Magic Lasso Lets Kids Learn Real Cowboy Rope Tricks
Philadelphia men David Knox and Horace Reese turned wartime dreams into a toy and prop business. Their safe spin rope uses a small embedded swivel for free rotation and protective safety. The venture employs up to 14 people with annual production near half a million. A new adjustable jumping rope joins the line.
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Philadelphia
Hollywood
David Knox
Horace Reese
Knox
Army
Reese
Navy
Knox- Reese
American Flowers Bloom in Profusion in Pacific Hospitals
American Flowers are blooming in profusion around army and marine hospitals in the Pacific theater. Convalescent servicemen from the Philippines to Japan tend gardens planted with seeds supplied by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Through war department cooperation 6 734 seed packets have been sent this year, with a grand total of over 0000 packets since the project began, helping patients recover through gardening and rival hospital plots.
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Army
Marine Corps
Pacific
Philippines
Japan
Daughters of the American Revolution
War Department
DAR
Ex-GI Carries Out Order Judge Pays
A Houston district judge allowed a veteran to return home after a mother’s plea to handle family farm work. The youth, accused of writing a worthless check, was told to go home to his mother and wire back upon arrival. The telegram arrived with a 45 cent cost.
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Houston
Tex
Frank Williford
Wilford
Wyoming’s 114 Mile Endurance Horse Race Debuts
Cheyenne reports a new local spectacle with a 114 mile endurance horse race and a 1 mile Pony Express style race as Wyoming markets unusual events.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
G I Youth Teaches Germans New Farming Lesson in Occupied Germany
In occupied Germany a Midwest home demonstration agent and GI youth organize a garden program for about 100 German youths. Pfc Birch Bayh Jr and Miss Mildred Schlosser lead lessons in American farming methods with plots split among 45 pairs of children, yielding tomatoes and corn as a first crop and expanding diets.
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Occupied
Germany
Indiana
Midwest
Pfc
Birch Bayh Jr
Vige County
Mildred Schlosser
Bayh
National Junior Vegetable Growers Association
A & P Food
Purdue University
Schlosser
NJVGA
Bank Bulges Again With Golden Wheat in Centerview
Centerview State bank, liquidated 18 years ago, reopens deposits but in the form of stored wheat. A. BR. Francis and son Raymond leased the former bank building to store grain due to granary space shortages.
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Centerview, Kas
Centerview State Bank
A. BR. Francis
Raymond
William Penns Quaker Deed Spurs Durable Home in Sunbury
In Sunbury Pennsylvania a 1773 land grant deed required a substantial dwelling with brick or stone chimney within three years. Frederick Nagle rented land for 5 to 10 dollars yearly and built a lasting log home meeting the spirit of the deed. Katherine Reed now owns the property and possesses the original grant parchment.
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Sunbury
William Penn
Pennsylvania
Penn
Frederick Nagle
Graziano tops middleweight scene amid boxing politics
The piece notes Grazi ano as the world middleweight champion and describes his rough image and fighting skill. It mentions New York DA opposition and boxing officials hesitations, and contrasts his status with other heavyweights while praising his courage and ability. The writer also fills space with baseball legends and praises Honus Wagner as a standout shortstop amid a second-choice candidate.
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Braziano
New York
District Attorney’s Office
Eddie Eagan
Boxing Commission
Graziano
Joe Louis
Gus Lesnevich
Ray Robinson
Robinson Crusoes
Tony Zale
Grasziano
LaMotta
Cerdan
Contouring Reduces Soil Loss in Logan County Farm
Morgan Connor added 137 acres to his Bellefontaine area farm to align fence lines with the compass and adopt soil conservation practices. He planted six acres of trees and built two diversion ditches to reclaim waste land and minimize water runoff.
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Ohio
Logan County
Morgan Connor
Bellefontaine
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Connor
Wiley Connor
Know Your Breed Minnesota No 1 By W. J. Dryden
Minnesota No 1 is a new inbred strain not a hybrid. It is a cross of Danish Landrace and Minnesota No 1 and 2 with Tamworth barrow line matings begun in 1936 at the University of Minnesota. The breed is long bodied short legged with a full hum right shoulder and strong bone. Ears are large but thin and of good quality. Breeders are chosen for fertility survival growth and gains and body conformation. Minnesota No 2 is also being developed at Minnesota.
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Minnesota No. 1
Minnesota
Easy Method for Dipping Pigs at Vaccination Time
A Nebraska veterinarian Dr J E Black devised a drum dipping method for vaccinating pigs. A 50 gallon drum is cut and placed outside the pen. After vaccination each pig is dropped over the fence into the drum on its back and then jumps out ready for the next animal.
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J .E. Black
Soil Packing Reduces Productivity of Land
Experts warn soil packing lowers yields as heavy equipment and bad cropping practices compact soil. The Middle West Soil Improvement committee says organic matter loss and compaction reduce productivity, urging regular deep rooted legumes as a permanent remedy.
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Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
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Billings
Mont
Charles Bh
Agile Rock Blvd
Los Angeles
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