Cropland Converts to Recreation Under Pilot Program
Under a USDA pilot, five Massachusetts farmers across four counties agree to convert 162 acres of cropland to recreational facilities. Nationally, about 2,800 farmers in 128 counties across 37 states participate in the first year, converting over 114,000 acres, with 200 acres to recreation, 5,900 to trees, and 256 to wildlife habitat. Agreements run five or ten years, with cost shares not treated as income.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Massachusetts
Berkshire County
Agriculture Department
Stray Catholics Alarm Cushing On Latin America
Cardinal Cushing urges mercy for nominal Catholics in Latin America amid priest shortage and social decay. He warns the church could lose up to a million members yearly as illiteracy, poverty, and pagan practices grow, calling the issue vital for the Ecumenical Council.
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Chicago
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston
Catholic Interamerican Cooperation Program
Latin America
Probate notices for Griswold and Gannon estates
Alfred W. Griswold of North Adams leaves his estate in equal shares to four children Frank W. Griswold Woburn Alfred C. Griswold Keene NH Mabel L. Decoteau and Betty G. Marsh both of North Adams with 200 to Frank and house and property on State Road North Adams to Mabel Decoteau. William P. Gannon of North Adams leaves 100 to daughter Evelyn Sprague and residue to Phyllis F. Billings with estate size undisclosed.
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Alfred W. Griswold
North Adams
Frank W. Griswold
Woburn
Alfred C. Griswold
Keene, N.H
Mabel L. Decoteau
Betty G. Marsh
Mr. Griswold
Frank
State Road
Mabel Decoteau
William P. Gannon
Evelyn Sprague
Phyllis F. Billings
Wooden coffin ad sparks Manchester Union notice
The Times prints a University of Manchester Union classified ad requesting a wooden coffin, described as ominous by UPI reporting. The obscure request raises questions about intent and context within campus activity.
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London
UPI
The
Times Today
University of Manchester Union
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