After the War Will Spain Survive Franco's Regime
In a retrospective on Spain after the civil war, Francisco Franco faces key choices. The generalissimo, nicknamed El Carnicero and El Caudillo, cemented victory with strategy and Axis support and now must decide if he seeks vengeance on Loyalists, how France and Britain are viewed, and whether dictatorships rise or fall as Spain's fate is sealed.
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Joseph W. Labine
Spain
Francisco Franco
Italy
Germany
Iberian Peninsula
Mediterranean
France
Franco
Great Britain
United States
Britain
Franco Emerges As Man Of The Hour In Spanish Civil War
The article traces Francisco Franco from his early banishments in 1936 to his rise as the central military and political figure in Spain. It notes his ties to Italy and Germany, the national and international dynamics of the war, and speculation on postwar plans including restoring Alfonso and appointing Don Juan as a stabilizing outsider.
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Franco
Alcazar
West Point
Alfonso
Spain
Foreign Legion
War College
Asturias
Catalonia
Canary Islands
Las Palmas
Canaries
Switzerland
Juan
Bourbon
Don Juan
Cabellero
Seville
Count of
Covadonga
Florida
Prince Jaime
Marie
Princess of
Bourbon-Siciles
England
Il Duce
Italy
Prince Juan
Rome
Western Newspaper Union
Russia to shift from giant complexes to many smaller plants
Stalin and Molotov overhaul the third five year plan to replace giant central hubs with numerous smaller factories. A second Baku oil base in central Asia will use American equipment to exploit untapped petroleum reserves, while metallurgical capacity expands in central Asia and new plants arise near coal and power sites.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Kiev
Gorky
Joseph Stalin
Vyacheslaft M. Molotoff
Communist Party Congress
Baku
Middle Asia
Ural Mountains
Central Asia
Heroism or adventure on a Cold War train car
John Feen of Miami Oklahoma quietly faced a deadly grenade in his coat pocket while American troops fought Cossacks near Berosovka in January 1920. Feen helped save others by grabbing the coats sheltering the bomb, nearly losing his arm and earning a decoration he initially refused. His action began as a duty he says. heroism remains in the eye of the beholder.
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Ello
John Feen
Miami
Okla
John
Siberia
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Berosovka
Seminoff
Berosoyvka
Hell
Sponges From Ancient Times A Curious Biological Tale
Sponges are not true cells but skeletons built by many tiny organisms. Greek soldiers first noted the creatures as they wore metal gear, and divers in the Mediterranean later found sponges useful for bathing and cleaning.
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The
Washington Post
Mediterranean
Modern equipment cuts labor in hay and silage making
Modern methods greatly lessen the burden of grasses and legumes by speeding ensiling. Harvest should reach the silo quickly, ideally within two hours after mowing, with adjustments for cloudy weather. Use windrowers, specialized loaders, and trench-set silo fillers to save time and improve packing.
Suggestions on How to Keep Weevils From Beans
Weevils infest beans stored in warm places. keep storage at or below 50 degrees. Treat with air slaked lime at one pound per four pounds of seed. For food beans, soak in cold water, heat to 140 degrees, then dry. this kills weevils without harming value or germination. Weevil life cycle includes eggs on green pods and multiple generations per year. Prair ie Farmer.
Egg Grading Becomes Essential for Industry Progress
Egg grading is presented as practical and profitable and soon a necessity for the egg industry. The public demands quality graded eggs, and producers must learn standard grades to compete. Grading commands higher prices and helps producers cull flocks to keep only top-performing hens.
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North Carolina State College
Agricultural Notes on Weeds and Cattle Cycles in America
Uncle Ab cites three farming essentials soil weather and a capable farmer. Weeds rank behind erosion in farm losses totaling about 3 billion dollars annually. Beef cattle cycle shows a high in 1934 and low around early 1938 with gradual expansion since. Farm records begin with low inventories, and forty seven states now in modified accredited area for bovine tuberculosis testing. Sheep fed legume hay need less grain than sheep fed poorer roughages.
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Man of the Hour
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Balearic Island
Catarouia
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Stalin
Hoyd Gibbons
Adventurers’ Club
Buick
Plymouth
Olds
Pontiac
Chicago
Dodge
Cicero Ave
Dave Peck
E. 4Th St
Des Moines
Globe Brass
Globe Mfg. Co
College
Laws
DES Moines Out Products CO
Fae
Frederick the Great
George Washington
Lydia Pinkham
Pubilius Syrus
Kellogg's
Good Housekeeping Bureau
Franklin
Doans
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