Michigan Farmer Becomes Wheat King at Chicago Show
Harold A. Metcalf of Fairgrove Michigan won the wheat king title with Yorkwin soft winter wheat at the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago. Willard C. Kirk of Jeffersonville Ohio won the corn king prize, the first Ohioan to claim it, with Indiana 944 D Hybrid corn. Metcalf, 31, credited good seed fertilizer and elbow grease. his wheat weighed 6.5 pounds per bushel and marked the first U.S. wheat king since 1928. Ferden of Hesania near Saginaw won reserve. Kirk farms 335 acres with a four year rotation and feeds crops to hogs and cattle returning manure to land.
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Harold A. Metcalf
Fairgrove
Michigan
United States
Chicago
Willard C. Kirk
Jeffersonville
New Wheat King
Lee D. Ferden
Hesaning
Saginaw
Metcalf
U.S
Kirk
Canada
Champion
Hardware Can Kill a Cow, Veterinarian Reports
Dr. R. D. Hatch of the University of Illinois warns farmers that a tiny piece of wire or a broken nail in feed can kill cattle. Cattle swallow nails screws and metal bits, often causing death, though sometimes surgical operation saves the animal.
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R. D. Hatch
University of Illinois
Britain Spring Calendar Offers Many Attractions
New York report highlights a busy British spring with the Oxford Cambridge Boat Race on March 29 marking its 96th anniversary. It notes a Leviathan training barge, the Grand National on April 5, and Hare Pie Scrambling and Bottle Kicking as quaint rituals. Also featured are Stratford festival from March 13 to October 24, London theatre seasons, and major art exhibitions at the Royal Academy and National Gallery.
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Mortlake-on-the-Thames
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Lincoln
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Leicestershire
Hare Pie
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Royal Academy
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Reynolds
Gainsborough
Lawrence
Turner
Constable
National Gallery
Wallace
Tate Gallery
American ingenuity broke bottleneck on ship chronometer
William H. Samelius of the Elgin Watchmakers College explains how the U S jewelled watch industry developed a marine chronometer during World War II after European sources failed. The sector built production from scratch and created a new escapement and balance unit for rapid replacement, ensuring accurate timekeeping for navigation since 1761.
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Elgin, Inl
William H. Samelius
Elgin Watchmakers College
Samelius
U.S
Lamelius
England
Young Woman Becomes Bride And Widow at Same Instant
Miss Yelene Bardin of LaRochelle married by mail to Sgt Jacques Guinau who served in Indochina. He was killed by a hand grenade before the documents arrived, so the absentee wedding proceeded, making her a bride and widow at the same moment before a mayor and witnesses.
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France
Yolene
Mystery of Jumbo Rifle Cartridge Solved Revealed
The 70-150 Winchester express cartridge described as the largest sporting round by New Haven Sporting Arms and Ammunition was an 1888 experimental model for the Model 1887 lever action shotgun. Estimated only 25 to 35 remain. recent catalog and Gun Digest reveal its history and 64 other rare Winchester cartridges.
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Paul Fosten
Winchester
Gun Digest
Philip Jay Medicus
Herschel C. Logan
H. P. White Company
Cleveland
Popcorn Stand Salesman Accused Of Free Bags Scheme
In Louisville Kentucky Marvin Colyer a popcorn stand worker is charged with giving away between 15 000 and 40 000 bags of popcorn over more than two years Police say he intended to help friends while investigators suspect small profits Officials note 15 000 unordered bags found by his employer who will retain him as Booking agent but stop popcorn operations
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Louisville
Marvin Colyer
Colyer
One Man Red Cross Brings Cheer To Marines In Korea
Bernard Goldstein nicknamed the one man Red Cross visits the First Marine Regiment on the Korean front lines. He moves along torn ridges in fatigue, sharing smiles and small comforts like a pocket comb, stationery, tobacco, cards, and a kind word. His southern drawl steadies weary Marines as he distributes aid.
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Korea
Bernard Goldstein
Red Cross
First Marine Regiment
Dental Educator Warns on Illegal Denture Making
Dr. Walter Henry Wright of New York University College of Dentistry says illicit denture fabrication by unlicensed workers threatens public health. He urges stricter enforcement of dental laws as social changes raise the risk of unregulated practice and stresses dentures must be overseen by dentists for proper design, support, and occlusion.
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Journal of the American Dental Association
Walter Henry Wright
New York University College of Dentistry
Wright
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