Midtown Vignette and Pageant of 1940s City Life
A collage of New York scenes and cultural snippets. Observations include Broadway crowds watching a cat, storefront signs in finance and humor, Fifth Avenue fashion, a Plaza-area car with Connecticut plates, and a newsreel box office moment. The piece recalls notable figures like Alec Templeton and John Barrymore, with sharp jabs at journalism legends Scripps, Bennett, and Watterson, plus diplomatic chatter about Peron and inter-American actions and a final brush with a Russia-Finland pact headline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iceland
Columbus Circle
Fifth Avenue
10Th Avenue
Connecticut
Alec Templeton
Madison
Air Force seeks 70 groups in peacetime expansion
Analysis of a Senate armed services session shows the air force pressing for a 70 group peacetime program plus 27 air national guard and 34 air reserve groups. It would raise manpower to about 453,000 and bomber force to 720 aircraft. Symington cites B-29 upgrades and longer ranges. Secret British-American maneuvers tested B 29s over Britain's radar net at 35,000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Congress
Europe
Ross Collins
Mississippi
Truman
Forrestal
Symington
Air Force
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Air National Guard
Air Reserve
Touhy
Spaatz
Senators
Great Britain
Russia
Curtis le May
Royal Air Force
Britain
le May
Washington
MacArthur Promoters Plot Triumphal US Comeback
General MacArthur boosters press for a nationwide return to the United States with a hero’s ovation. They advocate a cross country train tour to Washington and a joint session speech to revive his flagging popularity. Critics warn such a tour could bring boos and harm his role in occupied Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
California
Wisconsin
Nebraska
A. L. Miller
Bataan
United States
Washington
Congress
Japan
How to keep cool and cook for the family in hot weather
Plan meals under 30 minutes and prep in the morning to avoid peak heat. Try cool meals like meat salads, lamb skewers with mushrooms, pork tenderloin in sour cream, Salisbury steak, and vegetable sausage salad. Emphasize color and texture to boost appetite and marination tips.
Thunder Shower Menu and Story Highlights
A home menu features kabobs, veal cutlets, jelled tuna mold, shrimp salad, and desserts. A brief fiction piece titled Thunder Shower Minute Fiction recounts a bridesmaids’ shower with a gift of family pearls and a confession.
New Corn Strain Resists Drought and Disease Crossed in Guatemala USA
Iowa State College officials and Early May Institute report a Guatemala U S crossbreed corn that withstood drought and root rot in testing at Ames. The new hybrid outyielded common U S varieties by up to 25 bushels per acre while moisture- stressed Midwest corn failed. James Moore of K M A station says Guatemala's inbred stock contributed durable traits and that the strain shows promise for widespread American farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May
Iowa State College
Guatemala
Yowa
U.S
Ames
Iowa
U S
Midwest
United States
Organic Matter Will Aid Work of Soil Bacteria
A report from R C Thomas of the Ohio agricultural experiment station states a single ounce of soil hosts 50 million bacteria. Beneficial bacteria release plant nutrients and improve soil structure, while harmful types cause disease. Adding organic matter, returning animal manures, returning crop residues, and growing deep rooted legumes with phosphate and potash fertilizer boosts the good bacteria and suppresses the bad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Thomas
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
Early Growth Variations Affect Pigs Up To Baconer Stage
The article notes eight week old pigs show wide weight ranges from about 20 to 40 pounds. Heavier eight week olds reach 200 pounds sooner, while lighter pigs grow more slowly, influencing overall growth to baconer weight.
Portable Hog Self-Feeder Describes 55 Bushel Model
A portable hog feeder suited for farms is described with a capacity of 55 bushels and the option to scale the size. It stays watertight when kept well painted, offering labor saving benefits for hog-raising operations.
Culling Dividends for Poultry Producers Highlight Early Moult
Regular culling pays dividends but many poultry farmers cannot perform it due to other duties. As moulting season approaches, a portion of the flock molts early and should be separated and dispatched to market first.
FIRST AID TO THE AILING HOUSE
Readers ask about filling wide cracks between baseboard and moulding. Use quarter-round moulding attached by angled nails through the gap into timber behind to hide the joint. Floor and baseboard movement will keep the joint covered. Another reader asks about plastering plasterboards. Large gypsum boards cannot be plastered. joints are filled per manufacturer and surfaces wallpapered or painted. wastboard lath requires at least two coats of plaster, three are better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Robert
Ethel
Joan
Dean
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bigtown
John Barrymore
John Barleycorn
Waldorf
U.N
Arabia
Soldiers of the Press
E. W. Scripps
Cincy
Scripps
James Gordon Bennett
Bennett
U. S
Henry Watterson
Bradley’s
State Department
Middle East
Peron
Bogota
Argentina
Eddie Condon
Garrison's
Stork
Lisa Kirk
Max Schmeling
Finland
Air Force Maneuvers
Krial
Lynn
Lynn Chambers
New Orleans
WNU
Pearl
WNN
Central America
Jim Moore
KMA
Enrique Salas
Wee
Tobacco By-Products & Chemical Corporation
Nicotine Specialists
Louisville
Kentucky
RIM RR Ts
St.Joseph
Tena
McKesson & Robbins
Thornton & Minor
E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Doans
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