One Hand in the Hopper Ends Alibi Fear in Town
Jean McAllister photographs an alley crime scene to expose local corruption. Her stakeout, aided by Rev. Mansfield and state police, leads to reforms and a police presence in Morgansburg.
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1929
Page
6
Jean McAllister photographs an alley crime scene to expose local corruption. Her stakeout, aided by Rev. Mansfield and state police, leads to reforms and a police presence in Morgansburg.
United States dairy bureau reports that India has more dairy cows than any country, with the United States second and Russia third. Miss Dorothy Buckley of the National Dairy Council notes India's large herd reshapes common views, while U S milk leads in health value and daily quart for children.
The Women's League for the Protection of Riverside Park proposes buying Audubon’s home at West 155th Street and Riverside Drive New York to convert the site into a park honoring the naturalist. The hollow garden lot would be purchased to create a beautified Riverside Drive waterfront extension.
Two well known film editors traveled to Kern river country and camped in their car. Ed remarked on Pat’s snoring scaring away fish, and Pat explained he would be forced to attend church if he stopped snoring due to his wife’s wishes.
Prepared by the National Geographic Society the piece surveys Rio de Janeiro's population of over a million with diverse foreign residents and a climate that favors May to November travel. It recalls the harbor dominated by Sugar Loaf, early French-Huguenot settlement, Estacio de Sa, and Dom Joao's era along with royal palaces libraries gardens and the Oswaldo Cruz institute. It notes Brazil's patrimonial parks and streets, royal estates now museums, and the bustling market along the waterfront where tourists can buy parrots monkeys and Brazilian gems while tramways connect the city from mountains to beaches and offer affordable fares.
The United States Department of Agriculture notes that profitable sweet potato farming could rise if field, storage, and transit diseases are controlled. Farmers currently sell soon after digging due to storage losses, lowering prices. The Farmers' Bulletin No. 1059-F outlines disinfection, immune varieties, and crop rotation to prevent disease and reduce losses.
Farmers overlook proper bookkeeping for poultry flocks, treating care as a side task. The article argues poultry income is steady year round and that records should include both income and costs, not just receipts.
Guidance on duck breeding covers mating ratios, hatching times for common breeds, safe handling by necks not legs, morning laying and confinement until after laying, and feeding mixes. It stresses wet mash components, supplements oyster shell or limestone, and sand, with emphasis on Pekin and Runner ducks rarely setting.
Charles I Bray of the Colorado College of Agriculture reports crossbreeding Hampshire ducks with grade Rambouillet ewes to produce market lambs. The recommended cross uses a longwool buck on a fine wool ewe, with Romneys Lincolns and Cotswolds common choices. Romney Rambouillet crosses yield lambs noted for good mutton bodies and fleece quality.
A simple shed type brooder house with a warm floor tight walls and roof will cut losses of baby chicks. Emphasizes heavy interior paper to prevent cracks and keep a stable temperature. Notes 60 percent of heat can be lost through the roof, so add extra insulation under the roof.
Walter Ball of Colorado Agricultural College outlines weed control plans to farmers. He identifies perennials like wild morning glory, bindweed, poverty weed, Canada thistle, and Russian knapweed as major pests and recommends smother crops such as alfalfa and sweet clover, isolated planting, and vigorous cultivation to reduce weed numbers and enable better future crops. Tame pasture with sheep grazing can also suppress weeds, and careful seedbed preparation improves grass competition. Farmers should learn to identify noxious weeds early to combat them effectively.
The article advises planting peach and plum trees to 18 to 20 inches to prevent sun scalding on thin bark. Low headed trees resist sun damage, allow quicker harvest, and enable easier spraying and pruning.
Practical notes on pasture timing Sudan grass suitability alfalfa and clover hay rations for ewes lamb gains feed needs for lambs and hogs vaccination timing before farrowing swine flu resistance and housing salt requirements for livestock emphasizing dry ventilation and salt sufficiency.
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