Reconversion of American agriculture postwar debate
A discussion from Washington on farm readjustment after World War II cites Dr. Murray Benedict and the National Planning Association. It warns that policy must shift to improve farm efficiency, tenant reforms, soil conservation, and incentives while balancing industrial reemployment and political realities.
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Washington
Army
George
Baruch
Ollow Y Execu
Congress
White House
Murray R. Benedict
Wisconsin
University of California
National Planning Association
Benedict
Georgia
A. OC. Brown
Royston
World War II Deepens Soil Rebuilding Challenge for Farmers
American farmers face a vast soil rebuilding task as wartime production drains fertility. Experts warn of a long-range program to replenish nitrogen phosphorus and potash, with costs well above recent fertilizer outlays, and urge immediate soil conservation and strategic wartime planning.
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George D. Scarseth
Agronomy
Purdue University
Middle West
Midwestern
America
Hugh H. Bennett
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Soil Conservation Service
Bennett
Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
Federa
Ripley tales and Nazi echoes in a busy newsroom column
The column recounts Robert Ripley’s claims about Goering's name origin from Dr. Herman Eppstein of Tyrol and notes Goering’s funeral attendance at a synagogue. It weaves in wartime gossip, a trolley stop anecdote, Goebbels images, and satirical quips about radio, films, and public figures, with brief literary quotations and cultural jabs.
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Robert Ripley
Ripley
Herr Goering
Herman
Herman Eppstein
Tyrol
Austria
Goering
German East Africa
Dr. Eppstein
Bavaria
Eppstein
Nazi Goering
Winchell
BRIEFS on labor, POWs, and food for 1944
Bankhage Men report labor shortages and POW use potential in farming. US Army dentists say about one million men are dentally fit for duty. War Department notes increased coffee and cocoa imports from Brazil and the Americas. War Food administration projects about 118 cups of tea per person for 1944 if shipping allows.
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US Army
War Department
Brazil
American Republics
U. S
War Food Administration
Nitrogen Boosts Wartime Hay and Pasture Yields Warned by OSU
Dr D H Dodd of Ohio State University summarizes experiments showing 60 pounds of nitrogen per acre applied to timothy or similar grass can add one extra ton of hay if cut early and advance grazing by two to three weeks. Nitrogen with phosphorus may raise first year pasture gains by about 50 to 70 percent over standard mineral fertilization.
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D--H. -Dodd
Ohio State University
Dodd
Yourful Preacher at Sea Ends With Maritime Misrule
A young preacher addressed seamen at a mission, using a captain and a sea voyage as illustrations. His ship veered into a bank amid swift currents, prompting a dramatic cry from the preacher. An old sailor quipped that the preacher had been steering stern for a long stretch.
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