's grandfather died last August and that the actress lived with her grandmother long before rising to stardom.
Los Angeles AP reports Ray Mangrum, wounded in a shooting at his apartment, faces uncertain golf future as physicians weigh his arm injuries. His wife, charged with assault with a deadly weapon, was shot in the leg during the struggle. She cites "the other woman" as the cause.
Chicago reports 62 year old Dr Alice Wynekoop charged in 12 counts with murdering Rheta Gardiner Wyneskoop her daughter in law. Her son Earle Wynekoop held on accessory charges with alibi claims while his lawyer seeks habeas corpus release.
Missouri stockmen will enter a large group of prize livestock at the International Livestock Show opening December 2 in Chicago. Selections include Sun-A Bar Farms Grain Valley Shorthorn cattle and St Albans Farms Pacific with multiple breeders and cattle types. University of Missouri will send sheep and judging teams.
New classes are enrolling at an accredited school offering six month training. Graduates can accept a position or open a shop after enrollment. A diploma enables taking state board examinations nationwide.
National Industrial Conference Board figures show industrial production and employment rising from March to July, then easing. Average hours fell from July through October while wages rose modestly, leaving purchasing power largely unchanged. The data credit shorter hours under NRA codes for employment gains even amid slackening production.
In New York on November 30 two masked young bandits robbed McGraw Hill board chairman James H. McGraw on the 32nd floor. The 12 year old restrained by the men, fled. McGraw was tied to a wall, beaten with a towel wrapped hammer, then released after a porter found him. Police recovered fingerprints to identify the suspects.
At Lawrence on November 20 1940 a crowd of about 15000 gathered to see Missouri and Kansas renew their gridiron rivalry. Sunny weather and alumni from surrounding areas added to the festive atmosphere as fans anticipated a fourth straight Kansas win over Missouri despite Tiger supporters predicting an upset.
Albuquerque reports officials push investigation into the death of Mrs. Donalds Wickman a Denver nurse in an alleged hit and run near the city Saturday night Carl W Wickman 45 a druggist is held in jail awaiting the inquiry completion
Grace Estes of Salina Kansas files for divorce claiming Cecil Estes tormented her and coerced a grocery hold up at Bridgeport to feed their children. She says he lives at the Bridgeport poor farm and is 22 years older, with two children in a Methodist orphanage in Vernon Illinois.
Walter Jones a former Flint youth set for execution at the Colorado penitentiary near Canon City after being condemned for the Hartford Johnson homicide during a 1932 freight car robbery near Grand Junction. He drank a Thanksgiving toast to death and asked for a special dinner as his reprieve loomed.
Henry Morgenthau Jr. names six advisory aides to assist in treasury duties within ten days as acting secretary. The group includes Herbert Gaston Herman Oliphant Earl Bailie Tom K. Smith William H. McReynolds and Rosewell Magill. They are paid from special Congress funds for emergency banking activity.
The text notes Morgenthau's prior general counsel role at the Farm Credit Administration and his current duties at the treasury. Bailie handles fiscal matters focusing on December’s near billion-dollar financing challenge. It also mentions silkworms: newly hatched larvae at 50 are small, 700,000 weigh one pound, reach 5,500 pounds in 42 days.
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