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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1946
Page
6
Practical advice on choosing portable brooder houses for baby chicks. Size guidance suggests 50 square feet per 1000 chicks, with moisture proof insulation and lightweight framing to reduce costs. Non electrical options include coal or kerosene stoves, with emphasis on maneuverability, sanitation, and near dwelling placement.
The famine emergency committee led by former President Hoover works to cut red tape and boost aid for Europe and Asia. Americans are urged to voluntarily reduce wheat by 40 percent and fats by 20 percent to free supplies, while production and labor challenges persist. Agriculture Secretary Clinton Anderson cites plans to meet food commitments and raise home consumption by 10 percent, demanding record farm output despite shortages. State directors and county chairmen are appointed to lead local food conservation efforts and mobilize volunteers and trades for the program.
Richmond Hill Georgia Henry Ford at age 84 remains active on his Georgia plantation. A worker says he moves around the grounds with energy, visiting the school at recess and drawing admiration from neighbors. The plantation under G F Gregory grows celery on 14 acres and lettuce on 200 acres while an oyster ranch recovers after flood damage. Ford has long supported agricultural experiments and development of crops for industrial uses.
Panagra assigns Comdr Eugene Richards to its South American traffic department, and Lt Vail Cliff joins the plans. Chet Moulton becomes Idaho aviation director, replacing A A Bennett who oversees Boise Piper Swift agency. Justin Dart buys a rescue helicopter for drugs delivery. Jane Wilson, 16, Idaho, faced delays for a pilot license due to age. Clyde Martineau markets Shulisburg airport as having complete facilities with flight instruction and trips. Airlines dealer.
Twenty five farmers piloted planes to Chicago for the Prairie Farmer Land meeting of flying farmers. Norman McCay of Blue Mound Ill was elected director. Airmen Dan McMullen and Douglas Welly from Largo Fla observed a whale rescue from a Cub plane and aided a distressed boat. CAA notes: over 100 mechanics named aircraft maintenance inspectors with 180 recommendations pending. Donald R. Harvey named CAA Personnel officer. Milwaukee opened a downtown Lake Michigan landing strip, 3000 by 100 feet, with A C Lang in charge.
Experiments at the Ames Iowa regional swine breeding laboratory involve planned matings with inbreeding up to 25 to 50 percent to fix desirable traits. Boars from inbred lines crossbred with noninbred sows yield about 100 pounds more weight per litter at eight months, based on station data and farmer reports.
The Better Vision institute notes that eye muscle imbalances in children cause double vision or squint. If untreated, the brain suppresses input from one eye, leading to partial blindness from disuse. many people in the United States are effectively one-eyed.
Earthquakes and eruptions lift crust to form new ranges while creating deep valleys. The Pacific’s vast undersea arc from Tokyo Bay to Guam hosts peaks rising above sea level, including Aracas and Suribachi, where US Marines once planted a flag at Iwo Jima.
The cotton textile industry shows notable growth as rayon production expands. Rayon, a man made fiber from cellulose regenerated chemically, developed dynamically in the south during a period of low mood.
Agriculture research in three regional labs shows cotton can yield better tires and fuel from waste. buckwheat produces rutin for hypertension related fragility. corn cobs and cottonseed hulls may yield 90 to 95 gallons of liquid fuel per ton with about half as ethyl alcohol.
Helium once priced at $2,000 per cubic foot before World War I has become a abundant commodity costing about one cent per cubic foot to extract. It is separated by cooling natural gas to minus 300 degrees Fahrenheit, then drawn off and compressed. The Weather Bureau will use millions of feet annually in upper air studies, while inert shielding gas aids welding and metal work. Helium oxygen mixtures extend deep sea divers endurance and ease pressure changes, and doctors use them to relieve asthma and other respiratory conditions.
Hydraulic systems simplify operation of field equipment. New designs allow a single farmer to harvest ensilage, cut and blow hay into silos, and bale hay with automatic pick-up balers. A hay drier lets greener hay be stored, and machinery can load, chop, and shift materials efficiently.
Instructions describe cutting 11% yards of 36 inch material for a bedspread and pillow cover, starting with center parts and progressing to 18 inch side pieces and 10 inch strips, leaving a long strip for ruffles. The article promotes a 32 page Sewing Gok volume with finishing and draping tips and offers Book 1 for 18 cents plus address details.
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