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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1946
Page
3
Barbers report young men ask for scissors only and to leave hair long at the nape. They link the trend to Chopin, Cornel Wilde, and postwar fashions, noting helmet wearers and ex RAF crews influencing styles and a citywide shift toward longer hair with a distinctive fringe over collars.
A historical overview outlines plant growth breakthroughs from hormone theories such as auxins to geotropism and tropisms. It notes 1927 Ashby/Lemna work, Boysen Jensen root-tip experiments, and the pioneering 1940 Methoxone weed killer with selective crop impact, as explained by John Culliver.
A Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station report analyzes roosters pecking order and mating success in a pen of 36. Top rooster Alpha produced 112 matings from 175 attempts, while Beta had 54 successes from 244 tries and Omega had no successes. Chicks favored Alpha with 221 offspring to Beta's 120 and Omega none.
The piece lists multiple Wheatbelt and regional papers including Boyup Brook Bulletin Bridgetown Advocate Northern Times Coolgardie Miner Avon Argus Northern Courier and others. It invites readers to contribute as teens or young men to improve production and stay connected with editors.
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