New Chemicals Aid Britain In Great Battle for Food
A Kent weald factory runs day and night to produce weed killers and insecticides for home use and export. The plant forms part of Britain's growing plant protection industry, boosting wheat yields by up to 30 percent and supporting food security amid global conflict.
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Britain and shipped here to be wrapped up
Technicians dilute the formulas or mix them with fillers such as Fuller's Earth china clay sulphur or ground limestone so that farmers can use them safely.
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One Woman Phone War Halted by Armistice
Providence Rhode Island report says Eva Parness must stop the telephone harassment of neighbors the Kaplans and the Roiffs after a six year dispute. Courts ban all calls as couples testified being cursed and subjected to Bronx cheers when answering.
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Car theft racket adds older engine swap twist
Report notes a new angle in car thefts where small German vehicles are stolen and returned the next day with an older engine installed. Mentions G. A. R. as the Grand Army of the Republic.
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Volkswagons
FOR SALE Classified Items Include Autos and Hay
A mix of sale notices and ads across items like a Mercury convertible, 300 bales of Johnson grass hay at 45 cents each, free stovewood with limbs, heating pads, flowers, land and house for sale, brick buildings in Whitewright, salt and feeds, an estray, auto wheels, land dealings, roofing, and a Rawleighs sales opportunity. Also a thank you card note from H A Red Bowen.
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Allen T. Short
Hannah’s
N. B. Nicholson
Whitewright
Tom Barbee
Hiway Grocery
A. J. Scott
Pete Nicely
Babcock Auto Store
1948 Cotton Crop Ranks Seventh Largest in U.S. History
New York reports that the 1948 U.S. cotton crop reached 14,937,000 bales, the seventh largest on record. Farmers are expected to gain a record 2.6 billion dollars, though this harvest trails the 1937 peak by about 4 million bales.
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Voting Age Law Ready for House
A proposed constitutional amendment to lower the legal voting age to eighteen was ready for introduction in the House. Rep. Frank B. McGregor of Waco said he would offer the joint resolution to submit the question to voters soon.
Bitter Cold Sterilizes Bulls in Nebraska Ranches
Scottsbluff Nebraska veterinary expert Dr F W Brand reports a bitter cold wave sterilizing some bulls in the region with older bulls the most seriously affected. The permanence of the condition remains undetermined as officials study the impact on registered Herefords.
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Three Lives Lost In Gas Blast
Edward G Hollingsworth 32 died in hospital from burns after a gas explosion at his Route 1 Smithfield home that killed his eight year old son Bobby Glenn and Mary Ina 5. His wife Laura 25 remains in grave condition at St Josephs Hospital. head of family worried about others as nurses describe courage. Hollingsworth was a Maddox Ice Co driver. bodies lie at Lucas Funeral Home.
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Little Lines by Margie B Boswell
A verse by Margie B Boswell jokes about self praise gadabouts forbidden gardens and fragile shams. It muses that leftovers beat picked ups and a breeze can scatter gnats while ideas that cling deserve consideration.
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