VPI Soil Testing Lab Sees Record Activity
A Virginia Tech agronomist reports rising use of the school's soil testing facilities with over 14 600 samples processed in the first four months of 1952. The lab provides soil pH, lime needs, and fertility levels for phosphate and potash. May through July are typically slower, promising quicker service.
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Blacksburg
VPI Agronomist
Agronomist
W. W. Lewis
Agricultural Extension Service
Agronomy Department
Lewis
Silage May Cut Losses From Weather Weathery Harvest
ACKSBURG Virginia agronomist G R Epperson of VPI says harvesting silage from part of the hay crop can reduce losses when weather is unfavorable. He cites alfalfa clovers grass and legume mixtures and excess pasture as suitable silage crops.
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Acksburg
G. R. Epperson
VPI
Absenteeism rises as industries expand and labor tightens
The National Industrial Conference Board notes higher absentee rates as firms hire green labor, import workers, and extend hours. Sickness and domestic issues boost lost time, with men averaging nine days and women thirteen days off per year. Over time and six day schedules worsen absenteeism while shifts toward a five day work week reduce it.
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New York
National Industrial Conference Board
Defense
Hollywood Speakers envision theater TV revolution and growth
At a Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce dinner honoring the film industry, Eric Johnston, head of the Motion Picture Association of America, urged FCC approval of ultra high frequency waves to broadcast theater television. He predicted large screen color telecasts of sports, opera, and Broadway, plus remote events and exhibits from institutions and foreign markets.
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Eric Johnston
Motion Picture Association of America
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles
Talley
Electric Theater
FCC
Johnston
Smithsonian Institution
Potomac
Winston Churchill
Queen Juliana
Gro
India
Afghanistan
Television and Movies Seen as Complementary Forces
Johnston argues television and motion pictures can complement rather than destroy each other, noting queues for American films and stating that change brings strength through new ideas and competition. He warns against fixed beliefs, suggesting collaborations can emerge from evolving media.
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Johnston
Dream Becomes Fact Quiet Oklahoma City Burglary
Mrs. Johnnie Carter woke her husband before dawn and urged him to inspect their home after a dream of burglary. Police say they found 75 dollars missing and 200 packages of cigarettes stolen.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Johnnie Carter
Carter
Governor General’s Official Residence
Rideau Hall in Ottawa serves as the official residence of the Governor General of Canada.
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Governor General of
Canada
L. I
Sanford Reid Dies In Hagerstown Maryland
Sanford H Reid of Hagerstown died suddenly on Monday night at age 59 Born in Milldale Virginia he was son of Thomas and Lucy Reid and member of the EAS Church Greenway He worked 12 years for Fairchild Aircraft Division and belonged to United Plant Guard Workers Local 120 Surviving are widow Lula son Allen Reid daughters Helen Cup Ethel Webb Donna Reid a brother Herman Reid and 10 grandchildren Funeral services were held yesterday in Hagerstown with burial at Rest Haven Cemetery
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Sanford H. Reid
Hagerstown
Milldale, Va
He Was
Thomas and
Lucy Revelle Reid
EAS Church
Greenway
Fairchield Aircraft Division
United Plant Guard Workers of America, Local 120
Lula D. Reid
Allen Reid
Helen
Cup
Ethel Webb
Boonsboro
Donna Reid
Herman Reid
White Post
Rest Haven Cemetery
Lion Cub Sent To Zoo in Buffalo
Mrs. Sidney Lewin said sending Sheba the lion cub to the zoo was wise as the animal grew stronger. The cub, six months old, was given to her son Donn Lewin a wrestler while campaigning in Texas. The couple once walked Sheba on a leash and it played with their German shepherd, but the cub grew too large for the 18 month old grandchild.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Sidney Lewin
Sheba
Donn
Texas
Harriet
Police Court Fines for Drunken and Speeding Offenses
Mable Wynkoop of 634 Ross &J. fined $9.25 for drunkenness. William Claytor, 30, of Route 3, fined $14.25 for speeding.
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Mable Wynkoop
Ross &J
William Claytor
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