Farm Science Advances Highlight Dairy and Forage Breakthroughs
In a Storrs Connecticut briefing Dean E G Woodward outlines new farm science gains. Key points include mastitis and Bangs disease control in dairy cows, a rapid milking method with teat heat, extended eight week dry periods, grass silage without preservatives at 65 percent moisture, Ladino clover improving eastern pastures, quick hay drying and curing, plus caustic sprays and soy-based plastics expanding industrial uses of farm products to reduce surpluses.
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Bang
Lespedezia
Rest Centers for Battle Veterans to Be Opened
The War Department announced army ground and service forces will establish rest centers in leading resort hotels for returning personnel. Veterans will receive physical exams and be evaluated for new assignments in relaxing surroundings. Five redistribution centers are planned to start in September with hotels at Miami Beach, Florida already acquired and others under negotiation.
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Washington
War Department
Army Ground and Service Forces
Air Force
Miami Beach
Fla
Cherbourg Dances After Five Year Wait
Cherbourg, France marks Bastille Day with street dancing around the harbor where allies helped liberate the city. American soldiers, nurses and officers join British troops and French sailors in a celebration that shifts from formal music to American jazz. An American captain dances with a Normandy girl, easing tension as crowds cheer.
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Cherbourg
France
Normandy
Iceland Geologists May Study in United States
Icelandic geologists may train at the University of Oklahoma funded by their government. Dean Neils Dungal stated the visit aims to prepare specialists to survey Iceland’s natural resources.
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Iceland
United States
Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Neils Dungal
University of Iceland
Oklahoma
College Animal Disease Findings for Illinois 1944
The Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine reports pullorum disease leading in poultry infections, with second the rinder or coccidiosis and cholera third. Bovine blood tests show 8.6 percent positive for Bang disease and 37 percent of milk samples positive for mastitis.
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Department of Anithology and Hygiene
of Illinois College of A
Turkey
Illin
Turkeys
Good Breeding Pays Dividends With Poultry
The article emphasizes inheritable traits in poultry health and productivity. By culling inferior birds and breeding those with desirable traits, poultrymen build profitable flocks. Early maturing birds begin laying sooner, boosting profits, and consistent daily egg production is crucial for steady returns.
Ensilage Harvester Improves Farm Silage Efficiency
A historical note details rapid adoption of the field ensilage harvester to reduce labor in silo filling. It discusses requirements for trench silos blower placement and proper operation, including sharp knives, correct clearances, appropriate cutter speed, and a vertical straight blower pipe.
SCAT Air Transport Service in Pacific War Role
SCAT or South Pacific Combat Air Transport Command moves mail to APO addresses in San Francisco evacuates wounded from jungle islands in the South Pacific answers urgent requests for arms or equipment and transports Japanese prisoners from forward areas.
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SCAT
APO
San Francisco
South Pacific
South Pacific Combat Air Transport Command
NATS
Naval Air Transport Service
Sound conditioning adds to postwar living
The article explains new plaster types allow rooms to be conditioned for sound like temperature. Soundproofing prevents outside noise from entering and internal noise from escaping, while sound conditioning aims to control reverberations and absorb waves after the sound event ends.
Thieves Steal Jewels. Great Dane Guards Empty House
In Port Chester New York burglars escaped with jewels valued at 3000 dollars after feeding a Great Dane left to guard the home of Evans Ward. The dog did not deter the burglars and was later found calmly finishing a roast beef tossed by the intruders.
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Port Chester
Evans Ward
Record Divorce Pace Shocks Kansas City Court
In a brisk session in Kansas City Missouri a divorce rate of 2% minutes per case was set as 44 divorces were granted by noon and 16 others failed to respond. Most complaints were by women under 30 and involved indignities jealousy and mental cruelty. many requested restoration of maiden names.
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Kansas City
Navy Blimp Rescues Marine Pilot From Heavy Seas
In a dramatic oversea rescue off Santa Barbara capt Baldwin of Lapeer Mich floated three hours after a midair collision. Lt Haynes of Athens Ga is listed missing. A Catalina could not land as waves rose while Lieut Culbertson of Santa Ana guided the blimp rescue.
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San Diego
Calif
11Th Naval District
Marine Corps
Navy
Frank B. Baldwin
Lapeer
Mich
Santa Barbara
E. R. Haynes
Athens
Catalina
Peter I. Culbertson
Santa Ana
University of Minnesota
Baldwin
Drink-Crazed Skipper Fatally Shot in Pacific Duel
Returning sailors recount Captain Carl Larsen of a New York-flagged ship went on a drunken rampage on a South Pacific island firing at natives and crew. Navy guards overpowered him, then he escaped from a cabin with a second revolver and was killed by a naval guard in a gun duel. The vessel had sailed from San Francisco months earlier.
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Naval Guard
Wilmington
Calif
South Pacific
Carl Larsen
New York
San Francisco
Larsen
Navy veteran held in govt property case at home
Bernard C. Biezunski 58, a former Navy sailor, was charged with possession of government property after federal agents found hundreds of naval items at his Kansas City residence. He pleaded innocent with bond set at 2500 dollars pending grand jury action. A naval intelligence officer testified items included shovels, brass screws, hinges, silverware, boots and more.
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Eastaires
Kansas City
Navy
Bernard C. Biezunski
Biezunski
Rules for Keeping Garden in a Dry Spell
Practical do s and don ts for saving a garden during drought. Keep weeds controlled with shallow cultivation and cut large weeds near roots. Water about one inch per week, soak thoroughly, and water in early morning or late afternoon. Avoid mid day watering to limit evaporation unless necessary.
Vetch Emerges as Superior Cover Crop for Gardens
Rutgers extension agronomist H R Cox says dairy vetch is the best cover crop for vegetable farms. It can be seeded in August or September after crops are removed. Plowed under next spring it adds the soil equivalent of several hundred pounds per acre of nitrate. For best growth inoculate seed and prefer drilling over broadcasting in moderate soil acidity.
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H. R. Cox
College of Agriculture
Rutgers University
Cox
Detecting Mastitis Early With Simple Milk Checks
Dairymen are advised to use a strip cup test daily to spot abnormal milk indicating mastitis. If a proper cup is unavailable, use a black background method with a pan and black metal or record to visualize flakes stringy milk or watery milk before milking.
Deepest Texas well reaches record depth near Fort Stockton
Phillips Petroleum completes a two year drilling project near Fort Stockton Texas establishing a world depth record at 15279 feet. The site used 467 drill bits and 156 tons of pipe with high pressure gas pockets found at 11556 and 12832 feet. Bottom temperature runs 235 to 240 degrees Fahrenheit and pressure around 2800 psi.
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Phillips Petroleum Company
Fort Stockton
West Texas
Fringe on the Flag Law Sparks Fringe Dispute
In 1942 Congress enacted a flag display law forbidding any mark on the flag, a ruling Sol Bloom says excludes fringe or tassels. Army regs allow yellow silk fringe two and one half inches wide on three edges for mounted and other units carrying colors.
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Congress
Sol Bloom
House of Represenatives
Army
Good Treatment Values in Controlling Mastitis
The article explains mastitis treatment challenges in the dairy cow udder and stresses that sterilizing the complex gland is difficult. It notes treatment is most effective during the dry period and advises delaying treatment for cows with good milk flow while focusing on damaged or high-producing udders. Some vets treat every infected cow as she goes dry, if selection is wise.
How to dry and store corn for serving
Properly dried corn is brittle and semi transparent and can shatter if hit. Dryness tests require cooling and an extra hour in the oven to prevent damp kernels from ruining a batch. Store in moisture proof containers and package in small quantities for freshness. Soak kernels until plump then cook until tender for serving.
Mixed roughage hay mixtures improve livestock feed
Extension agronomists say mixing small grains with winter legumes yields more hay than either crop alone and is more palatable. Grains reduce tangling by legumes, hollow stems aid curing, and legumes boost protein scentage. These blends can be grazed in fall, winter, and spring while producing good hay.
Electric Eye Counts Traffic
Infra red beams across the highway feed photoelectric cells to count up to 24 000 vehicles an hour. The system costs about 150 dollars yearly versus 5 000 for manual checks and is barely noticed by drivers.
How to Bake Potatoes for Light Fluffy Texture
Use potatoes of similar size and bake in a medium oven. Avoid too hot an oven to prevent crusting. Grease skin for softness or crispness. Test doneness by pressing. when soft through, open to vent steam. Cut a crisscross, pinch to eject some white, then season through the opening with butter or fat.
Plastics to Make Stout Planes
New airplane structural material of glass plastics claims to be 50 percent stronger than metal fuselages and 80 percent stronger than wood. The material, a quarter to a half inch thick, uses fiberglass reinforcement and a balsa core in a glass plastic sandwich. Tests at Wright field showed clean perforation without jagged edges and failure due to low density of nails. The Bureau of Industrial Service announced potential aviation, automotive, marine, and building uses with suppliers including Owens Corning, American Cyanamid, Liby Owens Ford Glass, Dow Chemical, Bakelite, and others.
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New York
Bureau of Industrial Service, Inc
Wright Field
Washington
Owens- Corning Fiberglas Corp
American Cyanamid Company
Marco Chemicals, Inc
Plaskon
Liby- Owens-Ford Glass Company
Monsanto Chemical Company
Columbia
Chemical Division
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Dow Chemical Company
Bakelite Corp
Navy Rockets Sink German U-Boat in First PlanesAttack
Navy disclosed use of rocket projectiles by Grumman Avengers to locate and sink a German submarine at the surface. The two pilots Lieuts. Leonard L. McFord and Willis D. Seeley earned air medals for the action. No date given.
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Washington
Navy
Grumman Avengers
United States Navy
Leonard L. McFord
Baltimore
Willis D. Seeley
Huntington, Inc
High Casualty Toll Among Italians Reported
Geneva based La Suisse cites Chiasso dispatch counting 50 000 Italians killed or executed amid fascist antifascist conflict since German occupation. It adds 70 000 deported to Poland including about 10 000 Jews, with 250 000 soldiers or workers sent to Germany and 50 000 more in camps.
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Bern
Switzerland
Geneva
la Suisse
Chiasso
Poland
Germany
Sled Dogs Form Army Motor Pool in Alaska
Nome reports a mid winter army post motor pool composed of 43 sled dogs with individual dog tags showing service record serial number and position. Teams usually consist of seven dogs though nine dog teams with extra intermediates are used for heavy work.
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Nome
Army
Here
Army Air Base Sergeant Seeks Five More Leave Days
Greenville army sergeant telegraphed a plea for a five day extension of leave claiming relatives are well and “desire remaining in heaven five additional days.” His commanding officer conceded the approach but summoned the sergeant in from heaven on time.
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Greenville
S. C
Parachute Jump Reunion Across Atlantic
Pvt. Barney J. Thurman stationed in England was floated down after a parachute jump when he sighted a passing plane and found it was his cousin Lieut. Clint Cowden piloting. The two relatives had not seen each other for two years.
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Chute Kilgore
Texas
Pvt
Barney J. Thurman
England
Pvt. Thurman
Lieut
Clint Cowden
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Alaska
Army Air Base
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