Seven Fat Years Change in Egyptian Crop Chronology
The article outlines seven fat years of high US crop production from 1940 to 1946 contrasting with seven lean years earlier. It notes total corn, wheat, and oats outputs, factors like weather, farming methods, machinery, fertilizer use, erosion control, and the shift from horse power to machines expanding arable land for food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
Department of Agriculture
United 5
United States
Legless Civilian Aids Vets To Rebuild Lives In Helena
Helena veteran Joe M. Miller, legless since age 12, leads rehabilitation efforts for amputees, up to receiving a commendation of exceptional civilian service from the War Department. Miller, who worked as an orthopedic mechanic at Bushnell General Hospital, helps veterans regain mobility through swimming, riding, skiing, and driving.
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Helena
Mont
Thut
Joe M. Miller
Miller
War Department
Washington
Norman T. Kirk
M. J. Miller
Joe
Montana State College
Bozeman
Roosevelt
Army
Bushnell General Hospital
Brigham City
Utah
Expecting Guests Just Blow Up Bed
A new mattress bed offers a compact guest solution for crowded housing. The cotton neoprene coated mattress inflates on the floor via a vacuum blower or hand pump and folds away on a closet shelf. Separate inflation allows individual comfort, and the 11 pound unit cleans easily with a hose or bath.
Old Refrigerator Car Converted Into House
Michigan City residents Ralph and wife discover a complete two bedroom home inside an abandoned railroad refrigerator car. The car sits stalled over a previously dug basement with its trucks removed and has been finished with shingles and a living room addition in front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Ind
Ralph Hanson
Aviation notes support air supremacy
The piece argues aviation is no longer a luxury but essential, citing farm groups urging expanded government support and taxpayer funding for aeronautical research. It notes rural areas may drive over 60 percent of future small aircraft sales due to agricultural use, and mentions new devices to slow parachute drops and the Bendix Model K helicopter gathering data for larger models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward 4. O'Neal
Farm Bureau
United States
Army Air Forces
RAF
Wright Field
China seeks planes to expand ops to Tokyo and Manila
China Air Transport Corp moves to buy surplus American aircraft in the Philippines. It aims to acquire 150 American transport planes used over the Hump during the war. Transports are grounded in Shanghai with 70 in lying condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Tokyo
Manila
China Air Transport Corporation
Philippines
Shanghai
Industrial Alcohol Shortage and Atomic Policy Debates
The article argues that industrial alcohol stockpiles are dangerously low while distillers expand whiskey output, risking defense material shortages for rubber, chemicals and munitions. It notes Truman’s pleas and munitions board inaction. It also surveys war-era ethics and US policy on using the A-bomb, with concerns about Soviet rockets and submarines, and argues restraint to maintain moral standing and deter Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brasn Hat-Controlled Munitions Board
United States
Russia
Key West
Admiral Leahy
Hiroshima
Europe
U. S
Boeing chief warns Truman on key material allocations
President Truman meets with Boeing Aircraft head William M. Allen who warns that unless the government reinstates allocations of key materials like aluminum, Boeing cannot plan or expand production of future aircraft such as the B-50. Senator Warren Magnuson accompanies Allen urging six month planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
William M. Allen
Boeing Aircraft Company
Allen
White House
Sen
Warren Magnuson
Washington
Boeing
Geographic cores and historic names quiz mixed in Kansas data
Questions mix geographic center of the United States framed by Smith County Kansas at 39 60 and 98 35 minutes. It mentions New Holland and notes that U S drugstores fill about 260 million prescriptions annually.
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United States
Australia
Smith County
Kansas
New Holland
Quiz On Subjects With Facts And Figures
A concise quiz presents facts on diverse topics. A hummingbird species Mellisuga Minima measures about two inches in length and weighs under 1/200 ounce. A wing feather sample is no larger than a common bumblebee. A claim from Bratma Hindua suggests a four headed figure.
Missionary Questions Predecessor on Cannibal Islands
A missionary newly arrived at the Cannibal Islands asks where his predecessor went. The cannibal chief replies that the predecessor has taken a trip to the interior.
Trained Homemaker Shortage in America
Maude Morlock, consultant to the United States Children's Service, warns the nation is behind in supplying trained homemaker services for families without their mothers. She notes the U S ranks second in a survey covering England, New Zealand, New South Wales, Sweden and Denmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Morlock
United States Childrens Service
U. S
England
New Zealand
New South Wales
Sweden
Denmark
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America
Misa Morlock
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Acme White Lead & Color Works
Detroit
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