May Day Dreary One For Flood Sufferers
Memphis May 1 flood scene described across the Mississippi delta as 200000 residents face inundation. Levees buckled at several gaps sending water through Arkansas and Louisiana towns while relief crews work amid refusals to evacuate. River breaches drive refugees to camps, with Yazoo City and Delta lake areas affected and no reported drownings at night.
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Great
Delta
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Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi River
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Pendleton
Yazoo
Great Delta Lake
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McGhee
Tiller
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Arkansas River
Tender vegetables may now be planted in May gardens
Early May warmth signals home gardeners to plant tender vegetables such as tomatoes eggplant peppers celery and sweet potatoes in open ground. Seeds of beans corn cucumber cantaloupe watermelon okra squash may also be sown with succession plantings for sweet corn.
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E. B. Morrow
State College
North Carolina
Morrow
Timber as a Growing Farm Crop
North Carolina farmers explore timber thinning to boost timber yields as a farm crop. Demonstrations in Stanly and Currituck counties show thinning widens growth space for quality trees while farm women and bankers take interest in forest management as a credit and income source. early spring frost damages potatoes beans and watermelons in the southeast.
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North Carolina
Extension Forester of
State College
Stanly
Joe Lee Green
New London
R. W. Graeber
Currituck County
County Council of Farm Women
Luther Pool
State Bankers Association
Association
Pinehurst
Gracber
Proving Ground Guide Helps in Car Buying Decisions
General Motors offers a free illustrated book about its proving ground. The booklet explains day and night tests and shows how to compare cars to save money. It targets car owners emphasizing what to look for when selecting a vehicle.
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General Motors
Dept. A
Detroit
Mich
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