TVA Faces First Major Fight Over Its 15th Anniversary
The Tennessee Valley Authority, celebrating its fifteenth year, confronts a hostile Congress seeking to strip its autonomous power and subjugate it to direct appropriations. Private power lobbyists pivot from denouncing TVA as socialistic to opposing its steam generating plans. Opposition centers on New Johnsonville and potential loss of home rule.
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Joe Martins Coup Moves Pension Board Controversy
Column notes turmoil as Joe Martin asserts influence by pushing John Lewis to accept Sen Styles Bridges as a third pension board member. Bema campaign recollections arise as Martha receives applause. Administration cites Lewis for contempt, shaping a week of political maneuvering.
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Nece Cover Crops Show Four Key Advantages for Crops
Iowa State College researchers report four main benefits from cover crops seeded with corn and other crops. They reduce soil loss from August to May, add organic matter to resist erosion in May and June, supply nitrogen especially with legumes, and may increase next year’s corn yields. A practical plan uses endgate broadcast seeding and cultivator weeders to cover seed.
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Iowa Agricultural ‘Experiment Station
Clover and Alfalfa Need Limed Fertilized Soil
The article explains lime and fertilizer improve clover and alfalfa growth by supplying calcium and nutrients. Well-fed legumes develop deep taproots that add organic matter, improve soil tilth, and boost nitrogen availability for subsequent crops. Newton Illinois field trials support these benefits.
Treasury Restores Payroll Plan for Bond Purchases
Treasury brings back payroll based plan to streamline systematic bond purchases and improve efficiency in government funding.
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Treasury
Overseas slaughter of work horses shocks British traffic
The International League for the Protection of Horses reports that in Great Britain horses fit for work are being bought for food as horse meat demand grows. The trade spans England and Belgium with many animals sent to Antwerp, arriving at 150 a fortnight and slaughtered within two days of arrival.
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International League For the Protection of Horses
Great
England
Antwerp
Adorable summer dress pattern for toddlers ages 1 to 6
The pattern No. 1676 offers a dainty dress with wing sleeves and scalloped lace trim, suitable for sizes 1 through 6 years. Includes slip and panties options, yardage for 35 or 30 inch fabric, and notes in the Spring and Summer Fashion book with a 25 cent price.
Nylon and rayon care and production notes
The article explains nylon fiber creation from coal air water or cyclohexane and adipic acid from similar sources. It then offers washing tips for crepe rayon fabrics and a kitchen tip to use water instead of milk when scrambling eggs for lighter texture.
Three Million Persons Still Lost in Europe
Three million people in Europe are missing since the war began, many deported by the Nazis. The Central Tracking Bureau of the International Organization works to locate them. Germany’s radio stations and newspapers regularly publish lists. around 2,000 photographs have been located and shown in theaters.
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Europe
International ‘ Organization
Increased Production Of Butterfat Required
Dairy farmers with average annual per cow production at 6000 pounds are urged to increase butterfat output. The note emphasizes requirements for dairy operations to boost fat content to meet market standards and maintain dairy profitability.
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