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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1948
Page
3
The text discusses a seed and farming note on oat blast or related blight affecting fields nationwide, noting a shift in disease impact from 1945 to 1947. It mentions resistant varieties, the role of Vit torias parentage, and the severe yield reductions observed in afflicted oat crops.
A Riverside News note explains a state law creating fence viewers with three roles including valuing division fences, apportioning maintenance, and ordering repairs after disputes. The piece mocks the public service claim while urging police to use fence viewers to settle neighbor quarrels, citing common fence line cases and court outcomes.
Miss Lillian Whitford writes from Riverside via Oregon reports on flood absence, spring bloom, roses and sweetpeas, fruit orchards, and neighbor disputes. Her brother Thomas plans to move west with his wife. Oregon climate praised, Riverside ties noted, local boosters cited.
Glasner Brothers present a 1935 Chevrolet Coach for 150 dollars, a 1935 Plymouth Sedan for 295, a 1935 Chevrolet Coach for 250, a 1937 Terraplane Coach for 395, and a 1939 De Soto Sedan for 795, inviting readers to compare prices and drive assessments.
In a report the annual cutoff of merchantable saw timber is near 50 percent higher than the annual growth. About 65 percent of the original forest area remains in the country, indicating notable forest loss and remaining coverage.
A Thursday evening ceremony on LaGrange Road near Burlington Avenue officially began parking meters operation. Village officials led by Bereld Stebbins, with Chamber of Commerce members and police chief Harry Oakes present, praised the initiative and announced plans for off street parking funded by meter revenues. Charles Farley honored sponsors and noted Bartholomew & Associates report guiding the project, with about 100 bystanders watching as Stebbins deposited a coin and ribbon was cut.
Boy Scouts plant seedling with experts each year and work with federal state and volunteer agencies. Senior scouts contribute to planting hundreds of thousands of young trees annually in conservation programs.
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