Bids Sought for 14 Miles of State Highway Resurfacing
The State Highway Commission invites bids next Tuesday August 6 for furnishing and applying materials on fourteen miles of resurfacing across Winchester Farmland Anderson Muncie Pendleton Matthews and Mt Summit Road 3. Seven projects bundled in one contract aim to salvage worn surfaces on routes 32 1 32 38 221 and 3 in Randolph Madison Grant Henry and Delaware counties.
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State Highway Commission
T. A. Dicus
Winchester
Farmland
Anderson
Muncie
Pendleton
Matthews
Mt. Summit
Randolph County
Madison County
Ohio Ave
CCC & St. L
Grant County
Henry
Delaware
The
Highway Commission
Washington News Rally Appeals to Patriotism
The piece urges defending and improving the government system as a haven for those who sought asylum after trying other systems. It calls readers to remember the ideals for which patriots fought in 1776 and to preserve them to safeguard future blessings.
Senior Class 41 Thanks Public For Supper Success
The senior class of 1941 expresses gratitude to the community for their help in making Friday night’s supper a success. They extend appreciation for support enabling them to “On To Washington.”
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Washington
August church services and study themes announced
A church notices plan for Bible School at 9 30 a m with a lesson on The Two Ways and a worship service at 10 15 a m featuring a sermon by the pastor. Thursday at 7 30 p m covers The Book of Jonah and August business meeting with committee reports. Friends invited. Heb 10 24 25 quoted.
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Friends of the Friends
Fletcher Methodist Church Weekly Notes and Youth Institute
Pastor C V McMillan leads with Raymond Manche as superintendent. Sunday school at 9 30 a m with a growing orchestra. Sermon at 10 30 a m. Ralph Webb and Betty Jo Revolt attend Rivervale Methodist Youth Institute near Bedford this week. Fourth quarterly meeting scheduled August 12 at 7 30 p m.
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Ralph Webb
Betty Jo Revolt
Rivervale
Rivervale Methodist Youth Institute
Bedford
East Street Christian Church announces ice cream festival
Lawrence Maines as minister and Forest Marshall as Sunday school superintendent invite attendees to East Street Christian Church. Sunday school at 9 30 morning worship at 10 30. The Sunday school class will hold an ice cream festival on the church lawn Saturday evening August 3 with home made ice cream for sale.
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East Street
Lawrence Maines
Forest Marshall
S. S
Wesleyan Methodist Church Evening Sermon Preview
Wesleyan Methodist Church announces L Shaw as pastor and Elvira McCorkle as Sunday School Superintendent. Sunday school at 9 30 morning worship at 10 30 with a sermon from the pastor and an evangelistic service at 7 30 p m featuring the pastor as speaker. This will be the last preaching ser-
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Wesleyan Methodist
Do. L. Shaw
Elvira McCorkle
S. S
Civil Service Exams Open for Metallurgist and Navajo Language Posts
The U S Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for metallurgist and metallurgical engineer grades with salaries from 2000 to 5600 per year and an assistant specialist in Navajo language at 2000. Applicants must meet education and age limits and file by August 22 or 26, 1940 depending on location. Information from exam boards and the commission in Washington D C.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Commission
Washington
Colorado
Indian Service
Department of the Interior
Secretary of the Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
D. C
American farmers urged to aid Europe’s postwar livestock
Indianapolis July 31 Officials of the American Foundation for Animal Health warned that Europe’s livestock industry is wrecked by war. They cited slaughter, farm destruction, and disease neglect as major factors and urged American farmers to conserve stock and prevent outbreaks while coordinating with veterinarians and authorities.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Europe
American Foundation For Animal Health
Foundation
Mechanization Expands Across Corn Belt Delaying Wheat Region
Mechanization in the Corn Belt accelerates, with Iowa reporting 20,029 mechanical corn pickers and 117,833 tractors as of January 1, 1940, signaling a shift that raises working capital needs and pressures larger farms. Federal figures show reduced labor per acre, while small and tenant farms face greater land access hurdles amid rising equipment costs.
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Iowa
Department of Agriculture
United States
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Northern Indiana sees oil and gas leasing surge
Leasing and drilling for oil and gas spread rapidly in two northern Indiana regions with several thousand acres leased in LaGrange county and larger tracts in Benton Newton Jasper Pulaski and surrounding counties. Permits issued for about fifteen wells though results are pending 30 days post completion.
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Indiana
Virgil M. Simmons
Department of Conservation
LaGrange County
Benton
Newton
Jasper
Pulaski
Division of Geology
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