Extensive corn soybeans plots tested by county agents in Lafayette Twp
County Extension Agents Walter Haynes and George Greives Jr. planted 28 corn varieties and five soybean varieties plus nine corn fertilization plots on James L. Jones farm east of Florida station. Corn to be harvested for yield. soybeans observed. Includes detailed variety lists and fertilizer treatments.
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Walter C. Haynes
George Greives Jr
James L. Jones
Lafayette Township
Florida Station
Indiana
Shares Score Slight Gains In Mixed Market
New York stock market eased forward with late trading selling trimming gains. The Associated Press average rose 10 cents to a yearly high of 124.30 as industrials and utilities hit new highs while railroads slipped. Volume rose to 2.25 million shares as the American Exchange moved higher on 550 thousand shares.
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New York
Associated Press
American Stock Exchange
Four H Drive Set for June Roundup at Purdue University
Indiana 4 H club delegates from more than 2 500 youths will gather June 9 10 and 11 at Purdue for the 36th annual Roundup. Activities include demonstrations contests speeches awards banquets and a Sunset Frolic with a Share the Fun Festival and the Prairie Farmer WLS awards.
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Indiana
Purdue University
F. L. Hovde
Jane Mann
Warren County
Grace Sloan Overton
Adams
N. Y
The
Farm Journal
Purdue Oval
Hall of Music
Prairie Farmer-Wls
Jim Lilly
Prairie Farmer
Purdue Homemakers Conference Set For June At Purdue
The Purdue Sumner Conference for homemakers runs June 16 to 18 on campus with theme Today's Homemaker in a Changing World. Miss Eva L Goble notes talks by authorities and sessions for members. County choruses join Albert P Stewart and Purdue Musical Organizations as the state chorus of about 2000 voices performs Thursday evening. The 42nd annual Indiana Home Demonstration Association meeting follows Friday in the Hall of Music.
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Purdue Sumner
Eva L. Goble
Purdue
County
Albert P. Stewart
Purdue Musical Organizations
Indiana Home Demonstration Association
Hall of Music
Best Better 4 H Club Meets at Bet ity Burns Home
The Best-Better 4 H Club met May 12 at the home of Bet ity Burns with 11 members present. Gwelda Price led, Ruth McClain gave role call and secretary’s report, and demonstrations on safety were given by Betty Burns and Saundra May.
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Betity Burns
Gwelda Price
Saundra May
Ruth McClain
Lucretia Mier
Sharon Bosey
Margaret Lamper
Betty Burns
Noblesville Man Buys Young Guernsey Bull
Richard McKinney of Noblesville purchased the young Guernsey sire Haworth Farms King from Joel Haworth and Son of Cicero, per the American Guernsey Cattle Club. The junior three year old bull carries Chum's Worthy Phyllis as dam, yields 9593 pounds of milk and 400 pounds butterfat, and is sired by Red Cross Noble Peer.
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Richard McKinney
Noblesville
Guernsey
Haworth Farms
King
Joel Haworth
Cicero
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Chum
Red Cross Noble Peer
Flea Beetles Signal Corn Trouble From Cool Weather
Purdue entomologists warn that more corn flea beetles and cool temperatures threaten early corn, as beetles kill seedlings by chewing leaf surfaces and mimic frost damage. Control costs about $1.25 per acre using two quarts of 25 per cent DDT emulsion concentrate per acre.
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Purdue University
Added funds sought for 4H Building expansion project
The 4H Building Committee led by Paul Thurston in Alexandria seeks $100 per township within a month to finish ceiling work in the Home Economics Building and fund a kitchen, stage, livestock pens, and poultry coops. Donors include Johns Manville Corp and Madison County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association.
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Paul Thurston
Alexandria
4H Club
Beulah Park
Splan
Johns- Mansville Corporation of Alexandria
County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association
Thurston
Jack Sigler
Frankton
Ed Hollowell
Pendleton
Fred Disque
Marjorie Andrew
John Lamper
Anderson
Pipe Creek
Charles Lawler
Richland
Chauncey Huntzinger
Stony Creek
Rex C. Jones
Union Township
Earl Thurston
van Buren Township
Wheat Gains Rally as Soybeans Halt Decline On Board of Trade
Wheat rose as much as 30 cents while May and July soybeans swung violently before ending mixed. May finished down 5 cents and July off 7.25. Corn and oats rose modestly with lard and soybean futures volatile as May contracts near close. Open interest in May soybeans stood at 4,371,000 bushels amid rapid selling and fading May demand.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Francis I. du Pont and Co
Illinois
Towa
Cotton textile market shows steady prices amid cautious buying
Dealers report buyers checking but converters less aggressive after heavy purchases. Wool goods rise modestly with worsteds up 10 cents a yard and flannels 7 cents. Rayon purchases stay day to day and nylon fabric demand slows as a leading producer cuts production schedules.
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New York
Orestes School Registration Enrolls Thirty Pupils
Registration for children entering the fall term was held at the local school Friday afternoon with 30 children enrolling. A film titled Skippy and the Three R's was shown to parents by the principal Willis Tappan. Refreshments were served. Miss Carolyn Jo Harrison entertained the senior BYF at her home Thursday evening with a weiner roast and games attended by about 20 guests. Miss Beth Ann Harrison Miss Rita Tempest and Donald Wayne Gilliam, Alexandria High School seniors, joined the annual senior trip to New York City. William Spooner of Elwood spent recent days with Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Spooner and family.
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Orestes
New York City
William Spooner
Elwood
Mrs
Leroy Spooner
Lighter Hogs Show Strength in Chicago Livestock Prices
In Chicago markets the lighter hogs gained 25 cents while heavier weights held steady. Hog receipts reached 8 000 with demand strong. Porkers 180 to 230 pounds sold at 27.50 to 28.25, top 28.35. 240 to 270 pounds 26.00 to 27.25, sows 20.00 to 24.00. Cattle trade steady to 25 cents lower. prime steers topped 26.75, most yearlings 22.75 to 24.50. cows 12.50 to 16.00 utilities, 10.50 to 12.75 canners. Slaughter lambs and sheep steady. some native spring lambs 28.50. No 1 skins 23.50 to 24.00. Total salable receipts 1 000.
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Chicago
Muncie
Middletown High School Bands Entertained at Pitch-in
Both the junior and senior bands of Middletown High School were entertained Thursday evening with a pitch-in supper served by the PTA and Band Parents. New officers were installed led by Rev. Robert Bennett with Charles Tucker as president and Mrs. Orville Clevenger as first vice president.
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Middletown
Middletown High School
PTA
Robert Bennett
Sixth Street Christian Church
Charles ‘Tucker
Orville ‘Clevenger
Arthur Hedrick
James L. Keesling
Carl Painter
James Osman
Sandra Robinson
Nancy Hueston
Don Spell
Bob Reger
Edgar Spearman
C. P. Fleming
Nell Lewis
William Lewis
Daniel Lewis
John Yeston
Floyd Williams
Adda Lewis
Oscar Titus. Markleville
Farr Davis
Indianapolis
Davis
Doris Lewis
Larlan Lewis
Mechanicshare
Vireil Browning
Wilbur Sellers
Central School
Middletown Group To Sponsor Meet
Middletown The Middletown WCTU will sponsor a meeting Wednesday evening May 19 at the Mechanicsburg Methodist Church with Rev Robert Bennett pastor of the Sixth Street Christian Church as speaker. The legislative and citizenship departments will be presented.
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Middletown
WCTU
Mechanicsburg Methodist Church
Robert Bennett
Sixth Street
O. M
Elliott
Herbert Pierce
W. C. Allen
Chicago
Ill
California
A. P. Teter
Bishop
Richard Raines
N. Illiandi Street
Indianapolis
Grace Is Postponed Grace Is Postponed
Fremont Nebraska after Midland College sophomore John Davis donated a pint of blood to the Dodge County Blood mobile unit he was given juice and sandwich nurses thought he was fainting and laid him on a cot before he could explain he was praying The article also notes Indian elephants tusks may be nine feet long and weigh about 100 pounds each
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Fremont
Neb
John Davis
Midland College
Dodge County Bloodmobile
John
Local Living and Civic Notes From Orestes PTA and Town Council
The Orestes PTA held its final meeting in the new gym Friday with a dedication of the gym and classrooms. Town council approved graveling streets and a drainage ditch in the east part of town and retained attorney Riley Sharpe of Elwood. Diana Nacoff hosted a fifth grade weiner roast. list of attendees includes Nancy Guster and others. Freddie DeWine was discharged from St. John’s Hospital after a tonsillectomy.
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Keys
Jason Grose
Orestes
Willis Tappan
Dale Prough
Riley Sharpe
Elwood
Diana Nacoff
Orestes School
Here
Nancy Guster
Davie Gregory Vera Mae Stelter
Pamela Summers
Karen Nash
Gay Willis Pattty Meeks
Barbara Jack
Sharon Canady
Paula McConnel
Carolyn Krischack
Phyllis Meeks
Jimmie Shaw
Phillip Cox
Larry Sayre
Larry Idlewine
Dickie Olson
Lewis Sayre
Danny Custer
John Nacoff Jr
Linda
Mike
Red Corner
John Nacoff
Freddie DeWine
St. John’s Hospital
Hog Prices Base At Indianapolis
Hog prices in Indianapolis were steady to 25 cents lower with active trade after a slow start. Prices ranged from 24.50 to 28 for various weights, with larger hogs at 20.50 to 23.75 and lambs near 25 to 27 for good to choice grades. Cattle and calves showed mixed movement, with cows up to 15 and bulls 15 to 18, while heifers and steers varied in sparse sales.
Insect Inference Through St Paul X ray Inspection
A historic note observes x ray tests in St Paul for grain pests, hints at hidden insect inspection. It contrasts midday worm behavior with surface withdrawal and mentions improved nylon nets as lighter and less water resistant than traditional fiber nets.
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ST. Paul
Public Auction Notices for Real Estate and Goods in Indiana
A list of multiple upcoming auctions in Knightstown Anderson Pendleton and Markleville Indiana detailing dates times and locations for real estate and personal property sales. Auctioneers include Joseph H Kellum Egg Hood J C Bradley Elbert Whelchel and W V Byrne with properties on Madison Street Flor ida Pike Cedar Street Nichol Avenue and other local roads.
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James and
Mary O'Malley
Madison Street
Knightstown
Indiana
Joseph H. Kellum
Wilson Anderson
Florida Pike
Cross Street
Anderson
Egg M. Hood
Douglas Brown
Cedar Street
Horace Mingle
Joe Kellum
J. C. Bradley
S. Pendleton Ave
Pendleton
Ray Ridenour
Main Street
Pat Patterson
Orestes
H. D. Kirk
Everett McClintock
Elbert Whelchel
Flora L. Sparks
Markleville
Jerald Bright
Mounds Road
W. V Byrne
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