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Newspaper
Kings Mountain Herald
Location
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1940
Page
5
A United States Public Health Service advisory relayed by Raleigh officials notes chiggers or red bugs do not transmit diseases in the current season. The bulletin urges readers to take measures against bites as outdoor exposure rises in summer and early fall.
A Public Health Service note explains chiggers do not burrow but feed on skin's upper layer after a substance dissolves tissue. It warns kerosene or 95 percent alcohol kill mites but can irritate skin, urging cautious use. The chigger sustains intense itching before loosening its grip and dropping off.
Questions and answers cover crop rotation effectiveness against Granville wilt, alfalfa planting windows, and dairy cow ration variety, noting rotation crops like corn and soybeans offer best control, alfalfa seeding rates, and dairy nutrition guidance. An offhand stat mentions about ten million U S drivers damaged their cars last year.
Mrs. William Wright reports a revival at the local church with eight additions for baptism. social notes list Sunday visitors from Washington DC to Kings Creek and Ocala. families visit in Waynesville and Gastonia. B T U conference attended. a birth announced. grass breeding discussed as farmers focus on late crops.
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