Grasshoppers Lead the 1949 Nastiest Insect Team
Birmingham dispatch reports Dr. F C Bishopp of the US Department of Agriculture names the grasshopper as the top pest of 1949 in a list of the nation’s costliest insects. The lineup includes the cotton belt weevil, corn ear worm, European corn borer, cattle grub, Mexican bean beetle, bark beetles, horn fly, poultry lice, logus bugs, and the confused flower beetle with remarks on quarantine spending and past threats.
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Birmingham
Ala
Grasshopper
F. C. Bishopp
U. S
Element of Agriculture
Bureau of Tomology and
National Cotton Council
Notre Dame
Philadelphia Ses
Bishopp
Wyoming
Montana
Dixie
Cotton Belt
Texas
Bishop
New England
Department of Agriculture
Binary System Might Have Value In Expense Account
Washington December 22. A GE engineer describes the binary system using only 0 and 1 to simplify calculating machines and notes its potential appeal for expense accounts. He explains basic sums and multiplies in binary and compares to decimal results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Electric
T. M. Berry
Berry
Arizona State Fair Reports Profit of 8424.52 This Year
Pan F. Jones secretary of the fair commission announced a net profit of 8424.52 for the Arizona state fair this year. He attributed the drop from 1948's 27000 profit to significantly lower revenue from the state fair horse racing meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Pan F. Jones
The
Fair Commission
Jones
The Netherlands Ratifies Indies Independence Pact
The Dutch Upper House approved the Dutch Indonesian agreement by 34 to 15 with one absentee, meeting the two third majority requirement. The lower house had already approved by 71 to 29, and Queen Juliana must sign before sovereignty passes to the United States of Indonesia at Batavia ceremonies on December 27.
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The
Hague
Netherlands
Juliana
United States of Indonesia
Batavia
Java
Barkleys' Bishop May Wed And Soon
St Louis December report notes Methodist Bishop Ivan Lee Holt of St Louis says no definite wedding plans with Georgia widow Mrs H A Carithers exist. Holt, 63, chairs the bishops council and calls them long time friends with no formal engagement.
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ST. Louis
Ivan Lee Holt
Georgia
Council of Bishops of
The
Methodist Church
H. A. Carithers
Winder
Georgia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Bishop Holt
Alben W. Barkley
Carleton S. Hadley
Fatal Crash Pilots Flew Past Limits
A government safety expert testifying at a civil aeronautics board inquiry says pilots of the Benicia California crash carried nine dead were flying beyond hours allowed. He cites inadequate records by California Arrow Airways and discrepancies in Captain James Garnett and copilot Made Dillon’s hours. Arrow Airways President Batchelor counters the company could not control flight logs.
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Oakland
Calif
Benica
William B. Perry
Civil Aeronautics Board
California Arrow Airways
Perry
James F. Garnett
Dillon
George Batchelor
Arrow Airways
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Arizona Fair
Indonesia
Woodcraft
T. A. Tasigi District
East Grant
H. F. Dail
North First Ave
Tucson
Arizona
Eee of the World Insurance Society
Con
Nebraska
Barkleys
Don
Rases
Styline
O'Rielly Motor CO
North Sixth Ave
Kraft
Skaip
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