From Wastelands to Profits via Farm Chemurgy
Wheeler McMillen of the National Farm Chemurgy Council touts chemurgy turning waste land into value. Dandelions milkweed and cattails gain commercial use with fibers and insulation potential. Milkweed floss and Bast fibers offer buoyancy, strength and textile prospects. Walnut shells and butadiene link to plastics and rubber production.
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Wheeler McMillen
National Farm
Chemurghc Council
Chemurgy
Russia
Indies
Boris Berkman
Berkman
Michigan
C. F. Burgess
Burgess
Castor bean revival urged to restore imports and industry
Loss of overseas supplies has spurred a movement to cultivate castor beans and other crops at home. The plan aims to stockpile three million pounds of pure seed across eight states including Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Illinois, with research showing variable yields by region and the need for yearly planting before frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Laurie
Ohio State University
Laurie
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Chemurgy
Midwest
Kansas
India
Brazil
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Illinois
Kentucky
Tennessee
Indiana
W. L. Burlison
Agriculture Department
University of Illinois
Northwest Pacific
Washington
Oregon
Northwest
Kathleen Norris on war food and home front fortitude
Kathleen Norris argues against food shortage panic, urging Americans to endure wartime rationing with dignity. She highlights Victory gardens, meatless meals, and inventive cooking, plus guidance for welcoming returning soldiers and boosting morale at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ey Kathleen Norris II
America
Global Postwar Home Scene and Odd Ad Inclusions
In a domestic vignette a family wonders where everyone has gone as postwar aviation and world links loom. The dialogue shifts to a bustling world mood with a Moscow Brazil Dakar and Asia references, then a blackout and a satire on Four Freedoms fashion models and wartime shortages. A New Haven Journal-Courier note adds a quip on discrimination and a self preservation verse closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior
Moscow
Aletia
Brazil
Dakar
Booby Traps Behind German Lines Hit Hard
Anticipated by army trainers. Booby-trap dangers from retreating forces are described with examples such as fountain pens watches wallets whistles and colored balls. GeneraJ J McNair emphasizes strict training to detect and destroy these devices hidden in ordinary objects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. McNair
Air Africa
It’s a Game Good sportsmanship on the front
The piece compares wartime and baseball ethics, noting that whining and demanding favors are fouls like stepping out of bounds. Without an umpire, such behavior goes unchecked and harms others until consequences arise from their own actions.
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Europe
Ireland
France
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Castor
Kathleen Norris
America’s
Bell Syndicate
WNY
Walter
Stevens
Asia
Burma Road
Fuchow
Biffells
Sebastopol
Jennie
Chidsey
Collins
Adams
Morocco
Freedom
Ima Dodo
Roosevelt
New Haven Journal-Courier
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