Two Polish Champions of American Liberty
The Post Office issues a five cent stamp Oct 18 in Chicago Detroit and Oct 19 elsewhere to honor Gen Thaddeus Kosciuszko the Polish engineer and ally of Washington. The article recalls his fortifications at West Point Bemis Heights and his role in the 1776 83 campaigns and notes his and Pulaski’s October connections and memorials.
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Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Farley
Thaddeus Kosciuszko
Kosciuszko
Washington
New York
Benjamin Franklin
Continental Army
Campbell
Lithuania
Thaddeus
Royal School of
Warsaw
France
Brest
Paris
Poland
America
New World
Philadelphia
Franklin
Pole
Gates
Bemis Heights
Saratoga
Burgoyne
Hudson
West Point
Kosciuszko Ar
New England
Central
Carolinas
Greene
Cornwallis
Society of the Cincinnati
Scioto River
Perry County
Ohio
St. Peter and Paul
Solothurn
Switzerland
Casimir Pulaski
Pulaski
Podolia
Stanislas of
Turkey
the Brandywine
Congress
Pulaski Legion
Europe
Savannah
United States
Nex
Hoover
Union
Hollywood Spillover At A Party In The Hills
Walter Lang attends a chic Hollywood party hosted by Newsom. Lola La Mesa charms him with a bold, genuine presence while publicity man Garrison warns of fake glamour. Lang leaves unsettled, sensing a seamier side to La Mesa and the town’s pretense.
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Lang
Hollywood
Newsom
Lola
Walter Lang
Lola la Mesa
Lovelee
Newsome
Garrison
Zenith
Miss la Mesa
la Mesa
Argentina
Buenos
Aires
Jose Madruga
Man
Buenos Aires
Jose
McClure
WNU
Many Get Fuel Supply From National Forests
Thousands of unemployed residents in national forest regions cut fuel wood in federal forests last winter. In the past year about 18 000 people in the Montana northern Idaho area removed roughly 60 000 cords of dead timber under free permits. The program, offered to farmers and towns alike, reduced fire hazard and let many haul fuel to town by truck or trailer.
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National Forest
Montana-northern
Idaho
Manila air port planned on flooded land near south breakwater
Governor general proclaims a tract of land about 3,100 feet square at Manila Harbor to be developed as a city air port. The area, now underwater, will be filled with harbor dredgings as part of the port development plan.
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Manila
Judge Reverses Sign At Mexican Offenders Heckled
A King City California judge uses a sign reading No credit to deny extensions to Mexican offenders seeking time to pay fines. The sign was placed at a local joggers’ area and the judge’s ruling followed.
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King City
Calif
Jgggers
Storing Vegetables and Best Practices for Home Storage
A. E B Hutchina explains home vegetable storage by classifying crops into four groups by temperature humidity and air flow. Proper advance preparation ensures success for items like celery rhubarb potatoes onions and pumpkins with guidance on trays crates and storage conditions.
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A. E B. Hutchina
Worticulture Division
University Farm
Paul
WNU
Salt and Other Chemicals Very Toxic to Swine
Veterinary guidance notes that salt and certain chemicals can be highly toxic to pigs under stress or improper feeding. Sudden feed changes after serum and virus administration can trigger fatal enteritis. Poisonous plants and improper rations also threaten hog health, while calcium and iodine can prevent or correct several conditions including paralysis and milk fever in sows.
Rays Reveal Seed Origin With Violet Light Test
The Department of Agriculture adopts violet ray testing to distinguish Italian ryegrass from English ryegrass. In darkened paper assays, Italian seeds glow under short violet rays while English seeds show no reaction, helping farmers verify seed identities and prevent mislabeling.
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Germany
Department of Agriculture
Replant Windbreaks As Prairie Farms Lose Trees
Windbreaks in prairie regions suffered heavy cuttings for fuel wood reports to the United States forest service. State officials say game farms lost up to 100 dollars worth of wood each, reducing farmers’ fuel costs but leaving farms exposed to winds. More planting is needed to replace trees from pioneer plantings, and some farmers are growing their own seedlings.
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United States Forest Service
Seedless Tomato Grown In Amarillo After Long Experiment
Seedless tomatoes have been produced by W. J. Beechlar in Amarillo Texas after years of trial in a hothouse. Cuttings from the fruit with the fewest seeds were propagated each year, gradually reducing seed count until tomatoes with no seeds appeared. Occasional seeds appeared only in some late cuttings.
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Amarillo
Texas
W. J. Beechlar
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Elmo Scott Watson
Joseph Poniatowski
Stanislaus I of
Leipsic
Humboldt Park
By Thayer Waldo
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
WIN Service
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