Plan a large town garden to feed more people
The 1948 plan urges 20 million gardens nationwide to boost food shipments. Town plots should be 1000 to 1500 square feet or larger with succession plantings of greens, beans, carrots, and tomatoes. Focus on vitamin rich crops, plan rows and harvest times, and consult local extension services for guidance.
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Hochbaum
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Greden
Jin
Agricultural Extension
Smag
Office of Information
U. S. Department: of ‘ Agriculture
D.C
Stage Set For Fun At Cornell MCA NY club decorates dances
At Cornell University the non profit MCA NY group You Aint Seen Nothing Yet plans elaborate dance decorations. Harold Andrews says two months planning and 1500 hours of labor transform Barton Hall into a decorated event space with 2000 yards of cloth and four miles of wire. The project uses stockpiled materials to reduce waste.
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Ithaca
MCA S.N.Y
Cornell, University
Yas.n.y
Y.A.S.N
Y.A.S.N.X
Harold Andrews
Barton, Hall
N.as.n.y
Barton Hall
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Braille Version of Forever Amber Totals 24 Volumes
The Denver Red Cross Braille department completes a 24 volume transcription of Kathleen Winsor's Forever Amber after 18 months of work. Fifteen to twenty workers finish the project to meet numerous requests from blind readers, alleviating demand at the Denver Public Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Denver Red Cross
Kathleen Winsor
Charles II
Red Cross
Population Close to Plan in Wartime London Shifts
London’s wartime population changes bring Inner London near planners’ ideal, with the country zone able to absorb 360 000 more people while the intermediate band holds about 500 000 surplus. Outer fringe grows from 1 886 000 in 1939 to 2 178 000, and the six to twelve mile band edge shifts little from 3 989 000 to 4 079 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Inner
London Transport
Britain
Weekly Parade Feature in The American Weekly Pack
A feature in The American Weekly Pack spotlights the Parade comic and Picture Magazine within the NEWS FEATURE SECTION. It outlines the format and style of the weekly comic and magazine, highlighting recurring characters and storytelling approach.
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American Weekly Pack
Comic ‘Weekly
Parade
Picture
Antarctic discovery claim sparks regional debate in Stonington
In Stonington residents with ties to sea captain Nathaniel Palmer claim the United States owns the Antarctic region, tracing discovery to Palmer’s 1821 sealing voyage in the South Shetland Islands. Chile and Britain challenge, dispatching ships as tensions over Palmer Land and related geographic names rise.
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Lng
Chile
O'Higgins
Land
Great Britain
Graham Land
Palmer Land
Palmer Peninsula
Palmer Archipelago
Stonington
United States
Antarctic
Merc
Palmer
Yankee Harbor
South Shetlands
Tan
Seal
Antaraile
Rebirth of Toll Roads Sparks Modern Expressway Debate
The demand for wide fast high capacity highways prompts renewed interest in toll road concepts amid public pressure and federal state funding rules. Advocates cite modern safety and direct routes while opponents recall early toll roads and shifting funding, as policymakers weigh pay as you go versus bond financed projects.
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appropriations.Inc
Monkeys Learn to Play Slot Machines in Moral Test
Yale primate study shows six chimpanzees using a special slot machine to win grapes with white tokens. Moos and Bimba display thrift, while Moos wastes chips when money is plentiful. Researchers see symbolic behavior hinting at evolving human mind origins.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
New York
Frank A. Beach
Yale Univesity
Natural History Magazine
Yale Laboratories of Primate Biology
John Wolfe
Dr. Wolfe
Velt
Moos
Bimba
Genius Kapitza May Have Bomb Key, Says British Scientists
Peter Kapitza, a Russian born physicist, is discussed by British experts who believe his genius plus German scientists could lead to the atom bomb. They note Kapitza's calm, solitary work and recall his Stalingrad upbringing and Petrograd Polytechnic education as context for his pivotal role in physics. The piece hints at official secrecy and future continuation on an air column page.
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Library’ of Congress
Nuremburg
Hartman Schedel
St. Patrick
St. Dugstan
Chronicale
London
INS
Peter Kapitza
Kapitza
Dine
Dr. Kapitza
Cambridge University
Nfe
Hfe
Ivory Tower
Mapuza
Volga
Stalingrad
Petrograd Polytechnic
Venison Run Ends Dinner After Car Swerve
A party in Coudersport reports a deer ran onto the road and was struck by a car. The animal survived the collision and fled into the night, prompting concern over wildlife safety and the teens involved.
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Congress Library
Cornell
Mary Jane Moore
Library of Congress
Patrick
Ireland
Lirary
Colden
Jacobus de Varn‘gine
William’ Caxton
Augsburg
Caxton
England
Rome
Italy
Wales
Pendyne
Rosine
Flarold. Andrews
Nihaca
Patricia Meld
Baltimore
Yank Held
Connecticut
U. S
William Ullman
Dr. Beach
SVE
U.S. Group
James EB
Brown
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