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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1947
Page
5
A new bar sprout product uses methyl ester of naphthalene acetic acid to stop potato eyes from sprouting. Treated tubers stay firm and taste better, claim tests over five years. Effective on beets carrots turnips and rutabagas, with no harmful effects and storage at room temperature without sugar formation.
The Percheron horse began in La Perche near Normandy France and was imported to the United States in 1839. It grew popular and remains the most widely used draft breed in America noted for its unusually active nature.
Michigan State College engineers develop a lightweight sprayer to apply 2 4 D to lawns pastures and fields. The unit features an eighth inch pipe spray boom and a rubber hose connection to the tank. A gasoline filter cleans out dirt before the spray nozzles.
Hot weather brings poultry management problems but good practices solve most. Feed flocks freely to maintain egg production and pullet growth. Ensure constant fresh water, ample shade, and access to good pastures to lower feed costs.
Scientists hunt uranium and thorium deposits across continents amid secrecy. Geiger counters from 2000 feet track radioactivity enabling ocean floor prospecting. Major sources include Belgian Congo and Canada's Great Bear Lake, with global strategic implications for power and safety.
A Royal Australian Air Force unit located the wreckage of 13 lost U S warplanes in a two year search across Dutch New Guinea covering 36000 square miles. Squadron Leader K M Rundle and seven crewmen on a Catalina found remains of one Dutch, six Australian and 70 Japanese planes and confirmed the fate of 40 Americans and seven Australians. No crew members survived. One U S plane was reached after a 22 hour canoe journey and the crew buried in the wrecked aircraft.
In Aliquippa Pennsylvania a girl placed a found kitten in a hotel mailbox to send it to her grandmother. Police investigated the mailbox noises and discovered the unusual parcel awaiting delivery. The child believed her grandmother would want the kitten despite not being allowed to keep it.
The National Safety Council half-year report for 1947 notes 14,480 auto deaths, nine percent lower than the previous year despite an estimated 11 percent rise in travel. Chicago report highlights overall highway fatality trend as speeds ease slightly.
Pattern 7075 features a Chrysanthemum motif for towels with color symbols that require no chart. The transfer includes 12 motifs in a 2 by 3 grid per 914 by 914 inches. Improved instruction with easy to see charts photos and complete directions makes needlework easier. High demand causes longer fulfillment times for popular patterns. Send orders to: No.
A new preacher faced a tense moment as he attempted to recite three days and three nights. He stumbled repeatedly before finally finishing with a humorous twist: nights Jonah was in the society of the whale.
Shake Turkish towels vigorously before hanging to dry to remove wrinkles and raise the nap. For glass straws clean with an ordinary pipe cleaner. Use two or three cleaners twisted together for larger straws. Cleaners may be reused multiple times.
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