New U S Farm Policy Aims at High Production
Farm policy advocates major production and guaranteed prices for dairy and poultry in 1941 42 with parity plans and government aid. The piece notes optimism from promoter Conklin Mann on farmer prosperity and shifts in marketing, plus debates on wood pulp substitutes for war needs and cotton fiber processing.
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U. S
WNU Service
H Street
N. W
Washington
D. C
Conklin
Mann
New York
Credit reporting pioneers the Tappans and Dun & Bradstreet
The article chronicles Lewis and Arthur Tappans move from dry goods to founding the first credit reporting agency after the 1837 panic. It notes the rise of Dun and Bradstreet from 1849, the 1941 Blue Book listing 2.3 million names, and early correspondents who became future presidents.
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Tappan
Messrs
America
Arthur
Lewis Tappan
Massachusetts
West
South
New York
Benjamin Douglass
Robert Graham Dun
Ohio
Young Dun
Tappans
John M. Bradstreet
Bradstreet Company
R. G. Dun and Company
Credit
Dun
Pioneer Credit Reporters
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
PowderMaking Cotton Linters Shortage Threatens Defense Program
Army officials examine a possible shortage of cotton linters, the hair-like fibers remaining after ginning, a key ingredient in smokeless powder. They are checking whether supply constraints will seriously interfere with the defense program.
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Wright Patman
Texas
House of Representatives
United States
Germany
Department of Agriculture
Hopewell
Midwest
England
Army
WPA makes New York rifle range soundproofed
Brief item notes that WPA workers soundproofed a New York rifle range to curb echoes. A humorous aside asks if enemies should use cotton bullets, then comments on danger in Washington.
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New York
WPA
CARE ESSENTIAL IN FILLING SILO
Agricultural expert from Ohio State University outlines methods to minimize silage spoilage. Proper moisture 60 to 75 percent is crucial, with adequate packing and careful filling speed. Repacking, topping with moisture, and limited surface exposure during feeding reduce losses.
Egg Production Relies on Feed Type and Amount
Extension poultry specialist George P. McCarthy of Texas A and M notes that efficient egg production depends on daily feed, with about 80 pounds per hen annually. Half for mash and half grain, laying mash supplies protein and nutrients to maximize egg output.
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George P. McCarthy
Extension Poultry Husbandman
Texas A. & M
McCarthy
Farm Notes On Rural Trends And Farming Practices
The 25 percent on US land furnish 50 percent of population growth. A dairy bull should stay slightly lean after two years for breeding fitness. Commerce stops exporting farm stats during war. windbreaks need varied trees, including evergreens. Tractors work better on contour curves than up and down hills. Poultrymen should feed growing mash, corn, oats, and green feed in late summer and fall.
Screen Radio gossip from Virginia Vale column
USANNA FOSTER, the 16 year old who sings C above high C, appears in two pictures and co stars in Paramounts Glamour Boy Jackie Cooper gifted her a chair with her name misspelled causing tears The article notes weight loss scenes in Three Girls About Town and dummy heads for Walter Soderling The Hungary fan club for Virginia Weidler forms as James Stewart visits Metro lot Laraine Day stars in Kil dare series The New York Story RKO receives praise for Parachute Battalion as best army picture to date
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Usanna Foster
Paramount
Jackie Cooper
Susanna
Joan Blondell
Binnie Barnes
Walter Soderling
Sam Bischoff
Ike Soderling
Ruggles of Red Gap and The Maltese Falcon in New Film Mix
The piece notes the re issue of Ruggles of Red Gap with Charles Laughton delivering the Gettysburg address and its appeal to fans who missed it, while Warner Bros The Maltese Falcon marks Humphrey Bogart’s first detective role and a notable love scene with Mary Astor. It also mentions Mary Astor in The Great Lie opposite Bette Davis and recommends a double bill pairing with a B picture. It follows with a Q&A column on home improvement topics including moisture in foundations and chimney drafts, plaster repair, cistern refinishing, bathroom finishes, laundry flooring, and worn stair refinishing.
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Warner Bros
Humphrey Bogart
Mary Astor
Mary
Miss Astor
Bette Davis
Hollywood
Muzak Inc Wins Permit for Ad Free New York Station
The FFC granted Muzak Inc a permit to build a New York station that will carry absolutely no advertising, appealing to listeners who dislike commercial breaks.
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FFC
Muzak Inc
New York
Ellery Queen pictures sign Lind for four more Columbia films
Margaret Lind signs to appear in four additional Ellery Queen pictures at Columbia. Victor McLaglen ends his personal appearance tour as The Marines Are Ready is readied. Jack Benny to star in The Widow Wouldn’t Weep for Warner if he returns from September vacation. Richard Travis lands big break after Bette Davis’s recommendation following his test. Bob Hope’s sunburn affects Louisiana Purchase. ZaSu Pitts signs for Week End for Three at RKO. Ginger Rogers to play secretary again in Self Made Cinderella.
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Margaret Lindsay
Columbia
Ellery Queen Pictures
Victor McLaglen
Jack Benny
Warners
Richard Travis
Bette Davis
Bob Hope
ZaSu Pitts
RKO
Ginger Rogers
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National Farm
Home Hour
Uncle Sam
Congress of the United States
Archives Council
Congress
Great Archives
Constitution Avenue
Elmo Scott Watton
Western Newspaper Union
the Tappans
New York Journal of Commerce
Arthur Tappan
The
Emancipator
William Lloyd Garrison
Liberator
Baltimore
Themerican Anti-Slavery Society
Bankhage
R. C. Miller
Agricultural Engineering Department
Ohio State University
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U. S. Department of Commerce
Screenradio
Virginia Vale
Western
Union
Hungary
Joseph Hamer
Virginia Weidler
Budapest
Virginia
Laraine Day
Dr. Kildare
Edward G. Robinson
Edward Arnold
Marsha Hunt
RKO Radio
E. S. Adams
United States Army
Parachute Battalion
Roger B. Whitman
Charles Laughton
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