Army Lt Nayadley writes of Guam conditions for family
Army Lt John R Nayadley stationed as an intelligence officer on Guam describes tropical climate and hazards. He notes daily temps around 85 and 75, humidity swings, frequent rains and upcoming wet and typhoon seasons. He mentions mosquitoes lizards no snakes and families of officers living there, with his wife and children joining him.
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Army
John R. Nayadley
Island
Guam
J. J. Nayadley
South Avenue C
Air Corps
Navyadley
Pacific Theater
California
Guam Diary Excerpts Describe Island Life During War Era
A narrator notes Guam's palm forests and coconuts with jungles being cleared by Guamanians, military, and Filipino laborers. He mentions Agana as the capital, scattered tropical villages, high military prices, and post exchanges as shopping hubs. He misses Nellie and awaits family arrival in about 20 days after a 22 month wartime separation.
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Guam
Agana
Army
Navy
Nellie
Prairie Flower Rural Independent School District Bond Election Notice
Voters in Cedar Township Washington County Iowa face a May 16 1948 special election from 1 to 8 PM to decide bonds not exceeding 30000 for building and equipping a school house. The notice is dated April 12 1948 with signatures of Maurice L Crawford president and Myra Crawford secretary.
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Prairie Flower Rural Independent
Cedar Township
Washington County
Iowa
Modern Dairy Buildings Optimize Milking Efficiency
Increased efficiency in the dairy industry comes from wider use of milking rooms and milk houses. The ideal milk house is attached to the milking room or barn, improving sanitary conditions and workflow across operations.
Efficiency Gains From Adjacent Milk House and Barn
Cornell university figures show that placing the milk house next to the milking room or barn saves miles of walking yearly. Adjacent construction allows dairymen to coordinate feeding, caring for cows, milking, and milk handling under one roof for an efficient system.
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Cornell University
Apples Turnovers Dumplings and Tarts For Dessert
Americans favor apples in many pastries including turnovers dumplings and tarts. Turnovers bake 400 to 425 F for about 20 minutes using apple slices spice and fat. Dumplings bake 30 to 40 minutes in muffin tins while tarts use shells filled with seasoned applesauce and optional nutmeg or nuts.
First Aid Care for Burns Warns on Infection Prevention
Dr Horace J McCorkle of the University of California outlines burn first aid focusing on infection prevention. Small burns should be cleaned with soap and water, dressed with a sterile covering, and treated with a mild boric acid ointment and analgesic salve. Do not use kitchen fats or tannic acid. Serious burns require sterile dressings, warmth without overheating, sedatives and plasma if possible, and immediate physician contact.
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Horace J. McCorkle
University of California
Palatinate region overview and its economic features
The Rhineland Palatinate includes the Saar land a valuable mining and industrial district placed under League rule for 15 years after World War I and returned by plebiscite. It also has rich timber and farmland producing grains tobacco potatoes and sugar beets with wine production centering on Palatine wines. The term Palatine also refers to a fur stole from the 17th century Princess Palatine.
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Rhineland Palatinate
Saarland
Rhine
Alsace-Lorraine
Saar
League of Nations
Palatinate
Germany
Palatine
Duke of Orleans
Sowing Radishes by Harvest Window and Variety
The guide advises sowing to match weekly consumption. Twelve early radishes fit in a foot of row, so plant a week's supply of early varieties each time. Mid-season radishes last two weeks, while late summer types provide all summer. Winter radishes need two months to mature and stay good for six weeks, often growing very large.
Criminal Penalties and the Classical School View
The text argues that the 18th century classical school for penology would fit all crimes if humans were equal and entirely free of variations. It contends the approach relies on ignoring criminal science accumulated over 75 years of study and assumes no predispositions toward degeneracy.
Horse shoe history traced to ancient military practice
The sport of horse shoe pitching traces its origins to centuries after the Christian era when shoeing horses began in ancient Greece, Rome, and other nations.
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Greece
Rome
Seed Nets Million Dollar Crop From One Package
A single package of lespedeza seed sent from Korea by a medical missionary to the U S department of agriculture led to a crop now worth over 200 million dollars annually. The plant adapts to poor soils and low fertility land, expanding widely in the East Central states for seed, hay, and pasture uses.
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Ralph Mills
Korea
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department
Potomac River
Washington
East Central States
U. S
He’s a Rat What is the most destructive animal in the world
The article argues rats are the most destructive pests worldwide citing that the common Norway or brown rat destroys about 4 percent of the U S grain crop annually and hosts or carries bubonic plague typhus and other deadly diseases It urges permanent year round rat control including cleaning up premises rat proofing food restriction poisoning and trapping with no quick fixes.
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United States
Extension Service
Rabbit and Chicken Raising Is Profitable
To offset high meat prices, home production of rabbits and chickens can be carried on very economically, making the family at least partially independent of commercial sources. Rabbits and chickens mature quickly and use feed efficiently, lowering cost per pound of gain.
Giant Euphorbia Native to Ethiopia Reaches 30 Feet
The giant euphorbias are native to Ethiopia and can grow up to 30 feet tall. When cut or bruised they exude a milky juice believed to cause blindness if it contacts eyes.
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Ethiopia
No Mountain Range on Africa Despite Many Tall Peaks
Despite Africa housing numerous high individual peaks the continent lacks a continuous great mountain range. The statement contrasts Africa’s rugged elevations with its absence of a single long mountain system.
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Africa
Continent
Community and Livestock Sales Noted in Iowa Listings
Weekly and midweek livestock sales listed across Iowa towns including Whittaker Kalona Kalona Midway Columbus Junction Ollie Sigourney Wellman and Wellman with times such as 1:00 p m and Monday Friday schedule notes. Antique public sale at Wellman starts at 1:00. Dewey L Hoefert referenced.
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Whittaker
Midway Sales
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Kalona
Ollie Livestock Exchange
Ollie
Hi Dollar Sales Company
Sigourney, Iown
North Edge
Wellman
Dewey L. Hoefert
Proper storage needs cool air for stored foods
The piece lists foods requiring cool ventilation to preserve flavor and freshness. Dried fruits canned goods relishes nuts cereals whole grain flour chocolate peanut butter salad oils and cooking fats plus potatoes root vegetables apples and citrus fruits must stay cool to prevent shriveling sprouting and spoilage.
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Tropics
Washington, D. C
Clinton P. Anderson
United States Savings Bonds
Pacific Islands
Maurice L. Crawford
Myra Crawford
Evening Journal
Lkouse
By Ken Reynolds
Journal
Ed Hite
W. Wash. St
R. G. Wessler
E. Second
Louis J. Kehoe
Attorney At
Jeffrey Bldg
Theodore B. Bailey
Morrison Building
S. W. Livingston
Robert Day Attorneys
W. Main
George F. Morrison
G. Gifford Morrison
J. C. Penney Co
Paul V. Shearer
Welding Service
Wheatley
Wendell L. Shaffer
Hotel Washington
Optometrists
Co. S. Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
N. Ave
Washington Dairy
P. L. Etter
F. G. Livesay
D. C
Spinal Distortion
Iowa Avenue
South Ave
D. W.L
Col
Little
Bickford Electric
John Blick
Baby
Reister Hatchery
Mauits
Reister Bros
ED — Hatchery
Washington Concrete Co
St. and
Rock Island
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