Remember When Delaney Death and Local Social News
John S. Herkless, 69, died Monday night at Henry County Hospital near Carthage. Survivors include widow Eva, three daughters Bernadine Morgan Irene Addison Dorothy Herkless, one son Kenneth, and a brother. Roscoe Wilson’s mother attended her parents 60th wedding anniversary in Fort Lauderdale. University of Iowa Prof J J OHar and Mrs. OHar were guests of Miss Judith Henley. Carmen Fagel hosted a Monday dinner at Cozy Inn near Greenfield ending with a gift exchange at Miss Fagel’s. Attendees included Jane Reynolds Patty Pitts Norma Lee McKain Barbara Addison Patty Alexander. The group met in the League room Tuesday night honoring Rev. and Mrs. Meyers.
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J. J. O’har
Iowa University
Judith Henley
Carmen Fagel
Cozy Inn
Greenfield
Knightstown
Miss Fagel
Jane Reynolds
Patty Pitts
Norma Lee McKain
Barbara Addison
Patty Alexander
League Room
Robert Meyers
James H. Behr
Carthage man loses three fingers in buzz saw accident
Harold Ball, while repairing at the Wm. Sharer farm south of Carthage, was injured when his hand was caught in a buzz saw, severing three fingers and breaking the little finger. Also obituary notes death of 89 year old Miriam Catherine Parish at her home with survivors listed. A birthday dinner and church gathering are recorded with local attendees.
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Harold Ball
Alvan Newsom
Newsom
Eston Macy
Arlington
Jeff Leisure
Lowell
Ethel Posey
John Miner
Dwight Sims
Earl Harger
Muncie
Walter Addison
Fred B. Sims
Fletcher M. E. Church
Evansville trace: Hubert Hunt returns after two weeks
On January 7 1927 Hubert Hunt came back to Evansville after a two week visit with his parents Mr and Mrs Elmer Hunt. The Nelsons and Beeson properties are transferred while a North Main street home is ransacked last Friday with five dollars stolen. The Henleys receive a holiday cable from their daughter Babette in Paris.
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Hubert Hunt
Evansville
Elmer Hunt
Allen W. Newsom
Mary Ellen Newsom
James O. Nelson
Flora A. Nelson
Carthage
Lydia B. Dunn
Charles W
Flora Beeson
Harry Nelson
North Main Street
Clyde C. Henley
Miss Babette
Paris
France
Sheep Shearing School Planned at Madison County Fairgrounds
The 1957 state sheep shearing school will be held at the Madison County fairgrounds in Alexandria on February 45 with Purdue extension staff guiding beginners. Henry Mayo reports the February 4 session, overseen by E A Warner and Mayo, includes hands on shear practice and supervision. Walter C Haynes and the Madison County sheep extension committee coordinated local plans. prospective students should contact Haynes at the Anderson Post Office Building.
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Lafayette
Madison County Fairgrounds
Alexandria
Henry Mayo
Purdue University Extension Husbandman
E. A. Warner
Sunbeam Corporation
Mayo
Purdue
Walter C. Haynes
Anderson
Madison County Sheep Extension Committee
Haynes
Old paint removal tip from Successful Farming January 1957
A Successful Farming note suggests applying paint remover to flat surfaces and covering with waxed paper to keep remover moist until the paint loosens. A Wisconsin farm chicken coop sign warns trespassers will be found there in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Grand Award Winner in National Traffic Poster Contest
Richard T. James of the Hoosier Motor Club announced the January theme for the AAA school safety poster. The design by Richard Rios, Modesto High School, won the grand award among 8 456 entries and will be shown in over 200 000 classrooms nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard T. James
Hoosier Motor Club
Modesto High School
Modesto
California
Richard
American Automobile Association
AAA
James
Purdue economists foresee steady business activity in Lafayette
Purdue University agricultural economists report that current high activity levels in Lafayette are likely to hold for the next few months unless the international situation deteriorates into a major war, keeping demand steady despite tensions.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University Agricultural Economomists
Indiana college enrollment to rise through 1966
Indiana statisticians predict continued growth in college enrollments over the next decade. Births since 1999 will swell the 18 to 21 age group from 228000 to 316000 by 1966, and with one quarter already in college and the share rising, Indiana’s 33 colleges face increased demand.
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Indiana
Indiana Conference of Higher Education
Farm economists foresee steady demand and rising costs in 1957
Farm products remain strong with rising costs and expanding government outlays. Exports of industrial and agricultural goods rise while consumer income and prices strengthen. Farm cattle prices expected to level off, milk prices until April, and hog prices steady to strong as egg supplies grow. Soybean prices may rise with mid eastern tensions, corn remains stable, and Purdue research notes maintenance tips for winter tractor operations and hybrid forage yield gains.
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Chicago
Louisville
Cocoa dusting keeps dark cakes from showing white bottoms
Culinary tip from Suc cessful Farming January 1957 advises lining greased cake pans with cocoa instead of flour to prevent white specks on the bottom of baked chocolate cakes.
Medical advances reshape treatment and radiology
Medical scientists note rapid discoveries in new drugs and treatments, including cortisone and ACTH for rheumatoid arthritis, alongside rapid progress in diagnostic radiology that challenge physicians to stay current with evolving methods and tools.
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ICAL
Egg O Mat Brings Roadside Egg Sales To New Jersey Farm
A New Jersey farmer creates an egg o mat roadside store with a heated cabinet style dispenser. Customers insert correct coins to receive eggs stored by size in square metal cabinets. A front office handles candling grading cleaning and packing while customers watch eggs move from house to processing area to the dispenser.
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Shearing School
Federal Land Bank Loans
Rush
Decatur National Farm Loan Association
WM. F. Smith
Sec
Treas
FIRST
Morgan Rushville
Knightstown Furniture Co
Hall Motor Sales I
George B. Hall
Speedy
Eae Eee
Richard Rios
Polation
G. Nathaniel Brown Palmer
Connecticut
Gouth Pole
Gouth Shetland
Purdue University
Purdue University Agronomist
R. C. Pickett
Ira Miller
Farm Electrification Bureau
New Jersey
Reader's Digest
Lydia Pinkham
Pinkham
Qstan
Paxham
Tak- Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bausback Fertilizer Co
Rushville
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