Opening game thrills as Johnny pitches with blessing note
The stadium roars for the opener as Johnny Longstreet overcomes nerves after a secret letter from Milly. Corky Blanton delivers a lucky seventh inning message, and Johnny shuts down the Pirates in the eighth and ninth to seal a one run win for Cincinnati.
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Chuck Leighton
Dee
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Jim
Windy Norton
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Eli
Pirates
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Twins
Giraffe at English Zoo Grows Rapidly After Birth
A newborn giraffe at an English Zoo reportedly stretched from 62 to 75 inches in thirty hours, increasing its height at an average rate of about half an inch per hour during early growth.
Farming Trends Highlights From The Farm Front
Notes on grafting young trees to revive unthrifty apple orchards with old trunks. Water sprouts must be rebbed to ensure sap flow. Also reports on vast insect diversity, weed killers like 2 4 D, and a profitable oats spray. Sunflower cultivation gains promise for oil and meat, including Canadian dwarf varieties and Illinois trials.
Thinning and Spacing Guide for Flowers and Vegetables
The article explains thinning and spacing for flowers and vegetables to ensure sturdy growth. It details distances for various plants, row spacing, and planting patterns, and covers zinnia care including soil, watering, mulching, and bloom timing.
Self-Sufficiency Urged in England
The British debate whether they can be fully self-sufficient in food as experts argue a two and a half acre per person baseline is outdated. Britain now uses about 60 million acres for a 50 million population, with 45 million suitable for farming. Some foresee 100 percent self-sufficiency via revolutionary methods, including urban to rural migration, though wars and migration remain large-scale considerations. Reclaimed land expansion, such as 9,000 acres in East Suffolk and plans for 50,000 acres on Romney Marsh, are highlighted as urgent efforts.
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Argentina
United States University
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University of Illinois
Canada
Ontario
Britain
London
Christian Science Monitor
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United Kingdom
Australia
Europe
East
Suffolk
Romney Marsh
England
Windsor boy earns Dow Award for river rescue
Gordon St Onge of Windsor Ontario crawled along cracking ice to drag Maurice Palwada from the Detroit River and safe him from drowning. He stayed until Maurice reached shore and was later honored with The Dow Award a seven hundred dollar Canada Savings Bond.
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Maurice Palwada
Gordon St. Onge
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Maurice
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