Cotton Root Rot Control Methods
College Station report outlines a threefold plan to curb cotton root rot. Extension pathologist Harlan Smith cites soil drying by deep plowing, regular replowing, and summer fallow to expose the fungus to sun. He also recommends crop rotation with sorghum, corn, oats, wheat or grasses for 1 to 4 years and adding organic matter to boost beneficial soil microbes before replanting cotton.
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College Station
Harlan Smith
Smith
Local Control Measures Vary Across State
Smith notes control practices differ by region and urges farmers to contact their county agent for area specific guidelines and best practices.
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Smith
Marshall pool sale ordered in integration suit
The Marshall City Commission invited bids Tuesday for Oct. 3 on the city swimming pool. The pool was the subject of an integration suit pending final hearing in federal court at Jefferson on Nov. 4. The commission said it could no longer operate a segregated pool and could not peacefully run an integrated facility, so private ownership was deemed in the public interest.
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Marshall
Marshall City
Jefferson
Druggist Code Shorthand Explained in Prescription Symbols
The article clarifies medical shorthand used on prescription slips. It explains Latin roots and common symbols like RX meaning take thou of, q.i.d, t.i.d, a.a, q.s, q.l, q.h, q.t, qtt, p.c, and a.m. It notes prescriptions are simplifying with modern chemicals and drugs.
Social Security Holds $222 Billion in Assets for Retirement
The Social Security Administration, with 22.5 billion dollars in trust fund assets, faces a temporary deficit in 1957 as benefits outpace tax income. Officials project a deficit by 1959, but automatic payroll tax increases starting 1960 will return the system to solvency, with surpluses after 1959 and the trust fund reaching over 115 billion by 2010.
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Washington
Social Security Administration
Social Security
Social Security Trust Fund
Congress
Robert J. Myers
Myers
Coverage Extends to Majority of Workforce
The passage notes that about 90 percent of the nation's workforce is now covered by social security and another 5 percent by other government retirement programs.
Begging Bears Not So Tame In Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone officials publish a boxscore tally of bear injuries showing 134 victims last year and 73 this year to warn visitors about feeding bears. A tour ist woman lost an arm from a park bear as authorities urge tourists to avoid feeding the animals and to stop provoking stalkers along park roadways.
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Yellowstone National Park
Wyo
Park
Rules for Taking Care of a Sick Husband Guide
A Chicago corporate doctor distributed mimeographed rules titled Rules for Taking Care of a Sick Husband Brother or Father. The text begins with a directive Dose him with gagging medi- and suggests practical advice for caregiving in a domestic context.
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Chicago
Routine to Move ailing Men From Home Says Chicago Doctor
A Chicago physician prescribes hourly wakeups to remind a gravely ill man he needs help. He also advises constant sympathy and mourning the potential replacement. The routine allegedly ensures the man leaves the house within three days.
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Cine
Chicago
Navy rank: executive officer behind the captain
In the U S Navy the executive officer is the officer next in line to the captain. The position acts as chief assistant and assumes command in the captain's absence.
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U. S. Navy
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