Botanical wonders rival those found in animals
A Princeton professor discovered a new evening primrose variety whose buds reach full size but never open. The article catalogs bizarre plants worldwide from sausage-trees in Central Africa to the rafflesia in New Zealand, welwitschia in Africa, and poisonous species like strophanthus, oleander, and locoweeds, noting their striking, odd traits and impacts on animals and people.
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Washington
Princeton
National Geographic Society
Africa
Australia
South Africa
United States
New Zealand
Tropics
West Africa
Sumatra
Auto storage figures point to a 1935 revival
Edward P. Chalfant of Detroit president of the American Trade association executives forecasts that 1,500,000 stored cars will return to service by end of 1935. He also predicts 2,500,000 new cars and trucks will be produced and sold, with 1,500,000 old autos junked.
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Atlantic City
United States
Edward P. Chalfant
Detroit
American Trade Association
Forecast of a blended American type by intermarriage
Anthropologist Albert E. Jenks of the University of Minnesota predicts that future Americans will be a composite of several principal racial strains. He notes early immigrant groups were tall blondes, later arrivals darker and more pigmented, with intermarriage producing a distinct American type.
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Minneapolis
United States
Albert E. Jenks
University of Minnesota
Professor Jenks
Europe
Jenks
Free State
French federation chief visits American war veterans tour
Jean Desbons of France, president of the federation of international war veterans, arrived in New York and is visiting various American war veteran groups during an extended tour of the United States and Canada.
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Jean Desbons
France
Federation of International War Veterans
New York
United States
Canada
Lady Bugs Groomed for Counter Attack on Aphis
Pendleton Oregon growers prepare several million lady bugs for a counter attack on aphids the chief pest of pea plants. Growers compare the aphid parasite to ice cream to a hungry school boy in describing the lure and effectiveness of the biological control.
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Pendleton
Ore
Fewer Farmers Bankrupt in 1934 Despite Drouth
Washington reports the Bureau of Agricultural Economics found 4,716 farm bankruptcies in the year ended June 30 1934 a 20 percent drop from 5,917 in 1933 and 4,849 in 1932. Declines occurred most in the east north central and Pacific regions while twelve states mostly in the south Atlantic showed increases Illinois led with 527 cases.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
East North Central
Pacific
South Atlantic
Illinois
Oklahoma 80-Year-Old Keeps Spinning Wheel Active
Waynoka resident Mrs. Phoebe Davidson, age eighty, continues to use her inherited spinning wheel given by her father on her twelfth birthday, two years after the Civil War. She recently demonstrated the device as part of local heritage.
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Waynoka
Okla
Phoebe Davidson
Older family knitwear craft recalled by Mrs Davidson
A group of friends describe how grandmothers and great-grandmothers made the family wardrobe. Mrs Davidson shows worn cards used to card wool and displays mittens and wool filled comforters among the many pieces she has made.
White Sox Rookie Johnny Whitehead Surges This Season
Chicago White Sox rookie Johnny Whitehead, promoted from Dallas in the Texas league, has burst onto his first major league campaign with strong run support and standout pitching performance.
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Johnny Whitehead
Chicago White Sox
Dallas
Texans Favor Farms in Fort Worth Area Census
Tarrant county shows a back-to-the-farm shift with 3,366 farms on April 1, 1930, rising to 4,058 as of January 1, a gain of 692 farms. The farm census highlights a notable rural expansion and agricultural trend in the region.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Tarrant County
Calf Tops Records In Gloucester County
A Holstein calf born on D. M. Sawyer's dairy farm in Gloucester weighed 180 pounds, breaking county and possible state records. The previous county record was 105 pounds for the largest calf born here.
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Gloucester
Ohio
D. M. Sawyer
Black Walnuts Excellent Crop In Drouth Area
Article reports black walnuts as a drought resistant, deep-rooting crop with strong yields across the Midwest and South. It notes a western Arkansas dealer buying 600000 pounds annually, kernels per 100 pounds of nuts vary by on farm processing, and emphasizes uses in food and fuel. Foresters urge extensive plantings and farm processing potential.
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Pennsylvania
Arkansas
Chicago Tribune
Ohio Valley
Appraising One's Self in Emily Post Saying
A brief aphorism on self view and judgment noting that people reflect how they see themselves with truth in perception. It emphasizes inner belief shaping outer reception and social perception.
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Emily Post
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BE. Cureton
Owensboro
Placque
Lady Bugs
Aphis
Drouth
Oklahoman
General Foods
George
Wes
Gunmat
Battle Creek
Mich
Ais
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