New Pittsburgh Harrisburg Turnpike Marks New Era
The 160 mile four lane turnpike through the mountains of Pennsylvania, linking Pittsburgh and Harrisburg with planned extension to Philadelphia, opens high speed travel. It follows the old South Penn line, uses seven mountain tunnels, no traffic lights, looping ramps, and tolls. Costing 70.05 million dollars, it aims to cut cross-state time, boost commerce, and later join the state system.
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Herman Crockett
Western Newapawel Union
Senger
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Ohio River
Delaware Tidewater
Midwest
United States
Appalachians
Atlantic Seaboard
Middle West
Juniata River
William Penn
South Penn
PWA
RFC
Marysville, Landisville and
Broad Top
Pennsylvania Pacific Railroad
South Pennsylvania Railroad
William H. Vanderbilt
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Central
Hudson River
J. P. Morgan
Carnegie
New
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Appalachian Mountains
Vanderbilt
America
William A. Sutherland
Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association
Congress
South Penn Line
Alleghenies
Commission
Old Philadelphia society sparked progress in American farming
The Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture, founded in 1785 before Washington’s inauguration, helped publicize soil conservation, crop rotation, and agricultural implements. Led by Judge John Beale Bordley, the group funded essays, sponsored experiments, and promoted education, veterinary medicine, and cattle shows, shaping early U.S. farming.
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Union
UCH
United States
Washington
Agricultural Society
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Society For
America
Europe
John Beale Bordley
Bordley
Maryland
New Republic
Admiralty Court
Baltimore
Philadelphia Society
Robert Morris
James Wilson
Benjamin Rush
George Clymer
John Cadwalader
George Morgan
John Nixon
Hall and Seller's Gazette
Humphrey’s Mercury
John Singleton
Talbot, Md
Mr. Bordley
Judge Bordley
Samuel Powell
Tench Francis
Timothy Pickering
Salem
Mass
Carpenter
John Bordley
DuPlaine
Richard Peters
Thomas Jefferson
Hoxie
Deneale
Henry Clymer
Peters
Africa
General Eaton
Chicago
Educator Highlights Lack of Vocational Guidance in Schools
New York study by Clarence E Lovejoy of Columbia finds only six percent of public high schools offer full or substantial time educational counselors or vocational guidance officers. He urges parents to pressure districts, noting students rely on principals and teachers for college and career advice and many schools provide poor or no guidance.
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New York
United States
Clarence E. Lovejoy
Columbia University
Lovejoy
Child Accident Rates Rise in October in Schools
Chicago report from the National Safety Council yearbook 1940 notes October and May as high accident months for elementary and high school students. Kindergarten records the fewest incidents with six accidents per 100000 student days causing partial or medical absences.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Records of milk cows urged to boost dairy efficiency
Rutgers Extension Dairyman E J Perry urges dairy farmers to display each cow's yearly fat and milk yield and fat percentage over her stanchion. The practice, used abroad in Denmark and Holland, aids culling of low producers and informs visitors. Using slate records per cow can push herds toward a 400 pound fat average yearly, with breed equivalents ranging from Jersey to Holstein. Continuous use of records is key to modernizing dairy business viability.
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E. J. Perry
Extension Dairyman
Rutgers University
Denmark
Holland
New Jersey
Ayrshire
Guernsey
Holstein
Jersey
Milk Dairy Cows Milking Sides Questioned by Prof Crandall
Prof W T Crandall of New York State College of Agriculture says there is no scientific or practical reason to milk cows only from the right side. He notes calves nurse from both sides and changes in milking side affect production only if cows are habituated to a side. He adds most people are right handed.
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W. T. Crandall
New York State College of Agriculture
Horsemen
Equestriennes
Insecticides Restricted by Federal Regulation
University of Missouri expert notes federal rules limit pesticide residues on produce. Move away from lead or calcium arsenate toward plant derived substitutes like pyrethrum or rotenone. Variability in raw materials affects killer strength. not all substitutes fit all crops. Use prudent purchasing to protect edible portions and manage residues.
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George D. Jones
University of Missouri College of Agriculture
Fire blight warning for fruit growers spreads widely
Fruit growers are warned to watch for fire blight in apple and pear trees as the disease spreads rapidly and can destroy an entire orchard if unchecked. Pruning out infected branches is advised. nicotine spray controls only insects and not the disease.
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Pittsburgh-Harrisburg Turnpike
Andrew Carnegie
American Construction Company
Oliver W. Barnes
Engi
Elmo Scott Watson
United States Department of Agriculture
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The
Philadelphia Society For Promoting Agriculture
John B. Bordley
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