Lynn Morrow Meets Melodrama on Palm Beach Sand
Lynn, a lonely 18 year old maid living in West Palm Beach, chats with Terry McNair on the beach while avoiding Mrs. Warren, then learns her employer has vanished leaving a note and pay sent to an attorney in New York. Lynn faces an uncertain night and a fragile future.
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Florida
Lynn Morrow
Palm Beach
Lynn
Mrs. Warren
Ocean Drive
Marion North
Boston
Terry
McNair
Vermont
New York
West Palm Beach
Mr. Alexander
Clarence Mortimer
Empire State Building
Alexander
Landscape Plantings for Farm and Town Homes
Extension specialist notes city and farm differences in planting shrubs and trees. Urban spaces need compact annuals and perennials while farms offer room for larger woody ornamentals. With proper initial care the selected shrubs reduce ongoing work and enhance home grounds during busy seasons.
Elegant pattern for a tiny-waisted afternoon dress
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1923-B offers sizes 12 through 20 and 40 with busts from 30 to 40 inches. It features a ribbon belt accent, rippling skirt, shoulder shirring, and a V neckline adaptable with flowers or brooches for a soft graceful look suitable for prints, georgette, or chiffon in navy or black.
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Barbara Bell
Drouth Years Favor Weed Rivals of Crops
Weed problem on American farms has shifted from annuals to persistent noxious perennials. Kephart of the federal Bureau of Plant Industry reports noxious weeds now cover about 6 million acres west of the Mississippi, up from 1 million fifteen years ago, with drought since 1930 aiding seed production. Measures include stronger seed laws and state weed-control efforts. eight states cooperate with federal research.
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L. W. Kephart
Federal Bureau of Plant Industry
Kephart
Mississippi
Bureau of Plant Industry
U S Wheat Insurance Expanded in 1940
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation reports U S wheat growers purchased more than two and a third times as much all risk crop insurance for 1940 as 1939, with contracts rising from 166,000 to nearly 380,000 and coverage of about 11 million acres and 106 million bushels. Nebraska, Kansas, Pennsylvania, and Idaho show large percentage gains in 1940.
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Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Nebraska
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Far West
Idaho
Straw erosion control promotes soil protection in fields
Readily available material such as straw can replace burning to curb erosion. Straw and mulch like pine needles and leaves help save soil by mulching and supporting grass growth to choke gullies. The slogan emphasizes seed, fertilizer, mulch, and grass cover to control gullies.
Early angling origins and historic books on fishing
The origin of angling is obscure with ancient allusions by Greeks Romans and Amos. It entered common use in England around the Reformation. The first printed angling book was Winkin de Worde's Treatyse of Fysshinge in 1496, followed by Izaak Walton's famous 1653 work.
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England
Winkin de Worde
Fysshinge
Izaak Walton
Pathfinder
For Their Sakes If we would build on a sure foundation
Quote from Charlotte Bronte about friendship. It urges loving friends for their sake, not for oneself, stressing genuine care beyond self-interest.
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Charlotte Bronte
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Vera Brown
John H. Harris
North Carolina State College
Drouth
U. S. Wheat Insurance
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Manhattan
American Lady and Topmost Foods
Phau Ak
Hollywood 4
Department of Agriculture
Sunkist
California
California Fruit Growers Exchange
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