Beet Sugar Industry Sees Record Production and Advances
Salt Lake City reports the 11th biennial meeting of the American Society of Sugar Beet Technologists closed with H P H Johnson stating the beet industry is never more promising. He cited record production of 17,036,000 tons and 18.8 tons per acre, plus gains in monogerm seeds, mechanization, and herbicide use. The gathering of 600 members featured over 150 papers on genetics, physiology, engineering, and factory operations. New officers include Dewey Stewart as president and J C Keane as vice president and general superintendent Utah Idaho Sugar Co Salt Lake City James Fischer named secretary treasurer.
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Ture
H. P. H. Johnson
American Society of Sugar Beet Technologists
Johnson
Hotel Utah Motor Lodge
Grant Nichols
Bay City
Mich
Agronomist
Bers
American Crystal—Sugar Co
Denver
Dewey Stewart
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
J. C. Keane
Utah-Idaho Sugar Co
Salt Lake City
James Fischer
Fort Collins
Colo
Changes in farming from past to present
In a 1960s column Mark Welsh notes how farming evolved from self sufficiency to industrialized food production. He highlights advances like protective products, fertilizers, and chemicals that reduced disease and pests, increasing output and altering rural life.
UAR Unearths Ancient Theater At Basra El Sham
The world's oldest theater was unearthed in Basra El Sham Syria by Dr Selim Adel head of the Antiquities Department. An additional six months will be needed to partially reconstruct the site while tourists and era enthusiasts are invited to visit this relic of an ancient civilization.
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Basra el Sham
UAR
Selim Adel
Detartmenat
Piastre Change of Fortune Sparks Cairo Newsboy Tale
Richard C Kao a Chinese American traveler in Cairo paid no piastre for a newsboy Razek at the airport. Kao later funded Razek s schooling in the United States and enrolled him at a private Cairo school paying fees and providing attire. Razek plans to study hard and earn Kao s approval for a future US university path.
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Cairo International Airport
Richard C. Kao
Kao
Egypt
Rao
Los Angeles
Planning Research Corporation
Razek
United States
Razei
Cairo
Pullman Car Safety Record Date Extended to 1959
The Association of American Railroads reports a new record in passenger safety for Pullman car operations covering 1951 through December 31, 1959, an eight year period showing improved performance.
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Association of American Railroads
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Alaska
Hawaii
Mountain States Telephone
NEW Car Buyers Guide
McCune Motor Company
West Oneida
Preston, Idaho
By Mark Welsh
Mark Welsh
Paris Green
Turkey
State Livestock Sanitary Service
American Cyanamid Company
Abdel - Razek Henry
Pullman Withgers
Henry
Olympia
Olympia Beer
Olympia Brewing Co
Olympia, Wash
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First Security
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CIA
Fast Security Bank of Utah
First Security Bank of
Rock Springs
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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