Faced with Fertilizer Dilemma Could Transform Farming
BARROW LYONS reports on the fertilizer debate amid wartime food shortages. TVA favors aggressive fertilizer use to boost production, while fertilizer firms resist a socialist shift. Industry argues fertilizer demand tracks farmers' cash income and that rising fertilizer use has grown steadily. Experts warn marginal lands and labor limits constrain gains, with meat and dairy shortages looming and distribution challenges ahead.
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Department of Agriculture
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Axieclural Adjustment Agency
War Production Board
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Moasi
GOP Leader Hinges Hope on Simple Voter Mobilization
Washington aide profiles Harrison Spangler, GOP chairman, outlining a straightforward field plan: recruit 20 voters per worker, focus on precinct organization, and boost turnout through targeted outreach. It notes ongoing farm and advisory committee work, the shift from old quarters, and USAFI overseas education expansion for servicemen with flexible course access.
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Mark Hana
Iowa
Ceder Rapids
Middle West
Washington
World policy fractures shadow wartime unity
Western Newspaper Union dispatch notes strained Anglo American Russian ties with Stettinius visit to London seen as learning the climate of British diplomacy. Hull may be optimistic yet Moscow diplomacy provokes concern as separate alignments arise and the Italian fleet question looms unresolved amid wartime shifts.
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Roosevelt
Russia
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Siettinius
Hull
Europe
Moscow
Railroads mobilize manpower to fill 100000 vacancies
A new railroad manpower mobilization committee unites government, labor, and management efforts to recruit for 100,000 present and impending railroad jobs. Australias considered pay-as-you-earn income tax. American servicemen consumed about 143,192,009 cups of coffee and 70,000,000 doughnuts overseas in the last year. Amsterdam resumes horse-drawn streetcars after a 40 year absence, slow but power conserving.
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Colorado
William S. Bennett
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South
Washington
Roosevelt
Australa
Red Cross
Amsterdam
Cher ry Apron Pattern No. 5520 Offer
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Slip Cover Guide for a Favorite Chair
Instructions describe two methods for making a slip cover, one by pinning and cutting on the chair, the other using old sheets as a pattern. Fitting requires firm pins and careful seams, 4 inch allowances, and slight fullness around the seat. Mark pieces with arrows to show grain direction and ensure pattern alignment, especially for back and seat.
Dodo Birds Were Reality Slaughtered by Portuguese
The dodo Didus ineptus of Mauritius was not mythical but real. Portuguese sailors in the 16th century slaughtered the flightless bird, making it easy prey for crews. Four dodos fed a hundred seamen and stones from their stomachs were found useful as knife sharpeners.
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Digeon
Mauritius
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