Madison County 4-H Delegation At Indiana State Fair Camp
Madison County will be well represented at the Indiana State Fair opening September 2 at the Indianapolis fairgrounds. The 26th annual 4-H Club Camp will run with the fair, featuring 40 boys and girls exhibiting projects across dairy, beef, poultry, garden, forestry, entomology and electrical projects. Readily named 4-H members from Madison County include Fred Lloyd Lapel Karl Huffman Lapel and Bob Myers Pendleton Judy Rogers Pendleton Max Stoker Elwood Linda Johnson Summitville Pat Hannon Summitville and Susan Wood Pendleton among others. Twenty 4-H members from the county have enrolled for the state fair camp.
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Madison County
Indianapolis Fairgrounds
Pat Hannon
Summitville
Susan House
Steven Watson
Green Township
Don Bailey
Max Bailey
Bill Lemon
Martha Goins
Gary Jones
Frankton
John Davis
Bill Sears
Bob Sears
Pendleton
Daniel Boxell
Gordon Lawler
Phillip Kreegar
Don Odom
James Teeters
Jim Waymire
Richland Township
Jerry Cranfield
Donnie Cranfield
Dallas Thomas, Jr
Dick Thomas
Don Disque
Alexandria
Max Stoker
Keith Trimble
Elwood
Paul Stephenson
Lapel
David Lawler
Donnie Lawler
Nancy Lawler
Gary Paddick
Jimmie Rather
Leroy Heath
Markleville
Jon Hoffman
Union Township
Karl Huffman
Barbara Baker
Mary Baker
David Hilligoss
Anderson
Lawrence Roudebush
Anderson Township
Marie Shinaba
Fred Lloyd
Larry Bracken
Bob Myers
Susan Wood
Judy Rogers
Danny Boxell
Donald Odom
Jim Rathel
Phil Harvey
Linda Johnson
Pat Han
Markleville Youth Wins Four-H Trip Recognition
Markleville resident David Stohler, 20, is among 32 Indiana 4-H members awarded an annual trip for outstanding club records. Winners meet in Indianapolis on Sept 11 to tour Washington, Mt. Vernon, Baltimore, Atlantic City, Philadelphia and Gettysburg, returning Sept 18. Joan Sears to exhibit about 75 hogs.
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David Stohler
Markleville
Indiana
David
Indianapolis
Washington, D. C
Mt. Vernon
Baltimore
July Milk Production For County Shows Slight Drop
Milk production in Madison County for July, tested by Lester Metzger, averaged 808 pounds per cow from 556 cows, down from June’s 815. The Chapman and Blake Holsteins led with 1376 pounds milk and 45.4 pounds butterfat, with top individuals listed across multiple herds in both high milk and high butterfat categories.
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Lester Metzger
Madison County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Chapman and Blake
Arthur Kilgore
August 1954 Regional Auctions and Real Estate Sales
A sequence of auction notices lists multiple public sales including Black Poland hogs near Indianapolis, real estate and personal property near Pendleton and Elwood, a gift shop sale near Elwood, farm and estate sales near Anderson Bethany Daleville and Bertha, Holstein dairy cows near Daleville, and a real estate auction at 893 West 5th Street. Each item provides date, time, location, and the auctioneers in charge.
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Indianapolis
New Palestine
Carrollton
Ae Franks
Sexson & Bradley
Anna
William Manship
Pendleton
Joe Kellum
J. C. Bradley
Eddie Geis
Elwood
St. Rd
George W Scott Jr
George Chambers
Robert Vermillion
Anderson
Bethany Hame
Bethany Church
M. Aed
Samuel Johnson
Bertha EF Fosnet
Elbert C. Frazee
James Hartzel & Son
Daleville
Ind
H. D. Kirk
5Th St
Egg M. Hood
Everett Corn
Morrow Family Dominates Central States Fair Hereford Title
Crown Point Indiana reports the Morrow family of Hebron capturing the 4-H beer championship at the Central States Fair. James Morrow age 18 won with a 1035 pound Hereford, repeating a 1952 win with the same breed. His sister Julia, 17, won last year with a 1020 pound Hereford that sold for a record 1.05 dollars per pound.
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Crown Point
Ind
Morrow
Hebron
James Morrow
Julia
Better Pig Creep Will Be Swine Day Subject At Purdue
Purdue swine researchers report on creep ration experiments at Swine Day on September 17 at the Swine Experimental Farm near West Lafayette. Sugar in a 18 percent crude protein creep produced heavier pigs and earlier weaning, with 58 pigs on sugared creep gaining strongly from age seven days. The event will feature practical rations producible by swine growers.
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Lafayette
West Lafayette
Purdue
J. H. Conrad
Plan Field Day At Purdue Thursday
Indiana farmers plan a field day Thursday August 26 at the Purdue Agronomy farm on highway 52 seven miles northwest of Lafayette. Guided tours begin 8 30 a m with 15 minute gaps until 2 15 p m. Purdue specialists will staff 28 demonstrations and exhibits. Tours cover corn hybrids grass seedings soybean varieties sudan grass sorghums irrigation subsoiling pasture irrigation and more across 13 stops. A second tour features corn picker adjustments insects weeds soil tests liquid fertilizer grain grades across seven stops. Food and refreshments will be served. several Madison County farmers expect to attend.
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Indiana
Purdue Agronomy Farm
Highway 52
Lafayette
Purdue
Madison County
Indiana’s Eligible Voters Rise to 2.65 Million
Census Bureau estimates 2,648,000 civilians aged 18 and older can vote in November, up 2.8 percent from 1950. In 1952 about 1,955,325 voted for president. The nation now has over 100 million voting age individuals, excluding 22 million in the armed forces and about 2 million aliens, along with others ineligible by state rules.
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Washington
Indiana
Census Bureau
4 H Junior Leader Picnic At Falls Park Pendleton
Madison County junior leaders meet at Falls Park Pendleton Thursday at 7 p m for August gathering and picnic. Catsup mustard drinks provided. members bring hot dogs. Junior Leader Girls of Lapel oversee refreshments with Sara Wright as chair. Also participate in State Fair Parade of Champions Saturday Sept 4 at 1 p m at Indianapolis fairgrounds.
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Madison County
Falls Park
Pendleton
Sara Wright
Indianapolis Fairgrounds
Eggs unsettled market in New York USDA receipts
Wholesale eggs unsettled as USDA receipts show New York quotations with Midwest influence. Whites extras 48-50 lb at 45-47 cents, extras medium 35-3512 cents, Browns extras 48-50 lb at 46-14 cents.
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New York
USDA
Midwestern
Try and Stop Me by Bennett Cerf
A famous film beauty sunbathes by her pool when a brash photographer invades her privacy and snaps a photo. She chases him, shouting she will teach him a dirty trick and jokes about the wrong profile. A Wall Street senior partner recovers from a virus while colleagues flood him with calls. The point of the piece is light humor about publicity and work life.
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Wall Street
Stock Market Readjusts Amid Mixed Trading
New York shares eased in a moderate downward readjustment on Tuesday with low volume and some late recovery. Airlines and rails showed weakness while Chrysler led a late price rise, leaving the Associated Press average down 70 cents to 133.20. Volume was about two million shares, the lightest in eight weeks.
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New York
Chrysler
Motors
Associated Press
Montgomery Ward
Saat
Wall Street
American Stock Exchange
Now Is Good Time For Fall Seedings
County Agent W. C. Haynes recommends fall reseeding of stubble fields where spring seeding failed. A suggested mix is 8 lb alfalfa, 3–4 lb timothy, and ½ lb ladine, with 4 lb Brome replacing timothy if the field will stay productive beyond next year.
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W. C. Haynes
Haynes
Madison County
Prices Lower In Industrial Bonds
New York trading on Tuesday showed lower prices in the industrial bond sector with utilities and railroads holding steady in quiet activity. Government issues were largely unchanged as volume rose to about 3.01 million dollars, up from 2.55 million the day before. Moderate print cloth sales appeared for spot delivery in cotton textile markets, with forward demand active for lighter fabrics. Wool goods makers expected strong bidding on a pending government wool serve order for uniforms. Rayon products displayed solid sales of acetate taffetas and satins, and linen rayon fabrics attracted brisk interest.
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New York
Local Livestock Market Prices Brief Report
Market prices for livestock list ranges by weight from 200 to 300 pounds. Hogs weighing 180 to 300 pounds are priced on average weight with calves and sows shown as cheaper options. Prices shown include 22.30 to 22.55 for 200 240 pounds, 21.55 to 22.05 for 240 260 pounds, and 19.30 to 21.05 for 260 300 pounds. Sows and calves noted as down.
Butcher Hogs In Decrease In Chicago Market
Hog prices fell Tuesday in a moderately active to slow Chicago market. Hogs weighing 200 to 270 pounds lost 15 to 25 cents, under 200 pounds down 25 to 50 cents, with top at 23.00 and 21.50 for different weights. Slaughter cattle were draggy with varied demand. prime steers fetched 26.00 to 27.00, equal to Monday. Slaughter lambs rose up to 21.25, yearlings and sheep steady. Receipts: 7,500 hogs, 5,500 cattle, 400 calves, 1,500 sheep.
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Chicago
Hogs and cattle market report from Muncie auction
Muncie Livestock reports hogs steady to 50 cents higher with choice No 1 conditioned at 22.85 and other cattle prices ranging from 9.50 to 23.00 for different grades. Calves and lambs steady with lambs around 19.00 and yearlings and sheep noted as down.
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Muncie
Wheat Futures Rally Unfolds On Chicago Board of Trade
Wheat futures rose on the Board of Trade with gains over three cents a bushel in places as corn and oats advanced and September soybeans fell. Market strength tied to Minneapolis grain demand, slow spring harvest progress due to wet weather and rust, and news that Formosa will buy later in the season. New crop soybeans arrived in Chicago with No 2 yellow grade amid steady harvests in the Midwest, with harvest moving into full swing in Illinois within weeks.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Minneapolis
U. S
Formosa
Mississippi
Midwest
Illinois
Stock Sales Case Dropped by SEC Against Otis & Co
The Securities and Exchange Commission dismissed proceedings against Otis & Co. of Cleveland linked to Kaiser-Frazer Corp. stock in 1948, finding no antifraud or registration violations and that public investors were not harmed. The case cited Cy rus Eaton as leading Otis & Co. and referenced an underwriting dispute. Grain bids reported in Indianapolis show price quotes for various grains and futures.
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Washington
Security and Exchange Commission
Otis & Co
Cleveland
Kaiser-Frazer Corp
Cyrus Eaton
Kaiser-Frazer
Adlai Pleads For Vietnam Refugees
CHICAGO Adlai E Stevenson urged Americans to aid Vietnam refugees in Indochina with CARE packages. He cited long ragged columns of refugees seen a year and a half ago and said nearly one million Vietnamese flee in terror to the free area below the 17th Parallel.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Vietnam
Indochina
Stevenson
17Th Parallel
Ottawa
Canada
Hungarian Bishop Denies Commie Ties At Evanston Session
Hungarian Bishop John Peter, visiting Evanston for the World Council of Churches Assembly, says he is not a Communist or Soviet informer. He defends Hungary’s regime, claims Americans misperceive conditions, and asserts his visa barred political activity while addressing questions in writing from reporters.
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Evanston, Ill
John Peter
Red
World Council of Churches Assembly
Hungary
State Department
Peter
World Council
America
The
Assembly
United States
Churchill to address Conservative conference in Blakpool
Prime Minister Churchill will speak at the Conservative party annual conference in Blakpool on October 9. The disclosure on Tuesday appears to quell rumors of his imminent retirement.
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London
Churchill
Conservative Party
Blakpool
Sulphur Deposits Linked Chile and Japan Production
In a joint report, Chile and Japan emerge as producers of commercial sulphur from volcanic deposits. The collaboration highlights resource extraction and potential trade implications for both nations.
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Santiago
Chile
Japan
Hog market slips steady at Indianapolis sale
At Indianapolis Tuesday hog prices showed losses with various weight classes trading from 120 to 1,000 pounds. Bulk 180 to 250-pound barrows sold $22.50 to $22.75, 250 to 280-pound loads $22 to $22.50, 350-pounders $20.50, and lighter 160 to 180-pound hogs $22 to $22.50. Cows and bulls were steady to higher, yearlings sold $23.50, and spring lambs rose modestly. Prices across categories reflected a generally firm to improving tone despite earlier losses.
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Indianapolis
Alabama Sheriff Resigns His Post
Sheriff Ralph Mathews resigned in Phenix City where National Guard troops have been directing law enforcement. Gov. Gordon Persons appointed Lamar Murphy to succeed him for the four year term beginning in January. both resignations take effect September 1, with Guard troops expected to remain in Phoenix City and Russell County for an indefinite period.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ralph Mathews
Phenix City
National Guard
Gordon Persons
Lamar Murphy
Mathews
Ottawa Newsprint Tops Canada Exports Over Grain Crops
Ottawa Newsprint ranks as Canada's foremost export, surpassing the Dominion's grain crops in value and prominence. The nation's paper industry leads in export earnings, highlighting the importance of pulp and paper over agricultural shipments.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
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J. C. Haugh & Sons
C. W.bohlander & Sons
Hoppes & Hover
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Lewark & Laird
Goins Bros
Diven & Stanley
Robert Pegg
Litsey & Whitehead
Bohlander & Shaw
Smith & Rogers
Leeson & McIntosh
Charmil Farm
Kenneth R. Johnson
Harold Forrest & Son
Ora Todd
Ray Gooding
John T. Fogarty
Lee Montgomery
Mays
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W. C. Wood & Son
Glenn V. Snider
Childes & Hershberger
Orville Oldham & Son
Marydale Farm
W. Sears
E. E. Ferguson
Joseph D. Skiles
Cooley & Clouser
Rosalea
Arthur Kilgore & Son
Vee
Belle
Peg
Chapman & Blake
Punch
Florence, Childes & Hersberger
W. Goodnews
M. Francis
W. Marjory
W. Buttercup
Petty’s Auction
W. 24Th St
Bill Petty
Middletown
Jacob Harris
Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate
Tore Stock Exchange
Thomas and McKinnon
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Juneau
American Motors Sewer
Amer
Tel
Armour Seeens
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Goodyear
Ilinois Central Tenes A
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Kresge
Lynch Corp
National Tile Eee
New York Central
Ee Packard O
Radio Corp
Sears Roebuck
United Aircraft
Ste U. S
Muncie Livestock
Chi
Adlai
Philco Television
Main St
Evanston
Winnie
Alabama
Winkler Room
Winkler
Winkler's Excleore
Mga
Winkler Automatic Heating Co
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