Rotenone Insecticide Expands From Roots to Global Use
Rotenone derived from Derris and Lonchocarpus roots is used as a new insecticide for vegetables fruits and flowers. It is toxic to many insects and fish but not dangerous to humans in insect-killing dilutions. Imports rose to eight million pounds in 1941 and Latin American countries are expanding local research stations.
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Southwest Pacific
South America
Malaya
East Indies
Central
Department of Agriculture
United States
Wake-Up Lemon Water For Regular Bowels
Simple morning routine uses the juice of one Sunkist lemon in water on an empty stomach to stimulate regular bowel action. Lemons supply vitamins and minerals, including Vitamin C, B and P, aiding digestion and immunity. Try over ten mornings with California Sunkist lemons.
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Sunkist
California
Better Grade Chicks Sell Quickly Say Experts
Poultrymen who buy good chicks early gain birds with laying ability says Prof. L. E. Weaver of New York State College of Agriculture. The market is not as crowded as last year and late buyers must take what is offered. Buy from hatcheries with effective pullorum control and dealers whose chicks avoid heavy losses from liver issues paralysis or blindness. Chicks from healthier flocks resist disease better.
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L. E. Weaver
New York State College of Agriculture
Rabbiteye Blueberries Gain Favor In Georgia And Florida
Rabbiteye blueberries rapidly gain favor with harvests around 2000 quarts per acre not unusual. One year shoots reach about 60 inches in fertile fields and mature bushes can reach 15 feet. The berries are valuable for home and market fruit and their fibrous shallow roots help prevent soil erosion.
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Georgia
Florida
New Cheyenne Bush Pumpkin Aids Small Gardens
A new small-fruited bush type pumpkin developed by U S department of agriculture plant breeders, named Cheyenne after the Cheyenne field station in Wyoming, will have seed available for general planting in 1945. It adapts to common pumpkin uses and resembles the small sugar pumpkin.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Cheyenne
Wyo
Virginia Vale: Hollywood News and Radio Highlights
The week of June 22 marks the Western Newspaper Union celebration of its twentieth birthday with Metro Pictures releases and a coast-to-coast broadcast featuring studio stars. Highlights include Irene Dunne in The White Cliffs, Katharine Hepburn in Dragon Seed, King Vidor’s America, and a 500-station Life of Jan Smuts program for radio audiences. Relatives of Pvt. Rowland S. Pruett heard his voice live from Algiers during the Allan Jones Frankie Carle air show, while Frank Readick continues a long screen and radio crime-portrait arc.
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ETRO
White Cliffs
Irene Dunne
Metro
King Vidor
America
Katharine Hepburn
Wadesboro
N. C
Pvt
Rowland S. Pruett
Algiers
Frankie Carle
Hollywood Notes From The Screen Trade
The column reports on upcoming changes including Columbia remaking Girl of the Limberlost with Jeff Donnell. W C Fields earns a pin up role for Subchaser 1360. Shepherd dogs tested for RKO The Pumpkin Shell. Don Ameche named to Roosevelt Italian relief committee. Constance Moore’s baby to name Cary Grant as godmother.
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RKO
Monogram
Columbia
Jeff Donnell
W. C. Fields
Hollywood
Don Ameche
President Roosevelt
Committee For
Constance Moore
Cary Grant
Buttoned bonnet and appliques for child play suit
Pattern information describes a buttoned bonnet in one flat piece with two appliques a tulip and a kitten head for a child’s play suit pinafore sun hat and two applique patterns Pattern No 5328 adjustable for sizes 2 3 and 4 requests 16 cents and the sender’s name and address to obtain the pattern program details for ordering included.
Pretty Sun-Suit Keeps Cool on Hot Days
FEP presents a bright play set featuring a sun-suit with shoulder buttons for easy laundering and a tiny tie-on skirt. Made from a small amount of material, it offers an airy, comfortable option for warm weather.
Way It Is Endorsement Ask Sparks Father Son Dispute
A dialogue scene features a son asking his father for advice and a father denying endorsement. The exchange reveals tension as the son seeks approval for a recent action. Father rebukes the choice, framing it as a prior folly.
Large skating rink with 500-seat capacity noted
On the Floor Observer notes the rink’s size and confirms seating capacity of 500. Owner agrees the facility has a substantial skating space and spectator accommodation.
Tealink of Tea Turning from Heat to Sweet
A light, humorous note on making tea by boiling water, chilling with ice, adding lemon for sourness, and finishing with sugar to taste. The piece playfully muses on life’s twists and tastes.
Quotable Exchange on Femininity Sparks Banter
A brief dialogue captures a remark praising a girl’s looks with a counterpoint that most girls share the sentiment. The exchange reads as light local color reflecting social norms.
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Norfolk
Nebr
Maryland
Chafe
van Gs
WNU
Doan
Doans
Virginia Vale Y Western Newspaper Union
Chili Williams
National Broadcasting Company
Jan C. Smuts
South Africa
South African Broadcasting Corporation
Johannesburg
New York
Union of South Africa
United Nations
Frank Readick
Portia
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Paramount
Germany
John Reed King
Frank Forest
Colorado Springs
Philadelphia
Mark Twain
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Sewing Circle Needlework
South Wells St
Chicago
Ify Joseph Oe Eo
Penguins Handicapped
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinxham
Firestone
Pioneer
Pacemaker
Richard Crooks
Firestone Symphony Orchestra
Howard Barrow
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Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
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