Good Farm Wiring Vital for Efficient Electrification
William A. Ritt of Minneapolis told a national farm electrification conference that farm wiring must be treated as an industrial plant. He warned that poor wiring limits electricity use beyond lighting, increases costs, and hinders high horsepower machinery. He urged larger service entrances heavier conductors more circuits and balanced loads to support profitable farm operations.
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William A. Ritt
Minneapolis
Minn
Ritt
Nation seeks Miss Slick Chick of 1947 for The Egg and I premiere
Resentful hens claim equal rights and demand the Miss Slick Chick title for 1947. The Poultry and Egg National Board conducts a nationwide search to crown the breed’s beautiest hen who will attend the world premiere of The Egg and I.
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Poultry and Egg National Board
America
Tree Planting Board Guides Even Spacing
A board marker illustrated shows how to plant trees in straight rows at uniform distances. The board length varies with tree type and spacing.
Home Garden Goals Established for 1947
Six million farm gardens and 12 million urban, suburban, and small town gardens will be the goal of the 1947 national garden program. The program aims to improve nutrition in American homes and reduce living costs by providing better vegetables and fruits, especially for lower income families.
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U. S
GOP
Senate Labor Committee
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Rep
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Schwellenbach
Prexy
University of California
Robert Gordon Sproul
Sproul
Columbia University
Nicholas Murray Butler
Arthur W. Wermuth
Hill City
S. D
Maynard B. Weaver
Denver
Wermuth
Michigan State College
Joyce Zilliker
Detroit
Arsela Weicken
Helen Holm
Lansing
Alberta Powers
Arm Arbor
Corrine Dixon
Elaine Bealey
East Jordan
Barbara Wright
Saginaw
Gloria Leclercq
Teaneck
N. J
Dolores Sullivan
Wayne
Joan Faust
Shamokin
Jane Zimmeerman
Traverse City
Virginia Annas
Suzanne Silvercrays Stevenson
New York
George S. Patton Jr
U.S. 3Rd Army
General Patton
West Point
Rotary
Paul P. Harris
Rotary Club
Chicago
Rotary “International
Ira Eaker
Army Air Forces
Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee
Milady
Gardiner Johnson
F. W. L. Tydeman
YALE
Paul Walker
Wheaton
New York Knickerbocker
Walker
Warren G. Magnuson
Dem
Wash
Senate
Washington
Harry Flood Byrd
Virginia
Capital Hill
Senator By
NEW Vet Organization
Oren Lehman
New York City
Veterans’ Organization
Veterans For Better Government
Gretchen Merrill
St. Moritz
Switzerland
Frank J. Wilson
Secret Service
Wilson
Granddad
Vincent Auriol
Jean Claude
Jean Paul Auriol
Grace Moore
Copenhagen
Denmark
Prince Gustaf Adolf
Sweden
Miss Moore
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