Welch Denies Quarrel With Thayer Before Frat Visit
In a tense interview, Larry Welch answers Jim Hanvey and Reagan about his meeting with Pat Thayer at the fraternity house. Welch insists he talked only briefly, claimed no quarrel, and says Thayer was alive when he arrived. Reagan suspects Welch is lying but seeks motive and truth behind the admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Welch
Harvey
Reagan
John
Mr. Welch
Mr. Hanvey
Jim Hanvey
Hanvey
Larry
Welch
Ss Hanvey
Meagan
Pat Thayer
Jim
Wanvey
Ivy Welch
Thayer
Ivy
Nquisitor
Bunion
Antoinette Peyton
Max Vernon
Miss Peyton
Hanyey
John Reagan
Jim Harvey
Thayer Murder Case Sparks College Fraternity Turmoil
Antoinette Peytes, a University senior, pursues Thayer as Vernon pursues Ivy Wolch. After a tense visit to a fraternity house, Thayer is found dead and a $100,000 bank robbery is linked to the case. Jim Hanvey, Maryland police chief, leads the investigation with Vernon, Peyton, and Welch arrested as murder suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antoinette Peytes
University
Ivy Wolch
Coed
Tory
Thayer
Vernon
Welch
Ivy
Caresabine
Jeniter
Jim Hasvey
Presse
Tony Peyton
Larry Welch
Mystery on Marland campus ends with detective arrival
The hot May heat grips Marland campus as Thayer killing grips students. John Reagan drives up with a fat detective who proves more rumor than force. Jim Hanvey enters with George Bryan to take charge, while the police watch and the case lurches toward a cliffhanger.
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Marland
Thayer
Lambda Theta Pi
John Reagan
Hanvey
Reagan
Bryan
Jim Hanvey
Jim
George Bryan
Marland Force
Barney
Harvey
No fish trained for circus performances
The text states there is no type of fish trained for circus performances and notes that seals are mammals not fish. It highlights seals as highly intelligent, warm-blooded, air-breathing mammals with exceptional balance suited for juggling acts in circuses.
Quick Hitchup of Big-Team Outfits
E T Robbins notes farmers using big team outfits to gain power from Illinois horses and mules. In 17 teams averaging five to eight horses, hitching averaged 38 seconds per horse and unhitching 22 seconds per horse, with total team times from two to seven minutes depending on team size. Drivers achieved uniform speeds, enabling more daily work.
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E.T. Robbins
College of Agriculture
University of Hlinda
WNU
Ilinois
Too Fine Grinding of Feed Cuts Profits
Ralph Gray of the University of Illinois warns against grinding feed too fine to save costs. Experiments show 3 to 8 times more power is needed for fine grinding than coarse. Coarse grinding raises mill capacity, lowers wear, and can boost net returns, while finely ground feed may reduce palatability and profits.
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Ralph Gray
Agricultural Engineering Department
College of Agriculture
University of Ilinois
Device speeds up silage spread for Illinois farmer
A simple fork device attached to the silo filler pipe yields even silage distribution. A fork with tines pointed downward extends below the spout and a pole attached above the tines reaches movable silo doors. One man guides the stream, achieving results comparable to five people. Similar reports come from other farmers.
Many Farmers Lose Land and Move to Tenantry
The article notes about 6.3 million U S farms with 2.52 million carrying mortgages. It estimates 220,500 farm owners become renters yearly and one in six farmers has been demoted to renter. Average farm size is 160 acres with mortgages around 4 dollars per acre. An increase in produce prices could bridge ownership and tenancy for many farmers.
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United States
Hop Disease Fight Aims for Disease Resistant Varieties
Oregon hop growers shattered by three years of downy mildew look to plant breeders and new control methods being developed by the United States Department of Agriculture and Oregon State Agricultural College. The effort focuses on resistant hop varieties and spraying and dusting practices to curb the spread.
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Oregon
United States Department of Agriculture
Oregon State Agricultural College
Illinois State News Highlights Tax Bills and Highway Appointments
Illinois lawmakers consider three new sales tax measures to replace an unconstitutional one. Senate sponsor Francis J. Loughran leads the effort with a companion half percent occupational tax backed in the house by Schaefer ONeill. The push follows a Supreme Court ruling, while another bill expands mortgage foreclosure delays. Sergt. L. M. Taylor is named assistant superintendent of the state highway police. The Supreme Court demands Illinois raise about 35 million annually for Sanitary District Chicago sewage work, with bonds likely. New highway division appointments cover inspectors and engineers across several counties. The bill also authorizes care for children in the Soldiers and Sailors home in Normal.
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Francis J. Loughran
Chicago
Senate
James O. Monroe
Collinsville
House
Schaefer O'Neill
Dem. Alton
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Howard L. Doyle
Dem
Decatur
Judiciary Committee
Sergt. L. M. Taylor
Horner
Taylor
Walter L. Moody
United States Supreme Court
State of Minds
Court
Ohio
State Highway Division
State Department of Public Works and Buildings
Fulton County
Harry H. Schwartz
London Mills
Henry County
Edmond Vandewalle
Kewanee
Iroquois County
Walter Burns
Ashkum
Jersey County
Leslie E. Bridges
Jerseyville
Kané County
Olga F. Adams
Elgin
Rita Meacher
McLean County
B. A. Dillon
Chenoa
P. H. Jontry
Robert Travers
Lexington
St. Clair County
Francis Shea
East St. Louis
Washington County
Henry E. Doelling
Okanville
Illinois Soldiers and Sailors’ Children
Normal
State Briefs Highlight Tragedies and Crime Across Illinois
Carl Logsdon hanged himself in East St Louis jail on liquor law charges. James McElligott and a cousin drowned at a lake near East St Louis. Virgil Cooper resisted two holdup men who fled with $12 after biting off his ear tip. Dr James D Smith, 94, dies in Benton after 60 years in Franklin county practice. Ebner Riggs jailed in Fairfield for alleged murder of Milo Hoffee. both men fathers of eight. Anthony Volpe, Chicago public enemy, deported to Italy by order of the U S Supreme Court. Mayor Albert Sawtell of Chesterfield killed by a live wire during post storm cleanup. Franklin G Emrick named student colonel of University of Minols RC T Co brigade. Alfred C Steenburg, former Steenburg Banking president at Farmington, indicted for taking deposits after insolvency.
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Carl] Logsdon
East St. Louis
James McElligott
Virgil Cooper
Cooper
James D. Smith
Benton
Franklin County
Ebner Riggs
Fairfield
Milo Hoffee
Riggs
Hoffee
Anthony
Mops) Volpe
Chicago
Old Capone
United States Supreme Court
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Volpe
Italy
Albert Sawtell
Chesterfield
Franklin G. Emrick
Helmer
Ind
College of Commerce
University of Minols
Alfred C. Steenburg
Steenburg Banking Company
Farmington
Canton
Antidote for Deadly Gas Demonstrated by Dye
A San Francisco man nearly died from carbon monoxide inhalation after a car exhaust trap in a cold garage. Doctors injected methylene blue, a synthetic dye, in an experimental test, reportedly reviving him. The method, once scoffed at, may mark a scientific breakthrough against poison gas.
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San Francisco
Als
Los Angeles Times
Safe washing of woolens with color fastness test
Test new woolens for color fastness by a brief lukewarm water sample. Wash with mild neutral soap, using lukewarm or cool suds. Do not soak colored woolens, avoid twisting, and wring loosely or roll in dry towel to wick moisture before shaping at room temperature.
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Octavus Roy Cohen
Octavee Roy Cohen
WNU Service
Chapter
Illinois
State News
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