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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1943
Page
8
Wartime goals drive American farms toward higher production with a shift in lessons from World War I. Farmers face soil erosion risks and past plow-ups while expanding wheat acreage to meet national food targets amid changing agricultural methods.
An old man boasts of surviving fifteen Injuns arrows at a general store yet claims laughter spared him. A city girl struggles on the farm asking where the hen sits after hearing about an incubator.
Comptroller Lloyd Morey reports the University of Illinois has engaged in extensive federal war work beyond its regular teaching. The effort totals over two and a half million dollars and spans engineering, science, management, and military training programs. Navy and other agencies fund and direct research, leave staff for military duties, and support a broad industrial training network under federal contracts. Continuous projects cover physical sciences, chemistry, engineering, and civil aviation training, with facilities and staff adapted for war needs.
The text notes a rise in the value and income of educational properties tied to transfers to the University from state departments and the Research and Educational Hospitals in Chicago. It lists revenue sources including federal grants for agricultural extension and research, student fees, private gifts, and miscellaneous income, with figures and percentages for the year ending June 30.
Keep Machinery Going highlights Starley Perry hammering a manure spreader bar while Cal Daily tightens a bolt on a boot. the article notes girls taking a firm course to do their bit on the food line as farm hands join the front.
The Dust Bowl tragedy ten years earlier revealed severe soil erosion and sparked U.S. farm policy shifts. The Soil Conservation Service and Agricultural Adjustment Administration advanced erosion control, establishing conservation as a national program goal and recognizing land as farmers chief asset to national welfare.
Dr Clyde T M Smith of North Carolina State College reports a severe curculio outbreak, ten times higher than 1942, threatens wormy peaches at harvest. He urges four controls: destroy adults by jarring, implement a spray program, destroy fallen fruit, and cultivate under tree spreads to reduce wormy peaches.
Farmers should move young pigs to clean pastures freed from worms and disease organisms by plowing. Most farms with multiple soil types could rearrange field boundaries to grow hay or pasture crops more efficiently than they currently do.
In a brief social exchange guests depart with warmth as friends express relief the parting was smooth and the host insists the pleasure was mutual. The light banter highlights mutual respect and cordial closing remarks.
A playful exchange where May muses on the saying and Betty teases about a sister and a new suitor. Harry snarks a pun about a man who stayed up late to find where the sun went, and the punchline dawns in a lighthearted pun about sunrise.
Dialogue reveals tension as Harry objects to one hour overtime while Larry blames the boss for the extra work. The exchange highlights workplace dynamics and differing attitudes toward overtime responsibilities.
The student complains of a long answer, seeking a better mark, while the professor responds that answers are not weighed differently. The exchange hints at an exam or assessment setting where length does not determine grade. The dialogue reflects tension over grading practices and student expectations.
A patient parent did not object to a young man sitting up late with his daughter and later took the morning paper when he left.
The fragment notes a dog show yesterday with mention of Joe I and a question about prizes for Jane. The readable text confirms no clear prize results or additional details beyond inquiry.
A local column highlights a prospective suitor asking for a prize or dowry while addressing the man who would wed the daughter, reflecting social expectations and family negotiations.
A fragmentary dialogue shows Mr Smith lamenting his wife running off with his best friend. Mr Jones questions whether he is a dangerous man, while Mr Smith denies knowing the involved fellow. Eli asks about Jack, and Will describes him as the type who grabs the stool to move a piano.
Housewife rebukes a neighborly exchange as the lazy street scene prompts a terse refusal. The fragment hints at tension between household life and improvised band activity with a wary response from a resident.
A farmer posted a puzzling sign on his chicken coop reading Anyone found here at migit will be found here the next micnirg indicating unclear wording and possible misprint.
In a brief exchange Jimmy warns not to hold a goldfish underwater. Jerry asks why and Jimmy replies that the fish would drown.
Dialogue excerpt features Mr Smith and Mr Jones on economy and a joke about Poe quitting smoking. Chenze in Weather prompts a query about fairness, with a reply acknowledging fairness and warmth. The piece reads as a light, comic sketch with social banter and wordplay.
A brief exchange centers on a dog bite as a dog owner considers feeding changes. The discussion notes the dog’s behavior and the neighbor’s response as they communicate about the incident.
In a terse exchange a soldier asks if the chin strap on a helmet is to keep it on, while another replies it is to rest the jaw after answering questions.
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