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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1949
Page
6
Robert F. Sterling leads the development of a new plastic foam that expands to 100 times its volume when heated and weighs ten to twenty times lighter than meringue. The foam, stable against fire moisture and pests, is designed for wide insulation use in appliances and homes.
A AVMA report from England warns coughing cattle can spread respiratory infections to herd mates. It cites an unusual tuberculosis of the eye in a heifer and a coughing TB cow stanchioned nearby as the likely source. Isolation of symptomatic animals is urged to protect the herd.
H. A. Bowers, Clemson college crop specialist, says meadow mice destroy seed after planting while pine mice cut off plants at the ground. The damage affects cucumbers, cantaloupes and watermelons annually.
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