State Geology Survey launches public school program
The Illinois Geological Survey unveils an education program for public schools highlighting 25 years of findings. It includes six annual earth history field trips for teachers, rock and fossil study sets with manuals, and notes Illinois firms a top producer. New staffer Don Carroll joins to aid this effort.
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Wwinovis State Geological Survey
Mlinvis
M. M. Leighton
Illinois
Don Carroll
Geological Survey
Dunn Installed as Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice
The Illinois Supreme Court convened for the June term on Tuesday June 3 with Justice Frank K Dunn of Charleston becoming chief justice for the year. Dunn has held the role on several prior occasions during his 20 plus years on the bench. Lincoln monument remodeling at Oak Ridge cemetery Springfield has begun following funding in the last general assembly. State public welfare officials will attend the national conference of social workers in Boston June 9 to 14 led by Mrs Mary L Silvis Edna Zimmerman and Mrs George Thomas Palmer.
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Thellinois Supreme Court
Frank K. Dunn
Charleston
Justce Dunn
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Springfield
General Assembly
State Department of Public Welfare
National Conference of Social Workers
Boston
Mary L. Silvis
Edna Zimmerman
George Thomas Palmer
Library extension drives household care reading statewide
The library extension division has circulated books on household management and child care through county home bureaus with strong statewide response. Enthusiastic cooperation from home advisors boosted success, and a recreational reading course in current literature is being prepared for circulation similarly.
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Library Extension Division
Illinois Federation Drives Jury Service for Women
The Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs through its legislative committee organized efforts to promote jury service for women in Illinois. A referendum on this issue will be placed on the fall election ballot as authorized by the last general assembly.
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Illinoos Federation of Women’s Clubs
Ilinois
Resignation of Lincoln state insurance head announced
T Loyal Anderson, secretary of the state division of insurance for nearly five years, will resign on July 1 to become assistant actuary for a Chicago life insurance company. Dr A Vanderhorse named president of Lincoln College succeeding Dr A E Turner, who led the college 27 years.
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T. Loyal Anderson
Scruary
State Division of Insurance
Leo H. Lowe
State Department of Trade and Commerce
Anderson
Chicago Life Insurance
A. Vanderhorse
Lincoln College
A. E. Turner
Illinois Resources and Development Possibilities shown to Gov Emmerson
The first copy of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce publication was presented to Governor Emmerson by J Paul Clayton. Emmerson praised the chamber for its constructive effort and progress for the state. The Illinois State Normal School board elected H A Brown as president of the Witneis State Normal university. The Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs elected Mary A Wall as president, with J Marc Fowler named federation director. Chicago chosen for 1931 convention. The tourist guide highlights Lincoln landmarks across Illinois and has Governor Emmerson’s approval.
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Lawrence Murdock
Ottawa
Thomas A. Edison
Pres
David Kinley
University of Iichois
Whardock
Orange
N. J
Louis L. Emmerson
Charles T. Richards
Edwardsville
Ilinois Chamber of Commerce
Illinois
J. Paul Clayton
Springfield
Emmerson
Ilinois State Normal School Board
Charleston
H. A. Brown
Oshkosh
Wis
Normal College
Witneis State Normal University At
Normal
David Felmley
Mary A. Wall
Murphysboro
Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs
Centennial Building
J. Marc Fowler
Chicago
Ilinois
Illnois
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Centrallinoig
Lincoln
Old Salem
Metamora Courthouse
Greene County
City of
Jacksonville
Fort Creve Coeur
Memorial day address by H L Williamson in Manito Illinois
H L Williamson editor of the United States Publisher and secretary of the Illinois Press Association gave the principal address at the memorial day exercises in Manito. Between 150 and 200 delegates and visitors attended the convention of the Illinois Association of Postmasters in Jacksonville recently.
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Otis F. Glenn
Gen
John A. Logan
Murphysboro
Typographic Union No. 177
Springfield
Robert Edle
Roselawn Memorial Park
H. L. Williamson
Tilf_mois Press association
Edle
The
Ilinois Association of Postmasters
Jacksonville
First woman to address Illinois Medical Society
Mrs. George Thomas Palmer state probation officer spoke at the eighty ieth annual Illinois State Medical Society convention urging an intelligent probation system with a competent medical adviser for each judge. May 10 week coal output and military day events noted. Gov Emmerson attended a St Nicholas dinner and received a diamond ring from Springfield Consistory Masons.
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George Thomas Palmer
Thellinois State Medical Society
Palmer
St. Nicholas
Springfield
Organdie and Linen Rise in Fashion This Season
Organdie wins prestige for formal wear as French couture elevates the fabric. White and colored organdie linked with lace, bouquet trims, and lace foundation create breezy gowns. brown and dark linens dominate ensembles with jackets, skirts, and linen hats. Pastel linens and embroidered pieces appear in blouses and suits for town wear.
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Paris
Turkey Industry Stabilized by Parasite Control Advances
United States Department of Agriculture notes turkeys on 3.5 million farms, 144 percent of all poultry, with a 9 percent rise in 1929 market turkeys. Miles City Montana hosts a foundation flock to study parasitic diseases and compare confinement versus range rearing. Modern hatching and brooding reduce blackhead disease. cleanliness and ground sanitation remain crucial.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
A. R. Lee
United States Range Experiment Station
Miles City
Mont
Everett I. Wehr
Turkey
Mr. Lee
Lengthening Edible Periods for Vegetables by Succession Plantings
The article explains that many vegetables have a brief edible window such as sweet corn at the roasting ear stage and other crops like beans peas lettuce spinach radishes. A succession of plantings at different dates extends the harvest window from two to three weeks to nearly two months.
Deaths From Rat Poison Decline At Rodent Control Conference
At the Eastern Rodent Control district conference in Washington the second annual report notes a widespread drop in accidental human deaths from rat poison in 1929 based on newspaper clippings. The decline is attributed to increased nationwide use of powdered red squill, deadly to pests but harmless to humans, recommended by the USDA.
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Eastern Rodent Control District
Washington
America
United States Department of Agriculture
Oats Grown With Wheat as Succotash
A common belief claims oats grown with wheat as succotash harm seed quality. The article argues there is no inheritance disturbance from the association, and oats grown with wheat are as good for seed as sole oats, with the main challenge being thorough separation of wheat and oats to harvest a clean crop.
Muskmelons May Pay Well on Local Market
Farmers bulletin notes locally grown muskmelons can profit in small acreages. Beattie says well drained warm soils and soil fertility are key while rotation and pest control guard against disease. Bulletin 1463 F details varieties soil prep harvest and packing with requests for 1468 F to USDA Washington DC.
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United States Department of Agriculture
W. Qf. Beattie
Bureau of Plant Industry
Beattie
Office of Information
Washington, D. C
Selecting Dairy Sire on Basis of Past Records
United States Department of Agriculture advises evaluating sire records by how they were produced. A Beltsville Bureau study found that milking and feeding cows three times daily in box stalls and fattening them increased output by about 50 percent. A herd record of 400 pounds butterfat under normal farm conditions equals 600 pounds in merit terms.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Dairy Industry
Beltsville
Herd Improvement Association
Bureau
Bordeaux Mixture Cited Against Potato Leaf Hopper
The United States Department of Agriculture endorses Bordeaux mixture as an effective spray to control the potato leaf hopper and hopper burn. Spraying should begin when pests appear, using a fine mist to cover all plant surfaces, including leaf undersides, and apply to both sides of every row. With abundant leaf hoppers, three sprays are needed, four in hot dry summers. copper lime dusts also help.
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United States Department of Agriculture
SEH Agricultural Notes on Dairy Management Practices
Agricultural notes advise on water for growing heifers and pasture management before milking, use of alfalfa in balanced rations, cooling milk after milking, and bacterial growth timing. Guidance covers dairy pricing through cream consumption, selling low producers, separator efficiency, and butterfat losses when skim milk fat exceeds five percent.
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A. R. Crook
Illinois State Museum
Minna Schmidt
Bills Georgia L. Osborne
Lbrarian
Illinois State Historical Society
John L. Beveridge
Kahne Beveridge
Ray Beveridge
Ving
Italy
Charlies F. Mansfield
St. Luke's Hospital
Pratt County
Mansfield
Inois
American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology
Reed G. Landis
James G. Paddock
State Senate
Mr. Paddock
Senate
United States Bureau of Mines
University of Ilinois R. 0. T. C Brigade
Charles P. Summerall
United States Army
Julia. Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
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