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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1946
Page
7
Storage space is in demand here a solution features a simple substantial wooden box with a hinged lid. A flounced skirt attached top cushion matches draperies bedspread or dressing table skirt for a coordinated look.
A department of agriculture summary shows 1946 crop production at a new peak, 24 percent above 1942 and 28 percent above prewar 1935 39. Wheat, corn, tobacco and fruit reach record highs while livestock stays strong despite feed shortages. Veterans return to farming boosts labor. contoured strip cropping expands across U.S. farms.
Pattern No 8090 comes in sizes 12 14 16 18 and 20. Size 14 features a jumper using 234 yards of 54 inch fabric and a blouse with long sleeves needing 214 yards of 35 or 39 inch cloth.
The article explains a pilotless drone controlled by radio switching between an air operator in a mother plane and a ground deck operator during takeoffs and landings. Even beyond visual range of up to 50 miles an operator views two camera feeds one of the instrument panel and one of the area ahead to prevent collisions.
Dr. H Herman Young of the Mayo Clinic told delegates at the National Safety Council congress in Chicago that horses cause more farm accidents than any other animal. He cited a nine year Mayo Clinic study showing 38 700 farmer deaths, 133 200 farm residents killed, and 100 125 000 non fatal accidents, with farm safety issues tied to limited insurance and awareness.
World War II veterans with character and luck may qualify for 83 irrigated farm units totaling 7 720 acres in the Heart Mountain division near Shoshone. Applications to the Powell Wyoming bureau of reclamation project office must arrive by November 25. An examining board will rate candidates and select 166 for a drawing for the 83 farms, with three additional openings for 5 372 acres in Washington and Idaho planned this winter.
After 26 months of land service with the WAVES Edith Dunn left shore duty to join the army. Ohio river division engineers and a local army unit used naval tactics to house 22 women on two quarterboats moored in Cincinnati paying 15 dollars per month rent.
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