Appointed Work Relief Executive Leads Rural Electrification
Morris L. Cooke, Atlanta engineer, is named head of the Rural Electrification division of the Works Progress Administration. He says research has advanced the program and electrification will transform farms, noting about 60 percent of farms lack electricity and the benefits are clear.
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Morris L. Cooke
Atlanta
Works Relief Administration
Much
Cooke
Congress
Rural Electrification Administration
Preparations for Stratosphere Flight Camp Near Rapid City SD
National Geographic Society and U S Army prepare a camp near Rapid City South Dakota for another stratosphere flight. Army trucks unload equipment as sponsors seek new data on scientific subjects and aim to surpass the previous American altitude record of 61 237 feet set in Akron Ohio on November 30 1934 by Lieut Com Settle and Maj C L Fordney.
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National Geographic Society
United States Army
Rapid City
S. D
Settle
U. SN
Maj
C. L. Fordnéy
Marine Corps
Akron
Ohio
Brock flies 2000th consecutive day in aviation honor
Dr. John D. Brock of Kansas City Kansas City Mo was honored by the National Aeronautic Association in Washington after completing his two thousandth consecutive daily flight.
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John D. Brock
Sportsman Pilot
Kansas City
National Aeronautic Association
Washington
Cleanliness best for chicken yard and flock health
W C Monahan Massachusetts Extension Poultry man outlines a five point program for clean poultry. Emphasizes clean chicks brooders land feeding and watering and clean management to prevent pullorum and disease spread with measures like clean ranges hopper feeding and restricted visitor access.
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W. C. ‘Monahan
Extension Poultryman
Massachusetts State College
WNU
New Cambridge Hen Chicks Mark Sex at Birth
Canada contributes barred rock stock to Cambridge University effort shaping a new breed called Cambar. Developed in England using Meridelian and Canadrim Canadv blocks, the birds reportedly lay large colored eggs and their birth sex is identifiable. The development promises practical poultry industry benefits and marks a notable advance in scientific breeding.
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Canada
Cambridge University
England
Spectator
Cambridge
Cashbridge
University of British. Columbia
Campridge
University
Blindness in Hens and Birds Linked to Chronic Diseases
Rural New Yorker reports blindness in birds may arise from chronic illness and eye nerve disease with unknown cause. It notes male birds are unlikely to be responsible and warns to exclude any birds showing blindness or poor health from breeding to protect future vigor.
Bronze Birds Need Greens More to Prevent A Vitamin Defect
Montreal Herald reports University of California studies showing bronze turkeys need 8 percent alfalfa leaf meal in their ration to grow to 30 weeks and avoid vitamin A deficiency, while White Leghorn chickens require only 4 percent with no disease symptoms.
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University of California
Montreal Herald
Ducks Grow Rapidly and Economics of Duck Farming
Poultrymen note ducks grow quickly and eat a lot of feed with apparent early profit. The challenge appears after maturity when consumption remains high, suggesting it is best to market ducks as full grown. Hatching late may help if selling during the holiday season is planned.
First One Goes Looks Like War Don't Stumble
A scattered voice piece notes Marshal Pilsudski death as a major turning point in Poland and speculates on dictator succession in Europe. It cites Mussolini’s warning and Mussolini’s Africa warning while recounting a lion taming mishap in California as a cautionary metaphor about public leaders.
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Marshal Pilsudski
Poland
Pilsudski
Polland
Italy
Germany
Russia
Turkey
Subterranean flood sinks Chinese mine and other wartime notes
The report recalls a Chinese coal mine flood drowning four hundred miners while a broader column critiques attitudes toward mining, cockfighting in New Jersey, and wartime tensions. It mentions Germany's debt stance, Morgenthau's dollar, and Rockefeller’s status among nations.
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China
Szechwan
New England Methodists approve birth control and sterilization
The New England Conference of Methodist Churches approved birth control and sterilization for the hopelessly insane and habitual criminals with full dissemination of information. The action was not taken by radicals but by the conference, a notable shift in church policy.
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New ‘England
New England
Perforated quilting patterns offered by Home Craft Co
The ad describes twelve non perforated quilting patterns printed in dots on perforating paper and needing perforation with a pin. It explains design harmony with patchwork, space for quilting, and urges women to choose from designs. Package 31A with stamping materials costs 15 cents and will be mailed postpaid to Home Craft Company Department D 19th and St. Louis Ave St. Louis MO. Enclose a stamped return envelope for info.
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Crafe Company
Department -D
Nineteenth and
St. Louis Avenue
St. Louis
Coolidge Shown As Shrewd Yet Kindly In Grace Coolidge Tale
Grace Coolidge exposes Calvin Coolidge's mix of shrewdness and generosity in an unfolding profile. anecdotes recount him selling castoffs, chasing a bootlegger, and ignoring a candle accident to warn his sons. John Coolidge recalls a posed photo misled him about his father. George Brager and Ralph Hemenway add memories including a White House note and a $5,000 loan during bank troubles, highlighting a humane side.
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Calvin Coolidge
Grace
Coolidge
Galvin Coolidge
Goodhousekeeping Magazine
John Coolidge
John
George A
Brager
Northampton
Dragon
Mercersburg
Hemenway
Fire pump from Aquincum reveals early displacement technology
A fragment from Aquincum now part of Budapest preserves a bronze plate on a suction pump used to fight fires. The artifact, dating to 228 A D, credits G Jul Viatorinugj prefect of the Colegium Centenarium as donor to the city fire brigade, showing an ancient adoption of displacement pumps.
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Aquincum
Pannonnia
Budapest
Hungary
Ternal
Aqquincum
Placin
G. Jul
Viatorinugj
Colegium Centenarium
Grape Nutg Ad Promotes Contest Prizes
An advertisement invites boys and girls to read the Grape Nutg in another column and learn how to join the Dizzy Dean Winners program to win valuable free prizes.
Hen Wins Lawsuit Over Road Incident in Paris Court
A Paris court ruled a cyclist at fault after a hen kept to its right on the road caused the accident. The owner was not liable for damages as the hen had right of way, and the cyclist must avoid the animal on the road.
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Paris
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Wash
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